NEH Encourages Educators to Apply for 2009 Summer Programs in the Humanities

American educators across the country are encouraged to apply now for 2009 summer study opportunities in the humanities. Each summer, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports rigorous national, residential seminars, institutes, and workshops located in the United States and abroad. Program participants receive stipends to help defray travel and living expenses. For the 2009 Summer Seminars and Institutes, interested teachers must apply for the respective seminars and institutes, 19 for college and university teachers and 31 for school teachers, by March 2, 2009. Seminars and Institutes are 2-6 week programs that take place in the United States and abroad. For the 2009 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops, interested teachers must apply for the respective workshops, 6 for community college faculty and 20 for school teachers, by March 16, 2009. The Landmarks workshops are 1‑week workshops that take place at sites of historical or cultural significance across the nation.

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Boren Fellowships

Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interest, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Fellowships enable both master's and doctoral level students representing a broad range of academic and professional disciplines to add a significant language and international dimension to their curricula. Applicants should identify how their project, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.

Due January 29, 2009.

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Articles on Writing Proposals

Writing Proposals for ACLS Fellowship Competitions
by Christina M. Gillis
Gillis is a former program officer at ACLS, where she was responsible for the fellowship programs.
Signposting and Front-Loading
The process of revising a grant proposal can help you turn piecemeal work into a coherent whole
Author James Mulholland is an assistant professor of English at Wheaton College in Massachusetts.

RGS-OPD Spring Semester-long Grant Writing Workshop

The RGS Office of Proposal Development is sponsoring a semester-long grant writing workshop for all tenure-track and tenured faculty (and equivalent) working in all disciplines, including a focus on NSF CAREER and other young investigator grants. During this intensive workshop, participants will be guided through the entire project development and proposal writing process. Participants will engage in an individual consultation on their executive summary, in biweekly peer review meetings with three to four other workshop participants, and in additional meetings on grant-related issues with all workshop participants. Those considering applying for the workshop should have a well-defined research topic, at least some preliminary data, and ample time to devote to workshop activities and to completion of their proposal. We particularly encourage faculty who will be applying for an NSF CAREER or other young investigator grant to participate in the Spring workshop. Faculty who are working on other types of grants are also welcome to participate.

Due January 16, 2009.

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The Office of Proposal Development Research Funding & Grant Writing Newsletter

The Office of Proposal Development Research Funding & Grant Writing Newsletter now contains a new section which includes OPD written articles addressing key topics related to research and educational grant writing to federal agencies and foundations, including:
1. Writing a CAREER proposal; 2. DARPA Funding Tutorial; 3. Equipment and Instrumentation Grants; 4. Contacting Program Officers; 5. Writing a White Paper; 6. Finding Research Funding
7. Funding Related Quick Tips

OPD-Web has added research funding RSS feeds by disciplinary category

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Upcoming Humanities Funding

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Universities and Humanistic Scholarship supports a wide range of initiatives to strengthen theinstitutions that sustain scholarship in the humanities and "humanistic"social sciences, primarily research universities but also a small numberof centers for advanced study and independent research libraries. The Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships long-term fellowships are available to post-doctoral scholars for periods of six to eleven months. Applicants for post-doctoral awards must hold the Ph.D. at the time of application. These grants support individual research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Library's scholarly activities, including a biweekly fellows' seminar. Bogliasco Foundation: Liguria Study Center for Arts and Humanities provides residential fellowships for qualified persons working on advanced creative or scholarly projects in the arts and humanities. John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships: Approximately 25 short- and long-term fellowships awarded to scholars to pursue research at the John Carter Brown Library located on the campusof Brown University. Short-term fellowships are for periods of two tofour months and long-term fellowships are for five to ten months.

Deadlines vary

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http://www.mellon.org/grant_programs/programs/higher-education-and-scholarship/researchuniversities
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/long-term.html
http://www.liguriastudycenter.org/english/fellowships.cfm
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/

IHR Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities

The Institute of Historical Research offers fellowships for both pre-dissertation and dissertation research in the humanities using original sources. The purposes of this fellowship programme are to help doctoral candidates in the humanities who may otherwise not have opportunities or encouragement to work with original source materials in the United Kingdom; help doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their ability to develop knowledge from original sources; provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed most helpfully in the future. Seven pre-dissertation fellowships are offered to candidates, who wish to spend time in the UK for preliminary examinations of primary sources and archival material. Five dissertation fellowships are offered to candidates, who wish to spend time in the UK carrying out archival research for their dissertations.

