Dissertation Write-Up: December 2012 Archives

Association for Institutional Research (AIR), NCES/NSF Grant Program, Dissertation Fellowships

By Brett Baker on December 6, 2012 9:06 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 10, 2013

Length: 1 yr. 

Comments: Several awards given to fund doctoral students beginning their dissertation. The program supports research on postsecondary education using the NCES and NSF national databases or research studies that increase the understanding and knowledge of postsecondary education. Awards are for one year.Letter of support from the Faculty Dissertation Director is required.Stipend of up to $20,000.

American Educational Research Association (AERA), AERA/IES Dissertation Grants

By Brett Baker on December 6, 2012 8:27 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 23, 2013 

Length: 1 yr.

Comments: Approximately 15 dissertation write-up grants are awarded annually for 1 year research on a wide range of education-related issues. Priority will be given to research that addresses mathematics and literacy education and the education of poor, urban, or minority students.Must be working at a U.S. institution. Must be advanced to candidacy at the beginning of the grant period. Under-represented and under-served researchers in the area of education are strongly encouraged to apply. Grants of up to $20,000 for one year.

For More Information
American Educational Research Association
1430 K Street, NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 238-3200
grantsprogram@aera.net

National Security Education Program, David L. Boren Graduate FellowshipsNat...

By Brett Baker on December 6, 2012 8:13 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)


Deadline: January 31, 2013

 

Length: 12 wks - 24 months

 

Eligibility Requirements: Open only to U.S. citizens. Study outside the U.S. is encouraged, but not required. All fellows must include the study of a modern language other than English. Recipients must agree to work for the federal government or in the field of education after graduating. NSEP gives some preference to applications that include important global, economic, political, and/or social issues affecting U.S. national security. No minimum level of language proficiency required. Stipends up to $30,000 per year for international study and domestic study. Up to $24,000 for overseas study.

 

Program Description: Fellowships support graduate students who wish to add an international component to their studies. Fellows can pursue the study of languages, cultures, and regions of the world outside of Western Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Awards provide up to 24 months of support.

 

For More Information: Boren Fellowships Institute of International Education 1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20005

(800) 618-6737

 

boren@iie.org

www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum Fellowships

By Brett Baker on December 6, 2012 5:27 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013

Length: 3-12 months 

Comments: Fellowship programs provide 3 to 12 months of support for aviation and/or space history research at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Renewal appointments are considered on a competitive basis. Every Fellow appointed at the Smithsonian must have a Smithsonian principal advisor. Guggenheim Fellowship: Postdoctoral applicants must have received their PhD within the past seven years. Predoctoral applicants must have completed preliminary course work and be engaged in dissertation research. Must be able to speak and write fluently in English. Residence, during the fellowship term, in the Washington, DC area is required.Stipend varies by program and duration of fellowship.

Smithsonian Institution, Latino Studies Fellowship Program

By Brett Baker on December 6, 2012 5:02 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013 

Length: 3 - 12 months 

Comments: Predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships support research on Latino Studies at the Smithsonian Institute for three to twelve months.Predoctoral fellowships open to candidates conducting doctoral dissertation research. Postdoctoral fellowships are open to scholars who received their PhD within the last seven years. Senior fellowships are for applicants who have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for seven years or more.Predoctoral stipends are $30,000 per year. Postdoctoral and senior stipends are $45,000 per year. In addition, there is a maximum research allowance of $4,000.

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program

By Brett Baker on December 5, 2012 10:40 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013 

Length: 10 wks - 12 months 

Comments: Three award programs are offered for research in residence at the museums, research institutes, and offices of the Smithsonian Institution. Open to postdoctoral scholars, predoctoral students conducting dissertation research, and graduate students conducting individual research. Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are for a 3 to 12 month period and graduate fellowships are for a 10 week period. Postdoctoral stipends of $45,000, predoctoral stipends of $30,000, and graduate stipends of $6500.

Eligibility Requirements
Postdoctoral: PhD awarded within the last 7 years. Predoctoral: PhD course work completed. Graduate: at least one semester of graduate study completed.

NOTE: "Smithsonian Opportunities" book, describing programs offered, is available for viewing in 1252 Murphy Hall.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS), MASS MEDIA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FELLOWS PROGRAM

By Brett Baker on December 5, 2012 8:38 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013 

Length: 10 weeks 

Comments: AAAS selects 15-20 Mass Media Fellows each summer to work for 10 weeks during the summer as reporters, researchers, and production assistants at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. The goal of the program is to improve coverage of science and technology in mass media by placing advanced science, mathematics and engineering students in newsrooms across the country. Applicants must be in their senior year as an undergrad or in any graduate or post-graduate level. Students majoring in English, journalism, and other non technical fields are not eligible. Minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.Fellows receive a weekly stipend of $450, plus airfare and travel to Washington.

Phi Beta Kappa, Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship

By Brett Baker on December 5, 2012 8:32 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 18, 2013 

Length: 1 yr. 

Comments: For study of French language or literature (awarded even numbered years)or Greek language, literature, history, and archaeology (awarded odd numbered years).Unmarried women 25-35 years old who have a PhD or have fulfilled all the requirements except for the dissertation. Must demonstrate ability to conduct original research.Stipend of $20,000 for one academic year.

American Antiquarian Society, Short-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships

By Brett Baker on December 5, 2012 8:12 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013 

Length: 3 months 

Comments: One to three month fellowships for dissertation or postdoctoral research in different areas within the American culture and history at the American Antiquarian Society's library. Research project must require use of the Society?s collections. Stipend of $1,850 per month or $1,350 per month including housing.

American Research Center in Egypt, Fellowship Program

By Brett Baker on December 5, 2012 7:49 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013

Length: 3-12 months 

Comments: Four separate fellowship programs offer support for dissertation and postdoctoral research in Egypt. Three to twelve month awards provide living stipends and airfare. Predoctoral applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. All fellows must affiliate with an Egyptian scholar. Competitive stipends and benefits offered to all fellows.

Council of American Overseas Research Center Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research

By Brett Baker on December 3, 2012 10:31 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Deadline: January 15, 2013

Length: 3 month min.

Comments: Approximately 9 awards will be given to scholars who wish to carry out research on broad questions of multi-country significance. Tenure must be of at least 3 months duration.Doctoral candidates who have completed all PhD requirements with the exception of the dissertation, and established postdoctoral scholars. Must wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in two or more countries outside the United States, one of which must host a participating American overseas research center. Stipend of up to $10,500.

Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program

By Kelly Therese Pollock on December 3, 2012 3:27 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Deadline: December 14, 2012

Length: 10 months

Comments: The Jennings Randolph (JR) Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Scholarships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security. Each year the program awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Fellowships of $20,000 each. Fellowships last for 10 months starting in September. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country. Dissertation projects in all disciplines are welcome.

URL: http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-peace-scholarship-dissertation-program

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