CLA Grants, Fellowships,
and Research Funding

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February 28, 2009

Cotton Foundation, Dr. M. Aylwin:
Fellowship Awards

  • 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

February 13, 2009

American Numismatic Society:
Fellowships/ Grants

  • 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

January 01, 2009

:
Fulbright Programs

  • 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

November 01, 2008

Archaeological Institute of America (AIA):
Olivia James Traveling Fellowship

  • 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.

October 25, 2008

European University Institute:
Jean Monnet Fellowship

  • 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

October 03, 2008

Social Science Research Council (SSRC):
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)

  • 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

September 30, 2008

International Communication Foundation:
Korean Literature Translation Fellowship Program

  • 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

September 08, 2008

United States Institute of Peace:
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace

  • http://www.usip.org/fellows/index.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: Up to $80,000
  • Deadline: 9/08/2008
  • Details: Residential senior fellowships in Washington, D.C., for work in the area of international conflict, especially in problems of the Muslim world, post-war reconstruction and peacebuilding and stability operations in Iraq and elsewhere, and responses to terr
  • Keywords: international conflict; Islamic world, political science, international relations

NB: Dissertation fellowships are also available.

August 15, 2008

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation:
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Fellowship

August 01, 2008

The Historic New Orleans Collection:
The Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities

  • http://www.hnoc.org/programs/fellowship.php
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The Woest Fellowship is open to doctoral candidates, academic and museum professionals, and independent scholars. U.S. citizenship is not required, but applicants should be fluent in the English language..
  • Award: $4,000/month
  • Deadline: 8/1/2008
  • Details: The sponsor provides a fellowship to support scholarly research in the arts and humanities.
  • Keywords: arts, humanities

Association for Canadian Studies in the United States:
Thomas O. Enders Fellowship

  • http://www.acsus.org/display.cfm?id=274&Sub=307
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award:
  • Deadline: August 1
  • Details: This endowment is designed to encourage advanced scholarship on Canada-U.S. relations by funding fellowships for senior scholars that permit them to pursue their research in a Canadian university setting. Tom Enders' special interests included political and economic policy, trade, and energy--these are among the topics that the endowment supports as a means of contributing to improved mutual understanding between the United States and Canada.
  • Keywords: Canadian studies; Canada

July 31, 2008

Korea Foundation:
Fellowship

  • http://www.kf.or.kr:8080/eng/program/fellowship1.jsp
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: up to 1,100,000 Won
  • Deadline: 7/31/2008
  • Details: Fellowship for Korean Language Training is designed to enhance competency in Korean language among overseas Korean Studies scholars, graduate students and professionals in Korea-related fields, by providing an opportunity to undertake intensive language training in a Korean language program at the leading universities in Korea.
  • Keywords: Korean studies, Korean language, East Asian studies

NB: Applicants must have a basic knowledge of and an ability to communicate in the Korean language (intermediate level preferred).

July 01, 2008

American Institute of Indian Studies:
Junior and Senior Research Fellowships

  • http://www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Junior Research Fellowships are available to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities in all fields of study. Senior Research Fellowships are available to scholars who hold the Ph.D. or its equivalent. .
  • Award:
  • Deadline: 7/1/2008
  • Details: Supports research in India.
  • Keywords: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, behavioral sciences, communications, cultural studies, economics, education, film, photography, geography, history, linguistics, literature, Indian studies, India

NB: Types of support: Fellowships; Grants to individuals; Research.

June 30, 2008

Astraea Visual Arts Fund:
Lesbian Writers Fund

  • http://www.astraeafoundation.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Lesbian-identified writers are eligible to apply. This includes bisexual and queer-identified women who also identify as part of lesbian communities. Winners must agree to be publicly acknowledged as lesbian artists and agree to have their art work publicized as Astraea sees fit. Must be a U.S. resident..
  • Award: up to $10,000
  • Deadline: 6/39/2008
  • Keywords: art; poetry; fiction; lesbian writers; GLBT,

