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ACLS, a private, nonprofit federation of 80 national scholarly organizations, is the preeminent representative of American scholarship in the humanities.

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@ACLS1919
ACLS
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In response to the disproportionate effect the current economic downturn has had on independent scholars & those w/o tenured positions, ACLS will redirect the focus of the ACLS Fellowship Program to support early career, non-tenured scholars exclusively:
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This year, the ACLS Fellowship program is exclusively supporting early-career, untenured scholars who earned the PhD after Sept. 30, 2012. Awards offer up to $60k to advance research in all fields of the humanities. Apply by Sept. 30th, 9pm EDT.
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ACLS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 ACLS Fellowships. This year, the program will award more than $3.8 million in research support to 60 scholars:
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On Friday, Nov. 19, @ProfCAnderson F'98 will be in conversation with @nhannahjones on the upcoming book "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story," to which Anderson contributed an essay. Learn more and register for this @FamilyActionNet event:
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ACLS is accepting applications for our ACLS Fellowships, which this year are designated for early career, non-tenured scholars who earned PhDs on or after Sept 29, 2015. Awards of $30-60k + research funds for NTT scholars. Apply by Sept. 28, 9PM EDT:
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Calling humanistic scholars studying the Arab world and/or Latin America! Apply for the ACLS @MKraidy & @utekraidy Centennial Fellowship by Sept 28, 9PM. Special interest in supporting comparative or transnational approaches across these spheres.
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Congratulations to the first cohort of ACLS Emerging Voices Fellows! We're proud to support these 45 recent PhDs who will bring their innovative research and vision to universities across the country.
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ACLS is pleased to announce the 2022 @MellonFdn -ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows. The awards support 50 early-career scholars in the final year of PhD dissertation writing:
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We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 ACLS Fellowships. This year, the program will award more than $3.6 million in research support to 60 scholars:
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ACLS is pleased to announce the formation of the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship, with support from the @MellonFdn . Learn more here:
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The @MellonFdn /ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships are open! This fellowship supports a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the #humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.
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ACLS is pleased to announce that its 2020-21 competitions with fall deadlines are now open & accepting applications. ACLS offers fellowship & grant programs that promote research across the full spectrum of #humanities & humanistic social science fields:
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#Humanities scholars: We are increasing the number of awards available through our central ACLS Fellowship program to 81 this year! Applications due by 9pm EDT on Sept 26:
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on all of us, we are committed to supporting our scholars. Congrats to the 2020 @MellonFdn /ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows! Learn more on the 64 graduate students & their projects here:
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We are delighted to announce that Joy Connolly has been named as the next president of the American Council of Learned Societies!
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ACLS Expands Eligibility for ACLS Fellowship Program
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Congratulations to the 2020 cohort of @MellonFdn /ACLS #publicfellows ! These 22 dynamic humanities PhDs will join top civic, cultural, media, and social justice organizations this fall. Meet the 2020 fellows here:
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We're pleased to announce a new fellowship program starting this fall: the Mellon/ACLS #CommunityCollege Faculty Fellowships, supporting the research of humanities faculty teaching at 2-year institutions
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ACLS is pleased to announce that 2023-24 ACLS fellowship and grant competitions are now open for programs with September and October deadlines. Explore all our upcoming fellowship and grant opportunities:
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ACLS is pleased to announce the 3rd competition of the Leading Edge Fellowship program. Leading Edge Fellowships place recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations committed to promoting social justice in their communities. Learn more and apply:
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We are excited to announce the inaugural ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellows and Grantees! This year, the program will support 20 HBCU faculty scholars pursuing exceptional research projects in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
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ACLS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 ACLS Fellowships:
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Excited to announce the 9th annual competition of the Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows program! 2-yr fellowship opportunities in 21 nonprofit & gov organizations for recent #humanities PhDs. Check out this year's positions and apply by 9pm ET, March 13:
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ACLS is pleased to announce the 2021 @MellonFdn / ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows. The awards support an exceptional group of emerging scholars during their last year of dissertation research and writing:
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The 8th annual Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows competition is now open! In 2018, ACLS will place up to 25 recent humanities PhDs in 2-yr roles in top nonprofit & government orgs. Read about this year's competition at and apply by March 14, 2018!
