Postdoctoral Fellowships

Last updated August 2023

Fulbright Fellowships
Fulbright Fellowships provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to serve in professional placements in a foreign government ministry or institution in partner governments. Fulbright Fellows build mutual understanding and contribute to strengthening the public sector while gaining hands-on public sector experience. The Fulbright Fellowship also includes an independent academic study/research component. Fulbright Fellows function in a “special assistant” role for a senior level official. The goal of the professional placements is to build the Fellows’ knowledge and skills, provide support to partner country institutions, and promote long-term ties between the U.S. and the partner country. The U.S. Embassy, with the Fulbright Commission (where applicable), will identify host ministries and provide administrative support and oversight during the Fellow’s program.
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants
Deadline: October 10th, 2023

Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) supports outstanding, innovating research, applied and theoretical, in all academic disciplines, seeking Fellows in the formal, natural, and social sciences, engineering, arts, humanities, and law who are interested in sustained dialogue about meaning and method across disciplinary divides.

Fellows receive stipends up to $60,000, subsidized housing, research funding, a faculty office, and multiple opportunities for engagement in an academic community of scientists, artists, and scholars at the University of Notre Dame.

https://ndias.nd.edu/

Deadline: October 2nd, 2023

Academy Scholars Program, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Support for Pre-Doctoral or Post-Doctoral scholars for two years of advanced work at Harvard “for outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences (including history and law) with command of the language, history or culture of non-Western countries or regions." Individuals must “show promise of becoming leading scholars at major universities." Each year four to five Academy Scholars are chosen for the program, which provides an annual stipend of $56,000 for Post-Doctoral Scholars and $28,000 for pre-doctoral Scholars. See website for application requirements. 
The Academy Scholars Program, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
 1727 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 
(617) 495-2137; FAX (617) 496-9592
Kathleen Hoover, Program Coordinator: khoover@wcfia.harvard.edu 
http://wcfia.harvard.edu/funding/student/academy
Deadline: September 22nd, 2023 (Annually)

University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, faculty mentoring, and eligibility for a hiring incentive to qualified scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. The goal of the program is to provide research opportunity and career development for scholars whose work will enhance the diversity of the academic community at the University of California. President's Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to establish residence at the campus of their postdoctoral appointment; focus full-time on research and avoid other commitments such as teaching; meet regularly with their faculty mentor, and attend the annual the Annual Fall Meeting and the Academic Spring Retreat.
These contributions may include public service addressing the needs of the increasingly diverse society, efforts to advance equitable access to higher education for women and minorities, or research focusing on under-served populations or understanding issues of racial or gender inequalities. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic careers the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
Link: http://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/how-to-apply/
Deadline: November 1st (Annually)

Columbia University, Society of Fellows in the Humanities
The Columbia Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with financial support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, appoints postdoctoral fellows to scholars in the humanities. The program gives the fellows the time and resources to develop independent scholarship within a broadening educational and professional context and involves them in interdisciplinary programs of general education and in innovative courses of their own design. Fellows must attend weekly meetings to advance the intellectual and educational purposes common to the membership, in addition to teaching duties in the Core Curriculum. Fellows are provided with a stipend of $63,000, with benefits, and are eligible for an additional $7,000 in research aid for the year of their fellowship. This fellowship is for the 2015-2016 academic year, and is open to PhDs who received/will receive their PhD between 1 January 2017 and 1 July 2019. Applications are available on the website.
Society of Fellows, Columbia University 
2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-8443; FAX (212) 662-7289 
sof-fellows@columbia.edu; http://societyoffellows.columbia.edu/fellowship/
Deadline: October 3rd, 2023

