Regranting and Fellowship Programs

In addition to its regular Higher Learning grantmaking, Mellon provides funding for competitive fellowships and awards. Two of these programs, the New Directions Fellowships and the Sawyer Seminars on the Comparative Study of Cultures, are managed by the Higher Learning team. Other fellowships are administered by outside institutions and scholarly organizations.

Programs Supporting Graduate Students

• American Council of Learned Societies
  • Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• American Philosophical Society
  • Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative Fellowships
• Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies
  • International Dissertation Research Fellowships
• Council of European Studies
  • Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Programs Supporting Postdoctoral Scholars

• American Council of Learned Societies
  • Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships
  • ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
• American Philosophical Society
  • Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative Fellowships
  • Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowships