Brett Baker: January 2012 Archives
Deadline: March 31, 2012
Eligibility Requirements: Must be legally blind. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, service to community, and financial need. Stipend Scholarships range from $3,000 to $12,000.
Program Description: A broad array of scholarships are offered to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
For More Information: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLINDat Jernigan Place
200 East Wells Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2415
Deadline: September 17, 2012 Campus Deadline, Application Deadline is September 19, 2011.
Length: 2 yrs.
Eligibility Requirements: Open to UC graduate students, in good standing, who will be advanced to candidacy by 12/31/2011. Expect to receive a PhD within 2 years. Applicants must obtain approval from faculty advisor, academic standing must be certified by the Graduate Division, and a signature is required from the Grants & Contracts Research Office. A copy of a letter invitation from the Mexican institution is required with the proposal. Stipend Grants of up to $12,000, for a period up to 2 years, are provided for
travel and research costs.
Program Description: For dissertation or MFA research which involves collaboration with a Mexican institution and/or scholars, or which addresses issues of importance to Mexico and/or the Mexican-origin population in California and/or the United States. Awards are tenable in the U.S. and Mexico.
For More Information: UC MEXUS - Grants Programs 3324 Olmsted Hall University of California Riverside, CA 92521 U.S.A. Attn: Martha Ponce
(951) 827-4773
Deadline: March 14, 2012
Length: 4-8 weeks
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must hold a PhD or other graduate degree at time of application (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) Stipend Fellows are provided with visa assistance, international roundtrip transportation, housing in the country of service, a monthly allowance for living expenses, and emergency evacuation insurance.
Program Description: Several fellowships awarded US scholars and professionals to serve US Embassies in Eurasia as policy specialists on a chosen topic and pursue their own research project independently. Awards support 4-8 weeks of research.
For More Information: Attn: US Embassy Policy Specialist Program IREX
2121 K Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20037
(202) 628-8188
www.irex.org/project/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Length: 3 months
Eligibility Requirements: Open to Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak scholars. Candidates should not be permanently resident outside the nine countries concerned, and should
have obtained a doctorate by the time the fellowship is awarded. Stipend $34,500 for three awards of $11,500 each for 3 months. The stipend is
$8,827; remainder ($2,673) is for room and half-board at the Institute.
W.F. Albright Associate Fellowship-No stipend.
Program Description: Three awards will be offered to for research in ancient Near Eastern studies for three months.
For More Information: Dr. Joan R. Branham Chair Albright Fellowship Committee
Department of Art and Art History Providence College Providence, RI 02918
(401) 865-1789
Deadline: February 1, 2012
Eligibility Requirements: Predoctoral students. Expected to help organize and participate in the Center colloquium series, interact with faculty, other postdocs and graduate fellows, and teach 2 seminars per year. Stipend Salary will be determined based on experience and percent time of the position.
Program Description : The UCLA Center for Society and Genetics announces up to four postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhD's whose scholarly area contributes to the center, which seeks to provide direction to the co-evolution of science and humanity by promoting innovative and socially relevant research and education.
For More Information: UCLA Center for Society and Genetics Postdoctoral Fellowships Box 957221 1323 Rolfe Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-7221
(310) 267-4990
Deadline : February 1, 2012
Length: 11 months
Eligibility Requirements: Open to postdoctoral fellows and mid-career professionals. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Stipends are awarded on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience. Health insurance and subsidies for travel and other research-related expenses are available.
Program Description : Fellowships, at the Center for International Security and Arms Control, for scientists and engineers to explore the policy dimensions of a research topic of their choosing in an interdisciplinary environment. Awards are for an eleven-month period. Two-year fellowships are available under some circumstances.
For More Information: CISAC Fellowship Program Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Stanford University Encina Hall, C206-8 616 Serra Street Stanford, CA 94305-6165
(650) 724-8055
cisac.stanford.edu/fellowships/
Length: 9 months
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must complete all requirements for the PhD, aside from the dissertation, by the start of the fellowship year. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course. Stipend of $30,000 plus health insurance, a $1,500 research budget, and a fully equipped office.
Program Description: One award offered for dissertation research on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora studies. The successful applicant will have full access to Boston College's seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscripts collections. Awards support one year of research.
For More Information: AADS Fellowship Committee Boston College
301 Lyons Hall 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3806
(617) 552-8000
