EXTERNAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS
IN THE HUMANITIES
and
HUMANITIES-ORIENTED SOCIAL SCIENCES
It is our hope that this list of fellowships and grant opportunities will help you to determine which external agencies might fund your current project, find more information about the application process by visiting agency websites, and then develop a timeline of planned applications sorted by deadline that you can use to stay on-track for developing your proposals in a timely manner.
To navigate, keep the document in layout view, scroll to the table of contents, then click on the page number of the agency or program in which you’re interested. This will take you directly to that entry. If you then wish to learn more, click on the agency’s website address (URL), which you will find near the bottom of the entry. If clicking doesn’t work, copy the URL, paste it into the address line of your web browser, and type return.
Always check for new, more detailed application information on any opportunity in which you’re interested. Humanities and area studies centers sometimes have shifting themes and agency programs, application requirements, deadlines, and focus areas are subject to change. Verify deadlines and other critical information by visiting the sponsoring institution’s website or contacting the agency via e-mail or telephone prior to beginning an application. This is especially true for agencies that had not posted new deadlines when we updated this list (we’ve noted such cases on the list).
Most agencies have deadlines only once each year and take from three to six months to announce results. Therefore, think long-term when planning your grant/fellowship application strategies. Preparing a viable proposal takes effort, organization, and effective time management, so please do to give yourself the time you will need to develop a competitive proposal. For fellowships, that means starting the process at least eight weeks before the deadline, preferably longer; for institutional proposals it is at least six months before the deadline. Please also keep in mind that the internal deadline is always one workweek (five working days) prior to the agency’s deadline.
Although this list is extensive, it is not exhaustive. If you know of sources we have not included that you believe will appeal to a broad spectrum of humanities and social sciences graduate students, please let us know. We’re always seeking to add new funding sources to this list.
Kathy Porsch
Grant Development Officer
Humanities Grant Development Office
900 Sunnyside Ave.
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785/864-7833 or 785/864-7887
http://www.hallcenter.ku.edu/~hallcenter/hgdo/development/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Selected Funding Opportunities for Beginning Graduate Students 1
American Association of University Women (AAUW), Graduate and Postgraduate International Fellowships 1
American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) Fellowships 1
Council for European Studies, Columbia University 1
The Fund for Theological Education, Inc. Doctoral Fellowships 1
Hispanic Scholarship Fund 1
Institute of Humane Studies 2
Humane Studies Fellowships 2
Film & Fiction Scholarships 2
Summer Graduate Research Fellowships 2
Hayek Fund for Scholars 2
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Fellowships 2
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships 2
James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellowship Program 2
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) National Scholarship Awards 2
John Gyles Education Awards 3
Korean American Scholarship Fund 3
National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate Scholarships Program 3
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) 3
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 3
Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship 4
Selected Funding Opportunities for Intermediate and Advanced Graduate Students and Recent PhDs in the Humanities and Social Sciences 4
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Student Academy Awards 4
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) 4
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation, American Fellowships Program 4
American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) 4
Dissertation Completion Fellowship 5
Dissertation Fellowship Program in American Art, Henry Luce Foundation 5
Southeast European Studies Program, Dissertation Fellowships 5
American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS) 5
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program 5
Title VIII Southeastern Europe Program 5
American Foreign Policy Center / Louisiana Tech University 5
American Historical Association (AHA) 6
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) 6
American Oriental Society, Louise Wallace Hackney Fellowship for the Study of Chinese Art 6
The American Philosophical Society (APS) 6
John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship 6
The Lewis and Clark Fund 6
The Library Resident Research Fellowships 6
The Phillips Fund for Native North American Research 6
American Political Science Association (APSA) 7
Minority Fellows Program 7
Travel Assistance Grants 7
American Sociological Association (ASA) 7
Minority Fellowship Program 7
Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy 7
Congressional Fellowship Program 8
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) 8
Asian Cultural Council (ACC), Arts and Humanities Fellowships 8
Association for Asian Studies (AAS), Asian Studies Grants and Fellowships 8
China and Inner Asia studies 8
Korean studies 8
Japan Studies 8
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma 8
Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies, University of Virginia 9
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies 9
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, the City University of New York (CUNY) 9
Center for US-Mexican Studies, Visiting Fellows Program 9
