Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Interdisciplinary Opportunities

Below are select Interdisciplinary funding opportunities. Please confirm all deadlines and eligibility requirements with the funder prior to beginning work on an application, as they are subject to change. Explore more Interdisciplinary opportunities in the Grants Resource Center and SPIN funding databases.

Funding Program	Deadline
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Humboldt Research Fellowship Promotes academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and in Germany.	Rolling
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowships Two-year research fellowships for early-career faculty (tenure-track, though untenured) in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.	September
American Academy in Berlin Berlin Prize Supports transatlantic dialogue in the arts, humanities, and public policy through the development and communication of projects of the highest scholarly merit.	September
American Academy in Rome Rome Prize Supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities.	November
American Association of University Women Fellowships & Grants Postdoctoral research leave and short-term publication grants for pre-tenure women scholars in all fields.	September
American Council of Learned Societies ACLS Fellowships Invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant.	September
American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants Grants to support travel costs of research in libraries and archives, leading to publication in all areas of knowledge.	October & December
Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds research and initiatives on topics including democracy, international peace and security, and education. Letter of Interest required.	Rolling
Cornell Society for the Humanities Society Fellowships Residential fellowships for scholars and artists whose project reflect an annual theme.	September
Council of American Overseas Research Centers Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research Awards for research overseas in the Near and Middle East and South Asia, on issues of multinational significance in the social sciences, humanities, and related natural sciences.	January
Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Grants for U.S. faculty and professionals to lecture and conduct research abroad in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.	September
Graham Foundation Individual and organization grants for architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space.	Various
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Distinguished Scholars One- to two-year awards for research in the natural and social sciences and the humanities to increase understanding of violence and aggression.	August
Henry Luce Foundation Programs include American art; Asia; democracy, ethics, and public trust; Indigenous knowledge; religion and theology; and women in STEM.	Various
Huntington Library Short-Term and Long-Term Awards Fellowships for research on British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine.	November
Imagining America Leading and Learning Initiatives This consortium for publicly engaged scholarship offers periodic calls for fellowships and public scholarship funding. Partnership with a member institution required.	Various
Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies Year-long residential memberships in Princeton, NJ support research throughout the humanistic disciplines, from socioeconomic developments, political theory, and modern international relations, to the history of art, science, philosophy, music, and literature.	October
Institute for Humane Studies Flexible Research Grants for Scholars Supports research expenses, events, and course buyouts/salary support for faculty. Project must address ISH themes.	Rolling
IREX - International Research and Exchanges Board Opportunities for fellowships, international exchanges, grants, mentorship and other projects related to Europe and Eurasia.	Various
Japan-United States Friendship Commission  U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program Fellowships for professional contemporary and traditional artists from the United States to spend three to five months in Japan.	March
J. M. Kaplan Fund Furthermore publishing grants Grants supporting projects in arts, education, and environment.	Rolling
J. Paul Getty Grant Program Getty Scholar Grants Support for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.	November
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships across fields for "advanced professionals."	August & September
John Templeton Foundation John Templeton Foundation supports bold ideas that engage the "big questions" and draw in multiple disciplines, including natural and human sciences, philosophy, and theology. The foundation’s core funding areas are: Science and the Big Questions; Character Virtue Development; Freedom and Free Enterprise; Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius; and Genetics.	August (LOI); January (full proposal)
Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center Chairs & Fellowships The Kluge Center welcomes scholars and practitioners at the height of their fields for residencies as chair holders or as distinguished visiting scholars. Fellowships are awarded to promising post-graduate scholars for research in an array of subjects that can be supported by the Library’s collections and digital resources.	Various
Metropolitan Museum of Art Interdisciplinary Fellowship (Senior) Fellowships for research illuminating the Museum's collection of artworks in the fields of history of art and architecture, critical theory, media studies, anthropology and archaeology, linguistics and philology, English literature, linguistics, religious studies, and musicology.	October
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Awards NEA invites applicants to engage with the agency’s five-year research agenda through two funding opportunities. Research Grants in the Arts funds research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts. NEA Research Labs funds projects that support transdisciplinary research teams grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, yielding empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and non-arts sectors alike.	April
National Endowment for the Humanities NEH Funding Opportunities  NEH offers a variety of grant programs to individuals and organizations for projects that promote the humanities.	Various
National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Various senior fellowships in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts; residential senior fellowships (in Washington, D.C. limited to 60 days).	Various
National Geographic Society Grants and Investments Funds projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology that align with one or more of Nat Geo’s focus areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human Histories & Cultures, Planetary Health, Space.	Rolling
National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships The National Humanities Center offers residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. Fellowships are individually determined, according to the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them.	October
Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities.	December
Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships Residential fellowships in the humanities.	January
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowships Fellowships for creative artists, humanists, and social scientists, in residence in Cambridge, MA. Applicants may apply as individuals or in groups of two people working on the same project. Radcliffe seeks to fund scholars across disciplines, career stages, and all dimensions.	September
Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants Funds research projects in four principal programs—Behavioral Economics; the Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality—and in a number of special initiatives.	Various
Smith Richardson Foundation Domestic Public Policy Program Supports projects that help stimulate and inform important public policy debates. The Foundation’s grantmaking includes support of projects on fiscal practices human capital development, teacher workforce and curricular quality, post-secondary education and the criminal justice system.	Rolling