Due January 16, 2009

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Chateaubriand Scholarship Program for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Approximately 15 scholarships are awarded for doctoral research in France in association with a French research institution or archive. Scholarships provide 9 months of support. The scholarship includes a monthly stipend of 1,300 Euros plus health insurance and travel expenses. The following disciplines are eligible: Humanities, Social Sciences, School of Arts and Architecture, School of Theater, Film, & TV. This award is open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in written and spoken French to carry out research. Currently enrolled in a PhD program.

Due December 15, 2008

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Scholars-in-Residence Program

The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program assists those scholars and professionals whose research in the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships funded by the Center will allow recipients to spend six months or a year in residence with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other centers of The New York Public Library. The program encourages research and writing on black history and culture, and encompasses projects in African, Afro-American, and Afro-Caribbean history and culture. Maximum stipends of $30,000 for six months and $60,000 for twelve months. Open to scholars in the humanities studying black history and culture. Studies in the other fields are eligible if they utilize a humanistic approach.

Due December 12, 2008

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2009 Summer Programs in the Humanities for Teachers

The National Endowment fot the Humanities announces its Summer Programs in the Humanities for Teachers in a variety of subjects. Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers allow college and university faculty to gain a deeper knowledge of current scholarship in key fields of the humanities. Landmark of American History and Culture Workshops provide community college educators with the opportunity to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history. Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops provide the opportunity for K-12 educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history. Summer Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers provide K-12 educators with a means to deepen scholarship in the humanities. All teachers selected to participate in a seminar or institute will be awarded a fixed stipend based on the length of the seminar or institute to help cover expenses.

Due March 2, 2009

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November 13 Strategies for Finding and Competing for Research Funding

The Office of Proposal Development is sponsoring a seminar for faculty preparing for academic and other research-related careers requiring the development and writing of proposals to federal research agencies, foundations, and other granting agencies on Thursday, November 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tower. From 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. will be an overview of topics and generic strategies to enhance proposal competitiveness to federal agencies and foundations, including types of university research and educational proposals, identifying research opportunities, analyzing the research solicitation, understanding the funding agency research culture and mission, and understanding the review process. From 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. will be simultaneous breakout sessions focused on specific funding agencies and topics.

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Call for Nominations for Twentieth Anniversary Emerging Scholars Prize

The Institute for the Humanities at the University of Michigan calls for nominations for its Twentieth Anniversary Emerging Scholars Prize. This year they are extending the prize to applicants from PhD-granting member institutions of the CHCI. The prize carries a $25,000 stipend with no strings attached other than the requirement that the successful applicant will give a talk at the Institute for the Humanities during the academic year 2009-10. They seek nominations of up to two candidates from each member institutionof the CHCI that grants PhDs. A candidate is eligible for nomination if he or she has earned a PhD from your institution between the period January 2004 through December 2008. The candidate's scholarly work must be in the humanities, interpreted as broadly as possible.

Nominations due November 15, 2008

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Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program

The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of Institutions of Higher Education to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Only research projects that focuses on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories) will be considered. Preference will be given to applications that focus on any of the seventy-eight (78) languages deemed critical on the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly Taught Languages. The estimated average size of the Fellowship is $70,000 with an estimated 23 Fellowships being given.

Due December 3, 2008

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Public lecture on China's Rise and Human Rights Challenges

The Humanities Institute at the University of Texas at Austin presents the first public lecture of its 2008-2009 series on the theme of "Ethical Life in a Global Society." On Wednesday evening October 29th at 7:30 pm in the Avaya Auditorium at 24th and Speedway, Columbia University political scientist Dr. Andrew Nathan will speak on "China's Challenge to Human Rights: Repression at Home and 'Peaceful Rising' Abroad." Professor Nathan is the author and editor of numerous books, is a past chair of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights Watch, Asia and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Professor Nathan's lecture is the third annual Paul and Mary Ho Distinguished Lecture in China Studies. It is free and open to the public.

