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MELLON/ACLS DISSERTATION INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 9:00 PM EDT, October 30, 2024.

LOCATION: USA

ACLS invites applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships, which provide a year of support for doctoral students preparing to embark on innovative dissertation research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. This program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

Be a PhD student in a humanities or social science department in the United States.1

Be able to take up a full year (9-12 months) of sustained specialized research and training, released from normal coursework, assistantships, and all teaching responsibilities.

Have completed at least two years and all required coursework in the PhD programs in which they are currently enrolled by the start of the fellowship term.

Have not advanced to PhD candidacy/ABD status prior to January 1, 2024.

Have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.

BENEFIT:

Award: $42,000 base stipend for the fellowship year, plus up to $8,000 for project-related research, training, development, and travel costs. The award also provides a separate $2,000 stipend for external mentorship.

Tenure: one year beginning between July 1 and September 1, 2025.

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ACLS HBCU FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS

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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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