Society of Fellows Grant

Society of Fellows Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities
Amount: Approximately US $87,000
Last Updated: August 16, 2025

Summary

The Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Candidates must hold a PhD in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, earned between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2026. The fellowship offers an annual stipend of $80,000, medical benefits, and a research allowance of $7,000. This program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and supports fellows in organizing scholarly events.

Overview

The Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University brings together exceptional early-career scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences to be part of a vibrant cross-disciplinary community. In addition to teaching opportunities in affiliated departments and time for research, Fellows participate in and often organize lecture series, workshops, and other scholarly events that contribute to the intellectual life of the SOF/Heyman and the university more broadly. Founded in the mid-1970s to encourage interdisciplinary teaching and research and housed in the Heyman Center for the Humanities since the 1980s, the Society offers one-year fellowships, renewable for up to two additional years. The Society of Fellows is made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation and the William R. Kenan Trust. The Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University intends to appoint a number of postdoctoral fellows in the humanities broadly construed for the academic year 2026-2027. Fellows newly appointed for 2026-2027 must have received the PhD between 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2026. The fellowship amount for 2026-2027 is $80,000. Medical benefits are provided, and housing is available. The research allowance for 2026-2027 is $7,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. PhD (or disciplinary equivalent) in the humanities or humanistic social sciences received within the past four years and completed by the fellowship start date. For the current application cycle, the PhD must have been completed between 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2026.Applicants will select one of the departments, centers, or institutes listed below as their primary affiliation: Departments, Centers, and Institutes African American and African Diaspora Studies Anthropology Art History & Archaeology Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race Classics East Asian Languages & Cultures English & Comparative Literature Film Studies French Germanic Languages History Institute for Comparative Literature and Society Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender Italian Latin American and Iberian Cultures Middle Eastern, South Asian, & African Studies Music Philosophy Political Science Religion Slavic Languages & Culture Sociology