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Mellon Foundation

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  1. Career Enhancement Fellowship

    Funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by C&S, the Career Enhancement Fellowship supports outstanding junior faculty pursuing innovative research and campus engagement in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

    FellowshipHumanities and Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $35,000
  2. MMUF Adjunct Faculty Fellowships

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation and administered by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, the MMUF Adjunct Faculty Fellowship provides a $10,000 stipend, six months of protected research time, mentorship, and professional support to help adjunct faculty pursue tenure-track positions.

    FellowshipHumanities and Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $10,000
  3. Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation in partnership with C&S, the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award supports early-career faculty whose humanities or social science research addresses democracy, society, or education in the Americas.

    FellowshipHumanities and social sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $20,000
  4. MMUF Dissertation Grant

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation and administered by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, the MMUF Dissertation Grant provides up to $30,000 for 12 months of dedicated dissertation writing.

    FellowshipHumanities, Social Sciences, and Physical Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $30,000
  5. MMUF Travel & Research Grant

    Funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered through Citizens & Scholars, the MMUF Travel & Research Grant provides up to $5,000 for one summer or semester of pre-dissertation research, including travel, archive access, databases, and research materials.

    Research ProjectHumanities, Social Sciences, and designated Physical Sciences

    Deadline
    Amount
    $5,000
  6. ACLS Digital Justice Grants

    The Mellon Foundation, through the ACLS Digital Justice Grants, supports digital projects in the humanities and interpretative social sciences that promote racial and social justice, equity, and the ethical use of digital tools.

    Other

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $50,000
  7. Career Enhancement Fellowship (Mellon Foundation)

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation and administered by C&S, the Career Enhancement Fellowship provides stipends up to $35,000 plus travel, research funding, mentorship, and a retreat to support outstanding junior faculty whose work broadens perspectives in the arts, humanities, and related social sciences.

    FellowshipHumanities and Humanistic Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $35,000
  8. Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award

    Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award, funded by The Mellon Foundation in partnership with C&S, provides a $20,000 stipend ($12,000 for summer research and $8,000 for academic-year research assistance) to support early-career humanities and social science faculty whose scholarship deepens understanding of democracy, society, or education in the Americas and who demonstrate leadership in building campus communities.

    FellowshipHumanities and Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $20,000
  9. MMUF Adjunct Faculty Fellowship

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation as part of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Advancement Program, the Adjunct Faculty Fellowships provide a $10,000 stipend, six months of protected time, assigned mentorship, and professional support to help MMUF alumni adjunct faculty deepen research and prepare competitive tenure‑track applications.

    FellowshipHumanities and Social Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $10,000
  10. MMUF Dissertation Grant

    The Mellon Foundation, through the MMUF Advancement Program/Institute for Citizens & Scholars, offers MMUF Dissertation Grants providing up to $30,000 for a 12‑month period to support Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumni in completing dissertation writing.

    FellowshipHumanities; Social Sciences; Physical Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $30,000
  11. MMUF Travel & Research Grant

    Funded by The Mellon Foundation and administered through the MMUF Advancement Program at the Institute of Citizens & Scholars, the MMUF Travel & Research Grant provides up to $5,000 to support pre‑dissertation research—such as travel to field sites, archive access, database fees, and specialized materials—for one summer or one semester.

    FellowshipHumanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $5,000
  12. Texas Library Association Awarded $550,000 Mellon Foundation Grant

    The Mellon Foundation has awarded the Texas Library Association (TLA) a $550,000 two-year grant to support research, education, and outreach initiatives highlighting the value of Texas libraries and librarians.

    Research ProjectLibrary Science

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $550,000
  13. Unknown Opportunity

    The Mellon Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) offer the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships to support early-career doctoral students in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.

    Other

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $45
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    The Mellon Foundation offers an eight-week paid internship program at the American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum, providing research opportunities and mentorship for undergraduates.

    Other

    Deadline
    Not listed
    Amount
    $3,000

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