Each year, the Wolf Humanities Center provides fellowships for Penn undergraduate and graduate students, standing faculty at Penn and regional universities, and postdoctoral scholars who are interested in conducting research that relates to the Center's topic. As part of their research, all fellows participate in the Wolf Humanities Center's interdisciplinary seminars as well as conferences and cultural events.

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Five Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are available each academic year. Awards carry a competitive, full-time stipend as well as other benefits. Scholars spend one year in residence at Penn and teach one course in addition to conducting independent research. Annual calls for applications open in early summer and close in early November.

Application cycle closed. The 2026–27 call for applications will open in June 2025.

Penn Faculty Fellowships

Several research fellowships providing research funds and/or course relief are available to standing faculty at Penn in the humanities and allied departments. 

Application cycle closed. The 2026–27 call for Applications will open in November 2025.

Regional Faculty Fellowships

Several fellowships carrying $5000 awards are open to standing faculty in the humanities from Philadelphia-area colleges and universities. 

Application cycle closed. The 2026–27 Call for Applications will open in November 2025.

Penn Doctoral Fellowships

Four fellowships carrying $3000 awards are available to Penn ABD graduate students in the humanities. 

Applications under review. Decisions will be announced in early April.

Penn Undergraduate Fellowships

Up to twelve fellowships are available: $1500 awards for Research Fellows and up to two $2000 awards for Fellows who also serve on the Undergraduate Humanities Forum Executive Board. Open to full-time Penn undergraduate students in any school wishing to conduct independent research in the humanities.

Now accepting applications for 2025–26. Deadline: April 4, 2025.