Grants & Fellowships Database

• http://www.goucher.edu/x11619.xml
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
• Award: $1,000 stipend, travel expenses, and accomodations (for five-day residency)
• Deadline: 4/15/2009
• Details: Provides scholarly access to the materials in the Burke Collection in the Rare Book Room of the Julia Rogers Library at Goucher College.
• Keywords: humanities, english literature, Jane Austen, european literature

NB: The residency must be taken during the fall or spring semester. The scholar will offer one public lecture on Jane Austen and will meet with students and faculty to discuss research methods and scholarly interests.

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• http://www.arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/Lit/Calendar.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Creative writers are eligible to apply in Poetry (the FY 2009 category) if, between January 1, 2001, and March 3, 2008, they have had published (1) a volume of 48 or more pages of poetry; or (2) 20 or more different poems or pages of poetry in five or more literary journals, anthologies, or publications that regularly include poetry as a portion of their format. Up to 16 poems may be in a single volume of poetry of fewer than 48 pages. This volume, however, may count as only one of the required five places of publication. Applicants may use online publications to establish up to 50 percent of their eligibility, provided that such publications have competitive selection processes and stated editorial policies..
• Award: $25,000
• Deadline: 3/3/2009
• Details: Through Literature Fellowships to published creative writers and translators of exceptional talent in the areas of prose and poetry, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) advances its goal of encouraging and supporting artistic creativity and preserving the United States' diverse cultural heritage. Creative Writing Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to exceptionally talented, published creative writers. These fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in alternating years. Fellowships in poetry will be available in FY 2009.
• Keywords: creative writing, literature, artistic pursuit, the arts

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• http://www.cotton-foundation.org/fellowshipawards.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; These will be awarded to persons engaged in personal academic research, normally showing a level of achievement comparable to a British or an American Ph.D. (although no formal academic qualifications will be necessary). Fellowships will not be granted for the furtherance of doctoral research.

  Fellowships, grants, and other awards are open to men and women of all nationalities..



• Award: £10,000


• Deadline: 2/28/2009


• Details: The Dr. M. Aylwin Cotton Foundation invites applications for Fellowship Awards for studies in the archaeology, architecture, history, language, and art of the Mediterranean. In this context the word "Mediterranean" is used without geographical limitations. The award will be expected to cover the costs of accommodation, travel, photography, photocopying, and all other expenses relating to the work for which the fellowship is awarded.


• Keywords: Archaeology; Architecture; Architecture History; European Architecture; European History; European Languages or Literature; European Studies
  History; History and Appreciation of Art
  Mediterranean

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• http://www.numismatics.org/about/study.html
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
• Award: $4,000
• Deadline: 2/13/2009
• Details: The American Numismatic Society provides three forms of financial aid for study and research: 6 stipends of $4,000 for attendance at the Society's annual Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics to qualifying students; the Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship; and awards from the Donald Groves Fund.
• Keywords: numismatics

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• http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. Graduate students must include a letter of support from their dissertation advisor, without which the application will not be considered..
• Award: $2,000
• Deadline: 2/1/2009
• Details: Small grants are available to scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia. Applications are specifically encouraged in the following areas: 1. Curriculum development at the college or secondary level 2. Conferences and seminars: organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies; travel expenses for scholars from isolated institutions to speak at major centers; travel expenses for junior faculty from isolated institutions to attend seminars at major centers; and funding for dissertation-level graduate students to attend colloquia, workshops, and seminars related to their fields 3. Short research trips for dissertation-level graduate students, and for scholars at non-research institutions, to travel to major libraries and collections in North America and Taiwan 4. Specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating important information to their respective fields 5. Translations of scholarly books and articles 6. Collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan and North America.

  The following items are not eligible for funding: (1) travel to the AAS annual meeting, (2) book subventions and publication costs, and (3) repeat applications for previously funded projects and organizations.



• Keywords: Asia, Central; Asia, East (Far East); Asia, Northern; Asia, Southeast; Asia, Southern; Asian Studies; Chinese Language or Literature; Curriculum Development; Language and or Literature, Translation

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• http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1
• Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
• Award: varies
• Deadline: varies
• Details: Fulbright has a variety of programs for students, faculty, scholars, teachers, administrators, and institutions. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.
• Keywords: exchange programs, international studies

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• http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies.
• Award: varies
• Deadline:
• Details: Fulbright-Hays-Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months.

  Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad: This program funds fellowships through institutions of higher education (IHEs) to faculty members who propose to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies to improve their skill in languages and their knowledge of the culture of the people of these countries. Funds support: travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research, a maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her academic year salary, and an allowance for research-related expenses overseas such as books and photocopying, tuition, affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses.

  Fulbright-Hays--Group Projects Abroad: This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.

  Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects: The program provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries.



• Keywords: Area studies, international studies, study abroad, modern languages, social sciences, humanities

NB: Proposals focusing on Western Europe are not eligible.

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• http://www.afar.org/afar99.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; A typical successful applicant will be serving in his or her first or second year of a junior faculty appointment. .
• Award: up to $60,000
• Deadline: 12/17/2008
• Details: Types of support: Conferences/seminars; Fellowships; Research; Scholarships--to individuals.
• Keywords: aging, gender-based aging research, gerontology

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• http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10346
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicant must be a United States citizen. Preference will be given to individuals engaged in dissertation research or to those who received their Ph.D. within five years of the application deadline..
• Award: $22,000
• Deadline: November 1
• Details: The award is to be used for travel and study in Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy, Asia Minor or Mesopotamia.
• Keywords: modern Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy (Campania, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria), Asia Minor (Turkey); Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, parts of Northern Syria and eastern Turkey); archaeology

NB: The award is not intended to support field excavation projects.

