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THI Summer Research Fellowships: Historical Reference for the 2026 Cycle
Historical reference for The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz summer research fellowship cycle that closed on February 2, 2026; no 2027 call has been published on the official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.
University of Michigan U-M Faculty Fellowships 2027–2028: Salary and Benefits Support for Humanities Research
The University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities releases eligible faculty from normal teaching and service duties for an academic year of in-residence research while continuing salary and benefits, with additional support rules for LSA, other schools and colleges, and the Norman Freehling Fellowship.
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.
W. F. Albright Institute Fellowships 2027–2028: Up to $20,000 for Southern Levant Research in Jerusalem
The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research offers residential 2027–2028 fellowships for humanities and social-science scholars studying cultural development in the southern Levant.
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.
Yale Institute of Sacred Music Fellowships 2027–2028: Up to $79,500 for Research, Art and Sacred Music Scholars
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is accepting applications for 2027–2028 long-term fellowships and postdoctoral associates, offering a year in residence, project support, teaching opportunities, and stipends that typically reach $65,000 for fellows or $79,500 for postdoctoral associates.