Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

January

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship (opens in new tab)

This 9-month fellowship is for junior scholars who will have completed the Ph.D. or equivalent by September 2021, but no earlier than September 2016. A stipend of up to $45,000 is provided as well as $2,000 in additional research funding.

March

GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library (opens in new tab)

Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the German Historical Institute will sponsor two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia between June 1 and July 15, 2022.

The fellowship will be awarded to PhD and M.A. students and advanced scholars without restrictions in research fields or geographical provenance. The “GHI Fellowship at the Horner Library” will provide a travel subsidy and an allowance of $1,000 to $3,500 depending on the length of the stay and the qualifications of the fellows.

April

German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (Short-Term) (opens in new tab)

The GHI awards short-term research fellowships to European and North American doctoral students as well as postdoctoral scholars to pursue research projects that draw upon primary sources principally located in North America. We are particularly interested in research projects that fit into the following fields:

German and European history
The history of German-American relations
The role of Germany and the USA in international relations
North American history and Pan American, including Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (European doctoral and postdoctoral scholars only)

Gonda Fellowship at the International Institute for Asian Studies (opens in new tab)

The J. Gonda Fund Foundation supports the scholarly study of Sanskrit, other classical Indian languages and literatures, and Indian cultural history.

Three types of applications are available:

Funding for a project or publication in Indology of researchers or scientific publishers
Gonda Fellowship to promising young Indologists at post-doctorate level, enabling them to stay at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden, the Netherlands
Grants to promising PhD students in the Netherlands for a special research project, a working visit abroad, or another activity

September

Abe Fellowship (opens in new tab)

Applicants must hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience at the time of application.

The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving.

Marie S. Curie Frias Cofund Fellowships (opens in new tab)

Applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the application deadline.

The University of Freiburg, one of the strongest research universities in Germany and member of LERU (the League of European Research Universities), offers a fellowship programme, the Marie S. Curie “FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP)”. About 25 incoming or reintegration fellows per year (juniors and seniors) from all disciplines are given the opportunity of spending three to twelve months working on their own research project at the university’s research college, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). All fellows funded by the FCFP distinguish themselves by qualifying as Marie S. Curie Fellows. The university welcomes top researchers from abroad to give their input to its scholarly community, both in terms of research expertise and benefitting the university’s vibrant research culture and diversity.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (opens in new tab)

Fulbright Israel administers the Fulbright Academic Program in Israel, and plans to award fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support research programs in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

Each candidate should be responsible for the arrangement of his/her institutional affiliations in Israel independently, including development of the research program for the proposed visit through contacts with possible host. According to Fulbright Israel policy, Fulbright postdoctoral fellows must hold official postdoctoral fellow status at their host institutions in Israel, including access to campus resources. Proof of such a letter is not required at the time of application.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships (All Disciplines) (opens in new tab)

Fulbright Israel plans to award up to eight fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research in one of Israel’s academic institutions. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support programs of research in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

Each candidate should be responsible for the arrangement of his/her institutional affiliations in Israel independently, including development of the research program for the proposed visit, through contacts with possible host institutions. According to Fulbright Israel policy, Fulbright postdoctoral fellows must hold official postdoctoral fellow status at their host institutions in Israel, including access to campus resources. Please contact the Fulbright Israel office at USPrograms@fulbright.org.il with any questions and/or assistance with identifying suitable hosts or contacts.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships at Weizmann Institute of Science (opens in new tab)

Fulbright Israel administers the Fulbright Academic Program in Israel, and plans to award up to three U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support research programs in Israel for up to 24 months.

Research activity will take place at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Weizmann Institute is located in Rehovot, Israel, just south of Tel Aviv. The Weizmann Institute was founded by Dr. Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952) in 1934. The Weizmann Institute of Science was the first to introduce cancer research in Israel and the first to build particle accelerators.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (opens in new tab)

Fulbright Israel administers the Fulbright Academic Program in Israel and plans to award up to three fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support research programs in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

Each candidate should be responsible for the arrangement of his/her institutional affiliations in Israel independently, including development of the research program for the proposed visit through contacts with possible host and contacts. According to Fulbright Israel policy, Fulbright postdoctoral fellows must hold official postdoctoral fellow status at their host institutions in Israel, including access to campus resources. Proof of such a letter is not required at the time of application.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships at University of Haifa (opens in new tab)

Fulbright Israel administers the Fulbright Academic Program in Israel, and plans to award up to two fellowships to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at the University of Haifa. Grants are open to researchers in all academic disciplines and support research programs in Israel for up to 20 months (two academic years).

Society for the Humanities Fellowships (opens in new tab)

The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University invites applications for residential fellowships from scholars and artists whose projects reflect on the 2022-23 theme of Repair (opens in new tab). Up to six fellows will be appointed. The fellowships are held for one year (August through July). Each Society Fellow will receive $56,000.

