HASS research fellowship opportunities
The Graduate Office at Montana State University offers a wide range of internal funding opportunities to graduate students within any department or program. Such resources are organized and presented on the Graduate Office’s Funding and Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students webpage .
External Funding Opportunities for Research in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences fall under two general categories: there are opportunities that students can pursue independently, and there are opportunities students can only pursue in partnership with Montana State University faculty and administrative support.
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Varies. See website for detailed eligibility information. Fellowships are awarded to humanities, arts, and social science scholars at various stages of their careers. |
American History, Architecture, British History, Early Print Cultures, Hispanic History and Culture, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, English Literature, Early Maps and Atlases, Medieval Manuscripts, Prints, Posters, and Popular Culture Ephemera, History of Photography, Cultures of the Pacific Rim, Western American History, California history |
Amount varies depending on the length and purpose of the research fellowship. 1-year residency fellowships are $50,000. Short-Term Awards are $3,500/month for 1-5 months of on-site archival research. Many smaller, ad hoc research travel grants and exchange fellowships are also available. See website for details. |
Typically, the application period begins in late August and closes mid-November. The fellowship period occurs during the following calendar year. See website for exact yearly dates. |
The duration, physical location, and eligibility requirements for Huntington Library fellowships vary. The library provides more than 150 distinct fellowship opportunities to graduate students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, university faculty, and non-traditional and unaffiliated researchers. |
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US citizens, early and late-stage graduate students conducting research and/or writing in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. |
This program supports numerous research areas and projects that fall beneath the general rubric of the humanities, arts, and social sciences. |
~$6,000 |
Application period usually begins in mid-summer and closes mid-September. See website for exact yearly dates. |
Website contains numerous resources to support application development. |
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US citizens, graduate students and faculty working at any professional or pre-professional level conducting research and/or writing in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. |
This program supports numerous research areas and kinds of projects falling beneath the general rubric of the humanities, arts, and social sciences. |
Varies by project and project duration. Maximum award is $60,000/year or $5,000/month. |
Application period usually begins in early January with an application deadline occurring sometime in early April. See website for exact yearly dates. |
Website contains numerous resources to support application development. |
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PhD Candidates working toward dissertation completion in the humanities and social sciences. See website for additional application requirements. |
Religious and/or ethical values in society. |
~$30,000 to complete dissertation writing at applicant’s home institution. |
Application period generally opens in early spring and closes in mid-November. See website for exact details. |
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National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships at the New York Historical Society:
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US citizens and foreign nationals with three or more years of US residency; see website for program-specific eligibility guidelines. |
Women’s history; history of technology, general humanities research, public history, regional history, and more. |
$42,000 plus additional benefits for a 10-month residency at the New York Historical Society. |
Application period for the following year usually begins in early February and closes at the end of January. See website for exact dates. |
10-month fellowship period to be spent on site. |
PhD students and candidates pursuing a degree in sociology. Black/African American; Latino/a/x, American Indian or Alaskan Native; or Asian or Pacific Islander. |
Social psychology, gender and sexuality studies, education, medicine and health, social inequality and social stratification, race and ethnicity |
~$20,000 plus university fees for the academic year following the award. Travel support to research conferences. |
Typically, the application period opens in early November and closes at the end of January. See website for exact yearly dates. |
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PhD candidacy; post-dissertation writing phase. See website for additional details. |
Humanities and Social Sciences |
$25,000 |
Applications typically open in mid-fall and close mid-winter. See website for exact yearly dates. |
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Doctoral candidates and recent PhD recipients. See website for additional eligibility information. |
Social Sciences |
Annual stipend of $75,000 for 2-3 years. |
Applications open on or near July 1st. The application deadline is on or near September 22nd. See website for exact yearly dates. |
2-year residency required in Cambridge, MA. See website for duration of residency requirements. |
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US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs:
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US citizen or foreign national scholars with three years of residency in the US; doctoral candidacy, recent PhD recipients, and other terminal degree holders. Eligibility varies by program. |
Humanities, Social Sciences, allied Natural Sciences |
Varies by program. See website for funding details. |
CAORCE-NEH Timeline:
CAORC Timeline
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Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO)
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Women; eligibility details vary by program |
All Fields |
Varies by program. See website for program-specific funding details. |
Rolling applications; see other information.
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PEO applications require nomination from the Montana Chapter of the PEO. See PEO website for nomination protocols. |
The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University
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Full-time PhD students and postdoctoral fellows; both US-citizens and international students welcome to apply. See website for additional eligibility information. |
All fields, but an applicant’s research area must align with IHS areas of focus. |
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Varies depending on specific Fulbright program, but in general, eligibility criteria relate to applicant’s country of origin. |
Varies depending on specific Fulbright program and location, but overall, most fields of postgraduate study. |
Varies depending on specific Fulbright program and location of study. |
MSU Internal submission: see other information External submission: Typically, mid-August. See website for program-specific deadlines. |
To initiate interest in a Fulbright program, an internal submission is first required.
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For US-based applicants, postgraduates between the ages of 18-23, or, for candidates who completed an undergraduate degree later than usual, under the age of 27 by the 1st of October. Eligibility criteria differ by country of origin. See eligibility checker tool. |
All fields of postgraduate study.
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Amount varies; ~$75,000 per year. |
MSU Internal submission: see other information External submission: typically, between mid-August and early October. See website for exact yearly deadlines. |
To initiate interest in the Rhodes Scholarship, an internal submission is first required.
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US citizens holding an undergraduate degree. Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.7. Pursuing graduate study in England and an undergraduate degree earned within ~3 years prior to participation in Marshall program. See website for further information. |
All fields of postgraduate study.
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Amount varies. See website for details. |
MSU internal submission: see other information External submission: typically, late September/early October. See website for exact yearly deadlines |
To initiate interest in the Marshall program, an internal submission is first required.
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US citizens residing in the US and pursuing graduate study at Cambridge University. |
Many, but not all, fields of postgraduate study. See website for detailed eligibility
guidelines.
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University fees, ~£20,000 annual living stipend, discretionary funding, airfare, other costs. Amount varies depending on degree sought and duration of study. Details |
MSU internal submissions: see other information External submission: typically, application period opens in early September with an application deadline sometime during the first half of October. See website for exact deadlines. |
To initiate interest in the Gates-Cambridge program, an internal submission is first required.
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US citizens, postgraduate students between the ages of 18 and 30, pursuing one year of postgraduate study in Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
All fields of postgraduate study.
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University fees, room and board, monthly living stipend of ~€1,200. |
Internal submissions: see other information External submission: typically, the application period opens 9-10 months prior to the application deadline, with a final deadline occurring during the second half of September. See website for exact deadlines. |
To initiate interest in the George Mitchell program, an internal submission is first required.
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US citizen and US-institution-based PhD candidate seeking to conduct research in France. Obtain a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with a research institution in France plus a letter of support from your academic advisor. See website for exact details. |
All areas in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
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Airfare, health insurance, and ~€1,750/month stipend. |
Application period typically opens in early-mid fall and closes at the end of January. See website for exact yearly deadline. |
To initiate interest in the Chateaubriand Fellowship, an internal submission is first required.
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US citizens; otherwise, eligibility varies. Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship prizes are awarded yearly. See website for eligibility details. |
Landscape architecture, ancient studies, medieval studies, literature, modern Italian
studies, renaissance and early modern studies, visual arts, and more.
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~$16,000 stipend, room and board for individuals and their families, workspace, research project funding available by separate application. |
Application period usually opens in late spring and closes November 1st. See website for exact yearly dates. |
To initiate interest in the Rome Prize, an internal submission is first required.
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