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Andrew Carnegie Fellows

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program was established in 2015 to provide philanthropic support to scholars and writers for high-caliber research in the humanities and social sciences. As of 2024, the program is focused on political polarization in the United States.

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Andrew Carnegie Foundation Expands Focus of Its Fellowship Program to Examine Polarization in the U.S. and Worldwide

Carnegie commits up to $18 million to fund scholarly research on polarization and its impact on democracy
24 Scholars Awarded Research Fellowships to Understand and Reduce Political Polarization

24 Scholars Awarded Research Fellowships to Understand and Reduce Political Polarization

May 5, 2026

Want Greater Prosperity? Mind the Gap

Want Greater Prosperity? Mind the Gap

May 22, 2025

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Fellowships to 26 Scholars Researching Political Polarization

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Fellowships to 26 Scholars Researching Political Polarization

Apr 16, 2025

Polarization: What Are We Learning?

Polarization: What Are We Learning?

Apr 11, 2025

The Power Broker at 50

The Power Broker at 50

Apr 8, 2025

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: From the Frontlines of Peace to America’s Legacy of Poverty

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: From the Frontlines of Peace to America’s Legacy of Poverty

Jul 5, 2024

Does Local News Reduce Polarization?

Does Local News Reduce Polarization?

Jul 2, 2024

28 Scholars to Research Political Polarization with Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

28 Scholars to Research Political Polarization with Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

May 7, 2024

Why Has the United States Become So Polarized?

Why Has the United States Become So Polarized?

May 3, 2024

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: Must-Reads on Black History

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: Must-Reads on Black History

Feb 7, 2024

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: Scholarship with Impact

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Bookshelf: Scholarship with Impact

Sep 12, 2023

How Can We Better Serve First-Generation College Students?

How Can We Better Serve First-Generation College Students?

Aug 10, 2023

Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny

Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny

Dec 22, 2022

How Do Dictatorships Survive in the 21st Century?

How Do Dictatorships Survive in the 21st Century?

Dec 5, 2022

Warning Americans About Creeping Autocracy

Warning Americans About Creeping Autocracy

Mar 22, 2022

He’s Given Us the Roadmap to Avoid Disaster

He’s Given Us the Roadmap to Avoid Disaster

Mar 22, 2022