Slots: 2 faculty: one junior and one senior

Internal Deadline: September 20,2024

Application Deadline: November 8,2024

The Award & Eligibility Criteria

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support to extraordinary scholars and writers for high-caliber research in the humanities and social sciences.  In 2023, Carnegie Corporation of New York announced a new focus and theme: political polarization in the United States. This is characterized by, e.g., threats to free speech, the decline of civil discourse, and a lack of mutual understanding and collaboration. In combination, these factors fracture society, and ultimately undermine our democracy. The program’s goal is to help Americans understand how and why society has become so polarized and what can be done to strengthen the forces of cohesion.

Fellowships of $200,000 each are awarded annually to 30 senior and junior scholars, authors, journalists and public intellectuals. The funds support high-caliber research and writing and can be used for travel, hiring research assistants and sabbaticals. The funding is for a period of one or two years with the anticipated result of a book or major study.

To be eligible, SLU nominees must hold a Ph.D., or terminal degree.

Guidance for the Nomination Process

An internal competition will be held to assign the SLU slot(s). Interested applicants should submit a C.V. and 1-2 page summary of their proposed research in OpenWater by 5pm on September 20,2024, here: https://slu.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/179/home

A SLU faculty selection committee will review and select the most suitable applicant(s) and notify all applicants of the outcome by October 2, 2024, barring any unforeseen circumstances.  If selected, the program application deadline is 5pm on November 8, 2024.  

Detailed information on the program, including application process and guidelines, can be found here. To learn more about the Carnegie Corporation of New York and program background, click here.