*All Funding Opportunities: January 2013 Archives
Length: 9 months
Comments: The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) offers full-time legislative and public policy fellowships in Washington, D.C. Benefits: Fellowship placement in a Congressional office, Federal agency, or non-profit organization, Competitive stipends and benefits offered to all fellows. Minimum Requirements to Apply for the 2011-2012 APAICS Fellowship Program: Bachelor's degree or graduate degree from an accredited educational institution; Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale); U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency by September 1, 2011.
URL: http://www.apaics.org/index.php/pages/programs/fellowships/
Deadline: April 1, 2013
Length: 6-9 months
Eligibility Requirements: Must have a doctorate degree in history or in a closely related field, or be enrolled as a student (having completed all coursework) in a doctoral degree-granting program. A stipend of up to $20,000 depending on fellowship term.
Program Description: At least one fellowship is awarded yearly to a postdoctoral scholar engage in advanced research in any aspect of the history of aerospace from the earliest human interest in flight to the present. Fellowship term is 6 to 9 months and the fellow is required to be in residency at NASA headquarter or one of the NASA centers.
For More Information: Fellowship in Aerospace History American Historical Association 400 A Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 544-2422
Length: 12 months
Comments: The Epilepsy Foundation awards post-doctoral fellowships for cutting-edge research into the causes, treatment and consequences of epilepsy. Program goals include understanding basic mechanisms, developing new therapeutic approaches, understanding the behavioral and psychosocial aspects of having epilepsy, and encouraging the professional development of scientists and healthcare professionals. The purpose of the Post-doctoral Research Fellowship Program is to support the post-doctoral training of academic physicians and scientists committed to epilepsy research. The Foundation's fellowships offer qualified individuals the opportunity to develop expertise in epilepsy research through a one-year involvement in a research project of potential significance. The Post-doctoral Fellowship Program offers one year of research support. The fellowship carries a stipend of $40,000 dependent on funds available. To be eligible to apply for a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship an applicant must: 1) hold a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, or equivalent degree. The eligibility of people holding other doctoral level degrees (ex., PharmD) may be considered by the Foundation's Research Committee based on the merit of the proposal; 2) be a clinical or post-doctoral fellow at an appropriate institution (university or medical school, or equivalent standing at a research institution or medical center) before or by the start date of the fellowship (i.e., January 1, 2011)*.
URL:http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/research/grants.cfm
Deadline: March 8, 2013
Length: 1 yr.
Eligibility Requirements: Must be affiliated with a university in the United States. Stipend Maximum award is $25,000.
Program Description: Grants for support dissertation and postdoctoral research projects on the Republic of Turkey (post-1922) in a comparative context. A significant portion of the project should be devoted to one or more states or political entities in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia in addition to the Turkish Republic. Research can be carried out in the United States and abroad. Grants provide up to one academic year of support.
For More Information: Institute of Turkish Studies Intercultural Center - Box 571033 Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057-1033
(202) 687-0295
Deadline: February 28, 2013
Eligibility Requirements: You are eligible to apply for Fiction if within the last 5 years you have published: at least 5 different works of short fiction, a volume of short fiction, or a novel or novella. You are eligible to apply in Creative Nonfiction if within the last 5 years you have published: at least five different creative essay, or a volume of creative fiction. You are eligible to apply in Poetry if within the last 5 years you have published: a volume of 48 or more pages of poetry, 20 or more different poems in five or more literary publications. Stipends of $25,000.
Program Description: Several fellowships are offered to creative writers to interpret, explore, and create fiction and creative nonfiction works. Fellowships allow recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.
For More Information: Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing
Room 722 National Endowment for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506-0001
(202) 682-5034
www.nea.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html
Length: 9 months
Comments: The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow works as a general research assistant on a variety of research projects and reports. Research tasks may include reviewing literature; collecting, checking and analyzing data; gathering information; and preparing reports and report graphics. Attending relevant Congressional briefings, policy seminars and meetings is also an integral part of the fellowship program. Applicants should have at least a bachelor's degree in a social science discipline, statistics, or women's studies. Graduate work is not required. Applicants should have strong quantitative and library research skills and knowledge of women's issues; familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Knowledge of STATA, SPSS, SAS, and graphics software a plus. Qualitative research skills also a plus.Compensation for the fellowship is $27,000 over the 9 month period, plus health insurance and a public transportation stipend. The positions are full-time and generally span the academic year (September-May), but starting and ending dates are somewhat flexible. IWPR is committed to diversity and encourages people of all ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientations to apply.
URL: http://www.iwpr.org/about/fellowships
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Eligibility Requirements: Scholarship recipients are required to take part in some TOC training activities. Stipend A maximum stipend of $11,000 per year.
