| Program | Deadline | Program Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| American Academy in Rome Rome Prize Fellowships |
November 1 | Each year, through a national competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to 15 artists in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical Composition, or Visual Arts and 15 scholars in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and early Modern, or Modern Italian Studies. Applicants, except those applying for the NEH postdoctoral fellowship, must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who have lived in the U.S. for the three years preceding the application deadline may apply for the NEH postdoctoral fellowships. |
| American Antiquarian Society Short-Term Fellowships Long-Term Fellowships |
varies | Offers short-term fellowships (1 to 3 months) and long-term fellowships (4 to 12 months) to support residential research on the life of America's people from the colonial era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. |
| American Association of University Women AAUW Fellowships and Grants Program Information |
varies | American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions; applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. International Fellowships are awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. |
| American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and Grants |
varies | ACLS offers fellowships and grants in more than a dozen programs for research in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. |
| American Councils for International Education Research Fellowships |
varies | Administers several major grants for independent, overseas research in the humanities and social sciences. In recent years, American Councils scholars have conducted independent research in Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. |
| American Historical Association J. Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History Fellowship in Aerospace History |
March | Jameson Fellows spend 2-3 months at the Library of Congress for American history research. Aerospace Fellows undertake a 6-12 month research project in aerospace history. |
| American Research Center in Egypt Fellowships |
January | Several fellowships available for postdoctoral travel and study in Cairo and Egypt. |
| Cambridge University Churchill College, Fitzwilliam College, and Trinity Hall: Junior Research Fellowships |
Late November | Churchill College, Fitzwilliam College, and Trinity Hall fund three-year fellowships for recent postdocs in various subjects. |
| Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Harvard University (Villa I Tatti) Fellowships |
varies | Offers fellowships for research on the Italian Renaissance. |
| Chemical Heritage Foundation Research and Fellowships |
February 15 | Offers fellowships and travel grants for scholars doing research in the history and sociology of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries. |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program |
January | Funds research research of regional or trans-regional significance by U.S. citizens in more than one country outside the U.S. Fellowships are limited to the support of study and research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences. |
| Dartmouth College Leslie Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships |
October | Two-year postdoctoral fellowships for research and teaching at Dartmouth University. Fellows are expected to teach two courses each year. |
| Folger Shakespeare Library Research Fellowships |
March 1 short-term, November 1 for long-term fellowships | Research fellowships providing access to the Library's collections. Short-term (1-3 months) and long-term (6-9 months) fellowships are available. |
| Getty Research Institute Grants for Residential Scholars |
November 1 | Offers several postdoctoral fellowships for scholars in residence at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa in Los Angeles. |
| Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Scholarly Fellowships To Apply |
May 1, December 1 | Supports postdoctoral research on American history in any of five archives in New York. $1,500 to $4,000 stipends are awarded for trips from one week to two months. |
| Haverford College John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows |
January | Two-year fellowships in the humanities at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Programmes for postdoctoral researchers |
varies | Various fellowships fund research stays in Germany. |
| Huntington Library Fellowships |
December 15 | Short-term and long-term fellowships available for utilizing the Library's holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - History Center Postdoctoral Fellowship in Electrical History |
April 1 | Offers one fellowship in the history of electrical engineering and computing. The postdoc will participate in the IEEE History Center’s program of preserving, researching and promoting the history of electrical engineering and computing and will be expected to conduct original research in related topics. |
| Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center Fellowships, Distinguished Chairs & Endowments |
varies | Offers several postdoctoral fellowships for research at the Library of Congress. The Larson Fellowship promote study in the field of health and spirituality. The Kislak Fellowship in American Studies support advanced research based on the Kislak Collection. |
| National Maritime Museum of the UK Caird Senior Research Fellowships |
November 1 | Up to £20,000 for one year for research on the Museum's collections or in any field of British naval and maritime history. The Museum is keen to encourage proposals both from maritime historians and from scholars from other disciplines who are interested in broader cultural, social and political aspects of maritime history. |
| National Science Foundation Science, Technology, and Society (STS) |
February 1, August 1 | STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. |
| Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities |
January for Long-Term; March for Short-Term Fellowships |
Fellowships provide assistance to researchers to use the collections in Chicago. Short-term fellowships for one week to two months and long-term fellowships for six to eleven months are available. |
| Oxford University Junior Research Fellowships: Christ Church, Merton College and St John's College |
December | The Fellowships in Arts and Science are normally awarded to those who are approaching the end of their doctoral research or who have begun postdoctoral study. |
| Princeton University Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition |
October | The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for in-residence postdoctoral fellowships. |
| Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Programs |
varies; many are January 15 | Diverse fellowships, internships, and other programs are available for scholars interested in working with the Smithsonian. |
| Society for the History of Technology Brooke Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship |
April 15 | A $10,000 award for research or writing in the history of technology for a period of at least four months. |
| Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowships in Chinese Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Japanese Studies |
January 15 (Chinese); October (Japanese) | Applicants may be no more than five years beyond receipt of the doctoral degree for the Chinese Studies program, and no more than three for the Japanese Studies program. Both awards are 12-month appointments for research and teaching. |
| UC Humanities Research Institute Residential Research Fellowships |
December | UC faculty, visiting scholars (including UC postdoctoral fellows), and UC graduate students are invited to apply for residential fellowships in the residential group. |
| UC MEXUS UC MEXUS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
March | Support postdoctoral researchers participating in a research project or training program at the host UC campus or Mexican institution, with an emphasis on using the stay to advance their own academic and professional development as well as to solidify future binational research ties and networks. |
| UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Fellowships |
February 1 | Several fellowships available for research at the Clark Library. The Library's collections are strong in 17th and 18th century English literature and history, particularly the Restoration; and Oscar Wilde. |
| UCOP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | November | Encourages outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents in any field. |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of African American Studies Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program |
January | One postdoctoral fellowship is available with the Department of African American Studies for scholars who study Africa and its Diaspora.. The call for applications is open and inclusive for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. An applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and must have received a doctorate or appropriate terminal degree within the past four years. |
| University of Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship |
September 30 | Each year the Society selects four outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships in the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professional schools; and four Mellon Fellows in the humanities. |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoc Program for Faculty Diversity |
January | The purpose is to develop scholars from underrepresented groups for possible tenure track appointments at the UNC-Chapel Hill. Appointments are for two years. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. |
| University of Pennsylvania PHF Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities McNeil Center for Early American Studies Fellowships |
October 15 for PHF; November 1 for McNeil |
The Penn Humanities Forum awards five one-year in-residence Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to junior scholars in the humanities who are not yet tenured. The McNeil Center will appoint a recent recipient of the PhD Fellow for a two-year term in residence at the Center. |
| Vatican Film Library, Saint Louis University Mellon Fellowship NEH Research Fellowship |
March 1, June 1, October 1 | Supports research by scholars using the VFL's collections. Mellon Fellowships are for two to eight weeks duration. The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies annually awards six five-week NEH Fellowships to scholars to use the Vatican Film Library and Pius XII Library and other resources. |
| Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship Program |
November | Postdoctoral fellow will conduct research in any field of the humanities or humanistic social sciences and teach a one-semester undergraduate course. |