June 27, 2008

National Archives of Australia:
Frederick Watson Fellowship

  • http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/research-grants/frederick-watson/index.aspx
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Successful applicants will have scholarly credentials, preferably with a doctorate related to their intended area of research..
  • Award: up to $15,000
  • Deadline: 06/27/2008
  • Details: It is envisaged that a full-time Fellowship would be for a maximum of three months and a part-time Fellowship for no more than 12 months. The sponsor provides a fellowship designed to help established scholars complete an innovative and quality research project that: is significant for Australian audiences; and makes substantial use of the National Archives collection.
  • Keywords: Australian Government; australian studies, Australia

June 16, 2008

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services:
The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Health Care Delivery

  • http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-306.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: up to $275,000
  • Deadline: June 16; Second Deadline: October 16
  • Keywords: discrimination, health of underserved populations, health service delivery, minorities, minority health services

June 01, 2008

Australian Museum:
Visiting Collection Fellowships

  • http://www.amonline.net.au/awards/index.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional .
  • Award: up to $8,000 (up to $770 per week)
  • Deadline: 6/01/2008
  • Details: These fellowships are designed to promote research into significant collections held by the Museum. The primary aim is to promote collection-based research that enhances the collection, including fieldwork. Proposals that further the Museum's research priorities as set out in the Science Research Strategy 2007-2012 are encouraged.
  • Keywords: Anthropology; Archaeological Conservation; Ecology; Marine Ecology; Material Culture; Mineralogy; Natural History; paleontology; Petrology; Terrestrial Ecology; Zoology

NB: Applicants are advised to liaise with the relevant Australian Museum Collection Manager when planning their project. Application forms must be signed by that Collection Manager.

May 31, 2008

Society for Renaissance Studies:
Rubinstein Fellowship

  • http://www.rensoc.org.uk/SRSFellowships.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must be graduates of British or Irish universities, with Ph.D.s awarded within the last five years, and currently engaged in full-time research, part-time teaching or independent scholarship..
  • Award: 5,000.
  • Deadline: 5/31/2008
  • Details: The Society for Renaissance Studies offers a fellowship in memory of Ruth and Nicolai Rubinstein, given to support postdoctoral research across the spectrum of Renaissance studies.
  • Keywords: Renaissance History Renaissance Language or Literature Renaissance Studies

May 16, 2008

Women's Research & Education Institute:
Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy

  • http://www.wrei.org/FellowsFAQ.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: PhD student; Students who are currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the U.S. or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. WREI strongly recommends that applicants complete at least nine hours of graduate coursework before applying and display serious interest in research and policymaking relevant to women’s social and political status..
  • Award: $1,450 per month for eight months
  • Deadline: 5/16/2008
  • Details: The WREI Fellowships are designed to train women as potential leaders in public policy formation and to examine issues from the perspective and experiences and needs of women. This unique legislative program is administered by WREI, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization located in Washington, DC, and is the only fellowship program directed by, for, and about women.
  • Keywords: medicine, law, nursing, art, science, history, women's studies, and business administration.

May 15, 2008

Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Centre for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History:
Fellowships

  • http://rosenzweig.huji.ac.il/appl_march_2007.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants interested in a postdoctoral fellowship must have been awarded the Ph.D. no earlier than October 01, 2005. Applications for a doctoral fellowship can only be accepted if the applicant has been a Ph.D. student for not more than five years..
  • Award: monthly stipend, insurance, a round-trip flight (up to $800)
  • Deadline: 5/15/2008
  • Details: This call is open to all proposals within the scope of the center’s research interests and activities. We also encourage applications for work regarding theories of language in the context of German- Jewish Culture. In addition, proposals related to the 2008/9 Rosenzweig Center’s Research Project on “Exile and the Production of Knowledge: Culture, Politics and Literature” will be given special emphasis.
  • Keywords: literature, humanities, Jewish literature, German literature, cultural history

May 09, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON:
Houston Writing Fellowships