Program Description: One or more scholarships are awarded annually to support qualified graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in philosophy and closely related fields such as psychology and cognitive science. The goal of this program is to aid students with long-term scholarly interests in Ayn Rand and Objectivism to complete their degree programs and begin taking part in teaching, researching, and writing on a professional basis.
For More Information: William Thomas Director of Programs The Atlas Society 1001 Connecticut Avenue Suite 425 Washington, D.C. 20036
(800) 374-1776
Length: 2 month - 1 year
Comments:Inaugurated in 1986, the Capitol Fellowship Program has provided financial support to more than fifty scholars researching important topics in the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol Complex. Fellowship support permits scholars--selected on the basis of their qualifications and research proposals--to use the extensive documents housed in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress and the National Archives. Graduate Students enrolled in a degree program in art or architectural history, American history, American studies, museum studies, or decorative arts, and scholars with a proven record of research and publication may apply. The proposed topic must directly relate to some elements of art or architecture within the United States Capitol complex: the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court buildings, and the Botanic Garden. Depending upon the scope of the proposal, the fellowship may be requested for a minimum of one month and a maximum of one year. The fellowship amount is $2,500 per month, up to a maximum of $30,000 for a full year, pending the availability of funding.
URL: http://www.uschs.org/Content/72.htm
Length: Up to 6 months
Comments:
The Baird Society Resident Scholar Program was established to support the study of some of SI Libraries' most unique and valuable holdings: its Special Collections. Stipends of $3,500 per month for up to six months are available for individuals working on a topic relating to these collections. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. Scholars must be in residence at the Smithsonian during the award period. While the Libraries' extensive general collections may be used to support scholars' research, the focus of their projects must center around Special Collections. These collections are located in in Washington, DC and New York City, and include:
- 19th- and early 20th-century World's Fair printed materials
- Manufacturers' commercial trade catalogs in the National Museum of American History Library (285,000 pieces representing 30,000 companies from the 1840's to the present) used to study American industrialization, mass production, and consumerism
- Natural history rare books in the Cullman Library (pre-1840 works on topics such as botany, zoology, travel & exploration, museums & collecting, geology, and anthropology)
- Air and space history in the National Air and Space Museum Library's Ramsey Room for the study of ballooning, rocketry, and aviation from the late 18th to early 20th centuries
- James Smithson's library in the Cullman Library
- European and American decorative arts, architecture, and design in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library's Bradley Room, which span from the 18th to the 20th century
- History of art and artists, exhibition catalogs, catalogues raisonné, serials and dissertations concentrated in the area of American art, history, biography and nearly 100,000 vertical files filled with artists' ephemera.
URL: http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.32
Length: Up to 6 months
Comments: The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology Resident Scholar Program, supported by The Dibner Fund, awards stipends of $3,500.00 per month for up to six months for individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. Scholars must be in residence at the Dibner Library during the award period.
URL: http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.31
Length: At least 10 weeks
Comments: Internships are excellent preparation for future careers in both the Civil Service and the Foreign Service. The Department is looking for students with a broad range of majors, such as Business or Public Administration, Social Work, Economics, Information Management, Journalism, and the Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, as well as those majors more traditionally identified with international affairs.
URL:http://www.careers.state.gov/students/programs#nogo
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Length: 1 month
Eligibility Requirements: Project proposals should demonstrate that the Library Company has primary materials central to the research topic. Candidates are encouraged to inquire about the appropriateness of proposed research topic before applying. Stipend of $2,000.
Program Description: Approximately twenty-five one-month fellowships for dissertation or postdoctoral research related to the history of North America, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries. Awards provide support for one month of research in residence at The Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Center City, Philadelphia.
For More Information: James Green Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust St.Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 546-3181
Length: 1-3 months
Comments: The American Philosophical Society Library offers short-term residential fellowships for conducting research in its collections. Collections are renowned for their depth and interdisciplinary strengths in diverse fields, including Early American History and Culture to 1840 • Atlantic History • Intellectual History • Travel, Exploration and Expeditions • History of Science, Technology and Medicine • History of Biochemistry, Physiology and Biophysics including 20th-Century Medical Research • History of Eugenics and Genetics • History of Physics, especially Quantum Physics • History of Natural History in the 18th and 19th Centuries • Anthropology, particularly Native American History, Culture and Languages • Caribbean and Slavery Studies. Applicants may be:
- Holders of the Ph.D. or its equivalent
- Ph.D. candidates who have passed their preliminary examinations
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/resident
Length: short-term
Comments: The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time. The grants are intended for such costs as travel, tapes, films, and consultants' fees but not for the purchase of books or permanent equipment. The committee prefers to support the work of younger scholars who have received the doctorate. Applications are also accepted from graduate students for research on masters theses or doctoral dissertations. The average award is about $2,500; grants do not exceed $3,500.
