Long-term fellowship, short-term fellowship, and travel grant/exchange fellowship applications for the 2027-2028 year will be accepted beginning Sept. 1, 2026, with a submission deadline of 11:59 p.m. PST on Nov. 15, 2026. Applicants, both successful and unsuccessful, will be notified of decisions in March 2027.
Application Guidelines
All of the review committees are charged to evaluate applications based on the quality of the proposal and the clarity with which it is conveyed; the significance of the project for research in the humanities or arts; and the need for access to The Huntington’s collections. In general, The Huntington is seeking to fund those candidates who would benefit from working in our collections and who have excellent projects. The committees also bear in mind questions of equity. That is to say, they consider (other things being equal) the diversity and inclusivity of the fellowship cohort; the institutional matrix of the applicant and regular teaching load; and their previous history of fellowship support. The Director of Research chairs all of the peer review committee meetings but does not vote.
Applications are submitted online and include:
- Project description consisting of: a description of the project and its significance (approximately 1,000 words); a list of the specific Huntington materials to be consulted, or materials to be consulted abroad for travel/exchange fellowships (no more than 350 words); an outline of the plan of work for the fellowship period (no more than 350 words); and the project output (for short-term and travel/exchange fellowships). The project description will be considered by a panel of scholars from a variety of humanities disciplines and should be written for nonspecialists.
- Curriculum vitae of no more than three pages.
- Letters of recommendation: one letter for short-term fellowships and travel grants/exchange fellowships; two letters for long-term. You will be notified by email when each letter has been submitted on your behalf. It is important that you tell your recommenders to submit their letters before the deadline.
- We do not accept letters from your job dossier or from Interfolio Scholar Services. Letters of recommendation must be tailored to your individual application and speak to the relevance of The Huntington’s collections—if possible—and why they are crucial to your project. The same applies to a travel grant application, in which you will indicate which materials in foreign archives you wish to consult and the relationship between the research to be conducted abroad and research that either has been or will be conducted on the basis of The Huntington’s collections.
It is advisable to begin your online application well before the application deadline. For more information, see Fellowship FAQs.
Submit an Application
For assistance, contact Krystle Satrum.
