Department of Comparative Literature: Grad Student External Grants

A note about deadlines: Deadlines change, but they don't tend to vary drastically from year to year. This means that if an application is due in November this year, it is likely that it will be due in the mid-Fall next year. Plan ahead and look into grant opportunities years in advance. Then make sure to check the grant deadlines directly on the web site.

The American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) invites applications for Graduate Fellowships to assist American Indian college students to continue their education at the graduate level and who need financial support. Applicants must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaskan Native Group in the US, or possess one fourth degree (federally recognized) Indian blood. Applicants must apply for campus-based aid through the federal financial aid process at the university financial aid office. Citizenship: US Deadlines: June 1, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation offers eighty-five Andrew W. Mellon fellowships (stipends of $14,750 plus tuition and mandated fees) for one academic year to graduating college seniors and recent graduates preparing to begin full-time studies toward a PhD. Eligible fields for fellowships include Anthropology, English Literature, History, Philosophy, as well as other disciplines in the humanities. Citizenship: US or permanent resident Deadlines: Dec. 1, 2004. Contact program for more information regarding application procedures.

The Kosciuszko Foundation offers Fellowships and Grants for U.S. and Polish Citizens. The Kosciuszko Foundation awards a number of fellowships and grants to Polish citizens for advanced study, research, or teaching at universities and other institutions of higher learning in the United States. Applicants must hold an M.A. or M.S. degree before the beginning date of the award. Fellowships and grants range from three to ten months. Cost-of-living stipends range from $6,000 to $25,000, and include transatlantic travel, housing, allowance, health and accident insurance coverage, and, when warranted, domestic transportation.. Citizenship: U.S. or Polish. Deadline: October 15th (annual).

The Ford Foundation announces the International Fellowships Program (IFP) which provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The program provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study in any academic discipline or field that is consistent with Ford Foundation interests. The Foundation currently works in 15 fields to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Citizenship: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, South Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, and Russia. Deadline: varies. Contact program for more current information.

Purpose: Three-year Predoctoral Fellowships will be awarded in a nationwide competition sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council. Awards will be made for study in research-based doctoral programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences and biological sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines.

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals who are members of one of the following ethnic minority groups: Native American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black/African American, Mexican American/Chicano/a, Native Pacific Islander, or Puerto Rican.
Amount: $15,500 stipend + $8,500 for tuition and fees.
Deadline: See web site for details and 2005 dates.
Address: The Fellowship Office GR 346A, National Research Council of the National Academies, 550 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 334-2872
Email: infofell@nas.edu
Web site: www.nas.edu/fo/index.html

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) offers scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for students of Hispanic Heritage attending a community college, four-year college, or graduate school. Citizenship: Hispanic American. Deadline: varies. Contact program for more current information.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers the International Fellowships. These fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The stipend amounts range from $18,000 to $30,000. Citizenship: Non-US. Deadlines: Dec. 15, 2003 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The National Women's Studies Association offers the NWSA Graduate Scholarship in Lesbian Studies and the NWSA Scholarship in Jewish Women's Studies. The NWSA scholarship in Lesbian Studies includes an award of $500 to students doing research or writing a
Master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in Lesbian Studies. The NWSA Scholarship in Jewish Women's Studies offers an award of $1,000 for graduate students who have a special interest in the lives, work and culture of Jewish Women. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: February 15 for the scholarship in Lesbian Studies, March 1 for the scholarship in Jewish Women's Studies. Contact program for more information.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) provides Basic Fellowships to graduate students from NATO countries to pursue a higher degree course at institutions in other NATO or in Cooperative Partner countries. Contact national office in country to be visited (see web site) to determine exact application procedures. Award value varies from country to country, but typically includes travel, living costs, and school tuition. Citizenship: NATO and Cooperative Partner Countries. Deadline: varies by country. Contact program for more current information.

Purpose: To provide student loans to competent persons from Latin American and Caribbean countries to help them finance their higher education studies in the United States, with the understanding that, upon completing those studies, they will be in a position to give their respective countries the benefit of their training.

Eligibility: Open to citizens of Latin American and Caribbean countries who are members of the Organization of American States who are already studying or plan to study or carry out research in the United States. Students must have proof of financial need and must be committed to return to their countries after completing their study programs.
Amount: The Fund loans are of a supplementary nature, without interest, repayable within a term of, at most, 50 months after completion of the studies or research program for which the loan is granted. Students may request the loans to cover expenses directly related to their studies or for emergencies, not covered by their principal sources of financing. The maximum amount lent to a student is $7,500 per loan and $15,000 in total.
Deadline: Students can apply throughout the year. Loans are approved by committee once per month.
Address: Organization of American States Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund, 1889 F St, N.W., Room GSB-727, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 458-6208/6469
Fax: (202) 458-3897/3878
Email: rowefund @oas.org
Web site: www.oas.org/rowe (search "Fellowships")

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Pfizer offer the HSF/Pfizer Inc Fellowship Program. The fellowship is available on a competitive basis to Hispanic graduate students at selected universities and in selected majors. The fellowship includes a $10,000 academic year award and a paid summer 2005 internship in New York. A renewal of $10,000 for a second year is contingent upon successful completion of the summer internship. Citizenship: Hispanic American. Deadline: June 30, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The Soros Foundation announces the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans competition to identify "people who will make a success of their lives and who will contribute something to this country, in whatever area of endeavor they choose." Fellowships are grants for up to two years of US graduate study in any professional field or scholarly discipline in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Eligible candidates are no older than 30 years of age. Award includes a maintenance grant of $20,000 and tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the US graduate program attended by the Fellow. Citizenship: New Americans, i.e. resident aliens, naturalized citizens, or child of naturalized citizens. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2005 (annual).

Purpose: Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, this program builds on the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program, established in 1989 as the centerpiece of the Mellon Foundation's effort to support development and training of minority scholars. The MMUF program aims to increase the number of African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans in core fields within the arts and sciences, and to diversify the faculties at colleges and universities by providing support for qualified minority scholars. The grant is designed to defray part of the expenses associated with graduate study and research and to encourage students to provide regular data about their progress in graduate school. All fellows are invited to participate in a summer conference which is designed to provide a forum where they can present their work, share their experience in the academy, and initiate and expand professional networks with others who share similar conceptual, methodological, or policy concerns.

Eligibility: Applications are limited to Mellon May Undergraduate Fellows. To be eligible, MMUF students must have completed all the appropriate status report forms, at the discretion of the Mellon Foundation.
Amount: The award will be disbursed in five separate and time-related installments, and totals $5,000 over the course of the student's graduate study.
Deadline: July 1-November 15 of each year
Address: SSRC, 810 Seventh Av., New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 377-2700
Fax: (212) 377-2727
Email: mellonmays@ssrc.org
Web site: www.ssrc.org/fellowships/mellon

The Social Science Research Council seeks applications for the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies based at the Free University of Berlin. Its purpose is to encourage the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. Fellows are expected to produce a research monograph dealing with some aspect of German or European studies, including U.S.-European relations. Awards are for 9 to 12 months and include a stipend of $30,000. Citizenship: U.S. and permanent residents, Canada. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2004 (annual).

The American Academy in Berlin invites applications for the Fellowships for advanced study in the arts, culture and public affairs. The academy grants fellowships to American scholars, artists, and professionals in academic disciplines or fields of practice including the arts and culture, architecture, history, philosophy, public policy, law and society, music, journalism, film and others who will benefit from a residential fellowship in Berlin. Appointments are for one or two semesters. Stipends range from $3,000 to $5,000 per month; also included in the fellowship are round-trip airfare, housing, and meals. Citizenship: US Deadline: Dec. 1, 2004 (annual).

The Asian Cultural Council invites applications for numerous Asian Art and Religion Fellowships and Asian Humanities Fellowships supporting cultural exchange in the humanities, religion, and visual and performing arts between the US and the countries of Asia. These programs assist scholars and artists undertaking research and study in South, Southeast and East Asia, as well as Asian scholars working in the US Citizenship: US and Asia. Deadlines: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

These awards invite graduate students in the first or second year of their programs (at the time of application) to enhance their research skills for projects on the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the NIS. Awards ranging from $3,000 to $7,000 are intended to support up to three kinds of pre-dissertation training:

The W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, Israel offers the Samuel H. Kress Fellowship. The doctoral dissertation research fellowship is for the study of intercultural connections in the Mediterranean basin for students specializing in architecture, art history, archaeology, and classical studies. Minimum residency at the Albright for 10 months with optional periods of residency at one or more of the other American research centers in the eastern Mediterranean. The fellowship offers an award of $22,500 per year for two years. Citizenship: North America. Deadline: Oct. 15, 2004.

The US Department of State, with the Institute of International Education (IIE), provides Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants and Comprehensive Fulbright Grants for study or research abroad to graduate students, graduating seniors, or applicants in the creative and performing arts. There are two types of Fulbright grants for graduate study abroad:

Fulbright Full Grants cover the cost of round-trip transportation, tuition, books, living expenses for the academic year based on living costs in the host country, and limited health and accident insurance. Most of these benefits are payable in local currency.
Fulbright Travel Grants Travel grants provide round-trip transportation to the country where the student will pursue studies for an academic year, supplemental health and accident insurance, and the cost of an orientation course abroad, if applicable. Eligibility: The competition is open only to U.S. citizens. Preference is given to those applicants who received the majority of their high school and undergraduate college educations at U.S. institutions. Contact program for more current information regarding deadlines.
INQUIRES: Walter Jackson 212/984-5327; EMAIL: wjackson@iie.org; Web site: www.iie.org/fulbright/us/

The US-Ireland Alliance accepts applications for the George J. Mitchell Scholarships which provide tuition, housing, transportation, as well as living expenses and travel stipends for a year of study at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland. Citizenship: US Deadline: Oct. 10, 2004.

