CLA Grants, Fellowships,
and Research Funding
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January 01, 2009

U.S. Department of Education:
Fulbright-Hays Grants

  • 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.

Posted by Galina Sergeeva at 02:28 PM |

May 01, 2008

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.:
Grants for Doctoral Students

  • http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=13232
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student.
  • Award: $5,000 to $25,000
  • Deadline: 1/1/2008
  • Details: A variety of the Foundation's grants support students enrolled in doctoral programs leading to a Ph.D. (or equivalent), including grants for dissertation research. There are also fellowship programs for doctoral students from countries where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources for educational training.
  • Keywords: anthropology; Anthropology, sociology; History, archaeology; Language, linguistics.

NB: Include Dissertation Fieldwork Grants; Wadsworth Short-Term Fellowships. DEADLINES VARY BY PROGRAM. PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE DETAILS.

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

April 01, 2008

Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations:
SHAFR Dissertation Completion Fellowship

  • http://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Applicants should be candidates for the PhD in a humanities or social science doctoral program (most likely history), must have been admitted to candidacy, and must be at the writing stage, with all substantial research completed by the time of the award. Applicants should be working on a topic in the field of U.S. foreign relations history or international history, broadly defined, and must be current members of SHAFR. Because successful applicants are expected to finish writing the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship, they should not engage in teaching opportunities or extensive paid work, except at the discretion of the Fellowship Committee. .
  • Award: $20,000
  • Deadline: 4/1/2008
  • Details: SHAFR invites applications for its dissertation completion fellowship. SHAFR will make two, year-long awards to support the writing and completion of the doctoral dissertation. These highly competitive fellowships will support the most promising doctoral candidates in the final phase of completing their dissertations.
  • Keywords: U.S. foreign relations history, international history, international relations

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

March 15, 2008

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

  • http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grants/carter-desc.asp
  • Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; The Carter Manny Award is restricted to applicants who have completed their coursework; whose dissertation proposals have been formally approved by their academic departments; and who have been advanced to candidacy..
  • Award: $15,000
  • Deadline: 3/15/2008
  • Details: It is the intention of the Carter Manny Award to support research for academic dissertations by promising scholars who are presently candidates for a doctoral degree, and whose dissertations focus on areas traditionally supported by the Graham Foundation; that is, areas directly concerned with architecture and with other arts that are immediately contributive to architecture. Scholars whose dissertations are directed towards architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural research, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning, and-in some circumstances-the fine arts in relation to architectural topics are eligible for support through a Carter Manny Award.
  • Keywords: architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural research, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning, fine arts in relation to architectural topics

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

March 09, 2008

Institute of Turkish Studies:
Dissertation Writing Grants

  • http://www.turkishstudies.org/grant.html
  • Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; American citizenship or permanent resident status is required to be eligible.
  • Award: $5,000 to $10,000.
  • Deadline: 3/7/2008
  • Details: Dissertation Writing Grants for graduate students in the social sciences or the humanities, who have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D., except their dissertation by June 1, 2007. These grants are for advanced students who have finished the research stage of their dissertation.
  • Keywords: Ottoman and modern Turkish Studies; Turkey

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

March 01, 2008

University of Pennsylvania, McNeil Center for Early American Studies:
Dissertation Fellowship

  • http://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.htm
  • Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: PhD student.
  • Award: $18,000
  • Deadline: 3/1/2008
  • Details: Any project dealing with the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850 will be considered. Proposals dependent on the use of Philadelphia-area archives and libraries are particularly welcome. Applications are encouraged from students of all relevant disciplines, including African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Law, Literature, Music, Political Science, Religion, Urban Studies, and Women's Studies.
  • Keywords: histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850; African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Law, Literature, Music, Political Science, Religion, Urban Studies

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

February 29, 2008

Resources for the Future, Inc.:
Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

  • http://www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_Internships/Fisher/Application-Process.cfm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student.
  • Award: $12,000
  • Deadline: 02/29/2008
  • Details: The sponsor provides support for doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, or energy. The fellowships carry a stipend of $12,000 for the 2008-2009 academic year.
  • Keywords: natural resources, energy, or the environment

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

February 28, 2008

The University of Toronto, Jewish Studies Program:
Ray D. Wolfe Fellowship

  • http://www.utoronto.ca/jewish/awards-grad.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Fellowships are awarded to candidates working on doctoral dissertations as well as to post-doctoral applicants..
  • Award: $40,000 (Canadian)
  • Deadline: 2/28/2008
  • Details: Applicants must be engaged in research related to the history, culture, literature or thought of the Jewish people. Award winners will be designated as Ray D. Wolfe Fellows. They will spend an academic year at the University of Toronto either to complete a dissertation or prepare a completed dissertation for publication. Ray D. Wolfe fellows will teach one course in each of the two terms of the academic year.
  • Keywords: Jewish History, Languages, Literatures, Thought, Culture, Society; Jewish studies

