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Fellowships at the School for Advanced Research

Deadline: 
November 1, 2014
Application includes letters of recommendation. Non-US Citizens must have lived in the States for three years prior to application.
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Resident Scholars

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) awards approximately six Resident Scholar Fellowships each year to scholars who have completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and write about topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from anthropology or from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy. Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.

SAR provides Resident Scholars with low-cost housing and office space on campus, a stipend up to $40,000, library assistance, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. A six-month fellowship is also available for a female postdoctoral scholar from a developing nation, whose research promotes women’s empowerment. SAR Press may consider books written by resident scholars for publication in its Resident Scholar Series.

The Joyce Awards

Deadline: 
April 3, 2012
Above deadline is for a 1–2-page Letter of Inquiry; proposals, if invited, will be due 6/18/12.
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Since 2003, the Joyce Awards have distributed $1.8 million to support the commissioning of new artwork from artists of color in Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul. In those ten years, Joyce Award recipients have flourished both nationally and within their communities.

Beginning in 2013, the Joyce Awards program will open its application process, so that any nonprofit organization, not solely art institutions can apply to commission work and create a project with an artist of color. Annually, a minimum of four awards of $50,000 each will be granted.

2012 Faculty Research Grant for Taiwan Studies

Deadline: 
April 30, 2012
Travel must be completed by 11/20/12
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Designed to assist Taiwan-related studies, this grant provides recipients with funding to conduct research in Taiwan. Recipients are furnished with round trip, economy class airfare to Taiwan and a daily research subsidy of USD $200 per day for up to 7 days.

Fellowships at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies

Deadline: 
January 7, 2014
Some application materials (e.g., letters of recommendation) must be submitted in hard-copy and received by 1/7/14.
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Mapping Cultural Space: Sites, Systems, and Practices across Eurasia is the theme of the 2014–2015 Davis Center Fellows Program, coordinated by Professors Julie Buckler (Slavic Languages and Literatures), Eve Blau (Graduate School of Design), and Kelly O’Neill (History). The seminar for 2014-15 will explore the significance of cultural space as both an object and a tool of analysis, taking as its focus Eurasia, an area of the world where political and cultural boundaries have been repeatedly reconfigured.

The 2014–2015 program coordinators are looking to build an intellectual community for a project that may extend beyond 2014-15, in order to deepen understanding of the complex and enormous territory of Eurasia in both theory and practice, and to explore interdisciplinary discourse and methodologies, as well as collaborative, multimedia forms of scholarly output that serve multiple functions (research, pedagogy, etc.).

Onassis Foundation Foreigners' Fellowships

Deadline: 
January 31, 2015
PROJECTED DEADLINE; will be updated when new date is available. Please see FAQ for full submission details. Greek citizens are ineligible to apply.
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In 1995 the Foundation established an annual programme of grants and scholarships for research, study and artistic endeavour within Greece. The programme is intended exclusively for non-Greeks: members of national academies, university professors of all levels, PhD holders, post-doctorate researchers, post-graduate students and doctoral candidates, artists, and teachers of Greek language, literature, history and culture in both primary and secondary education. Exceptionally and on a case-by-case basis, the programme may accept Greeks of the Diaspora, second generation Greeks, and Greeks who permanently reside abroad and have been studying or have been employed in foreign Universities for over 10 or 15 years, depending on the type of scholarship.

(See FAQ for additional details: http://www.onassis.gr/uploaded/pdf/Scholarships%20Foreigners/FAQ_18.pdf)

Oscar Bronner Traveling Fellowship

Deadline: 
January 15, 2013
Applications must be postmarked by deadline. Only former fellows of the American Academy in Rome may apply.
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To encourage study of the Greco-Roman world, each year the American Academy in Rome, in conjunction with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, award the Oscar Broneer Traveling Fellowship.

Purpose: The Fellowship will be awarded annually, for research in Greece and Italy in alternate years. It is expected that the Fellow will use either the American Academy in Rome or the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as a base from which to pursue work through trips to sites, museums, or repositories of materials of interest to the Fellow's studies.

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Programs

Deadline: 
December 1, 2016
Applicants should familiarize themselves with the SI's Strategic Plan and ensure their project aligns with its areas of focus. Other fellowships available through individual SI units and museums.
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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Fellowships are offered by the Smithsonian Institution to provide opportunities for graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior investigators to conduct research in association with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff, and to utilize the resources of the Institution. These fellowships are offered through the Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships, and are administered under the charter of the Institution, 20 U.S. Code section 41 et seq. Fellowship awards under this program are contingent upon the availability of funds.

The publication, Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (www.si.edu/research+study), outlines Smithsonian research activities and lists the research staff. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff members to help identify potential advisors, determine the feasibility of the proposed research being conducted at the Smithsonian Institution, and the availability of relevant resources such as staff, collections, archives and library materials during the proposed tenure dates. (Other Smisthsonian fellowship opportunities availalble here.)

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

See PDF application guidelines for full details; applications due four to seven months before review meetings in March, July, and November. German Citizens must be established in the US for >5 years before applying.
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From the program website:

Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. A Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany.

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

See PDF application guidelines for full details; applications due four to seven months before review meetings in March, July, and November. German Citizens must be established in the US for >5 years before applying.
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From the program website:

Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, completed your doctorate less than twelve years ago, already have your own research profile and are working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or have a record of several years of independent academic work. A Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-18 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany. The fellowship is flexible and can be divided up into as many as three stays within three years.

Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty

Deadline: 
November 15, 2013
Limited to third-year assistant professors; candidates must have some affiliation with underrepresented groups. Contact Courtney Guerra for full application packet.
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Eligible Fields in the Humanities: American and English Literatures, Foreign Languages and Literatures (including Area Studies), Art History, Classics, History, Musicology, Philosophy, Religion

I am pleased to inform you about an exciting fellowship opportunity funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF). Career Enhancement Fellowships for Junior Faculty aims to increase the presence of minority Junior Faculty (African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, Native Americans and Native Alaskans), and other junior faculty members committed to eradicating racial disparities, in core fields in the arts and sciences. Applicants should 1) be in the third year of the tenure-track teaching appointment at the time of application, 2) teach in one of the eligible academic fields, and 3) be able to accept the award for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The objective of the fellowship program is to aid the scholarly research and intellectual growth of junior faculty (men and women) and improve their chances for success as tenured university scholars by offering support for twelve months of research and writing. The award includes a maximum $30,000 stipend, a $1,500 research, travel or publication stipend, and funding to attend the Fall Retreat in October 2013. The 2013 Career Enhancement Fellowships application deadline is November 18, 2012.

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