The Korea Foundation offers Fellowships for Korean Studies and Korean Language Training. The Fellowships for Korean Studies seek to promote Korean studies and facilitate research work by Korea-related scholars and specialists by supporting their on-site study and research activities in Korea. The Fellowships for Korean Language Training offers foreign scholars and graduate students who need intensive Korean language education the opportunity to enroll in a Korean-language program at a Korean university. The awards range from 900,000 to 1,100,000 Korean won per month. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Varies by country. Contact program for more current information.

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) offers David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships. The fellowships enable US graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. Boren Fellowship support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. national security but are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students, i.e., areas of the world other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Overseas study is based on program expenses for a maximum of $10,000 per semester for up to 2 semesters. The total maximum level of support for a combined domestic and overseas program is $28,000. Citizenship: US. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2004 (annual).

Purpose: To further the economic, social, scientific and cultural development of the Member States. The fellowships are granted to candidates who have had advanced training in the field for which the fellowship is requested. Two types of fellowships are offered: 1) those for advanced study at the graduate level, and 2) those for research.

Eligibility: Open to citizens or permanent residents of an OAS member country with a university degree or who have demonstrated ability to pursue advanced studies in the field chosen. The fellowships are for advanced study or research in any field, with the exception of the medical sciences, and are not granted for undergraduate level studies nor for introductory language training. Candidates must know the language of the study country. Fellowship work is to be conducted in an OAS-member country other than the candidate's country of citizenship or permanent residence.
Amount: A fellowship provides funds sufficient to cover travel expenses, tuition and fees, health insurance, study materials and subsistence allowance (which varies from country to country) for a period of 3 months to two years.
Deadline: The Advisory Board meets in June each year to select candidates. Applications should be presented in advance. Contact organization for specific deadline.
Address: General Secretariat of the OAS, Department of Scholarships and Training, Trainee Selection Division, 1889 F St. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-4499
Phone: (202) 458-3900, 458-3792
Fax: (202) 458-3897, 458-3878
Email: Fellowships_Department@oas.org
Web site: http://www.oas.org

The Phi Sigma Iota International Foreign Language Honor Society offers several awards for undergraduate and graduate study of foreign languages (including classics, linguistics, philology, and comparative literature) available to the society's members. Scholarships awarded vary in amount from $300-$1,000. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: April 4. Contact program for more current information.

The Lemmermann Foundation invites applications for the Scholarship Awards, offered twice a year to non-Italian students who need to study in Rome to undertake research for theses concerning Rome and Roman culture from the Pre-Roman period to the present day in the subject areas of literature, archaeology, and the history of art. Must be attending a recognized university course and have a basic knowledge of the Italian language. Monthly scholarship amount is 750 euro. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 15, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Rotary Foundation welcomes applicants for the Rotary Foundation Academic-Year, Multi-Year, and Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships. The purpose of the program is to further international understanding and friendly relations between people of different nations. Applicants must contact their local Rotary clubs to: (1) determine if funding is available; (2) ask about local application deadlines; and (3) obtain application materials. Length of scholarship term and award amount varies depending on type of Scholarship. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: between March and July (Each club sets its own application deadline in accordance with the district deadline.) Contact program for more current information.

The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) announces the Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program which combines academic coursework with complementary community service and a professional internship. The program will provide hands-on academic training for young Americans and Russians in fields relevant to the US-Russian historical, political, economic, and social context. Citizenship: US and Russia. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2003. Contact program for more current information.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites applications for its wide variety of academic and research support programs that facilitate international relations through the exchange of scholars of all levels and from almost every discipline. DAAD promotes cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in the US and Canada with higher education institutions in Germany. Please consult the DAAD website for details of their programs. Citizenship: US and Canada. Deadlines: various. Contact program for more current information.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers Awards for Study in Scandinavia to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year. Applicants must have a well-defined research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential. Priority is given to candidates at the graduate level for dissertation-related study or research. Awards range from Grants (normally $3,000) to Fellowships (up to $18,000). Citizenship: US Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004 (annual).

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation seeks to challenge doctoral students in the Humanities to explore career opportunities beyond the academy by engaging more fully in the communities surrounding them. The Foundation awards Practicum grants of up to $2,000 to support humanities PhD graduate students who use their disciplinary knowledge in a nonacademic setting, such as a corporate or not-for-profit internship. Applicants must be currently enrolled PhD students who are making timely progress toward completion
of their degree in the humanities or humanistic social sciences. Citizenship: U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents Deadline: Application deadline will be announced in early 2005. Contact program for more current information.

The American Institute for Yemeni Studies offers the Near and Middle East Research and Training Act (NMERTA) Fellowships for feasibility studies, research projects, and Arabic language training. It is permissible to combine Arabic language study with a research or feasibility project. These fellowships are intended to enable persons to conduct research in Yemen, and applicants are encouraged to relate their intended use of fellowship funds to their present interests and to future research plans. Project funds may only be used to support research costs incurred in Yemen. The stipend is $10,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: Dec. 31, 2004.

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) offers short-term and long-term research grants for scholars interested in pursuing studies in all countries of the Maghrib, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, and Libya. Short-term grants range from one to three months in duration, with an award of $3,000 - $5,000, and long-term grants are for three to nine month periods with an award of up to $15,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: February 15 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) solicits applications for Junior Research Fellowships, designed to enable doctoral candidates at US colleges and universities to pursue their dissertation research in India. Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian universities and Indian research supervisors. Awards are available for up to eleven months. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: July 1, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The American Research Institute in Turkey offers a number of fellowships for research in Turkey for the academic year 2004-2005. Scholars and advanced graduate students engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Citizenship: students matriculated from U.S. or Canadian universities. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004.

The David Library of the American Revolution offers Research Fellowships for the study of America in the last half of the eighteenth century to qualified doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers. The fellowship is intended primarily for researchers using the collections assembled at the David Library. Stipends are based upon $1,600 per month. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 31, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The American Academy in Rome awards Rome Prize Fellowships each year in the fine arts and humanities. Rome Prize winners pursue independent projects varying in content and scope at the Academy. Fellowships are offered in such areas as: architecture, conservation, graphic design, historic preservation, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, set design, urban design and planning, the visual arts, archeology, art history, classical studies, modern Italian studies, and post-classical humanistic studies. Citizenship: US Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

The Children's Literature Association (ChLA) Beiter Scholarships were established to honor the memory of Dr. Hannah Beiter, a long-time supporter of student participation in the ChLA. The Beiter Scholarships offer awards ranging from $500 to $1,000, based on the number and needs of the winning applicants. The Scholarships are awarded for proposals of original scholarship with the expectation that the undertaking will lead to publication or a conference presentation and contribute to the field of children's literature criticism. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: February 1 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

SSRC. This program is administered by the Council and based at the Freie Universität Berlin which also funds the program. United States administrative costs and selected Postdoctoral fellows are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Program's purpose is to encourage the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. The Program supports anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists and all scholars in germane social science and cultural studies fields, including historians working on the period since the mid-19th century. Fellowships include a monthly stipend, roundtrip airfare for fellow (and spouse), and funds for research-related intra-European travel.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens offer a wide variety of Fellowships for scholars to be in residence at the Huntington and to participate in its intellectual life. The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, the history of science, and medicine. Short-term fellowships last from one to five months; long-term fellowships range from four to twelve months. Stipends vary depending on scholar's experience and length of residency. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2004 (annual).

The Canadian Embassy provides Canadian Studies Graduate Student Fellowships for dissertation research in Canada. The program promotes research in the social sciences and humanities with a view to contributing to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada and its relationship with the US or other countries of the world. Applicants must carry out their own research. Priority topics include trade, economic and business issues; environment; natural resources (energy, fisheries, forestry, etc.); national and international security, Canadian values and culture, and communications. Maximum award is $850/month for up to nine months. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004 (annual).

The Library of Congress invites applications for the Swann Foundation Fellowship to assist ongoing scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon. Since the fund encourages research in a variety of academic disciplines, there is no restriction upon the university department in which this work is being done, provided the subject pertains to caricature or cartoon art. Citizenship: Canada, Mexico, US Deadline: Feb. 15, 2005 (annual).

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers scholarships for research in French literature, cinema, the humanities, the arts, history, philosophy, political sciences. It also offers scholarships for research in science and technology to conduct research in a French laboratory. Awards include a monthly stipend of 1300 euros for 9 months, health insurance, a roundtrip ticket to France, and an equivalent of over 30 days per diem fees for traveling in France for research purposes. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: January 15 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The David Baumgardt fellowship provides financial assistance to scholars whose research projects are connected with the writings of Professor David Baumgardt or his scholarly interests, including Ethics, Wissenschaft des Judentums and the Modern Intellectual History of German-speaking Jewry. The fellowship consists of an award, not exceeding $ 3000--, to be determined according to the requirements of the project and, in principle, requires extensive use of the facilities of the LBI in New York, particularly the David Baumgardt Collection. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

Dissertation Fellowships For Research Related To Education

The Spencer Foundation. The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.

