Opportunity Is Open

Deadline

May 29, 2026

Opportunity Type

Call for Fellowship Applications

Institution

Scholars at Risk Network

Deadline

May 29, 2026

Format

Online

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is pleased to invite early-career researchers to apply for remote research fellowships focusing on academic freedom and related higher education values. The fellowship program is supported by the Mellon Foundation, among other donors, and is intended to foster a professional community of researchers dedicated to developing new research, formal written publications, new course offerings, workshops, webinars or other significant end products.

Fellowship Tracks

Please apply for one of the two following tracks:

  • Track 1: Global Mellon Academic Freedom Fellowship
    • Focus: Global, comparative, or single-country issues (excluding the US).
    • Availability: up to 6 fellowships.
  • Track 2: US Academic Freedom Fellowship
    • Focus: Academic freedom issues specifically within the United States.
    • Availability: up to 6 fellowships.

See all details on the fellowship webpage.