  • http://class.uh.edu/English
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Individuals who have received their Ph.D. or MFA degrees within the past five years are invited to apply to the Department of English Writing Fellow Program..
  • Award: $30,000, plus benefits, and a budget of up to $1,200 for conference travel and professional development.
  • Deadline: 5/9/2008
  • Details: The English Department is pleased to announce the establishment of the Houston Writing Fellows Program for writing instructors interested in joining a cohort of teachers and scholars committed to the theory and practice of writing pedagogy. The Writing Fellows Program is designed to enhance the intellectual and pedagogical community of instructors involved in the English Department’s writing courses by providing workshops, mini-conferences, and other events that explore writing pedagogy. Writing Fellows teach within the program, participate in the program of events, and contribute to the extended exploration of the theory and practice of writing pedagogy, and work Rhetoric, Composition, and Pedagogy faculty to develop teaching portfolios and strategies.
  • Keywords: Rhetoric, Composition, Pedagogy

May 01, 2008

The Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL):
Smithsonian Institution Libraries fellowship opportunities

  • http://www.sil.si.edu/Galaxy.cfm?id=3.3&
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. .
  • Award: $3,000.00 per month for up to six months
  • Deadline: 5/1/2008
  • Details: The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program is for individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library. Scholars wanting to do research in other areas of SIL special collections should apply for the Baird Society Resident Scholar Program. The Dibner Library specializes in physical sciences and technology,and contains books and manuscripts from the 15th to the 20th centuries. The strengths of the Dibner Library collection are in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, classical natural philosophy, theoretical physics (up to the early twentieth century), experimental physics (especially electricity and magnetism), engineering technology (from the Renaissance to the late nineteenth century), and scientific apparatus and instruments.

    Baird Society Resident Scholars will do research in SIL's special collections located in Washington, DC and New York City. These special collections include printed materials on world's fairs in the Dibner Library (19th and early 20th centuries); manufacturer's commercial trade catalogs in the National Museum of American History Library (19th and 20th centuries) used to study American industrialization, mass production, and consumerism; natural history rare books in the Cullman Library (pre-1840 works on topics such as the natural sciences and travel & exploration); air and space history in the National Air and Space Museum Library's Ramsey Room (ballooning, rocketry, and aviation, late 18th to early 20th centuries); James Smithson's library in the Cullman Library; and European and American decorative arts, architecture, and design in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library's Bradley Room (18th to 20th centuries).


  • Keywords: history of science and technology, social sciences, humanities

The SEPHIS programme :
Fellowship for research on the history of sexuality in the Middle East, North Africa or Central Asia

  • 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:

Imtiaz Saikh
Coordinator Sexualities Programme
(sephis.sexualities@gmail.com)

Hard copies can be sent to:

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

National Endowment for the Humanities:
Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards

  • http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, or primary or secondary schools, or they may be independent scholars or writers..
  • Award: $24,000 - $40,000
  • Deadline: 5/1/2007
  • Details: Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
  • Keywords: humanities; scholarly knowledge; general public's understanding of the humanities.

Advanced Social Science Research on Japan:
Fellowships

  • http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, or primary or secondary schools, or they may be independent scholars or writers..
  • Award: $24,000 - $40,000
  • Deadline: 5/1/2007
  • Details: Supports research on the modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and US-Japan relations. The program also encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Disciplines include: anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology.
  • Keywords: modern Japanese political economy, international relations, society, US-Japan relations. Anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, Japanese studies

National Endowment for the Humanities:
Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards

  • http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Faculty; Applicants for Fellowships may be faculty or staff members of colleges or universities, or of primary or secondary schools, or independent scholars or writers. All applicants must have completed their formal education by the application deadline. While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. All applicants to the Faculty Research Awards program must hold a full-time tenured, tenure-track, or annual-contract faculty position at Historically Black or Tribal Colleges and Universities or Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment..
  • Award: varies
  • Deadline: 5/1/2008
  • Details: Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
  • Keywords: Arts; Civil rights; Community development; Education; Environment; air pollution; global warming; land resources; Environmental education; Public affairs; Urban development; community development;

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.:
Post Ph.D. Programs

  • http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_list.htm?attrib_id=13233
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Postdoctoral.
  • Award: $5,000 to $40,000
  • Deadline: 5/1/2008; Second Deadline: 11/1/2008
  • Details: Grants are available to scholars with a doctorate include individual research grants, a limited number of writing fellowships, training for scholars from countries where academic training in anthropology is limited and awards to encourage collaborative research between international scholars.
  • Keywords: anthropology; Anthropology, sociology; History, archaeology; Language, linguistics.

