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Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship 2027: Up to $55,000 a Year, Application Opens August 19, 2026

The 2027 Cooke College Scholarship application runs August 19 to November 11, 2026 through the Common App. Up to $55,000 a year in last-dollar funding for high school seniors with a 3.75 unweighted GPA and family income up to $95,000.

Status: Open Type: Scholarship Amount: Up to $55,000 per year in last-dollar funding toward a bachelor’s degree Deadline: Nov 11, 2026 Location: United States

Klarman Fellowships at Cornell 2027: A Three-Year, $80,000 Postdoctoral Fellowship for Independent Research in the College of Arts & Sciences

The Klarman Fellowships give exceptional early-career scholars up to three years of independent postdoctoral research in Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences, with an $80,000 annual stipend, Cornell benefits, and a $12,000 annual research fund; the 2027 cycle closes October 15, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $80,000 annual stipend plus Cornell benefits, and a $12,000 annual research fund Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Location: United States

Kone Foundation Annual Grant Call 2026: Personal Working Grants of €2,700–€3,800 a Month and Project Budgets up to €500,000 for Bold Research and Art in Finland, Closing 15 September 2026

Kone Foundation opens its annual grant call from 1 to 15 September 2026, funding academic research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences, artistic research and professional artistic work, with personal working grants set at €2,700, €3,200 or €3,800 a month and multi-year research group budgets typically running €200,000–€500,000.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Personal working grants of €2,700/month (€32,400/year), €3,200/month (€38,400/year) or … Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 Location: Finland

Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellows 2027-28: $30,000 per Semester

A residential 2027-28 fellowship at the University of Notre Dame for scholars in peace research, with $30,000 per semester and furnished Institute housing. Applications open September 1, 2026; no closing date has been announced.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $30,000 per semester Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and Notre Dame, Indiana

KWI Essen International Fellowships 2027: €3,000 or €4,000 a Month for Six Months of Humanities Research in the Ruhr, Closing 17 August 2026

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen is recruiting its 14th fellow cohort for a six-month residency from 1 April to 30 September 2027, paying a pre-tax monthly allowance of €3,000 for early-career postdocs or €4,000 for the Thyssen@KWI fellowship, with applications due 17 August 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: €3,000 per month pre-tax (KWI International Fellowship) or €4,000 per month pre-tax (Thyssen@KWI … Deadline: Aug 17, 2026 Location: Germany and Worldwide

Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE Grant 2027: 80 Unrestricted $5,000 Operating Grants for Small Maryland Humanities Nonprofits

Maryland Humanities will award 80 general operating support grants of $5,000 each to small and mid-size Maryland nonprofits whose work is rooted in the humanities, with applications open through September 13, 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $5,000 per grant (80 grants awarded) Deadline: Sep 13, 2026 Location: Maryland, United States

Massachusetts Local Cultural Council Grants FY2027: Typical $500–$750 Awards for Community Arts, Humanities and Science Projects

Massachusetts Local Cultural Councils are accepting FY2027 applications from residents, organizations, groups, schools and other eligible applicants for public-benefit arts, humanities and science projects, with applications due October 15, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $5.85 million statewide Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Location: Massachusetts, United States

Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship 2027: A $42,000 Stipend Plus Research, Mentorship, and Professional-Development Funds for Early-Stage Humanities PhD Students Pursuing Bold, Experimental Dissertations

A one-year fellowship for U.S. humanities and interpretive social science PhD students at the formative stage of the dissertation, offering a $42,000 stipend plus additional research, professional-development, and external-mentorship funds to support innovative, experimental, and interdisciplinary projects.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $42,000 stipend, plus up to $8,000 in research and professional-development funds and a $2,000 … Deadline: Oct 28, 2026 Location: United States

MOFA Taiwan Fellowship 2027

The 2027 MOFA Taiwan Fellowship supported foreign experts and scholars conducting advanced research in Taiwan for 3 to 12 months, with monthly grants, a direct round-trip economy-ticket subsidy, and accident insurance. The 2027 call is closed and no later cycle is announced on the official pages reviewed.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: NT$50,000–NT$60,000 per month Deadline: Historical reference Location: Taiwan

Monticello ICJS Fellowship Cohorts 2027–2028: Up to $18,000 for Jefferson Studies Research

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello offers four-month onsite fellowships paying $4,500 per month and a yearlong hybrid fellowship with a $5,000 stipend for applicants researching Jefferson, the founding of the United States, and its legacies.

Status: Open Type: Fellowship Amount: $4,500 per month for four-month semester cohorts; $5,000 total for the yearlong hybrid cohort Deadline: Oct 1, 2026 Location: United States, Virginia and Remote