Library of Congress Kluge Center Fellowships
The Kluge Center exists to further the study of humanity through the use of the large and varied collections of the Library of Congress. All fields and disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities, including interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research, are welcome. Fellows hold book borrowing privileges and are in residence with desk space in the historic Thomas Jefferson Building with access to specialized librarians throughout the library. Applicants may be US citizens or foreign nationals, and foreign nationals will be assisted in obtaining necessary visas.
The application deadline for all fellowship programs is 15 September 2026.
The fellowships include:
The David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality is designed to continue the epidemiologist and psychologist David B. Larson’s legacy of promoting meaningful, scholarly study of health and spirituality, two important and increasingly interrelated fields. The fellowship provides an opportunity for concentrated use of the collections of the Library of Congress to study the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health, through full-time residency in the library’s John W. Kluge Center. Fellowships are for a period of six to twelve months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
The Kluge Fellowship hosts twelve scholars each year across a wide range of disciplines. Fellowships are for a period of four to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend. Applicants must have received a terminal advanced degree in the last seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or a professional discipline like law or architecture.
The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies is open to scholars whose work encompasses digital scholarship, digital humanities, data science, data analysis, data visualization, and digital publishing that utilize digital collections, tools, and methods. The Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies provides an opportunity for scholars to utilize digital methods, the library’s large and varied digital collections and resources, curatorial expertise, and an emerging community of digital scholarship practitioners. Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research is particularly welcome in the Kluge Digital Studies program. Fellowships are for a period of up to eleven months with a $5,000 monthly stipend.
The Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship allows qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Geography and Map Division’s collections and resources for a period of two months, with a monthly stipend of $5,750.
Please send any questions regarding our fellowships or the application process to scholarly@loc.gov.
School of Historical Studies Fellowships
The School of Historical Studies supports scholarship in all fields of historical research but is concerned principally with the history of Western, Near Eastern, and Asian civilizations, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman world, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, art history, history of science, and musicology.
Application deadline: 15 October 2026
Dates of membership:
Term I: 20 September–17 December 2027
Term II: 10 January–14 April 2028
Membership Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent, awarded no later than 31 July 2026.
Scholars are expected to reside at the Institute for Advanced Study or in the Princeton area during the term(s) of their membership.
Application Requirements:
- A completed online application
- Curriculum vitae
- Research proposal (maximum 1,500 words)
- One-page bibliography related to the proposal
- Three writing samples, published or in proofs, from peer-reviewed sources
- Two reference letters (only required for applicants who received their PhD in 2020 or later)
Funding:
- Up to $40,000 for a single term and $80,000 for a full academic year
- A limited reimbursement for travel expenses to incoming members from outside the Princeton area
Eligible scholars may simultaneously apply for one of the two fellowships:
Mellon Fellowship for assistant professors:
- For scholars who received their PhD between 1 January 2020 and 31 July 2026
- Must be an assistant professor at a college or university in the US or Canada
- Must be able to return to their current institution after the fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship:
- For scholars who received their PhD between 1 July 2024 and 31 August 2026
- One opening for a scholar in the field of medieval studies
- Two openings for scholars in the field of Europe and the world post-1800
- At least one writing sample published in a peer-reviewed source
- Annual stipend of $75,000, with the possibility of a renewed contract for the 2028-29 academic year
For further information:
Membership application: https://www.ias.edu/hs/membership
The Institute for Advanced Study: https://www.ias.edu/about
Funding: https://www.ias.edu/hs/fundingsources
For all other inquiries, email hsappquery@ias.edu.