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The McNeil Center for Early American Studies will appoint a Barra Sabbatical Fellow for a nine-month term, beginning 1 September 2026. This fellowship is designed for a scholar on leave from a faculty position for the 2026–2027 academic year and at work on a book-length research project. Applications are welcome from scholars whose project focuses on any aspect of the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic before 1850. Candidates who have received McNeil Center funding for a closely related project are not eligible.

The McNeil Center for Early American Studies will appoint a Barra Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year term, beginning 1 July 2026. Applications are welcome from junior scholars whose work focuses on any aspect of the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850. Applicants must have earned the PhD no earlier than 2022 and must have completed all requirements for the degree when the appointment commences. Candidates who have received McNeil Center funding for a related project at the pre-doctoral stage are not eligible.

The Wayne Vucinich Fellowship is a three-month fellowship at the Stanford University Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES). During the fellowship period, the Vucinich Fellow is expected to pursue her or his independent research in residency and to participate actively in the scholarly activities of the Center. The fellow will have access to Stanford University Libraries and the Hoover Institution Library and Archives as well as a community of scholars at Stanford. The fellow will hold a lecture, seminar or workshop on his or her research, organized by CREEES.

The George Washington Presidential Library is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 research fellowship program.

2026-2027 Fellowship: Apply by Dec. 31, 2025
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Funded Research Opportunities

Spend 1, 3, or 6 months as a research fellow at the George Washington Library, located at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia. We are roughly 15 miles south of Washington, D.C.

Applicants should submit: 

The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is accepting applications for the Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH). We seek to appoint an experienced author or senior scholar (at the associate/full/emeritus professor level or equivalent) from the history of technology, science and technology studies, business history, museum studies, STEAM education, or an allied field.

With one or two fellowships per year, we wish to enable international (and Canadian scholars), who have completed a doctoral thesis (within the last five calendar years) on a topic primarily related to Canada, to visit a Canadian (or international university) with a Canadian Studies program for a research fellowship. Canadian students who wish to continue their studies  in Canada are NOT eligible.

Length of Stay

The length of the stay will be a minimum of one month and maximum of four months.

The Institute on the Formation of Knowledge operated at the University of Chicago from 2015 until 2024