University of Chicago Society of Fellows
The Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary organization of both senior and junior fellows, dedicated to promoting liberal arts teaching and scholarship.Harper-Schmidt Fellows at the University of Chicago teach in the College's core courses in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Western Civilization. These Junior Fellows receive four-year appointments as Collegiate Assistant Professors. The Society also includes a number of regular faculty who have received three year appointments as Senior Fellows. The purpose of the Society is to promote the intellectual well-being of its members, to encourage professional and intellectual discourse, to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, both within the society and across the University as a whole, and to help maintain the high standard of teaching in the College. The Society meets regularly for discussion of work by its members and by distinguished visitors. It also sponsors regular conferences and events focused on cross-disciplinary subjects. Every year the Society welcomes new members that were selected in a highly competitive process. Successful candidates demonstrate excellence not only in their original scholarship but also in their teaching. Applications for Junior Fellowships are accepted each autumn. Those wishing to apply can find information through the link at left or below.
Contact information: Julia Klein, Program Coordinator,
Society of Fellows, University of Chicago,
5845 South Ellis Avenue,
Gates-Blake Hall, Rm 327,
Chicago, IL 60637,
(773) 834-0681, (773) 834-0493 - fax jnklein@uchicago.edu.
To apply: https://fellows.uchicago.edu/
Deadline: October 13th, 2023

Princeton University Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts
The Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts appoints Post-Doctoral Fellows for three-year terms to pursue research and teach part-time in their academic department. The Society seeks to promote innovate interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship and teaching. Fellows they have informal as well as structured opportunities to interact with students, faculty, senior fellows and each other. They must participate in lectures, teach one or two courses and participate in the University community. Fellows must reside in Princeton during the academic year. They are provided with a stipend of $76,000, a shared office, personal computer, a research account of $5,000 per year and access to other University resources. Graduate alumni of Princeton are not eligible. Application and procedure is available on the website.
Princeton University
Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts 
Joseph Henry House
 Princeton NJ 08544
 (609) 258-4717; FAX (609) 258-2783 
fellows@princeton.edu; http://www.princeton.edu/~sf
 Deadline (postmarked): Closed, Deadline was August 1st, 2023

Michigan Society of Fellows Post-Doctoral Fellowships
The Society of Fellows, under the auspices of the Rackham Graduate School, was established in 1970 with endowment grants from the Ford Foundation and the Horace H. and Mary Rackham Funds. The Society provides Fellows with a three-year appointment as an Assistant Professor in an affiliated department of the University or as a Post-Doctoral Scholar, with an annual stipend of $52,000 and up to $1,500 in additional research funds. The Fellows are expected to teach the equivalent of one academic year during the period of their fellowship and must be in residence in Ann Arbor to participate in activities related to the Society.
http://societyoffellows.umich.edu/app/
Deadline: September 14th, 2023

Cornell University Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships
The Society for the Humanities will sponsor two postdoctoral teaching-research fellowships in the humanities, each awarded for the two-year period beginning August 2022. Each fellowship offers a stipend of $56,000/year. While in residence at Cornell, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows hold department affiliations and joint appointments with the Society for the Humanities, have limited teaching duties, and the opportunity for scholarly work. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows are invited to attend all of the Society’s events, and are expected to participate in the Society’s weekly Wednesday Fellows Seminar and luncheon.

Questions can be directed to humctr@cornell.edu.

https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/mellon-postdoctoral-fellowships
Deadline: Application has closed for 2023

Cornell University Society for the Humanities Fellowships
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University invites applications for residential fellowships from scholars and artists whose projects reflect on the 2023-24 theme of Crossing. Up to six fellows will be appointed. The fellowships are held for one year (August through July). Each Society Fellow will receive $56,000. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. degree before January 1, 2022. The Society for the Humanities will not consider applications from scholars who received the Ph.D. after this date. Applicants must also have one or more years of teaching experience, which may include teaching as a graduate student. International scholars are welcome to apply, contingent upon visa eligibility.

