Other Fellowship Opportunities
Early Career Opportunity
| Institution Name | Fellowship Name | Information on Fellowship | Deadline |
| Fulbright | Fulbright Doctoral Awards | Postdoctoral Awards provide recently graduated scholars an opportunity to conduct research and receive professional training abroad. Awards may involve limited teaching. Postdoctoral Awards are open to scholars who will have received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., Ed.D., etc.) within five to seven years of the fellowship start date, as noted in the award description. Degree conferment before the start of the award is mandatory. Institutional affiliation in the United States is not required. | September |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Young Faculty Award | The objective fo the DARPA Young Faculty Award program is to identify and engage researchers in junior faculty positions at US academic and non-profit research institutions and expose them to Department of Defense needs and DARPA’s program development process. *must be employed at a US institution | Varies |
Research Resource
| Institution Name | Fellowship Name | Information on Fellowship | Deadline |
| The Huntington Library | Long-term fellowships | The Huntington offers 13 long-term fellowships for nine to 12 months, each with a $50,000 stipend. While nine fellowships are open to scholars in various fields aligned with The Huntington’s collections, there are specific awards for maritime history (Kemble Fellowship), history of medicine (Molina Fellowship), and history of science (Dibner Fellowship). Three Thom Fellowships are designated for recent postdoctoral scholars. Long-term fellows are required to reside at The Huntington continuously, present at a two-day introductory symposium in September, and participate in weekly working group sessions from October to May. | November |
| The Huntington Library | short-term fellowships | Approximately 140 short-term fellowships are available for one to five months in residence and carry monthly stipends of $3,500. They are open to scholars in any field where The Huntington’s collections are strong. | November |
| Hoover Institution | Scholar Research Support | The Hoover Institution Library & Archives Scholar Research Support grant provides an award of up to $10,000 to support research based on our collections. Grant recipients are expected to spend a minimum of ten days at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives directly accessing collection materials in the reading room, and complete their research and post-visit summary report within the one year of the cohort. | February |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Institute Long Term Fellowships | Folger Institute fellowships support individual scholarly and artistic research focused on enriching our understanding of the early modern world. The Institute values research that tackles complex historical questions and engages with primary sources to produce diverse histories. Additionally, it promotes equitable access to research funding by offering various fellowship modules and removing barriers to participation. | December |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Institute Short Term Fellowships | Short-term fellowships at the Folger Institute support scholars needing significant primary research for one to three months, offering a monthly stipend of $4,000. These fellowships facilitate concentrated, full-time work on research projects utilizing the Folger’s collections and programs. They can be conducted on-site, virtually, or in a hybrid format, allowing researchers to engage in collections-based research within an interdisciplinary community and receive regular feedback on their work. | January |
| Library of Congress | Kluge Fellowships | The Kluge Center encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Fellowship program. The fellowship is open to scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields such as architecture or law. | September |
| Smithsonian Institution | Smithsonian Institution Fellloship Program | The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior researchers to conduct independent research and to utilize the resources of the Institution with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff serving as advisors and hosts. | October |
| Smithsonian Institution | Museums, Research Institutes, Centers, and Office’s Fellowship Programs | The Smithsonian Institution heads up many museums, research programs, centers, etc. Many of these entities have field-specific fellowship opportunities. The comprehensive list of these unique opportunities can be found at the link. Most include residency in DC at a given institution and require that the proposed project benefit from that institution’s resources. | varies |
| The Newberry | Newberry Long-Term Fellowships | Researchers with long-term fellowships spend four to nine months immersed in the Newberry collection and in our community of learning. While pursuing significant works of scholarship, they make discoveries, present works in progress, and take their projects to the next level. | November |
Sabbatical & Project Funding
| Institution Name | Fellowship Name | Information on Fellowship | Deadline |
| National Endowment for the Arts | Division of Research Programs Fellowships | NEH Fellowships are competitive awards for individual scholars engaged in exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applicants must articulate their project’s value to both humanities scholars and general audiences. The fellowships provide recipients with time to conduct research or produce various scholarly works, including books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, annotated translations, or critical editions. Projects can be at any stage of development. | April |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | Since 2015, the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program has supported high-caliber scholarship and research in the social sciences and humanities that address important and enduring issues confronting our society. For at least the next three years, the fellows will aim to help Americans understand how and why our society has become so polarized and what can be done to strengthen American democracy. ***Requires a nomination from the University President (1 junior and 1 senior faculty per cycle) | November |
