Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027–2028

The Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for its Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships for the 2027–2028 academic year. The program funds five one-year fellowships for early-career humanities scholars to conduct research, teach, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration in Philadelphia, with the theme Empire for that cycle. Fellows receive a stipend, a research fund, health insurance, and mentorship, and teach one undergraduate course during the year.

In-residence research and teaching opportunity, mentorship, access to center activities, and a dedicated research fund.

Applicants must have received, or expect to receive, a PhD or DPhil between May 2022 and December 2026. The fellowship is open to national and international scholars who are in residence at the University of Pennsylvania during the fellowship year.

Submit materials through the Interfolio application system by the deadline, including a research plan, course proposal, CV, writing sample, and letters of recommendation.