ACLS Fellowships
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ACLS Fellowships support individual scholars’ full-time research and writing in the humanities and interpretive social sciences to develop major scholarly works with broad intellectual significance.
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Funder: American Council of Learned Societies
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application) | September 2027 (ACLS/NYPL separate application)
Funding Amounts: $30,000–$60,000 for 6–12 months; eligible supplements of $3,000–$6,000; ACLS/NYPL stipend of $90,000
Summary: Supports individual scholars undertaking full-time research and writing toward major works in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
Key Information: Applicants must meet specified U.S. citizenship or residency rules and hold a qualifying PhD or scholarly equivalent.
Description
ACLS Fellowships provide dedicated research and writing time for scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences at all postdoctoral career stages, on or off the tenure track. The American Council of Learned Societies supports projects at early, middle, or late stages of development, covering any time period, world region, or humanistic methodology. Projects should lead toward a major scholarly work, including a monograph, articles, a publicly engaged humanities project, a digital research project, a critical edition, or other scholarly resources.
Selection emphasizes original and significant contributions, broad intellectual significance, and feasible plans. ACLS seeks to represent the breadth of humanistic scholarship and treats equity and inclusion as integral to scholarly excellence. Social science projects must use predominantly humanistic approaches and qualitative or interpretive methodologies.
