Funder: Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Due Dates: September 1, 2026 (Applications open) | November 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PST (Submission deadline, 2027–2028) | March 2027 (Decisions)
Funding Amounts: $4,000 per month for one to three months; approximately 140 fellowships
Summary: Short-term fellowships support scholars, artists, and writers conducting research using The Huntington’s collections.
Key Information: Fellows must spend 20 working days per month in residence at The Huntington.
Description
The Huntington’s Short-Term Awards support collection-based research in areas where its library and art holdings are strong. Approximately 140 fellowships support one to three months of research by graduate students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, working artists, creative writers, and independent researchers. The program advances humanities and arts scholarship while expanding access to collections and connecting them with new and broader audiences.
Research strengths include American and British history, literature, California and the American West, architecture, early printing, and the history of science, technology, and medicine. Specialized awards also support subjects such as Octavia E. Butler, Asian American history, maritime history, and print culture. For creative researchers, the fellowship supports targeted archival research that prepares for later creative output, rather than studio-based artistic practice.