The nature of this fellowship year is social and communal—fellows forge connections outside the classroom and the lecture hall by sharing meals following the weekly seminar and attending post-lecture receptions and other casual events throughout the year. Fellows live and work in Ithaca, NY, and are expected to be in their offices on campus frequently.

National Gallery of Art Visiting Senior Fellowship Program

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for visiting senior fellowships. All of the fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each visiting senior fellow is provided with a study. In addition, fellows who relocate to Washington are provided with housing in apartments near the National Gallery, subject to availability. Fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the art collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.

Recipients of Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships are eligible for an augmented stipend of $12,500 for a two-month residency, which includes a supplement of $2,500 to support future research and publication expenses.

Recipients of Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fellowships will receive a basic stipend of $7,000 or $8,000, depending upon relocation requirements. In addition, fellows receive housing, as available.

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Residential Fellowships (opens in new tab)

Potential research proposal topics during this fellowship may address, but are not limited to:

Public Health
Environmental Science and Humanities
Technology and Engineering
Political Science and Law
Architecture / Urban Planning
Philosophy and Social Theory
History and Literature
Religion
Arts and Culture

Faculty Fellows receive half their salary per academic year (up to $75,000), subsidized housing (for those who currently reside outside of the South Bend area), a research allowance of up to $500 per semester, and a private office at the NDIAS. Fellows’ home institutions provide the remainder of their salaries as well as all benefits, including health insurance.

Faculty Fellowships are open to scholars, scientists, social scientists, and artists in all disciplines who are conducting research related to The Public. Faculty fellows typically have a faculty appointment at their home institution, but the fellowships are also open to independent researchers, public practitioners, postdoctoral scholars, and those who have recently received their Ph.D. (or equivalent terminal) degree.

October

German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (Short-Term) (opens in new tab)

German and European history
The history of German-American relations
The role of Germany and the USA in international relations
North American history and Pan American, including Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (European doctoral and postdoctoral scholars only)

Gonda Fellowship at the International Institute for Asian Studies (opens in new tab)

The J. Gonda Fund Foundation supports the scholarly study of Sanskrit, other classical Indian languages and literatures, and Indian cultural history.

Three types of applications are available:

Funding for a project or publication in Indology of researchers or scientific publishers
Gonda Fellowship to promising young Indologists at post-doctorate level, enabling them to stay at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden, the Netherlands
Grants to promising PhD students in the Netherlands for a special research project, a working visit abroad, or another activity

Stanford Humanities Center Fellowships (opens in new tab)

All applicants must have a PhD and be at least three years beyond receipt of the degree at the start of the fellowship year.

External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching in or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor) and a goal of the selection process is to create a diverse community of scholars. Applicants who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. There are no citizenship requirements for these fellowships; non-U.S. nationals are welcome to apply. Awards are made from an applicant pool of approximately 350.

Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships

Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.

Academic candidates must be at the post-doctoral level and have published a book or monograph beyond the Ph.D. dissertation.

The Getty Foundation – Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships and GRI-NEH Postdoctoral Fellowships (opens in new tab)

Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2017, should apply for this postdoctoral fellowship.

Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients may be in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from work-related obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme or the African American Art History Initiative, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

National Gallery of Art Senior Fellowship Program

Senior fellowships are intended for those who have held the PhD for five years or more at the time of application, or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment.

A senior fellowship award for the academic year is normally limited to one-half of the applicant’s salary, up to a maximum of $50,000, depending on individual circumstances.

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts announces its program for senior fellowships. Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each senior fellow is provided with a study. In addition, senior fellows who relocate to Washington are provided with housing in apartments near the National Gallery, subject to availability. Senior fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the art collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.

National Gallery of Art Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts currently offers, in alternating years, two postdoctoral fellowships for two consecutive academic years each. The A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and the Beinecke Postdoctoral Fellow will reside in Washington. During both years of a two-year residency, the A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and the Beinecke Postdoctoral Fellow carry out research and writing for publication. In the first year of the fellowship, the fellow will design and direct an intensive weeklong seminar for the seven predoctoral fellows in residence at the Center. In the second academic year, while continuing research and writing in residence, the fellow is expected to teach one course by arrangement at a neighboring university.

The award for both the A. W. Mellon and the Beinecke Postdoctoral Fellowships is $50,000 per year. The fellows also receive allowances for travel, in addition to housing, as available.

I Tatti Fellowship (opens in new tab)

I Tatti offers Fellows the precious time they need to pursue their studies with a minimum of obligations and interruptions together with a maximum of scholarly resources—a combination that distinguishes the Harvard Center from similar institutions. Fellows have full access to the Berenson Library’s rich collections of books and periodicals, photographs and digital images, manuscripts and recordings. As one of the over seventy libraries that make up the Harvard Library system, the Biblioteca Berenson provides access to a vast range of online journals and other electronic resources, and offers Fellows comprehensive interdisciplinary resources for the study of late medieval and early modern Italy.