Application Procedure. Fellowship applicants may request or download current application forms and instructions by April. Students must submit their completed applications by an October date designated each year. Awards are announced the following April for fellowships that take effect in June. Contact program for more current information.

Inquiries concerning the Dissertation Fellowship Program should be addressed to:

The Spencer Foundation

875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3930

The National Science Foundation offers Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals in a wide range of fields will be considered, including: Archaeology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Anthropology, Decision, Risk & Management Science, Geography and Regional Science, Law and Social Science, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Political Science, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, and Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology. In addition, doctoral dissertation research in the following areas will be considered when especially appropriate: Economics, Human Cognition & Perception, and Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics. Citizenship: Priority given to US citizens or permanent residents. Deadlines: vary depending program. Contact program for more current information.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers the Africa, Near East, and South Asia-Dissertation Enhancement Awards to support dissertation research at overseas sites by graduate students enrolled in US institutions. They cover funds for international travel, living expenses, and other items not normally available from the student's university. Africa, the Near East and South Asia offer important and unique study sites, perspectives, and scientific resources in a wide range of fields including engineering, environment, global climate change, geology, oceanography, astronomy, economics, linguistics, and anthropology. Students from developing countries in the Africa, Near East and South Asia region who are enrolled in a graduate program at a US university are eligible to apply for dissertation enhancement awards to conduct research in the region; however, priority is given to US citizens and permanent residents. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2004.

The Council for European Studies at Columbia University is pleased to announce three Pre-Dissertation Fellowships for Research in Europe. The following programs are available: Florence Gould Pre-Dissertation Fellowships for Research in France (six fellowships with an award of $4,000 each); the Society for the Anthropology of Europe/CES Pre-Dissertation Fellowship (one fellowship with an award of $4,000); and the Luso-American Foundation Pre-Dissertation Fellowship for Research in Portugal (two pre-fellowships with an award of $4,000 each). Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2004 (annual).

The East European Studies Program of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for Fellowships for Dissertation Research/Writing in East European Studies to support research undertaken outside East Europe and for research in the social sciences and humanities relating to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia. Awards up to $17,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: Nov. 3 (annual).

The Educational Testing Service invites applications for Graduate Summer Internships. The ETS awards provide opportunities for students to carry out independent research projects under the mentorship of ETS senior researchers in a variety of fields including: statistics, psychometrics, psychology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, minority issues, computer science, educational technology, policy research, English as a second language, and testing issues including alternate forms of assessment for special populations, performance assessment, and other new forms of assessment. Stipend is $5,000 for eight weeks, plus limited roundtrip travel reimbursement from home university to Princeton. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2004 (annual).

The American Research Center in Egypt provides Fellowships for Research in Egypt to support scholars and dissertation students to conduct research in Egypt in all periods and phases of Egyptian civilization, including topics in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Fellowship duration ranges from three to twelve months. Citizenship: U.S. and its territories. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004 (annual).

The Social Science Research Council solicits applications for the Eurasia Program Dissertation Fellowships. This program supports projects that combine innovative, interdisciplinary methodologies with important archival and field research covering Eastern Europe, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union and its successor states. The program takes special interest in research which substantively addresses: social welfare structures or set processes of economic exchange, organization, or property relations in historical, cultural, or social contexts; the conditionality or construction of regional identity or state sovereignty; the emergent role of non-state actors and international structures; or the organization, ideologies, or significance of science and technology. Fellowships are intended to provide up to one year of support to students who have completed research for their doctoral dissertations and expect to complete the writing of their dissertation during the next academic year. Awards up to $15,000. Citizenship: US or permanent residents Deadline: Nov. 3 (annual).

The Institute for European History offers Residential Fellowships to promote historical research. The Institute specializes in the history of occidental religion, and has developed into a center for ecumenical research on the Reformation in Europe (and general history) from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. The institute, located in Mainz, Germany, will award 20 residential fellowships with a duration of 6 to 12 months each. Stipends vary with educational level (from DM 1, 485-1, 795). Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: continuous.

CES Fellowships. The Council for European Studies offers a limited number of fellowships for graduate students working on Europe.

Summer pre-dissertation fellowships:

Doctoral fellowship for the academic year 2002-2003:

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies -- Please note that the dissertation fellowship funded by the Max Planck Foundation will not be offered in 2003-04

Candidates may apply for more than one fellowship, but a separate application must be submitted for each fellowship.

The deadline for the next fellowship competition will be February 1, 2004 Web site: http://www.europanet.org/frames/overall.html

CONTACT: John Glenn EMAIL: jkg14@columbia.edu

The German Marshall Fund of the United States provides the Predissertation and Research Support Program to support research to improve the understanding of significant contemporary economic, political and social developments relating to Europe, European integration, and relations between Europe and the United States. Special consideration will be given to applicants seeking support for dissertation fieldwork in one or more European countries and to projects involving parallel or collaborative research by both established and younger scholars, including projects designed on a transatlantic basis. Awards are up to $3,000 for predissertation research and up to $20,000 for dissertation fieldwork, with additional $2,000 for travel costs. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadline: Nov. 14, 2003 for Research Support and Feb. 1, 2003 for predissertation support (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The LBI announces the availability of a paid summer internship program for a graduate student who will participate in work on a specific research topic (jointly determined by the candidate and the LBI) related to LBI collections, which can include archives, library, photo collection, and art collection. The research project should pertain to the lives of refugees of the 1930s and 1940s in New York. The fellow will be supervised by the director of research and will work on a day-to-day basis with archives and library staff.
Ph.D. candidates from history, sociology, literature, or Jewish studies programs are eligible. The compensation is $1,500 per month. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: Fall of the year prior to the summer intership.

The Camargo Foundation welcomes applications from scholars pursuing studies in the humanities and social sciences relating to French and francophone cultures and from composers, writers, and visual artists pursuing specific projects. The interdisciplinary residency program is intended to give fellows the time and space they need to realise their projects. The Foundation’s hillside campus overlooks the Mediterranean Sea in Cassis, France; it includes thirteen furnished apartments, a reference library, and three art/music studios. Fellows are provided with accommodation on campus and a stipend of $2,500. Residencies are one semester (either early-September to mid-December or mid-January to the end of May).

Qualified candidates from all countries and nationalities are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is January 12 for either semester of the following academic year.

For more information and to apply, please consult our web site at www.camargofoundation.org or write to apply@camargofoundation.org.

The Fritz Halbers fellowships provide financial assistance to scholars whose research projects are connected with the culture and history of German-speaking Jewry. The fellowship(s) consists of an award, not exceeding $3000--, to be determined according to the requirements of the project. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center offers Research Opportunities in American Modernism, (1890-present) by awarding stipends to historians in the fields of art, architecture & design, literature, music, and photography and to museum or other professionals who wish to have or extend curatorial experience. The Research Center offers six stipends annually, one to a qualified individual in each historical discipline as well as one to a qualified individual in each historical discipline as well as one to a scholar or museum curator interested in organizing an exhibition on American Modernism at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Stipends will be awarded for research periods of 3-12 months, and award amounts will be determined individually. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: The Monday following Thanksgiving. Contact program for more current information.

The Helen Ann Mins Robbins Fellowship was established to support a period of research (up to twelve months) at the Rossell Hope Robbins
Library for women working on a dissertation in medieval studies. The fellowship is granted every other year, and includes an $20,000 for the 2006-2007 academic year. The recipient of the fellowship must be working on a dissertation and using the resources of the Robbins Library during the year of the award. The recipient must also be in residence in Rochester and making use of the
Robbins Library for the academic year. During this period, the scholar is expected to engage in the academic life of the University, by attending relevant lectures and, toward the end of the residency, giving a lecture based on her research. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: April 1, 2006.

The Institut Francais de Washington offers the Gilbert Chinard Fellowships and Edouard Merot-Sir Fellowship in Literature. Three awards for maintenance during dissertation or postdoctoral research in France will be given. French study in the areas of: art, economics, history, history of science, linguistics, literature, and social sciences are appropriate fields of study for these fellowships. Three $1,500 awards for maintenance (not travel) during research in France for a period of at least two months will be awarded. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Jan. 15 (annual).

The Predissertation Fellowship Programme offers five predissertation fellowships in the humanities to candidates who wish to spend time in the United Kingdom examining archival material to draw up a dissertation proposal. Candidates for these awards must have completed their coursework and oral examinations by the time the research visit is undertaken. These fellowships include a stipend of $3,000 and are open to candidates registered for a doctoral degree in a graduate school in the United States or Canada for visits of a maximum of two months. The Dissertation Fellowships Programme also offers five fellowships in the humanities to candidates who wish to spend time in the United Kingdom to carry out archival research. These fellowships are open to candidates working on an already approved dissertation toward a doctorate degree at an graduate school in the United States or Canada. These fellowships are for one year and include a stipend of $20,000. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: January 16. Contact program for more current information.

The Social Science Research Council invite proposals for the International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program to help promising social scientists and humanists to conduct dissertation field research in all areas or regions of the world, as well as research that is comparative, cross-regional, and/or cross-cultural. Proposals that identify the U.S. as a case for comparative inquiry are welcome; however proposals that require no field research outside the U.S. are not eligible. Support will be provided for 9 to 12 months in the field, plus travel expenses, but will rarely exceed $20,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 10 (annual).

