In 2025-26, ACLS is offering two types of fellowship for early career scholars to support research, writing, and publicly engaged scholarship. Workshops and events for fellows will be held in 2026.
Flexible fellowships are financially supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Flexible research fellowships will enable recent PhDs (without tenure and within eight years of the PhD) with heavy teaching and service responsibilities to carry out research and writing towards a significant scholarly product.
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Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships
Aim and Benefits of Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships
Stipend: $15,000 ($5,000 per month) for the equivalent of three months’ work accomplished over a twelve-month period.
Requirements for Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships Qualification
Applicants who apply to both long-term and flexible fellowships in China Studies will only be considered for flexible.
- An applicant must EITHER hold a PhD from an accredited institution in the United States or Canada, OR be a US or Canadian citizen/permanent resident with a PhD from any accredited institution.
- An applicant who is not a US or Canadian citizen/permanent resident must have an affiliation, or a long-term, regular research or teaching appointment, with a university or college in the United States or Canada. See FAQ.
- An applicant must hold a PhD degree officially conferred between January 1, 2017 and November 5, 2025.
- Applicants who have obtained tenure, or who have submitted tenure materials for review by the application deadline, are not eligible.
- A working knowledge of Chinese or another language used in China studies (e.g., Tibetan, Uyghur) is required.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships
- The research design and intellectual organization of the project.
- The quality and innovativeness of the proposal with regard to its methodology, scope, theoretical framework, and grounding in the relevant scholarly literature.
- The significance of the topic and its potential contribution to China studies.
- The ability of the applicant to accomplish the proposed research, based on academic training and success of previous research projects.
- The feasibility of the plan of work.
Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027
Application Deadline
November 5, 2025How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
American Council of Learned Societies on ofa.acls.org to apply
For more details, visit Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships webpage
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