The Mershon Center: MNIH Fellowships

Kennan Institute Short Term Grants

Deadline: September 1

The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants (up to one month's duration) to scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C. area. Policy-relevant research is preferred. Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.

Short-Term Grants provide a stipend of $100 per day. The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Short-Term scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses are not directly covered by this grant. There is no official application form for Short-Term Grants. The applicant is requested to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, a curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the Institute. All applicants must note their country of citizenship or permanent residency in their materials. Letters of recommendation with signatures should be sent either by fax or post. All other application materials may be submitted via e-mail or in hard copy. Any materials submitted in hard copy should be in clear dark type, printed on one side only, and without staples.

Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, D.C., for the duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-Term Grants are held each year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly seven weeks after the closing date. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-Americans are eligible for Short-Term Grants, although funding for non-American applicants is limited. Approximately one in three American applicants and one in six non-American applicants are awarded Short-Term Grants in each of the four competition rounds.

Short-Term grant applications are reviewed by at least three members of the Kennan Institute’s Advisory Council. The Director of the Kennan Institute selects grant recipients based on the recommendations of the Council. Selection is based on the following criteria:

the potential contribution of the scholar to the intellectual life of the Institute and the policymaking community;

importance and originality of the project;

policy relevance;

applicant’s scholarly promise, achievements, and ability to complete the project;

likelihood that the finished product will advance basic understanding of the topic;
need for the scholar to have access to the resources of Washington, D.C.

The Short-Term Grant Program is supported by the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet Union (Title VIII) of the U.S. Department of State and the George F. Kennan Fund. Short-Term Grants for Russians, Ukrainians, and other non-U.S. citizens (other than permanent residents) have been suspended until further notice.

The Woodrow Wilson Center can only provide grants to those non-U.S. citizens who hold a J-1 Visa. Non-U.S. citizens who are located in the United States at the time the Short-Term Grant is awarded must leave the United States in order to be issued a J-1 Visa before they can receive their award. J-1 Visas cannot be issued to individuals while they are in the U.S. on a different visa.

Contact information:

Fellowships and Grants
Kennan Institute
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Tel: (202) 691-4100
Fax: (202) 691-4247
E-mail: lidiya.zubytska@wilsoncenter.org

Posted: November 18, 2009

Guggenheim Fellowship

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Often characterized as "midcareer" awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered in either of these competitions.

The Foundation receives between 3,500 and 4,000 applications each year. Although no one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition, there is no prescreening: all applications are reviewed. Approximately 220 Fellowships are awarded each year.

During the rigorous selection process, applicants will first be pooled with others working in the same field, and examined by experts in that field: the work of artists will be reviewed by artists, that of scientists by scientists, that of historians by historians, and so on. The Foundation has a network of several hundred advisers, who either meet at the Foundation offices to look at applicants' work, or receive application materials to read offsite. These advisers, all of whom are themselves former Guggenheim Fellows, then submit reports critiquing and ranking the applications in their respective fields. Their recommendations are then forwarded to and weighed by a Committee of Selection, which then determines the number of awards to be made in each area. Occasionally, no application in a given area is considered strong enough to merit a Fellowship.

The Committee of Selection then forwards its recommendations to the Board of Trustees for final approval. The successful candidates in the United States and Canada competition are announced in early April; those in the Latin America and Caribbean competition, in early June.

We guarantee our advisors and Committee of Selection members, as well as those who submit letters of reference, absolute confidentiality. Therefore, under no circumstances will the reasons for the rejection of an application be provided.

Website: Guggenheim

Posted: March 30, 2010

American Council of Learned Societites

Deadline: September 2010

ACLS offers fellowships and grants in more than a dozen programs for research in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels.

The specifics of the competitions vary. Program descriptions, eligibility requirements, and application procedures for each program can be found on the Competitions and Deadlines page.

Fellows and grantees in all programs are selected by committees of scholars appointed for this purpose. (See What is peer review?) An individual may apply to as many fellowship and grant programs as are suitable. However, not more than one ACLS or ACLS-joint award may normally be accepted in any one competition year.

For the purpose of these competitions, the humanities and related social sciences include but are not limited to American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political philosophy). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group.

Announcements

Posted: March 24, 2010

Fellowships at the Cullman Center 2011-2012

Deadline: September 24, 2010

The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world's preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, and sports.