NB: Include Post-Ph.D. Research Grants; Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships; International Collaborative Research Grants; Wadsworth Short-Term Fellowships; Conference and Workshops Grants. DEADLINES VARY BY PROGRAM. PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE DETAILS.

The Henry Moore Foundation:
Research Fellowships

  • http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/matrix_engine/content.php?page_id=4308
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Postdoctoral.
  • Award: up to 21,000
  • Deadline: 4/18/2008
  • Details: The Henry Moore Foundation will offer a small number of one-year post-doctoral fellowships in the field of sculpture studies at a British university from the autumn of 2008, tenable for one year in the first instance, with the possibility to apply for a second year. The awards are primarily to help scholars recently awarded PhDs to prepare a substantial publication.
  • Keywords: sculpture, art studies, art

April 30, 2008

History of Education Society (UK):
Research Fellowship Award 2008-09

  • http://www.historyofeducation.org.uk/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Open to new and established researchers at any stage of their career..
  • Award: £5,000
  • Deadline: 4/30/2008
  • Details: The purpose is to support high quality research in the History of Education. The Research Fellowship is expected to result in published work based on the research funded by the Fellowship and a report submitted for publication to the History of Education Researcher.
  • Keywords: history of education

NB: Applications should be sent to Dr Jane Martin, Vice President of the History of Education Society (labelled The History of Education Research Fellowship Award), Dept. of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, to arrive by 30 April 2008.

Amherst College:
Keiter Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/funding
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Postdoctoral.
  • Award: full-time salaried position
  • Deadline: April 30
  • Keywords: classics, Latin language, Latin literature, Roman culture, humanities

April 21, 2008

The Johns Hopkins University Center for Africana Studies:
Postdoctoral Fellowship

  • bvinson2@jhu.edu
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; The fellowship is open to junior scholars who have received their Ph.D. no earlier than June 30th, 2004. .
  • Award: $46,000 plus medical benefits and up to $1,500 for relocation expenses
  • Deadline: 4/21/2008
  • Details: Scholars specializing on Africa, U.S.-based, African American topics, and the Black experience in other parts of the globe are encouraged to apply. The field of specialization is open, although priority will be given to applicants in History, English, History of Art, Musicology, Classics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Economics, Comparative Literature, History of Science and Technology, Near Eastern Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.
  • Keywords: History, English, History of Art, Musicology, Classics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Economics, Comparative Literature, History of Science and Technology, Near Eastern Studies, Political Science, and Sociology, African studies, African American studies

NB: Completed applications must include a cover letter, CV, a sample of scholarly writing, a project proposal, and three (3) letters of reference, including one from the dissertation advisor. Project proposals should clearly discuss the applicant’s plans for the fellowship year, as well as his/her research. The proposal should not exceed five (5) double-spaced pages.

Send to Dr. Ben Vinson III, African Diaspora Postdoctoral Fellowship in Africana Studies, Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218. All materials must be received by April 21st. No e-mail applications will be accepted . Women and minorities are urged to apply. AA/EEO.

April 20, 2008

NEH, Medici Archive Project:
Fellowship Program

  • http://www.medici.org/positions/fellowships.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants must hold a PhD n a humanities field relevant to 16th-18th century European history and culture; fluency in English and Italian (a knowledge of other languages is desirable); and substantial research experience with original documentary material..
  • Award: $36,000 per year
  • Deadline: April 20
  • Keywords: European history, Italy; Europe, humanities

NB: Fluency in English and Italian is required.

April 18, 2008

Van Alen Institute and the Social Science Research Council :
VAI-SSRC NEW YORK PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

  • http://www.vanalen.org/nyprize/fellowship_awards_ssrc.html#ssrc
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: $10,000, work and gallery space at the Institute, publication in Public Practice, stipend, and a range of project production, research and programming resources.
  • Deadline: 4/18/2008
  • Details: Van Alen Institute and the Social Science Research Council solicit proposals from scholars and practitioners in the social sciences and related fields for New York-based projects on the topic of sustainable cities. Proposals are welcome in a range of formats - such as workshops, roundtables, installations, and symposia – and VAI and the SSRC seek projects with a strong curatorial impulse that bring together social scientists and spatial practitioners in architecture, design, and related disciplines for debate and dialogue.
  • Keywords: Social sciences, urban studies, sustainability, planning, architecture

