Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
ACLS competition deadlines for fellowships and grants, including past deadlines and information on future opportunities.
Overview
- $39,000 stipend
- $30,000 grant for publishers
- $20,000 cash award for authors
- up to $4,500 travel/research allowance
- Free of digital rights management
- Peer-reviewed, open access monographs
- Distributed on at least two platforms
- Not previously applied more than once
- Publishers/authors outside the US can enter
- Monographs are long-form scholarly arguments
- Two reference letters (one from advisor)
- Completed application form
- Entry form includes author section
- Institutional statement of support
- Completed entry form submitted by publisher
- Entry form must be completed in one session
- Save work after each section
- Publishers must submit entries
- Ensure all submission links are working
- Work on application in multiple sessions
- Publisher submits the completed entry form
- Start application several weeks before deadline
- Prizes presented: October 2026
- Notifications: by mid-March 2027
- Fellowship Tenure: July 2027 - June 2028
- Application deadline: October 28, 2026, 5 PM Eastern Time
- Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 5 PM ET
- Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art deadline: October 29, 2025, 9:00 PM EDT
- 2026 OA Book Prizes_Sample Entry Form
- 2026 OA Book Prizes_Author Response Form
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