Criteria and Terms

The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards up to 15 fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers – academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers. Foreign nationals conversant in English are welcome to apply. Candidates who need to work primarily in The New York Public Library's other research libraries – The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Science, Industry and Business Library – are not eligible for this fellowship, nor are people seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree.
The Cullman Center looks for top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. It aims to promote dynamic communication about literature and scholarship at the very highest level – within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows’ published work.

A Cullman Center Fellow receives a stipend of up to $60,000, an office, a computer, and full access to the Library's physical and electronic resources. Fellows work at the Center for the duration of the fellowship term, which runs from September through May. Each Fellow gives a talk over lunch on current work-in-progress to the other Fellows and to a wide range of invited guests, and may be asked to take part in other programs at The New York Public Library.

Website: Cullman Center

Posted: March 8, 2010

Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships

Deadline: October 2010

The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illuminate policy issues of contemporary importance.

Eligibility

Woodrow Wison Center

Posted: March 23, 2010

National Humanities Center

Deadline: October 2010

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2010 through May 2011. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.

Most of the Center's fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include environmental studies and history; English literature; art history; French history, literature, or culture; Asian Studies; and theology.

Complete application instructions and forms are available from this website. Applicants must submit the Center's application and financial forms (which may be filled in and printed from this site) supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1,000-word project proposal, a one-page tentative outline of chapters, a short bibliography, and three letters of recommendation. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 2010.

To have application materials mailed to you, please write to:

Fellowship Program
National Humanities Center
7 Alexander Drive
P.O. Box 12256
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2256

Phone: (919) 549-0661
Email: nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org

social sciences and humanities. It is funded by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and hosted by the European University Institute in Florence where the research community of professors, researchers and fellows provides an excellent environment for the Programme.

The Programme, open to all nationalities, is designed for junior post-docs who have received a doctorate in economics, law, history, social and political sciences, or a related field, within the last 5 years and who want to advance in their research and academic training, in an active multidisciplinary environment before entering the international job market, or in the early stages of their academic careers.

Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and potential, their academic career interests, and the availability of the EUI faculty to provide mentorship.

Fellows are supported and encouraged to pursue their research agendas and participate in the research activities of the EUI, and in particular, the research activities of the Max Weber Programme and of the EUI Departments with which they are affiliated.

The Max Weber Programme, hosted in the beautiful Villa La Fonte, provides excellent research facilities, a range of activities to improve communication skills (writing, presentation and teaching), and actively supports Fellows looking for an academic job; for those interested, it offers a range of teaching-training possibilities (within the EUI, Florence and abroad), and it organizes multidisciplinary research workshops and discussions on different aspects of academic careers. Many of these activities are organized by the Fellows themselves. All these elements (see the Programme of Activities |for more details) make the Max Weber Fellowship a unique and productive multicultural and multidisciplinary personal and intellectual experience at the beginning of a promising academic career.

As a service to the academic community at large – especially to those starting an academic career in the social sciences and humanities – the Programme hosts the Academic Careers Observatory|

The Max Weber Programme offers 1- and 2-year fellowships. The annual deadline for applications for these Max Weber Fellowships is 25 October but please note that applications for self-funded fellowships| are considered until 25 May.

The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) provides students, scholars and professionals with support to perform policy relevant field research, in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. In addition to engaging in research in the region, the IARO fellowship affords scholars the opportunity to increase their understanding of critical, policy relevant issues, develop and sustain international networks, and collaborate with foreign scholars on topics vital to both the academic and policy-making communities.

Applicants to the IARO program can apply to do research in up to three countries for up to nine months. As part of the IARO fellowship, participants are provided with visa assistance, international roundtrip transportation, a monthly allowance for housing and living expenses, as well as emergency evacuation insurance. IARO fellows also have access to resources available in any of IREX’s 25 field offices.

For a list of recent projects that have been funded as part of the IARO program, please visit the Program Results page.

Fellowships at the Davis Center may run either for one semester, September-January or February-June; or for the full academic year from September-June. The Center's funds are limited and candidates should therefore apply for funds from their own universities and from other grant-giving institutions. Princeton faculty members are not eligible for Davis Center fellowships.

