Deadline: October 1, 2013
Length: Two years

Comments: The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences (including history and law) with a command of the language, history, or culture of non-Western countries or regions. 

Academy Scholars are appointed for 2 years by the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and are provided time, guidance, and access to Harvard facilities. The competition for these awards is open only to recent Ph.D. (or comparable professional school degree) recipients and doctoral candidates. Those still pursuing a Ph.D. should have completed their routine training and be well along in the writing of their theses before becoming Scholars; those in possession of a Ph.D. longer than 3 years are ineligible. Post-doctoral Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $65,000, and pre-doctoral Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $31,000. This stipend is supplemented by funding for conference and research travel, research assistants, and health insurance coverage. Some teaching is permitted but not required.

URL: http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/academy_scholars_program.html
Deadline: October 1, 2013

Length: Three Years

Comments: The Michigan Society of Fellows, under the auspices of the Rackham Graduate School, was established in 1970 with endowment grants from the Ford Foundation and the Horace H. and Mary Rackham Funds. The most distinctive aspect of the Society is its multidisciplinary emphasis. Each year the Society selects four outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships in the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professional schools. In 2007, the Mellon Foundation awarded a grant to add four Mellon Fellows annually in the humanities, expanding the number of fellowships awarded each year from four to eight. 

The Society invites applications from qualified candidates at the beginning of their academic careers, having received the Ph.D. or comparable professional or artistic degree between June 1, 20011 and September 1, 2014. Applications from degree candidates and recipients of the Ph.D. from the University of Michigan will not be considered. Non-US citizens may apply.

URL: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/sof/
Deadline: September 5, 2013

Length: 12 week

Comments: Several internships provide early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC, learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Each year, applicants from around the world become part of a National Academies committee, board, or unit where they are assigned to a mentor and learn about the world of science and technology policy. An immersive experience, the program is designed to broaden fellows' appreciation of employment opportunities outside academia and leave them with both a firm grasp of the important and dynamic role of science and technology in decision-making and a better understanding of the role that they can play in strengthening the science and technology enterprise for the betterment of mankind. Current graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years may apply. Stipends of $8,500 to offset living expenses during the fellowship period.

Deadline: September 2, 2013

Length: One semester to one year

Comments:  The Academy welcomes emerging as well as established scholars, writers, and professionals who wish to engage in independent study in Berlin. Around two dozen Berlin Prizes are conferred annually. Past Berlin Prize recipients have included historians, economists, poets, art historians, journalists, legal scholars, anthropologists, musicologists, public policy experts, and writers, among others.In addition to placing a high priority on the independent work of its fellows, the Academy is in a unique position to aid fellows in establishing professional and general networks both in Berlin and beyond. Fellowships are typically awarded for an academic semester or, in some cases, for an entire academic year. Fellowship benefits include round-trip airfare, housing at the Academy, partial board, and a stipend of $5,000 per month. Fellowships are restricted to candidates who are based permanently in the US (US citizenship is not required and American expatriates are not eligible.) Candidates in academic disciplines must have completed a doctorate at the time of application.

URL: http://www.americanacademy.de/home/fellows/applications/
Deadline: August 1, 2013

Length: 3 to 20 months

Comments: Postdoctoral/early career grants are open to U.S. scholars who have recently completed their doctoral degrees typically within the five previous years. Grant lengths for postdoctoral and early career awards vary, from 3 to 20 months, depending on the country. Scholars will be expected to engage with graduate students in the host country and to be involved with host university training in cutting edge research in their specializations. In addition to primary research or teaching activities, postdoctoral and early career scholars will give public talks, mentor students, and otherwise engage with the host country academic community. Stipend varies depending on grant length and country.

Deadline: August 30, 2013

Length: 3 yrs.

Comments: The Postdoctoral Fellowship for Academic Diversity Program is a multiyear competitive program whose goal is to increase the diversity of the community of scholars devoted to academic research. We seek to attract promising researchers and educators from different backgrounds, races, ethnic groups, and other diverse populations whose life experience, research experience and employment background will contribute significantly to the academic mission. Fellowships are available for postdoctoral training in all areas of study at Penn. Successful candidates will receive mentored scholarly and research training as well as courses and workshops to enhance their research success skills and prepare them for a faculty position in a major university.Open to graduate students from PENN and other institutions who have completed, or will complete, their requirements for Ph.D. by the Fellowship start date; postdoctoral scholars from other institutions who have completed their dissertation within the last three years; professional applicants (M.D., D.M.D., V.M.D., J.D., etc) within a year of completing their post-degree professional training.Stipend of $43,000 in year 1 with $2,000 increments in years 2 and 3. Also annual allowances for travel ($2,000) and research ($5,000), and one-time $5,000 relocation expense. The University also provides medical, vision, dental & life insurance.

Deadline: July 31, 2013 

Length: 5 yrs.

Comments: Awards for young scientists and scholars to carry out high-level and innovative research in Germany. Funds provide five years of support. Female researchers are encouraged. 
Must have earned a doctoral degree with distinction in the last years and have been published academic publications in internationally reviewed journals and/or publishing houses.
Stipend of EUR 1.65 Million (approximately $1,488,239) over five years.

Deadline: September 1, 2013 

Length: 12 months 

Comments:Postdoctoral fellowships to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern, and to foster interest in long-range policy relevant topics. Program seeks to promote intellectual cooperation between Japanese and American academic and professional communities.Must hold a PhD or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience. Fellows are expected to affiliate with an American or Japanese institution appropriate to their research aims. Previous language training is not a prerequisite.Flexible support provided for up to 12 months.

Deadline: August 1, 2013

Length: One Year

Comments: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. Ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year. These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner, and it is only appropriate to apply for support for the final year of Ph.D. work.

URL: http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm

Deadline: August 1, 2013

 

Length: Two Years

 

Comments: 8 fellowships to American postdoctoral researchers in support of work to be carried out at Israeli Universities. Program fellows must be accepted as postdoctoral researchers by Israeli host institutions. Preference will be given to candidates who have received doctorates within the last 3 years or who are about to receive their doctorate. Stipend of $20,000 per academic year, $40,000 in total, plus a grant from the host institution. The US Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program is open to candidates in all academic disciplines. Open to only U.S. citizens.

 

URL: www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=1317