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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) recently announced the new Leading Edge Fellowship. The Leading Edge Program provides one-year fellowships to recent humanities PhDs as they pursue projects that promote social justice in their communities. Apply by March 15, 2023!
OVERVIEW
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has announced the new Leading Edge Fellowship program, which demonstrates the potential of humanistic knowledge and methods to solve problems, build capacity, and advance justice and equity in society. Leading Edge Fellowships place recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations committed to promoting social justice in their communities. Fellows take the lead on 12-month projects with leading organizations tackling significant social issues: from unequal access to childcare, education, and elder services, to the disproportionate impacts of incarceration, petrochemical pollution and climate change.
Each applicant may apply for up to two of the available Leading Edge Fellowship opportunities. Please check the website for a full list of participating organizations.
DEADLINE
March 15, 2023
AWARD
Stipend: $66,000 in year one, and $70,000 in year two, plus health insurance and professional development funding
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must have a PhD that was/will be formally conferred by their university between September 1, 2018, and September 1, 2023
- Applicants' PhDs may be in any field in the humanities or humanistic social sciences. See FAQ for further information.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for the entire duration of the fellowship term.
DETAILS
Find more details here.