Monday, September 28, 2009

NEH ODH Update: Tips, Deadlines, JISC Awards, New Summer Institute

1) Important Tip for How to Write Your Application: If you are considering applying for an ODH grant, remember to write your application in a clear fashion that can be understood by a non-technical audience. 2) Three Deadlines Rapidly Approaching: Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants due October 6; DFG/NEH Enriching Digital Collections due October 8; DFG/NEH Symposia and Workshops due October 29. 3) The NEH has just announced 3 new awards from the JISC/NEH Transatlantic Digitization Collaboration grant program. Congratulations to the three awardees: American Museum of Natural History -- New York, NY; Arizona State University -- Tempe, AZ; Yale University --New Haven. 4)Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digial Humanities is now taking applications to attend. With funding from the NEH program, the Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics at UCLA is hosting a summer institute entitled "Networks and Network Analysis for the Humanities." The institute will be held from August 15 - 27, 2010. The institute will focus on the study of large corpora to see how complex networks enable ideas, language, and texts to move across time and space, for more information on the institute.

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Competitive Grant Writing Strategies for Faculty, Post-Docs, Advanced Graduate Students, and Research/Professional Staff

Grant Writing Workshop by the Office of Proposal Development at Texas A&M University to be held Wednesday, October 7th by Mike Cronan, PE, and Dr. John Ivy. This grant writing seminar covers five key topics related to finding and successfully competing for research and educational funding at federal agencies and foundations. It will be held from 1:30 - 3:45 p.m., in 601 Rudder. Topics covered include: “How To” Strategies for Finding Research Funding, Analyzing the RFP & Its Role in Proposal Development, Analyzing the Agency Culture, Mission and Research Priorities, Understanding the Review Process & Writing for Reviewers, “How to Write” a Competitive Project Summary and Proposal Narrative.

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Fall 2009 International Research Travel Assistance Grant and International Curriculum Development Grant Programs

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the International Programs Office have joined efforts to encourage international research by the faculty of Texas A&M University. The International Research Travel Assistance Grant program funds international travel to carry out scholarly research. Proposals to travel anywhere outside the United States will be accepted. In addition, the International Programs Office will continue supporting the International Curriculum Development Grant, which provides funding to faculty for the purpose of creating new courses or redesigning existing ones to embrace an international perspective. A total of $2,500 is available this semester for curriculum grants, which typically average about $800 each. The ICDG may be used for any professional expense related to curriculum development effort. Both grants are open to all Texas A&M University tenured and tenure-track faculty as well as distinguished and senior lecturers with a 50 percent or greater appointment in College Station or Galveston.

Due September 30, 2009

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies

The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia invites scholars whose work focuses on Africa and/or the African Diaspora to apply for a two-year post-doctoral research and teaching fellowship, beginning August 25, 2010 and ending August 24, 2012. This residential fellowship is a two year appointment and carries an annual salary of $45,000 plus benefits. The competition for the Woodson Institute fellowship is open to qualified candidates without restriction as to citizenship or current residence. Applicants for the post-doctoral fellowship must have been awarded their Ph.D. by the time of application or furnish proof that it will be received prior to June 30, 2010. The post-doctoral fellow must be in residence at the University of Virginia for the duration of the award period, and must agree to teach one course per year in the African-American and African Studies program to be offered in the Fall or the Spring.

Due December 1, 2009

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Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (PA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. Applications for grants under the GPA Program, CFDA number 84.021A, must be submitted electronically by using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.

Due October 6, 2009

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Sabbatical Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

The Sabbatical Fellowships program is open to mid-career faculty of universities and four-year colleges in the United States who have been granted a sabbatical/research leave, but for whom financial support from the home institution is available for only part of the year. Candidates must not have had financially supported leave at any time subsequent to September 1, 2006. The total of institutional and external support should not exceed the academic year salary for the year in which the fellowship is held. There is no restriction on where the fellow resides; indicate the appropriateness of available resources. The candidate's doctoral degree must have been conferred no later than 2001, and no earlier than 1988.

Due October 15, 2009

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Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships

ACLS invites applications for the ninth annual competition for the Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships. These fellowships support advanced assistant professors and untenured associate professors in the humanities and related social sciences whose scholarly contributions have advanced their fields and who have well-designed and carefully developed plans for new research. The fellowships are intended to provide time and resources to enable these faculty members to conduct their research under optimal conditions. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS will award up to 12 Fellowships in the 2009-2010 competition. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $64,000, a fund of $2,500 for research and travel, and an additional 2/9 of the stipend ($14,222) for one summer's support, if justified by a persuasive case. Ryskamp Fellowships are intended to support an academic year of research, plus an additional summer's research if justified.

Due September 30, 2009

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Obama Phenomenon Conference, Texas A&M University, March 4-7, 2010

The Department of Communication at Texas A&M University will hold a conference on Rhetoric, Media, and the Obama Phenomenon, March 4-7, 2010. This conference will bring together rhetoric, media, and political science scholars to explore and analyze Barack Obama’s image politics, communication practices, and rhetorical strategies. Scholars will present papers on such topics as the visual politics of Obama, Obama and leadership, Obama and civil rights, Obama’s rhetorical style, and other topics relevant to the Obama phenomenon. Bonnie Dow will deliver Texas A&M’s annual Kurt Ritter Lecture in Political Rhetoric during the conference on the image politics/media coverage of Michelle Obama. One goal of the conference is to draw together both established and junior scholars (including graduate students) who are interested in the Obama phenomenon. Therefore, the conference will feature both plenary speakers and contributed paper presentations. A second goal of the conference is to draw together a group of interdisciplinary scholars who are interested in the Obama phenomenon.

Due October 1, 2009

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Kennan Institute Summer Research Grants

Scholars who conduct research in the social sciences or humanities focusing on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area can apply for the new summer research grants. The summer grants must be used between May-September 2010, and grant applicants are required to hold an MA degree or higher. The Summer Research Grants will provide a stipend of $100 per day. Travel and accommodation expenses are not directly covered by this grant. Applicants are required to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the Institute.

Due December 1, 2009

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Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program

The National Endowment for the Humanities invites applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities. All applicants must propose an innovative approach, method, tool, or idea that has not been used before in the humanities. NEH is requesting proposals for projects that take some risks in the pursuit of innovation and excellence. Two levels of awards will be made in this program. Level I awards are small grants designed to fund brainstorming sessions, workshops, early alpha-level prototypes, and initial planning. Level II awards are larger grants that can be used for more fully-formed projects that are ready to begin implementation or the creation of working prototypes. Level I Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000 in outright funding. Level II Grants range from $25,001 to $50,000 in outright funding.

Due October 6, 2009

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