British Studies

Berkeley-Bristol Research Fellowship

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Bristol is renowned for its blend of creativity and historic charm, making it a friendly and exciting place to live and study. Ranked as a top 10 UK university (QS 2025), the University of Bristol is a world-leading institution committed to excellence in research.

The Faculty of Arts, Law and...

Berkeley-Queen’s University Belfast Research Fellowship

Queen’s University Belfast was founded in 1845 and is situated in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. As a member of the prestigious Russell Group, Queen’s is one of the UK’s 24 leading research-intensive universities. It offers a wide range of over 300 degree programmes at all levels to over 25,000 students, including more than 4,000 international students from 80 different countries. Its vibrant Graduate School connects graduate students across all disciplines.

Queen’s University has a long history of innovative and world-leading research with local and international...

Anglo-American Studies Program

In 2023, the Anglo-American Studies Program joined the Institute of European Studies and its Center for British Studies. The underlying purpose of the Program is to widen and deepen campus interest and knowledge of British political, legal, and cultural affairs and their implications for the United States and the broader Commonwealth of Nations.

Anglo-American Fellowship Recipients

R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowships in Anglo-American Studies

The Anglo-American Studies Program supports the R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowship for Berkeley graduate students whose research focuses on Anglo-American affairs, including but not limited to issues involving international relations, politics, history, law, economics, art, language, literature, and culture. Priority is given to students whose work is centrally concerned with US-UK relations, the Commonwealth of Nations and British colonial history. Students from a broad range of disciplines are urged to...

Center for British Studies Grants

The Center for British Studies supports graduate work on any topic that requires substantial research in the UK. Applicants need not have Britain as the primary focus of their research, although preference will given to projects concerned with Britain's imperial or transnational influence and impact.

The Graduate Travel (Pre-Dissertation) Grant is specifically intended to fund airfare expenses to Britain for UC Berkeley graduate students in their second or third year who have not yet advanced to candidacy. The winner will receive a round-trip ticket to the...