Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the HumanitiesThe Wolf Humanities Center awards five (5) one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to junior scholars in the humanities who are no more than five years out of their doctorate. Further, Preference will be given to candidates not yet in tenure track positions, whose proposals are interdisciplinary, who have not previously enjoyed the use of the resources of the University of Pennsylvania, and who would particularly benefit from and contribute to Penn’s intellectual life.

Further, The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. For the 2020-2021 academic year, our topic will be CHOICE. Additionally, The Fellowship carries a stipend of $57,900 plus a $3000 research fund and single-coverage health insurance (fellows are responsible for coverage for any dependents). Fellows teach one undergraduate course in addition to conducting their research.

Moreover, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution which was open in 1740 with urban setting located at Philadelphia. Further,  It is ranked 8 in National Universities in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges. The University of Pennsylvania has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,033. It practices the semester-based academic calendar.

Benefit

The successful applicants of University of Pennsylvania – Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2020-21 will receive:

• A stipend of $57,900.
• Research fund of $3,000.
• Health Insurance.

Eligibility

• The fellowship is open to all nationalities and who meet application criteria.
• Applicants who received or will receive their Ph.D. between December 2011 and December 2019 are eligible to apply for University of Pennsylvania – Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2020-21.
• Also, Candidates are to be humanists,
• Those in such allied fields as anthropology or history of science.
• During the applicant’s residence, he/She must teach one undergraduate seminar during the year.
• Further, Applicants of the University of Pennsylvania – Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in US, 2020-21
• must be willing to participate in the Forum’s weekly Mellon Research Seminar.