Megan Dirks, Program Administrator Society for the Humanities,
Cornell University
 27 East Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-9274; FAX (607) 255-1422; humctr@cornell.edu
https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/society-fellowships 

Deadline: Sebtember 20th, 2023

Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science, Visiting Member Awards
To facilitate scientific engagement among the visiting scholars, the School defines a theme for each year. Approximately one half of Members selected pursue work related to it and contribute to a corresponding seminar, while the other half conduct their research on other topics. The theme for 2022-23 is "Climate Crisis Politics ." For 2023-24 the theme will be "Platform."
https://www.ias.edu/sss/sss-fellowships
Deadline: October 15th, 2023

The National Humanities Center Fellowships
The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities for an academic year. Scholars from all fields of the humanities, including those engaged in humanistic projects pertaining to natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions and public life, from any nation are welcomed to apply. Most of the Center’s fellowships are unrestricted, but some are designated for particular areas of research. The designated scholarships vary by year, but included young woman in philosophy, Scandinavian studies, environmental studies, English literature, art history, Asian Studies, and theology. Stipends are individually determined according to the needs of the Fellow and the Center’s ability to meet them. The Center seeks to provide at least half salary and covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina, and locates housing for Fellows in neighboring communities. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent at the time of application, have a record of publication and the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. Applications are available on the website.
Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center
7 Alexander Drive P.O. Box 12256
 Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2256
(919) 549-0661; nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org 
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/appltoc.htm
Deadline: October 5th, 2023

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship Program
 The ACLS Fellowship program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. The ACLS does not fund creative work, textbooks, straightforward translation or pedagogical projects. ACLS Fellowships are intended as a salary replacement, are portable and usable at the fellow’s home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for research. The ACLS offers $70,000 for a Full Professor or the equivalent, $50,000 for an Associate Professor or the equivalent and $40,000 for Assistant Professor or the equivalent, for six to twelve consecutive months of full-time research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have received their PhD at least two years before the application deadline. To be eligible, applicants must have also had a lapse of at least two years between their last “supported research leave” and September 1, 2019. Applications are available on the website.

The ACLS Program offers the following additional designated scholarships:

ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships 
In order to encourage humanistic research in area studies, special funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the ACLS has been set aside for approximately 10 ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships to be designated among the successful applicants to the central ACLS Fellowship competition. Scholars pursuing research and writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union will be eligible for these special fellowships. Application must be made to the ACLS Fellowship Program and all requirements and provisions of that program must be met, with the exceptions that an International and Area Studies Fellow must be either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. continuously for at least 3 years by the application deadline, and must submit a final report to both NEH and ACLS.

ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships 
The ACLS and the New York Public Library offer a collaborative program to provide up to 5 residential fellowships at the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. The Center also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among Fellows, invited guests, the wider academic and cultural communities, and the interested public. It provides individual office space and common areas in the Library building for its Fellows. Fellows are required to remain in residence and participate in the Center’s activities, including daily lunches, readings, lectures, colloquia, symposia and conferences. Application for an ACLS/NYPL Residential Fellowship has the same eligibility requirements, application form, and schedule as the ACLS Fellowship Program. However, applicants must also apply to the Center for Scholars and Writers, with a different application form, available at: http://www.nypl.org/csw
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017-6795
(212) 697-1505; FAX (212) 949-8058
fellowships@acls.org; https://www.acls.org/programs/acls/
Deadline: September 28th, 2023

National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. The nonresidential postdoctoral fellowship program funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education and develops the careers of its recipients through professional development. Up to 20 fellowships will be awarded, with each fellow receiving a $27,500 stipend for one academic year of research. Applicants must have received their PhD or the equivalent between June 1, 2019, and must have a record of research experience in education. Candidates must not hold a grant from the Spencer Foundation at the same time as this fellowship. Application is available on the website.
National Academy of Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
 (202) 334-2341; FAX (202) 334-2350
info@naeducation.org 
https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-dissertation-fellowship-program/
Deadline: October 5th, 2023

Penn Humanities Forum Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Penn Humanities Forum awards five one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to junior scholars in the humanities who are not yet tenured. Fellows are provided with a stipend of $56,225 plus health insurance and a $3,000 research fund. Fellows are required to spend the year in residence at the University of Pennsylvania. The programs are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration; this year’s topic is Sex. The application is available on the website.
Jennifer Conway