| Open Society Foundations | Open Society Fellowship | The Open Society Fellowship, established in 2008, supports individuals pursuing innovative approaches to fundamental challenges facing open societies. It funds projects aimed at enhancing public understanding and stimulating discussions within the Open Society Foundations and beyond. Fellows can choose their work outputs, such as books, articles, art projects, or convenings, and may also collaborate on a joint product. Fellowship staff are available to help cohorts brainstorm potential outputs. | February |
Travel & Residency
| Institution Name | Fellowship Name | Information on Fellowship | Deadline |
| The Huntington Library | Travel grants and exchange fellowships | The Huntington offers six travel grants for study abroad in fields related to its collections, specifically for research in libraries or archives outside the U.S. and Canada, particularly in the UK, continental Europe, and Latin America. Additionally, there are nine exchange fellowships with various colleges and institutions in the UK and Ireland, including Oxford and Cambridge. These initiatives aim to promote projects that can leverage both The Huntington’s collections and international archives. | November |
| DAAD German Academic Exchange Service | Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists | This programme offers you the opportunity to network amongst colleagues and exchange experience in the framework of short-term research stays in Germany. The scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The programme provides funding for research stays at state or state-recognised institutions of higher education or non-university research institutes in Germany. A research stay can also take place at several host institutions. | October & May |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Bellagio Center Residency Program | For over 60 years, the Bellagio Center has served as a collaborative space for academics, artists, and practitioners to enhance their creativity and pursue groundbreaking projects. Unlike a typical retreat, the residency focuses on advancing specific projects while fostering cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural connections among residents. Participants form lasting relationships and remain connected through the Bellagio Network, continuing their engagement with The Rockefeller Foundation after their residency. | Varies |
| Virginia Humanities | Public Humanities Fellowship | Our Public Humanities Fellowships help writers, independent scholars, community historians, and college and university faculty members share meaningful research, stories, and cultural expressions that are relevant to Virginia’s diverse communities and that connect audiences to wider regional, national, and global contexts. If you’re engaged in the public humanities, and you’re interested in sharing your work with a wider audience, we’d love to hear from you. | April |
| The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Wilson Center Fellowship | Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world. | October |
| Chiang Ching-kua Foundation | Research Grants | Scholars at academic institutions are eligible to apply for research grants. Priority will be given to collaborative projects involving institutions in Taiwan. Projects on Taiwan Studies are especially encouraged. Research grants are usually given for no more than two years. | October |
| US Department of State | English Language Fellows Program | The English Language Fellow (EL Fellow) Program offers 10-month fellowships to highly qualified U.S. educators in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at academic institutions worldwide. The program promotes mutual understanding, enhances English language learning, and builds teaching capacity abroad. Sponsored by U.S. embassies, EL Fellows share their expertise, develop their skills, gain international experience, and learn about different cultures. | December |
| American Councils for International Education | Title VIII Research Scholar Program | Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils Research Scholar Program provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars seeking to conduct in-country, independent research for three to nine consecutive months throughout Eurasia and Eastern Europe. | October |
| European University Institute | Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships | Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships support established academics with an international reputation in pursuing research at the European University Institute (EUI). While in residence, fellows are encouraged to connect with fellow researchers, participate in teaching and thesis supervision alongside EUI professors, and engage with ongoing research projects at the institute. | September |
| Fulbright | Fulbright Scholar Award | The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research, and undertake professional projects globally. It is open to college and university faculty, artists, and professionals from various fields, contributing to a network of over 400,000 Fulbrighters who gain enhanced skills, new connections, and increased mutual understanding. The majority of awards are Fulbright Scholar Awards, which cater to professionals, artists, and scholars at all career stages. Eligibility and location details vary, with some awards restricted to specific career levels or types of scholars, as outlined in the award descriptions. | September |
