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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
ACLS Fellowships 2026–27
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Supports full-time research and/or writing in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, with awards of up to $60,000.
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- degree PhD in humanities or social sciences conferred before the application deadline, PhD in Education conferred be… Exact current official rule
- Not open to: degree Doctor of Education (EdD) degree Exact current official rule
- Humanities research; OR related social sciences research using predominantly humanistic approaches and qualit… Exact current official rule
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- US citizen, US permanent resident, Indigenous individual residing in the United States through rights associa… Exact current official rule
- residence Foreign national living in the United States or US territories for the three years immediately preceding the … Exact current official rule
Not open to: Doctor of Education degree
- Level of study
- Postdoctoral
- Fields of study
- Arts and humanities, Social sciences
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- Funding type
- Stipend only
- Funding details
- ACLS provides award supplements of $3,000-$6,000; Awards shorter than 12 months and longer than six months will be pro-rated at $5,000 per month.; The fellowship stipend is set at $60,000; health insurance; including research support
- Duration
- 6-12 months
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- For the 2026–27 cycle, ACLS marks applications closed. The listed submission process was to create an OFA account if you did not already have one. Required
- Complete the ACLS Fellowship application online and submit it through the ACLS online fellowship and grant administration system. The 2026–27 deadline was September 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline timezone
- Eastern Time
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- The fellowship is portable and may be held at an appropriate site for research or writing. The award term must begin between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2028, and conclude by December 31, 2028.
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