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• http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10345
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Application is open to graduate students and post-doctoral professionals. To be eligible, applicants must be members of the AIA at the time of application and until the end of the grant term..
• Award: $5,000
• Deadline: November 1
• Details: This grant supports the scholarly publication of already excavated archaeological material in a peer-reviewed outlet. It is intended to assist in the final analysis, writing, and preparation for publication of the results of research so that, by the end of the second year under the grant, a completed manuscript (article or monograph) will be submitted for publication.
• Keywords: Archaeology, publication

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• http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/JeanMonnetFellowships/
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Postdoctoral.
• Award: Euros 2,000 per month
• Deadline: October 25
• Details: The Jean Monnet Fellowships are intended to support post-doctoral research by academics in the early stages of their professional career. Please consult the website for the current theme.
• Keywords: Economics; European Communities; European Economic Integration; European History; European Studies; European Union; International Affairs; International Relations; Diplomacy; Law; Political Science

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• http://www.oscars.org/grants/filmscholars/index.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Established scholars, writers, historians and researchers possessing either a significant record of achievement, or exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments in their field are considered for the grants..
• Award: $25,000
• Deadline: 10/15/2007
• Details: Applicants must propose a new work of film scholarship encompassing some aspect of theatrical motion picture art, science, commerce, history or theory. Works solely exploring television, video or other media arts are not eligible. The proposed projects may be books, multimedia presentations, curatorial projects, DVD-ROMs or Internet sites, and must be in English. Proposals for the creation of films, television programming or videos are not considered.
• Keywords: motion pictures, the arts, video, media, motion picture art

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• http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Research directorships in each field are held by two tenured faculty members from different doctoral degree-granting programs at universities in the United States. Faculty must apply as teams; they must be tenured at the time of application; and, as appropriate, must be trained in different disciplines. Faculty should be experienced supervisors of dissertation research.

  Second and third year PhD students, enrolled in U.S. institutions, who have not yet submitted and will not submit their dissertation proposals until after the fall workshop. Students who have completed their comprehensive/general/qualifying exams are eligible as long as they have not had their dissertation proposal formally approved by their department before the fall workshop..



• Award: Research directors receive a stipend of $10,000. Fellows are eligible to apply for up to $5000 from SSRC to support predissertation research during the summer.


• Deadline: 10/3/2008


• Details: The program is organized around distinct “research fields,” subdisciplinary and interdisciplinary domains with common intellectual questions and styles of research. Each year, an SSRC Field Selection Committee selects five fields proposed by pairs of research directors who are tenured professors at different doctoral degree-granting programs at U.S. universities. Graduate students in the early phase of their research, generally 2nd and 3rd years, apply to one of five research fields led by the two directors; each group is made up of ten to twelve graduate students. Fellows participate in two workshops, one in the late spring that helps prepare them to undertake predissertation research on their topics; and one in the early fall, designed to help them synthesize their summer research and to draft proposals for dissertation funding.


• Keywords: Animal Studies, Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Muslim Modernities, Science and Technology Policy, Urban Visual Studies, environmental issues, religion, visual culture

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• http://www.usip.org/grants/unsolicited.html
• Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; USIP may provide grant support to nonprofit organizations and individuals—both U.S. and foreign—including the following: institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries. When applicants are employed by an eligible institution, such as a college or university, USIP prefers that grants be made to the institution rather than to the individual..
• Award: $40,000 to $75,000
• Deadline: 10/1/2008
• Details: The Unsolicited Grant Initiative funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding outside the borders of the U.S. Awards are offered across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.

  Topic areas of interest to USIP include, but are not limited to:

  * Conflict analysis and prevention;
  * Mediation and conflict resolution;
  * Postconflict peace and stability operations;
  * Religion and peacemaking;
  * Rule of law and transitional justice;
  * International organizations and collective security;
  * Economies and conflict;
  * Social, psychological, and physical impacts of war and conflict;
  * Media and conflict.
  

NB: USIP invites proposals for projects on the causes and impacts of war and processes of peacemaking that include outputs such as:

* Applied and scholarly research;
* Curricula, texts and educator training related to secondary through post-graduate study;
* Training, symposia, and continuing education programs for practitioners, policymakers, policy implementers, and the public;
* Public information efforts, including development of video and film projects;
* Expanded library resources, the development of bibliographic databases and indexes, and the expansion of cooperative efforts in resource sharing;
* "Track II" dialogues and related programs.

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• http://exam.ybmsisa.com/icf/icfe02_1.asp
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Applicants must have native-speaker level English skills and be engaged in M.A. or Ph.D. studies in Korean literature, English literature, comparative literature, or creative writing in an academic institution, whether in Korea or in an English-speaking country, or have received admission for such studies. Korean nationals with foreign residency status who otherwise meet the requirements are urged to apply..
• Award: The stipend for the domestic program is two million Korean won per month. The stipend for the overseas program is a quarterly stipend of U.S.$5,000. The term is for one year and is renewable.
• Deadline: 09/30/2008
• Details: The International Communication Foundation (ICF) is a non-profit Seoul-based private foundation, established in 1982. The ICF sponsors the Korean Literature Translation Fellowship Program. The program is designed to provide prospective translators with financial assistance for studying at Korean universities or at their home institutions to develop their skills as translators of Korean literature.
• Keywords: korean language, translation

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