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.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support graduate students who show promise of leading their fields in important new directions. The fellowships are designed to intervene at the formative stage of dissertation development, before research and writing are advanced.
Deadline: October
Value: Award $42,000 base stipend for fellowship year, plus up to $8,000 for project-related research, training, development, and travel costs. The award also provides $2,000 for external mentorship.
Eligibility: Must be a PhD student in humanities or social science department in the US; be able to take up a full year 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 int he PhD program in which they are currently enrolled by the start of fellowship term; have not advanced to PhD candidacy/ABD status prior to January 1, 2025; and have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.
Major: The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship program does not accept applications from students receiving professional or applied PhDs, terminal degrees that are not a PhD (such as an EdD or MFA), or PhDs outside of humanities and interpretive social science departments, including the following disciplines: business, clinical or counseling psychology, creative or performing arts, education, engineering, filmmaking, law, library and information sciences, life/physical sciences, public administration, public health or medicine, public policy, social work, or social welfare. If you are unsure whether your department or interdisciplinary program qualifies you for this fellowship program, please email fellowships@acls.org with a brief summary of your affiliation.
Audience: PhD students
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