The Center is normally only able to offer support for one semester, but it hopes that most Fellows will find outside support for a second semester.
In calculating support for each Fellow, deductions are made for outside grants and sabbatical leave funds that a Fellow may bring with him/her. Within the limits of its resources, it is the intent of the Davis Center to provide a salary that will equal, but not exceed, the normal salary paid to a Fellow at his or her home university.
Those whose outside support is insufficient to compensate for the reduction in salary occasioned by taking leave from their home institution will receive additional funds from the Center to bring their salaries up to normal.
Support to Visiting Fellows from abroad, whose base salary scale is below the normal US level, will be adjusted upward to take this into account.
The Center will pay transportation costs for each Visiting Fellow without outside travel funds, and his or her spouse or domestic partner and for their child/children, with the following limitations: It will pay for the most economical means of transportation for Fellow, spouse, partner and children from and to his or her home institution. Travel funds for spouse, partner and children are restricted to persons accompanying a Visiting Fellow for a substantial period of time, by which we mean at least two months. These funds are not intended for dependents taking brief holidays in the United States.
The Center will pay for the shipment of books and papers which are necessary for the continuation of research, but not for the shipment of household goods. It should not normally be necessary to bring many books. The University Library possesses over five million books and others are quickly available on inter-library loan. Fellows from abroad are advised not to send research materials by sea, since they are often months late in arriving. Since Fellowship holders are expected to secure furnished lodgings during their period of residency, the Center will provide only up to $150 for shipment of household goods each way.
The Center will allow each Visiting Fellow, without outside research funds, research expenses of up to $2,000 per semester, or $4,000 for the year, payable on presentation of a statement of expenses. This includes expenses for copying, microfilming, typing and travel for research, and research assistance.
Each Davis Center office is equipped with a Dell Desktop computer with Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Xp, Microsoft Office, plus a Hewlett Packard printer.

Fellows are given offices in a cluster of offices assigned to the Davis Center. They also have all the privileges of a member of the History Department. If a Fellow wishes it, the University Housing Department will try to arrange for the rental of furnished housing from the University.

Fellows are required to live in Princeton and expected to take an active part in the intellectual interchange with other members of the seminar. The Seminar meets on Friday mornings during the term and is normally attended by faculty from the History and other departments at Princeton, members of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, faculty from nearby universities, graduate students, and sometimes undergraduates.

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations. For general information about applying to Princeton and how to self-identify, see http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm

Fellowship Application Info

Website: Davis Center

Posted: March 8, 2010

DAAD

Deadline: 2010 (country specific)

The Scholarship Database contains details on the programmes offered by the DAAD and by other scholarship awarding organisations for foreign students, academics and researchers interested in finding sources of funding to complete study or research stays in Germany.

Besides the programmes listed here, a number of more specialised funding programmes are also available for specific countries or regions which are not mentioned in the database. Information on these can be obtained from the DAAD Regional Offices, the German Missions Abroad (Embassies and Consulates General) or from the relevant offices at universities abroad, for example, the International Office. In addition, you can click here to find the latest announcements and calls for applications for new DAAD programmes.

The scholarships offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are awarded to younger university graduates (and in exceptions, also to advanced students) from all academic disciplines as well as from the fields of music, art, and performing arts. Funding is also available for young and early-stage researchers, university teachers and groups of students completing study visits under the guidance of a university teacher. This support is largely financed by the Federal Foreign Office from public funds made available to it.

The DAAD policy on awarding scholarships is as follows: the DAAD aims to fund and support foreign students, graduates, doctoral students, and young and early-stage researchers whose previous research and academic achievements place them at least in the top third of their age group and who can additionally be expected in the future to become key players and top performers in their career fields combined with an awareness for the social responsibility which this involves.

Funding is available for stays at state (public) or state-recognised universities and at non-university research institutes in Germany.

As a rule, the minimum age for applications is 18. At the time of application, generally no more than six years should have passed since the graduate gained the last degree; in the case of doctoral students, no more than three years should have passed since starting the doctoral process; and in the case of postdocs, no more than two years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. In the case of postdocs who are applying for a short stay (of up to six months), no more than four years should have passed since gaining the doctorate. Depending on the country of origin of applicants, for example, special conditions prevailing in the home country education system, etc., exceptions are possible. Further country-specific information is available on the DAAD website: www.daad.de/stipendien.

Website: DAAD

Posted: March 24, 2010

Institute for European History - Mainz

Deadline: February 2011

The Institute of European History (IEG) promotes research on the historical foundations of Europe – comparative or transnational resp. transcultural projects dealing with European communication and transfer processes, as well as projects on concepts and perceptions of Europe and Europeaness in the period since c. 1450. The cultural, intellectual, religious, and philosophical dimensions of European history are covered as well.

