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The Society’s program of sabbatical fellowships will conclude with the applications accepted for the October 15, 2009, deadline. We are very pleased that, by the close of the program, we will have awarded more than 220 fellowships in a 12-year period. With the continued support of the Mellon Foundation, the APS will then make changes in its program of grants and fellowships to best serve the needs of the greatest number of scholars. Information will be posted at this website as it becomes available.

Scope
Since 1998 the American Philosophical Society has conducted a program of fellowships in the humanities and social sciences, generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which is designed to supplement an awarded sabbatical/research leave. In 2008-2009 the Society awarded 16 sabbatical fellowships.

Eligibility
The Sabbatical Fellowships program is open to mid-career faculty of universities and 4-year colleges in the United States who have been granted a sabbatical/research leave, but for whom financial support from the home institution is available for only part of the year. Candidates must not have had financially supported leave at any time subsequent to September 1, 2007. The total of institutional and external support should not exceed the academic year salary for the year in which the fellowship is held. There is no restriction on where the fellow resides; indicate the appropriateness of available resources. The candidate's doctoral degree must have been conferred no later than 2003, and no earlier than 1988.

Award and Duration
The Sabbatical Fellowship carries a stipend of $30,000 to $40,000. The precise amount of each fellowship will be determined by the committee. Tenure of the fellowship is for the academic year 2010-2011 or for the calendar year 2011. Payment occurs in either January or July 2011. Fellowships are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors.

Deadline and Notification
Applications and letters must be received by October 15. This is a submission/receipt deadline. A complete application includes all of the materials listed below. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all materials arrived on time by contacting Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator, at lmusumeci [at] amphilsoc [dot] org or 215-440-3429. Written notification is sent in March.

Requirements for Fellows
Fellows are expected to submit a report on progress made during the year within two months after the tenure of the fellowship. Publications issuing from the work accomplished must acknowledge the Society's help in print.

Applications
Complete applications (see How to Apply for submission information) include materials listed below.

1. Application:
    
   • Cover sheet, including contact information, eligibility criteria, and information on the letter writers.
      
   • Letter from a university official, approving leave for sabbatical/research year, or affirming eligibility for leave, and giving date when final approval will be forthcoming
      
   • Statement of the project, in three sections: (1) purpose, methodology, and interpretive framework; (2) how the project will contribute to present knowledge of the subject; and (3) work accomplished to date. The statement must not exceed the equivalent of 4 double-spaced typed pages (approximately 1,000 words).
      
   • Applicant's curriculum vitae, maximum of three pages; including education, work experience, and publications of monographs and articles in peer-reviewed journals, indicating with an asterisk the publications that are particularly significant to the present proposal.
      
   • Writing sample, a maximum of 15 photocopied pages from a work in print.

      

2. Three letters, which MUST be received by October 15.
    

How to Apply

Click here to apply online