Are you a postgraduate student or an early-career academic working on underrepresented research topics? Do you need editorial assistance to refine your thesis, dissertation, or scholarly paper? The Laura Bassi Scholarship provides valuable editorial support to researchers focusing on neglected areas of study, ensuring their work reaches the highest academic standards.

Established in 2018, the scholarship is open to master’s and doctoral candidates, as well as junior academics, across all disciplines. The award is given three times a year and covers editorial assistance costs, helping recipients improve their academic writing and publication prospects.

With no restrictions based on institution, department, or nationality, the Laura Bassi Scholarship provides a unique opportunity for scholars worldwide to receive professional editorial support. If you’re eligible, this scholarship could be the key to enhancing the impact and clarity of your research.

Who is Laura Bassi?

Laura Bassi, born in Bologna in 1711, was the first woman in Europe to be appointed as a professor and the second to be awarded a PhD. Throughout her remarkable five-decade academic career, she served as a catalyst for the scientific movement in eighteenth-century Europe. Some of Bassi’s admirers were Frenchwoman Voltaire, who thought that Bassi’s academy was superior to that of London, and German degree recipient Dorothea Erxleben, who was greatly inspired by Bassi’s tenacious fight for women’s equality.

Brief Details:

• Provided by: Editing Press
• Application Deadlines:
  • Spring 2025: 31 March 2025
  • Summer 2025: 31 July 2025
  • Winter 2025: 30 November 2025
• Result Announcement Dates:
  • Spring 2025: 10 April 2025
  • Summer 2025: 10 August 2025
  • Winter 2025: 11 December 2025
• Funding Type: Editorial assistance grant
• Eligible Countries: All nationalities
• Eligible Gender: Male/Female
• Target Group: Postgraduate students and early-career academics
• Field: All disciplines
• Study Level: Master’s, Doctoral, and Junior Academic Level
• Program Language: English
• Host Country: N/A

Benefits

The scholarship’s value is provided exclusively through editorial support as detailed below:

• Master’s candidates: Editorial assistance valued at $750
• Doctoral candidates: Editorial aid valued at $2,500
• Junior academics: Editorial assistance valued at $500

Note: 

• These figures represent the maximum costs for editorial assistance for master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, and academic journal articles.
• All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates and academics in their first five years of full-time employment are eligible to apply.
• There are no institutional, departmental, or national restrictions.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be currently enrolled master’s or doctoral candidates OR
• Be junior academics (within the first five years of full-time employment)
• Conduct research in any discipline
• Have a research focus on neglected or underrepresented topics
• There are no nationality, institutional, or departmental restrictions.

Required Documents

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• Completed application form
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

How to Apply?

• To apply, submit a completed application form and CV via the ‘Apply’ portal by the deadline.
• A voluntary $10 fee helps cover administrative costs, and a fee waiver option is available.
• Check the FAQ for common questions to avoid delays.
• Do not email applications, as this violates impartiality rules.
• To update your submission, re-upload all documents using the same email; your dossier will update automatically.

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