Residency Funding
Residency Funding supports PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in short-term research placements beyond their home institutions to advance dissertations, strengthen arguments, and build scholarly relationships.
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Funder: Institute for Humane Studies
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications) | At least four weeks after application (Residency start)
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 for residencies typically lasting one week to one month; larger exceptional awards considered
Summary: Supports PhD students and postdoctoral fellows undertaking short-term research placements beyond their home institution.
Key Information: Awardees must confirm host placement before payment and produce a journal submission or substantial research progress.
Description
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) supports short-term research residencies for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at universities, academic centers, or research organizations beyond their home institution. These placements provide focused time in a new intellectual environment to advance dissertations, sharpen arguments, and build scholarly relationships. Funding can support access to otherwise unavailable datasets or archives, direct work with mentors or prospective collaborators, sustained research partnerships, and participation in active scholarly projects aligned with the applicant’s research agenda.
IHS prioritizes research on the political and legal foundations of liberal democracy, economic freedom and the policy conditions for abundance, and institutional design that makes self-government stable and effective. Awardees retain full independence over research design, analysis, and publication.