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCK) for International Scholarly Exchange 9
Community Associations (CAI) Research Foundation 9
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) 10
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research 10
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) 10
Dirksen Congressional Center 10
Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library 10
Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities 10
Five Colleges 11
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute 11
French Embassy, United States 11
Fulbright Awards for US Graduate Students, US Department of State 11
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program, US Department of Education 11
The Fund for Theological Education, Inc., Dissertation Fellowships 12
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 12
The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter 12
The Gerald R. Ford Travel Grant Program 12
The German Historical Institute (GHI) 12
Getty Foundation, Pre-doctoral Fellowships 12
Hagley Museum and Library: The History of Business, Technology, and Society 12
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Dissertation Fellowships 13
Harry S. Truman Library Institute / National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 13
Research Grants 13
Dissertation Year Fellowships 13
The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies 13
Henri Frankfort Fellowship, University of London 13
Hudson Institute 14
Huntington Library 14
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) 14
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives 14
Jacquet Research Awards, Religious Research Association 14
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum 15
Leo Baeck Institute Fellowships 15
Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship 15
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum / National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 15
Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies 15
Grants-in-Aid 15
The McNeil Center for Early American Studies (MSEAS) 15
Metropolitan Museum of Art 16
Residential Fellowships 16
Internships 16
The Miller Center of Public Affairs / University of Virginia 16
Morris K. Udall Foundation 17
National Gallery of Art Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program 17
National Science Foundation (NSF), Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants 17
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) 17
Newberry Library 17
Organization of American Historians (OAH) 18
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Brown University 18
Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts 18
RAND Corporation 18
St. Louis University, Fellowship Programs 18
The Mellon Fellowship 18
National Endowment for Humanities Research Fellowships 18
Samuel H. Kress Foundation Two-Year Fellowships 19
History of Art Fellowships 19
Travel Fellowships 19
School of American Research (SAR), Fellowships 20
Weatherhead Fellowships 20
Katrin H. Lamon Fellowship 20
Native American Artists Fellowship 20
Summer Fellowships 20
Smithsonian Institution 20
Smithsonian Institution Fellowships Program 20
Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program 21
Latino Studies Fellowship Program 21
Minority Visiting Students 21
Internships 21
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) 21
Stanford Andrew W. Mellow Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities 21
Terra Foundation Summer Residency in Giverny 22
Thomas Jefferson Foundation / Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies 22
The United States Department of Justice, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) 22
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) 22
University of California, Berkeley 22
The University of California at Los Angeles Program in Ethnic Studies-Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholars Fellowship - Graduate and Predoctoral Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies is suspended for 2011-12, Check website for updates. 22
Washington University, Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry: A Postdoctoral Program 23
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Dissertation Fieldwork Grants 23
Dissertation Research Grants 23
Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships 23
White House Historical Association (WHHA) 23
Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library 23
Short and long-term Residential and Dissertation fellowships 23
McNeil Dissertation Fellowships 24
Women’s Research and Education Institute (WREI) 24
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars / East European Studies Program 24
Research and Short-Term Grants. 24
Junior Scholars’ Training Seminar (JSTS). 24
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 24
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies 24
Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. 24
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Selected Funding Opportunities for Beginning Graduate Students
The following opportunities are open to individuals at the beginning stages of graduate programs in humanities and social sciences disciplines. This list is alphabetized but not categorized. Although application deadlines generally fall on or close to the same date each year, it is critical to check with the sponsor for current application deadlines and materials.
American Association of University Women (AAUW), Graduate and Postgraduate International Fellowships
The AAUW offers international fellowships for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are members of the International Federation of University women and are not US citizens or permanent residents (see page 5 for AAUW fellowships for women who are US citizens or permanent residents). Applicants must intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career and devote themselves full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year. Amount: $18,000 (master’s), $20,000 (doctoral), $30,000 (postdoctoral).
