*All Funding Opportunities: November 2011 Archives

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.

URL: http://www.theihs.org/humane-studies-fellowships

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:

  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

Deadline: January 2, 2012

Length: One year

Five College Fellowships offer year-long residencies for doctoral students completing dissertations. The program supports scholars from under-represented groups and/or scholars with unique interests and histories whose engagement in the Academy will enrich scholarship and teaching. This year we expect to award four fellowships for 2012-13.

Each Fellow will be hosted within an appropriate department or program at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College or Smith College. (At Smith, recipients hold a Mendenhall Fellowship.) Applications are to the program, not to a specific hosting campus.

This is a residential fellowship. Fellows are provided research and teaching mentors and connected through the consortial office to resources and scholars across the five campuses, which include UMass Amherst. The office also supports meetings of the Fellows throughout the year.

The fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend, a research grant, health benefits, office space, housing or housing assistance, and library privileges at all five campuses belonging to the consortium.

While the award places primary emphasis on completion of the dissertation, most fellows teach at their hosting institution, but never more than a single one-semester course.

 

To apply: Application is online through the Human Resources office at Smith College, which has agreed to administer this search on behalf of the Consortium. 
Click here for instructions on how to apply.

Term of Fellowship: August 31, 2012 to May 31, 2013 (non-renewable)


Stipend: $30,000


Review of Applications Begins: January 2, 2012


Awards Announced: March, 2012