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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania 2020-2021

Each academic year, the Wolf Humanities Center awards the one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities to 5 junior scholars from any country who are no more than 5 years out of their doctorate.

Applications for this year's Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship are now open and the topic for the academic year 2020-2021 will be CHOICE.

The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center are formed through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. 

 For the selection process, preference will be given to:

  • Candidates not yet in tenure track positions,
  • Whose proposals are interdisciplinary,
  • Who have not previously enjoyed use of the resources of the University of Pennsylvania, and who would particularly benefit from and contribute to Penn’s intellectual life.

Andrew Mellon University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral

Application DeadlineOctober 15, 2019
Funding TypePartially Funded
Country to studyUnited States
School to studyUniversity of Pennsylvania
TypePh.D
Course to studyView courses
SponsorAndrew W. Mellon Foundation
GenderMen and Women

Benefits of Andrew Mellon University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral

The Fellowship carries a stipend of $57,900 plus a $3000 research fund and single-coverage health insurance (fellows are responsible for coverage for any dependents). Fellows teach one undergraduate course in addition to conducting their research.

Andrew Mellon University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Courses

Requirements for Andrew Mellon University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral

  1. Open to all scholars from any country;
  2. The PhD (and its international equivalent, such as the DPhil) is the only eligible terminal degree, and applicants must be humanists or those in such allied fields as anthropology or history of science. Ineligible categories include an MFA or any other doctorate such as EdD, social scientists, scholars in educational curriculum building, and performing artists (note: scholars of performance are eligible).

Application Deadline

October 15, 2019

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Andrew W. Mellon Foundation on account.interfolio.com to apply

To apply, please visit the application portal to fill out the five required forms:

  1. Applicant Profile & Education,
  2. Applicant Research,
  3. Proposed Course Description,
  4. Referees' Names and Contact,
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity; upload your C.V.; and submit requests for 3 confidential letters of recommendation. Forms, C.V., and three letters must be uploaded and submitted by end of day October 15, 2019. 

The Wolf Humanities Center is using Interfolio to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

For more details, please visit the scholarship website here


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