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Deadline: 12/31/10
Length: varies, short-term
Comments: Several fellowships support research on Jewish studies or Jewish history. Most awards are for one to three months of research at the YIVO Library & Archives; however, a few special awards are available for travel to Eastern Europe.
URL: http://www.yivoinstitute.org/max_weinreich/index.php?tid=53&aid=434
Length: varies, short-term
Comments: Several fellowships support research on Jewish studies or Jewish history. Most awards are for one to three months of research at the YIVO Library & Archives; however, a few special awards are available for travel to Eastern Europe.
URL: http://www.yivoinstitute.org/max_weinreich/index.php?tid=53&aid=434
Deadline: 12/31/10
Length: short-term
Comments: The library collection is particularly rich in the following areas: Catholic newspapers, history of midwestern Catholicism, Catholic literature, and history of Catholicism in the United States. Manuscripts of historical personages, records of twentieth century Catholic organizations, reports of European missionary societies, and much more material related to the American Catholic community are held in the archives.Grants of up to $2,000 help defray travel and lodging costs are made to scholars of any academic discipline who are engaged in projects which require substantial use of the collections of the library and the archives. Research projects must be related to the study of American Catholicism. Applicants should indicate as specifically as possible how the use of the Notre Dame library and archives are pertinent to this study.
URL: http://cushwa.nd.edu/grant-opportunities/travel-grants/
Length: short-term
Comments: The library collection is particularly rich in the following areas: Catholic newspapers, history of midwestern Catholicism, Catholic literature, and history of Catholicism in the United States. Manuscripts of historical personages, records of twentieth century Catholic organizations, reports of European missionary societies, and much more material related to the American Catholic community are held in the archives.Grants of up to $2,000 help defray travel and lodging costs are made to scholars of any academic discipline who are engaged in projects which require substantial use of the collections of the library and the archives. Research projects must be related to the study of American Catholicism. Applicants should indicate as specifically as possible how the use of the Notre Dame library and archives are pertinent to this study.
URL: http://cushwa.nd.edu/grant-opportunities/travel-grants/
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Length: One year, renewable
Comments: Fellows study at their universities during the academic year and conduct a research project under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with ETS research scientists or psychometricians. Selected fellows are invited to participate in the ETS Summer Internship Program. Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program, have completed all required coursework, and be working on a dissertation related to statistics, psychometrics, educational measurement or quantitative methods.
URL: http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships
Length: One year, renewable
Comments: Fellows study at their universities during the academic year and conduct a research project under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with ETS research scientists or psychometricians. Selected fellows are invited to participate in the ETS Summer Internship Program. Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program, have completed all required coursework, and be working on a dissertation related to statistics, psychometrics, educational measurement or quantitative methods.
Each fellow's university receives the following:
- $15,000 to pay a stipend to the fellow
- $7,500 to defray the fellow's tuition, fees and work-study program commitments
- A small grant for the purchase of equipment or software if needed to facilitate work on the fellow's research project (grant must be requested by the university)
URL: http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships
Deadline: November 22, 2010
Length: One year
Comments: The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) invite fellowship applications for one-year fellowships to support research in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities. Fellowships carry a stipend of $30,000. All fields of study that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Smithsonian Institution are eligible. Under this fellowship program, the Smithsonian Institution and the Fellow's university share the cost of support. Students enrolled at CIC member universities apply through their university graduate school. Each university will nominate one application for the CIC/SI competition. From this pool of 12 nominations, six fellowships will be selected by the Smithsonian Institution for the CIC/SI Fellowship. Applicants will be notified of the award decision by January 1. All unfunded applications will be eligible for consideration in the general Smithsonian Institution competition. Review of applications for the general competition begins on January 15. Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation in order to qualify. The stipend is $30,000 for one year, and fellows are eligible for tuition and health insurance benefits in accordance with their university policy. Fellows are eligible to receive allowances for related expenses and for temporary relocation to the Smithsonian. To be considered for the CIC/SI Fellowship, applicants must complete the CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Application form. You can obtain an application form by asking Kelly Pollock (kpollock@uchicago.edu). A pdf of the completed application must be submitted electronically by Monday, November 22, 2010 to: Beth Niestat University of Chicago niestat@uchicago.edu (773) 702-9018
URL: http://www.si.edu/ofg/infotoapply.htm
Length: One year