At the time of application, scholars must hold a PhD, dottorato di ricerca, or an equivalent degree and will be asked to upload a scan of the certificate.

Institute for Research in the Humanities Solmsen Fellowship (opens in new tab)

The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to offer four Solmsen Fellowships for the academic year 2022-2023, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Through a generous bequest from Friedrich and Lieselotte Solmsen, the Solmsen Fellowships sponsor scholars working in the humanities on European history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, art and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods before 1700. Projects on the relationship of pre-1700 Europe to other parts of the world are also welcome. The Solmsen Fellowship does not typically support editions or translations.

Institute for Research in the Humanities Robert M. Kingdon Fellowship (opens in new tab)

The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to offer two Robert M. Kingdon Fellowships for the academic year 2022-2023, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Through a generous bequest from Robert M. Kingdon, the Kingdon Fellowship sponsors scholars working in the humanities in the historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical studies of Christian and/or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society. Projects may focus on any period from antiquity to the present, on any part of the world, and in any field(s) in the humanities. They may explore various forms of the Jewish and/or Christian traditions; the interaction of one or both of these with other religious traditions; and/or the relationship of one or both of these religions to other aspects of society within or outside of Europe.

Institute for Research in the Humanities Biruté Ciplijauskaité Fellowship in Spanish Literatureof the Iberian Peninsula (opens in new tab)

The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to offer up to two Biruté Ciplijauskaité Fellowships for the 2022-2023 academic year, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thanks to a generous bequest by the late Biruté Ciplijauskaité, John Bascom Professor Emerita in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and a Senior Fellow of IRH, these fellowships are available to scholars with a Ph.D. (at any stage of career), working in Spanish literature of the Iberian peninsula. We are especially interested in scholars working on poetry.

November

Binational Visiting Tandem Program in the History of Migration at GHI PRO in Berkeley (opens in new tab)

The GHI’s fellowship program promotes cutting-edge research in history and related disciplines and international exchange of scholars. For this purpose, the GHI in cooperation with the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley is now offering German and North American postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to develop a binational research tandem which links up two academics–one from Germany and one from North America–working on research in the field of history of migration. The projects should contain productive areas of overlap with the tandem partner either in their topics or in their conceptual frameworks. The visiting fellow tandem program at GHI PRO presents an excellent opportunity for scholars to develop their expertise by collaborating closely, to work with additional resources and to make connections with others in their fields. It is funded by the VolkswagenStiftung, one of Germany’s most important non-profit foundations.

Eligibility

Applicants should have completed a PhD before the start date of the fellowship
Applicants should be affiliated with a North American or European research institution or university
Applicants should be able to take leave for the duration of the program to be in residence in Berkeley, CA for the fellowship

Stanford Humanities Center Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities (opens in new tab)

The Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities program is a unique opportunity for the best recent PhD recipients in the humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a two-year term (with the possibility of a third year). Fellows teach two courses per year in one of Stanford’s fifteen humanities departments, and are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the program, which includes regular meetings with other fellows and faculty to share work in progress and to discuss topics of mutual interest. Fellows will also be affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and will have the opportunity to be active in its programs and workshops.

Candidates must have received a qualified PhD within a specified time frame, as follows: 2021 Competition (for fellowships beginning Autumn 2022): PhD received between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2022. In addition to doctoral students, those currently serving as assistant professors, lecturers, or postdoctorates in other programs may apply, provided they earned their degree within the time frame specified.

Omohundro Institute Scholars’ Workshop (opens in new tab)

Each summer up to eight untenured scholars gather at the Omohundro Institute for two weeks to work both as a group and individually with OI editors and staff on either a manuscript chapter or a journal article in progress. The weeks include seminar-style meetings on conceptual development, manuscript editing, and source verification as well as time for writing, revising, and consulting.

American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships (opens in new tab)

For 60 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India.

Types of Fellowships:

Junior Fellowships are for graduate students conducting research for their doctoral dissertations in India.
Senior Long- and Short-term Fellowships are for those holding the PhD degree.
Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are available to accomplished practitioners of the arts to conduct their projects in India.

Applications from scholars who are part of a collaborative project involving other scholars are welcome, though AIIS fellowships are granted to individuals, not to teams. Amounts awarded to successful applicants who are members of group projects will be equivalent to fellowships awarded to scholars who submitted applications for individual projects.

December

Center for Jewish History NEH Scholar in Residence Fellowship (opens in new tab)

Applications are welcome from scholars in any field who have completed a PhD more than six years prior to the start of the fellowship and whose research will benefit considerably from consultation with materials in the collections of the Center’s partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Fellowships carry a stipend of $60,000 for a period of 12 months. Fellows are expected to conduct original research at the Center, deliver at least one public program based on the research conducted, actively participate in the scholarly community at the Center, and be a mentor to the graduate student and postdoctoral fellows also in residence. Fellows must acknowledge the Center and the National Endowment for the Humanities in all publications resulting from research completed during the fellowship, and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship describing the experience.