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

January 31, 2008

University of Rochester:
The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies Fellowships

  • http://www.rochester.edu/College/AAS/fellowships.php
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Pre- and post-doctoral applicants are eligible..
  • Award: $35,000 (post-doc)
  • Deadline: 1/31/2008
  • Keywords: African studies, African-American studies

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy:
Grants and Special Awards

  • http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant.htm
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens or U.S. residents. Candidates may propose new projects or solicit support for research in progress, including final work on a dissertation, supplementing research in progress, travel funds, or preparing a work for publication. .
  • Award: $3,000-5,000
  • Deadline: 1/31/2008
  • Details: The Horowitz Foundation makes targeted grants for work in major areas of the social sciences. Preference will be given to projects that deal with contemporary issues in the social sciences and issues of policy relevance and to scholars in the initial stages of work.
  • Keywords: anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology, sociology,urban studies, evaluation research, social sciences, public policy

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

December 21, 2007

Economic History Association:
Graduate Dissertation Fellowship

  • http://eh.net/eha/grants
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; The dissertation award is intended to be the equivalent of a fellowship and is designed for students whose thesis topic has been approved and who have made some progress towards writing their dissertation..
  • Award: $10,000
  • Deadline: 12/21/2007
  • Details: The Economic History Association announces a dissertation awards program that is intended to foster graduate student research in economic history.
  • Keywords: economic history

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

December 01, 2007

The White House Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians:
2008 OAH/White House Historical Association Fellowships

  • http://www.oah.org/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: . Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: $2000/month
  • Deadline: 12/1/2007
  • Details: For research projects focusing on the roles of the White House as home, workplace, museum, structure, and symbol. Teachers and scholars whose work enhances understanding of how the White House functions in its several capacities and of life and work at all levels within the walls of the President's House are encouraged to apply. (Studies that deal primarily with political or governmental policy issues would not be appropriate for this program, but ones concerning the operation of the White House as a political institution would be considered.) The cosponsors offer three fellowships: * The White House History Fellowship in Precollegiate Education for initiatives that reach the K-12 classroom. * The White House History Research Fellowship for forwarding or completing dissertation, postdoctoral, or advanced academic work. * The White House History Fellowship in Public History for public presentation in the form of exhibits, multimedia projects, films, etc., or for other projects that make historical collections available to broad audiences.
  • Keywords: American history, the White House, dissertation, exhibition, video production,

NB: We will consider proposals for fellowships lasting one to six months.

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

November 15, 2007

American Association of University Women:
American Fellowships

  • http://www.aauw.org
  • Fund Type: Dissertation. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The American Fellowships are not open to AAUW members or former American Fellowship recipients. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required.
  • Award: $20,000-$30,000
  • Deadline: 11/15/2008
  • Details: American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions.
  • Keywords: arts and humanities, social sciences

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

November 14, 2007

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS):
Southeast European Studies Programs

  • http://www.acls.org/seguide.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Varies by program. Please check the website for details..
  • Award: Up to $25,000
  • Deadline: 11/14/2007
  • Details: Applications should be for work on Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Southeastern Europe or relating Southeast European societies to those of other parts of the world.
  • Keywords: southeast european studies, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia

NB: Deadlines vary by program. Please check the website for details.

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

November 02, 2007

Spencer Foundation:
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

  • http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/fellow_awards.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Although applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school in the United States, they need not be citizens of the United Sates..
  • Award: $25,000
  • Deadline: 11/2/2007
  • Details: Approximately 30 Fellowships of $25,000 are awarded each year by the Foundation to support doctoral candidates in a variety of fields whose dissertations promise to contribute fresh perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of education. Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline.
  • Keywords: education, history of education

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

October 15, 2007

Medieval Academy of America:
Schallek Fellowship

  • http://www.medievalacademy.org/grants/gradstudent_grants_schallek_felinstr.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: PhD student; Applicants must be graduate students whose dissertation proposals have been approved by their dissertation committees. They must be members of the Medieval Academy as of September 15 of the year in which they apply. In accordance with the terms of the gift to the Richard III Society, applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada..
  • Award: $30,000
  • Deadline: 10/15/2007
  • Details: The Schallek Fellowship supports an advanced graduate student who is writing a Ph.D. dissertation in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The fellowship recipient must devote full time to the dissertation project and may not hold any job or teaching position or work on another project during the term of the fellowship.
  • Keywords: british history, medieval history, medieval studies, renaissance history, renaissance studies, Britain

Posted by CLA Grants Support Team at 12:00 AM |

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