Recently in April 2012 Category
Deadline: April 30, 2012
Length: 1 year
Comments: The Human Rights Program seeks to support projects which will make a significant contribution to the field of human rights studies. Proposals are sought from graduate students from all the Divisions and professional schools. Students graduating in June 2012 are not eligible to apply. Proposals should be for projects that can be carried out between Summer 2012 and Spring 2013. Grants will be made in the range of $1000 to $5000 for research by a graduate student to support her or his thesis project. While priority will be given to PhD students, applications are invited from MA and professional students. Grants may be used to support travel or for other research expenses, including expenses related to archival research and interviews, including recording devices. However, applications to cover the cost of transcription of interviews are not encouraged.
Application Materials: Proposals should contain a statement of not more than 1000 words setting forth the purpose of the research and its relevance to Human Rights studies. Please include the C.V.s of the principal proponents of the research or conference initiative. Please include the list of faculty supervising the thesis or research project. Please include a tentative budget with a listing of support committed or requested from other sources.
Proposals are due by email to the Human Rights Research Committee c/o Sarah Patton Moberg, Program Manager, at spmoberg@uchicago.edu by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012.
• six (6) $1500 François Furet Travel Grants
• one (1) $5000 De la Vauvre Summer Research Fellowship
• one (1) Sciences Po Exchange Fellowship for the 2012-2013 academic year
More information is available here. Online applications may be submitted (and supporting materials upload) here.
Application deadline is April 30, 2012.
The Martin Marty Center (MMC) of the Divinity School will appoint a set of twelve Junior Fellows for the 2012-2013 academic year. Ph.D. candidates from the Divinity School, and Ph.D. candidates from the Division of the Humanities or the Division of the Social Sciences whose dissertation examines a topic or topics in religion, are eligible for appointment. An application consisting of a cover letter, a CV, a copy of the dissertation prospectus, and a letter of support from the thesis advisor about the thesis is due to Terri Owens, Dean of Students in the Divinity School, no later than Monday, April 16th. The prospectus must include a statement of progress to date on the dissertation. Awards will be announced in early May.
Funded initially through a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Junior Fellows program aims to assist its members in the successful completion of their dissertation, and in the initial transition to professional life as public intellectuals. Directed by Divinity School faculty, the program is organized around a year-long seminar which has as its main business the sharing and discussion of the dissertations. Since the first public of the scholar is arguably the classroom, Junior Fellows teach a course on an aspect of their dissertation at a local college or university, and these experiences are also part of the shared discourse of the seminar. In the spring of each year, the culminating event of the seminar is a day-long conference in which the Fellows share a précis of their dissertation research with a cohort of professional people who are not scholars of religion, to test their mettle in communicating complex ideas to an educated and interested audience.
The seminar thus challenges students, as they complete their dissertations, to step back from the immediacies of specialized research to ask themselves, and one another, how that research will contribute to the institutions and the society in which they will pursue their scholarly vocations.
Because of this agenda, successful applicants will have already made significant process in the research and writing of the dissertation and will be poised, programmatically and by disposition, to participate vigorously in all aspects of this work. Alumni of the seminar describe the experience as having had a seminal influence on their careers.
Students from the Humanities or the Social Sciences receive a $4,000 stipend.
Junior Fellows will be required to attend all seminar sessions as scheduled.
All questions should be directed to Terri Owens, Dean of Students in the Divinity School, at tdowens@uchicago.edu, 773-702-8217.
Deadline: April 16, 2012
Length: One Year
Comments: The Edith Fuerstenberg, Naomi Fuerstenberg, and Simon Fuerstenberg Fellowships are awarded to University of Chicago students in all fields of study who also have pursued, are pursuing, or have expressed an intention to pursue Jewish theological seminary training. The fellowship may also be awarded to students with financial need. While students in all fields are encouraged to apply, priority will be given to those pursuing Jewish Studies, broadly defined. Three fellowships--of $12,500 each--will be made annually to defray research and living expenses during the award period (July 1-June 30).
Eligibility:
1. Must be pursuing a full-time degree at the University of Chicago in one of the graduate academic divisions (Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences), professional schools (Booth, Divinity School, Harris School, Law, Pritzker, Social Services Administration), or the College.
2. Students of any citizenship
may apply.
3. Students who have previously received a Fuerstenberg Fellowship may re-apply in subsequent competitions but renewed funding is not guaranteed.
Application Process: By April 16, applicants must submit the following materials to Devin O'Rourke, Asst. Director of Graduate Student Affairs, via e-mail (dorourke@uchicago.edu) or mail (5801 S. Ellis Ave., Room 224; Chicago, IL 60637). Selection decisions will be announced by June 1.
