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09/15/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaAward for Outstanding Work in Digital ArchaeologyUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
09/15/2020Fulbright Scholar ProgramPostdoctoral and Early Career AwardsVariesApply directly to the sponsor
09/15/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaAward for Outstanding Work in Digital ArchaeologyUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
09/15/2020Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Scholarships for Prospective US Leaders to Study in Germany€2,170 / 2,470 / 2,770 per mo. | 12 mo.Apply directly to the sponsor
09/15/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaAnna Marguerite McCann Diversity Student Travel GrantsUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
09/16/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesFellowships$60,000 max. | 6-12 monthsContact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
09/23/2020National Endowment for the HumanitiesDialogues on the Experience of War$100,000 max. | 12-24 mo.Contact laresearch@austin.utexas.edu
09/24/2020National Science FoundationSociology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards$16,000 | 1–2 yrs.Contact laresearch@austin.utexas.edu
09/24/2020Archaeological Institute of America-National Endowment for the HumanitiesAIA-NEH Grants for Archaeological Research$15,000-$50,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
09/30/2020American Psychological FoundationSteven O. Walfish Grants$2,000Apply directly to the sponsor
09/30/2020The PhD Project2020 PhD Project ConferenceunspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
09/30/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaConservation and Heritage Management AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
09/30/2020National Geographic SocietyEarly Career Grant$5,000-$10,000 | 1 yr.Contact laresearch@austin.utexas.edu
09/30/2020National Geographic SocietyRequest for Proposals: Conservation, Education, Research, Storytelling, or TechnologyVariesContact laresearch@austin.utexas.edu
09/30/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaConservation and Heritage Management AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Cornell UniversitySociety for the Humanities Fellowships 2021-2022$55,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansCivil War and Reconstruction Book AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansMerle Curti Social History AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansJohn D'Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Harvard University Center for Hellenic StudiesCHS Fellowships in Hellenic Studies$18,000 | long semesterApply directly to the sponsor
10/01/2020Kellogg Institute for International Studies2021-2022 Kellogg Institute Visiting FellowshipsUnspecified | 4 or 9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/02/2020National Science FoundationNSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT)$3,000,000 max. | 5 yrs. max.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Vanessa Lopez
10/07/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesMellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellowships$106,000 max. | 1 yr.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/07/2020American Council of Learned Societies-Getty FoundationGetty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art$65,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/07/2020American Council of Learned Societies - Henry Luce FoundationLuce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art$42,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/08/2020National Academy of Education & the Spencer FoundationDissertation Fellowship Program$27,500 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/08/2020National Humanities CenterResidential Fellowships$65,000 max. | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/11/2020Wenner-Gren FoundationDissertation Fieldwork Grants$20,000 max.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Vanessa Lopez
10/12/2020American Council of Learned Societies - Henry Luce FoundationLuce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies$50,000 | 9 mo.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/13/2020Spencer FoundationResearch Grants on Education: Small$50,000 max. | 1-5 yrs.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/13/2020Impact fundImpact Fund Grants$50,000 max.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Vanessa Lopez
10/14/2020UT AustinSummer Research Assignmentsvaries | 2 mo.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/14/2020Russell Sage FoundationRace, Ethnicity, and Immigration Research Grants$50,000 max | 1 yr.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/14/2020UT AustinFaculty Research Assignmentsvaries | 2 mo.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/15/2020American Antiquarian SocietyHench Post-Dissertation Fellowship$35,000 | 12 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/15/2020W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological ResearchVarious FellowshipsVariesSee sponsor for list of fellowship opportunities
10/15/2020Institute for Advanced StudyMellon Fellowships for Assistant ProfessorsVaries | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/16/2020Luce FoundationLuce Scholars Program 2021-2022$58,000 | 9 mo.For more information, contact Office of Graduate Studies Asst. Fellowship Manager Elizabeth Korves
10/20/2020National Science FoundationNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)$34,000/yr. | 3 yrs.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/26/2020National Science FoundationDynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems $500,000-$1,600,000 | 5 yrs. max.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/28/2020National Science FoundationEcology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases$2.5 million max. | 5 yrs. max.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