The Institute of Historical Research:
The Alan Pearsall Fellowship in Naval and Maritime History

  • http://www.history.ac.uk/awards/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral.
  • Award: £22,000
  • Deadline: 4/18/2008
  • Details: The Alan Pearsall Bequest and the Institute of Historical Research will offer a one-year postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Naval and Maritime History for the session 2008-2009, tenable at the Institute
  • Keywords: history

University of Leipzig, Germany:
Frank Freidel Memorial Library Residency Program

  • http://americanstudies.uni-leipzig.de/scholarship/freidel_residency
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; US Citizens or permanent residents holding a PhD in an appropriate field. The Frank Freidel Residency specifically targets scholars seeking research opportunities that allows them to strengthen contacts in Germany or Europe..
  • Award: Grant of € 1,000; Housing at the University’s Werner Heisenberg International Guest House; Air transportation to Leipzig and back; Substantial Research Aid (Student Assistant, Reference Librarian Support)
  • Deadline: 4/18/2008
  • Details: The Residency allows scholars of American Studies and related fields to use the rich resources of the Frank Freidel Memorial Library at Leipzig’s American Studies Institute. The Frank Freidel Library has extensive holdings in the fields of United States history, literature, and culture, as well as access to most of the field’s most important databases. The residency lasts six to eight weeks.
  • Keywords: American Studies, Europe, Germany

April 17, 2008

Library of Congress:
David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

  • http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/larson.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must by U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must possess a doctoral degree awarded by the deadline date. For the purposes of the Larson Fellowship, doctoral degrees include the Ph.D., M.D., Sc.D., Dr.P.H., D.S.W., P.Psy., D.S.T., Th.D., and J.D..
  • Award: $4,000 per month (6 to 12 months)
  • Deadline: 04/17/2008
  • Details: Research on the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health.
  • Keywords: religious studies, social sciences, mental health, social health

April 15, 2008

The International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) at Justus Liebig University in Giessen:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • http://www.uni-giessen.de/gcsc
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Candidates should hold a first-rate PhD degree in one of the GCSC’s academic subjects* and have substantial research experience as well as a proven publishing record beyond the dissertation within the field of cultural theory and the study of culture. Excellent didactic skills and a distinguished record of teaching experience at university level are expected. The candidate’s postdoctoral research must contribute to the interdisciplinary research profile* of the GCSC with a focus on cultural theory. The successful candidate will demonstrate academic excellence in both research and teaching and will be fluent in English and German. International experience and experience in graduate education and in third-party funding are advantageous. .
  • Award:
  • Deadline: 4/15/2008
  • Details: The research fellow will be expected to • contribute to the development of the GCSC’s curriculum, especially in the field of cultural theory and to teaching at PhD-level • enhance and expand the GCSC’s research profile through his or her own research within the field of cultural theory and the study of culture • contribute to the collaboration between departments and research centres at Justus Liebig University and PhD students • organise (international) conferences as part of the GCSC’s academic programme • further develop the existing bi- and multilateral research cooperation with international partner institutes of the GCSC and support joint research projects • enhance and develop the collaboration between the GCSC and non-academic institutions
  • Keywords: cultural studies, cultural theory

Indiana University, Lilly Library:
Mendel Fellowships

  • http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/fellowships.shtml
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: up to $40,000
  • Deadline: 4/15/2008; Second Deadline: 10/15/2008
  • Details: For research in areas of particular interest to the Mendels, including: the history of the Spanish Colonial Empire; Latin American independence movements; European expansion in the Americas; voyages, travels and exploration; geography, navigation and cartography; German literature and history; and music, including sheet music.
  • Keywords: history of the Spanish Colonial Empire; Latin American independence movements; European expansion in the Americas; voyages, travels and exploration; geography, navigation and cartography; German literature and history; and music, including sheet music,

April 14, 2008

Institute for Human Sciences- Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria:
Robert Bosch Fellowships

  • http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=491&Itemid=546
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Visiting Fellows must have obtained a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences and must hold a senior academic or research position, at least Associate Professor level or equivalent. Junior Visiting Fellows must currently pursue their doctoral degree or have recently obtained a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences..
  • Award: Visiting Fellows will receive a stipend in the amount of € 25.000 for the six-month term. Junior Visiting Fellows will receive a stipend of € 10.000 for six months.
  • Deadline: 4/14/2008
  • Details: Robert Bosch Fellowships will enable junior and senior scholars to spend six months at the IWM in Vienna to pursue their research project while working in residence at the institute. The IWM is accepting applications from countries of ex-communist South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.

