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.

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES: Fellowships for research and writing in the humanities. Priority to subjects that apply the humanities to issues of broad public interest: humanities and science, violence and culture, and cross-cultural issues. Issues of religious and intellectual…

Walt Whitman Initiative Fellowship Program

The Walt Whitman Initiative (WWI) invites applications for a fellowship . . .

The William L. Clements Library

The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan . . .

William Morris Society in the United States

WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES: The Joseph R. Dunlap Memorial Fellowship supports scholarly, creative, and translation projects about William Morris and his designs, writings, and other work. Up to $1,000 per year is granted to individuals (there can…

Winterthur Research Fellowships in American Art, History, and Culture

WINTERTHUR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN AMERICAN ART, HISTORY, AND CULTURE: Winterthur is a public museum and garden that supports approximately twenty-five visiting scholars each year in several programs: NEH fellowships for senior scholars (up to $40,000 for 4–12 months), dissertation fellowships ($7,000…

Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages

WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR THE MODERN LANGUAGES: Offers a $400 travel grant to a graduate student who has had a paper accepted for presentation at the MLA Annual Convention and who is a member of the WCML. For information on applying…

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS: From 20 to 25 residential fellowships for advanced research in the humanities and social sciences on topics that intersect with public policy. Men and women from any country and from a wide variety of…

Yale Center for British Art

YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART: Short-term resident fellowships for scholars engaged in postdoctoral or predoctoral (ABD) research related to British art. Fellowships include travel costs and provide accommodations and a living allowance. One award each year is reserved for a…

Yale University Agrarian Studies

YALE UNIVERSITY AGRARIAN STUDIES: An interdisciplinary program in agrarian studies will offer four visiting research fellowships. The program is designed to maximize the links between Western and non-Western studies, contemporary work and historical work, and the social sciences and the…

Yiddish Book Center’s Fellowship Program

The Yiddish Book Center offers a fellowship program for college graduates with strong backgrounds in Jewish studies or related disciplines, a working knowledge of Yiddish, and a commitment to Yiddish language and culture. Fellows spend a year as full-time staff members, learning...
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