American Council of Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 scholarly organizations in the humanities and related social sciences founded in 1919. It is best known for its fellowship competitions which provide a range of opportunities for scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at all career stages, from graduate students to distinguished professors to independent scholars, working with a number of disciplines and methodologies in the U.S. and abroad.

American Council of Learned Societies
Formation1919 (1919)
TypeProfessional association
Headquarters633 Third Avenue, New York City, U.S.
Location
  • United States
Membership
75 scholarly associations
President
Joy Connolly
Websitewww.acls.org
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