The International Research and Exchange Board provides Individual Advanced Research Fellowships supporting long-term research in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia for period of two to nine months. Scholars in policy research and development, humanities and social sciences, and cross-disciplinary studies are strongly encouraged to apply. Award includes a stipend, travel, living expenses, and local research allowance. Citizenship: US and permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2003 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Library of Congress welcomes applications for the Junior Fellows Program. Working with primary source materials, Fellows will assist selected divisions in fulfilling their mission to reduce the arrearage by organizing and documenting archival collections, producing, finding aids and bibliographic records, preparing materials for preservation and service, and doing bibliographical research; and, will contribute to the Library's efforts to digitize its historical collections. Projects may exist in any of the following subject areas: American history and literature; American popular culture; cataloging; film, television and radio; sound recordings; rare books and book arts; history of graphic arts, architecture, design and engineering; history of photography; librarianship; music; and preservation. Stipend is $300 per week. Citizenship: US Deadline: Apr. 4, 2003. Contact program for more current information.

Winterthur awards four semesters of McNeil funding each year, at $7,000 per semester. Applicants may apply for one semester or for the academic year. This fellowship is intended to support dissertation research in Winterthur's collections and so is particularly appropriate for candidates in the earlier stages of a project. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

Eligibility: Open to citizens or permanent residents of an OAS member country with a university degree or who have demonstrated ability to pursue advanced studies in the field chosen. The fellowships are for advanced study or research in any field, with the exception of the medical sciences, and are not granted for undergraduate level studies nor for introductory language training. Candidates must know the language of the study country. Fellowship work is to be conducted in an OAS-member country other than the candidate's country of citizenship or permanent residence.
Amount: A fellowship provides funds sufficient to cover travel expenses, tuition and fees, health insurance, study materials and subsistence allowance (which varies from country to country) for a period of 3 months to two years.
Deadline: The Advisory Board meets in June each year to select candidates. Applications should be presented in advance. Contact organization for specific deadline.
Address: General Secretariat of the OAS, Department of Fellowships and Training

The National Women's Studies Association offer the NWSA Graduate Scholarship Award, which includes a $1,000 award to a student engaged in the research or writing stages of a thesis or dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. Applicants must be NSWA members at the time of application. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: February 15. Contact program for more information.

The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its annual competition for Research Fellowships in Palestinian Studies. Fields of study and historical time period are open. Fellowships will be granted for tenures of typically three to four months, and for amounts ranging from $4,500 to $6,000, with up to $1,000 for travel expenses. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2005.

The Boston Athenaeum Library offers the Mooney Research Fellowships. These short-term fellowships will support the use of the Athenaeum collections for research, publication, curriculum and program development, or other creative projects. The Athenaeum, one of the oldest and most distinguished independent libraries in the United States, has important holdings in the fields of Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. Each grant provides a stipend of $1,500 for a residency of four weeks. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Apr. 1, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The Hosei University accepts applications for the Hosei International Fund Fellowship-Foreign Scholars Fellowship Program to advance international cooperation in academic research and scholarship. The program, located at Hosei University in Japan, sponsors three foreign scholars to carry out non-degree research programs in the humanities, social or natural sciences, or engineering, for a period ranging from six to twelve months. Foreign scholars can start their research either in April or October. Citizenship: Unrestricted. Deadline: June 11, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The Japan Foundation solicits applications for the Doctoral Fellowship Program. The Japan Foundation is a semi-governmental organizational whose objective is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. Doctoral Fellowships give doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences, as well as in other disciplines who are conducting comparative research projects, the opportunity to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 4 to 14 months. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) seeks applications for two Fellowship Programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences. The CAORC Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research are intended for scholars pursuing research on broad questions of multi-country significance in countries in the Near and Middle East, and South Asia. The CAORC Fellowships for Regional Research intended for scholars proposing research that will have regional significance, and which must be conducted in more than one country which host overseas research centers: Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Senegal/West Africa, or Sri Lanka. In each program, ten awards of up to $9,000 each are available. Citizenship: US Deadline: Dec. 31, 2004 (annual).

The American Schools of Oriental Research offer a variety of Fellowships for research in the Near East, including Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Syria, and Iraq. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: varies depending on fellowship. Contact program for more current information.

The Schallek Awards program memorializes Dr. William B. Schallek, whose vision and generosity established the original scholarship
fund, and his wife, Maryloo Spooner Schallek. The program offers awards of $500 or more to graduate students pursuing studies in late-fifteenth-century English history and culture. Beginning in 2004, the program also offers five annual dissertation awards of $2,000 each and a dissertation fellowship of $30,000 annually. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: February 28. Contact the program for more information.

The Smithsonian Institution seeks applications for Graduate Fellowships to conduct research at the Smithsonian Institution. Fields of study include: Animal Behavior, Ecology, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Paleobiology, Evolutionary and Systematic Biology, History of Science and Technology, History of Art, Materials Research, and Social and Cultural History of the United States. 10-week graduate student fellowships offer a $3,700 stipend. 3-12 month predoctoral fellowships offers $17,000/year plus allowances. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15 (annual).

The SSHRC offers doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and research grants for a full range of subject matters in the humanities and social sciences for Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Citizenship: Canadian and permanent residents Deadlines: Nov. 15, Oct. 1, and Dec.1. Contact program for more current information.

The program offers subsidies in support of dissertation research; visiting professorships; publications; symposia; film series and exhibitions. Research grants cover the cost of travel to Spain and up to three months of residence at a stipend of $2,000 per month. The deadline for all grant proposals is April 1. Contact program for more current information.

Please confirm the deadline with the Program for Cultural Cooperation. Detailed information is available from:

Program for Cultural Cooperation
University of Minnesota
230 Heller Hall, 271 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel.:(612) 625 9888
Fax: (612) 626 8009
E-Mail: zimme001@umn.edu

The UCLA Center for 17th and 18th-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library support postdoctoral, predoctoral, and undergraduate research in areas of interest to the Center and the Clark. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2004 (annual).

Purpose: To support women doctoral candidates writing their dissertations. Scholars engaged in researching gender issues are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:       Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who will complete the writing of their dissertations by June 30, 2005. They are expected to receive their doctoral degree by the end of the fellowship year and must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary exams and had their dissertation research proposal or plan approved by November 15, 2003.
Amount:          $20,000
Deadline:         Postmarked by November 15, 2003 for the fellowship year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. Contact program for more           current information.
Address:         AAUW Educational Foundation, c/o Customer Service Center, 2201 Dodge Street., Dept. 142, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
Phone:            (319) 337-1716 ext. 142
Email:            aauw@act.org
Web site:       http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra.html

The Erasmus Institute, supported in part by the Pew Charitable Trusts, offers residential fellowships at its center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. Available are junior/senior faculty, postdoctoral, and dissertation fellowships, both stipendiary and non-stipendiary, for one or two semesters. Citizenship: unspecified Deadline: January 30 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Five Colleges Incorporated, including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts, offers fellowships to enable doctoral candidates to complete their degrees before embarking on a full-time academic career. Fellowship awards include a stipend of $25,000 and fringe benefits, office space, housing assistance, library privileges at the Five Colleges. The hosting department appoints a senior colleague in the Fellow's field to serve as sponsor throughout the year. Eligibility: minority graduate students in the final phase of the doctoral degree. Deadline: January 18 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

Purpose: One-year Dissertation Fellowships will be awarded in a nationwide competition sponsored by the Ford foundation and administered by the National Research Council. Awards will be made to students in their final year of dissertation writing in research-based doctoral programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, computer science, mathematics, physical sciences and biological sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines.

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals who are members of one of the following ethnic minority groups: Native American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black/African American, Mexican American/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander, or Puerto Rican. Dissertation award applicants must have completed all required course work and examinations except for the writing and defense of the dissertation. Students must complete the dissertation during the 2001-2002 academic year.

Amount:          $21,000 stipend, and expenses to attend 3 conferences of Ford Fellows.
Deadline:         See web site for details.
Address:         The Fellowship Office, National Research Council of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone:            (202) 334-2860
Email:            infofell@nas.edu
Web site:       http://national-academies.org/fellowships

The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation invites applications for American Fellowships. The fellowships are awarded to women who will complete the writing of their dissertations between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004. Applicants in all disciplines except engineering are eligible. The award is $20,000. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2003 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

Purpose: To support the writing of dissertations which promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression and dominance in the modern world. Particular questions that interest the Foundation concern violence, aggression and dominance in relation to social change, the socialization of children, intergroup conflict, drug trafficking and use, family relationships, and investigations of the control of aggression and violence. The foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.

Eligibility:       Grants are made to Ph.D. students in the writing stage of a dissertation. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country. Applicants must complete the writing of the dissertation during the grant year.
Amount:          $15,000 to graduate students writing a dissertation. Requests for dissertation research will not be considered. There will be no tuition assistance provided under this fellowship.
Deadline:        February 1. Decisions made in June. Applications will not be accepted by fax. Contact program for more current information.
Address:         Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 527 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Phone:            (212) 644-4907
Fax:               (212) 644-5110
Web site:        http://www.hfg.org

The Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust announces the Josephine de Karman Fellowships. Students in any discipline, entering their senior undergraduate year and graduate students entering their terminal year of a Ph.D. program are eligible. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the humanities and to those who have completed their qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree. Approximately 10 fellowships of $16,000 per academic year are available. Citizenship: US and foreign students enrolled in US institutions. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2004 (annual).

