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ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships and Grants 2026–2027: Up to $50,000 in Research Support (Plus a $2,500 Programming Grant) or Up to $10,000 in Project Grants for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The American Council of Learned Societies offers two award tracks for HBCU faculty in the humanities and social sciences — fellowships of roughly $30,000 to $50,000 plus a $2,500 institutional grant, and project grants of up to $10,000 — with a November 11, 2026 deadline.
Berlin Prize Fellowship 2027–2028: A Fully Funded Semester in Berlin With a $5,000 Monthly Stipend, Housing, and Airfare for U.S. Scholars, Writers, and Journalists
The American Academy in Berlin awards Berlin Prize fellowships for a four-month residency at the Hans Arnhold Center, providing a $5,000 monthly stipend, housing, partial board, and round-trip airfare to U.S.-based scholars, writers, journalists, and policy experts.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027: A Three-Year Funded Research Post in the UK for Early-Career Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars
The British Academy funds a three-year postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding early-career humanities and social sciences researchers at a UK university, covering 80% of salary and indirect costs plus a research expenses allowance, with an outline-stage deadline of 30 September 2026.
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) 2027: $70,000 a Year for Up to Two Years of Postdoctoral Research, Held in Canada or Abroad
Canada's new Tri-agency Postdoctoral Research Award pays $70,000 per year for up to 24 months to outstanding early-career researchers, replacing the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities 2027–2028: A Renewable Three-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship With an $80,000 Stipend, $7,000 Research Fund, and Light Teaching at the Heyman Center
Columbia University's Society of Fellows in the Humanities appoints early-career scholars as postdoctoral research scholars and lecturers for a one-year term renewable up to three years, paying an $80,000 annual stipend plus a $7,000 research allowance in exchange for one course each semester; the 2027–2028 competition opens in July 2026 with an application deadline expected in early October 2026.
ESRC Connect Awards (pilot) 2026: Fund Early-Stage Collaborations in the Social Sciences
UKRI’s ESRC Connect Awards pilot funds exploratory, high-risk social science collaborations to test new research fields with awards of £50,000–£150,000 over up to six months.
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026: Up to 9 Months of Social Science Research Support
UKRI's ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support early career social scientists with up to 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time of postdoctoral development at an ESRC DTP host.
ESRC Responsive Mode: Research Grants Round Two (Open Ongoing Call)
An always-open ESRC funding opportunity that supports original, high-quality social science research in UK-based teams, with awards from £350,000 to £1,000,000 (project FEC) and flexible timing through multiple rounds.
French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme 2027-2028
The FIAS Fellowship Programme supports international scholars and scientists for ten months in one of seven French Institutes for Advanced Study with a net stipend of €2,200/month, research/training support, and relocation assistance.
GDPC Spotlight Research Grants 2026: $10,000 for Research on Principled and Accountable Use of Technology in Humanitarian Action
The Global Disaster Preparedness Center, with the French Red Cross Foundation, offers $10,000 research grants for social science and humanities researchers from low- and middle-income countries studying the ethical and accountable use of AI and other technologies in humanitarian action, with a deadline of July 31, 2026.