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The Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies is currently accepting applications for its BBQ+ Academic Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies (BBQ+) is an independent Center dedicated to interdisciplinary research, pedagogy, and mentorship in critical race, Indigenous, postcolonial, and queer studies. Our annual fellowship, supported by the Mellon Foundation, brings together a diverse group of scholars from undergraduates to postgraduates working across these fields in a collaborative and supportive environment.
The fellowship offers:
1. Research stipend: Academic fellows are offered a research stipend, which is based on their academic level cohort:
College students: $1000
Master’s students/Early PhD students: $2000
Advanced PhD students: $5000
Recent postdoctoral scholars: $10,000
Academic fellows can also apply to reimburse other research or professionalization expenses. If you have another source of funding and can waive the research stipend, please indicate so in your application.
2. Mentorship and professionalization: Each cohort of fellows works closely with a mentor to develop their research project and prepare for a professional career. Fellows also have access to the broader network of the Center and the Senior Fellows.
3. Community: The Center aims to foster a tightly-knit and supportive intergenerational and interdisciplinary community of scholars around shared academic interests.
The Fellowship space is designed for underrepresented scholars, broadly and intersectionally defined. It is open to:
College students (including students in community colleges):
Early college students (Sophomores and Juniors) interested in developing independent research skills in the humanities.
Seniors and recent graduates interested in developing their research and/or applying to graduate programs.
Master’s students and recent Master’s degree holders (3 years post-degree).
Ph.D., Ed.D., and other doctoral students
Recent postdoctoral scholars (up to 8 years post-degree)
Please fill out the application form below. You will be asked to upload the following materials within the form:
Cover letter (1 page) explaining how the fellowship year will impact your work.
Research proposal (1-2 pages, double-spaced, not including citations/references) explaining your research interests and the project that you anticipate you will be working on during the fellowship year. Please explain what stage the project is at:
If the project is part of a larger work (e.g., dissertation or book chapter), please describe the full project and explain which chapter(s) or part(s) you intend to work on during the fellowship.
For undergraduate students: please indicate your interest or plans for graduate studies, if applicable, and research areas of interest.
Curriculum Vitae.
A writing sample: Academic writing of continuous prose of at least 8 pages (no maximum).
Apply for The Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies - BBQ+ Academic Fellowship