Woodrow Wilson National Foundation- Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

Purpose: To encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Dissertations may be in any field and consider any period of time, but should be concerned with continuing problems and questions of human life as well. Ethical and religious values must be central to the dissertation. These awards are not intended to finance field work or research, but rather the last full year of dissertation writing.

Eligibility:       Applicants must be candidates for Ph.D., Th.D., or Ed.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the US.
Amount:          Fellows receive $17,500 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing,. Approximately 28 non-renewable fellowships will be awarded from more than 400 applications. Graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition for the Newcombe Fellows.
Deadline:         Postmarked by December 5, 2003. Contact program for more current information.
Address:          Newcombe Fellowships, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, P.O. Box 5281, Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
Phone:          (609) 452-7007or 1-800-899-9963
Fax:               (609) 452-7828
Email:             charlotte@woodrow.org
Web site:         http://www.woodrow.org

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship Program in American Art which support any stage of Ph.D. dissertation work in the art history of the United States in any period. The dissertation topic should be object-oriented. Ten fellowships will be awarded. Students receive a non-renewable stipend of $22,500 for one year. Citizenship: US and permanent residents Deadline: Nov. 10, 2004 (annual).

Dartmouth College Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship for US Latina/o Scholars

Purpose: To support US Latina/o Ph.D. candidates who plan careers in college or university teaching with a view of increasing the number of US Latina/o faculty in American higher education. The fellowship offers the opportunity for scholars to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities and faculty of Dartmouth College.

Eligibility:       US citizens of Latina/o origin who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements, in the writing stage of a dissertation.
Amount:          The Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research allowance. Funding of foundation research will not be considered.
Deadline:        February 13 (annual). Contact program for more current information.
Address:         Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship Committee, 6062 Wentworth, Room 304, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Phone:            (603) 646-2107
Web site:         http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/funding/fellowships/chavez.html

Dartmouth College Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship for Native American Scholars

Purpose: To support Native American Ph.D. Candidates who plan careers in college or university teaching with a view of increasing the number of Native American faculty in American higher education. The fellowship offers the opportunity for scholars to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities and faculty of Dartmouth College.

Eligibility:       US citizens of Native American descent who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements in the writing stage of a dissertation.
Amount:          The Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund. Funding for foundation research will not be considered.
Deadline:        March 15. Contact program for more current information.
Address:        Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship Committee, 6062 Wentworth, Room 304, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Phone:            (603) 646-2107
Web site:          http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/funding/fellowships/eastman.html

Dartmouth College Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowship for African-American Scholars

Purpose: To support African American Ph.D. Candidates who plan careers in college or university teaching with a view of increasing the number of African-American faculty in American higher education. The fellowship offers the opportunity for scholars to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities and faculty of Dartmouth College.

Eligibility:       US citizens of African-American origin who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements in the writing stage of a dissertation.
Amount:          The Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund. Funding for foundation research will not be considered.
Deadline:        January 12. Contact program for more current information.
Address:        Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowship Committee, 6062 Wentworth, Room 304, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3526
Phone:            (603) 646-2107
Web site:          http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/funding/fellowships/marshall.html

Purpose:        Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Studies in Landscape Architecture for degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. (or appropriate final degree) and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. In exceptional cases, applications may be accepted from students before they have fulfilled preliminary requirements.
Amount:          Stipend of $14,260; $925 research expense allowance; housing; assistance with travel and moving dependents, if necessary.
Deadline:        November 1 (annual). Contact program for more current information.
Address:         Office of the Director, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32^nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
Phone:            (202) 339-6410

Purpose: In 1985 Williams College established the Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships to underline the importance of encouraging able minority students to pursue careers in college teaching. The Bolin Fellowships enable two minority students to devote the bulk of their time during the academic year to the completion of dissertation work. The fellowship includes college housing assistance, and academic support including office space and computer and library privileges. Fellows will be expected to teach one one-semester course.

Eligibility:       The Bolin Fellowships will be awarded to minority students who are working toward the Ph.D. in the humanities or in the natural, social or behavioral sciences. Applicants must be US citizens, and have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year.
Amount:          $30,000 stipend and a research allowance of up to $4,000
Deadline:        Please contact school for deadline.
Address:         William J. Lenhart, Dean of the Faculty, Williams College, PO Box 141, Williamstown, MA 01267
Phone:            413/597-4351

This fellowship is designed for graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation. We invite applications from Ph.D. candidates whose research on important historical questions would benefit from use of Hagley's research collections. This is a residential fellowship with a term of four months. The fellowship provides $6,000, free housing on Hagley's grounds, use of a computer, mail and internet access, and an office. Recipients are expected to have no other obligations during the term of the fellowship, to maintain continuous residence at Hagley for its duration, and to participate in events organized by Hagley's Center of the History of Business, Technology, and Society. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: November 15, 2004

New England Board of Higher Education- Dissertation Fellowships for Students of Color

Purpose: The purpose of these fellowships is to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students (US citizens) to pursue college and university teaching careers in New England. Successful applicants will spend a year completing their dissertations at the host colleges (U of Vermont; Middlebury College; Simmons College; Bridgewater State College; U of New Hampshire; Northeastern University). Scholars will be given special opportunities to consider possible teaching positions at the host campus or elsewhere in the region or nation.

Amount:          $22,000 plus office space and library privileges
Contact:         Check web site to choose appropriate host campus and for most recent deadline.
Web site:        http://www.nebhe.org/diss-flyer.html

Purpose: Resident Scholar Fellowships are awarded each year to six 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 the perspective of anthropology or from anthropologically informed perspectives in such fields as history, sociology, art, law, and philosophy. Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:       Preference is given to applicants whose fieldwork or basic research and analysis are complete and who need time to write manuscripts. An average of one predoctoral fellowship is awarded each year, and each year's class of fellows may include scholars at various stages of their careers.
Amount:          Scholars are provided with an apartment and office on campus, stipends, a small reference library and library assistance, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure.
Deadline:        November 15. Contact program for more current information.
Address:         School of American Research, P.O. Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
Phone:            505/954-7201

Purpose: The objective of the program is to bring to campus graduate fellows working in fields taught at the university in order to support their dissertation efforts and to give St. Lawrence students the benefits of their areas of expertise in the classroom. The program consists of a one-year residence at St. Lawrence.

Eligibility:       Ph.D. candidates who have completed course work toward the degree and are members of underrepresented groups in higher education, especially ethnic and racial minorities.
Amount:           $25,000 stipend with possibility of additional funds for travel.
Deadline:          February 15
Address:           Peter J. Bailey, Director, Jeffrey Campbell Graduate Fellowship Program, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617
Phone:            Peter Bailey at (315) 229-5596 or (315) 229-5509
Fax:                (315) 229-5561
Email:             humanresources@stlawu.edu
Web site:        http://web.stlawu.edu/resources/positions/faculty/jeffcampfellow03.htm

Purpose: Each year the program brings together about 25 researchers in the social sciences, history and various interdisciplinary fields. Research Fellows and Guest Scholars at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels will be selected. Researchers of any nationality are eligible. Awards support the write-up stage of research on any aspect of contemporary Mexico (except literature and the arts), Mexican history, and US-Mexican relations.

Eligibility:       No citizenship requirements. Special funds are available for Mexican citizens, advanced graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients.
Deadline:        January 1, 2002. Contact program for more current information.
Contact: Graciela Platero, Fellowship Program Coordinator
Address:         Center for US-Mexican Studies, 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0510, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0510
Phone:           858/534-4503
Fax:                858/534-6447
Email:             usmex@ucsd.edu or gplatero@ucsd.edu
Web site:        http://www.usmex.ucsd.edu/applications/index.html

Purpose: The purpose of the program is to provide selected doctoral students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors at Washington State University in preparing for future careers as faculty.

Eligibility:       Doctoral candidates who are nearing completion of their degrees and preparing for careers in higher education.
Amount:          $3,000 stipend plus university housing
Deadline:         March 15. Contact program for more current information.
Address:          Dr. Howard D. Grimes, Dean of the Graduate School, c/o Bonnie Collins, PO Box 641030, Washington State University, Graduate School, Pullman, WA 99164-1030

Purpose: To support applicants who demonstrate strong research and teaching interests in race, class, gender, and cultural difference. Scholars will teach one undergraduate course and present one colloquium.

Eligibility:       Candidates must be advanced to candidacy and expect completion of dissertation during term of residence.
Amount:          $20,000 for nine-month residency.
Deadline:        See web site for updated information
Address:         Women's Studies Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, 4706 S Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Phone:            (805) 893-4330
Fax:               (805) 893-3597
Email:             bobo@sscf.ucsb.edu
Web site:        http://www.womst.ucsb.edu

Each department or program in Comparative Literature may nominate one dissertation completed during the current year (e.g. for the current competition, a dissertation completed by September 1, 2003). The ACLA expects that the majority of dissertations nominated have been written by students enrolled in Comparative Literature, but a department or program may nominate a dissertation by a student enrolled in another program if it judges this the best dissertation in comparative literature of the year. The sponsoring department or program must be a current member of the ACLA. Prize award includes $1,000 and a certificate. Copies of dissertation due by July 15. Contact program for more current information.

