Faculty Funding

Here, the Center lists numerous opportunities for external funding.  Although the list is far from comprehensive, we hope that faculty members will find it helpful.  Deadlines are updated each semester.  For example, the Spring Deadlines section will be updated in December of each year.

External Funding Calendar for Faculty

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  • Summer Deadlines (May - August)

    Fulbright Specialist Program

    Deadline: Ongoing (reviews applications every 8 weeks)

    The program awards grants to U.S. faculty and professionals approved to join the Specialist Roster in select disciplines to engage in short-term collaborative projects at eligible institutions in over 140 countries worldwide. Shorter grant lengths give Specialists greater flexibility to pursue projects that work best with their current academic or professional commitments.

    https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org/eligibility-specialists/

    Hagley Museum & Library Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants

    Deadline: March 31, June 30, October 31

    These grants are intended to support serious scholarly work that makes use of Hagley's research collections and expands on prior scholarship. Application materials should explain the research project's focus, methodology, engagement with existing scholarship, and the intended product, as well as Hagley collection(s) to be used during the proposed grant residency. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Hagley staff prior to submitting their application.

    http://www.hagley.org/library-researchgrants

    Hagley Museum & Library Exploratory Research Grant

    Deadline: March 31, June 30, October 31

    These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Proposals must demonstrate which Hagley collections might be pertinent to the project.

    http://www.hagley.org/library-exploratorygrant

    Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships

    Deadline: May 1

    Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships support the writing-up of already completed research. The fellowship is awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research for publication.  Scholars with a Ph.D. in hand for no more than ten years are eligible to apply. By providing funds for scholars to devote themselves full-time to writing, the Foundation aims to enable a new generation of scholars to publish significant works that will impact the development of anthropology.

    http://www.wennergren.org/programs/hunt-postdoctoral-fellowships

    Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships in Ethnographic Film

    Deadline: May 1

    Fejos Postdoctoral Fellowships in Ethnographic Film support the completion of ethnographic film/s based on anthropological research already accomplished by the applicant. Fellowships are awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research in the form of ethnographic film. Scholars who have received a Ph.D. or equivalent within ten years of the application deadline are eligible to apply. A maximum of two Fejos Fellowships are awarded annually.

    http://www.wennergren.org/programs/fejos-postdoctoral-fellowships        

    University of California-Irvine Prize Gregory Kavka in Political Philosophy

    Deadline: May 30

    The Gregory Kavka/UCI Prize in Political Philosophy is awarded every other year in odd years to the author of a paper in a refereed journal, an original book chapter, or an original essay published in a collection with a multiplicity of contributors, from any area of political philosophy and political theory.

    http://www.apaonline.org/?kavka 

     

    Western Literature Association Don D. Walker Prize

    Deadline: June 1

    The Don D. Walker Prize is given annually to the best essay published on western American literature during the previous calendar year (for example, the 2014 winner will have published an essay in 2013). “Western” in this context is defined broadly and refers to all of North America that historically or critically has been considered “West” as well as to comparative studies of the American West that cross regional or national boundaries.

    http://www.westernlit.org/don-d-walker-prize/

    The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Short-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: July 30

    With more than 500 fellowships awarded since 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute offers short-term research fellowships to doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in American history. In 2014, up to ten fellowships of $3,000 each will be awarded to scholars to conduct research within the archival holdings of any institution in the five boroughs of New York City.

    https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-and-events/scholarly-fellowships/how-apply

    The Henry Moore Foundation Research Fellowships

    Deadlines: Currently Under Review

    The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable researchers of different backgrounds and disciplines to develop their work.

    https://www.henry-moore.org/research/opportunities/post-doctoral-research-fellowships

    Center for Advanced Study Sofia Advanced Academia Fellowship Programme for International Scholars

    Deadline: TBA

    The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS Sofia) announces a Call for Applications for its 2016/2017 In-Residence Advanced Academia Fellowships for fundamental research in the field of the humanities and the social sciences. CAS Sofia is an independent Institute with international and multidisciplinary profile. Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, it promotes high-level scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities.

    https://cas.bg/en/programme/advanced-academia-platform/

    Western Literature Association Susan J. Rosowski Award

    Deadline: Award will not be given in 2021. 

    The Western Literature Association welcomes nominations of outstanding teachers and mentors in the field of western American literature. Candidates can be nominated by students or colleagues with a letter of support addressed to the award decision committee; candidates can also self-nominate. Once nominated, the candidate will be notified and invited to submit supporting materials. The candidate stays in the pool of nominees for two cycles.

    http://www.westernlit.org/the-susan-j-rosowski-award/

    National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Projects for the Public

    Deadline: June 9

    The Digital Projects for the Public program supports projects such as websites, mobile applications, games, and virtual environments that significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with humanities ideas. Projects must be analytical and deeply grounded in humanities scholarship in a discipline such as history, religion, anthropology, jurisprudence, or art history.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/digital-projects-the-public

    European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme

    Deadline: There will be no call for applications at this time.

    The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Cambridge, Delmenhorst, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar, Zürich. The Institutes for Advanced Study support the focused, self-directed work of outstanding researchers. The fellows benefit from the finest intellectual and research conditions and from the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international community of first-rate scholars.

    http://www.2018-2019.eurias-fp.eu/

    Western Literature Association Thomas J. Lyon Book Award in Western American Literary and Cultural Studies

    Deadline: June 1

    Forty-nine years after the founding of the Western Literature Association and Western American Literature, scholarship of the literary West is thriving in both quantity and quality. To honor outstanding, single-author scholarly books on the literature and culture of the American West, the Western Literature Association seeks nominations for the annual Thomas J. Lyon Book Award. Books qualifying for this monetary award will have a 2014 publication date.

    http://www.westernlit.org/thomas-j-lyon-book-award-in-western-american-literary-and-cultural-studies/

    National Gallery of Art A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth training for advanced Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. recipients interested in gaining curatorial experience in a museum setting. Graduate curatorial interns work with curators on permanent collection or exhibition projects and attend a weekly museum seminar that introduces Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions.

    https://www.nga.gov/opportunities/curatorial-fellowships.html

     

    National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

    Deadline: TBA

    CASVA, founded in 1979 and located in the National Gallery’s East Building, is a research institute that fosters study of the production, use, and cultural meaning of art, artifacts, architecture, urbanism, photography, and film worldwide from prehistoric times to the present. CASVA’s programs include fellowshipsmeetingsresearch, and publications. These are privately funded through endowments and grants to the National Gallery of Art. During the 2017 ‒ 2018 academic year, CASVA published The Artist in Edo and Reflections on the Collection: The Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professors at the National Gallery of Artand produced the sixty-seventh A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts as audio and video presentations. Members for the 2018 – 2019 academic year include approximately 40 fellows from around the globe.

    https://www.nga.gov/research/casva/fellowships.html

    Library of Congress Kluge Foundation Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months. Established in 2000 through an endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress.

    https://www.loc.gov/programs/john-w-kluge-center/chairs-fellowships/fellowships/

  • Fall Deadlines (September - December)

    Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

    Deadline: September 15

    The Fulbright Core Scholar Program supports activities and projects that recognize and promote the critical relationship between educational exchange and international understanding, in addition to the intellectual merit of the proposals. Applications with broad multiplier effects are particularly welcome, as are projects that are conducive to candidates’ sharing of their experiences and knowledge with colleagues, students and, ideally, with the general public in their host country and, upon return, in the United States.

    http://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program

    Fulbright Distinguished Chair Awards

    Deadline: September 15

    The Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program comprises approximately forty distinguished lecturing, distinguished research and distinguished lecturing/research awards ranging from three to 12 months. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program.

    https://awards.cies.org/search?search_api_views_fulltext=&field_award_multi_country=All&field_award_type_list%5B%5D=1793&field_award_grant_length=All&field_award_degree_reqs=All

    The Henry Moore Foundation Research Fellowships

    Deadlines: September 2, December 9

    The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable researchers of different backgrounds and disciplines to develop their work.

    http://www.henry-moore.org/grants/grants-programme

    Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Core Fellowship Program

    Deadline: September 9

    The Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies was established on 1 January 2001 as an independent institute to enhance scholarly excellence in the humanities and social sciences, promote interaction between different fields of academic research and to further international cooperation.

    https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-collegium-for-advanced-studies/fellowships/hcas-core-fellowship#section-53601

    Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships

    Deadline: September 9

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is defined by a program that provides one-year fellowships for projects in a variety of disciplines in an open intellectual atmosphere. The Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program has awarded more than 700 fellowships since our founding in 1999. As a fellow, you will focus on your individual project while benefiting from a dynamic, multidisciplinary community at Harvard University.

    https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-fellow

    National Endowment for the Humanities Documenting Endangered Languages

    Deadline: September 15

    The Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) program is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of an estimated half of the 6000-7000 currently used languages, this effort aims also to exploit advances in information technology.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/documenting-endangered-languages

    The Graham Foundation Individual Grants

    Deadline: September 15

    The Graham Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 Grants to Individuals. Since 1956, the Graham Foundation has provided direct funding to individuals to produce publications, exhibitions, films, research, and other projects that foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. As one of the few funders of individuals working on projects about architecture, the foundation’s grants provide important support for architects, artists, curators, designers, scholars, writers, and other individuals. The Graham Foundation offers two types of grants to support projects by individuals: Production & Presentation Grants and Research & Development Grants.

    http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs?mode=individual

    University of Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies: Marie S. Curie “FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP)

    Deadline: September 3

    The University of Freiburg, one of the strongest research universities in Germany and member of LERU (the League of European Research Universities), offers a fellowship programme, the Marie S. Curie “FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP).” The Institute supports internationally outstanding researchers with academically excellent and innovative research projects through individual or group fellowships. FRIAS unites research in the humanities and social sciences, the natural and life sciences, engineering and medicine. Both the University of Freiburg and FRIAS take pride in a specific institutional culture that encourages and supports exchange and collaboration. It is the philosophy of FRIAS to support the career development of its fellows by integrating them into ambitious research communities here in Freiburg, as well as by supporting the international network of FRIAS fellows and alumni.

    https://www.frias.uni-freiburg.de/en/funding-programmes/cofund

    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation

    Deadline: September 17

    The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields -- including the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and creative arts -- except the performing arts.

    https://www.gf.org/applicants/apply/

    Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Residential Fellowships

    Deadline: September 27

    The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) is dedicated to fostering and supporting integrative scholarship addressing ultimate questions at the intersection of the arts, engineering, humanities, law, and natural, physical, and social sciences, especially those which transcend disciplinary boundaries. The NDIAS encourages scholars to include questions of values in their analyses, to integrate diverse disciplines, and to ask how their findings advance civilization.

    http://ndias.nd.edu/fellowships/residential/

    The National Gallery of Art Visiting Senior Fellowship Program

    Deadline: September 21

    The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program.

    http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships/visiting-senior-fellowships.html

    American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and Grants

    Deadline: Deadlines vary by specific program (September 30-December 5)

    ACLS is one of the leading private institutions supporting scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. Fellows and grantees in all programs are selected by committees of scholars appointed for this purpose. ACLS seeks to embed our commitment to inclusive excellence in all of our fellowship and grant programs, from our recruitment of peer reviewers to the evaluation of proposals and the administration of awards..

    https://www.acls.org/Fellowship-and-Grant-Programs/Fellowships-and-Grants-Overview

    American Council of Learned Societies African Humanities Program

    Deadline: December 4

    The African Humanities Program (AHP) seeks to reinvigorate the humanities in Africa through fellowship competitions and related activities in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, AHP offers African scholars an integrated set of opportunities to develop individual capacities and to promote formation of scholarly networks.

    http://www.acls.org/programs/ahp/

    National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends

    Deadline: September 22

    Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Each National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend provides $6,000 for two consecutive, uninterrupted months of full-time independent study and research. 

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

    New York Public Library Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

    Deadline: September 24

    The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections at The New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The Center looks for top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. It aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the very highest level — within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.

    https://nypl.onlineapplicationportal.com/misc/guidelines/default.aspx

    The Society of Architectural Historians Edilia and François-Auguste de Montêquin Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    *Due to travel restrictions, the Edilia and François-Auguste de Montêquin Fellowship has been temporarily suspended until further notice 

    This fellowship is intended to support the research of junior scholars (usually scholars engaged in doctoral dissertation research) annually, and senior scholars (scholars who have completed their Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree) every other year in even-numbered years - 2014, 2016, 2018, etc. The research to be supported must focus on Spanish, Portuguese, or Ibero-American architecture, including colonial architecture produced by the Spaniards in the Philippines and what is today the United States.

    http://www.sah.org/jobs-and-careers/sah-fellowships-and-grants/research-fellowships

    The Society of Architectural Historians H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    *Due to travel restrictions, the H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship has been temporarily suspended until further notice

    The Society of Architectural Historians’ prestigious H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship will be offered for 2014 and will allow a recent graduate or emerging scholar to study by travel for one year. The fellowship is not for the purpose of doing research for an advanced academic degree. Instead, Prof. Brooks intended the recipient to study by travel and contemplation while observing, reading, writing, or sketching.

    http://www.sah.org/jobs-and-careers/sah-fellowships-and-grants/h-allen-brooks-travelling-fellowship

    American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants

    Deadline: October 1; December 1

    The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research. They are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication.

    http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin

    The Louisville Institute Project Grant for Researchers

    Deadline: October 1

    The Louisville Institute’s Project Grant for Researchers Program supports research, reflection, and writing by academics and pastors concerning Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, and/or religious institutions. Grants of up to $25,000 support a diverse range of projects that may involve independent study, consultations, or collaborative projects involving pastors and academics.

    http://www.louisville-institute.org/Grants/programs/pgfrdetail.aspx

    Cornell University Society for the Humanities Fellowships

    Deadline: October 1

    The focal theme for 2016-2017 is “SKIN.” Six to eight Fellows will be appointed. Selected Fellows will collaborate with the Director of the Society for the Humanities, Timothy Murray, Professor of Comparative Literature and English and Curator of the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, an international research center on new media.

    http://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/society-fellowships

    The Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

    Deadline: October 1

    Getty Scholar grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

    http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/getty_scholars.html

    Stanford University Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships

    Deadline: October 1

    The Stanford Humanities Center provides a collegial environment for faculty who are undertaking innovative projects in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.  Fellows participate in the intellectual life of the Humanities Center and the broader Stanford community, sharing ideas and work in progress with a diverse cohort of scholars and benefitting from a wide variety of campus resources.

    http://shc.stanford.edu/fellowships/non-stanford-faculty

    The American Academy in Berlin: The Berlin Prize

    Deadline: September 25

    The American Academy in Berlin is a private, independent, nonprofit institute for advanced study located in Berlin, Germany. Its fellowship program promotes advanced research in a variety of academic, cultural, and political disciplines. The Academy’s public outreach, which facilitates the introduction of a fellow's work to a wider audience, serves its mission of fostering transatlantic ties through cultural exchange. Fellowships are typically awarded for an academic semester or, in some cases, for an entire academic year. Candidates in academic disciplines are expected to have completed a doctorate at the time of application.

    http://www.americanacademy.de/apply/apply-for-a-fellowship/

    University of Surrey Institute for Advanced Studies Santander Fellowship

    Deadline: October 30

    The Santander Fellowship, aimed at fostering interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Surrey, will allow scholars to study with University academics in areas of mutual interest.

    http://www.ias.surrey.ac.uk/fellows.php

    University of Chicago Harper & Schmidt Fellowship

    Deadline: October 16

    The Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary organization of both senior and junior fellows, dedicated to promoting liberal arts teaching and scholarship. Harper-Schmidt Fellows at the University of Chicago teach in the College's core courses in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Western Civilization.

    https://fellows.uchicago.edu/

    The Getty Foundation Library Research Grants

    Deadline: NA

    *The 2021-2022 cycle has been canceled in order to accommodate the 2020-2021 Library Research Grant recipients whose visits were deferred due to COVID-1

