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 2020-21 competition year, ACLS awarded approximately $25 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.

ACLS Digital Extension Grants

ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants

ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants

ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowships

ACLS Fellowship Program

ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships

ACLS Project Development Grants

ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants

African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowships

Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars

Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art

Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art

Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies

Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs

Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships

Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows

Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowships

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships in Buddhist Studies

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Translation Grants in Buddhist Studies

Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe

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