| Fulbright | Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Awards | Distinguished Scholar awards are the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program, aimed at scholars with over seven years of experience in their field, though some awards may have additional eligibility restrictions. Recipients are expected to engage actively with host institutions to promote mutual understanding and share knowledge. Awards are available for one or two academic semesters (four or ten months) across all academic disciplines. Distinguished Scholars are anticipated to participate in the academic life of their department and teach one course (graduate or undergraduate) each semester of their residency. | September |
| Fulbright | Fulbright Specialist Program | The Fulbright Specialist Program, part of the larger Fulbright Program, was established in 2001 by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The program pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions. | September & November |
| Harvard Radcliffe Institute | Radcliffe Fellowship | Radcliffe fellows are individuals at different stages of their careers who come to the Institute from across the United States and around the world and represent a broad range of academic, professional, and artistic fields. Fellows work on an individual project—a novel, a film, a map of the Milky Way—while mining and deepening the knowledge, ingenuity, and talent of the Harvard University community. | Varies |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Visiting Fellowship | Each year, the Institute for Advanced Study selects around 200 Members from over 1,500 applicants across its four Schools: Historical Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Science. Members can stay for terms ranging from one term to several years. The selection process considers young scholars with potential, applicants from non-traditional backgrounds, and established senior scholars. A key criterion for appointment is the expectation that each Member’s time at the Institute will produce significant and original work. Many Members align their research with the Faculty’s interests, while others explore areas not currently represented. | October |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Research | Faculty Fellowships | The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study awards 8-10 residential Faculty Fellowships annually to researchers whose work addresses the Institute’s yearly Research Theme. | October |
| Russell Sage Foundation | Summer Institutes | RSF offers intensive, multi-day summer institutes on various topics for doctoral students and early-career scholars. Most participant costs during the institute, including housing and most meals, are covered, and travel expenses are reimbursed up to a set cap. Participants are required to fully attend all sessions of the program and some institutes require participants to complete some assignments in advance. | March |
| The Newberry | Newberry Short-Term Fellowships | Researchers with short-term fellowships spend one to two months investigating specific collection items that are essential to their scholarship. These fellowship opportunities are open to scholars at the ABD stage and beyond. | December |
| American Academy in Berlin | Berlin Prize | The American Academy in Berlin is an independent nonprofit institute for advanced study that promotes research across various disciplines through its fellowship program. The Academy hosts a diverse public program featuring lectures, readings, and presentations by resident fellows, Distinguished Visitors, and guest speakers. While prioritizing the independent work of fellows, it also helps them establish professional networks in Berlin and beyond. The Academy encourages fellows to share their work with broader audiences, supporting its mission of fostering transatlantic ties through cultural exchange. | September |
| Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders (Germany) | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs and Experienced Researchers | Humboldt Research Fellowship enables you to carry out your personal research project at different stages of your career – in cooperation with hosts of a research institution of your choice in Germany. | Rolling Applications |
| American Antiquarian Society | AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellowship | The AAS-NEH Long-Term Fellowships are available for four to twelve months and provide opportunities for collegiality and mentoring from staff, visiting fellows, and the academic community in Worcester, Massachusetts. Fellows are required to reside continuously at the Society and must focus fully on their research, prohibiting teaching assignments or significant outside activities during their tenure. They may hold other major fellowships or grants, including sabbaticals, but cannot hold multiple NEH-funded grants concurrently. | January |
| American Philosophical Society | American Philosophical Society short-term non residential fellowships | The APS’s Library & Museum invites applications for fellowships supporting research in the collections. Fellowships are offered for short-term and long-term opportunities, for subject-specific research, digital humanities projects, and more. Full details and more information about these opportunities visit the website. | Varies |
| American-Scandinavian Foundation | Awards for Study in Scandinavia | The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers year-long fellowships of up to $23,000 and short term (1-3 months) fellowships of up to $5,000 to graduate students (preferably conducting dissertation research) and academic professionals interested in pursuing research or creative-arts projects in the Nordic region (Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sámpi, and Sweden). | November |
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