ACLS – American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships

With the exception of the Public Fellows program, an individual may apply to as many fellowship and grant programs as are suitable. However, not more than one ACLS or ACLS-joint award may normally be accepted in any one competition year.

For the purpose of these competitions, the humanities and related social sciences include but are not limited to American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art history and architectural history; classics; economics; ethnic studies; film; gender studies; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies.

• Humanities
• Social Sciences

ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships: September

ACLS Digital Extension Grants: January

ACLS Fellowships: September

ACLS Programs in China Studies:

Luce/ACLS Predissertation-Summer Travel Grants: November

Luce/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in China Studies: November

Luce/ACLS Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants in China Studies: November

Comparative Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society: November

ACLS Public Fellows Program:

For Organizations: Apply to host an ACLS Public Fellow: October

For Recent PhDs: Apply to become an ACLS Public Fellow: March

African Humanities Program : November

Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars: September

The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies:

The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies: November

The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Buddhist Studies:November

The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies: November

The Robert H.N Ho Family Foundation Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies: November

The Robert H.N Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies: January

Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art: October

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships: October

Matthew Goldfeder, Director of Fellowship Programs
212-697-1505 x124
mgoldfeder@acls.org