    Applications are accepted from researchers who
    * are citizens or permanently reside in one of the above­mentioned countries,
    * or are affiliated to a university or research institution in the region,
    * or (independent of the applicant’s country of origin) who pursue research on South-Eastern Europe


  • Keywords: Eastern Europe, ex-communist South-Eastern Europe, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, European studies, humanities, social sciences

April 11, 2008

The Institute of Historical Research:
Past and Present Fellowships

  • http://www.history.ac.uk/awards/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: PhD student; The Fellowship will be awarded to a graduate who expects to have submitted his/her doctoral thesis in history (broadly defined) by 1 October of the year of the Fellowship. Applicants may be of any nationality, and their PhD (or equivalent) may have been awarded in any country..
  • Award: £17,900
  • Deadline: 4/11/2008
  • Details: Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a broad interest in processes of social, economic, political and cultural change, as manifested in their particular field of study. The Society wishes to promote work of a kind that might be published in the journal Past and Present and its book series, Past and Present Publications.
  • Keywords: history

Institute for Human Sciences- Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria:
Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators

  • http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=258
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: a stipend to cover living expenses, travel, health insurance and incidentals. The IWM will provide Paul Celan Visiting Fellows with a guest apartment, an office, a personal computer and access to e-mail and Internet, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna.
  • Deadline: 4/11/2008
  • Details: The Institute for Human Sciences (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, IWM) and ERSTE Foundation (ERSTE Stiftung) jointly invite academics to translate important works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and in the field of Cultural Studies from an Eastern to a Western European language, or vice versa, or from one Eastern European language to another.
  • Keywords: translation, Western Europe, Eastern Europe

April 04, 2008

International Research and Education Board (IREX):
US Embassy Policy Specialist Program

  • http://www.irex.org/programs/eps/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Each applicant must:  Be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) in the United States;  Be able to complete the fellowship between June 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 (final grant dates will be determined with the Embassy/Consulate);  Submit a complete application package by April 4, 2008;  Hold a PhD or other graduate degree at time of application (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD); and,  Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants..
  • Award: travel and living expenses
  • Deadline: 4/4/2008
  • Details: The US Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS) was established in 2005 to support US embassies and consulates overseas by providing policy specialists-in-residence. While serving at the embassy or consulate the specialists also conduct their own research. This year, applications for the following placements are accepted: Azerbaijan (anthropology / sociology, economics, religion), Georgia (government), Kazakhstan (Inter-ethnic relations, economics, oil and gas sector, religion), Moldova (conflict resolution), Russia (economics), Tajikistan (alternative energy, impacts of labor migration, urban planning), Turkmenistan (agronomy, environment), Ukraine (economics, political science).
  • Keywords: Azerbaijan (anthropology / sociology, economics, religion), Georgia (government), Kazakhstan (Inter-ethnic relations, economics, oil and gas sector, religion), Moldova (conflict resolution), Russia (economics), Tajikistan (alternative energy, impacts of labor migration, urban planning), Turkmenistan (agronomy, environment), Ukraine (economics, political science).

April 02, 2008

Economic History Society:
Power, Postan, and Tawney Research Fellowships in Economic and Social History

  • http://www.ehs.org.uk/ehs//GrantsAwardsPrizes/PPTAwards.asp
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; The fellowships are open to candidates with a degree from a UK university. Candidates who are not UK citizens must ensure that they can obtain a visa for the whole period of the fellowship. .
  • Award:
  • Deadline: 4/2/2008
  • Details: The EHS, in conjunction with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), offers research fellowships in economic and social history, tenable at the institute.
  • Keywords: Economic History; Social History