    Getty Library Research Grants provide partial, short-term support for costs relating to travel and living expenses to scholars whose research requires use of specific collections housed in the Getty Research Institute. A Library Research Grant is not a prerequisite for obtaining access to the Research Library.

    http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/library_research_grants.html

    The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Fellowship

    Deadline: October 15

    The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute combines a public art museum with a complex of research and academic programs, including a major art history library. Fellowships are awarded every year to established and promising scholars with the aim of fostering a critical commitment to inquiry in the theory, history, and interpretation of art and visual culture. As part of our commitment to fostering diverse engagements with the visual arts, RAP particularly seeks to elevate constituencies, subjects, and methods that have historically been underrepresented in the discipline. These fellowships are intended to nurture a variety of disciplinary approaches and support new voices in art history.

    https://www.clarkart.edu/Research-Academic/Fellowship-Program/About-Clark-Fellows

    Villa I Tatti Fellowship

    Deadline: October 15

    Fellows are selected by an international and interdisciplinary committee that welcomes applications from Italian Renaissance scholars from all nations. The committee aims to assess the ability of candidates to contribute in a collegial way to the intellectual life of the Harvard Center. It pays special attention to the candidate’s curriculum vitae, the strength of the proposed project, and its potential to yield original results. 

    http://itatti.harvard.edu/research/fellowships/i-tatti-fellowship

    The National Gallery of Art Senior Fellowship Program

    Deadline: October 15

    The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for senior fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each senior fellow is provided with a study.

    http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships/senior-fellowships.html

    American Antiquarian Society Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship

    Deadline: October 15

    Scholars who are no more than three years beyond receipt of the doctorate are eligible to apply for a special year-long residential fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society to revise their dissertation for publication. Established as the Mellon Post-Dissertation Fellowship in 1998, the fellowship has been renamed in honor of John B. Hench, who retired in August 2007 as vice president for collections and programs after thirty-three years on the staff of the American Antiquarian Society.

    http://www.americanantiquarian.org/hench.htm

    Harvard Divinity School Women’s Studies in Religion Research & Visiting Faculty Position

    Deadline: October 15

    Each year Harvard Divinity School selects five candidates for full-time Research Associate and Visiting Faculty positions in its Women's Studies in Religion Program. Proposals for book-length research projects using both religion and gender as central categories of analysis are welcomed. They may address women and religion in any time, place, or religious tradition, and may utilize disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches from across the fields of theology, the humanities, and the social sciences.

    http://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply

    Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas Simons Public Humanities Fellowship

    Deadline: October 14

    This innovative program brings one Simons Fellow to the Hall Center and KU to participate in the intellectual life of the university for a period ranging from one month to one semester.  Made possible by a gift from the Simons Family of Lawrence with matching funds from a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant, the Fellowship gives individuals of experience and accomplishment from outside the university the time and freedom to re-engage with humanities-based learning. 

    http://www.hallcenter.ku.edu/simons-public-humanities-fellow

    The National Humanities Center Fellowships

    Deadline: October 8

    The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residencies. Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Mid-career as well as senior scholars from all areas of the humanities are welcome; emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are also invited to apply. The Center does not normally support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects.

    http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/index.htm

    Hagley Museum & Library Exploratory Research Grant

    Deadline: October 31

    These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Proposals must demonstrate which Hagley collections might be pertinent to the project.

    http://www.hagley.org/library-exploratorygrant

    Hagley Museum & Library Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants

    Deadline: October 31

    These grants are intended to support serious scholarly work that makes use of Hagley's research collections and expands on prior scholarship. Application materials should explain the research project's focus, methodology, engagement with existing scholarship, and the intended product, as well as Hagley collection(s) to be used during the proposed grant residency. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Hagley staff prior to submitting their application.

    http://www.hagley.org/library-researchgrants

    The Smithsonian Institute American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery (SAAM) Joe and Wanda Corn Fellowship

    Deadline: November 1

    The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invite applications for research fellowships in art and visual culture of the United States. Fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research.

    http://www.americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/fellows/

    The Smithsonian Institute Lemelson Center Travel to Collections Awards

    Deadline: TBA

    The Lemelson Center Fellowship Program supports projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, and multimedia products.

    http://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-travel-collections-awards

    The Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers

    Deadline: November 1

    The Louisville Institute’s Sabbatical Grant for Researchers Program enables ecclesially-engaged academics and scholarly religious leaders to conduct a major study that can contribute to the vitality of Christianity in North America. Grants of up to $40,000 support year-long research projects that address Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, and/or religious institutions.

    http://www.louisville-institute.org/Grants/programs/sgfrdetail.aspx

    American Academy in Rome’s Rome Prize

    Deadline: TBA

    *DUE TO COVID-19, THE ACADEMY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED

    Each year, the Rome Prize is awarded to about thirty emerging artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their working lives.

    http://www.aarome.org/apply/rome-prize/procedure-requirements

    The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors

    Deadline: October 15

    The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, established a program of one year memberships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. While at the Institute they will be expected to engage exclusively in scholarly research and writing. Scholars must also be able to return to their current institution after the fellowship.

    https://www.hs.ias.edu/mellon

    University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum Pre-Raphaelite Fellowship

    Deadline: November 1

    The University of Delaware Library, in Newark, Delaware, and the Delaware Art Museum are pleased to offer a joint Fellowship in Pre-Raphaelite studies. This short-term, one-month Fellowship, awarded annually, is intended for scholars conducting significant research in the lives and works of the Pre-Raphaelites and their friends, associates, and followers.  Research of a wider scope, which considers the Pre-Raphaelite movement and related topics in relation to Victorian art and literature, and cultural or social history, will also be considered.

    http://www.delart.org/about/opportunities/#preraphfellowship

    University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

    Deadline: November 1

    The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.

    http://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/how-to-apply/index.html

    The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program

    Deadline: November 1

    Smithsonian Institution Fellows conduct independent study and research related to SI collections, experts, or facilities in cooperation with at least one Smithsonian advisor. The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program is administered through the Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI). The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program is open to: Graduate Students, Predoctoral Students, Postdoctoral Researchers and Senior Researchers.

    http://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian-institution-fellowship-program/

    American Research Institute in the Turkey Fellowship Program

    Deadline: November 1

    ARIT supports and administers programs of fellowships for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey.  Programs for scholars and graduate students based in the U.S. and Canada include the ARIT, the ARIT National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship programs, and the ARIT Summer Language Program at Boğazici University in Istanbul.

    http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/FellowshipPrograms.html

    Brown University Howard Foundation Fellowship

    Deadline: November 1

    Howard Fellowships are intended primarily to provide artists, scholars, and writers with time to complete their work. They are not intended for publication subsidies, for equipment purchase, for preparation of exhibits, or to support institutional programs. Fellowships are offered in a five-year sequence of fields.

    https://howardfoundation.fluidreview.com/

    University of Wisconsin Robert M. Kingdon Fellowships

    Deadline: October 29

    Robert M. Kingdon, a distinguished historian of early modern Europe, generously donated funds for one to two Kingdon Fellowships to scholars outside UW-Madison who are engaged in historical, literary, and philosophical studies of Judeo-Christian religious traditions and their role in society from antiquity to the present, broadly understood.

    https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/

    University of Wisconsin Solmsen Fellowships

    Deadline: October 29

    Through a generous bequest from Friedrich and Lieselotte Solmsen, the Institute offers four to five Solmsen Fellowships each year to scholars outside UW-Madison working in the humanities on European history and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods before 1700.

    https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/

    NYU Abu Dhabi Research Fellowships in the Humanities

    Deadline: October 1

    The NYUAD Institute has embarked on a multi-year research fellowship program in the Humanities. This program aims to help create an energetic, multi-faceted research environment for the Humanities at NYUAD's campus.

    http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research/nyuad-institute/institute-research/research-fellowships-in-the-humanities.html

    Newberry Library Long-Term and Short-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: November 1 an December 15

    The Newberry’s long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. Fellows have access to the Newberry’s wide-ranging and rare archival materials as well as to a lively, interdisciplinary community of researchers, curators, and librarians. We expect recipients to advance scholarship in various fields, develop new interpretations, and expand our understandings of the past.

    http://www.newberry.org/fellowships

    American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships

    Deadline: November 1

    Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships are designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions by enabling them to spend a year pursuing independent research. The primary purpose of the fellowship is to increase the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and to promote equality for women in higher education. Tenured professors are not eligible.

    https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/postdoctoral-research-leave-fellowships/#:~:text=The%20primary%20purpose%20of%20the,for%20women%20in%20higher%20education.&text=Tenured%20professors%20are%20not%20eligible,August%201%20to%20November%201.

