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We are pleased to share the Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership (S-CAP) Visiting Research Fellowships – Call for Applications (2026). 

S-CAP Visiting Research Fellowships are designed to foster original research and scholarship by scholars utilizing the University of Guelph’s Scottish Studies Collection. Two fellowships, each valued at CAD$1,500, are intended to support research using the Scottish archival collections held at the University of Guelph’s McLaughlin Library. They are supported by the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph and the Scottish Government Office in Canada. The Fellowships provide a stipend intended to help defray living, travel, and/or research expenses of researchers to come to the University of Guelph to conduct their research utilizing the Scottish Studies Collection. This fellowship is not intended to cover any tuition costs in whole or in part.

How to Apply…

To be considered, please forward a research statement of no more than 1,000 words outlining the scholarly context of the specific research programme, details of the programme, a list of specific sources held in McLaughlin Library’s Archival and Special Collections that will be consulted during the period of the Fellowship, and documentation of any other sources of funding to support the project. Please also include a curriculum vitae and two letters of reference, to be sent directly to the email address below

Applications will be assessed by a committee based on their relevance and relationship to the Scottish Studies Collection. Applications are encouraged from postgraduates and researchers at all career stages, from within and outside Canada.

Deadline for submission of applications: 1 March 2026.

Submissions and professional references should be sent directly to Ashley Shifflett McBrayne, Rare Book Librarian, Archival & Special Collections, McLaughlin Library: shifflet@uoguelph.ca.

Please visit the McLaughlin Library's webpage for full Fellowship Details.