Website:The Institute of European History

Posted: March 30, 2010

Grand Strategy International Security Studies Yale

Deadline: March 2011

Purpose:
These foundations provide support for research projects or internships related to the historical study or contemporary practice of grand strategies undertaken by students who have been, or are currently, enrolled in a course designated as part of ISS's Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, especially “Studies in Grand Strategy.”

Eligibility:
All students except second-semester seniors who are enrolled in or have completed a course designated as part of ISS's Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy are eligible to apply. Compensated internships are not eligible for support.

If you are currently enrolled in "Studies in Grand Strategy", are uncertain what you will be doing over the summer, but believe you may need support, estimate how much you will need and submit a conditional application, noting this fact in your statement.

If you have not taken a Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy course, you are not normally eligible for support. If you have a question about whether a course you have taken or are taking is part of the Project, please contact ISS Associate Director Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff.

ISS will give priority to applicants who have demonstrated a scholarly and programmatic involvement in ISS's activities. The number and value of grants awarded will depend upon the size of the applicant pool. Grants will normally not exceed $5,000.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply to other Yale centers and departments, and externally, for support. Undergraduate students should consult the Student Grants database, the Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs, their DUS, and their College Dean. Graduate students should begin by consulting the Student Grants database, the McDougal Center, and their adviser.

ISS will not make awards to applicants who fail to apply for other Yale sources of funding for which they are eligible. It will give preference to applicants who apply for external sources of funding.

Website: Yale ISS

PreDoctoral Fellowship International Security Studies Yale

Deadline: March 2011

International Security Studies at Yale (ISS) will award up to two Smith Richardson Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships in Security Studies beginning in the Fall semester of 2010, contingent upon available funding for this program. These fellowships will have a term of one academic year.

These Fellowships will provide an opportunity for advanced doctoral candidates from universities other than Yale in the field of security studies, with particular emphasis on international, diplomatic, and military history, to benefit from a year at Yale and involvement with the ISS community. Fellows must be in residence in New Haven or its environs. They must have largely completed the archival research for their doctoral dissertation: Fellows will be expected to use this Fellowship to make substantial progress in writing their dissertation. Applications from non-U.S. citizens are welcome, but successful applicants bear final responsibility for all immigration-related issues.

Fellows will have full access to Yale’s library and other academic resources, but they will not be eligible for Yale financial aid or degrees, nor will they be allowed to take or teach classes. The stipend will be $23,000 per year, with an additional $3,000 in research expenses. The Fellowship will provide shared office space and single membership in the Yale Health Plan if the Fellow’s home institution does not provide transportable health coverage.

Please submit a vita, a research proposal (describing how the Fellowship will be used), transcripts, a short (no more than 50 page) writing sample, and two letters of reference (one should be from the applicant’s dissertation advisor) to:

Susan Hennigan, Administrator
International Security Studies
Yale University, PO Box 208353
New Haven, CT 06520-8353.

Website: Yale ISS

Posted: April 28, 2010

Henry Chauncey Jr. '57 Postdoctoral Fellowship - International Security Studies Yale

Deadline: March 2011

The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale University, which operates under the auspices of International Security Studies at Yale (ISS), will award one or more Henry Chauncey Jr. '57 Postdoctoral Fellowships beginning in the fall semester of 2010. These fellowships will have a term of one academic year. By mutual agreement of the Fellow and the Program, the Fellowship may be renewable for a second year.

These fellowships will provide opportunities for research and teaching in the field of "grand strategy" broadly defined. Fellows must be in residence at Yale, and must have successfully defended their doctoral dissertation by September 1, 2010. The Program welcomes applications from both mid-career and junior scholars. Scholars who have previously held an ISS fellowship are eligible to apply.

Fellows will be expected to conduct their own research and to teach at least one course on a subject relevant to grand strategy during each year in which they hold the fellowship. The stipend will be at least $50,000. The fellowship will provide shared office space and access to Yale facilities as well as membership in the Yale Health Plan.

Website: Yale ISS

Posted: April 28, 2010

Miller Center Undergraduate Award

Deadline: April 2011

The Miller Center Undergraduate Research Award will provide $4,000 to an undergraduate student and $1,000 to his or her faculty advisor (typically a scholar from the Miller Center's Academic, Public, or Policy Programs) for completion of a major research project to be carried out during the summer of 2010 and the 2010-2011 academic year.

