The American Council of Learned Societies has established a new fellowship and grant program to support faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the initiation of the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, designed to recognize and promote the scholarly contributions of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As part of its ongoing commitment to promoting inclusive excellence, this initiative seeks to provide financial support, research development assistance, and networking opportunities to those faculty members in order to foster vital social change.



ACLS President Joy Connolly stated, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities help ensure that our higher education system is accessible to and supportive of all learners represented in the United States.” She went on to express that ACLS is honored to recognize and support the faculty of these institutions and their unique contributions to humanistic research.



This fellowship and grant program is part of a larger effort to reach out to Minority-Serving Institutions and is informed by the work and experience of many peer funders and ACLS learned society members. It is supported by the ACLS endowment, which has been generously donated to by the ACLS Associate member network, past fellows, and friends of ACLS.



The first competition of the three-year pilot will award 12 grants of up to $10,000 each for research project development, and eight fellowships of up to $50,000 each to support deeper engagement with a significant research project. These awards will enable applicants to structure their budgets and workplans in ways that best suit their research goals and professional commitments, and can be used for a variety of activities such as course releases, editing and/or research assistance, cross-institutional and interdisciplinary collaborations, and travel costs and conference registration fees.



The American Council of Learned Societies is proud to present the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, which recognizes the valuable contributions made by humanities and interpretive social sciences faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This initiative is part of ACLS's Strategic Priorities and provides financial support, research development assistance, and networking opportunities to HBCU faculty, taking into account their unique teaching and service commitments.

This program was created in response to feedback from various HBCU faculty and administrators, and ACLS President Joy Connolly stated, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities help ensure that our higher education system is accessible to and supportive of all learners represented in the United States.”

Through this program, ACLS is honoring HBCUs’ achievements in the face of discrimination and inequality and showing its appreciation of faculty serving at these institutions.

This program is funded by the ACLS endowment, which has benefitted from the support of numerous institutions and individuals.

In the first competition of a three-year pilot, ACLS will award 12 grants of up to $10,000 each for research project development, and eight fellowships of up to $50,000 each to support a significant research project.

Award funds may be used for course releases, editing and/or research assistance, cross-institutional and interdisciplinary collaborations, and travel costs and registration fees for research or conferences.

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