Resident Scholars: Weatherhead Fellowship Grant

Resident Scholars: Weatherhead Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: School for Advanced Research (SAR)
Amount: Up to US $40,000
Last Updated: March 22, 2025

Summary

The Resident Scholars: Weatherhead Fellowship offers annual support for up to six scholars from the humanities and social sciences to prepare manuscripts or dissertations. Funded by the Weatherhead Foundation, this nine-month fellowship includes a stipend of $40,000 for doctoral scholars and $35,000 for PhD candidates, along with low-cost housing and office space on the SAR campus. Applications open each September, with a deadline in early November, fostering research that enhances understanding of human culture and history.

Overview

NOTE: SAR opens the online application system for Resident Scholar fellowships on September first of each year. The deadline for Resident Scholar Fellowship applications is the first Monday in November each year. Resident scholar fellowships are awarded annually by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) to up to six scholars who have completed their research and who need time to prepare manuscripts or dissertations on topics important to the understanding of humankind. The resident scholar selection process is guided by the School’s longstanding commitment to support research that advances knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression. SAR views its mission, its scholars, and its attractive campus environment as the connective tissue that supports the kinds of research that underlie its national reputation. Competitive proposals have a strong empirical dimension, meaning that they address the facts of human life on the ground. They also situate the proposed research within a specific cultural or historical context and engage a broad scholarly literature. Applicants should make a convincing case for the intellectual significance of their projects and their potential contribution to a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. SAR’s beautiful campus nourishes the scholarly spirit, combining solitude and freedom from institutional responsibilities with a lively exchange of ideas. Resident scholars are provided with an office, low-cost housing, a stipend (amount varies according to award), library assistance, and other benefits. Fellowships involve a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. Weatherhead Fellowship Two nine-month residential fellowships are available for scholars working in the humanities or social sciences.  Fellows receive a stipend ($40,000 for doctoral level scholars and $35,000 for PhD candidates) in addition to low-cost housing and free office space on the SAR campus. This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Weatherhead Foundation.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants for doctoral level fellowships must have their PhD in hand at time of application. If not, you must apply as a PhD candidate and will receive the pre-doctoral level stipend award.Resident scholars may approach their research from the perspective of anthropology or from related fields such as history and sociology.Scholars with doctorates who plan to write their books and PhD candidates who plan to write their dissertations are eligible.