ACLS opens 2014-2015 fellowship competitions

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) ACLShas announced that its 2014-15 fellowship competitions are now open. ACLS offers fellowship programs that promote the full spectrum of humanities and humanistic social sciences research and support scholars at the advanced graduate student level through all stages of the academic career. Comprehensive information and eligibility criteria for all programs can be found here.

Application deadlines vary by program:

September 24, 2014

  • ACLS Fellowships (the central program)
  • ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships
  • ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships
  • Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships
  • Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars

October 1, 2014

  • Luce/ACLS Predissertation-Summer Travel Grants in China Studies
  • Luce/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in China Studies
  • Luce/ACLS Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants in China Studies
  • Comparative Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society (grants for planning meetings, workshops, and conferences)

October 22, 2014

  • Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
  • Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
  • The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
  • The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
  • The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

November 1, 2014

African Humanities Program

January 14, 2015

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Visiting Professorships in Buddhist Studies

March 2015 (date TBA)

ACLS Public Fellows

The American Council of Learned Societies is the leading private institution supporting scholars in the humanities. In the 2013-14 competition year, ACLS awarded over $15 million to nearly 300 scholars worldwide. Recent fellows’ profiles and research abstracts are available here.