In 2017 the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals will award one Linda H. Peterson Fellowship to provide a researcher with the most valuable scholarly resource—time. The Peterson Fellowship is intended to support, first and foremost, primary research on the nineteenth-century newspaper and periodical press. Therefore, eligible projects must engage primary sources, whether those sources appear in print, manuscript, or digital facsimile. The amount of the award will be $17,500. To apply for the Fellowship please see the details of eligibility and application procedure here.