Deadline: March 1, 2026
Applications are open for the Virginia Humanities Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Scholars Fellowship 2026. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Scholars Fellowship seeks to develop and amplify underrepresented voices and research within the academy and applied humanities spaces. This fellowship helps HBCU-affiliated writers, community scholars, and faculty members with their research process through funding, access to academic publishing outlets (journals and presses), public promotion of their work, and professional community/peer support.
Projects of interest can range across the disciplines of traditional, public, and digital humanities, and human-centered social sciences. Preference is given, but not limited to, projects that engage Virginia’s historical significance, elevate historically marginalized narratives, and explore broader South Atlantic themes. They offer both short-term (3-6 months) and long-term (9-12 months) options.
Grant
- Short-term fellowship awards range from $5,000 to $15,000 based on the applicant’s proposed budget.
- Long-term fellowship awards range from $20,000 to $45,000 based on the applicant’s proposed budget.
Eligibility
- HBCU affiliation is required and defined as current faculty or alumni (does NOT need to be a Virginia-based institution).
- No residential requirement or Virginia address needed. This is a mostly remote opportunity with at least one in-person commitment at their office in Charlottesville.
- Fellowship deliverables should result in a scholarly contribution or meaningful public humanities work engaging a large audience (e.g., journal article, book proposal, chapter, or folio, higher-ed related pedagogical or curricular outcome, documentary, public project, etc.). Take time to view the work of prior fellows and other Virginia Humanities sponsored projects to see the type of work they support.
- They do not fund advocacy or political action projects that promote a certain policy, exclusively K-12 focused work, or non-humanities related projects.
Application
For more information, visit HBCU Scholars Fellowship.
