{"id":1987,"date":"2026-07-24T17:51:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:52:04","slug":"fall-2026-external-fellowship-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/2026\/07\/24\/fall-2026-external-fellowship-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2026 External Fellowship Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As summer comes to a close, now is an ideal time to look ahead to the fall fellowship season. Although fellowship opportunities are available throughout the year, many of the most competitive programs have application deadlines between September and December for the following academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we’ve highlighted several fellowship opportunities that may be a good fit for Emerson faculty and have application deadlines this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about fellowships, how they can supplement a pre-tenure or sabbatical leave, or when to apply for one, please contact ORCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fellowship Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Discipline\/Topic<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cornell Society for the Humanities Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Humanities, theme-based. The 2027-28 theme is “Play”: interdisciplinary perspectives on play, imagination, and human experience<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arts, humanities, sciences & social sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MacDowell Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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residency for writers, composers, visual artists, filmmakers, playwrights, and interdisciplinary artists<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fulbright US Scholar Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research abroad, many countries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Guggenheim Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ACLS Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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American Academy in Berlin, Berlin Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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humanities, social sciences, law, journalism, public policy. Location-specific fellowship in Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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American Association of University Women American Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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women faculty engaging in independent research in all areas of study<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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science, engineering, and mathematics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stanford Humanities Center Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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residential fellowship at Stanford Humanities Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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National Humanities Center Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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all fields of the humanities, natural and social sciences, and the arts; residential fellowship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Society of Fellows SOF Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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residential fellowship at Humanities Center at Columbia; humanities and humanistic social sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Institute for Advanced Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Arts & Humanities; History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Clark Art Institute Fellowship Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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topics that relate to the visual arts, their history, practice, theory, or interpretation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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National Gallery of Art Senior Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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art; art history; visual arts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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University of Wisconsin Madison Institute for Research in the Humanities <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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fellowships in arts and humanities; religion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancing Junior Faculty Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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minority faculty; commitment to racial justice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 25, 2026 (expected)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Notre Dame Institute for Ethics and the Common Good<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Themed fellowship; 2027-2028 fellowship theme is “Love and Ethics”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 26, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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social science; foreign policy; on-site fellowship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 31, 2026 (expected)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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fellowships in Writing for Performance and Choreography and Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities; on-site fellowship in Rome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 7, 2026 (expected)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Humboldt Research Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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researchers from all disciplines, including the humanities, for research stay in Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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November 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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junior faculty; funds projects that will make field\/campus more inclusive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 1, 2026 (expected)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Harvard University Charles Warren Center Faculty Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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American history; theme-based. 2027-2028 theme is “Afrolatinidades in Transnational Perspective”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Reynolds Journalism Institute Professional Innovation Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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build practical and innovative resources for community-centered news, journalists and the communities they serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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on-site fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 1, 2027<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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