Fellowship and Grant Programs Support Emerging
Needs of 21st Century Scholars and Continue Century-Long
Tradition of Scholarly Advancement in the Humanities
NEW
YORK, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American
Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), a leading supporter of the
creation and dissemination of research in the humanities and
interpretive social sciences, is pleased to announce its fellowship
and grant competitions for the 2024-25 academic year.
ACLS fellowship and grant programs provide funding, professional
development, and a supportive, diverse community for scholars
across all career stages. The dozens of opportunities available
this year are designed to meet the evolving needs of today's
scholars and promote innovative approaches to research. These
opportunities include:
- ACLS Digital Justice Grants
ACLS offers seed and development grants for digital scholarly
projects that critically engage with the interests and histories of
people of color and other historically marginalized communities
through the ethical use of digital tools and methods.
- ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships and Grants
Recognizing the distinct teaching, research, and service contexts
present at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this
program offers research fellowships of up to $50,000 and project development grants of up to
$10,000.
- Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
This fellowship program provides funding for research and writing
for some of the most promising doctoral students pursuing research
in the history of the visual arts of the
United States, including all facets of Native American
art.
- Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies
These grants provide
funds for doctoral students and contingent faculty to travel to
China or anywhere in the world to
access databases, collections, archives, and communities toward
advancing scholarship that will inform public understanding of
cultures, histories, and societies in China.
- Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships
This program recognizes and supports doctoral students pursuing
bold and innovative research methods in the humanities and
interpretive social sciences with great potential to lead their
fields in exciting new directions.
- The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public
Scholars Fellowships
This program places recent PhDs in full time professional positions
with salary and health benefits at museums, libraries, and
publishers that present and interpret knowledge of Buddhist
traditions with an aim of sharing that knowledge to broader
audiences.
In addition, ACLS will once again offer its signature ACLS
Fellowship Program, open to eligible scholars across all
career stages, from recent PhDs through senior scholars, working in
every sector of the academy and beyond. The program has supported
more than 4,000 scholars working in all fields of humanistic
inquiry.
Learn more about these and other ACLS fellowship and
grant competitions for the 2024-25 academic year and meet recent
fellows and grantees.
"Since 1926, ACLS has recognized outstanding scholars and
research through competitive, peer reviewed fellowship and grant
programs. To date, more than 13,000 scholars have benefited from
the support these awards provide," said ACLS President Joy Connolly. "We are steadfast in our
commitment to advancing research in the humanities and interpretive
social sciences, which is central to American life, advancing our
understanding of humanity in the past, present, and future—the
nature of collective life in a democracy, the hidden histories of
communities around the world, ethical decision-making, and the
extraordinary range of creative expressions and spiritual beliefs
that make us human."
From its earliest days, ACLS has convened notable scholars,
educators, and administrators to discuss, debate, and encourage the
development and advancement of countless fields and has played a
pivotal role in the establishment and strengthening of African
American studies, intellectual history, musicology, the history of
religions, Native American languages, and China studies.
As these and other fields continue to evolve, ACLS programs
strive to evolve to best meet the needs and ambitions of the
scholars it serves. Today ACLS leads several initiatives which aim
to accelerate change in higher education by encouraging creativity
and experimentation in scholarly inquiry, recognizing and rewarding
the full range of efforts by today's faculty, and fostering a more
diverse community of scholars.
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CONTACT: Heather
Mangrum, hmangrum@acls.org
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