Post Doc: January 2013 Archives
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: 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
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: 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: 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: 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
