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STIAS Individual Fellowship for First Semester 2028: A Funded Five-Month Residency in Stellenbosch for Established Scholars, Closing 31 October 2026
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is accepting applications until 23:59 UTC on 31 October 2026 for its first-semester 2028 Individual Fellowships, which fund a residency from mid-January to mid-June 2028 with a monthly stipend, return economy airfare to Cape Town, accommodation in Stellenbosch, an office at the Wallenberg Research Centre and daily weekday lunch.
Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship 2026 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Up to $5,000 for Archival Research in the History of the Life Sciences, Closing 31 August 2026
The CSHL Center for Humanities & History of Modern Biology awards stipends of up to $5,000 to scholars at any career stage, journalists and writers pursuing ambitious original projects in the history of the life sciences, covering travel, lodging, translation, oral history recording and microfilming at the CSHL Library & Archives and other relevant repositories, with applications due 31 August 2026 and decisions in September.
The Africa Institute Research Fellowships 2027: Senior and Postdoctoral Residencies in Sharjah
The Africa Institute’s 2027 Research Fellowships offer full-time senior and postdoctoral residencies in African and African diaspora studies at Global Studies University in Sharjah, with applications open through 30 September 2026.
THI Summer Research Fellowships: Historical Reference for the 2026 Cycle
Historical reference for The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz summer research fellowship cycle that closed on February 2, 2026; no 2027 call has been published on the official pages reviewed.
UK AHRC “Design Generators” Round Two Grants: Up to £200,000 for Green Transition Design Projects
AHRC round-two research funding of £150,000 to £200,000 FEC for 9-12 month, design-led projects creating interventions in existing systems for a fairer green transition.
University of Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027–2030: A Three-Year Assistant Professor Appointment With a $63,000 Annual Stipend and Light Teaching
The University of Michigan Society of Fellows invites applications for three-year 2027–2030 postdoctoral fellowships, appointing scholars as Assistant Professors and Postdoctoral Scholars with a $63,000 annual stipend, up to $3,000 per year for approved research or travel, benefits, and a teaching load of one academic year across the full term; the application form is available August 1 and applications are due September 14, 2026.
VolkswagenStiftung NEXT 'Dual Use' of Ideas and Concepts from the Humanities and Social Sciences: Up to €650,000 for a Two-Year Team Project on How Academic Theory Gets Repurposed, Closing 6 October 2026
The Volkswagen Foundation is funding two-year exploratory research teams of two or three principal investigators at German institutions, with up to €450,000 for two PIs or €650,000 for three, to study how concepts from the humanities and social sciences are stripped from their original context and used for anti-liberal, anti-scientific and anti-democratic purposes.
VolkswagenStiftung Opus Magnum 2026: Up to €220,000 to Buy a German Professor Six to Eighteen Months Away From Teaching to Finish One Major Book, Closing 18 November 2026
The Volkswagen Foundation will fund a substitute professorship for 6 to 18 months, worth up to €220,000, so that an established humanities, cultural studies or social sciences professor at a German university can write a comprehensive scholarly book, with applications due 18 November 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin Early Career Fellowships 2027/2028: A Salary-Matching Stipend, Subsidized Berlin Housing, and Ten Months of Protected Research Time
The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin is accepting applications for its 2027/2028 Early Career Calls, offering researchers a salary-based stipend, a monthly living allowance, subsidized on-campus housing, and covered travel for a residential fellowship in Berlin.
Wolf Humanities Center Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship 2027–2028: Five $67,000 Humanities Fellowships at Penn on the Theme of Empire
The Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania offers five one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2027–2028 on the annual theme of Empire, each paying a minimum $67,000 stipend plus a $3,000 research fund, with applications due November 1, 2026.