The Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts will award one-semester faculty fellowships in the humanities for the academic year 2025-2026. Humanities Fellowships allow faculty to devote full-time effort to research and writing while providing a forum for sharing and discussing their work in progress. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern on February 1.
Each fellow will receive:
- release from teaching and service responsibilities for one semester while receiving full salary and benefits. Funds will be provided for departments to cover teaching responsibilities when necessary. Fellows on a regular 2-1 teaching schedule will receive a release from teaching responsibilities for one course.
- up to $2000 in research funds to be spent during the academic year of the fellowship or the following summer. These funds may be used to cover research-related expenses including travel, book purchases, survey costs, transcription services, and research assistance. If the funds are unused by August 1 following the semester of the fellowship, they are forfeited.
- funds to cover travel and honoraria for up to two external manuscript reviewers who will participate in a workshop for the fellow.
- support from ISLA staff for scheduling meetings/workshops and pursuing external funding opportunities.
In exchange, each fellow must:
- submit work to be discussed during one of three workshops held for fellows throughout the academic year.
- attend all three workshops for fellows scheduled during the academic year of their fellowship, regardless of the timing of their semester leave.
- submit a final report on their fellowship activities by May 15 following their fellowship period.
Click here for more information and to apply.
All applicants are encouraged to contact Josh Tychonievich with questions and for help with proposal development.