Humanities Opportunities, by Date
View Humanities Opportunities sorted by funding program.
| Funding Program | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research Awards of up to $12,000 for research overseas in the Near and Middle East and South Asia, on issues of multinational significance in the social sciences, humanities, and related natural sciences |
January |
| Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities |
January |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Schlesinger Library Grants The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America offers a variety of research grants to support new scholarship on women, gender, and sexuality. |
January |
| Five College Women's Studies Research Center Research Associateships Open to feminist scholars, teachers, artists, writers, and activists |
February |
| National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship Fellowships in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Non-matching grants are for $25,000. This year's guidelines are for poetry fellowships |
February |
| Japan-United States Friendship Commission U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program Fellowships for professional contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend three to five months in Japan. |
March |
| Max van Berchem Foundation Research grants in the areas of Islamic and Arabic archaeology, history, geography, art history, epigraphy, religion, and literature |
March |
| J. M. Kaplan Fund Furthermore publishing grants Furthermore grants assist nonfiction books having to do with art, architecture, and design; cultural history, the city, and related public issues; and conservation and preservation. |
March & September |
| John Templeton Foundation Supports bold ideas that engage the "big questions" and draw in multiple disciplines, including natural and human sciences, philosophy, and theology. The foundation’s core funding areas are: Science and the Big Questions; Character Virtue Development; Freedom and Free Enterprise; Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius; and Genetics. |
April & October |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both |
May |
| Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Project Stream grants Grants for innovative, community-based arts projects. Projects can include performances, exhibitions, readings or other arts projects in any genre, and must be open to the public. |
June |
| Council for International Exchange of Scholars Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program Grants for U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and conduct research abroad in a wide variety of academic and professional fields |
August |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation One- to two-year awards ($15,000 to $40,000) for research in the natural and social sciences and the humanities to increase understanding of violence and aggression |
August |
| National Endowment for the Humanities NEH Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions Grants for Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) support fellowships at institutions devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities. FPIRI-funded fellowships provide scholars with research time and access to resources that might otherwise not be available to them |
August |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities in the Public Square Supports programs designed to demonstrate the vital role that humanities ideas can play in civic life. Projects should draw on humanities scholarship to engage the public in understanding some of today’s most challenging issues and pressing concerns |
August |
| American Council of Learned Societies ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships Offers small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. The fellowship supports projects that produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications). |
September |
| American Council of Learned Societies ACLS Fellowships Invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. |
September |
| Graham Foundation Research grants for architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space |
September |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships in all fields for "advanced professionals" |
September |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities (by nomination only) |
September |
| American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants Small grants to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge |
October & December |
| American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars Program One-year research fellowships in the areas of science, scholarship, business, public affairs, and the arts, for postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty; stipends of up to $65,000 |
October |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities Connections Seeks to expand the role of the humanities in the undergraduate curriculum at two- and four-year institutions, offering students in all academic fields new opportunities to develop the intellectual skills and habits of mind that the humanities cultivate |
October |
| National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships 40 Fellowships in Research Triangle Park, NC, for scholars in the humanities and scholars in the arts and the natural and social sciences who are engaged in humanistic projects. A few of the fellowships are designated for particular recipients and/or areas, including one for a young woman in philosophy; and others in environmental studies, English literature, art history, Asian Studies, and theology. Stipends of up to half a year's salary, plus travel expenses |
October |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellowships Awards 10-15 residential fellowships annually to researchers whose work addresses the Institute’s yearly Research Theme. |
October |
| Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships Fellowships for creative artists, humanists, and social scientists, in residence in Cambridge, MA |
October |
| Institute for Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty and other junior faculty committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and sciences. |
October |
| W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowships in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, biblical studies, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, religion, and related disciplines. |
October |
| Asian Cultural Council Fellowships and grants Long-term, immersive fellowships and shorter-term grants for artists, scholars, and arts professionals who wish to pursue specialized training, creative projects, or targeted research projects aligned with ACC's mission of advancing international understanding |
November |
| J. Paul Getty Grant Program Getty Scholar Grants Support for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences |
November |
| American Association of University Women American Fellowships Postdoctoral research leave and short-term publication grants for pre-tenure women scholars in all fields |
November |
| George A. & Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Howard Fellowships For mid-career faculty for independent projects in fields selected on a rotational basis. |
November |
| Ford Foundation (via the National Research Council) Ford Postdoctoral Fellowships Fellowships to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties and to maximize the educational benefits of diversity |
November |
| Huntington Library Short-Term and Long-Term Awards Fellowships for research on British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine |
November |
| Loeb Classical Library Foundation Grants to support research, publication, and other projects in the area of classical studies. |
November |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Senior Fellowship Fellowships for research illuminating the Museum's collection of artworks in the fields of history of art and architecture, critical theory, media studies, anthropology and archaeology, linguistics and philology, English literature, linguistics, religious studies, and musicology. |
November |
| National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects Prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English |
December |
| Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities |
December |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowships Promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and in Germany |
Rolling |
| Imagining America Leading and Learning Initiatives Swarthmore is an institutional member of this consortium for publicly engaged scholarship that offers periodic calls for fellowships and public scholarship funding |
Various |
| Institute of Classical Studies Fellowships awarded to established scholars based outside the UK who are able to take leave from their positions to spend a short time in London. |
Various |
| International Documentary Association Grants Directory Funding sources for documentary films on a broad range of topics |
Various |
| Samuel H. Kress Foundation Grant Programs Supports scholarly projects that promote the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of European art from antiquity to the early 19th century. |
Various |
| Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center Chairs & Fellowships The Kluge Center welcomes scholars and practitioners at the height of their fields for residencies as chair holders or as distinguished visiting scholars. Fellowships are awarded to promising post-graduate scholars for research in an array of subjects that can be supported by the Library’s collections and digital resources. |
Various |
| Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program Residential fellowships for independent research projects in association with Smithsonian staff |
Various |
| Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Humanities fellowships and other opportunities at CHCI member organizations |
Various |
| National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Various senior fellowships (of up to $50,000 in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts; residential senior fellowships (in Washington, D.C. limited to 60 days ) |
Various |
| Department of Education International Research and Studies Program Grants to conduct research to improve instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields |
Suspended |
