Taft

Award Deadlines

Award deadlines are published at the beginning of each academic year. Consult individual award pages for details on application and eligibility.

2026–27 Award Deadlines

Faculty Award Deadlines

Most non-fellowship/professorship applications have both fall and spring deadlines. Applications with rolling deadlines are accepted July 15–June 15 each year. Typically, award notifications will be sent within one month of the deadline. 

Rolling

Domestic Conference Travel International Conference Travel Publications Manuscript Workshops

September 21

Faculty Research Travel Support Faculty Research Support

October 19

Faculty Release Fellowship Faculty Center Fellowship

November 16 

NHC Select Summer Residency Nomination

January 25

Faculty Research Travel Support Faculty Research Support NHC Scholarly Writing Institute Nomination

February 15

Summer Undergraduate Research Mentor–Mentee

February 22

Summer Research Fellowship

March 22

Faculty Research Travel Support Faculty Research Support Distinguished Professorship Public Humanities Professorship

Student Award Deadlines

Some student awards require unit nomination and/or application by faculty members on behalf of a student. Consult individual award pages for eligibility and application requirements. 

Rolling

Graduate Conference Travel

October 19

Graduate Enrichment Undergraduate Enrichment

December 1

Graduate Enrichment Undergraduate Enrichment

February 15

Dissertation Fellowship Graduate Summer Fellowship Summer Undergraduate Mentor–Mentee

March 1

Graduate Enrichment Undergraduate Enrichment

Group Award Deadlines

Group awards are made to individual faculty who are responsible for regularly convening participants.

Rolling

Reading Groups

October 19

Working Groups

February 8

Research Seminars

March 1

Research Groups

Event Award Deadlines

With the exception of Workshops, all applications for fall events must be submitted the prior academic year in spring. Fall applications will only be considered for events occuring in the spring or later. 

Rolling

Workshops

October 19

Competitive Lectures Conference Support

February 22

Conference Support

March 22

Competitive Lectures

Review Committees

Review committees are chaired by members of the Taft Faculty Executive Board and composed with faculty from Taft member units. A call for volunteers is issued each fall. Interested faculty can contact the Program Director directly. 

Tanja Nusser, Asian, Eastern European & German Studies (Chair)
Matias De Paula, Romance & Arabic Languages & Literatures
Anita Dhillon, School of Public & International Affairs  
Jenny Caplan, Judaic Studies

Eric Jenkins, School of Communication, Film & Media Studies (Chair) 
Anna Linders, Sociology
Helen Meskhide, Philosophy
Xia Wang, Statistics & Data Sciences

Sharrell Luckett, English (Chair) 
Alex Thurston, School of Public & International Affairs 
Heather Zoller, School of Communication, Film & Media Studies 
Janine Hartman, Romance & Arabic Languages & Literatures

Tom Polger, Philosophy (Chair)
Ivan Ivanov, School of Public & International Affairs 
Katy Marklein, Anthropology
Maura O'Connor, History

Stephanie Sadre-Orafai, Taft Research Center (Chair)
Muhammad U. Faruque, Romance & Arabic Languages & Literatures
Katie Grogan, Anthropology
Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara, History  
Holly McGee, Africana Studies

Nicholas McLeod, Africana Studies (Chair)
Steve Carlton-Ford, Sociology
Jennifer Glaser, English 
Nuria R. López-Ortega, Romance & Arabic Languages & Literatures 

Lenisa Chang, Economics (Co-Chair)
Rochisha Narayan, History (Co-Chair)
Omotayo Banjo, School of Communication, Film & Media Studies
Alecia Beymer, English