Fellowships in the Humanities
Humanities contains the largest number of Fields of Study for the Guggenheim Fellowship. Fellows in this category are historians of all kinds; linguists, translators, and classicists; philosophers and theologians; and scholars of topics ranging from architecture to theatre.
Some, like David McCullough (1986 Fellow in US History) and Imani Perry (2021 Fellow in Intellectual and Cultural History), have written award-winning books. Some, like Emily Wilson (2020 Fellow in Translation) have translated essential work. Others still have asked probing questions about humanity's belief systems, helped us understand the cultural significance of different creative forms, or turned a critic's eye toward literature and art. And many have deeply explored another culture's history, or examined what we can learn from our own.
We are so proud to support the essential work of these scholars in the Humanities.
- African Studies
- American Literature
- Architecture, Planning, & Design
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Dance Studies
- English Literature
- European & Latin American History
- European & Latin American Literature
- Fine Arts Research
- Film, Video, & New Media Studies
- History of Science, Technology, & Economics
- Intellectual & Cultural History
- Linguistics
- Literary Criticism
- Medieval & Early Modern Studies
- Music Research
- Near Eastern Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Slavic Studies
- Theatre Arts & Performance Studies
- Translation
- U.S. History