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips
Length: 1 year
Comments: In honor of the late Joseph L. Fisher, president of Resources for the Future (RFF) from 1959-1974, RFF will award fellowships for the coming academic year in support of doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, or energy. RFF's primary research disciplines are economics and other social sciences. Proposals originating in these fields will have the greatest likelihood of success. This fellowship is intended to be the principal source of support for graduate students in the final year of their dissertation research. Fellowship candidates must have completed the preliminary examinations for their doctorate prior to the application deadline. This requirement will be strictly enforced. The fellowships carry a stipend of $18,000 for the 2011-2012 academic year.
URL: http://www.rff.org/About_RFF/Pages/JosephLFisherDoctoralDissertationFellowships.aspx
Length: Short term
Comments:The purpose of the Herbert Hoover Travel Grant Award is to fund travel to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association is a nonprofit support group for the Hoover Presidential Library-Museum and Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch.
Current graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and independent researchers are eligible to apply. An applicant should contact the archival staff to determine if Library holdings are pertinent to the applicant's research. Finding aids for library's major holdings are available online at www.hoover.nara.gov. All funds awarded shall be expended for travel and research expenses related to the use of the holdings of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. In recent years, awards have ranged from $500 to $1,500 per applicant. The Association will consider requests for extended research at the library. An independent committee of distinguished scholars from Iowa colleges and universities evaluates the research proposals.
URL: http://www.hooverassociation.org/grantsawards/travel_grant.php
Length: 10 weeks
Comments: CBO summer internships provide excellent opportunities to experience and observe the budget process and policymaking at the federal level. The internships are located in Washington, D.C. They normally last 10 weeks and include compensation based on academic level and work experience. In addition to learning on the job, CBO interns participate in an educational program that includes briefings on the agency's role in the budget process. Ideal candidates for CBO internships are pursuing graduate academic programs in economics, public policy, health policy, financial management, mathematics, statistics, or engineering.
URL:http://www.cbo.gov/employment/
Length: 8 weeks
Comments:Scholars interested in STG can apply to conduct research in up to two countries for up to eight weeks. As part of the STG fellowship, participants are provided with visa assistance, international roundtrip transportation, a monthly allowance for housing and living expenses, and emergency evacuation insurance. STG applicants must have a graduate degree (PhD, MA, MD, MBA, MFA, MPA, MPH, MLIS, MS, JD) at the time of application and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES OF RESEARCH FOCUS
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
URL: http://www.irex.org/application/short-term-travel-grants-stg-application
Length: 1 year, renewable
Comments: Housed within the RAND Labor and Population, this program offers scholars with interests in demographic and aging research the opportunity to sharpen their analytic skills, learn to communicate research results effectively, and develop a future research agenda. Fellows will work on ongoing projects and their own projects. One award in each of the two areas are offered yearly.
URL: http://www.rand.org/labor/fellows.html
Deadline : February 1, 2013
Length: 1 month - 1 yr.
Eligibility Requirements: For the Ahmanson-Getty Fellowship, applicant must have received a Ph.D. in the last six years. Stipends range from $2,500 to $39,264.
Program Description: Several fellowships are awarded for research pertaining to the Restoration, eighteenth century studies, British history and culture, or in any area in the collection at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA. Fellowships last between 1 month to an academic year.
For More Information: The Fellowship Coordinator UCLA Center for Seventeenth- & Eighteenth-Century Studies 10745 Dickson Plaza, 310 Royce Hall Los Angeles, California 90095-1404
(310) 206-8552
Deadline : February 1, 2013
Length: 1 academic yr.
Eligibility Requirements : Open to PhD candidates that have made substantial progress towards the completion of their dissertations and to scholars with PhDs or equivalent degrees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Stipends, with health insurance, for the nine-month academic year will be $26,000 for predoctoral fellows and $56,500 for postdoctoral fellows.
Program Description : CISAC's pre- and postdoctoral fellowships provide opportunities for concentrated study in a multidisciplinary environment. Fellowship recipients spend an academic year at Stanford completing their projects and participating in seminars.
For More Information: CISAC Fellowship Program Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Encina Hall, C206-8 616 Serra St Stanford University Stanford CA 94305-6165
(650) 724-8055
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Length: 1 yr.
Eligibility Requirements: Ph.D. candidate and faculty advisor must assure the Foundation that the dissertation will be completed within the grant year. Stipend of $20,000 for one year.
Program Description: At least 10 or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year. The fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner. It is only appropriate to apply for support for the final year of Ph.D work. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country. The annual deadline for dissertation-writing applications is February 1, for support to begin September 1 of that calendar year.
