Dissertation Write-Up: October 2012 Archives
Deadline: December 1, 2012 Length:
Four weeks (Pre-dissertation)/ One year (Dissertation development) Comments: The
Eurasia Program offers fellowship support that provides financial and academic
support to graduate students in the early stages of dissertation development,
and Ph.D. candidates near completion of their doctoral programs in social
sciences and related humanities.
Length: 3 yrs.
Comments: This is a full-time, three-year position with competitive salary and benefits that is normally three years in duration. Fellows will pursue their own research agenda, but will also work closely with AEI's resident scholars to develop their skills as public academics. At the end of three years, fellows may be considered for full-time placement at AEI as resident scholars. Must be a engaged in dissertation research or be a recent PhD graduate. Priority is given to applicants whose research interests match those of a resident AEI Scholar.Competitive stipends and benefits offered to all fellows.
Length: One year
Comments: Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year in which during this time recipients are expected to be in residence at Dumbarton Oaks and devote full time to their study projects without undertaking any other major activities. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be extended. Support includes a stipend of $15,500 for a Junior Fellow (finishing a dissertation) or $28,000 for a Post-Doctoral Fellow for the full academic year.
URL: www.doaks.org
Length: one year
Comments: The American Council of Learned Societies offers support for writing dissertations in East European studies in all disciplines of the humanities and the social sciences.Funding is offered for two types of support:
- Research Fellowships for use in Eastern Europe to conduct fieldwork or archival investigations.
- Writing Fellowships for use outside of Eastern Europe, after all research is complete, to write the dissertation.
Applications should be for work on Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo/a, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Eastern Europe or relating East European societies of those of other parts of the world.
Fellowships will be granted on the basis of the scholarly potential of the applicant, the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, and its importance to the development of scholarship on Eastern Europe. ACLS selection committees consider language competence essential to research. Therefore, applicants will be asked to describe their command of the language(s) required for their proposed projects.
The stipend will be up to $18,000. As a condition of the award, the
applicant's home university will be required (consistent with its
policies and regulations) to provide or to waive normal academic year
tuition payments or to provide alternative cost-sharing support.
Length: 12 months
Comments: Several fellowships offered for postdoctoral research leave, dissertation research, and summer/short-term research publication. Fellowships are awarded for one academic year (12 months) and are not renewable.If applying for postdoctoral fellowship, must earn a doctoral degree by application deadline. Dissertation fellows must have completed course work, examinations and plan to use the fellowship for dissertation write up. There are no restrictions as to place of study or age of applicant. Open only to women.$30,000 -postdoctoral research leave fellowship. $20,000 -dissertation fellowship. $6,000 -summer/short-term research publication grant.
URL: http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
Deadline: November 15, 2012 11:59PM
Length: One Year
Comments: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or
religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences,
and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete
their dissertation work in a timely manner. The Newcombe Fellows will receive $25,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. At least 21 non-renewable fellowships will be awarded to candidates selected from among more than 500 applicants. Graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition for Newcombe Fellows.
Applicants for the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:
- be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in an American doctoral program at a graduate school located in the United States. Candidates working on D.Min., law, Psy.D., and other professional degrees are not eligible.
- have all pre-dissertation requirements fulfilled by the application deadline November 15, 2012, including approval of the dissertation proposal
- be in the writing stage of the dissertation. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun by the time of the award.
- must expect to complete the dissertation during the tenure of the award and submit completed dissertations by August 2014.
- have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing. Applicants who have won such awards as the ACLS, AAUW, Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Pew, Spencer, or Whiting fellowship are not eligible.
- plan to write on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
- have never applied for the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.
URL:http://www.woodrow.org/higher-education-fellowships/religion_ethics/index.php
Length: 9 months
Comments:
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) awards approximately six Resident Scholar Fellowships each year to scholars who have completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and write about topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars (PhD candidates and post-doctoral scholars) may approach their research from anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy. Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply. SAR provides Resident Scholars with low-cost housing and office space on campus, a stipend up to $40,000, library assistance, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. A six-month fellowship is also available for a female scholar from a developing nation, whose research promotes women's empowerment. SAR Press may consider books written by resident scholars for publication in its Resident Scholar Series.
URL: http://sarweb.org/index.php?resident_scholars
Deadline: November 15, 2012
Length: Two Years
Comments: The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships at Williams College are designed to promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging students from underrepresented groups to complete a terminal graduate degree and to pursue careers in college teaching. The Bolin Fellowships are two-year residencies at Williams, and up to three scholars or artists are appointed each year. The Bolin Fellowships are awarded to applicants from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, those who are first-generation college graduates, women in predominantly male fields, or disabled scholars. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who intend to pursue a professorial career in the U.S. PhD candidates must have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year. The annual stipend for the position is $36,000.
URL: http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/graduate-fellowships/
Deadline: December 14, 2012
Length: Up to 12 months
Comments: Up
to 4 grants for dissertation research in the field of Jewish studies. Occasionally
grants are awarded to students in other field which are related to Jewish
scholarship. Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have
completed all requirements except for the doctoral dissertation, and who have
proficiency in a Jewish language. The Fellowship provides a $16,000
stipend.
Deadline: November 19, 2012 Supplementary Materials Deadline January 9, 2013
Length: One Year
Comments: Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Verification of Doctoral Degree Candidacy
- A valid National Academies Verification of Doctoral Degree Candidacy Form, signed by the adviser or other authorized official, must be received by the Fellowships Office of the National Academies by January 9, 2013 to confirm that an applicant has advanced to doctoral candidacy.
- Applicants should expect to complete the dissertation during the 2013-2014 academic year, but no later than fall 2014.
Stipend and Benefits
- One-year stipend: $21,000
- Expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows
- Access to Ford Fellow Regional Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows.
URL: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047959
