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.