10/28/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesMellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships$43,000 max. | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/31/2020Council on Foreign RelationsInternational Affairs Fellowship$105,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
10/31/2020Council on Foreign RelationsInternational Affairs Fellowship$105,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/01/2020Loeb Classical Library FoundationLoeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship$1,000 - $40,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020National Science FoundationSBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)VariesApply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020Robert Wood Johnson Foundation2021 Culture of Health Prize$25,000Apply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020Organization of American HistoriansLouis Pelzer Memorial AwardNot applicableApply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020School for Advanced ResearchAndrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship in Latino Studies$50,000 max. | 9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020School for Advanced ResearchKatrin H. Lamon Fellowship$40,000 max. | 9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/02/2020School for Advanced ResearchWeatherhead Fellowship$40,000 max. | 9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/06/2020Mahindra Humanities Center - Harvard UniversityMahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowships$65,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/10/2020National Science Foundation (NSF)Archaeometry Research Awards~$144,000 | 2-3 yrs.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Brook Davis
11/11/2020National Endowment for the HumanitiesScholarly Editions and Translations Grants$300,000-$525,000 | 1-3 yrs.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/11/2020National Endowment for the HumanitiesCollaborative Research Grants$50,000-$100,000 | 1-3 yrs.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
11/15/2020Academy of American PoetsWalt Whitman Award$5,000Apply directly to the sponsor
11/15/2020Archaeological Institute of AmericaGraduate Student Travel AwardVariesApply directly to the sponsor
11/16/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesThe Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies (multiple)VariesApply directly to the sponsor
11/18/2020National Academy of Education & the Spencer FoundationPostdoctoral Fellowship Program$70,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
11/30/2020Dan David Foundation2021 Dan David Prize$1 million | 1 yr.Submit nominations to sponsor
11/30/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesACLS Digital Extension Grants $150,000 | 12-18 mos.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
11/30/2020National Science Foundation (NSF)Senior Archaeology~$172,000 | 2-3 yrs.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Brook Davis
11/30/2020National Science FoundationDevelopmental Sciences$2.5 million max. | 5 yrs. max.Contact Liberal Arts Grants Services Office
12/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansSamuel and Marion Merrill Graduate Student Travel Grants$500 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
12/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansJohn Higham Research Fellowship$1,000-$1,500 | UnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
12/01/2020Organization of American HistoriansHuggins-Quarles AwardUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
12/01/2020The Classical AssociationGrants£2,500 | Apply directly to the sponsor
12/01/2020American Philosophical SocietyFranklin Research Grants$6,000 max. | 10 mo.Apply directly to the sponsor
12/04/2020American Council of Learned SocietiesAfrican Humanities ProgramUnspecifiedApply directly to the sponsor
12/15/2020Consortium for History of Science, Technology and MedicineDissertation Fellowships$25,000 | 9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
12/15/2020Consortium for History of Science, Technology and MedicineNational Endowment for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship$5,000/mo. | 4-9 mos.Apply directly to the sponsor
12/16/2020National Endowment for the HumanitiesPublic Scholars$5,000/mo. | 6-12 mo.Apply directly to the sponsor
12/24/2020National Endowment for the HumanitiesNational Digital Newspaper Program$325,000 | 2 yrs.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Brook Davis
12/25/2020National Science FoundationResearch on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants$15,000 | 12 mos.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Vanessa Lopez
12/25/2020National Science FoundationLaw and Social Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants$20,000 max. | 1 yr.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Brook Davis
01/07/2021National Science FoundationMethodology, Measurement, and Statistics - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants$18,000 max. | 1-2 yrs.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Brook Davis
01/15/2021Phi Beta Kappa SocietyMary Isabel Sibley Fellowship$20,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
01/15/2021University of MichiganThe Clements Library FellowshipsVariesApply directly to the sponsor
01/15/2021U.S. Army Center of Military HistoryDissertation Fellowships$10,000 | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor
01/20/2021National Science FoundationScience of Science - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SOS DDRIG)$20,000 max.Contact Senior Grants Administrator Vanessa Lopez
04/15/2021Consortium for History of Science, Technology and MedicineResearch Fellowships$3,000 max. | 1 yr.Apply directly to the sponsor