Fellowships
A variety of organizations offer fellowships to Saint Louis University faculty and students. Below is a table of these opportunities and links to apply.
(Please note: These websites were verified in July 2024. However, please see organizational websites for any updates/revisions to fellowship guidelines.)
| Fellowship Name/Link | Due Date | Type | Academic Discipline/Eligibility | Fellowship Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Sage Foundation |
July, October, April |
Residential | Must have received Ph.D. two years prior |
The Russell Sage Foundation offers residential fellowships. There are two fellowship lengths offered: five- or ten-month residential fellowships. The stipend is up to 50% of the fellow's academic year salary, up to a maximum of $125,000 for 10 months or $62,500 for five months. The topics of the fellow’s projects should relate to the foundation’s core program and special initiatives, such as behavioral science and decision-making in context; future of work; race, ethnicity, and immigration; and social, political, and economic inequality. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars |
August |
Nonresidential | Must be a U.S. citizen or foreign national with three continuous years of residency |
Maximum award of $5,000 per month. The Public Scholars program offers grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to the creation and publication of well-researched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public. Writers with or without an academic affiliation may apply; no advanced degree is required. The program encourages nonacademic writers to deepen their engagement with the humanities by strengthening the research underlying their books, and it encourages academic writers in the humanities to communicate the significance of their research to the broadest possible range of readers. NEH especially encourages applications from independent writers, researchers, scholars and journalists. |
| Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program | September | Nonresidential | See link for details |
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects worldwide. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields, can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding. This is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. government, administered by IIE. Fulbright opportunities range from a few months to a full year and many of our awards offer flexible durations. |
| New York Public Library Cullman Center | September | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The New York Public Library’s Cullman Center offers fellowships for those who could benefit from the resources provided at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The maximum award amount is $85,000, along with an office and the library’s physical and electronic resources. The length of the fellowship is from September to May. The library is one of the world’s best resources for projects in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, sports and urban studies. |
| The Institute for Humane Studies Sabbatical Research Fellowships | September | Nonresidential | Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral |
The Institute for Humane Studies offers Graduate Sabbatical Grants offering up to $15,000 to Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows. Fellows are expected to complete a significant milestone during their sabbatical, such as finishing large portions of a dissertation, or completing and submitting material for publication. |
| Guggenheim Foundation | September | Nonresidential | Citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada | Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or remarkable creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition open to citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation to be considered. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends | September (May for SLU tenured track faculty) | Nonresidential | U.S. citizen |
The National Endowment for the Humanities provides a summer stipend with a maximum
award of $8,000. The goal is to stimulate new research in the humanities as well as
the publication of the study. The funding is for various individuals, such as university
nonteaching staff, community college faculty and independent scholars. It also supports
projects at any development stage, particularly early-stage research and late-stage
writing. The stipend focuses on continuous full-time work for two consecutive months. |
| American Council of Learned Societies | September | Nonresidential | U.S. citizen, Ph.D. officially conferred within the last eight years, not hold a tenured faculty position | ACLS fellowships aim to include scholars from all humanities and interpretive social sciences disciplines. These fellowships are focused on untenured scholars who received their Ph.D. within eight years of the deadline. The maximum award is $60,000 for a six- to twelve-month full-time research and/or writing fellowship tenure. The main goal is to produce a significant piece of scholarly work. Projects can be at any stage of development. |
| Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers | September | Nonresidential | Scholars based in the U.S. and Canada who have completed a terminal research degree, usually a Ph.D., S.T.D., or Th.D. | The Louisville Institute Grant for Researchers (GFR) is a new grant for the 2025 season that supports academic and scholarly research in North American Christianity and related and cognate fields, and topics such as Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues. Projects that bridge scholarship and the life of the church in North America are of particular interest. Grants of up to $55,000 will be awarded for sabbatical and other research leave, research projects and their necessary resources and support, or a combination. Applicants may apply as individuals or in teams of up to three people, and must be based in the U.S. and Canada. |
| Harvard Radcliffe Institute | September | Residential | Must be published and have received their doctorate degree two years prior to becoming a fellow | The Harvard Radcliffe Institute provides a fellowship based in Radcliffe Yard at Harvard University. The length runs from September to May, with a stipend of $78,000. Fifty fellowships are awarded each academic year. A broad range of fields and perspectives are encouraged. They welcome proposals relevant to the institute’s focus areas: women, gender and society or that draw on the Schlesinger Library’s rich collections; climate change and its human impacts; or the legacies of slavery. The program focuses on the diverse backgrounds and interdisciplinary fields of the fellows. |