Students can choose as an advisor one of the faculty members of the Academic Programs—which includes the Governing America in a Global Era (GAGE), Presidential Oral History, and Presidential Recordings programs—to conduct research in a broad range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, presidential studies, American history, political science, foreign affairs, policy studies, law, political economy, and sociology. There are also opportunities for undergraduate research in our Public and Policy Programs or a future National Commission. Students might also pursue research projects that dovetail with one of the many conferences the Miller Center hosts. These events assemble public figures, scholars and experts to discuss centrally important policy issues, such as climate change governance, higher education reform, the state of the world economy, and national security strategy.

Students also have the option of choosing their advisor from non-Miller Center faculty. Faculty advisors from grounds should work within disciplines related to the work of the Miller Center, and the research project should centrally utilize the Miller Center's resources (e.g. our archives, presidential recordings, www.americanpresident.org, or commission reports). However, students choosing advisors from among Miller Center faculty will be given preference for this award.

The deadline to apply for a Miller Center Undergraduate Research Award is April 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the selection committee's decision in May 2010.

Students should identify and meet with their faculty advisor to discuss their proposed project early in the process of developing a proposal. The faculty advisor will write a letter in support of the student's proposal. A full list of Miller Center faculty is at http://millercenter.org/about/staff. Students are encouraged to contact Anne Mulligan, the Coordinator for Academic Programs, who can suggest pairings with relevant Miller Center faculty and give general advice on research topics.

Awardees are expected to create a bibliography of relevant background materials, read and research the topic, establish contacts with professionals in the field, and produce a final product (e.g., final paper, creative project, presentation) that summarizes his or her findings. An interim report will be due in November 2010, and the final project must be submitted to the Miller Center in April 2011 (along with a one page assessment from the faculty advisor and a brief report from the student accounting for expenditure of award funds). Students should be prepared to present their projects in the spring, and their advisors will be expected to attend the presentation.

Please download the Miller Center Undergraduate Award Student Information Sheet for more detail. Complete instructions are contained within the 2010-2011 Miller Center Undergraduate Award Application.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Anne Mulligan.

Website: Miller Center

Posted: March 28, 2010

GHI Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Deadline: April 2011

The GHI awards short-term fellowships to German and American doctoral students as well as postdoctoral scholars in the fields of German history, the history of German-American relations, and the history of the role of Germany and the USA in international relations. These fellowships are also available to German doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the field of American history. The fellowships are usually granted for periods of one to six months but, depending on the funds available, can be extended by one or more months. The research projects must draw upon primary sources located in the United States.

The GHI will not provide funding for preliminary research, manuscript composition or the revision of manuscripts. It will give clear priority to those postdoc projects that are designed for the “second book”. The monthly stipend is EURO 1,700 for doctoral students and EURO 2,950 for postdoctoral scholars from European institutions; students and scholars based at North American institutions will receive a stipend of $1,900 or $3,150 respectively. In addition, fellowship recipients based in Germany will receive reimbursement for their roundtrip airfare to the U.S.

The next deadline for applications is April 15, 2010. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a copy of your last diploma, project description (3,000 words), research schedule for the fellowship period, and at least one letter of reference. While applicants may write in either English or German, we recommend that they use the language in which they are most proficient. They will be notified about the outcome approximately two months after the deadline. Please send applications electronically in PDF or Word format via (fellowships@ghi-dc.org) or mail copies to:

German Historical Institute
- Doctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowships -
1607 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009-2562
U.S.A.

Email: fellowship@ghi-dc.org
Visit the website at http://www.ghi-dc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=933&Itemid=62

Posted: March 28, 2010

Introduction to the International Tracing Service (ITS) Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Deadline: April 2011
Washington, DC

designed for advanced undergraduate, M.A., and early Ph.D. students. The seminar is scheduled for August 2-10, 2010 at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC. This seminar is the third in a series designed to encourage the use of the recently opened archival holdings of the ITS. The objective of this seminar is to acquaint promising advanced undergraduate, M.A., and early Ph.D. students with the breadth of this rich and diverse collection. Nominations are welcome for students in all relevant academic disciplines, including history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, psychology, sociology, geography, and others.

