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.

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY: The program enables scholars, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment to pursue independent study in academic or professional fields, in creative writing, or in the arts. Appointments are full-time…

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY: Annually awards two stipends of up to $3,000 to scholars and researchers, unaffiliated with the University of Illinois, Urbana, who would like to spend a month or more conducting research with our materials. The library’s...

Renate Voris Fellowship

RENATE VORIS FELLOWSHIP: An annual fellowship awarded by the Voris Foundation to a PhD student in German or Jewish studies or related fields in the arts and humanities at the University of Virginia or elsewhere. The fellowship, open to those…

Rice University Humanities Research Center

RICE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTER: Autry Visiting Scholars offer up to three residential fellowships for external faculty members during the academic year. The fellowship term can range from one semester to one year and includes a stipend of up to…

Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt University

ROBERT PENN WARREN CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY: For current information on the center’s fellowship programs, write to Mona Frederick (mona.frederick@vanderbilt.edu) or visit the center’s Web site (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center).

Rothermore American Institute Visiting Research Fellowship

ROTHERMORE AMERICAN INSTITUTE VISITING RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS: The Rothermere American Institute (RAI) invites applications for Visiting Research Fellowships (VRFs) for 2016–17. VRFs provide an opportunity for academics to conduct research at the foremost academic institution beyond...

Sanctuary Spaces Postdoctoral Fellowship

SANCTUARY SPACES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has . . .

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the New York Public Library

SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: The residency program assists those scholars and professionals whose research in the black experience can benefit from extended access to the center’s collections. The stipend is $30,000 for…

Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University

SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS CENTER FOR HISTORICAL STUDIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Fellowships or proposals for papers for the seminar on the center’s theme, In the Aftermath of Catastrophe. Address inquiries to the Manager, Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, 129 Dickinson Hall,…

Social Science Research Council

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL: With funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers full-time graduate students in literature, enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States, 9–12 months of support to conduct dissertation field research in all areas and…

Social Science Research Council Predissertation Fellowships

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL PREDISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP: The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program is an interdisciplinary training program that helps early-stage doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral research proposals. The program seeks students with an interest in learning how their proposals can be...

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA: Master’s scholarships, doctoral fellowships and scholarships, and postdoctoral fellowships and research grants for a full range of subject matters in the humanities and social sciences for Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Write…

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