Grants and Fellowships

This section provides an alphabetical list of fellowship and grant programs; potential applicants should contact the foundations or visit their Web sites for complete information on procedures and requirements. The list omits prize contests and a number of purely literary fellowships. To submit a new item, complete this online form.

The Modern Language Association also offers grants for convention travel, career development, and course creation as well as a number of publication prizes. Learn more about the MLA’s grants and awards.

Kosciuszko Foundation

KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION: Tuition scholarships for graduate study in the United States, and for exchange programs to Poland are available to US citizens of Polish descent, Polish citizens who have permanent-resident status in the United States, and persons of non-Polish background…

Kurt Weill Foundation Grant Program

KURT WEILL FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM: Annually awards financial support to not-for-profit organizations for performances of Kurt Weill’s musical works, to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for scholarly research projects, and to not-for-profit organizations for educational initiatives directly related to Weill, Lotte…

Leo Baeck Institute

LEO BAECK INSTITUTE: Fellowships to assist doctoral students, recent PhDs, and established academics in research on social, communal, and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. Three short-term programs are offered: LBI-DAAD Fellowships, for work at the institute in New York or…

Library Company of Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies

LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND BALCH INSTITUTE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES: Jointly-sponsored doctoral and postdoctoral research fellowships in American history and culture in residence at these libraries. Stipends are $2,000 for one month. In addition, the Library…

Linda Hall Library Fellowships

The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its . . .

Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. For complete information, including...

Making Modernism: Literature and Culture in Chicago, 1893–1955

MAKING MODERNISM: LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN CHICAGO, 1893–1955: What is Chicago’s contribution to the modernist movement? This NEH Summer Institute for college and university faculty members will explore Chicago’s distinct literary and artistic culture as well as...

Marjorie Harding Memorial Fellowship

MARJORIE HARDING MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP: Sponsored by the Thoreau Society, the Marjorie Harding Memorial Fellowship offers recipients $1,000 towards travel and research expenses at archives in the Greater-Boston area on Thoreau related projects, as well as free attendance at the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering held in Concord, Massachusetts, in early July. Both emerging and established...

Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture

MARY AND DAVID HARRISON INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE: Invites applications for the Lillian Gary Taylor Fellowship in American Literature, and the William A. Elwood Fellowship in Civil Rights and African-American Studies. Both fellowships offer...

Massachusetts Historical Society Fellowships

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY FELLOWSHIPS: Offers over forty research fellowships for the academic year, including two long-term research fellowships made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The society also offers short-term fellowships and participates in the New England Regional…

McCullough Research Fellowship

Marietta College’s Bank of America / David and Rosalee McCullough . . .

The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL) are building inclusive campus . . .

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