NHC Summer Residency Program

Important Notes

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.

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.

Beginning in 2026, NHC summer residents will be selected through a competitive application process. Each institutional sponsor may nominate up to two faculty to apply. We leave it up to sponsoring institutions to determine whom they wish to nominate for a summer residency. We simply ask that they be humanities scholars, or working on a humanities project, who have completed a PhD or the equivalent for fields in which a terminal Master’s degree is standard.