Newberry Short-Term Fellowships

The funding information below is recorded in this listing; it does not establish additional covered components. Check amounts, caps, exclusions and conditions on the official source.

• Varies

Always cross-check eligibility against the sponsor's official site before applying — sponsor rules can change between intakes.

• 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.

No explicit document checklist is recorded here. If an application is required, prepare only the materials the provider requests.

Follow the provider's stated process. The checks below are guidance, not additional application requirements. Any original editorial instructions remain in the description above.

1. 1
   Check the provider's process

   Consult https://www.newberry.org/research/fellowships/short-term-fellowships to confirm whether consideration is automatic or requires an application, and follow only the process stated there.

2. 2
   Check eligibility and any requested materials

   Listed 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.. Confirm the current criteria and, if submission is required, use the provider's own checklist.

3. 3
   Check dates and next steps

   Listed deadline information: December 4, 2026.. Confirm any cutoff, time zone and follow-up process with the provider.

Working backwards from the sponsor's stated deadline (December 4, 2026.). Earlier dates are approximate planning suggestions, not provider milestones or requirements. No cutoff time or time zone is added.

1. Planning suggestion: 12 months out

   9 Dec 2025

   Check the current call and decide whether this opportunity fits your plans.

2. Planning suggestion: 6 months out

   7 Jun 2026

   If the provider requires tests or documents that take time, plan for them using its published instructions.

3. Planning suggestion: 3 months out

   5 Sept 2026

   If an application is required, review the provider's process and prepare only the materials it requests.

4. Planning suggestion: 1 month out

   4 Nov 2026

   If submission is required, allow time to check your materials and any stated cutoff.

5. Provider deadline

   December 4, 2026.

   Provider deadline information: December 4, 2026.. Confirm the current instructions and any cutoff or time zone on the official source; no additional time is assumed here.