Call for Applications: Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs

Through cultural exchange activities in the United States and 25 countries in Asia, the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) advances international dialogue, understanding, and respect to create a more harmonious and peaceful world. This mission is accomplished through fellowships, grants, and other programs that support individual artists, humanities scholars, and arts professionals, and build global arts communities.

In 2020, the program is offering 21 two-year term positions at organizations in government and nonprofit sectors for recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Fellows will participate in the substantive work of these organizations and will have opportunities for networking, mentoring, and career development programming, both in-person and virtually. Fellows receive a stipend of $70,000 per year and have access to employer-based health insurance through the host organization. In addition, ACLS provides funds for relocation and professional development.

As the tenth anniversary Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows cohort, the 2020 fellows will join a robust network of fellows and program alumni working across the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. Please see listings of current and past fellows here. The diverse experience of the Public Fellows community is a shared resource that fellows are encouraged to draw on during and after their fellowship terms.

Prospective applicants should read through all the fellowship positions listed and identify the positions that best fit their career goals. Each applicant may apply to up to two positions.

The deadline for submitted applications is Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 9pm EDT.

Click here for more information and to see all the open positions. Download the call for applications here.