    American Association of University Women Summer & Short-Term Research Publication Grants

    Deadline: November 1

    Summer & Short-Term Research Publication Grants provide funds for women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing and editing in response to issues raised in critical reviews.

    https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/short-term-research-publication-grants/

    School for Advanced Research (SAR) Resident Scholars Fellowship

    Deadline: First Monday in November

    Resident scholar fellowships are awarded annually by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) to four or five scholars who have completed their research and who need time to prepare manuscripts or dissertations on topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from the perspective of anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply.

    https://sarweb.org/scholars/resident/

    The Henry Luce Foundation & American Council of Learned Societies Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants in China Studies

    Deadline: November 2

    These grants provide support for collaborative reading of texts in a workshop format that is interdisciplinary and crosses scholarly generations. A wealth of often complex and challenging texts is a distinctive feature of the Chinese cultural record, making close reading by a group of scholars especially fruitful, because they can bring to bear diversity of research, experience, and expertise.

    http://www.acls.org/programs/china-studies/

    Princeton University Fung Global Fellows Program

    Deadline: November 16

    The growth of international organizations and transnational actors has brought about the emergence of a dense international society above the nation-state. This year’s cohort of Fung fellows will examine the emergence, functioning, and effects of international organizations and transnational associations of all types (state and non-state, focused on a single issue or world region, or examined comparatively) from a cultural, historical, political, sociological, or other perspective. Researchers working on any historical period or region of the world and from any disciplinary background in the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply.

    http://www.princeton.edu/funggfp/

    Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs

    Deadline: TBA

    *There will be no LAPA Fellowships awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year, while the program will be under review

    The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University invites outstanding faculty members, independent scholars, lawyers, and judges to apply for visiting, residential appointments for the academic year 2015–2016. Each year, through its fellows program, LAPA brings to Princeton world-class experts on the law.

    http://lapa.princeton.edu/content/lapa-fellowships

    The Huntington Library Long-Term and Short-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: November 16

    *Short term grants are suspended, long term grants deadline is November 16th

    These short-term and long-term awards are for scholars with a PhD or equivalent; or doctoral candidate at the dissertation stage. The majority of “Huntington Fellowships” will be awarded to scholars working in the general holdings of the Library; however, we do offer a number of specialized fellowships (see website for more information).

    http://www.huntington.org/fellowships/

    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Mellon-Schlesinger Summer Research Grant

    Deadline: November 16

    The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites scholars who are conducting oral history interviews relevant to the history of women or gender in the United States to apply for support of up to $3,000. This grant stipulates that the interviews take place in accordance with guidelines of the Oral History Association, that consent is obtained from interviewees for their words to be viewed by researchers worldwide, and that true copies or transcripts of the original recording of the oral interviews, as well as copies of the consent forms, be deposited in the Schlesinger Library.

    https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/grants

    The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Swenson Family Fellowships in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies for Junior Scholars

    Deadline: October 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at HMML for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated expertise in the languages and cultures of Eastern Christianity. Awardees must be undertaking research on some aspect of Eastern Christian studies requiring use of the digital or microfilm manuscript collections at HMML.

    http://hmml.org/research/fellowships/

    University of Texas-Austin Harry Ransom Center Post-doctoral Research Fellowships

    Deadline: TBA

    *Center temporarily closed

    The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, will award approximately 70 fellowships for 2015–2016 for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

    http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fellowships/application/

    The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Heckman Stipends

    Deadline: October 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at HMML for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated expertise in the languages and cultures of Eastern Christianity. Awardees must be undertaking research on some aspect of Eastern Christian studies requiring use of the digital or microfilm manuscript collections at HMML.

    http://hmml.org/heckman-stipend-deadline-april-15/

    Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Nicky B. Carpenter Fellowship in Manuscript Studies

    Deadline: October 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at Hill Museum & Manuscript Library for research by senior scholars using the digital or a microfilm manuscript collection at HMML. The award is $5,000 in support of a residency of at least two weeks. Funds may be applied toward travel to and from Collegeville, housing and meals at Saint John’s University, and costs related to duplication of HMML’s microfilm or digital resources. The Fellowship may be supplemented by other sources of funding but may not be held simultaneously with another HMML fellowship.

    http://hmml.org/research/fellowships/

    The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Collaborative Research Grants in Buddhist Studies

    Deadline: November 16

    The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Collaborative Research Grants in Buddhist Studies will support work that may be interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary. International and multilingual projects are encouraged. Especially welcome are projects that relate different Buddhist traditions to each other or that relate scholarship on the broad Buddhist tradition to contemporary concerns in other academic fields.

    http://www.acls.org/programs/buddhist-studies/

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity

    Deadline: November 15

    As part of a continuing commitment to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and advancing scholars from underrepresented groups in higher education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (CPPFD) is pleased to offer postdoctoral research appointments for a period of two years.

    http://research.unc.edu/carolina-postdocs/applicants/

    The Society for Classical Studies Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Institute in Munich Fellowship

    Deadline: November 6

    The Society for Classical Studies invites applications for a one-year Fellowship, tenable from July 2015 through June 2016, which will enable an American scholar to participate in the work of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Institute in Munich.

    https://classicalstudies.org/awards-and-fellowships/thesaurus-linguae-latinae-tll-fellowship

    The Dave Abrams and Gene Banning Pan Am Research Grant

    Deadline: TBA

    The Pan Am Historical Foundation announces the eleventh annual Dave Abrams and Gene Banning Pan Am Research Grant competition. Up to $1,500 will be awarded to support scholarly research using the Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records held by the University of Miami Libraries’ Special Collections. The grant honors two of Pan Am’s most avid historians, Dave Abrams and Gene Banning.

    https://www.library.miami.edu/specialcollections/abrams-banning-grant.html

    American Philosophical Society A.W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    The American Philosophical Society (APS), the nation’s first learned society, invites applications for its two-year Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowship. The APS seeks applications from recent PhDs in the fields of history of science, art history, 18th- or 19th-century American history, or any other related humanities disciplines.

    http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/curatorialfellowship

    Center for Jewish History Fellows

    Deadline: TBA

    The Center for Jewish History welcomes a new cohort of outstanding fellows to spend the 2019-2020 academic year engaged in their cutting-edge research. Varying in their disciplinary and chronological scope, the fellows’ scholarship weaves a fascinating and complex picture of the field of Jewish studies today.  Each year the Center for Jewish History hosts a cohort of scholars as well as a distinguished senior scholar.

    https://www.cjh.org/research/fellowships-at-the-center#availablefellowships

    New York Public Library Schomburg Center Black Culture Scholars-in-Residence Program Fellowship

    Deadline: December 1

    The Schomburg Center residency program assists scholars and professionals whose research on the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships funded by the Center will allow recipients to spend six months in residence with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other research units of The New York Public Library.

    https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/schomburg-center-scholars-in-residency

    Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Residential Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    *Due to COVID-19, the fellowship review cycle for fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters and the application deadline (December 1, 2020) have been cancelled.

