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.

New York Foundation for the Arts

NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: Fellowships of $7,000 for New York State residents working in artistic disciplines, including the literature categories of fiction, nonfiction, playwriting/screenwriting, and poetry. Matriculated students in any degree program may not apply. Short stories, book…

New York State Library

NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY: Normally three to five research residency awards entitling the recipient to special library privileges. For more information, write to Research Residency Committee, New York State Library, State Education Dept., Cultural Education Center, Albany 12230 (mscolls@mail.nysed.gov; http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/researchres.htm).

Newberry Library

NEWBERRY LIBRARY: Long-term fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars for periods of six to eleven months, unless otherwise noted under the fellowship description. Applicants must hold a PhD at the time of application. Applications for long-term awards are due 1…

Northeast Modern Language Association Fellowships

NORTHEAST MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION FELLOWSHIPS: Intended to defray the cost of traveling incurred by researchers in pursuing their work in progress over the summer. The fellowships, with a stipend ranging from $500 to $1,500, are designed to support primarily untenured…

Northern Illinois University Libraries Rare Books and Special Collections Fellowships

Northern Illinois University Libraries invites applications for two fellowships; the . . .

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture

OMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE: A two-year postdoctoral fellowship awarded annually to an entry-level scholar in any field of early American studies ($50,400 stipend). Foreign nationals are eligible to apply. Fellows must have completed all requirements for…

Oregon State University Center for the Humanities

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES: Two to four visiting fellowships in the humanities or in humanities-related fields, with stipends, along with an office at Autzen House. This program is temporarily suspended. For details, write to Fellowship Program, Center…

Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women

PEMBROKE CENTER FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH ON WOMEN: Postdoctoral research fellowships to untenured scholars in the humanities and the social and life sciences. The stipend is $50,000. Underrepresented and minority scholars are encouraged to apply. For information, visit the center’s…

Penn State University Summer Research Travel Grants

Complete information on the Penn State University Special Collections Summer . . .

Penn State University Travel Grants

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY TRAVEL GRANTS: The Eberly Family Special Collections . . .

Phi Beta Kappa Society Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship

PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY MARY ISABEL SIBLEY FELLOWSHIP: Pre- or postdoctoral fellowships awarded alternately in Greek (language, literature, history, or archaeology) and French (language or literature). Applicants must be unmarried women between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. The stipend…

Princeton University Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SOCIETY OF FELLOWS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS: Three-year postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhDs in the humanities or social sciences. Four appointments to pursue research and teach half-time. The stipend is approximately $78,000. For details, visit www.princeton.edu/~sf. The application deadline…

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