U.S. Citizens Only: September 2012 Archives
Length: 9 -12 months
Comments: Up to twenty internships in the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Germany. Internships last 9-to-12 months. Candidates are competitively chosen from the fields of business administration, economics journalism, law, public policy, international relations, and related fields. Applicant must have a graduate degree or be at graduate level training in any of the six major fields. Applicants must also be between the ages of 23 and 34 at the time of application. Include stipends of EUR 2,000 per month from September through May. Financial support for an accompanying spouse & children, including 50% of travel costs, supplemental living stipend, health insurance, and limited language training funding
URL: http://www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/bosch.htm
Length: 6 or 11 months
Comments: 30 fellowships for advanced research and creative work in Rome in the fields of Architecture, Design,
Historic Preservation and Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Literature (awarded only by nomination through the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Musical Composition, Visual Arts, Ancient Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Modern Italian Studies. Awards include room, board, travel, and work space at the Academy. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $15,000 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $27,000.
URL: http://www.aarome.org/apply-to-the-rome-prize.php
Length: One year
Comments: The German Chancellor Fellowship is intended for career-oriented individuals who identify a German host and design a project to expand their professional expertise and accomplishment. Ten awards are given to U.S. citizens annually. The German Chancellor Fellowship Program was inaugurated in 1990 under the patronage of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to promote the transatlantic partnership between Germany and the United States.
URL: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/4074.html
Deadline: November 14, 2012
Length: Three Years
Comments: Predoctoral 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.
Predoctoral fellowships are intended for individuals who are currently enrolled or plan to enroll in an eligible Ph.D. or Sc.D. program by the fall 2013 term. The 2013 predoctoral fellowships competition is open to the following individuals:
- Undergraduates in their senior year who plan to be enrolled in their Ph.D. or Sc.D. program beginning with the fall 2013 term,
- Individuals who have completed undergraduate study,
- Individuals who have completed some graduate study, and
- Individuals currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or Sc.D. program who can provide evidence that they have at least three years remaining as of the fall 2013 term before they would receive their Ph.D. degree and at least one of the three years is comprised of full-time course work.
Stipends and Benefits
- Annual stipend: $20,000
- Award to the institution in lieu of tuition and fees: $2,000
- Expenses paid to attend at least one Conference of Ford Fellows
- Access to Ford Fellow 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_047958
Deadline: 11/13/2012 through 11/19/2012 - Deadlines vary depending on discipline.
Length: Three years
Comment: The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate
students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and
doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad. Stipends of $30,000 per year plus up to $12,000 for fees and tuition.
Eligible Applicants:
- Are a US citizen, US national or permanent resident alien, and
- Are a graduating senior; have completed a B.S./B.A. degree in a STEM field; or are in their 1st year or the first semester of their 2nd year in graduate school, and
- Are pursuing a research-based master's or doctoral degree in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields supported by NSF.
Length: 9-12 months
Comments: Applicants are to have earned a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree within the last seven years, but no later than November of application year. Previous Ford Postdoctoral Scholars may not reapply. Membership in one or more of
the following under-represented groups will be considered a positive factor: Alaska Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), American Indians, Black/African-Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian), or Puerto Ricans. Stipends of $40,000 plus $1,500 employing institutional allowance. Twenty-four postdoctoral fellowships for students who have attained a Ph.D or Sc.D degree. Fellows engage in 9 to 12 months of research, in association with a faculty host, at a university, lab, or non-profit institute.
URL:http://national-academies.org/ford
Length: 2 yr.
Comments: Applicants must have received a doctoral degree, after January 1, 2008 but no later than July 15, 2013. For those expecting to receive degrees in 2013, all degree requirements must be completed by July 15, 2013. Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously worked in health or health policy research. Annual stipend of $89,000 and limited financial support for research related expenses. The program selects up to nine outstanding scholars for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities with the expectation that the scholars will seek to make important research contributions to future U.S. health policy. Scholars will have access to a full range of university resources.
URL: http://www.healthpolicyscholars.org/
Length: 1-2 yrs.
Comments: Must hold a doctorate in a Science or Engineering subject by the time they take up the fellowship. Stipends will vary according to the circumstances of each fellow. Fellowships will cover lab fees or a research support grant, travel, and living and housing expenses. The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission will be offering one post-doctoral Marshall Sherfield Fellowship in 2013 for science or engineering research at any British university or research institute. Awards are for one to two academic years.
URL: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/fellowships/
Length: 1 yr.
Comments: Four fellows chosen to spend one calendar year in Washington, D.C., in one of the following agencies: Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or the United States Sentencing Commission. Fellows will be working on projects related to the federal court system and the administration of justice. Candidates must have at least one post-graduate degree, two or more years of professional experience with a record of high-performance, and multi-disciplinary training and experience including familiarity with the judicial process. Salary is equivalent to GS-15/3, presently $132,009. Fellows are eligible for federal employees' health and life insurance programs.
URL: http://www.supremecourt.gov/fellows