1. Fuerstenberg Fellowship Application and Financial Summary Form (see attached and
http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/programs/fuerstenberg.shtml);
2. One-page statement (500 words or less) that describes applicant's research interest and how the Fuerstenberg Fellowship will assist in reaching academic goals;
3. Official University of Chicago transcript listing courses and grades; Note: student can request that e-transcripts be sent to Devin O'Rourke dorourke@uchicago.edu.
4. Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the applicant's advisor; Note: recommenders can send letters to Devin O'Rourke dorourke@uchicago.edu.
URL: http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/programs/fuerstenberg.shtml
Length: 2 quarters (6 months)
Comments: The Division of the Social Sciences invites applications from advanced graduate students in the Division who will have been admitted to PhD candidacy before Autumn 2012, whose dissertation projects require study and research in Paris and would benefit substantially from the resources of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. The student selected to represent the Division of Social Sciences will spend up to six months (two quarters) at the École under the supervision of a member of the École faculty. The award provides for airfare, registration fees at the École and a stipend.
Application Materials:
1. Dissertation-Year Application form (available online at: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/current/forms.shtml)
2. Research proposal and justification of no more than 10 pages (double-spaced)
3. Timetable for completion of degree
4. Letter of recommendation from the dissertation adviser
5. Curriculum Vitae
The Dean of Students office will add an official transcript to the application.
Deadline: All applicants from the Division of the Social Sciences must meet with Associate Dean of Students Kelly Therese Pollock for a discussion of appropriateness and timing before submitting an application. All application materials should be submitted in Foster 107 or to ssd-fellowships@uchicago.edu no later than Friday, April 27, 2012.
If you have questions or would like to arrange an appointment to discuss the Exchange Fellowship, please contact Ms. Pollock at kpollock@uchicago.edu or at 795-3238.
Length: One Year
Comments: The Division of the Social Sciences is pleased to invite nominations for the Hanna Holborn Gray Advanced Fellowships in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences. This award, established in 2005-2006, is made possible by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is designated to support our very best graduate students in the second half of their graduate program at the University. The grant is made in honor of Mrs. Gray and is given in recognition of her dedicated efforts to improve and sustain graduate education at the University and beyond and of her own notable achievements as a scholar.
One fellowship will be awarded each year in the Humanities Division and one in the Social Sciences Division with the latter selected from the humanistic Social Sciences departments (Anthropology, Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, Comparative Human Development, History, Political Science, Social Thought, and Sociology).
Each department may nominate one student who is currently in the fourth year of study. Departments set internal deadline and procedures individually. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, April 13. Announcements of the winners will be made in mid-May.
URL: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssddos/Gray_Announcement_2012.pdf
Length: One Year
Comments: The Markovitz Dissertation Fellowship provides up to two annual awards for dissertation write-up in the amount of $20,000 (plus tuition, required fees, and university student health insurance, Basic option) to a student whose dissertation topic explores some aspect of the linkages and influences between social and economic behavior. The research should consider from a disciplinary perspective the connection between the social/cultural and commercial spheres of life. Ph.D. candidates in any of the Social Sciences programs are eligible. Each department should determine its own internal deadline and review procedure, and submit one nomination by April 13, 2012.
URL: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssddos/Markovitz%20Announcement%202012-13.pdf
Length: One Year
Comments: The University will provide funding for one Harper Dissertation-Year Fellowship in the Division of the Social Sciences in 2012-13. Harper fellowships constitute one of the highest honors given to our graduate students and the competition for this single award will be rigorous. The nominees should be truly outstanding. Nominations should be submitted only for those students who are most likely to complete the degree within the period of fellowship tenure. Harper dissertation fellowships will provide tuition, fees, and University Basic student health insurance plus an academic-year stipend of $20,000.
URL: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssddos/Harper%20Announcement%202012-2013.pdf
Length: One Year
Comments: A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in combination with matching funds from individual donors provides endowment support for dissertation-year fellowships in the Division of the Social Sciences. Up to eight fellowships may be awarded in academic year 2012-2013. In accord with conditions set by the Mellon Foundation, this program is designed to increase completion rates and promote reductions in time-to-degree in the humanistic social sciences: Anthropology; Committee on Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science; Comparative Human Development; History; Political Science; Social Thought; and Sociology. Mellon dissertation fellowships will provide tuition, fees, and University Basic student health insurance plus an academic-year stipend of $20,000.
URL: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssddos/Mellon%20Announcement%202012-13.pdf
Length: One Year
Comments: In 2012-2013 the Benjamin Bloom Fellowship will provide one dissertation write-up fellowship in the amount of $20,000, plus tuition, required fees, and University basic student health insurance. The fellowship seeks to support dissertation research on education that is carried out in any social sciences discipline. Ph.D. candidates in the Division of the Social Sciences are eligible. Employment, including teaching, is not permitted during the tenure of the award.
URL: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssddos/Bloom%20Announcement%202012-13.pdf
