The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) supports and administers programs of fellowships for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey. Programs for scholars and graduate students based in the U.S. and Canada include the ARIT, the ARIT National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship programs, and the ARIT Summer Language Program at Boğazici University in Istanbul (pending funding). ARIT Fellows come from all regions of North America. ARIT fellowships support individual research projects in ancient, historical, and modern times in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, that must be carried out in Turkey. Please see individual programs for eligibility criteria. Turkish students and scholars who wish to carry out research in Greece may apply for the Coulson-Cross Aegean Exchange fellowships. The Hanfmann and Mellink Fellowships for research in ancient history, art and archaeology support advanced research at institutions outside of Turkey. Turkish graduate students may apply for the ARIT Dernek fellowships for research within Turkey. Please see the list of recent ARIT Fellows for a sample of supported research.

ARIT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR 2020-2021

Programs based in the U.S. Programs based in Turkey

ARIT supports and administers programs of fellowships for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey.  Programs for scholars and graduate students based in the U.S. and Canada include the ARIT, the ARIT National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship programs, and the ARIT Summer Language Program at Boğazici University in Istanbul. ARIT Fellows come from all regions of North America. ARIT fellowships support individual research projects in ancient, historical, and modern times in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, that must be carried out in Turkey. Please see individual programs for eligibility criteria.


The application deadline for U.S.-Based Research Fellowship Programs is November 1, 2019.