• sephis.sexualities@gmail.com
• Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants should be employed by or at least affiliated to a research institute or any other relevant organization in the Middle East, North Africa or Central Asia. SEPHIS is making one fellowship available to candidates at the post-doctoral, PhD and MA level to research any area to do with the history of sexualities in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia..
• Award: up to $15,000
• Deadline: 5/1/2008
• Details: Fellowship available for research into the History of Sexualities and Modernities in the North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The objective of this programme is to allow researchers to gain a deeper historical and comparative understanding of the complex interplay between cultural contexts and the politics of sex- and gender-based claims of identity. Dissemination to advocacy groups and into the public sphere is an essential part of this endeavor.

NB: Applications for this research project should include: • a research proposal (maximum of four pages), stating the research problem, reviewing the relevant literature, presenting the research methodology, and indicating the social relevance of the research project • a short dissemination plan for two audiences: 1. academics: e.g. historians/anthropologists/sexuality studies; and 2. activists in organizations addressing questions of sexuality: e.g. HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive rights/LGBT • a letter testifying to institutional affiliation in the global South • a budget (not exceeding $15.000).

For MA and PhD students:
• a letter of recommendation from a thesis supervisor is required
• an abbreviated CV outlining academic career, including achievements, activities and publications
• a sample of written work, attesting to the applicant’s ability to write and finish an assignment (this may be an essay or an article)
Applications can be emailed to:

SEPHIS
International Institute of Social History
Cruquiusweg 31
1019 AT Amsterdam
The Netherlands