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ACLS is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of @MellonFdn / ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows, supporting 45 early-career doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences:
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Congratulations to the 2019 Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows ! Meet the 20 humanities PhDs who will join top nonprofit & government agencies around the country this fall
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Announcing the McClary-Walser #Fellowship in Music Studies! The first ACLS Fellowship devoted to #music research.
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ACLS has proudly named 48 new Emerging Voices Fellows for 2021. The program assists new and recent PhDs in continuing research and professional development during a challenging academic job market:
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ACLS is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 ACLS Fellowships. This year, the program will award more than $3.7 million to 60 scholars:
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We're thrilled to announce the 10th annual competition of the Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows program! This year, 21 recent PhDs in the humanities will take up roles in the arts, media, policy, international affairs, and more. Apply by March 18, 2020
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Congratulations to the 2019 ACLS Fellows! 81 scholars receive fellowships to pursue advanced research in the humanities: #ACLSFellow
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We are proud to announce 45 new @MellonFdn -ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows! The program supports doctoral students as they pursue bold and innovative approaches to dissertation research.
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Congratulations to the first-ever recipients of the 2019 Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship! The program supports research projects from humanities & social science faculty who teach at two-year colleges. Meet the 2019 fellows:
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Two weeks left to apply for an ACLS Fellowship! This year, awards are designated for early career, non-tenured scholars who earned PhDs on or after Sept 29, 2015. Awards of $30-60k + research funds for NTT scholars. Apply by Sept. 28, 9PM EDT.
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Interested in learning more about 2023-24 ACLS fellowship and grant competitions? Register now for informational webinars and office hours hosted by ACLS staff:
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ACLS
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Congratulations to the 2018 Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows ! 24 recent humanities PhDs will take up 2yr fellowships in top nonprofits & government agencies
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Congratulations to Founder & Executive Director Kim Gallon F'15 @BlackDigitalHum on the launch of @COVIDBLK , a project born out of the pandemic that uses health data, storytelling, and theoretical frameworks to address racial health disparities:
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The American Council of Learned Societies welcomes two new board members, @DWill5 and @malindalowery . Learn more about them here:
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Congratulations to the 81 newest fellows of the ACLS fellowship program! Recipients are awarded from $40k to $75k and support six to 12 months of full-time research & writing. Find out more about the 2020 ACLS fellows and their projects here:
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“I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” ― Toni Morrison
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The Age of Intoxication ( @PennPress ), a new forthcoming book by assistant professor of history and #ACLSFellow @ResObscura of @ucsc , explores the impact of drug culture on 17th and 18th c. British and Portuguese empires.
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ACLS announces the launch of the Leading Edge Fellowship program, made possible by the @HLuceFdn . This $1.6M fellowship aims to put the power of humanities scholarship & training to work in addressing challenges facing communities hard hit by COVID19:
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We are pleased to announce the ACLS Digital Justice Grant Program. This @MellonFdn -funded program will support #digitalhumanities projects focused on the histories and cultures of historically marginalized communities:
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We are accepting applications for our central ACLS Fellowships, which are designated this year for early career, non-tenured scholars who earned PhDs after Sept 29, 2013. Awards of up to $60k + research funds for NTT scholars. Apply by Sept 29, 9pm ET:
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New book alert! "Blacksound: Making Race and Popular Music in the United States" ( @ucpress ) by @DrMaDMo F'21 explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy and the racial foundations of American musical culture from the early 1800s through the turn of the 20th century.
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ACLS is pleased to celebrate President @Joyclassicist 's election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences @americanacad , one of the oldest and most esteemed honorary societies in the United States:
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ACLS has been awarded a $3.6M grant from the @MellonFdn to implement a major expansion of its new Leading Edge Fellowship program. The 3rd phase of this program will award up to 40 fellowships to emerging scholars in a variety of humanities fields in 2021.
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Congrats to #ACLSfellow @sahelblog for his latest book, "Jihadists of North Africa and the Sahel: Local Politics and Rebel Groups." In 2017, Thurston received the @HLuceFdn /ACLS Fellowship in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs.
