Call for applications: 2025-26 Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Workshop & Fellowships
Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces a call for applications for remote research fellowships for early career researchers who investigate issues focusing on academic freedom or related higher education values. The fellowship program is made possible by the generous support of and partnership with the Mellon Foundation, among other donors, and is intended to provide support for a professional community of researchers who wish to develop and share work leading to the completion of a formal written publication, a new course offering, workshop, webinar or other significant end product.
Over the course of the 10-month program from December 2025 to September 2026, fellows will complete their proposed project and participate in remote, online workshop sessions during which they will present the progress of their work and offer feedback on the work of other fellows. Fellows will receive a stipend of USD ~$8000 intended to cover research expenses, publication, or other costs, as the fellow may decide. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to gain exposure to SAR’s programming and to network with SAR partner-experts on academic freedom issues. Learn about prior cohorts of Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellows below.
The deadline for submission is August 29, 2025, with decisions to be announced by November 2025.
To apply and for more details, refer here
