Opportunities & Deadlines
| Name | Type | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships | Fellowship | October 28, 2026, 5:00 PM ET |
Program
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships
Supporting Innovative Approaches to Dissertation Research in the Humanities and Interpretive Social Sciences
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support dissertation projects that expand the traditional boundaries of doctoral research through new methodologies, innovative dissertation formats, and collaborations with partners within and beyond the academy.
The program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
The program will make awards to doctoral 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 writing is advanced, and provide time and support for emerging scholars’ innovative approaches to dissertation research – practical, trans- or interdisciplinary, collaborative, critical, or methodological. The program seeks to expand the range of research methodologies, formats, and areas of inquiry traditionally considered suitable for the dissertation.
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