CLA Grants, Fellowships,
and Research Funding
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November 20, 2009

University of Cambridge, Churchill College, Fitzwilliam College, Murray Edwards College, Selwyn College and Trinity Hall:
Junior Research Fellowship

  • http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/admissions/fellows/jrfapplications/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Junior Research Fellowships are open to graduates of any university who have recently or are about to complete their doctorates.
  • Award: Stipend and accomodations
  • Deadline: End of November of each year
  • Details: Each college offers fellowships in varying disciplines, including Anglo-Saxon, classics, education, English, linguistics, modern and medieval languages, and music.
  • Keywords: Anglo-Saxon, classics, education, English, linguistics, modern and medieval languages,music

Posted by Jen Swain at 11:17 AM |

November 9, 2009

Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study:
Fellowship Programme

  • http://www.nias.knaw.nl/en/fellowships/regular_fellowships/
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Faculty
  • Award: € 2000 to € 4300 per month
  • Deadline: The deadline for scholars from outside the Netherlands is 1 March 2010. For scholars from the Netherlands the deadline is 1 July 2010.
  • Details: The sponsor provides support for prominent researchers and senior scholars in the humanities and social sciences who have already made a contribution to scholarship and who are able to continue their research and to advance knowledge in their particular fields during their stay at NIAS.
  • Keywords: Netherlands, Humanities, General/Other Social Sciences--Humanistic Emphasis

Posted by Jen Swain at 1:41 PM |

November 4, 2009

Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS):
Research Grants for Emerging Scholars

  • http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/grants-research.html
  • Fund Type: Grant. Residential: . Eligibility: Post-doctoral; Applicants must have received PhD no earlier than January 1, 2005.
  • Award: Up to $4000.00
  • Deadline: December 15, 2009
  • Details: Proposals will be evaluated according to the scholarly potential of the applicant, and the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, especially to the development of Baltic Studies. Funds may be used for travel, duplication, materials, equipment, or other needs as specified.
  • Keywords: Arts and Humanities, Baltic States, General Humanities Topics, Social Science - Humanistic Emphasis, Social Sciences

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:52 AM |

October 23, 2009

The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS):
Senior Short-Term Research Fellowships

  • http://www.khmerstudies.org/fellowships/senior.htm
  • Fund Type: Fellowship. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Senior Fellowships are open to scholars in all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities to pursue further research in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Short-term awards are available for up to four months. Long-term awards are available for six to nine months. Fellowships for four months or less have some travel restrictions.
  • Award: up to $15,000
  • Deadline: 11/15/2009
  • Details: Sponsor provides support for 6 to 11 months to U.S. scholars holding a Ph.D. or its equivalent. Senior Fellowships are designed to enable scholars in the social sciences and the humanities focusing on Southeast Asia to pursue further research in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Doctoral candidates can apply for dissertation research.
  • Keywords: khmer studies, Cambodia, research, humanities, social sciences, Asia, Southeast Asia

NB: Applications sent by mail must be sent at least three weeks prior to the deadline date.

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:49 AM |

Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS):
China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) AAS CIAC Grants

  • http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=518
  • Fund Type: Fellowships and Grants. Residential: Yes. Eligibility: See Full Program Announcement
  • Award: 1. Dissertation Fellowships Award: up to $28,000 for ten months plus travel allowance. 2. Postdoctoral Fellowships Award: up to $32,000 for ten months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus a travel allowance. 3. Translation Grants Award: $20,000 for six months (amount reduced pro-rata for shorter tenure) plus a travel allowance.
  • Deadline: 11/13/2009
  • Details: • Curriculum development; college or secondary level. • Conferences and seminars: organization of small conferences and seminars away from major centers of Chinese studies. • Short research trips for advanced graduate students & scholars at non-research institutions to travel to major libraries and collections in North America & Taiwan. • Specialist or regional newsletters or websites disseminating learning in their fields • Translations of scholarly books and articles. • Collaborative projects in which the grant will facilitate communication and limited travel by scholars working on a common project in Taiwan and North America.
  • Keywords: research, Asia, curriculum, seminars, translation, collaboration

Posted by Jen Swain at 10:16 AM |