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Directions:

  • Click on any of the listing items to be taken to all opportunities for that group.
  • Click on any of the program titles to view a summary .pdf file describing the program.

Key:

  • H = Opportunity for disciplines in the humanities*
  • SS = Opportunity for disciplines in the social sciences
  • PS = Opportunity for disciplines in the physical sciences
  • A = Opportunity for disciplines in the arts

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship H SS PS A
Application Deadline: November 15, annually
Award Description: $30,000 for one year
Note: For women only

Short-term Research Publication Grant H SS PS A
Application Deadline: November 15, annually
Award Description: $6,000 for eight weeks
Note: For women without a strong publication record

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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: September
Award Description: $64,000 for one year plus the possibility of $14,222 for an additional two months
Note: For untenured faculty

Digital Innovation Fellowships H SS
Application Deadline: September
Award Description: up to $55,000 stipend and $25,000 for project costs

Fellowships H SS
Application Deadline: September
Award Description: $15,000 - $60,000 for 6 - 12 months

Fredrick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: September
Award Description: $75,000 for one academic year — primarily a residential fellowship, though exceptions can be made
Note: For recently tenured scholars

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American Philosophical Society (APS)

Franklin Research Grant H
Application Deadline: October 1 and December 1, annually
Award Description: Up to $6,000
Note: Special consideration is given to recent Ph.D.s

Lewis and Clark Fund SS PS
Application Deadline: March 15, annually
Award Description: Up to about $5,000

Sabbatical Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: October 15, annually
Award Description: $30,000 - $40,000 for second half of an awarded sabbatical year
Note: Open to mid-career faculty only

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US Department of Education (DOE)

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: November
Award Description: $20,000 - $100,000 for 3 - 12 months
Note: Research projects that focus on Western Europe are not eligible

International Research Studies Grants H SS
Application Deadline: November
Award Description: $50,000 - $200,000 for up to 3 years
Note: Research projects that focus on Western Europe are not eligible

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Fulbright: Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program H SS PS A
Application Deadline: May 1, annually
Award Description: Usually €4,360 per month plus €800 travel allowance
Note: For senior scholars with a significant publication and teaching record

Fulbright Senior Specialists Program H SS PS A
Application Deadline: rolling
Award Description: $200 per day honorarium plus international airfare and approved related expenses (and usually in-country per diem costs for lodging, meals, and transportation)

Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program H SS PS A
Application Deadline: August 1, annually
Award Description: $1,700 - $3,500/month for 2 - 12 months

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International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)

Individual Advanced Research Opportunity (IARO) Grant H SS
Application Deadline: November 15, annually
Award Description: Up to $2,500/month plus airfare, housing allowance, etc., for 2 - 9 months
Note: For policy-relevant research in Europe and Eurasia

Short-term Travel Grant H SS
Application Deadline: February 1, annually
Award Description: Up to $3,500 for up to 8 weeks
Note: For policy-relevant research in Europe and Eurasia

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National Academy of Education

Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: November
Award Description: $55,000 for one year

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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Collaborative Research Grant H SS
Application Deadline: November
Award Description: $25,000 - $100,000 per year for 1 - 3 years

Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: May 1
Award Description: $24,000 - $40,000 for 6 - 12 months

Summer Stipend H SS
Application Deadline: October
Award Description: $5,000 for 2 months

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New York Council for the Humanities

Major Grant H
Application Deadline: March 1 and November 1, annually
Award Description: $2,500 - $10,000

Mini Grant H
Application Deadline: Applications may be submitted any time
Award Description: $250 - $2,500

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New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

Artists' Fellowships A
Application Deadline: October
Award Description: $7,000

Strategic Opportunity Stipends A
Application Deadline: September, February, and May
Award Description: $100 - $600

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Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Abe Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: September 1, annually
Award Description: flexible terms — 3 to 12 months within a 24-month period
Note: Though research need not be explicitly related to Japan, it must be conducted, at least in part, in Japan.

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Sociological Initiatives Foundation

Community-based Research Grant H SS
Application Deadline: August for Concept Proposal, November for Full Proposals
Award Description: $5,000 - $15,000
Note: Research must be community-based and promote social change

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The Spencer Foundation

Major Research Grants H SS
Application Deadline: Preliminary proposals are accepted any time
Award Description: $40,000 or more (up to approximately $400,000)

Small Research Grants H SS
Application Deadline: Applications may be submitted any time
Award Description: less than $40,000

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United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship H SS
Application Deadline: September 15, annually
Award Description: up to $80,000 for up to 10 months

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*What are the humanities? According to the 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act, the term "humanities" includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following:
  • The history, criticism, and theory of the arts
  • Comparative religion
  • Ethics
  • History
  • Jurisprudence
  • Language, both modern and classical
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Those aspects of social sciences (e.g., archaeology, cultural anthropology, political science, women's studies) which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods.