Application Deadline: 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, November 6, 2024.
LOCATION: USA
The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for the 2025 ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships. The fellowships provide $30,000 to $50,000 (based on the applicant’s proposed budget) and are intended to support project plans that require sustained time (e.g., semester/year leave or a series of course releases), in addition to any other budgeted project costs, to advance the applicant’s research project. In addition to the fellowship stipend, awardees will have access to networking and mentorship opportunities that align with their scholarly goals and institutional circumstances. This fellowship opportunity is part of the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, which offers both fellowships and project grants to HBCU faculty.
ELIGIBILITY:
The basic eligibility criteria for applicants are outlined below.
Applicants must:
Be employed primarily as instructors at an institution designated as an Historically Black College or University. (Please consult this list to determine whether your institution is eligible.) Applicants do not need to be appointed full-time and do not need to be on the tenure-track. Part-time and adjunct instructors are welcome to apply. All awardees must remain employed at an accredited HBCU for the duration of the award term.
Have an MA or PhD in the humanities or related social sciences that was conferred by the application deadline.
Commit to research leave of at least four course releases (or their equivalent, such as a semester or two summer research leave), or more, over the course of the award term. ACLS encourages award recipients to work with their institutions to leverage the funds to support their research leaves to their fullest extent.
Agree to take part in occasional networking, project development, and mentorship events during the course of the award term.
Projects must:
Address a topic in the humanities or social sciences and/or teaching and learning in those disciplines in a higher education setting.
Employ predominantly humanistic approaches and qualitative/interpretive methodologies.
Incorporate original scholarly research, regardless of the final product.
Incorporate in their project budgets, at minimum, four course releases (across the entire grant term), or two consecutive summers of research time, or a semester-length research leave. (ACLS provides a budget template for reference.)
BENEFIT:
Stipend: $30,000 to $50,000 in fellowships to be used for semester or year-long research leaves, summer salary, or course releases, and any other activities that advance the proposed project, including (but not limited to) travel to collections or conferences, research and editorial support, and child- or eldercare costs.
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