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UChicago Big Ideas Generator

Deadline: 
April 15, 2015
Does not need to go through URA, but please contact Courtney Guerra ASAP if you intend to apply. Proposals must align with one of BIG's focus areas (more on website). Above deadline is for Seed Grant proposals and Vision Grant pre-proposals.
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Big Ideas Generator (BIG) supports new bold, ambitious ideas that can change the way we think about a subject. A truly transformative idea requires a certain amount of intellectual courage- and the BIG goal is to provide all the necessary support for it before it can grow into a substantial research program. With the aid of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, BIG provides two different levels of funding:

Request for Proposals: Humanities Without Walls' "The Global Midwest" Initiative

Deadline: 
October 30, 2014
Please contact Courtney Guerra ASAP if you're interested in applying.
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The Humanities Without Walls consortium invites applications for funding from cross-institutional teams of faculty and graduate students wishing to collaboratively pursue research topics related to “The Global Midwest.”

This initiative aims to reveal and rethink the Midwest as a major force in the formation of a global economy and culture—both now and in the past. Projects may focus directly on the Midwest or examine the ways locations far from the Midwest have shaped and continue to influence the region’s past, present, and future.

NEH Summer Stipend Fellowships

Deadline: 
September 30, 2014
Only two UChicago faculty members can apply. If interested, please contact Courtney Guerra as soon as possible. Recipients cannot have received >$15k in external funding within the 3 years prior to application.
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Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
 
Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
 
Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months.
 
Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
 
Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
 

Initial Call for Proposals--University of Chicago Center in Delhi

Deadline: 
January 31, 2014
above deadline for AY14 proposals; there will be a subsequent CFP for projects taking place in AY15 and beyond, but submissions are also welcome at any time.
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On behalf of the Faculty Steering Committee of the University of Chicago Center in Delhi, I am pleased to invite the initial round of proposals for programs and academic events at the Center in Delhi.  The Center hopes to expand opportunities for collaboration with Indian universities, research institutes, and cultural organizations, to serve as a focal point for engaging alumni in India and South Asia, and to contribute to cooperation among the several international centers of the University.

The Center in Delhi will entertain faculty proposals for activities organized around three broad and intersecting areas of scholarship, recognizing that some activities will straddle these thematic areas:

  • Business, Economics, Law, and Policy
  • Culture, Society, Religion, and the Arts
  • Science, Energy, Medicine, and Public Health

We welcome the submission of innovative ideas and proposals that will help foster global initiatives and facilitate collaboration with scholars and institutions in India and throughout the region of South Asia. The Center hopes to promote the travel of ideas, scholars, and students in both directions between Chicago and South Asia.  Proposals that include more than one area of scholarship are encouraged.

The Chiu Scholarly Exchange Program for Taiwan Studies

Deadline: 
July 25, 2013
Grants not to exceed $5k. Citizenship requirements not addressed in posting; interested non-US citizens may wish to inquire about their eligibility.
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To encourage transnational and comparative research concerning Taiwan, the School of History, Philosophy and Religion at Oregon State University* launches a new scholarly exchange program, based on the generous support from the Chun and Jane Chiu Family Foundation. The program will award travel grants to Taiwan-based scholars who plan short-term research trips to the U.S., and U.S.-based scholars who plan short-term research trips to Taiwan.

NEH/FPIRI Fellowship for Field-Based Research in Palestine

Deadline: 
January 6, 2014
Applicants must submit four hard-copy proposals and one email proposal (see application form for details). Must include contact info for three references.
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The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its first National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) competition for post-doctoral fellowships for research in Palestine.

Gerda Henkel Foundation Fellowships

Deadline: 
December 1, 2016
Cannot receive salary simultaneous with this opportunity, so budget should be adjusted accordingly. Hard-copy submission required in addition to electronic.
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Applications for research projects and research scholarships can be made in connection with the research grant programme.

Support is primarily provided for the historical humanities, in particular to support research projects in the following fields:

  • Archaeology
  • Art History
  • Historical Islamic Studies
  • History
  • History of Law
  • History of Science
  • Prehistory and Early History

Gerda Henkel Foundation Special Program Grants

Deadline: 
June 1, 2013
Deadlines are in two cycles, June and December; above date is an estimate. Hard-copy submission required in addition to electronic.
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The below requirements are for the Security, Society, and the State program; please see the website for additional information specific to other programs.

Grants

Proposals are invited for existing research projects. The Foundation generally only accepts applications for research project grants from postdoctoral scholars at universities, other research institutes or comparable institutions. The applicants must be actively involved in the research work of the project.

The grants for research projects involve, depending on the type of project, research and PhD fellowships for project participants, travel and material expenses as well as academic conferences and workshops. The costs incurred by visiting (foreign) scholars can also be financed as part of a research project.

The payment of fellowships is based on Gerda Henkel Foundation’s usual rates. The maximum amount of funding is € 100.000 per project application. Applications for limited travel and material grants only will not be accepted.

US-UK-India Higher Education Partnership Grants

Deadline: 
April 13, 2012
Proposals must be supported by UK, US and Indian institutions and endorsed by the respective heads of department or equivalent.
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First Call for Proposals in New US-UK-India Higher Education Partnership

The British Council is excited to announce the first trilateral strand of the successful UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) with the launch of the new Trilateral Research in Partnership (TRIP) Awards with the United States.  Ten awards of up to £50,000 (USD $75,000) in funds will be available to support multidisciplinary research projects between UK, US and Indian higher education institutions.

UChicago Center in Beijing Programming Grants

Deadline: 
November 20, 2013
The 2014–15 deadline is above; however, their website notes that "proposals submitted by the deadline will receive priority consideration, but the Center welcomes inquiries at any time of the year."
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On behalf of the faculty steering committee of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing, I am pleased to invite a new round of proposals for programs and academic events at the Center in Beijing.  In addition to being home for study-abroad programs and internships, the Center supports a range of activities organized around three broad and intersecting themes:  Business, Economics, and Policy; Culture, Society, and the Arts; and Science, Medicine, and Public Health (with recognition that some activities straddle these thematic areas).
We encourage the submission of innovative ideas/proposals that will help foster global initiatives and facilitate collaboration with scholars and institutions in China the East Asia region. 

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