Wednesday, August 25, 2010

NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects

The National Endowment for the Arts supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The NEA encourages translation of writers and works which are not well represented in English translation. Priority will be given to projects that involve work that has not yet been translated into English.

Deadline: 06 January 2011.
Stipend: $12,500 or $25,000, depending upon the artistic excellence and merit of the project.

For more information.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

American Philosophical Society Fellowships & Grants

The APS encourages all eligible candidates to apply for their six grant or fellowship programs. Awards are made for non-commercial research only.

Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation
Stipend: $40,000 for first year and $40,000 for second year, if renewed.
Deadline: 1 September 2010; notification in January 2011.
Description: This fellowship supports patient-oriented research in internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. The term of the award is one year, with a one-year renewal if satisfactory progress is demonstrated. Candidates are expected to have held their M.D. or M.D./Ph.D degree for fewer than eight years.

Franklin Research Grants
Stipend: $1,000 to $6,000
Deadline: 1 October and 1 December 2010; notifications in February and April 2011.
Description: This program supports the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of study. The Franklin Grant is particularly designed to help meet the cost of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality.

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Stipend: Will depend on travel costs but will ordinarily fall in the range of several hundred to $5,000.
Deadline: 17 January 2011; notification in May 2011.
Description: The Lewis and Clark Fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, but grants will not be restricted to these fields. This grant is only available to doctoral students.

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
Stipend: Will depend on travel costs but will ordinarily fall in the range of several hundred to $5,000.
Deadline: 1 February 2011; notification in May 2011.
Description: The APS partners with the NASA Astrobiology Institute to promote the continued exploration of the world around us by graduate students and by postdoctoral and junior scientists and scholars.

Library Resident Research Fellowships
Stipend: $2,000 per month.
Deadline: 1 March 2011; notification in May 2011.
Description: Applicants must demonstrate a need to work in the Society's collections for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three months. Applicants do not need to hold a doctorate, although Ph.D. candidates must have passed their preliminary examinations.

Phillips Fund Grants for Native American Research
Stipend: From $1,000 to $3,500.
Deadline: 1 March 2011; notification in May 2011.
Description: This grant funds research in Native American linguistics and ethnohistory, focusing on the continental United States and Canada. Awards cover travel, tapes, and consultants' fees. Applicants may be graduate students pursuing either a master's or a doctoral degree. Postdoctoral applicants are also eligible.


For more information and to apply, visit the American Philosophical Society website.