Associate Director, Penn Humanities Forum
University of Pennsylvania
3260 South Street, Penn Museum, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324 (215) 898-8220; FAX (215) 746-5946 
conwayj@sas.upenn.edu; https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/fellowships/andrew-w-mellon-postdoctoral-fellowship-humanities

Deadline: November 1st, 2023

Wesleyan University, Center for the Americas
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
One or two fellowships are appointed annually for the continuation of research at Wesleyan University’s Center for the Americas. Fellows teach one course per semester for either one or two academic years. They are given the opportunity to teach courses that are diverse in both content and format. In addition, the Fellows have an opportunity to work with nationally recognized teachers/scholars who are committed to the professional development of young scholars. The fellowship provides a stipend of $55,000. Applicants must have received their PhD degree after June 2014 in any field of inquiry in the humanities or humanistic social sciences. Application is available on the website.
Indira Karamcheti
Director, Center for the Americas
Wesleyan University 
255 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459
(860) 685-3112; FAX (860) 685-2985; ikaramcheti@wesleyan.edu
http://www.wesleyan.edu/humanities/fellowships/mellon.html
Deadline: Application currently closed until Fall 2023

SSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections - Not Currently Accepting Applications
The purpose of this fellowship is to strengthen the understanding of issues and geographies that don't fit neatly into existing divisions of academia or the world and to develop new approaches, practices, and opportunities in international, regional, and area studies in the United States. It is designed to help junior scholars complete first books and/or undertake second projects. In addition to funding research, the program will create networks and shared resources that will support Fellows well beyond the grant period.
The intellectual thrust of the pilot project will be the re-conceptualization of Asia as an interlinked historical and geographic formation stretching from the Middle East through Eurasia, Central Asia, and South Asia to Southeast Asia and East Asia. Proposals submitted for the fellowship competition should bear upon processes that connect places and peoples (such as migration, media, and resource flows) as well as those that reconfigure local and trans-local contexts (such as shifting borders, urbanization, and social movements). The broad focus of the program is intended to advance transregional research as well as to establish structures for linking scholars across disciplines in the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. Fifteen fellowships will be awarded over the two-year course of the pilot program.

Applications and additional fellowship details are available on the program website at http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/transregional-research-fellowship/
Questions can be addressed to transregional@ssrc.org
Deadline: TBA

Max Weber Fellowships
The Max Weber Programme is the largest postdoctoral programme for young researchers in the social sciences that is funded by the European Commission (DG Education). Max Weber Fellowships are for 1 or 2 years and are open to candidates who have received a doctorate in the social sciences (economics, law, political science, sociology, history and related fields) within the last 5 years.
The Max Weber fellowships are designed for junior post-docs who would like to pursue an academic career,
concentrate on their own research and enhance their academic practice in a multidisciplinary environment. Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and potential, their academic career interests, and the availability of the EUI faculty to provide mentorship. Each year 40 - 45 postdoctoral fellows are part of the program.
For more information on how to apply please see:
https://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/MaxWeberProgramme
Deadline: October 18th, 2023

Jean Monnet Fellowships
Through its Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies offers
fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career. During their stay at the RSCAS, fellows work on a research topic that fits well in the overall research profile of the RSCAS and participate in the academic life of the Centre and of the EUI. Each fellow is assigned a professorial mentor.

Jean Monnet Fellowships have a duration of 1 or 2 years and are open to candidates who have received a doctorate within the last 7 years. The main criteria during the selection procedure are the CV, the overall scientific quality of the proposal, and the fit of the proposal with the research program of the Centre.
For more information please see

https://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/JeanMonnetFellowships
Deadline: October 15th, 2023

Havighurst Center For Russian Studies
Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually by the Havighurst Center. Fellowships are given in all areas of academic study related to Russia and other post Soviet countries, including history, politics, music, culture, art, architecture, religion, literature, and daily life. The fellowships are designed for junior scholars of exceptional promise. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to pursue their research agenda for a calendar year with the support of a competitive salary and up to $2,000 for research support.

