Early American Fellowships
(Deadlines frequently change from year to year. Please double check deadlines with granting institutions. To add or update listings, contact Tamara Harvey, Associate Professor of English, George Mason University, tharvey2@gmu.edu.)
August
- Fulbright Scholar Program. Deadline: August 1 (this is the deadline for the traditional Fulbright Scholars Program. See website for additional programs and deadlines)
- Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships. Applications open: August 1.
September
- ACLS Frederick Burkhardt Fellowships. Deadline: September 26.
October
- American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants. Deadline: October 1.
- Kentucky Historical Society Fellowships. Deadline: October 1.
- American Philosophical Society Indigenous Community Research Fellowships. Deadline: October 15.
- American Antiquarian Society Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship. Deadline: October 15.
- Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities – Wolf Humanities Center. Deadline: October 15.
- The Filson Fellowships and Internships. Deadline: October 15
- Francis E. Malamy Fellowship at the Phillips Library. Deadline: October 31.
November
- Omohundro Institute/NEH Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute-Jamestown Short-Term Visiting Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute-Folger Library Short-Term Visiting Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute Lapidus Fellowship for Graduate Research. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute-Fort Ticonderoga Short-Term Visiting Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute Lapidus Initiative Digital Collections Fellowship. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute-Mount Vernon Fellowships for Digital Collections in the American Founding Era. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute Scholars’ Workshop. Deadline: November 1.
- Omohundro Institute Georgian Papers Programme Fellowship. Deadline: November 1.
- Library of Congress Georgian Papers Programme Fellowship. Deadline: November 1.
- Newberry Library Long-term Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- The Library Company of Philadelphia’s Long-term and NEH Post-Doctoral Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Program in Early American Economy and Society Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Rare Book School Scholarships and Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- Program in African American History (PAAH) Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships. Deadline: TBA.
- Barra Postdoctoral Fellowships at the McNeil Center. Deadline: November 1.
- Smithsonian Institute Fellowship Program. Deadline: November 1.
- Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship. Deadline: November 1.
- The Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies Long-Term Visiting Scholars Program. Deadline: November 1
- Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowships and Travel Grants. Deadline: November 1.
- Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography. Deadline: November 1.
- Folger Library Long-Term Fellowships. Deadline: November 1.
- The American Revolution Institute of Society of the Cincinnati Research Fellowships. Deadline: November 4.
- Florida Atlantic University Libraries and Huntington Library short-term research fellowships for advanced graduate students. Deadline: November 15.
- Huntington Library Long- and Short-Term Fellowships. Deadline: November 15.
- Mellon-Schlesinger Summer Research Grants. Deadline: November 15.
- Laura Bassi Scholarship for Editorial Assistance. Deadline: November 25.
- Florida Atlantic University Libraries and Huntington Library short-term graduate student fellowships. Deadline: November 30.
December
- Gilder Lehrman Fellowships. Deadline: December 1.
- Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies Residential Research Fellowships. Deadline: December 1.
- The Bibliographical Society of America Fellowships. Deadline: December 1.
- John Carter Brown Library Fellowships. Deadline: December 1.
- Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage at the Rare Book School. Deadline: December 1.
- Maine Women Writers Collection Research Support Grant Program. Deadline: December 1.
- Autry Research Fellowships. Deadline: December 2.
- National Postal Museum Awards for Scholarship in Postal History. Deadline: December 2.
- American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants. Deadline: December 3.
- Council on Library and Information Resources Mellon Dissertation Fellowships for research in the humanities in original sources. Deadline: December 4.
- Barra Sabbatical Fellowship at the McNeil Center. Deadline: December 10.
- The Library Company of Philadelphia Post-Doctoral Fellowships. Deadline: December 15.
- Newberry Library Short-term Fellowships. Deadline: December 15.
- Weiss-Brown Publication Subvention Award at the Newberry Library. Deadline: December 15.
- The American Geographical Society Library Fellowships. Deadline: December 16.
- Washington Library at Mount Vernon research fellowships. Deadline: December 31.
- Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Grants. Deadline: December 31.
January
- Fritz and Claudine Kundrun Open-Rank Fellowship at Monticello. Deadline: January 1.
- Folger Institute Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 1.
- Winterthur Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 15.
- American Antiquarian Society NEH Fellowships. Deadline: January 15.
- American Antiquarian Society Short-term Visiting Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 15.
- Fellowships at the Clements Library – University of Michigan. Deadline: January 15.
- Massachusetts Historical Society-NEH Long-Term Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 15.
- Henry Ransom Center Research Fellowships in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. Deadline: January 15.
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries Resident Scholar Programs. Deadline: January 15.
- New York Public Library Short-Term Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 18.
- University of St. Andrews Library Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 18.
- Schlesinger Library Research, Teaching, and Dissertation Grants. Deadline: January 31.
- Virginia Historical Society Research Fellowships. Deadline: January 25.
- Emily Dickinson International Society Scholar Award and Graduate Student Fellowship. Deadline: January 30.
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Duke University research travel grants. Deadline: January 31.
- Princeton University Library Short-Term Research Grants. Deadline: January 31.
February
- New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. Deadline: February 1.
- American Philosophical Society Long-Term Pre-doctoral Fellowships. Deadline: February 1.
- Institute of Historical Research in London Doctoral Fellowships. Deadline: February 1.
- Jefferson Scholars National Fellowship. Deadline: February 1.
- Schlesinger Library Grants. Deadline: February 4.
- Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program in Early American History and Material Culture. Deadline: February 8.
- Summer NEH Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers. Deadline: February 13.
- Duane King Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Tulsa. Deadline: February 15.
- The Filson Fellowships and Internships. Deadline: February 15.
- Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship. Deadline: February 15.
- Five Colleges Women’s Studies Research Center Fellowship. Deadline: February 15.
- UNC Summer Visiting Research Fellowships. Deadline: February 15
March
- Carl J. Ekberg Research Grant, Center for French Colonial Studies. Deadline: March 1.
- The Library Company of Philadelphia Short-term Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- The Library Company of Philadelphia Dissertation Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- The Barra Foundation International Research Fellowship at the Library Company. Deadline: March 1.
- Omohundro Institute-Jamestown Short-Term Visiting Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- The MCEAS Dissertation Fellowship Program. Deadline: March 1.
- Massachusetts Historical Society Short-Term Research Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- American Philosophical Society Short-Term Residential Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- Phillips Fund Grants for Native American Research. Deadline: March1.
- Slavery, Abolition, and Resistance Fellowship Program (Yale). Deadline: March 1.
- Folger Library Short-Term Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- German Historical Institute Fellowships at the Horner Library. Deadline: March 1.
- Kentucky Historical Society Fellowships. Deadline: March 1.
- Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction (FEEGI) Research Travel Award. Deadline: March 2.
- David Library of the American Revolution Fellowships. Deadline: March 2
- The American Indian Studies Program at Michigan State University Pre-Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award in American Indian Studies. Deadline: March 11.
- William Randolph Heart Fellowship at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden. Deadline: March 11.
- Hodson Trust-John Carter Brown Fellowship. Deadline: March 15.
- Gest Fellowship in Comparative Religion (Quaker Collection). Deadline: March 15.
- Laura Bassi Scholarship for Editorial Assistance. Deadline: March 25.
- Fothergill Research Award for studies related to William Bartram. Deadline: March 31.
April
- Thomas Jefferson Foundation Fellowships and Travel Grants. Deadline: April 1.
- Penn State University Libraries Summer Research Travel Grants. Deadline: April 1.
- Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Residencies. Deadline: April 1.
- Ferenc Gyorgyey Research Travel Grant, the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University. Deadline April 29.
May
- James P. Dankey Fellowship at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Deadline: May 1.
- Helen Wallis Fellowship at the British Library (Cartography). Deadline: May 1.
- Gilder Lehrman Fellowships. Deadline: May 13.
June
July
- Kluge Fellowships at the Library of Congress. Deadline:July 15.
Ongoing consideration
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