Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

Award: $200,000
Deadline: first internal deadline is August 25, 2026
Interested? Please see the "Process" section below to learn what needs to be included in the project outline and where to submit that.

Current Fellows Information - Official call will be released and share on or about August 12

Overview

Starting with the 2027 cohort, the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program broadens its previous focus on political polarization in the US to include international and comparative perspectives. The goal here is to better understand how polarization starts and how that can be addressed by looking at experiences in worldwide democracies. Key questions include how polarization can lead to political violence, how some countries have avoided polarization and the conditions that exists in places where polarization occurs, among others. 

Important Information

The Carnegie jury will evaluate nominations by the following criteria:

  • Originality and promise of the idea
  • Quality of the proposal
  • Promise to offer solutions to harmful polarization or to enhance social cohesion
  • Record of the nominee
  • Plans to communicate findings to a broad audience

No indirect costs allowed.

Process 

This is a limited submission opportunity

  • Interested faculty should submit a one-page maximum expression of interest and a brief CV by the deadline to the AVP of Research and limited-submission coordinator Satyen Kumar ([email protected]).

  • The one-pager should briefly and succinctly describe the proposed project, especially how the findings will be communicated to a broad audience, a work plan, and how the project fits with the goals of the Carnegie Fellowship.

  • Selected faculty members will be notified by September 8 and provided with instructions on what they will need to provide for the Presidential nomination.