Dear colleagues, A new round of applications for the Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at the Rare Book School, University of Virginia is now open. Specialists in the Middle Period are especially welcome, and thank you in advance for spreading the word to those who may be interested. Best regards, Lili Xia ______________ Lili XIA 夏麗麗 | 317 Milbank Assistant Professor Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures Barnard College lxia@barnard.edu <mailto:lxia@barnard.edu> > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Xiaoyu Xia <xx5128@princeton.edu> > Subject: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SoFCB Junior Fellows Program > Date: October 22, 2025 at 9:43:42 AM EDT > To: "lxia@barnard.edu" <lxia@barnard.edu> > > Dear colleagues, > > > I hope this email finds you well. I am writing on behalf of the Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) at the Rare Book School, University of Virginia. > > We are inviting applications for the 2026 cohort of Junior Fellows. The SoFCB is a community of scholars working across disciplines to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects. Ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join the SoFCB in 2026; they may become Senior Fellows after completing two years of the fellowship's required activities in good standing. The application deadline for the SoFCB Junior Fellows Program is Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at 11:50 pm ET. To learn more about the fellowship program and application, please visit: www.tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025 <http://www.tinyurl.com/Apply-SoFCB-2025>. For any questions about the SoFCB Junior Fellows Program, please email sofcb_staff@virginia.edu <mailto:sofcb_staff@virginia.edu>. > > We would very much appreciate it if you could share our call for applications and the attached poster and welcome letter through the Song Yuan studies listserv and other interested students and colleagues. > > Gratefully, with warmest wishes, > Xiaoyu (on behalf of the D&O Committee) > > -- > Xiaoyu Xia 夏小雨 > Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature > Department of East Asian Studies > Princeton University >