The Wolf Humanities Center (formerly Penn Humanities Forum) awards five (5) one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to junior scholars in the humanities who are no more than eight years out of their doctorate and who are not yet tenured (may not be tenured during the fellowship year). Scholars are required to spend the year (late August–May) in residence at Penn.

The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center (formerly Penn Humanities Forum) are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. For the 2018–2019 academic year, we have set Stuff as the topic.

Scholars who received or will receive their PhD between December 2009 and December 2017 are eligible to apply. You must have your degree in hand or have passed your defense no later than December 2017 to be eligible.

During their year in residence, Fellows pursue their proposed research, are required to teach one undergraduate seminar during the year, and must also participate in the Forum's weekly Mellon Research Seminar (Tuesdays, 12:00–1:50), presenting their research at one of those seminars.