    The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities offers residential fellowships to scholars and writers in the humanities. All fellows have private offices as well as University of Virginia faculty privileges. Applicants should have completed most of their research before the start of the fellowship period which should be devoted primarily to writing. This does not include dissertation research or writing. Any area of the humanties is welcome to apply.

    https://www.virginiahumanities.org/fellowships/residential-fellowships/

    Washington University in St. Louis Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Deadline: December 4

    Washington University announces the fifteenth year of Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, a postdoctoral fellowship program endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and social sciences. We invite applications from recent Ph.D.s for the position as Fellow.

    https://mii.wustl.edu/page/2/

    Columbia University Italian Academy Alexander Bodini Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    The Alexander Bodini Fellowship in culture and religion will be offered to the candidate whose work most closely reflects the investigation of the relation between culture and religion in both modern and historical societies.

    http://italianacademy.columbia.edu/bodini-fellowships

    American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants

    Deadline: October 1 and December 1

    The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research. They are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication.

    http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin

    Institute of Historical Research Fellowships

    Deadline: Deadlines Vary by Fellowship

    The IHR runs an extensive and prestigious programme of Fellowships, including those for Junior and Senior scholars, as well as offering a number of Prizes and bursaries to undertake historical research.

    https://www.history.ac.uk/join-ihr/fellowships

    Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies

    Deadline: December 1

    The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University is pleased to offer a postdoctoral fellowship in Chinese Studies. This award is open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences studying any historical period. Fellows are required to be in residence in the Stanford area during the appointment period; to teach one course during the academic year; and to participate in all regular Center activities.

    https://ceas.stanford.edu/academics/how-apply

    National Endowment for the Humanities Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants

    Deadline: December 2

    Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and documents of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Projects must be undertaken by a team of at least one editor or translator and one other staff member.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants

    National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Grants

    Deadline: December 2

    Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

    Library of Congress Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies

    Deadline: December 6

    The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress announces a new Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies to examine the impact of the digital revolution on society, culture and international relations using the Library’s collections and resources. History teaches that groundbreaking technological innovations can be agents of broad and profound change.

    https://www.loc.gov/programs/john-w-kluge-center/chairs-fellowships/fellowships/kluge-fellowships-in-digital-studies/

    Rice University Lynette S. Autrey Visiting Scholars in the Rice Seminars

    Deadline: TBA

    The Humanities Research Center hosts yearlong residential faculty fellowships at Rice University for outstanding external scholars. By engaging in new research, symposia, and works-in-progress discussions, the fellows play an active scholarly role in the Center. Fellows participate in the Rice Seminars, yearlong research seminars designed to study a broad topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.

    https://hrc.rice.edu/visitingfaculty

    Casa de Velázquez Residency

    Deadline: TBA

    Casa de Velázquez proposes the award of places as "resident researchers" to facilitate mobility for researchers. It is aimed at French and foreign researchers and teacher/researchers with a contract of employment at a research or university teaching institution. The term of residence in Casa de Velázquez is variable, from one to ten months on a continuous basis.

    https://www.casadevelazquez.org/en/

    Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Venetian Program Grants

    Deadline: TBA

    The Foundation awards grants (pre-doctoral and post-doctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto.  These grants are made to individuals to support historical study of Venice and the former Venetian empire and the study of contemporary Venice.  Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater.

    http://delmas.org/

    American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Fellowship

    Deadline: Deadlines Vary by Fellowship

    The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies has partnered with the seventeen research institutions listed below to jointly fund fellowships for projects in eighteenth-century studies. ASECS also supports research at other institutions through the ASECS Travel Grants program. Scholars of eighteenth-century studies who hold a PhD or are graduate students working on their dissertations are eligible for ASECS library fellowships. Applicants need not be members of ASECS when submitting their applications, but they must be members of the Society in good standing for a fellowship to be awarded.

    https://www.asecs.org/library-fellowships

     

    The Smithsonian Institution Freer Sackler Galleries (FSGA) Anne van Biema Fellowship

    Deadline: December 15

    *Applications will not be accepted for the 2020-2021 fellowship cycle. The deadline for the next application cycle for 2021-2022 is December 15, 2020.

    The Anne van Biema Fellowship was established by bequest to promote excellence in research and publication on the Japanese visual arts. Fellowships support research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The Galleries provide magnificent opportunities for collections-based study, and hold world-class library and archival collections related to Japanese visual arts.

    http://www.asia.si.edu/research/vanBiemaFellowship.asp

    The American Philosophical Association Visiting Research Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh

    Deadline: December 15

    The APA sponsors one visiting research fellowship per year at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. There is no funding associated with this award but the APA fellow has a private office in the Institute, is a member of the Institute's lively research community, and has full borrowing rights at Edinburgh University Library.

    http://www.apaonline.org/?edinburgh

    The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington Research Fellowships

    Deadline: TBA

    *The Library is temporarily closed

    Applications are now being accepted for 2015-16 fellowships from The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon. Generous short- and long-term awards are available to doctoral candidates, recent PhDs, mid-career faculty, as well as advanced scholars and independent researchers with relevant topics. All fellowships are residential with housing provided on the Mount Vernon campus.

    http://www.mountvernon.org/library/fellows-program/how-to-apply/

    The Henry Moore Foundation Research Fellowships

    Deadline: TBA

    The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable researchers of different backgrounds and disciplines to develop their work.

    http://www.henry-moore.org/research/opportunities/research-fellowships

    Royal Museums Greenwich Fellowships & Internships

    Deadline: November 2

    The Museum is keen to encourage proposals from both maritime historians and scholars from other disciplines who are interested in exploring the cultural, social and political aspects of maritime history. Fellowships include the Sackler Short Term Research Fellowship, Caird Short Term Research Fellowship, and the Caird Senior Research Fellowship.

    https://www.rmg.co.uk/research-collections/research-fellowships 

    University of Chicago Provost's Career Enhancement Postdoctoral Scholarship

    Deadline: TBA

    This year, with generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Office of the Provost will award five 2-year postdoctoral scholarships to promising junior scholars in all fields. Candidates must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or foreign equivalent) before the scholarship start date, and must be no more than three years beyond receiving that degree.

    https://provostpostdoc.uchicago.edu/

    National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Deadline: November 18

    The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This nonresidential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members.

    https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program/

     

    Bard Graduate Center Research Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    The Bard Graduate Center invites scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for funded research fellowships, to be held during the 2015-2016 academic year. Eligible disciplines and fields of study include—but are not limited to—art history, architecture and design history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology.

    https://www.bgc.bard.edu/bgc-research-fellowship

    Brown University John Carter Brown Library Fellowships

    Deadline: December 1

    The John Carter Brown Library Fellowship Program offers graduate students and scholars of the early Americas from the U.S. and abroad an opportunity to pursue their work in proximity to a distinguished collection of primary sources. Approximately forty fellowships are awarded annually for periods of two to ten months.

    https://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowship-program

    Princeton University American Studies Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship

    Deadline: TBA

    The Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship, created through an endowment by the Anschutz family, will be awarded in the academic year 2018-19 to a writer, critic, journalist, musician, artist, or other contributor to the arts, letters, public service, or commerce. The fellowship holder need not be an academic scholar. However, the selection committee will place great weight on indicia of the candidate’s teaching ability as well as the rigor, innovation, and interdisciplinary emphasis of the proposed seminar course. 

    https://ams.princeton.edu/people/anschutz-distinguished-fellows#:~:text=Endowed%20in%201997%20through%20the,letters%2C%20politics%2C%20or%20commerce.