For best consideration, applications should be received by February 1 preceding the academic year for which the candidate is applying.
Deadline: Contact the Havighurst Center
http://www.units.muohio.edu/havighurstcenter/opportunities/postdoctoral.html

Institute of Current World Affairs
Targeted Fields: Open to all fields. Fields related to current world affairs.
Open To: Postdoctoral Scholars.
Citizenship: No citizenship requirements.
Eligibility Requirements: Candidates must be under 36 years of age at the time of application. Fellowships do not support work toward academic degrees, research
projects, or to write books.
Stipend: Award includes paid expenses for travel, living, housing, dependents,
and health insurance.

Program Description: Fellowship program that offers several fellowships to provide individuals with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country or region outside the US for a minimum duration of two years. Fellowships are for self-designed independent study.

Deadline: Application has closed for 2023
apply@icwa.org
http://www.icwa.org/apply/#fellow-deadlines

German Studies Association: Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies
Targeted Fields: Social Sciences. School of Public Affairs. Specifically comparative and interdisciplinary fields that study the political, social, and economic aspects of German and European affairs.
Open To: Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation. Postdoctoral Scholars.
Citizenship: U.S. citizens or residents. Also open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Eligibility Requirements: Dissertation applicants must have completed all course work and exams. Postdoctoral applicants must have received a PhD within the last 2 years.
Deadline: December 1st Annually
https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/bprogram/application/Fellowships/index.html

Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships
Targeted Fields: Open to all fields.
Citizenship: No citizenship requirements.
Eligibility Requirements: Must have completed a PhD program within the last 3 years. Preference is given to applicants with no prior postdoctoral experience.
Stipend: Includes stipend of $50,000 per year and a $4,000 travel/research grant.
Program Description: Approximately 4 fellowships are awarded for postdoctoral research at the University of Alberta. Awards are for 2 years. Scholars must apply through the department in which they wish to work.

Killam Centre for Advanced Studies
2-29 Triffo Hall
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2E1
Deadline: November 9th, 2023
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/killam-postdoctoral-research-fellowship

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities: Research and Writing Fellowship
Targeted Fields: Humanities.
Open To: Postdoctoral Scholars.
Eligibility Requirements: Fellowships are open to faculty members in the humanities, independent scholars, and others working on projects in the humanities. Applicants
need not have advanced degrees, but the VFH generally does not support work toward a degree. Postdoctoral applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for projects other than dissertation revisions.
Stipend: Stipend of up to $15,000 per semester; summer fellows receive less.
Deadline: Open grant application deadlines are April 15th & October 15. Fellowship application deadline is December 1.
Program Description: Several awards offered for one semester or for the summer session that sponsor exploration of subjects in history, culture, ethics, philosophy, religious students, and other disciplines. Awards are not renewable.
https://virginiahumanities.org/fellowships/public-humanities-fellowships/

Deadline: Application closed for 2023

College Core Curriculum Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
NYU’s Arts and Science College Core Curriculum invites applications for 2015-16 postdoctoral teaching fellowships. These are full-time, non-tenure track, one-year appointments in either the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry or Foundations of Contemporary Culture. Applicants must demonstrate effectiveness as college-level teachers and plan to confer their Ph.D. by September 1, 2015.

https://cas.nyu.edu/core/teaching-opportunities.html
Deadline: Deadline for 2023-2024 application cycle has passed

Newberry Library Fellowship Program
Chicago’s Newberry Library offers short-term fellowships for postdoctoral scholars, doctoral candidates, and those who hold other terminal degrees. Fellowships support one continuous month in residence at the Newberry with a stipend of $2,500 and are awarded to scholars who live outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. Click here for more information.
Deadline: Application closed for 2023
Deadline: Application closed for 2023