Funding

IASH Fellowships and Funding:

IASH Faculty Fellowship Program

IASH invites applications for our Faculty Fellows program for academic year 2026-2027.

New for 2026-2027: IASH is experimenting with a new configuration for the fellowship
program, designed to create more community and to emphasize the direct production of writing. In the past, the sole requirement of the fellowship had been delivering one 40-minute talk for a broad audience (and attendance at others’ talks). This year, instead, we ask Fellows to apply with the intent to produce a single, long-form piece of argumentative writing (~30-60 pages), typically a chapter of a book project or a full-length article (though we will consider other projects that would benefit from a writing group/workshop format). Before the semester, fellows will convene for a half-day kickoff retreat to become familiar with each others’ projects. In the first half of the semester, the Fellows will meet weekly for a writing group and research progress check-in; in the second half, the group will meet for weekly workshops (using a precirculation model but open to all, by RSVP) in which completed drafts will be read and discussed. These weekly meetings will still be around noon on Wednesdays but slightly adjusted to 11:45 to 1:15, to minimize their conflict with the new meet pattern.

Eligibility: the bulk of our fellows come from Harpur’s core humanities departments, but any faculty member producing research that asks humanistic questions and uses humanistic methods is welcome to apply. We do not fund quantitative research in the social sciences or in the field of public health. Former IASH Fellows can apply again, if three years have passed.

Applications are due November 15th, 2025 and will be evaluated in terms of their scholarly quality and originality, with an eye toward getting a disciplinary and intellectual mix in each cohort.

Apply here.

IASH Doctoral Fellowship Program 

IASH invites applications for our Doctoral Fellows program for academic year 2026-2027.

New for 2026-2027: IASH is experimenting with a new configuration for the fellowship program, designed to create more community and to emphasize the direct production of writing. In the past, the sole requirement of the fellowship had been delivering one 40-minute talk for a broad audience (and attendance at others’ talks). This year, instead, we ask Fellows to apply with the intent to produce a single, long-form piece of argumentative writing (~30-60 pages), typically a chapter of a book project or a full-length article (though we will consider other projects that would benefit from a writing group/workshop format). Before the semester, fellows will convene for a half-day kickoff retreat to become familiar with each others’ projects. In the first half of the semester, the Fellows will meet weekly for a writing group and research progress check-in; in the second half, the group will meet for weekly workshops (using a precirculation model but open to all, by RSVP) in which completed drafts will be read and discussed. These weekly meetings will still be around noon on Wednesdays but slightly adjusted to 11:45 to 1:15, to minimize their conflict with the new meet pattern.

Eligibility: Students applying for an IASH DF must be ABD by the May commencement of the application year, and their funding from Binghamton University (including the IASH DF) cannot exceed the limits set by Binghamton University. Occasionally, IASH considers exemptions from the university's funding rules. 

Applications will be evaluated in terms of their scholarly quality and originality, with an eye toward getting a disciplinary and intellectual mix in each cohort.

Applications are due March 20, 2025 and will be evaluated in terms of their scholarly quality and originality, with an eye toward getting a disciplinary and intellectual mix in each cohort.

Apply Here

IASH Humanities Awards

IASH invites applications for our new Humanities Awards program. Applicants may request up to $2000 in funds (joint applicants up to $4000) for expenses related to humanities research, teaching, or public humanities initiatives.

Eligibility: All faculty working on humanities projects are welcome to apply, with one exception: faculty with significant unused start-up funds are ineligible for these awards.

Deadline: December 1, 2025

Apply Here.

Book Manuscript Review Workshop

IASH invites proposals for book manuscript workshops to be held in Spring 2026. 

If you are finishing or close to finishing a monograph, the workshop will provide a supportive and generative review in preparation for submission of the manuscript to presses.  The workshop will consist of the author, 2-3 Binghamton faculty members, and an invited external reader.  All will read the manuscript in advance of the half-day workshop. The workshop, which may be in person or on Zoom, will focus on constructive feedback for the author to prepare the manuscript for publication. IASH will support the costs of an in-person workshop if needed, plus an honorarium for the external reader and a research award of up to $250 each for internal readers.

We welcome submissions from faculty at all career levels! 

Deadline: November 15th, 2025

Apply Here.

External Funding Opportunities

Funding Resources from the University of Kansas, Hall Center for the Humanities: This website offers downloadable lists of individual and institutional funding opportunities, as well as funding for graduate students and creative works.

Scholarships and Other Award Resources (SOAR): This site, maintained by Binghamton's Undergraduate Research Center, provides a searchable database of grants and fellowships primarily aimed at graduate students.

Swarthmore: Arts & Humanities Funding Opportunities : This site offers an alphabetized list of funding programs in the Arts and Humanities.  (It has a parallel list for the Social Sciences.)  Many of the programs offer dissertation fellowships and postdocs, as well as grants for both junior and senior faculty members.  This list is also sortable by grant deadline.  

Boston University Humanities Fellowships and Grants: This site, primarily aimed at faculty members, offers a long alphabetized list of fellowships, grants and awards in the humanities.  In addition to the complete list, it offers a variety of more specific curated lists (e.g. international, short and long-term awards, awards targeting junior and senior scholars, awards for specific geographic regions or fields.)

Carnegie Mellon University Faculty Research Funding List: This site offers a curated list of funding opportunities in the Humanities and Social Sciences, organized by deadline.  Includes brief descriptions of the grants listed.

University of Florida Humanities Fellowships and Grants: Unlike most sites, this one offers lists of funding opportunities specifically targeted at the digital and the public humanities.  (It also offers funding lists divided between faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate applicants.)

Proposal Writing Tips

 "On the Art of Writing Proposals" 

"The Holy Grail: In Pursuit of the Dissertation Proposal"

"Advice for Graduate Students: How to Win External Fellowships"

"How Writing Leads to Thinking"