Purpose: The purpose of the Women of Color Caucus (WOCC) Awards is to discover, encourage, and promote the intellectual development of emerging graduate and undergraduate women of color scholars, regardless of age, who engage in critical theoretical discussions and/or analyses about feminist/womanist/mestiza issues among women of color or within a designated identity of color. Scholarly essays may be on any subject relevant to girl children, youth, women's issues an/or experiences in the US or throughout the diaspora.

Eligibility: The awards will be given to undergraduate and/or graduate students of respectively Africana, Asian, Latina, and Native-American descent.
Amount: $400
Deadline: February 15, 2005
Address: NWSA, University of Maryland, 7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 500, College Park, MD 20740
Contact: Pat Washington Themorgangirl@aol.com or Della Scott dscott@simmons.edu

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership invite applications for the Abe Fellowship Program which encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. Abe Fellows will be eligible for up to 12 months of full-time support over a 24-month period. Fellowship tenure may begin between April 1 and Dec. 31. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Sept. 1 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Committee on Scholarly Communication with China seeks applications for its National Program for Advanced Study and Research in China, which supports individuals in the social sciences or humanities with a Ph.D. or equivalent to do in-depth research on China or the Chinese portion of a comparative study. Grants are offered for two to twelve months of research in China and include a monthly stipend and travel allowance. Citizenship: U.S. or permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 15 (annual).

The American Antiquarian Society offers the Visiting Academic Research Fellowships for residencies involving the use of the organization's library resources for research and writing. Long-term residencies (four to twelve months) are intended for scholars who already have a doctoral degree; senior and mid-career scholars are encouraged to apply. Short-term fellowships (one to three months) are available for scholars holding a Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Special short-term grants support scholars working in the history of the book in American culture, eighteenth-century American history, and American literary studies, as well as in studies that draw upon AAS's preeminent collections of graphic arts, newspapers, and magazines. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History invites applications for Research Fellowships in American Civilization. Fellowships are open to scholars in American history, literature, and related fields who are interested in using materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the largest collections of American historical documents in private hands. Fellowships range in duration from a week to 2 months, including stipends of $1,500 to $4,000, depending on seniority, travel needs, and the nature of the project. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Dec. 1, 2004 and May 1, 2005 (annual).

The Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library invites applications for research in the library and museum collections. Scholars pursuing advanced research are eligible to apply for NEH Fellowships of up to $30,000 for four to 12 months. Winterthur Research Fellowships are also available to support research for one to three months at $1,500/month. Robert Lee Gill Fellowships are available for research into American decorative arts, painting, architecture, or historic preservation. Dwight P. Lanmon Fellowships will support the study of glass and ceramics. Applications are welcome in the following fields of study: anthropology, archaeology, architectural history, art history, cultural history, decorative arts, African American material culture, folklore, historic preservation, history of technology, material culture, social history, urban studies, and women's studies. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The American Oriental Society accepts applications for the Louise Wallace Hackney Fellowship for the Study of Chinese Art. The Fellowship is conceived to permit the study of Chinese art, with special relation to painting and its reflection of Chinese culture, and to permit the translation into English of works upon the said subject for the purpose of furthering a better understanding of Chinese painting in the United States. Funding will be in the amount of $8,000, and will cover a period of 12 months. Citizenship: US Deadline: Mar. 1, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

INQUIRIES: Jonathan Rodgers 734/764-7555 or 734/647-4760; EMAIL: jrodgers@umich.edu;

The American Philosophical Society maintains 5 grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields, including the Phillips Fund Grants for Native American Research in linguistics and ethnohistory in the continental U.S. and Canada, the Franklin Research Grants designed to meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes, and the Library Resident Research Fellowships, which are short-term residential fellowships for conducting research in the APS library. The grant awards range from $1000 to $6000 and may include travel expenses and other relevant research materials. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: varies depending on fellowship. Contact program for more current information.

The American Academy in Rome awards the Rome Prize Fellowships each year in the fine arts and humanities. Rome Prize winners pursue independent projects varying in content and scope at the Academy. Fellowships are offered in such areas as: architecture, conservation, graphic design, historic preservation, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, set design, urban design and planning, the visual arts, archeology, art history, classical studies, modern Italian studies, and post-classical humanistic studies. Awards range from $10,500 to $21,000, depending on the fellowship awarded. Up to 30 fellowships for the School of Fine Arts and the School of Classical Studies are awarded each year. Award periods vary from six months to two years. A $25 application fee is required of all applicants except postdoctoral applicants. Citizenship: U.S. Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

The Asian Cultural Council invites applications for numerous Asian Art and Religion Fellowships and Asian Humanities Fellowships supporting cultural exchange in the humanities, religion, and visual and performing arts between the U.S. and the countries of Asia. These programs assist scholars and artists undertaking research and study in South, Southeast and East Asia, as well as Asian scholars working in the U.S. Citizenship: U.S. and Asia. Deadlines: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 (annual)

The Association of Asian Studies supports a variety of Research Assistance and Travel Grants in Asian Studies, designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching in the field, and to integrate Asian Studies into the major academic disciplines. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: vary depending on award.

The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University offers the British Art Visiting Fellowships to scholars in research related to British art and to museum professionals whose research interests include British art. These month-long fellowships allow scholars of literature, history, the history of art, or related fields to study the center's holdings of paintings, drawings, prints, and rare books, and to make use of its research facilities. Fellowships include travel, accommodation, and a living allowance. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

Dumbarton Oaks offers Residential Fellowships and Summer Fellowships for research in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Landscape Architecture. These residential fellowships are intended for scholars who hold a doctorate (or appropriate final degree) or who have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research. Fellowship awards includes a stipend of $26,325 for a Fellow for the full academic year, housing (a housing allowance may be offered instead of housing if Dumbarton Oaks is unable to provide accommodations), a research expense allowance, and (if needed) an allowance for the cost of bringing and maintaining dependents at Dumbarton Oaks. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004 (annual).

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) offers the Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development and American Research in the Humanities in the People's Republic of China (Postdoctoral Fellowships) to support Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities from a Chinese institution to carry out one semester or one year of individual or collaborative research at the invitation of a U.S. host scholar. The fellowships provide a modest living allowance and health insurance, as well as international airfare. Approximately eight fellowships will be available. Candidates must be nominated by the U.S. host. Citizenship: China. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2004.

The John Carter Brown Library accepts applications for Research Fellowships in history and the humanities at Brown University. Sponsorship of research at the JCB Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Approximately twenty-five Research Fellowships will be awarded for the period June 1 - May 31. Short-Term Fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1,400/month. Long-Term Fellowships are for five to ten months with a stipend of $3,500/month. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan 15, 2003 (annual).

Newly appointed fellows must have received the Ph.D. between January 1, 1999 and July 1, 2005. Research on project that is the focus of the application, teaching duties in the Core Curriculum, attendance at Society of Fellows lectures and events, and Core Curriculum training meetings, active participation in the intellectual life of the Society. Stipend of $50,000 plus full fringe benefits. Each fellow is eligible for an additional $3,000 in research aid. Applications due October 1, 2004.

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture invites applications for a one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in any area of early American studies. The award carries a year's support to revise the applicant's first book manuscript and the Institute's commitment to publish the resulting study. The Institute's scope encompasses the history and cultures of North America's indigenous and immigrant peoples during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods of the United States and the related histories of Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, the British Isles, Europe, and Africa, from the sixteenth century to approximately 1815. The fellowship carries a stipend of $45,000 and a comprehensive benefits package; in addition, office facilities at the Institute and some travel funds for conferences and research are available.Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004.

The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania offer Visiting Research Fellowships in Early American History and Culture. These two independent research libraries, adjacent to each other in Center City Philadelphia, have complementary collections capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and the history of the Philadelphia region well into the 20th century. These fellowships of $1,800 and $2,000 will provide scholars the opportunity to use the collections held by the Library Company, the Historical Society and the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2005.

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in East European Studies. The fellowships cover a period of six to 12 consecutive months of full-time research or writing. The fellowships won't exceed $25,000 and are intended primarily as salary replacement to provide time for research. The funds may also be used to supplement sabbatical salaries or awards from other sources, provided they would intensify or extend the contemplated research. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 10, 2004 (annual).

The University of California, Los Angeles, Institute of American Cultures, in cooperation with the university's four Ethnic Studies Research Centers, invite applications for Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies in support of research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans or Chicanas/os. The institute promotes the activities of the four major research centers whose goals are to advance knowledge about these ethnic groups. Awards range from $29,000 to $34,000/year plus health benefits and up to $4,000 in research support. These fellowships are for a 9-month period. Citizenship: US and permanent residents Deadline: Jan. 5, (annual).

The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs will sponsor the Fellowship Program for scholars, educators, writers, and policy practitioners engaged in work related to the moral dimensions of international affairs. Fellowships will link individual research projects to ongoing Carnegie Council projects. Up to five non-residential fellows will receive a $5,000 honorarium, and all travel, accommodation, and program related costs. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan 15, 2004. Contact program for more current information.

The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) offers the Policy Research Fellowships, designed to support the field research of recent graduates. The fellowships are meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards the former Soviet Union or Central or Eastern Europe. The stipend will be up to $40,000. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004. Contact the Council for more current information.

