Dissertation, postdoctoral, residential and short-term research funding across the humanities
Columbia University · Society of Fellows in the Humanities · New York, United States
Postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia's Society of Fellows, combining research with some teaching · Includes a research allowance, medical benefits and access to housing · Open to early-career humanities scholars · Applications close October 12, 2026
Read moreEuropean Research Council · European Union
Large five-year grants for early-career principal investigators to build their own research teams · Open to researchers of any nationality hosted in an EU or associated country · Humanities projects compete in their own evaluation panels · The 2027 call closes October 14, 2026
Read moreAmerican Antiquarian Society · Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Year-long residential fellowship for turning a dissertation on early America into a book · For scholars no more than three years past the PhD, or filing before July 2027 · Fellows work in residence with the Society's early American collections in Worcester · Includes a…
Read moreClark Art Institute · Research and Academic Program · Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Residential fellowships at the Clark, usually for one semester · Fellows get an office in a large art history library and an apartment across from the campus · Travel expenses are reimbursed alongside the stipend · Applications are due October 15, 2026
Read moreInstitute for Advanced Study · School of Historical Studies · Princeton, New Jersey, United States
One or two terms as a Member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton · Covers historical and humanistic fields from antiquity to the modern world · Applicants need the PhD (or equivalent) by the end of July 2026 · Recent stipends have run to about $80,000 for a full…
Read moreNYU Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Three-week writing residency at NYU Abu Dhabi in January 2027 · Brings together up to ten scholars to push existing projects on the Arab world toward completion · Open to an international cohort · Applications are due October 15, 2026
Read moreSmithsonian Institution · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Ten weeks of independent research using Smithsonian collections and archives · Humanities, history, art and anthropology projects are all eligible · Students work alongside Smithsonian staff advisors · Appointments run within June 2027 - May 2028
Read moreSmithsonian Institution · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Residential research at the Smithsonian for scholars beyond the PhD · Senior awards are for established scholars; postdoctoral awards for recent PhDs · Includes an annual research allowance · Appointments start from June 2027
Read moreSmithsonian Institution · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Dissertation research in residence at Smithsonian museums, archives and research centres · Open across the humanities and sciences wherever the Smithsonian has expertise · Includes an annual research allowance · Appointments start from June 2027
Read moreSociety for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Grants supporting dissertation research in the history of American foreign relations · Usually used for archival travel · Open to international applicants · The graduate research deadline is October 15, 2026
Read moreSociety for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Fellowship supporting dissertation research in US foreign relations history · Named for historian Stuart L. Bernath · Open to international applicants · The graduate research deadline is October 15, 2026
Read moreVilla I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies · Florence, Italy
Twelve-month residential fellowship at Harvard's Renaissance centre outside Florence · Covers any aspect of the Italian Renaissance from the 1300s to the 1600s · Projects on Italy's dialogue with other cultures are welcome · Fellows live and work at the villa's research library
Read moreYale Institute of Sacred Music · New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Residential fellowships integrating the study of religion with music and the arts · Long-term fellows join an interdisciplinary cohort at Yale · Open to international applicants · Applications are due October 15, 2026
Read moreCanadian Centre for Architecture · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residential fellowship focused on the CCA's photography holdings · Supports research on photography's relationship to architecture · Part of the CCA's 2027 research programs · Applications are due October 16, 2026
Read moreCanadian Centre for Architecture · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
One- to two-month summer residencies at the CCA in Montreal · Fellows work with the CCA's architecture collections and library · Residencies fall between June 7 and July 30, 2027 · Applications are due October 16, 2026
Read moreCanadian Centre for Architecture · Montreal, Quebec, Canada (or remote)
Remote fellowship for research using the CCA's digital and digitized collections · Lets researchers take part without relocating to Montreal · Part of the CCA's 2027 research programs · Applications are due October 16, 2026
Read moreCanadian Centre for Architecture · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hosts faculty on sabbatical at the CCA in Montreal · Gives access to the CCA's collections and research community · Part of the CCA's 2027 research programs · Applications are due October 16, 2026
Read moreEuropean University Institute · Florence (Fiesole), Italy
Fully funded postdoctoral programme in Florence for about forty fellows a year · Fellows affiliate with the history, law, economics or political and social sciences departments · Preference goes to recent PhDs without previous postdoctoral posts · Includes structured training in…
Read moreGeorgetown University · Global Irish Studies Initiative, Department of English · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Semester-long residency at Georgetown for a writer in any genre connected to Ireland · The fellow teaches one class in literary studies or creative writing · Includes at least one public event · Applications close October 16, 2026 for January-May 2027
Read moreSt John's College, University of Oxford · Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Up to six full-time research fellowships at an Oxford college, each in a named subject · Humanities lines this year include modern Arabic literature with a life-writing focus, and open-area philosophy · For recent PhDs or those submitting their thesis at least three months…
Read moreAmerican Council of Learned Societies · United States (or remote)
Supports a year of dissertation research and writing on the history of art in the United States · Native American art is explicitly within scope · Open to US citizens, permanent residents and several other protected statuses; first-time applicants only · Around seven fellowships…
Read moreAmerican Council of Learned Societies · United States (or remote)
Gives PhD students an early year free of teaching to explore unconventional research methods and training · For students who have finished coursework but had not reached candidacy before January 2026 · Includes research funds and a separate stipend for an external mentor ·â€¦
Read moreAmerican Council of Learned Societies · Not location-specific
Ten months of full-time support for dissertations in Buddhist studies · Open at either the research or the writing stage · Administered by ACLS for an international applicant pool · Fellowships begin between August and September 2027
Read moreAmerican Council of Learned Societies · Not location-specific
Research fellowships for early-career scholars of Buddhism anywhere in the world · Recent awardees were based in Europe, Asia and the United States · Supports a sustained period of research and writing · Administered by ACLS within its Buddhist studies program
Read moreLucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Three-year Cambridge college research fellowship starting October 2027 · English strands cover medieval and early modern literature, or literature from Africa or South Asia · The history strand covers modern global history, with African and Indian history especially welcome ·â€¦
Read moreCFPlist Fellowships gathers funding for humanities research — dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships, library and archive residencies, travel grants and faculty awards. Each entry is our own short summary with a link to the sponsor; deadlines marked TBC follow the program's usual timing because the next call hasn't been posted yet. Always confirm details with the sponsor before applying.