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The @MellonFdn / ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships are open! They support #humanities and interpretive social sciences advanced graduate students in the last year of PhD research and dissertation writing. Apply by Oct 27, 9pm ET:
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Congrats to the 2017 Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows ! 20 humanities PhDs to join policy, media, cultural fields
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ACLS
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The 2018 #publicfellows competition is open! 25 two-yr opps for recent humanities PhDs seeking careers beyond the professoriate, in great orgs like @ELPCenter in Chicago, @UNCF in DC, @policylink in Oakland. Read more & apply by March 14:
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ACLS is offering Digital Justice Seed Grants of $10k-50k and Development Grants of $50k-100k to provide vital resources for digital humanities projects focused on the histories and interests of historically marginalized communities. Apply by 12/15:
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Community colleges are a vitally important to the #humanities . The @MellonFdn /ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships support research by humanities & social science faculty who teach primarily at two-year institutions. Apply by Sept 30th, 9pm EDT:
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Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are increasing the number of awards in our ACLS Fellowship program to 81 this year - the most ever offered! Open to scholars in all fields of the humanities. Apply online by Sept 26
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ACLS is pleased to announce Buddhism Public Scholars, a new initiative made possible by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, which will place emerging scholars of Buddhism in positions with museums and publishers focusing on Buddhist art and traditions:
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We are pleased to announce that anthropologist, distinguished educator, and museum professional @johnnettabcole will deliver the Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture on Thursday, May 20.
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. @MellonFdn -ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support students embarking on innovative doctoral research - transdisciplinary, digital, publicly engaged, collaborative, & more. $50k awards fund year of research & mentorship. Apply by Oct 25:
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We are thrilled to announce the 2023 ACLS Leading Edge Fellows. Eighteen early-career PhDs will join nonprofit organizations across the US in two-year positions to advance social justice initiatives.
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This year, the ACLS Fellowship program will support early-career, untenured scholars who earned PhDs on or after Sept. 29, 2014. Awards of up to $60k for research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Apply by Sept. 28, 9pm EDT.
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ACLS President @Joyclassicist on the new direction for our signature fellowship program
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In the latest @culanth journal, Radhika Govindrajan @r_gov11 F'20 "asks how conceptualizing love as work might provide a fresh perspective on love’s politics." "Labors of Love: On the Political Economies and Ethics of Bovine Politics in Himalayan India"
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ONE WEEK LEFT! Apply now for a 2024 ACLS Fellowship, supporting early-career, non-tenured scholars in the humanities and related social sciences. Awards of $30-60k + award supplements for independent scholars & adjunct faculty. Deadline Sept. 28, 9PM EDT
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Recent humanities PhDs: ACLS has partnered w/ 21 nonprofit & government orgs to offer 2-yr, career-building placements in arts & culture, community development, media, & policy fields. Apply by 9pm ET, March 13 to join the #publicfellows program!
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 ACLS Digital Extension Grants! Five #DH projects receive $150,000 awards to advance research & extend their reach to new communities of scholars
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ACLS is pleased to announce our 2021-22 fellowship and grant competitions. Our online application system is now open for programs with September and October deadlines:
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Calling recent PhDs conducting research on China! @HLuceFdn -ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies support untenured, emerging scholars through flexible or long-term research fellowships. Apply by November 2, 9 PM EDT:
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We are thrilled to welcome @malindalowery to the ACLS Board of Directors. Read more about our new board members here:
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UNC College of Arts and Sciences
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Congratulations to @malindalowery , who has recently been elected to the Society of American Historians and the American Council of Learned Societies Board!