    Lemelson Center Fellowships

    Deadline: TBA

    The Lemelson Center Fellowship Program supports projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, and multimedia products.

    https://invention.si.edu/lemelson-center-fellowship-program

    Wellesley College Newhouse Center for the Humanities Fellows

    Deadline: TBA

    The Newhouse Center hosts three to five external fellows each academic year. Residencies are ordinarily for the full academic year, but one-semester residencies may also be considered. Resident fellows devote themselves primarily to their own research, but they also participate actively in the intellectual life of the institution, attending fellows’ lunches and sharing their work in progress with one another and with the larger Wellesley community. Fellows may also work with the director to develop programming for the center in the form of guest speakers, a faculty series, or a mini-conference. 

    https://www.wellesley.edu/newhouse/fellowships#external

  • Spring Deadlines (January - April)

    Folger Shakespeare Library Long- and Short-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: Jan 15

    Each year, the Folger Institute offers long- and short-term research fellowships to encourage use of the exceptional collections of the Folger Shakespeare Library and to encourage ongoing cross-disciplinary dialogue among scholars of the early modern period. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources. Awardees are expected to be in continuous residence and to participate in the intellectual life of the Folger.  NOTE: For the 2021-22 fellows, fellowships will be non-residential.

    https://www.folger.edu/about-fellowships

    The CUNY Graduate Center Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowships

    Deadline: January 4

    The Leon Levy Center for Biography offers four resident fellowships at the Graduate Center for the academic year beginning each September.

    http://llcb.ws.gc.cuny.edu/fellowships/biography-fellowships/

    Yale University The Lewis Walpole Library Visiting Fellowships & Travel Grants

    Deadline: Currently suspended due to COVID-19

    Located in Farmington, Connecticut, the Library offers short-term residential fellowships and travel grants to support research in the Library's rich collections of eighteenth-century materials, including important holdings of prints, drawings, manuscripts, rare books, and paintings. Scholars pursuing postdoctoral or advanced research, as well as doctoral candidates at work on a dissertation are encouraged to apply.

    https://walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships/visiting-fellowships-and-travel-grants

    Yale University Center for British Art Visiting Scholar Awards

    Deadline: Currently suspended due to COVID-19

    The Yale Center for British Art offers three types of short-term residential awards to scholars undertaking research related to British art. While in residence, scholars will have access to the Center’s rich holdings of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts, as well as primary and secondary reference materials.

    http://britishart.yale.edu/research/residential-scholar-awards/visiting-scholar-awards

    Valparaiso University Lilly Fellows Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship Program

    Deadline: January 6

    The Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts seeks to strengthen the quality and shape the character of church-related institutions of higher learning in the twenty-first century. 

    lillyfellows.org/postdoctoral-fellows-program/applications

    Harvard Houghton Library Visiting Fellowships

    Deadline: January 17

    Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of Harvard College, which documents the history of Western civilization.  Materials relating to American, British, and Continental history and literature comprise the bulk of its collections and include special concentrations in printing, graphic arts, and the theatre. 

    https://library.harvard.edu/grants-fellowships/houghton-library-visiting-fellowships

    Winterthur Museum National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

    Deadline: January 15

    Winterthur participates in an NEH-funded program, Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions. NEH Research Fellows may receive four- to nine-month fellowships to pursue advanced research. This fellowship may not be used in the pursuit of a degree, although fellows with doctorate in hand may revise a dissertation for publication.

    http://www.winterthur.org/education/academic-programs/research-fellowships/fellowships-available/

    Winterthur Museum Research Fellowships

    Deadline: January 15

    Academic, independent, and museum scholars as well as advanced graduate students are invited to apply for short-term and long-term residential, remote, and hybrid research fellowships that can be used between June 1, 2020, and August 31, 2021. We welcome new and critical approaches to a broad range of scholarly topics, including: material culture studies, social and cultural history, social justice, museum practice, art history, literary studies, American studies, design history, the decorative arts, landscape architecture and design, consumer culture, and conservation studies covering global topics from the 17th to the 20th centuries. We also support fellowships designed for artists, writers, filmmakers, horticulturalists, craftspeople, and others who wish to examine, study, and immerse themselves in Winterthur’s vast collections in order to inspire creative and artistic works for general, non-academic audiences.

    winterthur.org/education/academic-programs/research-fellowships

    The Louisville Institute First Book Grant for Minority Scholars

    Deadline: January 15

    The Louisville Institute’s First Book Grant Program for Minority Scholars assists junior, non-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research project on an issue in North American Christianity related to the priorities of the Louisville Institute. All too often such scholars are asked to assume a heavy set of institutional responsibilities that can make it more difficult to complete the scholarly work necessary to secure tenure. The First Book Grant program enables scholars to spend an entire academic year devoted to that research project while free of other professional responsibilities.

    https://louisville-institute.org/programs-grants-and-fellowships/grants/first-book-grant-for-scholars-of-color/

    American Antiquarian Society Short-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships

    Deadline: applications suspended until Jan 2022

    The American Antiquarian Society offers short-term visiting academic research fellowships tenable for one to three months each year. The following short-term fellowships are available for scholars holding the Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research.

    americanantiquarian.org/short-termfellowship

    American Antiquarian Society National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: January 15

    The National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds long-term (four to twelve months) postdoctoral fellowships at AAS, has established the guidelines for applicants. NEH fellowships are for persons who have already completed their formal professional training. Degree candidates and persons seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree are not eligible to hold AAS-NEH fellowships.

    http://www.americanantiquarian.org/nehfellowship.htm

    The Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship

    Deadline: January 15 (for fall) and April 15 (for spring)

    The Bogliasco Foundation supports the Arts and Humanities by providing residential Fellowships at its study center in Italy’s most vibrant, historic crossroads, where gifted artists and scholars of all cultures come together to connect, create and disseminate significant new work.

    http://www.bfny.org/en/about/program-overview

    The Smithsonian Libraries The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program

    Deadline: January 15

    The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program awards stipends of $3,500.00 per month for up to six months for individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of the Dibner Library’s Special Collections. Doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply.

    http://library.si.edu/fellowships/dibner-library-resident-scholar-program

    The Smithsonian Libraries Baird Society Resident Scholar Program

    Deadline: January 15

    The Baird Society Resident Scholar Program, funded by the many annual donors to the Smithsonian Libraries, was established to support the study of some of the Smithsonian Libraries’ most unique and valuable holdings: our rare books and Special Collections. Stipends of $3,500 per month for up to six months are available for individuals working on a topic relating to these collections.

    http://library.si.edu/about/internships-and-fellowships/fellowships/baird-society-resident-scholar-program

    The Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (SARF)

    Deadline: January 15

    This unique residency offers creative collaboration in a dynamic environment. It brings together Smithsonian scholars and distinguished visual artists from a variety of disciplines throughout the United States and abroad to explore cross-disciplinary connections.

    http://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian-artisit-research-fellowship-sarf/

    Newberry Library Short-term Fellowships

    Deadline: TBA

    Fellowships are available for 1 to 2 months. Please check back in December 2020 for an update on the 2021-22 competition. These fellowships are intended to assist researchers who need to examine specific items in the Newberry’s collection in order to advance a significant scholarly project. These fellowships are mainly restricted to individuals who live outside of the Chicago metropolitan area; for exceptions to these restrictions, please read the individual fellowship descriptions.

    https://www.newberry.org/fellowships

    Massachusetts Historical Society Long-Term Fellowship

    Deadline: January 15

    The MHS awards at least two long-term MHS-NEH fellowships annually, for a minimum of four months and a maximum of 12 months. The MHS provides a supplement to assist with professional and housing expenses. Applicants must have completed their professional training and be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

    https://www.masshist.org/2012/research/fellowships/long-term

    National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants

    Deadline: January 15

    The Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program awards relatively small grants to support the planning stages of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities.

    https://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/digital-humanities-advancement-grants

    National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Implementation Grants

    Deadline: January 15

    This program is designed to fund the implementation of innovative digital-humanities projects that have successfully completed a start-up phase and demonstrated their value to the field. Such projects might enhance our understanding of central problems in the humanities, raise new questions in the humanities, or develop new digital applications and approaches for use in the humanities.

    https://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/digital-humanities-advancement-grants

    The Council of Overseas Research Center Fellowships

    Deadline: January 12

    The Council of American Overseas Research Centers is pleased to announce a new focused regional fellowship program enabling pre- and early post-doctoral scholars to carry out research in the humanities and related social sciences in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers. Funding for this program is generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

    http://www.caorc.org/fellowships

    Princeton Library Research Grants

    Deadline: applications suspended for 2021-2022

    Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $3,500 each, are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant.

    http://www.princeton.edu/rbsc/fellowships/f_ships.html

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers History Center Fellowship in Electrical History

    Deadline: February 1

    The IEEE Life Members’ Fellowship in Electrical History supports either one year of full-time graduate work in the history of electrical science and technology at a college or university of recognized standing or up to one year of post-doctoral research for a scholar in this field who has received their Ph.D. within the past three years.