The records of the ITS relate to the fates of more than 17 million people who were subject to incarceration, forced labor, and displacement as a result of World War II. Digital copies of the archive are being transferred in their entirety to the Museum. Currently, the Museum holds digital copies of over 50 million pages of documents and 50 million name cards from the ITS Central Name Index, spanning the period of 1933 until the mid-1950s. These documents include: prewar and wartime prisoner arrest, incarceration, and transport records from German concentration camp and police authorities; prewar, wartime, and postwar records concerning foreign and forced labor in the German war economy, generated by the Nazi state, individual German firms, and postwar Allied occupation authorities; and postwar Allied records of individuals and families seeking Displaced Persons status and emigration. During the first week of the seminar, staff scholars will highlight case studies in five key areas: (1) the Nazi concentration camp system; (2) non-Jewish victim groups; (3) forced labor in the German war economy; (4) Displaced Persons; and (5) war criminals. Participants will be assigned readings on these topics in advance of the workshop and will be expected to arrive prepared to discuss the readings as they relate to the case studies. In the final portion of the seminar, participants will be given the opportunity to further acquaint themselves with Museum resources and to conduct guided research in the ITS collection on one of the five case studies.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Advanced undergraduate, M.A., or early Ph.D. students from all relevant academic disciplines are invited to submit an application with the support of a nominating faculty member at their institution.

Applications must be submitted in English and include: (1) a Letter of Nomination from a faculty member in the nomineeâ€™s department that addresses the nomineeâ€™s potential as a scholar and specific interest, background, training, and qualifications (including previous coursework, projects, or publications); (2) a Letter of Intent from the Nominee discussing his/her interest in the field of the Holocaust and World War II, and how the ITS collection might further his/her studies in this area. Nominees are encouraged to consult the USHMMâ€™s preliminary online inventory at http://resources.ushmm.org/itsinventory/index.php for a partial overview of the collection prior to submitting their Letter of Intent; and (3) a current CV that includes a description of the candidateâ€™s foreign language skills.

Nominees must be enrolled at an accredited, degree-awarding institution (baccalaureate, the equivalent, or higher). Preference will be given to nominees enrolled in North American institutions whose interests lie in fields related to the Holocaust and World War II. A maximum of 16 students will be selected for the seminar. Applications and inquiries should be addressed to Eric C. Steinhart, Curt C. and Else Silberman International Tracing Service Research Scholar, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126; esteinhart@ushmm.org; 202.314.7814 (phone); or 202.479.9726 (fax). Applications must be received no later than April 15, 2010. Letters of Nomination must be faxed or mailed to the above address. Letters of Intent and CVs may be submitted electronically. Selections will be announced by late May 2010.

For participants, awards include (1) a stipend toward the cost of direct travel to and from each participantâ€™s home institution and Washington, DC; (2) lodging for the duration of the workshop; and (3) $500 toward the cost of incidental expenses and meals, which will be distributed after the workshopâ€™s conclusion via direct deposit. Local participants from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area will receive a stipend of $250 for the two weeks.

Participants are required to attend the full duration of the seminar.

Posted: March 4, 2010

Smith Richardson Foundation

Deadline: June 2011

The International Security and Foreign Policy Program of the Smith Richardson Foundation will award grants through its annual competition for junior faculty at U.S. institutions.

The Junior Faculty Research Grant Program is an annual competition that awards at least three research grants of $60,000 to support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2010, and the results will be announced by October 31, 2010.

For further information on eligibility and how to apply, please visit the website of the International Security and Foreign Policy Program at the following address:

http://www.srf.org/grants/international.php

Smith Richardson Foundation
60 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880

Posted: July 7, 2010

Collegium Budapest

Deadline: July 15, 2010

Scholars interested in a stay at the Collegium, and whose field of interest falls under the following categories:

are welcome to apply. The institute focuses on the above-listed research areas; however, researchers working in other fields are also encouraged to apply. In fact, all academic disciplines are eligible, but candidates should take into consideration that the Collegium cannot provide laboratories.

If you wish to apply, please write a letter indicating your interest, download the questionnaire (junior, senior) and submit it, together with a Curriculum Vitae, a brief description of the research you would like to pursue, and the names of five scholars willing to write a short assessment of your qualifications (for senior applicants), while two reference letters (for junior applicants) to Zsuzsa Ágoston at info@colbud.hu.
The application material will be presented to the Academic Advisory Board that considers all applications and makes recommendations to the Rector, who will make the final decision on the recipients of a Fellowship.