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ACLS announces the 2024 Leading Edge Fellowship competition, made possible by the support of the @MellonFdn . The program will offer 21 recent PhDs in humanities & interpretive social sciences the opportunity to join social justice organizations:
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ACLS has received a $2 million grant from the @MellonFdn to fund a three-year series of summer institutes to explore innovative practices of equity, inclusion, and structural change in the academy. For more:
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Good day to read the report that led to the start of @NEHgov ! #NEHMatters #SavetheNEH
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ACLS is offering grants of up to $150k each to enhance #digital #humanities projects and extend their reach to broader communities of scholars. Apply by January 16, 9pm ET for an ACLS Digital Extension Grant #dh
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Calling PhDs in humanities & interpretive social sciences: ACLS is hiring two Program Officers, one focusing on International Programs and one on Higher Education Initiatives (2-year term). Please share, and see full job descriptions and how to apply here:
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Congrats to the 2020 @MellonFdn /ACLS Community College Faculty Fellows. Now in its 2nd year, this singular program recognizes & supports outstanding research projects from #humanities & social science faculty teaching at two-year colleges. Learn more:
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ACLS is now accepting applications for the 2020 Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows program. New this year: Applicants may apply to up to two of this year's 21 great positions! Recent humanities PhDs, read more here and apply by March 18 (9pm ET)
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The 2018 Mellon/ACLS #publicfellows competition is open! 25 two-yr opportunities for recent humanities PhDs seeking careers beyond the professoriate, in top orgs like @rockarch_org , @laphamsquart & @NILC_org . Read more & apply by March 14:
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Announcing the new Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellowships, supporting humanities faculty who pursue publicly engaged scholarship and innovation in doctoral education at their universities
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Congratulations to @AntheaButler F'18, president @ASChurchHistory , on winning the 2022 @AARWeb Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion:
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ACLS is thrilled to name 28 new @MellonFdn / ACLS Community College Faculty Fellows for 2021, recognizing exceptional faculty at community colleges and their contributions to scholarship, teaching, and their communities:
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Interested in learning more about 2023-24 ACLS fellowship and grant opportunities? Register now for informational webinars and office hours hosted by ACLS program officers and staff:
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The 2019-20 ACLS fellowship and grant competitions are now open! First application deadline falls on Sept 25. #Humanities scholars: read up, log in, and apply!
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Applications for the Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships are now open! Awards offer up to $40,000 to support the research ambitions of #humanities and social science faculty who teach at two-year institutions. Apply by Sept. 25, 9pm ET:
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Exciting @HLuceFdn funded initiative led by ACLS Fellows @AntheaButler F'18, Lerone Martin F'16, and @JLWeisenfeld F'14 - "The Crossroads Project: Black Religious Histories, Communities, and Cultures"
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@JLWeisenfeld brings $1 million grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to CSR to launch "The Crossroads Project: Black Religious Histories, Communities, and Cultures." Co-directed by @AntheaButler and Lerone Martin. @HLuceFdn
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ACLS opens the 2022 Leading Edge Fellowship competition for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, supported by @MellonFdn . The program program partners early-career scholars with nonprofit organizations advancing social justice:
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Calling PhD students in the humanities or social sciences! The @MellonFdn -ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships support projects that push the traditional approaches and forms of dissertation research in new directions. Apply by Oct 25, 9PM EDT:
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ACLS is offering grants of up to $150k to enhance digital #humanities projects and extend their reach to broader communities of scholars. Apply by January 16, 9pm ET for an ACLS Digital Extension Grant #dh
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Congratulations to the 2019 Luce/ACLS Fellows in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs! Six scholars will pursue intensive research & broaden public understanding of #religion in world affairs: @HLuceFdn
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ACLS is pleased to announce the final round of the Emerging Voices Fellowship competition. The program supports outstanding early-career humanistic scholars & now welcomes applications for two-year posts with select ACLS Research Consortium Universities:
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This Thursday, 9/30, @malindalowery , professor @EmoryUniversity & member of the ACLS Board, will moderate the panel discussion "Understanding Indian Removal and Its Legacies" as part of @EmoryLibraries symposium "In the Wake of Slavery and Dispossession":
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ACLS
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Calling PhDs in humanities & interpretive social sciences: ACLS is hiring a Program Officer for International Programs. Please share, and see full job description and how to apply here:
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ACLS
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We are excited to share “Preparing Publicly Engaged Scholars: A Guide for Innovation in Doctoral Education,” a new report that offers insights and recommendations for supporting graduate students in conducting publicly-engaged research in the humanities:
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Congratulations to this year's 67 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows! Check out the 2019 cohort and learn about their fascinating research:
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