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2009-2010 Fellowships at The Huntington

The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. The Library collections range chronologically from the eleventh century to the present and include a half-million rare books, nearly six million manuscripts, 800,000 photographs, and a large ephemera collection, supported by a half-million reference works. The Huntington will award to scholars over one hundred fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources and have different terms. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington and to participate in and make a contribution to its intellectual life. The following fellowships are available: Short-Term Awards, Long-Term Awards, and the Dibner History of Science Program.

Due December 15, 2008

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EU Research Grants 2008-2009

With the support of the International Programs Office and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the European Union Center (EUC) at Texas A&M is offering on a competitive basis, three faculty research grants for $2,650 each, and three graduate student research grants for $2,000 each, to support European/Transatlantic research projects in all disciplines. The EUC is especially interested in proposals that involve research across multiple European nations. 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 are encouraged to apply. Graduate students at Texas A&M University in College Station and Galveston are encouraged to apply.

Due November 21, 2008

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Department of Defense - US Army Center of Military History Dissertation Fellowships

The US Army Center of Military History (CMH) accepts applications for three Dissertation Fellowships. The CMH supports scholarly research and writing among qualified civilian graduate students preparing dissertations in the history of warfare. One, funded by the National Museum of the U.S. Army, is designed to support dissertations that explore the material culture of the Army; the two others support research in the more general areas of military history in all its many aspects. These fellowships carry a $10,000 stipend and access to the Center's facilities and technical expertise. The history of war on land is broadly defined and preference is given to topics on the history of the U.S. Army. Topics submitted should complement rather than duplicate the Center's existing projects.

Due January 15, 2009

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Irish American Cultural Institute - IACI/NUI Visiting Fellowship

The Irish American Cultural Institute is pleased to annouce the Galway Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies. The IACI/NUI-Galway Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies is made possible by joint funding from the Irish American Cultural Institute and the National University of Ireland - Galway. The Fellowship is granted to an Irish studies scholar, typically a resident of the United States, and provides a semester (4 months or more) at the National University of Ireland-Galway. The Fellowship includes a stipend of $13,000, transatlantic transportation, office accommodations, and visiting faculty status.

Due December 31, 2008

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan (Short Term)

The JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan (Short Term) is offered to promote international scientific cooperation and exchange. It allows researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions and laboratories to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan for short periods of time to participate in discussions, attend seminars, give lectures, or perform similar duties at their institutions. Applications for this program must be submitted to JSPS by a host researcher in Japan through the head of his/her university or institution.
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included under this program.
Fellows must conduct their research at the host’s affiliated institution. Fellowships are awarded for a period of 14 to 60 days. Fellows will be provided with a round-trip air ticket; daily maintenance allowance of ¥18,000; domestic research travel allowance of ¥150,000 Overseas travel accident and sickness insurance coverage.

Due May 12, 2009

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American Association of University Women - International Fellowships for non US citizens

The American Association of University Woman is pleased to announce its International Fellowships. The International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S. The Fellowships will be awarded from July 1, 2009- June 30, 2010. The following Fellowships are avaiable: Master's/Professional Fellowship for $18,000; Doctorate Fellowship for $20,000; and Postdoctoral Fellowship for $30,000.

Due December 1, 2008

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Metanexus Global Network Initiative Catalyst Grant

The Metanexus Institute announces grants in support of transdisciplinary exploration of fundamental questions of life, the cosmos, and humanity. Metanexus invites proposals from networked teams of five or more investigators who intend to examine questions that range beyond those normally studied within established academic disciplines; span an adventurous diversity of such disciplines; may engage religious and spiritual points of view; seek to forge new and enduring links among different fields of study; and aspire to have a transformational impact upon human knowledge and education. Awards of $30,000 will be made through the Metanexus Global Network Initiative Basic Grant.

Due February 15, 2009

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NEH Collaborative Research Fellowship

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research Fellowship provides up to $40,000 for four to nine months of collaborative research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This fellowship supports a wide range of humanities topics including, but not limited to, linguistics, literature, history, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree and have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be able to demonstrate that such language proficiency is not critical for the successful completion of their particular projects. Additionally, all projects must involve at least one collaborator from the region.

