The Suzy Newhouse Center fellows’ community consists of Wellesley faculty on sabbatical, the undergraduate fellows of the Mellon Mays program, and normally three or four scholars and artists from outside the college. All fellows are required to engage in Suzy Newhouse Center programs and give a public presentation in the spring.
For information about fellowships for current Wellesley College faculty and students, please visit our intranet site.
Become a Newhouse fellow
The Suzy Newhouse Center hosts three to five external fellows each academic year. Residencies are ordinarily for the full academic year, but one-semester residencies may also be considered. Resident fellows devote themselves primarily to their own research, but they also participate actively in the intellectual life of the institution, attending fellows’ lunches and sharing their work in progress with one another and with the larger Wellesley community. Fellows may also work with the director to develop programming for the center in the form of guest speakers, a faculty series, or a mini-conference.
Newhouse external faculty fellows are chosen through open competition and both junior and senior faculty members at other institutions may apply. Fellowships with or without stipends are available. Stipended faculty fellowships carry a stipend of up to $50,000 for two semesters. Newhouse fellows in residence may not teach at other institutions during the period of the fellowship.
The Suzy Newhouse Center will make available private office space, some clerical support, technical and computing resources, and the collegiality of both the Center and the Wellesley community at large.
Wellesley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and Massachusetts law prohibits discrimination in hiring against qualified individuals. Candidates who believe they can contribute to the college community are encouraged to apply.
A complete application will include the following materials:
- A 1,200-word research proposal with bibliography (bibliography excluded from total word count)
- Current CV
- Two letters of recommendation
Applicants must also have full- or part-time affiliation with an academic institution. We are unable to offer fellowships to postdoctoral researchers.
Applications for 2025-2026 external fellowships are now closed.
If you are writing a letter of recommendation for a 2025-2026 fellowship applicant, click here to submit your file(s).