Comments: The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) invite fellowship applications for one-year fellowships to support research in residence at Smithsonian Institution facilities. Fellowships carry a stipend of $30,000. All fields of study that are actively pursued by the museums and research organizations of the Smithsonian Institution are eligible. Under this fellowship program, the Smithsonian Institution and the Fellow's university share the cost of support. Students enrolled at CIC member universities apply through their university graduate school. Each university will nominate one application for the CIC/SI competition. From this pool of 12 nominations, six fellowships will be selected by the Smithsonian Institution for the CIC/SI Fellowship. Applicants will be notified of the award decision by January 1. All unfunded applications will be eligible for consideration in the general Smithsonian Institution competition. Review of applications for the general competition begins on January 15. Students must have completed all course work for their programs, and must have been admitted into doctoral candidacy and satisfied all requirements except completion of the dissertation in order to qualify. The stipend is $30,000 for one year, and fellows are eligible for tuition and health insurance benefits in accordance with their university policy. Fellows are eligible to receive allowances for related expenses and for temporary relocation to the Smithsonian. To be considered for the CIC/SI Fellowship, applicants must complete the CIC/Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Application form. You can obtain an application form by asking Kelly Pollock (kpollock@uchicago.edu). A pdf of the completed application must be submitted electronically by Monday, November 22, 2010 to: Beth Niestat University of Chicago niestat@uchicago.edu (773) 702-9018
URL: http://www.si.edu/ofg/infotoapply.htm
Deadline: 12/15/2010
Length: One year
Comments: In order to encourage such scholars to consider college rather than university teaching, Kenyon College offers the Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship. The program is for scholars in the final stages of their doctoral work who need only to finish the dissertation to complete requirements for the Ph.D.
Length: One year
Comments: In order to encourage such scholars to consider college rather than university teaching, Kenyon College offers the Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship. The program is for scholars in the final stages of their doctoral work who need only to finish the dissertation to complete requirements for the Ph.D.
Kenyon will provide a stipend of $32,500, plus health benefits, housing, and a small moving allowance. The College will also provide some allowance to cover research, travel to conferences and professional expenses. The Fellow is expected to write the dissertation and to teach one course each semester, usually in the Fellow's general research area. Eligibility to apply for the Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship is limited to those meeting all of the following four criteria who are citizens or nationals of the United States:
- Members of underrepresented groups (e.g., ethnic minorities; women in fields that attract mostly men, or men in fields that attract mostly women; and persons who are first-generation college attendees).
- Individuals who are enrolled in a research-based Ph.D. program in one of the following fields: African and African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Art, Art History, Asian Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Classics, Dance, Drama, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, History, Humanities, International Studies, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern Languages and Literature, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Public Policy, Psychology, Religious Studies, Scientific Computing, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies.
- Individuals who aspire to a teaching and research career.
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Length: Up to 9 months
Comments: This program is intended for doctoral students at accredited U.S. and Canadian four-year colleges and universities whose dissertations are related in substantial part to the study of Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and should have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation when they apply for a grant. Applicants are ineligible to receive the same grant in two consecutive years. Applicants may request funding up to US$10,000.
URL: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/doctoral-doctorat.aspx?lang=eng
Length: Up to 9 months
Comments: This program is intended for doctoral students at accredited U.S. and Canadian four-year colleges and universities whose dissertations are related in substantial part to the study of Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and should have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation when they apply for a grant. Applicants are ineligible to receive the same grant in two consecutive years. Applicants may request funding up to US$10,000.
URL: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/doctoral-doctorat.aspx?lang=eng
Deadline: November 19, 2010
Length: 5-6 weeks
Comments: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is offering summer teaching opportunities to graduate students entering the final year of terminal degree and doctoral programs and preparing to be college teachers. These summer teaching positions are available at various PASSHE universities throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Selected scholars will teach and/or co-teach one course during one of the two 5 or 6 week Summer Sessions. The respective dates vary among each university but run from May 2011 thru August 2011. At the discretion of individual campuses, Douglass scholar applications may be considered for full or partial year appointments.
Length: 5-6 weeks
Comments: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is offering summer teaching opportunities to graduate students entering the final year of terminal degree and doctoral programs and preparing to be college teachers. These summer teaching positions are available at various PASSHE universities throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Selected scholars will teach and/or co-teach one course during one of the two 5 or 6 week Summer Sessions. The respective dates vary among each university but run from May 2011 thru August 2011. At the discretion of individual campuses, Douglass scholar applications may be considered for full or partial year appointments.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Enrollment into a doctoral program
required and ABD or current doctorate degree preferred; academic background in
one of the fields taught; and at least three favorable letters of recommendation
from faculty or professionals in the student's field, including the student's
advisor. Preferred: experience teaching or as teaching assistant. Scholars will
be compensated as adjunct faculty, according to each university's collective
bargaining agreement. Scholars may be expected to reside in on-campus residences
or housing in an apartment that may be provided at no charge and to participate
in campus activities. The appointment
is for the scholar alone, not families, and scholars should have their own
transportation.