    https://www.ieee.org/about/history-center/fellowship.html

    University of California-Los Angeles Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

    Deadline: applications suspended for 2021-2022 

    The Center administers a number of fellowship programs for senior and postdoctoral scholars.

    http://www.1718.ucla.edu/research/postdoctoral/

    University of Notre Dame A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval Studies

    Deadline: February 1

    The Medieval Institute offers a fellowship for a junior faculty scholar in Medieval Studies, made possible through the generous response of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to a challenge grant awarded to Notre Dame by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The fellowship permits an outstanding young scholar in any field of medieval studies to continue his or her research while in residence at Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute during a full academic year.

    https://medieval.nd.edu/research/grants-fellowships/

    Israel Institute Faculty Grant 

    Deadline: February 16

    The Israel Institute offers grants to tenured faculty members to help them add Israel-focused courses to their teaching portfolios. The purpose of this program is to assist professors who have the interest and desire, but not yet the expertise, to teach courses about modern Israel. Faculty Development grants afford select scholars the opportunity to conduct research, travel to Israel, hone language skills, or pursue any other activity that would be conducive to developing and teaching Israel Studies courses.

    https://israelinstitute.org/programs/faculty-development

    American Historical Association Research Grants

    Deadline: February 15

    Each year, the American Historical Association awards several research grants with the aim of advancing the study and exploration of history in a diverse number of subject areas. Only AHA members are eligible to apply for these grants. All grants are offered annually and are intended to further research in progress. Preference is given to advanced doctoral students, non-tenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars. Grants may be used for travel to a library or archive; microfilming, photography, or photocopying; borrowing or access fees; and similar research expenses.

    http://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/grants-and-fellowships

    Vermont Studio Center Fellowships for Artists and Writers

    Deadline: Oct 1, Feb 15,  June 15

    The Vermont Studio Center is proud to offer nearly $1.4 million annually in fellowships, grant assistance, and work-exchange to make residencies possible for nearly 700 artists and writers each year. In addition, there are other sources of support that are not available to VSC but to which you might apply to help fund your residency, such as your local and state arts councils, faculty enrichment grants for university employees, etc.

    vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships/

    The Henry Moore Foundation Research Fellowships

    Deadlines: September 2, December 9, Feb 25, May 20

    The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture. We host a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences and lectures, as well as developing research and publications, to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. Each year we offer a number of Fellowships to enable researchers of different backgrounds and disciplines to develop their work.

    http://www.henry-moore.org/grants/grants-programme#

    Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh Visiting Research Fellowships

    Deadline: February 26

    Applications are invited for Visiting Research Fellowships of between two and six months, tenable in the period: June 2014-September 2016. No limitation is placed on the area of research within the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Institute exists to foster interdisciplinary activities in the Humanities and Social Science and has a particular interest in using its visiting fellowships to build international collaborations.

    https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/visiting-research-fellowships

    Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science Visiting Research Fellowships

    Deadline: February 26

    Applications are invited for IASH-SSPS Visiting Research Fellowships of between two and four months, tenable in the period: June 2013 – September 2015. The IASH-SSPS Visiting Fellowships are intended to encourage outstanding research, international scholarly collaboration, and networking activities of Visiting Research Fellows together with SSPS academics. Fellows will be expected to work in collaboration with one or more members of SSPS academic staff, and to take an active part in IASH interdisciplinary events.

    https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/visiting-research-fellowships

    Tufts University Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows Program

    Deadline: February 28

    Fellows will be given office space for two years at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) and affiliated with the department or interdisciplinary program most germane to their field of research. Fellows will teach one course in the spring semester of their first year and two in the second year of their residency through their home department or program.

    https://sites.tufts.edu/chat/postdoctoral-fellowships/

    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Pforzheimer Fellowship

    Deadline: February 26

    The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites scholars who are conducting oral history interviews relevant to the history of women or gender in the United States to apply for support of up to $3,000. This grant stipulates that the interviews take place in accordance with guidelines of the Oral History Association, that consent is obtained from interviewees for their words to be viewed by researchers worldwide, and that true copies or transcripts of the original recording of the oral interviews, as well as copies of the consent forms, be deposited in the Schlesinger Library.

    https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/grants

    Japan U.S. Friendship Commission Creative Artists Program

    Deadline: March 1

    The Japan U.S. Friendship Commission offers leading contemporary and traditional artists from the United States the opportunity to spend three months in Japan through the U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program.  Cultural understanding is at the heart of this program.  Artists go as seekers, as cultural visionaries, and as living liaisons to the traditional and contemporary cultural life of Japan.  They also go as connectors who share knowledge and bring back knowledge.

    http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/

    Library of Congress Jon B. Lovelace Fellowship for the Study of the Alan Lomax Collection

    Deadline: March 1

    The Lomax Collection is a major collection of ethnographic field audio recordings, motion pictures, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence and other materials that represent Lomax’s lifetime of work to document and analyze traditional music, dance, storytelling and other expressive genres that arise from cultural groups in many parts of the world, particularly the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the Caribbean. Lomax (1915-2002) was one of the greatest documenters of traditional culture during the twentieth century.

    https://www.loc.gov/programs/john-w-kluge-center/chairs-fellowships/fellowships/lovelace-fellowship-for-the-study-of-the-lomax-collection/

    Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Short Term Fellowships in Colonial and U.S. History and Culture

    Deadline: March 1

    The Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will jointly award approximately twenty-five one-month fellowships for research in residence in either or both collections. These two independent research libraries, adjacent to each other in Center City Philadelphia, have complementary collections capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world from the 17th through the 19th centuries, as well as Mid-Atlantic regional history to the present.

    https://librarycompany.org/academic-programs/fellowships/short-term/

    Massachusetts Historical Society Short-Term Fellowships

    Deadline: March 1

    The Massachusetts Historical Society will offer approximately twenty short-term research fellowships in 2006. Short-term awards are open to independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and holders of the Ph.D. or the equivalent, with candidates who live fifty or more miles from Boston receiving preference.

    http://www.masshist.org/research/fellowships/short-term

    American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research

    Deadline: March 1

    The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time.

    https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips-fund-native-american-research

    The David Library of the American Revolution Short-Term Residential Fellowships

    Deadline: March 5

    To promote advanced scholarship, the David Library of the American Revolution offers short-term Resident Research Fellowships for conducting research in its collections. DLAR’s rich resources in microfilm and print on virtually every aspect of the era of the American Revolution (1750-1800) are fully listed on this web site. 

    amphilsoc.org/grants/david-center-american-revolution-short-term-resident-research-fellowships

    Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Nicky B. Carpenter Fellowship in Manuscript Studies

    Deadline: March 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at Hill Museum & Manuscript Library for research by senior scholars using the digital or a microfilm manuscript collection at HMML. The award is $5,000 in support of a residency of at least two weeks. Funds may be applied toward travel to and from Collegeville, housing and meals at Saint John’s University, and costs related to duplication of HMML’s microfilm or digital resources. The Fellowship may be supplemented by other sources of funding but may not be held simultaneously with another HMML fellowship.

    hmml.org/research/carpenter/

    The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Heckman Stipends

    Deadline: March 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at HMML for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated expertise in the languages and cultures of Eastern Christianity. Awardees must be undertaking research on some aspect of Eastern Christian studies requiring use of the digital or microfilm manuscript collections at HMML.

    hmml.org/research/heckman

    The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Swenson Family Fellowships in Eastern Christian Manuscript Studies for Junior Scholars

    Deadline: March 15

    The purpose of the Fellowship is to support residencies at HMML for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars with demonstrated expertise in the languages and cultures of Eastern Christianity. Awardees must be undertaking research on some aspect of Eastern Christian studies requiring use of the digital or microfilm manuscript collections at HMML.

    hmml.org/research/swenson

    The National Gallery of Art Visiting Senior Fellowship Program

    Deadline: March 21

    The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Visiting Senior Fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program.

    http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/research/casva/fellowships/visiting-senior-fellowships.html

