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ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
American Council of Learned Societies
Application
Details
Posted: 03-Feb-26
Location: United States - Nationwide
Type: Full Time
Salary: $70,000 in year one
Categories:
Jobs Outside Academe
Salary Details:
For remote positions, $70,000 in year one, and $72,000 in year two; for in-person positions, $72,000 in year one, and $74,000 in year two, plus up to $5,000 in relocation funds for fellows who relocate for in-person positions. All fellows will have access to health insurance and professional development funding.
Required Education:
Doctorate
Additional Information:
14 openings available.
In 2026, the ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship Program will offer 14 two-year fellowship opportunities with mission-driven nonprofits for recent PhDs in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Fellows will join organizations working in and with communities across the country, and draw on the humanistic skills, capacities, and frameworks developed in the course of earning their PhD to demonstrate the dynamic potential of humanistic training to positively impact the world beyond the academy.
ACLS is now accepting fellowship applications, with submissions due by 9:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Each Leading Edge Fellow will earn a minimum yearly stipend of $70,000 that increases in the second year, and receive employer-sponsored health insurance and professional mentorship. In addition, ACLS provides fellows with professional development funding, access to peer mentorship and professional networks, and a relocation stipend (if needed). Fellows will take on roles in advocacy, policy research, communications, public engagement, and more.
ACLS provides a variety of professional development and networking activities for fellows, including alumni mentorship, career coaching, and virtual and in-person events designed to help translate the experiences of their two-year placements into post-fellowship career opportunities. Fellows join an engaged alumni community of PhDs working across a variety of sectors.
Applications will be accepted only through the ACLS online application system. Learn more about this year’s positions, eligibility criteria, and other helpful information for applicants. Applicants should not contact any of the hosting organizations directly, but can write to leadingedge@acls.org with further questions.
Applicants for the Leading Edge Fellowship competition must have a PhD in the humanities or interpretive social sciences officially conferred by their university on or after September 1, 2021, and no later than August 31, 2026. All awardees must be authorized to work legally in the United States without visa sponsorship.