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Deadline: November 20, 2012

Length: 7-10 weeks 

Comments: CLS is a program of the U.S. Department of State and provides fully funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students. Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu. While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.All CLS Program costs are covered.

Deadline: November 30, 2012

Deadline: December 31, 2012

Deadline: 12/15/2012 -deadline to turn in eligibility information. All other application material must be postmarked by 1/31/2013.

Deadline: 11/1/2012 -deadline for Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship. 11/15/12- nomination deadline for Graduate Fellows Program. 

Length: Up to two years

Comments: Lilly Fellowships are two-year residential fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew and enrich their intellectual and spiritual lives while preparing for leadership roles at church-related institutions of higher learning. Each academic year, three Fellows are appointed for two-year periods. Fellows are selected from applicants who evince an interest in the relationship between Christianity and the academic vocation and are considering a career at church-related colleges or universities. Fellows are in residence at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Lilly Fellows are appointed for two years at a rank equivalent to that of instructor. Starting salary for 2013-2015 will be $46,000 plus standard benefits, a moving allowance, and an annual professional and travel allowance. Fellows are expected to be in local residence throughout the two-year term of their appointments.

For appointments beginning in the academic year 2013-2015, an applicant must have received the PhD, DMA, DFA, MFA, or equivalent terminal degree no earlier than December 2011. The degree must be completed by August 2013.

URL: http://www.lillyfellows.org/PostDoctoralFellowsProgram.aspx

Deadline: November 15, 2012 

Deadline: December 5, 2012 

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Deadline: December 15, 2012 

Length: 3-4 weeks

Comments: Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at Canadian or US colleges or universities. There are no restrictions as to field of study, but applicants must have attained at least sophomore standing (10 full-course credits for Canadians) at the time of application. As a rule, applicants must be citizens of Canada or the US. International students may be eligible to apply if they have been full-time students at an American or Canadian university for at least one year at the time of application. Applicants must have completed a minimum of four semesters of college German (or have obtained an equivalent level of language proficiency elsewhere) in order to be able to participate in group projects and follow lectures in German. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of their academic record and statements of projected academic and professional future. Demonstrated interest in Germany and Europe and/or the need to learn the German language for professional or academic purposes will also be taken into consideration.

Scholarships are available for courses lasting a minimum of three weeks. The scholarship is approximately €850, which covers tuition, room and board in whole or in part. Accommodations are arranged by the host institution. In addition, DAAD will provide an international travel subsidy of €300-450. Scholarship recipients are expected to devote their full attention to the course and may not concurrently undertake individual research. A written report is requested within four weeks of the end of the course.

URL: http://www.daad.org/?p=51551

Deadline: December 1, 2012

Length: Four weeks (Pre-dissertation)/ One year (Dissertation development)

Comments: The Eurasia Program offers fellowship support that provides financial and academic support to graduate students in the early stages of dissertation development, and Ph.D. candidates near completion of their doctoral programs in social sciences and related humanities.  Pre-Dissertation Awards (PDAs) enable early stage graduate students to perform initial field assessments of up to 4 weeks for archival exploration, preliminary interviews, and other forms of feasibility studies.  Proposals should reflect a clear plan, require a budget of less than $3,000, and clearly articulate the policy relevance of the proposed subject. Dissertation Development Awards (DDAs) are intended to provide one year of support to enable the prompt completion of a PhD dissertation.  The competition is open to advanced graduate students who have completed their fieldwork. Stipend up to $20,000.  All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States as of December 1, 2012.   

URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia-fellowship/