Please consider applying for an ACLS Fellowship! Deadline is September 25. Please visit the ACLS website for full details. 

Key Info

• Maximum award: $60,000
• Tenure: six to twelve months devoted to full-time research and/or writing, to be initiated between July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027, and to be completed by December 31, 2027. Six months of the fellowship tenure must be consecutive, but any remainder of the fellow’s award term can be taken separately at a later date within the eligible award window. (See the FAQ page for more information.)
• The fellowship is open to scholars at all postdoctoral career stages, working on or off the tenure track, who have earned a PhD in the humanities or interpretive social sciences by the application deadline.
• ACLS will begin accepting applications in July 2025. Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system no later than 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, September 25, 2025. (NOTE: you must also route your application internally through UI's Division of Sponsored Programs. Contact Carmen Langel for help with this.
• Notifications will be sent via email in late March 2026.

Note: this memo was also published on August 27 and September 11, 2025.