The Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship is partially funded with a maximum of $80,000 for the year 2025.

Each year, approximately 20 scholars are invited to the Institute for residential fellowships. About half of those invited are working in the year’s designated theme, half on other projects. The School welcomes applications from junior and senior scholars across a wide range of fields in the social sciences and related disciplines. The 2025-2026 theme is Digital (In)Equality.

The Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship 2025, established in 1930, began with twenty-three Members in the School of Mathematics with Albert Einstein as one of its first Professors. Since then, the Institute’s community of scholars has grown to include more than eight thousand historians, mathematicians, natural scientists, and social scientists.

A distinguished Faculty of about thirty permanent Professors plays a pivotal role in selecting and mentoring the roughly two hundred Members who join the institution each year from across the globe. With around 60 percent of Members coming from outside the United States and typically representing over thirty different countries, this diverse group brings a wide range of perspectives and expertise. The Professors provide personalized mentorship, helping Members refine their research and ideas while fostering an environment of intellectual collaboration. This unique, cross-cultural exchange between Faculty and Members contributes to advancing research and scholarship, creating a dynamic academic community that encourages innovation and deeper understanding across disciplines.

Benefits of Fellowship 2025

• Members (as Institute fellows are known) have access to campus resources and facilities, including offices, libraries, subsidized dining services, and housing.

Eligibility for Fellowship 2025

• Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent, awarded no later than October 15 of the year in which they are applying (i.e., the IAS application deadline).
• Fellowship is residential and for the full academic year (September–May). Applicant must be committed to the entire fellowship.

Application

The following are required materials:

• Online application form
• Research proposal (up to 4 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing sample (up to 50 pages)