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Length: 6 or 12 months
Comments: The Scholars-in-Residence Program is designed to (1) encourage research and writing on the history, literature, and cultures of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, (2) to promote and facilitate interaction among the participants including fellows funded by other sources, and (3) to facilitate the dissemination of the researchers' findings through lectures, publications, and the ongoing Schomburg Center Colloquium and Seminar Series. Persons seeking support for research leading to degrees are not eligible under this program. Candidates for advanced degrees must have received the degree by December 1 of this year.
URL: http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/64/node/131
Length: 6 or 12 months
Comments: The Scholars-in-Residence Program is designed to (1) encourage research and writing on the history, literature, and cultures of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, (2) to promote and facilitate interaction among the participants including fellows funded by other sources, and (3) to facilitate the dissemination of the researchers' findings through lectures, publications, and the ongoing Schomburg Center Colloquium and Seminar Series. Persons seeking support for research leading to degrees are not eligible under this program. Candidates for advanced degrees must have received the degree by December 1 of this year.
Note: This program does not fund dissertation research. Fellowships are awarded for continuous periods of six or twelve
months at the Schomburg Center with maximum stipends of $30,000 for six
months and $60,000 for twelve months.
Deadline: 11/11/10
Length: One year
Comments: The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is currently accepting applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities for three fellows, who will be appointed to a one-year term beginning July 1, 2011.The Mellon Postdoctoral Program encourages innovative teaching, enriches educational and research opportunities in the humanities, and fosters the career development of a select group of promising young scholars. Fully one-third of the Krieger School's faculty is engaged in humanities departments, where scholarly and pedagogical excellence has been the standard since the university's founding in 1876.Each fellowship carries a departmental affiliation and the responsibility of teaching one course per semester. The initial stipend is $49,680, with an additional $1,000 available for research and travel expenses. Health insurance and a one-time moving allowance of $1,500 are also provided. Appointments are for one year, renewable for a second year.Humanities departments and an interdisciplinary committee of Krieger school faculty members will review applications and select fellows for 2011-2012. Fellows will be selected based primarily on applicants' scholarship and promise, as well as their abilities to fill research and teaching needs within the university's humanities departments.Applicants should have completed their Ph.D. in one of the following fields:History, English, History of Art, Musicology, Classics, Anthropology, German and Romance Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, History of Science and Technology, Near Eastern Studies, no earlier than June 30, 2006 and no later than June 30th, 2011.
URL: http://krieger.jhu.edu/research/mellon/index.html
Length: One year
Comments: The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is currently accepting applications for the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities for three fellows, who will be appointed to a one-year term beginning July 1, 2011.The Mellon Postdoctoral Program encourages innovative teaching, enriches educational and research opportunities in the humanities, and fosters the career development of a select group of promising young scholars. Fully one-third of the Krieger School's faculty is engaged in humanities departments, where scholarly and pedagogical excellence has been the standard since the university's founding in 1876.Each fellowship carries a departmental affiliation and the responsibility of teaching one course per semester. The initial stipend is $49,680, with an additional $1,000 available for research and travel expenses. Health insurance and a one-time moving allowance of $1,500 are also provided. Appointments are for one year, renewable for a second year.Humanities departments and an interdisciplinary committee of Krieger school faculty members will review applications and select fellows for 2011-2012. Fellows will be selected based primarily on applicants' scholarship and promise, as well as their abilities to fill research and teaching needs within the university's humanities departments.Applicants should have completed their Ph.D. in one of the following fields:History, English, History of Art, Musicology, Classics, Anthropology, German and Romance Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, History of Science and Technology, Near Eastern Studies, no earlier than June 30, 2006 and no later than June 30th, 2011.
URL: http://krieger.jhu.edu/research/mellon/index.html
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Length: 2 years
Comments: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS for up to $100,000 over two years are awarded to investigators who have received a Ph.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support. Fellows receive a progressive stipend of $42,000 in the first year and $46,000 in the second, with an institutional allowance of $6,000 per year.
URL: http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
Length: 2 years
Comments: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS for up to $100,000 over two years are awarded to investigators who have received a Ph.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship support. Fellows receive a progressive stipend of $42,000 in the first year and $46,000 in the second, with an institutional allowance of $6,000 per year.
URL: http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