Scholars may apply or be recommended by others to become fellows either for a period of one academic year (October through July) (in general) or for one semester (October through February, or March through July). If you wish to recommend someone for Fellowship, write us a letter indicating briefly why you think that scholar would be a suitable candidate for Fellowship at the Collegium.

As a rule, scholars resident in Budapest cannot apply for a Fellowship (except in the category of Junior Fellow). On the other hand, within the framework of focus groups and projects, there is a general requirement to incorporate Budapest scholars as Associate Fellows, who are provided with working conditions similar to those of regular Fellows, while maintaining at least a part-time commitment to their home institution, thereby helping the Collegium further develop institutional contacts.

As opposed to earlier, now - similarly to Junior Fellowships - also senior fellows need to observe a fixed deadline for the submission of applications, which is set at 15 July 2010 for academic year 2011/12.

All materials must be submitted in English, or French, or German. A short English-language summary will be required in all cases.

Website: Collegium Budapest

Posted: July 16, 2010

Kluge Fellowships

Deadline: July 2011

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months. Established in 2000 through an endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The Kluge Center furnishes attractive work and discussion space for Kluge Chair holders, for distinguished visiting scholars, and for post-doctoral Fellows supported by other private foundation gifts. Residents have easy access to the Library's specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.

The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available. Further information about the Library's collections can be found on the Library's website: http://www.loc.gov/rr/.

Applicant Eligibility

Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible. Exceptions may be made for individuals without continuous academic careers. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. Upon selection, and in accordance with relevant visa regulations, foreign nationals will be assisted in obtaining the appropriate visa. To meet the minimum eligibility requirements, the degree must be formally awarded by the deadline date.

Tenure & Stipend

Fellowships are tenable for periods from six to eleven months at a stipend of $4,200 per month for residential research at the Library of Congress. The constraints of space and the desirability of accommodating the maximum number of Fellows may lead to an offer of fewer months than originally requested. Fellows may be in residence at any time during the fourteen-month window between June 1 of the year in which the Fellowship is awarded and August 1 of the year following. Stipends will be paid monthly by the Library of Congress, by means of electronic transfer to a U.S. bank account.

Applications

All application materials must be written in English. Please submit an original (signed) and ten copies of your full application. The Fellowship application requires a research proposal (no longer than three single-spaced pages); a bibliography of basic sources; a one paragraph project summary; a two-page curriculum vitae which should indicate major prior scholarship; and three letters of reference (in English) from people who have read the project proposal and know the quality of the applicant's scholarship. Do not use any staples for the mailed application materials, use paper clips instead. In the research proposal, applicants should indicate the collections of the Library of Congress that will be used for research.

Due Date

Language Certification

For applicants whose native language is not English, there must be evidence that the applicant is fluent in English so as easily to conduct research, discuss work with colleagues, and make a public presentation, although the ultimate product of the research may be written in the applicant's native language. For English speakers who seek to do research in the Library's foreign language collections, there must be evidence that they have a command of the relevant language or languages at the level requisite for serious research.

Expectations

Kluge Fellows will give one public presentation of their research and provide a final report on their research and its results. Two copies of any ultimate product of this research (book, article, film, website, etc.) should be sent to the Library of Congress. Kluge Fellows will also have opportunities to meet with Library specialists and curators, and on occasion with Members of Congress and Congressional staff.

Awards

Up to twelve Kluge Fellowships will be awarded annually by the Library of Congress. Awards will be announced about April 1of the year following that in which the application is due. For overseas Fellows, award letters will address visa questions and include a form which must be filled out and submitted to the Library of Congress to determine tax residency status and the potential for U.S. Federal income tax withholding. Scholars who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who do not already have a U.S. Social Security number will be required to obtain either a Social Security or tax identification number, as appropriate, at the start of their fellowship at the Library, regardless of the taxability of their income under this program or exemption under a treaty with the United States. Transportation arrangements are the responsibility of each Fellow. Housing is not provided by the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress does not supply health insurance coverage but can provide contacts with commercial providers. Because the United States does not have a national health plan, if a selectee becomes ill or injured during the term of appointment, there is no provision for care.

Contact Information

Completed Applications, questions, and other requests for information should be sent to:

Posted: July 16, 2010

Fulbright

Deadline: August 2011

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

Website: Fulbright

Posted: August 16, 2010