This category of association is designed to support our graduate community in their studies.
The scheme is open to Oxford DPhil and MPhil students active in the current academic year. MSc and MSt students are not eligible for membership due to the shorter timeframe of these degrees. To be eligible, Postgraduate Members must work on American history, politics or literature, or study the United States in related fields.
Memberships are awarded for the duration of the course of study that the student is enrolled on at the time of the application.
Members are expected and encouraged to participate in, and contribute to, the Institute's intellectual community by attending academic and social events and (where relevant) using the resources of the Vere Harmsworth Library.
Postgraduate Members of the RAI are entitled to use the kitchen and the tea and coffee provided; apply for a desk in one of our Postgraduate Member offices; apply for RAI travel awards in support of primary research; and have a profile on the RAI website.
Desks in the postgraduate offices are allocated at the start of each academic year. A call for applications is circulated to the Postgraduate Member mailing list towards the end of the summer vacation. Priority is given to DPhil students over MPhil students and to those in the later stages of their studies. Desks are awarded on the condition that students use this as their main place of work.Â