Competitions and Deadlines

Updated program descriptions for 2021-22 competitions, and information on new programs and initiatives, will be provided on the website starting in the summer. The online fellowship and grant administration (OFA) system will open for applications to many programs in late July.

2020-2021 Competitions

Deadlines

ACLS Digital Extension Grants
December 15, 2020
ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowships
May 14, 2021
ACLS Fellowships, which include the following named awards:
September 30, 2020
  • ACLS Barrington Foundation Centennial Fellowships in Classical Studies
  • ACLS Carl and Betty Pforzheimer Fellowships in English and American Literature
  • ACLS Centennial Fellowships in the Dynamics of Place
  • ACLS Frederic E. Wakeman, Jr. Fellowships in Chinese History
  • ACLS H. and T. King Fellowships in Ancient American Art and Culture
  • ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships
  • ACLS Oscar Handlin Fellowships in American History
  • ACLS Pauline Yu Fellowships in Chinese or Comparative Literature
  • ACLS Susan McClary and Robert Walser Fellowships in Music Studies
ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
May 6, 2021
ACLS Leading Edge Fellows: Information for Potential Host Organizations
January 20, 2021
ACLS Programs in China Studies:
African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowships
December 4, 2020
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art
October 28, 2020
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
October 28, 2020
Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs:
Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships
September 30, 2020
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
October 28, 2020
Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowships
October 28, 2020
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies: