Are you interested in the ACLS Fellowship or Guggenheim Fellowship?
Join us on Thursday, September 4th, for an in-person fellowship proposal writing training presented by the university’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR).
Open to all university faculty and researchers. RSVP by emailing Jenna Taylor.
Event Details:
- Who: All U of U faculty and researchers (not open to students)
- When: Thursday, September 4th at 1:00–2:30 pm
- Where: LNCO 2110 (Languages and Communication Building on main campus)
- What to Bring: Your proposal materials (optional, for reference only)
- How to Prepare: Read about ACLS Fellowship and Guggenheim Fellowship
- RSVP Deadline: September 2nd (required, space is limited)
- RSVP/Questions: CFR Director Jenna Taylor
- Presented By: University of Utah Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations
About the Fellowships:
The ACLS Fellowship (American Council of Learned Societies) supports individual research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Ideal projects are original, interpretive, research-driven, and offer critical insight into culture, history, or society. Topics often explore literature, philosophy, history, religion, identity, or public-facing humanities, and may cross disciplinary boundaries or highlight underrepresented communities. The fellowship is open to scholars at all career stages on or off the tenure track and supports projects at any phase of development. It funds work leading to a major piece of scholarly work, including a monograph, articles, a publicly engaged humanities project, a digital research project, a critical edition, or other scholarly resources. Awards provide $5,000 per month ($30,000 to $60,000 in total) for 6-12 months (not all months must be continuous) of full-time research and/or writing. Applications are due September 25, 2025. Learn more at www.acls.org/competitions/acls-fellowships.
The Guggenheim Fellowship supports mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for scholarship or creative work. Awards support 6–12 months of research or creative activity with flexible use of funds and no specific project requirement. Fellowships are awarded across disciplines, compassing the creative arts, the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. Supported projects range from scholarly publications to artistic works and often engage contemporary issues such as democracy, identity, disability activism, machine learning, incarceration, climate change, community life. and more. Each year, approximately 175 fellowships are awarded to writers, scholars, scientists, artists, filmmakers, and composers with a strong record of publication, exhibition, or performance. Awards typically range from $30,000–$55,000, depending on project scope and individual need. Application opens in early August and closes mid-September. Learn more at www.gf.org.
