The Renaissance Society of America awards a number of competitive fellowships to members each year supporting individual research projects and publications that advance scholarly knowledge about the period 1300-1700. The purpose of the fellowships, both residential and non-residential, is to support members who need to travel to archives, libraries, and historic sites to conduct short-term research (usually 1–2 months), and then to publish their results for the scholarly community and the general public.

Applicants must be RSA members. All fellowships are open to members from any country. Some fellowships are restricted by field or require ABD status or the Ph.D.

RSA Residential Fellowships for Scholars in All Disciplines
RSA expects to award one residential fellowship to a scholar in any discipline at each of the following six host institutions: Bodleian Library (Oxford), Centro Vittore Branca at Fondazione Giorgio Cini (Venice), Centre for Reformation & Renaissance Studies (Toronto), Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.), and Newberry Library (Chicago).

Samuel H. Kress Short-Term Research Library Fellowships for Art Historians
Thanks to a generous grant from the Kress Foundation, RSA will award one Samuel H. Kress Short-Term Research Library Fellowship to an art historian at each of the following nine host institutions: Bodleian Library (Oxford), Centro Vittore Branca at Fondazione Giorgio Cini (Venice), Centre for Reformation & Renaissance Studies (Toronto), Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington, D.C.), Newberry Library (Chicago), Huntington Library (San Marino), New York Public Library (New York), Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (New Haven), and University of California Los Angeles, Special Collections (Los Angeles).

RSA Research Fellowships
The Renaissance Society of America will award up to thirteen RSA research fellowships in amounts of $3,000 for research travel.

Samuel H. Kress Mid-Career Research and Publication Fellowships in Art History
Thanks to a generous grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, RSA will award up to five Samuel H. Kress Mid-Career Research and Publication Fellowships of $3,000 each. These fellowships are intended especially to support the costs of publication in the history of art, but in some cases may be awarded for research travel costs for art history projects.