    Hagley Museum & Library Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants

    Deadline: Oct 31, March 31, June 30

    These grants are intended to support serious scholarly work that makes use of Hagley's research collections and expands on prior scholarship. Application materials should explain the research project's focus, methodology, engagement with existing scholarship, and the intended product, as well as Hagley collection(s) to be used during the proposed grant residency. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Hagley staff prior to submitting their application.

    hagley.org/henry-belin-du-pont-research-

    Saint Louis University Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies NEH Research Fellowships

    Deadline: No formal deadline; reviews begin April 1

    The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies awards NEH Research Fellowships of five, ten, or fifteen-week duration to scholars who can make use of the rich and varied resources available at Saint Louis University. These include the Vatican Film Library as well as the manuscript, rare book, and general collections of Pius XII Library. The Vatican Film Library holds extensive portions of the Vatican Library’s Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts on microfilm. In addition, it has one of the largest collections of microfilmed Jesuit historical documents from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

    slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/medieval-renaissance-studies/fellowships.php

    National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships

    Deadline: April 14

    Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships

    David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

    Deadline: May 1

    A post-doctoral fellowship in the field of health and spirituality, made possible by a generous endowment from the International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality (ICIHS), the fellowship is named in honor of the Center’s late founder, David B. Larson, an epidemiologist and psychiatrist, who focused on potentially relevant but understudied factors which might help in prevention, coping, and recovering from illness. The fellowship is designed to continue Dr. Larson’s legacy of promoting meaningful, scholarly study of these two important and increasingly interrelated fields. It seeks to encourage the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the scientific study of the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health.

    https://www.loc.gov/programs/john-w-kluge-center/chairs-fellowships/fellowships/larson-fellowship-in-health-and-spirituality/

    National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

    Deadline: April 28

    Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Appropriate disciplines for the research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology.

    http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan

    Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Deadline: Jan 13

    One Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will be appointed to the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities for the whole academic year. He or she will teach a one-semester undergraduate course; participate in the collegial life of the Center for the Humanities, which sponsors conferences, lectures, and colloquia; and give one public lecture. 

    http://www.wesleyan.edu/humanities/fellowships/mellon.html

    The American Research Center in Egypt Fellowships

    Deadline: Jan 18

    Over the course of five decades, ARCE’s fellowship program has benefited more than 650 scholars, whose research interests span the diversity of Egypt’s periods and cultures. Program alumni include directors and faculty of Middle Eastern studies departments at leading universities in the United States and abroad, and curators of Egyptian and Near Eastern art at major museums and research institutions.

    arce.org/fellowships

    Chemical Heritage Foundation Beckman Center Fellowships

    Deadline: February 3

    Our goal at CHF is to select the best applicants from a large pool and so we do not ask people to apply for a specific fellowship (with the exception of Société and Ullyot fellowships). Rather we encourage applications from all researchers working on topics related to history of science and technology with an emphasis on chemical matters, broadly construed.

    https://www.sciencehistory.org/fellowships

    Center for Jewish History Fellowship Program

    Deadline: Deadlines Vary by Fellowship

    The Center for Jewish History is pleased to offer several fellowships including a Visiting Scholars Program, an NEH Fellowship for Senior Scholars, and more.  Fellowship awards at the Center for Jewish History have supported cutting-edge research in the rich collections of the Center’s partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. More than 100 humanities scholars at various stages of their careers and research projects have taken up residence at the Center and profited from opportunities to share their work with leading scholars in their fields. Support from the NEH and other funders has been critical in helping to build an interdisciplinary community of scholars.

    cjh.org/research/fellowships-at-the-center

    Hutchins Center for African & African American Research Fellowship

    Deadline: January 27

    The Hutchins Center community is rich in programming and opportunities to network with scholars engaged in African and African American research. We ask Fellows to reside in the Cambridge-Boston area during the term of their appointments and to take maximum advantage of their office spaces in the Du Bois Research Institute.

    https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/fellowship-program

    Bard Graduate Center Visiting Fellowships

    Deadline: Mar 1

    The Bard Graduate Center invites scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds with a PhD or equivalent professional experience to apply for non-stipendiary visiting fellowships. BGC Visiting Fellowships, which are intended for scholars who already have secure means of funding, provide scholars with workspace in the BGC Research Center and enable them to be a part of our dynamic scholarly community in New York.  

    https://www.bgc.bard.edu/bgc-visiting-fellowships

    Newton International Fellowships

    Deadline: Deadlines vary 

    The long-term aim of the scheme is to build a global pool of research leaders and encourage long-term international collaboration with the UK. The Newton International Fellowships scheme is run by The British Academy and the Royal Society. The Fellowships cover the broad range of physical, natural and social sciences and the humanities.

    https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/newton-international/

    National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships

    Deadline: March 11

    The NEA Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. The NEA Literature Fellowships program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years.

    http://arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-writing-fellowships

    American Philosophical Society Library Resident Research Fellowship

    Deadline: Deadlines Vary by Fellowship

    The American Philosophical Society Library offers short-term residential fellowships for conducting research in its collections. The Society's Library, located near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, is a leading international center for research in the history of American science and technology and its European roots, as well as early American history and culture.

    https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships

    Institute of Historical Research Fellowships

    Deadline: Deadlines Vary by Fellowship

    The IHR runs an extensive and prestigious programme of Fellowships, including those for Junior and Senior scholars, as well as offering a number of Prizes and bursaries to undertake historical research.

    https://www.history.ac.uk/join-ihr/fellowships

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    The California Institute of Technology Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

    Biennially, Caltech awards the Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in the amount of $20,000 to a distinguished scholar nominated by peers within the field of: the history of science, the history of technology, or the historically engaged philosophy of science. The monetary prize, made possible by a generous grant from the Francis Bacon Foundation, is awarded to an internationally respected and accomplished scholar whose work continues to have a substantial impact within any of these fields.

    http://hss.divisions.caltech.edu/about/honors-and-awards/the-francis-bacon-award

    Princeton University Center for African American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

    The Center for African American Studies at Princeton University invites applications from pre-tenure scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates in all disciplines for two postdoctoral or more senior research positions. 

    http://aas.princeton.edu/programs/postdoctoral/

    Humboldt University IGK Work and Human Life Cycle in Global History Fellowships

    Every year the International Research Centre ‘Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History’ at Humboldt University in Berlin invites senior scholars and postdoctoral candidates to apply for 10 to 15 international research fellowships for the duration of the following academic year.

    http://rework.hu-berlin.de/en/fellowships.html

    American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars Program

    The Academy’s Visiting Scholars Program provides residential fellowships for junior faculty members and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The fellowship program offers scholars a year for research and writing free from teaching and administrative duties, a collaborative work environment, and the opportunity to interact with Academy members.

    https://www.amacad.org/content/about/about.aspx?d=363&t=4&s=0

    McNeil Center for Early American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

    The McNeil Center expects to appoint postdoctoral fellows in two distinct categories for terms beginning in 2015. Each fellow will enjoy private office space in the Center's building at the northeastern gateway to the University of Pennsylvania's historic campus; library, computer, and other privileges at the university; and access to the Philadelphia area's magnificent manuscript, rare book and museum collections.

    http://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.shtml

    The Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Technology

    The Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Technology honors the contribution of Brooke Hindle to the work of the Society for the History of Technology. The Fellowship, made possible thanks to the great generosity of his family, is for $10,000 and may be used, as further detailed below, for any purpose connected with research or writing in the history of technology for a period of not less than four months during the year following the award.

    https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-hindle-fellowship/

    American Academy of Religion Luce Fellowships in Religion and International Affairs

    The American Academy of Religion (AAR) invites applications for AAR-Luce Fellowships in Religion and International Affairs. The program places scholars with PhDs, from the humanities or related social sciences, or ThDs at the US Department of State, under the Department’s Franklin Fellows Program. Fellows will participate in substantive work of the Department involving religion and international affairs.

    https://www.aarweb.org/programs-services/call-for-applications-for-aar-luce-fellowships-in-religion-and-international

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