External Fellowships for Faculty

Faculty members at Saint Mary's College of California may seek external fellowship support for short-term or longer-term scholarly projects.  

Selected fellowships for which Saint Mary's faculty may be eligible are listed below.  You may do additional research using the SPIN funding database. 

Please refer to the following resources for general guidance on fellowships: 
• Fellowship Application FAQs 
• Fellowship Award FAQs
• Grants + Fellowships Side by Side

Selected Fellowships

MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES

• American Association of University Women (AAUW) 
  Short-Term Research Publication Grants | Due: November
   
• Fulbright Scholar Program 
  U.S. Scholar Awards | Due: September
   
• European University Institute 
  Jean Monnet Fellowships | Due: October
   
• Ford Foundation 
  Postdoctoral Fellowships | Due: December
   
• The Getty Scholar Foundation 
  Getty Scholar Grants | Due: October
   
• Harvard University 
  Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program | Due: September
   
• Howard (George & Eliza Gardner) Foundation 
  Howard Fellowships | Due: November
   
• Institute for Citizens and Scholars 
  Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in Nov. & Dec.)
   
• New York Public Library 
  Cullman Center Fellowship | Due: September
   
• University of Notre Dame 
  Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study - Faculty Fellowships | Due: September

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

• Alliance of Artists Communities
  Master List of Residencies in the Creative and Performing Arts | Due: Varies
   
• American Academy in Berlin Arnhold Center 
  American Academy in Berlin | Due: September
   
• American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) 
  ACLS Fellowships | Due: September
   
• American Institute of Indian Studies 
  Categories of Fellowship | Due: November
   
• Folger Shakespeare Library 
  Fellowships Program | Long-term Fellowship Due: December | Short-term Fellowship Due: January
   
• Guggenheim Foundation
  Guggenheim Fellowship | Due: September
   
• Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
  Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in November)
   
• Lewis Center for the Arts
  Princeton Arts Fellowship | Due: September
   
• Library of Congress
  Chairs & Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in July)
   
• National Endowment for the Arts
  Creative Writing Fellowships | Due: March
  Translation Projects | Due: January
   
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  Fellowships | Due: April
  Awards for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Due: April
  Summer Stipends: September | SMC Nomination: August
   
• National Humanities Center
  Residential Fellowships  | Due: October
   
• The Huntington Library
  Long-Term Fellowships, Short-Term Fellowships and Travel Grants | Due: November
   
• The Newberry Library
  Short-Term Fellowships and Long-Term Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in November / December)

SOCIAL SCIENCES

• American Institute of Indian Studies
  Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships | Due: November
   
• Archaeological Institute of America
  AIA Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in November)
   
• Association for Asian Studies
  AAS Grants and Awards | Due: Varies (many in February)
   
• James McKeen Cattell Fund
  James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships | Due: January
   
• Leo Baeck Institute
  Fellowships | Due: Varies (many in March / September)

STEM

• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science Due: November
   
• National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine
  Fellowships | Due: Varies
   
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
  Faculty Research Opportunities | Due: Varies
   
• Simons Foundation
  Simons Fellowships in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | Due: September