The Folger Shakespeare Library invites applications for Long- and Short-Term Fellowships. The Library houses one of the world's finest collections of Shakespeare books and manuscripts as well as extensive collections of English Renaissance and Reformation works. Fellowships are offered to encourage access to this exceptional collection and to encourage ongoing intellectual discourse in the humanities of the Renaissance. The Long-Term Fellowships (six to nine months) are: two Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships with maximum stipends of $45,000 and $30,000; and three NEH Fellowships with maximum stipends of $30,000. Short-Term Fellowships are available for periods of one to three months. Stipends are $1,900 per month. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Mar. 1st for short-term fellowships and Nov. 1st for long-term fellowships (annual).

The National Research Council and the Ford Foundation invite applications for the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities. The program enables fellows to engage in a year of postdoctoral research and scholarship in an environment free from the interference of their normal professional duties. Approximately 30 fellowships will be awarded to those individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, hold greatest promise for future achievement in basic research and academic scholarship on college and university campuses. Major disciplines eligible for support include the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, engineering sciences, behavioral and social sciences, education, and the humanities. Citizenship: U.S. or nationals. Deadline: Dec. 17 (annual).

Qualified candidates from all countries and nationalities are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is January 12 for either semester of the following academic year.

For more information and to apply, please consult our web site at www.camargofoundation.org or write to apply@camargofoundation.org.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center offers Research Opportunities in American Modernism, (1890-present) by awarding stipends to historians in the fields of art, architecture & design, literature, music, and photography and to museum or other professionals who wish to have or extend curatorial experience. The Research Center offers six stipends annually, one to a qualified individual in each historical discipline as well as one to a qualified individual in each historical discipline as well as one to a scholar or museum curator interested in organizing an exhibition on American Modernism at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Stipends will be awarded for research periods of 3-12 months, and award amounts will be determined individually. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: The Monday following Thanksgiving.

Phi Beta Kappa offers the Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship alternately in the fields of Greek and French. Areas of study include language, literature, history, or archaeology of Greece, and language and literature of France. The award is made for French studies in even years and Greek studies in odd years. Candidates must be unmarried women between 25 and 35 years of age, holding the doctorate or having fulfilled all the requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. Eligibility is not restricted to members of Phi Beta Kappa. Award amount is $20,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2005 (annual).

The Hagley Museum and Library invites applications for the Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship and the Grants-in-Aid Program. The fellowships enable individual out-of-state scholars to pursue their own research using Hagley's collections for two weeks to two months and to participate in the interchange of ideas among the Center's scholars. Grants-in-Aid are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while conducting scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections. The collections are strong in the areas of American business; economic; industrial; and technological history. Stipends are no more than $1,400 per month. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Mar. 31, June 30, Oct. 30, 2004 (annual).

The Hagley Museum and Library Foundation offers the Hagley Winterthur Fellowships in Arts and Industries. These short- to medium-term research fellowships are for scholars interested in the historical and cultural relationships between economic life and the arts, including design, architecture, crafts, and the fine arts. Fellows receive a stipend, make use of the rich research collections of the Winterthur Museum and Gardens and the Hagley Museum and Library, and participate in a seminar that meets at both sponsoring institutions. Stipends are for a minimum of one month and a maximum of six months at no more than $1400 per month. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2004 (annual).

The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies offers the Academy Scholars Program to identify and support outstanding scholars who are at the start of their careers and whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences with an in-depth grounding in particular non-Western countries or regions. Those who are selected as Academy scholars are given time, guidance, and access to Harvard facilities, and substantial financial assistance as they work for two years conducting either dissertation or post-doctoral research in their chosen fields and areas. Stipends: $25,000 for pre-doctoral, $40,000 for post-doctoral. Awards are also supplemented by funding for conference and research travel and some health insurance coverage. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Oct. 15. Contact program for more current information.

The Getty Research Institute offers residential grants to scholars through its theme-year scholar programs, library research grants, and conservation guest scholars program. Residence periods vary from a few weeks to two years; stipends and provisions of additional resources to facilitate research also vary. Also provided by the Getty are nonresidential grants that enable scholars to pursue their research wherever necessary to complete their projects. Although grantees are welcome to use the Getty library if their projects bring them to Los Angeles, residence at the Getty Center is not required or provided. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Nov. 1, 2004 (annual).

The Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) offers the DAAD Fellowship for research in the social, communal, and intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. Residential fellowships provide financial assistance to academics for the preparation of a scholarly essay or book requiring extensive use of LBI resources in New York. Stipend is $2,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: Nov. 1 (annual).

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives invites applications for its Fellowship Program in American Jewish Studies, providing recipients with month-long fellowships for research and writing at the Center, located on the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Applicants must be conducting serious research in some area relating to the history of North American Jewry. Stipends will cover transportation and living expenses while in residence in Cincinnati. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar 18, 2004 (annual). Contact center for more current information.

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies seeks applications for various Fellowships for Research on the Holocaust and Genocide Studies for scholars to be in residence at the museum. Fields include, but are not limited to, historiography and documentation of the Holocaust, ethics and the Holocaust, comparative genocide studies, and the impact of the Holocaust on contemporary society and culture. It especially encourages scholarly work that utilizes the substantial archival holdings that the Museum has collected throughout Europe and the former Soviet Union. The center welcomes a variety of approaches by scholars in history, political science, economics, philosophy, religion, sociology, literature, psychology, medicine, and other disciplines. Citizenship: Unrestricted. Deadlines: Nov. 28, 2003. Contact center for more current information.

The Hoover Presidential Library Association (HHPLA) seeks applications for the Travel Grant Program for grants to researchers to provide funding for travel and/or research expenses related to the use of the Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa. The program is specifically intended to promote the study of subjects of interest and concern to Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, their associates, and other public figures reflected in the Library’s collections. Awards generally range from $500 to $1,500 per applicant. Applicants should consult with archival staff concerning their topic prior to submitting a request for funding. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2005 (annual).

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin invites applications for the 2003-2004 Research Fellowships to scholars pursuing post-doctoral or equivalent research based on the Center's collections. The stipends are $2,500 per month for up to four months. Several fellowships will be designated for scholars with research projects that cover aspects of the century's literature, especially that of literary history and biography. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships in the Humanities for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. The Center provides an environment for individual research and fosters the exchange of ideas among scholars. Areas of special interest are unrestricted. However, the following designated awards are available for the academic year 2005-06: a fellowship in art history or visual culture; a fellowship for French history or culture; three fellowships for scholars in any humanistic field whose research concerns religion; and a senior fellowship in Asian Studies, theology, and American art history. Fellowships up to $50,000 are individually determined, the amount depending upon the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them. The Center also provides travel expenses for follows and the dependents to and from North Carolina. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Oct. 15, 2004 (annual).

The Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia, invites applications for the Visiting Fellowship Program. The Centre's theme for 2004 is Asia Pacific. The Humanities Research Centre (HRC) aims to provide an interdisciplinary zone of humanities scholarship and debate that reaches across all Australian academic and cultural institutions. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Contact program for current information.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University invites nominations or applications for the Italian Academy Fellowships for scholars from the humanities, social and natural sciences, the arts, and from the arena of public affairs. Projects should have an Italian connection--the fellowship applicant may be Italian, or Italy may be the object of study, or the project may have an Italian perspective on universal phenomena, or be related to issues of Italian and/or European concerns. Fellowships are usually awarded for an academic semester and no more than an academic year. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers the International Fellowships. These fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The stipend amounts range from $18,000 to $30,000. Citizenship: Non-US. Deadlines: Nov. 15 (application requests) and Dec. 15 (completed applications) (annual).

Contact: AAUW Educational Foundation, c/o Customer Service Center, Dept. 141, 2201 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52243-4030

The International Research and Exchange Board provides Individual Advanced Research Opportunity Fellowships for postdoctoral scholars from the U.S. for individual long-term research in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Scholars in policy research and development, humanities and social sciences, and cross-disciplinary studies are strongly encouraged to apply. Award includes a stipend, travel, living expenses, and local research allowance. Citizenship: U.S. or permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2003 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) invites applications for the IREX Short-Term Travel Grants to support scholarly projects in humanities and social sciences focused on Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. Grants do not normally exceed $3,500 for a visit of up to eight weeks. Activities funded include research, interviews, presentations at conferences, and collaborative projects. Citizenship: U.S. and permanent residents. Deadlines: Feb. 1 (annual).

The Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History is offered annually by the Library of Congress and the American Historical Association to support significant scholarly research for one semester in the collections of the Library of Congress by scholars at an early stage in their careers in history. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. degree or equivalent; must have received this degree within the past seven years, and must not have published or had accepted for publication a book-length historical work. The fellowship will not be awarded to complete a doctoral dissertation. The fellowship will be awarded for 2-3 months. The total stipend may vary from year to year. For 2004–2005, the amount will be $5,000. For more information about applying, please contact the fellowship program.

The John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation invites applications for the Kennedy Research Grants on any topics relating to the Kennedy period or requiring use of the Library's holdings and for the Ernest Hemingway Research Grants in aid of research in the Hemingway Collection. Several grants are awarded in both categories each year. Kennedy Grants range from $500 to $2,500; Hemingway Grants range from $200 to $1,000. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Mar. 15 and Aug. 15 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The American Philological Association (APA) invites applications for the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Fellowship that will enable an American scholar to participate in the work of the TLL Institute in Munich, Germany. The fellowship offers valuable experience for scholars in a variety of specialties such as: Latin language and literature, Roman Law, Roman History, and the literature of early Christianity. The one-year fellowship carries a stipend amount of $40,000, with a possibility of renewal for an additional year. Citizenship: U.S. Deadline: Nov. 19, 2004.

