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
September 21
October 19
November 16
January 25
February 15
February 22
March 22
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
October 19
December 1
February 15
March 1
Group Award Deadlines
Group awards are made to individual faculty who are responsible for regularly convening participants.
Rolling
October 19
February 8
March 1
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
October 19
February 22
March 22
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)
Eric Jenkins, School of Communication, Film & Media Studies (Chair)
TBD
Tom Polger, Philosophy (Chair)
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
TBD
Lenisa Chang, Economics (Co-Chair)
Rochisha Narayan, History (Co-Chair)