Competitions and Deadlines

Our 2021-22 fellowship and grant competition calendar is available below. Information on our 2021-22 competitions with September and October deadlines has been updated on the relevant program pages. ACLS’s online application system (OFA) will begin accepting applications for many programs in the final week of July.

Please note: As of the 2021-22 competition year, ACLS requires all applicants to have an ORCID iD. Learn more.

Past Fellowship & Grant Deadlines

Name	Type	Due
ACLS Fellowships	Fellowship	September 29, 2021
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art	Fellowship	October 27, 2021
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art	Fellowship	October 27, 2021
Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships	Fellowship	October 27, 2021
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships	Fellowship	October 27, 2021
Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies	Fellowship	November 1, 2021
ACLS Leading Edge Fellows: Potential Host Organizations	Proposal	November 5, 2021
Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs Collaborative Programming Grants	Grant	November 15, 2021
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies	Fellowship	November 15, 2021
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies	Fellowship	November 15, 2021
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Translation Grants in Buddhist Studies	Grant	November 15, 2021
African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowships	Fellowship	December 3, 2021
ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants	Grant	December 7, 2021
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars	Fellowship	January 11, 2022
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies	Grant	January 11, 2022
ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowships	Fellowship	January 12, 2022
ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants	Grant	February 15, 2022
ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants	Grant	February 15, 2022
ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships	Fellowship	March 28, 2022