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 2023-24 competition year, ACLS awarded approximately $22 million to more than 350 scholars across a variety of humanistic disciplines. Learn more about new and recent awardees by cohort, along with project descriptions and recipient profiles below.
Read the Latest Award Announcements
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Grants support faculty in teaching-intensive roles pursuing research in the humanities and social sciences
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Awards support 45 early-career doctoral students pursuing innovative dissertation research
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April 29, 2025
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$525,000 awarded to 30 emerging scholars and graduate students to support research, writing, and travel in China studies
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April 22, 2025
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$3.5 million awarded to scholars in recognition of excellence in humanities and social sciences research
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April 10, 2025
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Pilot program supports flexible residencies at humanities research centers for community college faculty
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April 2, 2025
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Awards support research of 20 faculty in the humanities and interpretive social sciences at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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March 27, 2025
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Fifteen awardees will spend two weeks at interdisciplinary writing residency in Bulgaria hosted by ACLS and the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia
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March 11, 2025
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Awards support emerging scholars of American art with fellowships advancing doctoral research and writing
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March 5, 2025
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