Scholarship for literary research

Through a joint initiative by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Thuringia, the Friends of the Gotha Research Library e.V., the Gotha Research Centre and the Thuringian Literary Society e.V., writers have, since 2021, been given the opportunity to carry out research at the Gotha Research Library with the support of a scholarship.

The library scholarship offers authors of all literary genres (prose, poetry, drama) the opportunity to engage with the Gotha Research Library’s collections during the research phase of their literary projects. These include not only over 11,000 letters from emigrants, but also numerous personal documents, manuscripts, books and historical prints from the private libraries of the Ernestine dukes and duchesses, as well as from the official Ducal Library. Many original sources from the time of Martin Luther and the early phase of Protestantism, as well as documents shedding light on the history of knowledge and collecting in the Early Modern period and the Enlightenment, are also available as a resource for research.

The one-month fellowship is awarded in cooperation with the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Thuringia, the Friends of the Gotha Research Library e.V., the Gotha Research Centre and the Thuringian Literary Society e.V.

For further information on the application procedure and the required documents, please see the website of the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Thuringia.