Recent Awardees
Since 1957 more than 12,000 scholars have held ACLS fellowships and grants. ACLS fellowships and grants are awarded to individual scholars for excellence in research in the humanities and related social sciences. The peer-review process used to select ACLS fellows enables distinguished scholars to reach broad consensus on standards of excellence in humanities research.
In the 2024-25 competition year, ACLS awarded approximately $25 million to more than 440 scholars across a variety of humanistic disciplines. Learn more about new and recent awardees by cohort, along with project descriptions and recipient profiles below. Affiliation, title, and project details reflect time of award.
ACLS Community College Faculty Research Fellowships
Faculty Awards
ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants
Digital Humanities
ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants
Digital Humanities
ACLS Fellowships
Postdoctoral
ACLS Graduate Internships on the Spiritual Infrastructure of the Future
Public Engagement
ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships
Faculty Awards
ACLS HBCU Faculty Grants
Faculty Awards
ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
Public Engagement
ACLS Project Development Grants
Postdoctoral
AVDF/ACLS Fellowships for Research on the Liberal Arts
Public Engagement
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art
Art History
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
Art History
Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies
China Studies
Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies – Flexible
China Studies
Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies – Long-Term
China Studies
Luce/ACLS Travel Grants in China Studies
China Studies
Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs
Public Engagement
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships
Dissertation
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars
Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Translation Grants in Buddhist Studies
Buddhist Studies
Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe
Postdoctoral