URL: http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm
Deadline: December 1
American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) Fellowships
The AIGC offers graduate fellowships for American Indian and Alaskan Native students from federally recognized US tribes. To be considered, applicants must be pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree as full-time students at an accredited graduate school in the US, able to demonstrate financial need, and an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaskan Native group, or possess one fourth degree federally recognized American Indian blood.
URL: http://www.aigc.com/02scholarships/scholarships.htm
Deadline: June 1 (last known deadline)
Council for European Studies, Columbia University
This program offers pre-dissertation fellowships. Applicants must meet four criteria: 1) this must be their first major research project in Europe; 2) they must be in the exploratory stage of their research; 3) they must have finished all or most of their doctoral coursework; and 4) their home university must be a member of the council's academic consortium. The fellowship can be used only for travel and research in Europe. Amount: $4,000.
URL: http://www.councilforeuropeanstudies.org/awards/awards.html
Deadline: February 15 (last known deadline)
The Fund for Theological Education, Inc. Doctoral Fellowships
African-American students preparing to enter their first year of an accredited PhD or ThD program in religion or theology are eligible. You must be committed to becoming a leader within theological education and you must be giving strong consideration to teaching or conducting research in a theological school. You must also be a U.S. citizen. Amount: stipend of up to $20,000.
URL: http://www.fteleaders.org/pages/fellowship-applications
Deadline: March 1 (last known deadline); New application will be available in October.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The fund offers scholarships to full-time graduate students in any field, including the arts; specifically, media, film, performing arts, communications, or writing. Applicants must be of Hispanic heritage and be US citizens or permanent residents. Check the website for specific requirements for each scholarship. Amount of award varies by program.
URL: http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=424
Deadline: varies by program (please see website for details)
Institute of Humane Studies
Humane Studies Fellowships
Fellowships are offered to students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. The funding can be used for study in the US or abroad. There is no citizenship restriction to apply. Amount: stipend range from $2,000 to $15,000.
Deadline: December 31
Film & Fiction Scholarships
Due to funding constraints, IHS will no longer offer the Film & Fiction Scholarship.
Summer Graduate Research Fellowships
Fellowships are offered to graduate students who share an interest in the classical liberal tradition to work on a scholarly paper or dissertation chapter. Open to Law or PhD students. The fellowship includes: $5,000 stipend and travel expenses for two HIS seminars; the opportunity to present work at academic seminars; and mentoring and critical comment on the project.
Deadline: February 2
Hayek Fund for Scholars
The Hayek Fund offers up to $750 in travel support.
Deadline: continuous
URL:http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Fellowships
The ISI offers fellowships to graduate students who plan to teach at the college level. The Weaver Fellowship pays tuition. The Salvatori Fellowship funds projects researching the principles of the American Founding Fathers or the culture that formed the Founders’ values and ideas. The Western Civilization Fellowship funds graduate work related to Western Civilization. Applicants must be US citizens and subscribe to The Intercollegiate Review. Amount: $5,000 stipend plus $1,000 in ISI books (Weaver); $10,000 (Salvatori); and $20,000 (Western Civilization).
URL: http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/fellowships.html
Deadline: January 16
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships
This program provides fellowships to students who demonstrate achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise to undertake study at the PhD and MA level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. To qualify, graduate students must not yet have completed their first year of graduate study and must be citizens of the US or the Freely Associated States. Amount: up to $30,000.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
Deadline: September 30 (last known date for application); January 31 (for submitting FAFSA)
James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellowship Program
Fellowships are offered to students about to complete or who have recently completed their undergraduate degrees and plan to begin graduate work in American history, Political Science/Government, or Teaching/Education with an emphasis on American history or American government, political institutions, and political theory. Must be US residents and a teacher, or plan to become a teacher, of American history, government, or social studies at the secondary school level to qualify. Amount: $24,000.