Dissertation Year-Long Research: 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.  Pre-Dissertation Awards (PDAs) enable early stage graduate students to perform initial field assessments of up to 4 weeks for archival exploration, preliminary interviews, and other forms of feasibility studies.  Proposals should reflect a clear plan, require a budget of less than $3,000, and clearly articulate the policy relevance of the proposed subject. Dissertation Development Awards (DDAs) are intended to provide one year of support to enable the prompt completion of a PhD dissertation.  The competition is open to advanced graduate students who have completed their fieldwork. Stipend up to $20,000.  All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States as of December 1, 2012.   

URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia-fellowship/

Deadline: 12/1/2012

Length: 1-12 months (ABDs); 12-24 months (post-docs)

Comments: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship Program provides recent PhD recipients and ABDs (please see program eligibility requirements) with opportunities to conduct research in Japan under the leadership of a host researcher. Fellows are encouraged to advance their own research and at the same time closely collaborate with young Japanese researchers and contribute to Japanese research communities. Projects must include work with colleagues and resources in Japan and propose a single, continuous stay in Japan from 1 to 12 months (short-term) or 1 to 2 years (long-term). Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents at the time of application and submit proof of affiliation with an eligible host research institution in Japan as part of the application packet. Applicants for 12-24 month (long-term) fellowships must submit a copy of a Ph.D. diploma from a university outside Japan dated no more than six years prior to April 1, 2013. Applicants for 1-12 month (short-term) fellowships must submit a copy of a Ph.D. diploma from a university outside Japan dated no more than six years prior to April 1, 2013 or a letter from their institution stating that the applicant is a Ph.D. candidate within two years of receiving a Ph.D.

URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/jsps-fellowship/

Deadline: 12/3/2012 Supporting documents, i.e. letters of reference and transcripts, must be received no later than 12/12/2012.

Length: one year

Comments:The Leifur Eiríksson Foundation funds scholars from U.S. universities for graduate research or study at universities in Iceland, and scholars from universities in Iceland to conduct research or study at universities in the United States. Recipients are chosen by the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Up to $25,000 in project costs, including travel to and from the research or study site will be paid on the scholar's behalf.

URL: http://www.leifureirikssonfoundation.org/scholarship/

Deadline: January 22, 2013

Length: Up to 12 months

Comments: IAF's Fellowships provide support for Ph.D. candidates to conduct dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean on topics related to grassroots development. Funding is for up to 12 months. The Inter-American Foundation expects to award up to 15 Doctoral Field Research Fellowships in 2011. Research during the 2013-2014 cycle must be initiated between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014.URL: http://www.iie.org/Programs/IAF-Grassroots-Development-Fellowship-Program

Deadline: November 1, 2012

Length: 2 months to 1 year

Comments: The American Research Institute in Turkey will offer ARIT fellowships for research in Turkey for the academic year 2013-2014.  Post-doctoral and dissertation research fellowships may be held for terms of two months to one year.  Stipends generally range from $2500-$15,500. Applicants must be affiliated with U.S. or Canadian institutions.  Scholars and advanced graduate students engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey, in any field of the humanities and social sciences, are eligible.  Student applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation by June 2013, and before beginning any ARIT-sponsored research.  ARIT fellowship applicants are responsible for obtaining the appropriate research permissions and visas.


URL: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/ARITFellowships.html

Deadline: November 15, 2012  9 p.m. EST.

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.

URL: http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=532

Deadline: November 15, 2012

Length: up to 11 months

Comments: These Fellowships are open to doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Awards are available for periods of up to eleven months.

URL: http://khmerstudies.org/fellowships/

Deadline: November 14, 2012 (5PM)

Length: Up to 3 months for MA students; up to 9 months for PhD students

Comments: Applicants to the IARO program can propose to do research in up to three countries for up to nine months. As part of the IARO fellowship, participants are provided with visa assistance, international roundtrip transportation, a monthly allowance for housing and living expenses, as well as emergency evacuation insurance. IARO fellows also have access to resources available in any of IREX's field offices.URL: http://www.irex.org/application/individual-advanced-research-opportunities-iaro

Deadline: 12/1/2012

Length: 10-12 months

Comments: Up to 12 dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships to encourage comparative and interdisciplinary study of economic, political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. Awards are for 10 to 12 months. Dissertation applicants must have completed all course work and exams. Postdoctoral applicants must have received a PhD within the last 2 years. Stipends are EUR 1100 per month for fellows working on dissertation and EUR 1400 per month for fellows working on postdoctoral research. In addition, fellows receive EUR 130 per month for each accompanying child and EUR 130 per month for spouse.

URL: http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/en/bprogram/

Deadline: November 1, 2012

Length: Up to a year

Comments: The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (normally $5,000) to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year. The number of awards varies each year according to total funds available. Over $300,000 is available for the 2013-14 competition. Awards are made in all fields. Applicants must have a well-defined research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential.Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Grants are considered especially suitable for post-graduate scholars, professionals, and candidates in the arts to carry out research or study visits of one to three months duration.Fellowships are intended to support a year-long stay. Priority is given to candidates at the graduate level for dissertation-related study or research.The awards support project-related costs, including maintenance, trans- Atlantic round-trip travel, in-country travel, tuition and fees (where applicable) and materials expenditures (e.g., books, photocopying, art supplies).

URL: http://www.amscan.org/study_scandinavia_details.html

Deadline: November 1, 2012

Length: 3-12 months

Comments: Two fellowships in New York or one six-month or two three-month graduate fellowships are available for research in Germany for doctoral dissertation or postdoctoral research on the social, communal, or intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. The LBI and the DAAD offer fellowships both at the LBI New York as well as in the Federal Republic of Germany. Open to doctoral students and recent postdoctoral scholars affiliated with an accredited American institution of higher education. Postdoctoral scholars are expected to produce a manuscript or book on their research.Stipend of $2,000 for fellowships in New York and a monthly stipend of up to EUR 975.00 available for fellowships in Germany. Support for family members is not available.

URL: http://www.lbi.org/about/fellowships/lbidaad-fellowships/