*All Funding Opportunities: September 2011 Archives

When:	Thursday, October 6, 2011 12:00 pm
Where:	Classics Building, Room 110 1010 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL

Students in the social, physical, or biological sciences who have not completed a previous graduate degree or more than 12 months of study are eligible for these prestigious fellowships. For full eligibility requirements, see: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11582/nsf11582.htm.

Interested applicants should this first session to learn more about the application process and get application tips; then join a writing group with your colleagues from throughout the University (not just your department) to get feedback on your essays!

Attendance at this workshop is mandatory for those wishing to participate in the October 11 and November 1 writing groups. If you are unable to attend on October 6, please contact Devin O'Rourke (dorourke@uchicago.edu) in GSA. For one-on-one advising on this fellowship application, please contact Meghan Hammond (mrhammond@uchicago.edu) in GSA.

Deadline: October 14, 2011

Length: Short-term

Comments:

The George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowships are given to encourage doctoral or postdoctoral research in 20th-century U.S. military or diplomatic history and related fields. The fellowships are administered by the George C. Marshall Foundation - a non- profit, non-governmental institution - and generated from a gift provided annually by the Baruch Family Foundation of Encino, California. The fellowships honor the career of George C. Marshall, 20th-century solider-statesman, and the Baruch family.

• Maximum grant: $7,500; requests for smaller grants are encouraged
• Projects to be funded may cover a broad range of studies in U.S. History and related fields pertaining to the changing role of the United States as a world power in the 20th century.
• Research may utilize holdings in the Marshall Research Library or may be conducted elsewhere.

URL: http://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/marshall-baruch.html