Residential Fellowships

The National Humanities Center's Residential Fellowship is one of the most prestigious humanities fellowship programs in the world. Fellows enjoy a beautiful and serene space to write, unparalleled library and reference support, excellent dining services, and a stimulating and supportive intellectual community.

A key feature, meanwhile, that differentiates us from many other fellowships is our residential requirement. Researchers are especially encouraged to apply when they expect to benefit from, and actively contribute to, an in-person community of other humanities researchers. If you prefer a research fellowship that allows you to do field work or to work in your own local space, this may not be the fellowship for you.

Fellowships offer scholars the time, space, and support they need to pursue their work and the opportunity to take part in the Center's vibrant intellectual community.

Thanks to generous support from funders and partners, the Center is able to offer dedicated fellowship support for faculty from HBCUs, scholars of early modern China, early-career female philosophers, scholars at risk, and international applicants.

The Center will begin accepting applications for the 2028–29 academic year on July 1, 2027 with a deadline of October 1, 2027. Fellowship applicants are asked to complete the online application and to upload the following documents: 1,000-word project proposal, short bibliography, brief curriculum vitae, one-page tentative outline of the structure of the project.