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About this program

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. This program encourages innovative research methodologies and aims to foster diversity and inclusivity in academia. Applicants must demonstrate the potential to lead their fields in new directions with their dissertation research. Eligibility is limited to doctoral students at the formative stage of dissertation development, with 45 fellowships awarded annually.