HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars

The Harry Frank Guggenheim (HFG) Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Emerging Scholars 2026 program. This prestigious award supports promising researchers in their final year of writing a doctoral dissertation examining a salient aspect of violence.

📖 About HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships) recognize outstanding doctoral candidates who are conducting research on critical issues related to violence.

Sponsor Organization:

• Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

💰 Benefits of HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars

• Award Amount: $25,000 for one year.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be Ph.D. candidates entering the dissertation stage of graduate study.
• Typically, applicants should have completed fieldwork or other research and begun writing (or plan to begin writing) at the start of the award period.
• Applicants should be confident that their dissertation will be completed within the award year. If analysis and writing are not sufficiently advanced, applications should not be submitted.
• In experimental fields, where research and writing can be completed within the same year, applications are also encouraged.

🗓️ Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 01 February, 2026
• To apply, visit the official application portal:
  • View Details of HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars
  • Apply for HFG Foundation Emerging Scholars

For more information, visit the official website of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

• Award Amount: $25,000 for one year.