United States · Americas
All scholarships listed in our database from Newberry Library, hosted in United States. Each card links to the official sponsor page.
U.S. funding for African students centres on Fulbright Foreign Student, MasterCard Foundation Scholars, Yale Young African Scholars and university-specific aid across the Ivy League and top research universities.
2 total · 2 currently open
Newberry Library: USD5,000/month for four to nine months. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Eligibility: Any nationality; completed PhD/equivalent by application deadline; project requiring Newberry collections; continuous Chicago residency. Prior long-term recipients need a new project and must wait five years before another long-term award. Only one Newberry award may be accepted per fellowship year. Housing and visa fees are not separately funded.
Newberry Library: USD3,000/month, generally one month; some awards two months. Eligibility and application conditions apply.
Eligibility: Any nationality; PhD holder or ABD doctoral candidate; specific collection-based research; residence at Newberry required. Repeat short-term awards require a new project; prior long-term recipients also need a new project. Chicago-area residents qualify only in listed ABD, early-career (within five PhD years), adjunct/non-tenure/part-time, high-teaching-load (three courses per term), teaching-track/community-college, MSI faculty or independent-scholar categories. Only one Newberry award per fellowship year.
Not published
2 listed here
Count of awards we have catalogued
2
2 live · 0 closed for now
2026
Latest award added 2026
Postdoctoral · Varies · Deadline: November 20, 2026.
PhD, Postdoctoral · Varies · Deadline: December 4, 2026.