The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities for U.S. scholars who hold a PhD (and also foreign national scholars who have been residents in the U.S. for at least three years).

Scholars must carry out research in a country which hosts a participating American Overseas Research Center. Eligible countries are: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia.

Fellowship stipends are $5,000 per month for four to six consecutive months.

Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.