Funding

IASH Fellowships and Funding:

IASH Faculty Fellowship Program

IASH invites applications for our Faculty Fellows program for academic year 2027-2028. 

IASH is experimenting with a new configuration for the fellowship program, designed to create more community and to emphasize the direct production of writing. 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 (with lunch); 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. The fellowship is in-person only and there is no provision for remote attendance. 

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 are welcome to apply again, if three years have passed (though, if all other things are equal, we prioritize faculty who have never had IASH fellowships or who have had longer stretches of time since their last fellowship). Due to rules put in place by the Dean's Office, we cannot offer IASH fellowships to Lecturers. 

Applications are due October 15, 2026 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 2027-2028.

IASH is experimenting with a new configuration for the fellowship program, designed to create more community and to emphasize the direct production of writing. We ask prospective graduate Fellows to apply with the intent to produce a single, long-form piece of argumentative writing (~30-60 pages), typically a dissertation chapter. 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 (with lunch); 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. The fellowship is in-person only and there is no provision for remote attendance. 

Eligibility: Students applying for an 2027-28 IASH DF must be ABD by May 2027. Students who have had up to five years of funding at the time of application are welcome to apply (i.e. students for whom the fellowship would be anywhere up to a sixth year of funding). Students who have had six or more years of funding at the time of application are ineligible (i.e. students for whom the fellowship, if taken, would push them beyond six total years of funding). 

Applications are due October 15, 2026 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

Humanities Graduate Research Assistant Summer Program

This program supports Binghamton faculty members in the humanities who need graduate research assistant labor during the summer. Faculty should apply with a specific student in mind and a granular, broken-down set of specific duties. Funds for this program are limited and we ask that you be parsimonious/judicious with your requests. Students cannot be otherwise employed by New York State during the period in which they are conducting the research, and, unless the research project specifically requires travel as part of its duties, must be located in the US. If you have research duties that you need help with, but do not have a graduate student in mind, contact the IASH Director before applying. 

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: January 15th, 2027.

Apply Here.

Book Manuscript Review Workshop

IASH invites proposals for book manuscript workshops to be held in early Summer 2027 . 

If you are finishing or close to finishing a monograph, the workshop will provide a supportive and generative review in preparation for submission to presses.  The workshop will consist of the author, two Binghamton faculty members, and an invited external reader.  All will read the manuscript in advance of the workshop. The workshop will focus on constructive feedback for the author to prepare the manuscript for publication. IASH will organize the workshop and provide honoraria for the readers. In order to apply, you need to have a book manuscript that will be finished enough to circulate to readers by the end of the spring semester (i.e. by around early May 2027).

We welcome submissions from faculty at all career levels.

Deadline: January 15th, 2027

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"