INQUIRIES: Prof. Kathleen Mary Coleman, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 204 Boylston Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138

Library of Congress Coca-Cola Fellowship for the Study of Advertising and World Cultures

Awards will be made to researchers studying the interrelationships among advertising, culture, commerce and the media, beginning in the 20th century. The fellowship will provide recipients with access to resources for an extended period of in-depth research into the Library's broadcast advertising and other audio-visual collections.A supporting stipend of $20,000 will be provided for the duration of the fellowship, which must include three months residency in the Washington, DC, area to conduct research in the Library's collections. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: January 31, 2004.

The Library of Congress, the Association of American Universities, and the American Council of Learned Societies are pleased to sponsor the Library of Congress Fellowships in International Studies. These fellowships help to meet the challenge of interpreting the histories and cultures of other nations through their own languages, by providing postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences with support for four to nine months of residence in Washington to use the foreign language collections of the Library of Congress. Approximately ten postdoctoral Fellows within seven years of their degree will be selected through a national, peer-reviewed selection process administered by the American Council of Learned Societies. Research projects in the history, language, culture, politics, economics, and other disciplines of the humanities and social sciences that further understanding of the global partners of the United States will be welcome, as will multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary proposals, and proposals focused on single or multiple geographical areas. For more information about applying, please contact the fellowship program.

The Library of Congress offers the Library of Congress Rockefeller Fellows in Islamic Studies program to support research in the humanities on globalization and Muslim societies, using the resources of the Library of Congress. The stipend amount will be $3,500 per month for 5 to 10 months. Approximately 2-4 fellowships will be available. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Sept. 30 (annual).

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. 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. Fellowships are tenable for periods from six to eleven months at a stipend of $3500 per month for residential research at the Library of Congress. Citizenship: US citizens or foreign nationals. Deadlines: August 15 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts offers two-year postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew and enrich their intellectual and spiritual lives while preparing for leadership roles in teaching and administration in institutions of Catholic or Protestant higher education. Fellows are appointed for 2 years, and standard salary will be $41,000 plus standard benefits, a moving allowance, and an annual allowance to attend conferences. Fellows are expected to be in local residence throughout the terms of their appointments. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Dec. 20, 2004 (annual).

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization provides Manfred Worner Fellowships to scientists from NATO countries to honor the memory of the late secretary general by focusing attention on the his leadership in the transformation of the Alliance, including efforts at extending NATO's relations with CEE countries and promoting the principles and image of the Transatlantic partnership. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 29 (annual). Contact organization for more current information.

The Matsumae International Foundation offers Fellowships to postdoctoral researchers of non-Japanese nationality for research in Japan. Applicants are free to select the host institution in which to carry out their research. Fields of study such as natural sciences, engineering and medicine are preferred; applicants from the social sciences, humanities and the arts will receive secondary consideration. Applicants must be under the age of 40, have sufficient conversational ability in English or Japanese, and not have visited Japan previously. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: July 31, 2004 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Newberry Library offers Short-term and Long-term Fellowships to researchers who wish to use the library's collections but who cannot finance a visit on their own. Short-term fellowships are two weeks to three months and are restricted to individuals from outside the metropolitan Chicago area. Long-term fellowships are six to eleven months, and are available without regard to an applicant's place of residence and are intended to support significant works of scholarship that draw on the Newberry's collections. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2004 (Long-term); Feb. 15, 2004 (Short-term). Contact program for more current information.

The Open Society Archives at Central European University in Hungary offers Research Grants to support visiting scholars pursuing research in its holdings. The three areas in which the Archives collects materials are: Communism and the Cold War, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, in the period after World War II; Human Rights Issues and Movements, with particular emphasis on the second half of the twentieth century; and the Soros Foundations, including records of the Soros Foundations and Open Society Institute organizations. The grants will provide travel to and from Budapest, a stipend, and free accommodation at the CEU Conference Center. Research periods are normally no more than two months. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: open (reviews conducted in Mar., June, Sept. and Dec.). Contact program for more current information.

The Center for the Humanities, established at Oregon State University in 1984, is an interdisciplinary research center that grants Fellowships to visiting U.S. and international scholars as well as faculty from OSU. The resident research Fellowships, awarded for one to three terms, provide a stipend as well as a comfortable office, computer, and support services. Awards include stipends of up to $32,000 plus travel expenses of up to $750 for transportation to and from Oregon..

Applications due 13 December 2004. Write to Peter J. Copek, Director, Center for the Humanities, Oregon State Univ., 811 SW Jefferson, Corvallis, OR 97333

The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia invites applications for the Fellowships in Public Affairs which promote and disseminate scholarship in contemporary politics, public policy and political history. The Miller Center funds up to ten fellowships for Ph.D. candidates and other scholars who are completing dissertation or books on Twentieth-century politics and governance in the United States. The Miller Center welcomes applicants from a broad range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, history, political science, policy studies, law, political economy and sociology. The fellowships provide a stipend of up to $18,000 to support one year of research and writing. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 2, 2004.

The Princeton Society of Fellows is an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, and selected social and natural sciences. (Disciplines listed below.) Hosted jointly by the Humanities Council and academic departments, postdoctoral Fellows pursue their research and teach half time. In addition, they have informal as well as structured opportunities to interact with students, faculty, Faculty Fellows and each other. Fellows must reside in or near Princeton during the academic year. The stipend for 2004-2005 will be $58,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Graduate alumni of Princeton are not eligible. Deadline: October 6, 2004.

Contact: Princeton University, Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Joseph Henry House, Princeton, NJ 08544

The Friends of the Princeton University Library offer up to ten short-term Visiting Fellowships to promote scholarly use of the research collections of the Library. Stipends are up to $2500 and are used to help defray expenses in traveling to and residing in Princeton. The length of the fellowship depends on the applicant's research proposal, but is usually one month. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2005 (annual).

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation offers Postdoctoral Grants for Independent Research in Venice and the Veneto. Grants are for travel and residence in Italy for the purpose of historical research on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including but not limited to, archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater. Stipend awards of up to $16,500. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadline: Dec. 15 (annual).

The American Educational Research Association announces its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program's goal is to build the capacity for conducting quality quantitative research in education policy by providing support and encouragement to promising scholars at the beginning of their careers. The program enables researchers to engage in a year of postdoctoral research and scholarship while working with a qualified mentor at an institution of higher education. Awards for 12 months include a $40,000 stipend, health insurance, $2,500 for relocation costs, and $2,500 for travel to professional meetings. Plus 8% overhead to the host institution. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Jan. 10 (annual). Contact host institution for more current information.

The Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Fellowships support scholars and writers engaged in research on global social and cultural issues relating to diversity, sustainability and civil society. Locations and topics for Fellowships vary from year to year. Fellowships typically last one semester to one year. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: varies depending on residency site.

INQUIRIES: Humanities Fellowships, Arts and Humanities Division, The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-2702. PHONE: 212/869-8500; WEB: http://www.rockfound.org

The National Academy of Education invites applications for Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships, designed to insure the future of research in education by supporting young scholars working in critical areas of educational scholarship. Fellows will receive $50,000 over 2 years for research relevant to education. Applications for all disciplines are encouraged. Up to 30 Spencer Fellowships will be awarded. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 12, 2004 (annual).

The Center for Cultural Studies welcomes applications from scholars who wish to be in residence at the Center for all or part of 2004-2005. Residencies may span the entire academic year or can be held to for shorter periods. Visitors are expected to participate in Center activities while pursuing their own research. The Center offers University affiliation, library, copying and computer facilities, a private office, and a congenial interdisciplinary environment. Regretfully, it cannot provide salary replacement or a stipend. There is no application form; applicants should send a curriculum vitae, an outline of the research project to be undertaken while in residence at UCSC, and two letters of reference to:

The Center for Cultural Studies
Attn: Resident Scholars Program
Oakes College
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA, 95064 USA

Applicants should hold the doctorate or the equivalent. Deadline for receipt of application materials is March 5, 2004. Inquiries or requests for further information can be directed to the Center at the above address, or we can be contacted by phone at (831) 459-4899, by fax at (831) 459-1349, or via email at cult@ucsc.edu.

The Harvard University Program on US-Japan Relations invites applications for a small number of Advanced Research Fellowships for the study of issues in U.S.-Japan relations, Japan's relations with other countries, and domestic issues that bear on Japan's internal behavior. These 10-month awards allow Fellows to complete a major research project while taking part in the activities of the program. Preference will be given to non-Japanese researchers. Stipend amounts to as much as $40,000 and the Harvard University Group Health Plan insurance coverage for one, depending upon need. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 1 (annual). Contact program for more current information.

The Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University announces an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for scholars who have received their Ph.D. in 2000 or after in any field of humanities or humanistic social sciences. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide scholars who have lately completed their Ph.D.'s with free time to further their own work in a cross-disciplinary setting, and to associate then with a distinguished faculty. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 14, 2003 (annual). Contact program for more current information.