Recently in December 2011 Category
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Length: 1 year, renewable
Comments: Humane Studies Fellowships are awarded by the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) to students interested in exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary for a free society through their academic work. IHS began the program in 1983 as the Claude R. Lambe Fellowships and in 2009 awarded more than 165 fellowships ranging from $2,000 to $15,000.
Deadline:
December 1, 2011 Length: One
year The Doctoral
Student Research Award promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge
and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its
international affairs. The grant is designed to give doctoral students an
opportunity to conduct part of their research in Canada. We welcome efforts to
integrate the research findings into the applicant's conference presentations. We support
projects representing a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and
humanities (see list of recent grant awards: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/recipients-destinaires.aspx?lang=eng#doctoral-doctorat).
We are particularly interested in projects that focus on policy,
especially in these priority areas: North American economic competitiveness,
energy and environment, security, and Arctic issues. Applications
will be considered in accordance with the procedures, guidelines and conditions
described below. Over the past three years, applicants have had a 24 percent
success rate. http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/studies-etudes/doctoral-doctorat.aspx?lang=eng
Deadline:
December 1, 2011
Length: One
year
During the
academic year, selected fellows study at their universities and carry out
research under the supervision of an academic mentor and in consultation with
ETS research scientists and psychometricians. During the summer, fellows are
invited to participate in the Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students,
working under the guidance of an ETS mentor.
The goal of
this program is to increase the number of well-trained scientists in
educational measurement, psychometrics and statistics.
Each fellow's
university receives the following:
•
$19,000 to
pay a stipend to the fellow
•
$8,000 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
Each fellow
who also participates in the Summer Internship Program in Research for Graduate
Students receives the following:
•
$5,000
compensation
•
$2,500
relocation and housing allowance
At the time
of application, candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program, have
completed all the coursework toward the Ph.D., and be at the dissertation stage
of their program. Dissertation topics in the areas of psychometrics,
statistics, educational measurement or quantitative methods will be given
priority. At the time of application, candidates will be asked to provide a statement
describing any additional financial assistance such as assistantship or grant
commitment that he/she will have during the fellowship period.
Selection is
based on:
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Strength of
the applicant's academic credentials. Applicants need to demonstrate superior
academic ability and achievement as well as exceptional promise in the field of
measurement, psychometrics or statistics.
•
Suitability
and the technical strength of the proposed research project. The project must
relate to research currently under way at ETS. The preferred arrangement is
that the proposed project be the applicant's doctoral thesis. Nondissertation
projects may be considered provided that the applicant is doing significant
independent work and is not receiving alternative funding for this work.
ttp://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/gulliksen
Length: One academic year
Comments:The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS) at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Du Bois-Mandela-Rodney Post-doctoral Fellowship Program from scholars working on Africa or the African diaspora. Consideration will be given to all disciplines including - but not limited to - the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences and professional schools. Scholars from or who study the Gullah speaking Sea islands, Cape Verde islands, the Anglophone Caribbean, the Canary Islands, and Madagascar and/or other less studied areas are especially encouraged to apply. This is a residential fellowship for the academic year. The fellowship package is worth $45,000 plus health insurance coverage. Included in the package is a stipend of $42,000. Health insurance, plus $1,000 for research and up to $2,000 for travel expenses. Successful candidates can expect to maintain affiliations with CAAS as well as departments and research institutes that relate to their projects. Fellows will be expected to conduct a CAAS work-in-progress seminar on their research during one of the semesters in residence.
URL: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/caas