History of Science Society:
Fellowship in the History of Space Science

  • http://www.hssonline.org/profession/support/profession_jobs.lasso
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; ABDs may apply..
  • Award: $17,000
  • Deadline: April 2
  • Details: The HSS Fellowship in the History of Space Science is intended to fund research in the history of space science broadly conceived, including its social, cultural, institutional and personal context. The history of space science predates the founding of NASA.
  • Keywords: history of science, space science, history of space science

NB: ABD students can apply

April 01, 2008

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers:
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Electrical History

American Schools of Oriental Research:
Mesopotamian Fellowship

  • http://www.asor.org/bagdam08.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars from any country are invited to apply..
  • Award: $7,500
  • Deadline: 04/01/2008
  • Details: The Mesopotamian Fellowship provides support for one three-to-six month period of research. This fellowship is primarily intended to support field/research in ancient Mesopotamian civilization carried out in the Middle East, but other research projects such as museum or archival research related to ancient Mesopotamian studies may also be considered.
  • Keywords: Mesopotamian civilization, history, Middle East, museum research, archival research

The Society for the History of Technology:
Hindle Fellowship

  • http://www.historyoftechnology.org/awards/hindle.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: No. Eligibility: Postdoctoral; Applicants must hold a doctorate in the history of technology or a related field, normally awarded within the preceding four years, or expect to have graduated by the time of the award..
  • Award: $10,000
  • Deadline: April 1
  • Keywords: history of technology, history

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

Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing:
The Carl Djerassi Distinguished Fellowship in Playwriting

  • http://creativewriting.wisc.edu/institute.php#playwriting
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty; The ideal candidate will be a playwright whose work has been produced at major regional or professional theaters, who has university-level teaching experience, and who will make Madison his or her primary residence during the fellowship semester. Playwrights who have had work published as well as performed are of special interest. A terminal graduate degree (an MFA or PhD or equivalent) in any discipline is preferred..
  • Award: $45,000
  • Deadline: 4/1/2008
  • Details: The Carl Djerassi Distinguished Fellowship in Playwriting will provide a stipend of $45,000 for a playwright in residence at UW Madison during the spring semester (approximately January 15-May 25). The playwright will also receive health benefits and office space in the suite where the Creative Writing faculty and the other fellows of the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing are housed. During the residency, the fellow will teach one course in playwriting with no more than twelve students. The fellow will also have ample time to work on his or her own writing and will have the benefit of being a member of the writing and theater communities provided by the Institute, the Creative Writing Program, and the Department of Theatre and Drama.
  • Keywords: creative writing, playwriting

March 31, 2008

Institute for Human Sciences- Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Austria:
Milena Jesenská Fellowships for Journalists

  • http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=255
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Candidates for the Milena Jesenská Fellowships must have several years of experience in professional journalism. Their work may deal with any topic related to cultural issues of European relevance, especially having to do with the issue of European integration. Fellowships are not intended for entrylevel journalists or students..
  • Award: € 7.630; travel grants of up to € 1.820 will be available for research visits to neighboring countries.
  • Deadline: 3/31/2008
  • Details: The Milena Jesenská Fellowships are awarded to enable experienced journalists in print, broadcasting, and electronic media to work in Vienna for three months on projects of their own choice, free of daily duties and obligations. Starting in 2005, the Institute for Human Sciences at Boston University will also award Milena Jesenská Fellowships to US-journalists for research stays of up to three months at the IWM in Vienna.
  • Keywords: journalism, European studies, Europe, Austria

Foundation for Defense of Democracies:
Academic Fellowship on Terrorism

  • http://www.defenddemocracy.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=447172&attrib_id=7403
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty; Eligible professors must: --Have a full-time affiliation with a U.S. or Canadian university --Serve in a teaching capacity, preferably in the fields of international affairs, history, political science, or criminal justice --Have an ongoing involvement in student activities.
  • Award: All expenses (transportation, food, and lodging) are paid by FDD.
  • Deadline: 03/31/2008
  • Details: The sponsor provides a fellowship for teaching professionals to learn about the latest trends in terrorists' ideologies, motives and operations.
  • Keywords: terrorism, international affairs, history, political science, criminal justice

The Gilder Lehrman Center, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale:
Gilder Lehrman Center Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2008-2009

