Limited Submission Opportunity 

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program - Carnegie Corporation of New York 

Slots: 2 faculty: one tenured and one untenured 

Internal Deadline: September 4th, 2026 

Funder Application Deadline: November  13th, 2026

The Award & Eligibility Criteria 

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support to scholars and writers for high-caliber research in the humanities and social sciences. The 2026 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows marked the third year of the program’s focus on building a body of research focused on political polarization. For the next three years, beginning with the 2027 cohort, they are broadening the focus beyond domestic perspectives to explicitly ask what the U.S. can learn from the experience of polarization in other countries, seeking proposals that address the relationship between populism and polarization, how other democracies have resisted or reversed polarization, and the conditions that determine whether polarization dissipates or accelerates into systemic violence. These conditions may include but are not limited to civic culture, social cohesion, access to information and a healthy information environment, economic opportunity, trust in and the effective functioning of public institutions, and the rule of law. 

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. The criteria prioritize the originality and promise of the research, its promise to offer actionable solutions, and the scholar’s plans for communicating the findings to a broad audience. 

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 2-3 page summary of their proposed research in OpenWater by 5pm on September 4th, 2026, here:  

A SLU faculty selection committee will review and select the most suitable applicant(s) and notify all applicants of the outcome by September 18th, 2026, barring any unforeseen circumstances. 

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

Please contact Christine Luebbert, OVPR program manager, christine.luebbert@slu.edu with questions about the SLU nomination process.