For More Information: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation 25 West 53rd Street New York, N.Y. 10019-5401
(646) 428-0976
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Length: 2 months
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must be in the exploratory, or early stage of their research, and have completed all, or the majority, of their doctoral coursework. In addition, applicant must be a student at a participating Council for European Studies member university. Stipend $4,000 and CES conference expenses.
Program Description: Two-month fellowships offered to encourage research projects in Europe. Fellowship enables the outstanding scholar to pursue dissertation research abroad, participate at the Council for European Studies International Conference, and publish research reports in the Council's journal.
For More Information: Council for European Studies Columbia University 420 West 118th Street, MC 3307 International Affairs Building, rm. 1209 New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-4172
Deadline : February 1, 2013, October 1, 2013
Length: 10 weeks
Eligibility Requirements: Must be currently enrolled in graduate study with an overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher. Stipend of $550 per week with additional travel allowances offered in some cases.
Program Description : Approximately 40 provide beginning graduate students the opportunity to learn about the Smithsonian through direct experience in research or museum-related projects under the supervision of staff members at the Institution's many museums, research institutes and offices. Internships are full-time (40 hours per week), ten week appointments available during the summer, fall, or spring.
For More Information: Office of Research Training and Services Smithsonian Institution 470 L'Enfant SW Suite 7102 MRC 902 PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012
(202) 633-7070
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Length: 1 yr.
Comments: Dartmouth College invites applications for the Cesar Chavez / Charles A. Eastman / Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships from US citizens who plan careers in college or university teaching. The goal of the Chavez / Eastman / Marshall fellowship program is to promote student and faculty diversity at Dartmouth, and throughout higher education, by supporting completion of the doctorate by underrepresented minority scholars (including African-American, Latina/o, and Native American scholars) and other graduate scholars with a demonstrated commitment and ability to advance educational diversity. The Fellowships support graduate scholars for a year-long residency at Dartmouth that generally runs from September through August. Three Fellowships will be awarded. Each Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund.
URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/funding/fellowships/cem.html
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Length: 1 yr.
Eligibility Requirements: Preference is given to PhD candidates and other scholars completing dissertations or books on twentieth century politics and governance. Stipends up to $20,000.
Program Description: Up to eight grants are awarded for scholars to conduct dissertation research on twentieth century politics and governance. Fellows are
funded for one year of research and writing.
For More Information: Miller Center National Fellowship Program Miller Center of Public Affairs 2201 Old Ivy Rd P.O. Box 400406 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4406
(434) 243-8726
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Length: Varies
Eligibility Requirements: Open only to U.S. citizens. Must have a PhD or be an advanced graduate student. Funding cannot be used to support doctoral dissertation research, the Principal Investigator's salary, or for travel beyond the local area. Stipend Awards range from $1,000 - $3,000 to cover direct costs associated with the project.
Program Description: Up to 4 - 8 Fellowships are awarded annually to sociologists undertaking community action projects that bring social science knowledge, methods, and expertise to bear in addressing community-identified issues and concerns. Appointments will run for the duration of the project, whether the activity is to be undertaken during the year, in the summer, or for other time-spans.
For More Information: Spivack Community Action Research Initiative American Sociological Association1430 K Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005
(202) 383-9005
Length: 1-6 months
Eligibility Requirements: Citizenship - ACOR: U.S. citizens. NEH: U.S. citizen or foreign national. Mellon: Applicants must be citizens of certain European countries. Groot, Sauer: U.S. or Canadian citizens. CAORC, NEH, Mellon, Sauer, and Bikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting their research. Stipends vary by program see description.
Program Description: Ten fellowship programs. ACOR/CAORC Fellowship: Three or more 2 to 6-month fellowships for MA and pre-doctoral students. Maximum award is $20,200. ACOR/CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowships: Two or more 2 to 6-month fellowships for post-doctoral scholars pursuing research or publications in the social sciences, humanities and associated disciplines relating to the Middle East. Maximum award is $29,400. NEH Post-doctoral research Fellowship: Two 4- month fellowship in fields of modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and the theory of the arts. Maximum award is $20,400. Jennifer C. Groot Fellowship: Two or more awards of $1,800 each for archaeological fieldwork. Harrell Family Fellowship and, Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship: Each Fellowship provides one award of $1,800 for participation in an ACOR- supported archaeological project. Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: One or two awards for 1 or 2 months of residency at ACOR. Monthly stipend of $600. James A. Sauer Fellowship: One award for one month residency at ACOR. The fellowship includes a stipend of $400.
For More Information: ACOR FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE 656 Beacon Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02215-2010 USA
(617) 353-6575
