50+ Fellowship Opportunities for Researchers, Scholars, and Professionals

[September 2026] Explore 50+ fellowship opportunities available in September 2026 for researchers, scholars, journalists, artists, students, and professionals. The listing features fellowships supporting research, academic study, leadership, arts and culture, science, social sciences, journalism, and other fields, with opportunities available across different regions and career stages.

Apply Now: Billion Acts Fellowship for Young Peacebuilders

Deadline: 28-September-2026

The Billion Acts Fellowship Program is inviting applications from young leaders who are advancing peace, justice, equity, or social change in their communities…[more]

Apply Now: Fung Global Fellows Program 2027-2028

Deadline: 16-November-2026

The Fung Global Fellows Program offers early-career scholars from around the world a residential fellowship at Princeton University to conduct research on the theme ‘Democracy in Crisis?’…[more]

Open Call: McGraw Fellowship Program for Business Journalism

Deadline: 12-October-2026

The McGraw Fellowship Program is accepting applications from experienced journalists seeking funding to produce impactful investigative and enterprise reporting on business, finance, and economic issues…[more] Submit Applications for FASPE Journalism Fellowship Program

Deadline: 03-January-2027

The FASPE Journalism Fellowship Program is an intensive two-week study program for journalism students and early-career journalists focused on professional ethics and ethical leadership…[more]

Call for Entries: Alicia Patterson Fellowship Program

Deadline: 01-October-2026

The Alicia Patterson Fellowship Program supports print journalists through independent journalism fellowships that aim to strengthen high-quality reporting in the United States…[more] Open Call for FASPE Business Fellowship Program

Deadline: 03-January-2027

The FASPE Business Fellowship is a fully funded, two-week program for graduate business students and early-career business professionals interested in professional ethics and ethical leadership…[more] FASPE Clergy and Religious Leaders Fellowship Program

Deadline: 03-January-2027

The FASPE Clergy and Religious Leaders Fellowship is a fully funded, two-week international program for graduate students and recent graduates preparing for or working in religious leadership…[more] Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship for Early-Career Fiction Writers

Deadline: 13-October-2026

The Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship Program offers a year-long mentorship, classes, professional development opportunities, and a $2,000 stipend to an early-career fiction writer whose work explores experiences of embodied difference…[more] Submit Applications open for Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship Program

Deadline: 02-November-2026

The Georg Arnhold Senior Fellowship invites experienced scholars and practitioners in peace education to undertake a six-month research stay at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany…[more]

Apply Now: Non-Resident Research Fellowship Program

Deadline: 01-October-2026

The Afghanistan Research Initiative (ARI) Non-Resident Research Fellowship provides up to USD 18,000 over 18 months to PhD holders affiliated with universities or research institutions worldwide to conduct original research relevant to Afghanistan’s development and future…[more] Apply for I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship Program

Deadline: 01-November-2026

The I Tatti–Dumbarton Oaks Joint Fellowship offers early- and mid-career scholars a residential fellowship to conduct research on cross-cultural exchanges between Italy and the East Christian world during the late medieval and early modern Mediterranean…[more]

CFPs: I Tatti/Museo Nacional del Prado Joint Fellowship Program

Deadline: 16-November-2026

The I Tatti/Museo Nacional del Prado Joint Fellowship Program invites applications from early- and mid-career art history scholars for a residential research opportunity in Madrid and Florence…[more] Warburg/I Tatti Joint Fellowship for Early and Mid-Career Scholars

Deadline: 16-November-2026

The Warburg/I Tatti Joint Fellowship Program offers early and mid-career scholars a residential fellowship to pursue advanced research on the Italian Renaissance and its global connections in London and Florence…[more] Smithsonian Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program

Deadline: 15-October-2026

The Smithsonian Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections support recent graduates and researchers in art and archaeological conservation, materials science, and related disciplines…[more] Submit Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Deadline: 22-January-2027

The EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports internationally mobile early-career researchers undertaking postdoctoral research in a country different from where they completed their PhD…[more] Apply for James Smithson Fellowship Program

Deadline: 15-October-2026

The James Smithson Fellowship Program 2027 supports early-career U.S. postdoctoral researchers in science, humanities, and the arts to conduct independent research at the Smithsonian Institution…[more]

Apply Now: Kohli Fellowship for Sociology

Deadline: 30-September-2026

The Kohli Fellowship for Sociology provides financial support for a two-year postdoctoral research stay at the WZB in Berlin or the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence…[more] Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Fellowship Program

Deadline: 06-October-2026

The Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship supports six mid-career professionals and academics from selected countries to undertake five months of self-directed research at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies in Oxford…[more]

Call for Entries: Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

Deadline: 15-October-2026

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship supports doctoral candidates from Big Ten Academic Alliance member