Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies offer two award types: $15k for flexible, short-term projects and $20k-45k for long-term research fellowships supporting research, writing, and engaged scholarship.

Apply by Nov. 5, 5:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/3sD70K1

Doctoral students with bold, innovative dissertation projects in the humanities or social sciences: the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship offers $52K to fund a year of exploratory research and mentorship. Apply by October 28, 5PM ET: www.acls.org/DIF

ACLS has made concrete progress on our Strategic Framework 2025-2030: Bold Action for Growth and Strength.

Explore the latest updates and achievements here: https://bit.ly/4dMOZhS

The 2027 Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe runs June 2-18 in Bulgaria, giving scholars dedicated time for research and writing in an interdisciplinary setting. Apply by Oct. 28, 5 PM ET: www.acls.org/SISECSE

Are you working on a digital humanities project that diversifies the digital domain or advances justice & equity in digital scholarly practice?

Apply for an ACLS Digital Justice Seed or Development Grant by 11/3, 5:00 PM ET: www.acls.org/DigitalJustice

Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox by Naila Kabeer (LSE Press, 2024) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in the Political Science category.

Meet all the 2026 winners https://bit.ly/4xAommO

ACLS celebrates research in Latin American and Latinx/a/o/e Studies. Learn more about the work ACLS Fellows like Cecilia Márquez, Hunt Family Assistant Professor in History at Duke University. https://www.acls.org/resources/latin-american-and-latinx-a-o-e-studies-resources/

Deaf Mobility Studies: Exploring International Networks, Tourism, and Migration (Gallaudet University Press, 2024) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in the Multimodal category.

Meet all the 2026 winners https://bit.ly/4xAommO

Doctoral students and non-tenure-track researchers in China Studies: Luce/ACLS Travel Grants support visits to research sites in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, or related collections anywhere in the world.

Apply by Nov. 5, 5:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/3sD70K1

Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives
by Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop (Amherst College Press, 2021) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in Literary/Media Studies.

Meet all 2026 winners https://bit.ly/4xAommO

Recent PhDs in Buddhist Studies: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships offer stipends up to $67,500, plus a supplement of up to $7,500 for scholars who are unemployed, underemployed, or in contingent positions: https://bit.ly/4qLOsRZ

Luce/ACLS Travel Grantee Zepeng Zhou is heading to Shenzhen to research China's short drama industry and its growing reach in American culture.

More in our latest Fellows in Focus: https://bit.ly/4fvbI2F

Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China
by Jesse Rodenbiker (Cornell University Press, 2023) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in Environmental Humanities.

Meet all the 2026 winners at https://bit.ly/4xAommO

Scholars of East Central & Southeastern Europe: Applications are open for the 2027 Summer Institute, a two-week residency in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria convened by ACLS and the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia. Deadline Oct. 28, 5 PM ET: www.acls.org/SISECSE

Abortion Pills: US History and Politics by Carrie Baker (Amherst College Press, 2024) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in the History category.

Meet all the 2026 winners at https://bit.ly/4xAommO

There's still time to register for “Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good,” on Thursday 10/1, 2-3 PM ET with Dr. Xavier Buck (@historyin3), PhD student Heather Colley (@heathercolleyauthor), and Dr. Dan McClellan (@maklelan). Register at https://bit.ly/4AciCCo

Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm by Emily Yates-Doerr (University of California Press, 2024) is the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards winner in the Anthropology category.

Meet all the 2026 winners at https://bit.ly/4xAommO

Calling HBCU faculty in the humanities and social sciences! Apply now to the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, with grants up to $10K and fellowships up to $50K. Deadline: November 11, 2026, 5PM ET. www.acls.org/hbcu-awards

ACLS Program Officer Stacy Hartman recently spoke with educator and curriculum designer Joanna Kenty, about the new Luce/ACLS Civic Education for Democratic Life Program (CEDLife) and her journey from Classicist to modern civic education. https://bit.ly/4hBawvw