Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in the humanities
Overview
Administered by: Institute for Citizens & Scholars (funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
Purpose: Support graduate studies in the humanities, enabling scholars to pursue advanced degrees without debt.
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas:
- Humanities disciplines
- Religious history
- American literature
- African American studies
- And other humanities fields
Eligibility:
- Graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in the humanities
Support Provided:
- Full funding for graduate studies
- Cohort experience enabling networking with other Fellows
- Professional development support for navigating the academic profession
Notable Recipients: P. Gabrielle Foreman (1986 Mellon Fellow, later MacArthur Fellow), Imani Perry (1994 Mellon Fellow, later MacArthur Fellow), Dr. Tia Kolbaba (MN '86)
What Institute for Citizens and Scholars actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $50K
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $10K–$26K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 80%, Virginia 20%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Harrisonburg, VA.
Example grants
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$26K
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching & Leadership Fellowships
$14K
James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA
Cgpi
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Humanities
- Education
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