| Library of Congress Kluge Center | September | Residential | Scholars who have received their terminal degree within the past seven years | The Kluge Center is in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. They encourage humanistic and social science research. The stipend is $5,000 a month, for a period of four to eleven months, for residential research at the Library of Congress. The program focuses on interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research. Special consideration is given to projects which demonstrate relevance to contemporary challenges. |
| Cornell Humanities Center Society Fellowships | September | Residential | Ph.D. received before Jan. 1, 2023; one or more years of teaching experience | Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities offers residential fellowships to up to six people. Each fellow receives $62,000, and the fellowships are held for one year, August through July. Fellows will conduct research, write, and attend weekly fellows seminar workshops. The fellows also teach one seminar as long as the course fits the focal theme. |
| National Gallery of Art: Visiting Senior Fellowship Program | September | Residential | Ph.D. for five years or more | The National Gallery of Art provides two visiting senior fellowships: up to two Leonard A. Lauder Visiting Senior Fellowships and up to five Paul Mellon and Beinecke Visiting Senior Fellowships. These fellowships are awarded for a period from March to August. Paul Mellon and Beinecke Visiting Senior Fellows and the Berger Collection Educational Trust Visiting Senior Fellow in British Art receive $7,000 or $8,000, depending upon relocation requirements. Leonard A. Lauder Visiting Senior Fellows receive up to $12,500, which includes a supplement of $2,500 to support future research and publication expenses. Visiting senior fellows will receive an office in the National Gallery’s East Building as well as housing, as available. |
| American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants | Two cycles: October and December | Nonresidential | Doctorate or published work of doctoral character | The American Philosophical Society provides Franklin Research Grants. These grants are meant to help meet travel costs, purchasing costs for research material, and other costs associated with fieldwork or laboratory research expenses. The maximum award is $6,000. |
| Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research in the Humanities Fellowships Solmsen Fellowships | October | Residential | Ph.D. required | The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides residential Fellowships in any discipline or field with a project containing clear significance for the humanities. The Solmsen Fellowship is to sponsor scholars researching within the humanities on European history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, art, and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods before 1700. Projects researching pre-1700 Europe and its relationship to other parts of the world are also welcome. The stipend is $60,000, and the fellowship provides office space and access to university libraries. |
| Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research in the Humanities Fellowships Kingdon Fellowships | October | Residential | Ph.D. required | The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides residential Fellowships in any discipline or field with a project containing clear significance for the humanities. The Kingdon Fellowship is to sponsor scholars working in the field of Christian or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society from a historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical perspective. The stipend is $60,000, and the fellowship provides office space and access to university libraries. |
| Stanford Humanities Center Fellowships for External Faculty | October | Residential | Three years beyond conferral of Ph.D. | Stanford’s Humanities Center offers a fellowship for external faculty. The stipend is $70,000, with up to an additional $40,000 for housing and moving. The length of the fellowship is one full academic year in residence at Stanford. Accepted projects are in traditional and emergent disciplines in the humanities or the interpretive social sciences. |
| National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine 2025 Jefferson Science Fellowships | October 15 | Tenured or similarly ranked faculty at a U.S. academic institution |
Established in 2003 by the U.S. Secretary of State, the Jefferson Science Fellowships serve as an innovative model for engaging the American science, engineering, and medical communities in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a one-year immersive experience at the US Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Jefferson Science Fellowships are a mutually beneficial partnership between government and participating U.S. academic institutions. These fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, fellows are embedded in an office at the U.S. Department of State or USAID where they can expect to learn the foreign policy and international development process while contributing their technical expertise to policy formulation and implementation |
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| Wilson Center Fellowship | October | Residential | Candidates must have a Ph.D. and have published a book or monograph beyond dissertation. | The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., offers a residential fellowship. The stipend provided is $90,000 for a nine-month residency. The best criteria are projects relevant to contemporary policy issues, the programmatic work of the center, and significant research. The center especially appreciates projects relevant to public policy, and fellows should be prepared to interact with policymakers. |
| Getty Foundation Scholars Program | October | Residential | Ph.D. received before Sept. 1, 2020 | The Getty Center in Los Angeles offers residency-based grants in three-month, six-month, and nine-month terms. The three-month residency stipend of $21,500. The six-month residency stipend is $43,000. The nine-month residency stipend is $65,000. This program helps researchers to advance their knowledge of humanities. Each application cycle has a theme that addresses a topic that impacts the arts or the humanities. |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Fellowships | October | Residential | Ph.D. required | The University of Notre Dame provides residency-based grants. The stipend is half of the fellow's base salary per year, up to $75,000, as well as a research allowance of $1,000 and an office. Each fellowship cycle has a theme, hoping to bring together scholars from diverse backgrounds of fields. They look for scholars who will help to expand their understanding and teach new methods to the rest of the fellows. |
