Scholars from NHC Institutional Sponsor universities are exclusively eligible to participate in a four-week summer residency program, in June, intended to assist in jump-starting or making substantial progress on a current project.
Scholars are nominated and sponsored by their home institutions and must be humanities scholars or scholars working on a humanities project who have completed a PhD or the equivalent for fields in which a terminal Master’s degree is standard. Through this program, faculty from sponsoring institutions can experience a concentrated period of supported research and intellectual exchange at the Center, a hospitable setting customized for and highly conducive to humanities research and writing.
The NHC is pleased to announce our 2026 Select Summer Residency cohort.
Select Summer Residents are provided individual studies in our quiet, light-filled, glass building in the woods of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. They have access to their studies 24/7 during the summer residency program. Our renowned library staff assists residents in procuring all books needed for their research by the time they arrive, as well as any library materials requests during their time in residence. Optional professional development sessions are offered weekly on topics such as writing praxis and scholarly publishing. NHC staff, more generally, foster a climate of inclusion, safety, and generosity so that participants can do their best work while enjoying our interdisciplinary scholarly community.
Residents are housed in a hotel located near the Center and provided with continental breakfast and a full lunch from our in-house chef and our pastry chef during regular business hours. Lunch in our Commons is famous for the vibrant exchange of ideas and synergistic discussions that inevitably lead to enhanced scholarly output.
Deans and department chairs might consider this opportunity for faculty to reward stellar mid-career or senior researchers, assist junior faculty members in progress toward tenure, help faculty in need of an opportunity to resurrect a long-term project, assist those in a transition from a service or teaching overload, use this opportunity as a recruitment or retention tool, or provide an opportunity for administrators to focus on their research.
Select Summer Residency FAQs
Please read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Contact
Please direct any questions to NHC Scholarly Programs.