Press release from the American Council of Learned Societies:
The American Council of Learned Societies invites applications for Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars, made possible by the generous assistance of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. These fellowships support long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences.
For the 2016-17 competition, ACLS is pleased to announce that the Burkhardt program is offering an increased level of support per award, with a stipend of $95,000 plus up to $7,500 for research costs and related scholarly activities, and up to $3,000 for relocation costs.
The Burkhardt program includes two sets of opportunities for recently tenured professors. The first set of awards is available to applicants from any college or university in the United States and supports residency at one of 13 participating research centers. The second set of awards is available solely to faculty at liberal arts colleges and supports an academic year of residence at a university academic department/program or university-based humanities center of their choice. Liberal arts college applicants may apply for either Burkhardt award and should select the fellowship opportunity that will best serve their project. Successful applicants may take up the fellowship in 2017-18 or in either of the succeeding two academic years.
Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars, including opportunities designated for liberal arts college faculty
Deadline: September 28, 2016, 9 pm EDT
For more information on Burkhardt fellowships, including details about eligibility and residency requirements, please visit www.acls.org/programs/burkhardt/.
In the 2015-16 competition year, ACLS awarded over $18 million to more than 300 scholars based in the United States and abroad working in the humanities and related social sciences. Visit www.acls.org/fellows/new for recent awardee listings and profiles.