  • http://www.yale.edu/glc/info/fellowship.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Scholars currently holding the Ph.D. are invited to apply for either term of fellowship between August 2008 and May 2009..
  • Award: $12,800
  • Deadline: 3/31/2008
  • Details: The GLC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is designed to support both established and younger scholars in research projects that can be linked to the aims of the GLC. One 4-month fellowship with a stipend of $12,800 and three 1-month fellowships with a stipend of $3,200 each are available each spring and fall semester.
  • Keywords: slavery, abolitionist movements, history

Stanford University, Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West:
Postdoctoral Fellowships

  • http://west.stanford.edu/fellowships/postdoc.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Candidates must have their Ph.D. degree in hand by September 1, 2008, and must have received their Ph.D. no earlier than September 2005..
  • Award: $47,250
  • Deadline: 3/31/2008
  • Details: The Center welcomes fellowship applications from scholars studying the full range of topics related to the past, present, and future of the North American West. We are particularly interested, however, in supporting scholarship that would contribute directly to one of the Center's current research programs:  Reform of the California Constitution, with a focus on the initiative process  Migration and the Mexican Workforce in the North American West, with emphasis on the effects of human capital deficits, worker remittances, and diaspora networks on economic, social, and political stability in Mexico - and prospects for public and private sector reforms in Mexico and the U.S.  Technical and Political Challenges to the Use of Reclaimed Wastewater for Irrigation in the West  The Spatial History Project
  • Keywords: humanities, social sciences, the Western United States, Western Canada, Western Mexico, North American West, American studies

March 30, 2008

Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport:
Paul Cuffe Memorial Fellowship for the Study of Minorities in American Maritime History

  • http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=BA0F6A5D-D0B2-1CEA-5778CABEA131F76E
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility.
  • Award: up to $2,400
  • Deadline: 3/30/2008
  • Details: Past topics of research have included seafaring, shore side work and the make up of shore side communities, entrepreneurship, the fisheries, the merchant marine and navy, Native Americans, African Americans, Cape Verdeans, immigration, comparative studies, gender. Fellowships support research and writing, a portion of which should normally be carried out in the Mystic, CT area.
  • Keywords: maritime history, american studies, american history, history, minorities studies

European University Institute:
Senior Fellowships

  • http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/SeniorFellowships/HowApply.shtml
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty.
  • Award: Eur 3,000 per month
  • Deadline: 9/30/2008; Second Deadline: 3/30/2008
  • Details: The fellowship provides established academics with an opportunity to carry out research in one of its four departments. The four departments are as follows: Department of Economics; Department of History and Civilization; Department of Law; and Department of Political and Social Sciences
  • Keywords: social sciences, economics, political science, law, history

March 18, 2008

Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati):
Fellowship

  • http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Applicants for the Marcus Center Fellowship program must be conducting serious research in some area relating to the history of North American Jewry. Typically, Marcus Center Fellowships will be awarded to post-doctoral candidates, Ph.D. candidates who are completing dissertations, and senior or independent scholars. .
  • Award: transportation and living expenses while in residence in Cincinnati.
  • Deadline: 3/18/2008
  • Details: The Marcus Center's Fellowship Program provides recipients with month long fellowships for research and writing at The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, located on the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
  • Keywords: North American Jewry, American Jewish studies, American studies

March 17, 2008

Autry National Center:
Los Angeles Westerners Fellowship

  • http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/westerners_fellowship.php
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars focusing on the history of the American West..
  • Award: $2,500 for one-month residency
  • Deadline: 3/17/2008
  • Details: Applicants should describe their research project and clearly indicate the relevance of the collections of the Braun Research Library, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the Autry Library, and/or the Museum of the American West to the proposed research in their project descriptions.
  • Keywords: American West, American history

March 15, 2008

Stanford University Libraries:
Fellowship

  • http://library.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/frnit/cfp_english.html
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Scholars working on serious projects about French political economy may apply, including advanced graduate students at the dissertation phase of their study..
  • Award: $2,000-$5,000
  • Deadline: 3/15/2008
  • Details: Stanford University Libraries is accepting applications for a short-term research fellowship for scholars wishing to use the Gustave Gimon Collection on French Poli