| National Humanities Center | October | Residential | Ph.D. earned five years prior to applying | The National Humanities Center offers a variety of scholarly programs. The stipend is individually determined, with the goal of half the yearly salary of the fellow. The fellowships are either typically an academic year, but they can also be semester-long. Scholars working in all fields of the humanities, as well as those studying the arts and the natural and social sciences, if the research contributes to the humanities, are encouraged to apply. |
| National Gallery of Art Senior Fellowship | October | Residential | Ph.D. earned five years prior to applying | The National Gallery of Art provides senior fellowships that support full-time research when fellows are expected to reside in Washington. One Paul Mellon Fellowship and four to six Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Samuel H. Kree, and William C. Seirz Senior Fellowships are awarded. The stipend is intended to be half the salary, with a maximum of $50,000. Fellowships are meant to support research in the history, theory and criticism of the visual arts of any geographical area and period. The Samuel H. Kress Fellowship is meant to support research on European art before the early 19th century. The William C. Seitz Fellowship is meant to support research on modern and contemporary art. |
| Princeton Institute for Advanced Study Mellon Fellowship for Assistant Professors | October | Residential | Assistant professors at universities and colleges in the US and Canada | The School of Historical Studies at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study offers the Mellon Fellowship for Assistant Professors, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation. The length is one academic year, Sept. 1 until July 31, with a stipend that typically matches the combined salary and benefits at the fellows’ home institutions. The projects should be in areas represented by the School of Historical Studies, principally the history of Western, Near Eastern and Far Eastern civilizations, the history of Europe, the Islamic world, East Asian studies, and art history, among others. |
| Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies | October | Residential | Substantial record of publication, Ph.D. conferred before Dec. 2022 |
The School of Historical Studies at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study offers Membership for either one term or a full academic year. The stipend is up to $39,000 for a term or $78,000 for a full academic term. The purpose of the membership is to promote focus on their research, while also offering optional seminars and meetings. The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study is a private, independent academic institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. It was founded in 1930 in order to support fundamental research in the sciences and humanities, and it soon became one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. Application information is available from each of the four schools: historical studies, mathematics, natural sciences and social science. |
| Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships | November | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The Newberry Library offers many long-term fellowships. The length for all is four to nine months, with a stipend of $5,000 per month. As long as the project is relevant to Newberry’s collection and pertaining to a variety of topics any scholar with a Ph.D. may apply. The various topics may include: American history, music, history and literature in the late Medieval and early period, and various other topics with relevance to the collection. |
| Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Signature Course Fellowships | November | Residential | Open to distinguished or high-potential tenure-stream scholars |
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study offers Signature Course Fellowships. The semester-long fellows receive a $50,000 stipend, and those who do a summer fellowship receive $15,000 for four weeks of residency. The point of this fellowship is to gather scholars from various fields who want to build and launch their own signature courses. The funded courses are provided another $10,000 to help launch the course. The fellows also have an opportunity to work with a student intern to help develop the course. Faculty from any academic field that engages with ethics and human flourishing are encouraged to apply. |
| Huntington Library Fellowships and Travel Grants | November | Residential | Faculty members |
The Huntington Library offers a variety of long-term fellowships. They are all nine to twelve months in length with a stipend of $50,000. There are a variety of topics for the 13 long-term fellowships offered. Some topics include the history of science and technology, the history of the American West and California, the history of medicine and related sciences, among other topics related to the Huntington’s collections. There are also 140 short-term fellowships available. These are one to five months of residency with a stipend of $3,500 per month. There are a wide variety of topics for the short-term, including American bibliography, Western American women’s history, and other topics related to The Huntington’s collections. |
| New York Public Library Schomburg Center | December | Residential | Only U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals who have held residency for three years |
The Schomburg Center at the New York Public Library offers both long and short-term residences. The long-term fellowship is a continuous period of six months with a stipend of $35,000. The short-term residence is a continuous period of one to three months with a stipend of $3,000 per month. The focus is on research on the history, politics, literature, and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora. |
| Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships | December | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The Newberry Library offers a variety of short-term fellowships. Most are one-month long, with some two- or three-month options. The stipend is typically $3,000 per month. There are a variety of topics offered for the fellowships, including but not limited to: the period between 1660 and 1815 in American history; early modern period or Renaissance, as well as English history, legal history, or European history; American history, literary and cultural criticism, as well as any project that can benefit from the Newberry collection materials. |
| Folger Shakespeare Library Residential Fellowships | December | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The Folger Shakespeare Library offers long- and short-term residential fellowships. The long-term fellowship is nine months. The stipend is $70,000 for the nine-month time period. The short-term fellows research for one-, two- or three-month periods with a stipend of $4,000 per month. The Folger Institute, while containing many materials related to Shakespeare, also has materials that would help projects that cover the literary, cultural, political, religious, and social history of Britain and Europe from the 15th through the 17th centuries. All projects should be able to benefit from access to the Folger Institute Library’s materials. |
| Newberry Library Artists in Residence | December | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The Newberry Library offers a variety of one-month fellowships for writers, artists and other humanists. The stipend is typically $3,000 per month. The fellowships cover many topics including: historical fiction writing, such as short stories, plays, and poetry; writers, journalists, and filmmakers who wish to use the collection; and those studying the visual and performing arts who want to advance their project through the use of the Newberry collection. |
| Council of American Overseas Research Center (funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities) | January | Residential | Ph.D. required |
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, a collection of independent overseas research centers. These centers promote humanities and social sciences research, with a focus on cultural heritage and its conservation, as well as the interpretation of modern societies. The goal is for the fellow to have the ability to research for a significant amount of time in a country with an overseas research center as their base. The fellowship is four to six months, with $5,000 per month. The field of study of the scholar may be history, philosophy, religious studies, linguistics, languages, or literature, among others. They must propose to research in one of the following countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grants | January and June | Nonresidential |
The candidate must work at an eligible institution. |
The National Endowment for the Humanities provides a grant for those pursuing projects in the field of digital humanities advancements. There are three tiers of awards: Level I receives $75,000, Level II receives $150,000, and Level III receives $350,000. The period for the project is up to 36 months. The program accepts projects at any stage of development. The site lists three priorities, in which projects must fit into one or more. |
| Rochester Humanities Center External Fellowships | January | Residential |
Tenure-track faculty |
The Rochester Humanities Center offers external fellowships to tenure-track scholars at other institutions. The length is approximately nine months, with a stipend of up to $60,000. The fields of humanistic study include anthropology, art and art history, classics, English, history, modern languages and cultures, music, philosophy and religion. |
| New Foundation for Art History Fellowships | January | Nonresidential |
Assistant and associate professors |
The New Foundation for Art History provides two nonresidential fellowships. The stipend is half of the fellow's regular salary, not exceeding $50,000. The fellow should be carrying out innovative work on art of any era or culture. |
| Clements Library Norton Strange Townshend Fellowship | January | Residential |
Ph.D. required |
The Clements Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers a long-term fellowship with a minimum requirement of four months of full-time research. The stipend is $15,000 to support the research of 19th-century American history and culture. |
| The Library Company of Philadelphia | February | Residential |
Ph.D. required, any citizen of any country may apply but visas are not sponsored |
The Library Company of Philadelphia offers short, one-month fellowships. The stipend is $2,500 for a four-week period. The research can focus on a variety of fields and disciplines as long as they relate to the history of the U.S. and Atlantic world between the 17th and 19th centuries. It can also be related to the mid-Atlantic regional history through the present. |
| Missouri Humanities Council | February, May, August, November | Nonresidential |
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The Missouri Humanities Council offers two types of grants of up to $5,000 or $15,000 to fund humanities projects in Missouri. |
| Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowships | February | Nonresidential |
Ph.D. or Th.D. students in final year of dissertation writing |
The Dissertation Fellowship offers $35,000 grants to support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. or Th.D. students whose research focuses on Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues in the United States and Canada. |
| National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | March | Nonresidential |
Citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. |
The National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship offers $25,000 grants for prose and poetry to be published by creative writers to allow time for research, writings and career advancement. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships | April | Nonresidential |
Ph.D. required |
The National Endowment for the Humanities offers Fellowships to individual scholars pursuing projects focusing on exceptional research, analysis and clear writing. The maximum award is $60,000, at $5,000 monthly, for six to twelve months. The project must have value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. The fellowship is meant to give time to conduct research or produce books, peer-reviewed articles, etc. The projects may be at any stage of development. |
If you have questions about any of these fellowship opportunities or need assistance with applying, please reach out to the Research Development Group, rdg@slu.edu.