Due February 15, 2009

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Partner University Fund

Grants provided by the Partner University Fund support research and graduate education partnerships between French and American Universities with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and, when relevant, interdisciplinary approaches that involve exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Applicants are expected to develop new or deeper partnerships through the collaboration. PUF seeks to fund research and graduate education projects in all disciplines without exception. It also encourages interdisciplinary projects when relevant. Each host institution should be perceived as deeply committed to making the stay of guest students and faculty as pleasant and accommodating as possible. PUF funds up to $80.000 per project and per year, on a maximal period of three years. Grants are divided between the partner universities based on the budget approved by the PUF Grant Selection Committee.

Due December 15, 2008

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Daniel Ellsberg Lecture Launches Conference on 1968

This year, the Humanities Institute will be sponsoring a series of free public lectures and discussions on issues connected to its 2008-9 theme: "Ethical Life in a Global Society." There is an exciting upcoming lecture and conference next week on the UT campus that will explore the meanings, the national and global impacts, the icons, and the myths of that watershed year in 20th century history: 1968. The conference kicks off on Tuesday, October 7 with a lecture by Daniel Ellsberg, the State Department official turned antiwar activist who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Entitled "Secrecy and Presidential Wars: Lessons of '68," Dr. Ellsberg's lecture will take place at 7:30 pm. in the Jessen Auditorium on 21st St. This lecture--and a Friday evening reading by former Black Panther activist Kathleen Cleaver of her 1968 memoir, "Memories of Love and War"--is free, but ticketed. Tickets for both are available at Intellectual Property Bookstore on a first-come, first-serve basis, starting 1 October.

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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars supports research in the social sciences and humanities. Men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds, including government, the non-profit sector, the corporate world, and the professions, as well as academia, are eligible for appointment. Through an international competition, it offers 9-month residential fellowships to academics, public officials, journalists, and business professionals. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff. The Center also hosts Public Policy Scholars and Senior Scholars who conduct research and write in a variety of disciplines. In addition to the Wilson Center Fellowships Program, several of our regional programs have their own grant competitions.

Deadlines vary

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American Council of Learned Societies Collaborative Research Awards

ACLS invites applications for the ACLS Collaborative Research Awards. These awards support collaborative research in the humanities and related social sciences. Collaborations need not be interdisciplinary or inter-institutional, but must involve at least two scholars; applicants at the same institution must demonstrate why local funding is insufficient to support the project. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully. Collaborations that involve the participation of assistant and associate faculty members, or that of scholars at different kinds of institutions, are particularly encouraged. Maximum award is up to $140,000 per project, with no more than $60,000 awarded to a single participant for salary replacement for up to a total tenure period of 24 months, to be initiated between July 1, 2009 and September 1, 2011.

Due November 12, 2008

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. Priority will be given to projects that focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories). Please note that applications that propose projects focused on Western Europe are not eligible.

Due November 13, 2008

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Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants for Research in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans

The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research invites proposals for its Title VIII Short-term Travel Grant Program for Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. This fellowship provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research for up to two months on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. To qualify, applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D., or individuals with comparable research experience in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences or other professional terminal graduate degree. The Short-Term Travel Grant program is meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy. Projects in fields such as history, popular culture, and other matters that may be outside the immediate purview of government officials are eligible for funding, as long as the applicant explains convincingly why the research is relevant at some level to the formation of policy.

Due December 15, 2008 and April 15, 2009

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Harry Ransom Center Seeks Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin is accepting applications for its 2009-10 research fellowships in the humanities. About fifty fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Priority is given to proposals that concentrate on the center's collections and that require substantial on-site use of them. All applicants, with the exception of those applying for dissertation fellowships, must be post-doctorates or possess an equivalent terminal degree or a substantial record of scholarly achievement. Independent scholars are encouraged to apply. The fellowships range from one to four months and come with a stipend of $3,000 per month. Also available are $1,200-$1,700 travel stipends and dissertation fellowships with a $1,500 stipend.

Due February 2, 2009

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Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society

This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and socialscientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily,but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies. As well as an impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. The conference will be held at Huntsville, Alabama from 30 January to 1 February.

Due October 9, 2008

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International Dissertation Research Fellowship

The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Seventy-five fellowships will be awarded in 2009 for approximately $20,000 each. The IDRF program is committed to empirical and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies. The program promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months of dissertation research. The 2009 IDRF fellowship must be held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months between July 2009 and December 2010.

Due November 5, 2008.

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Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships

Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, or holders of other terminal degrees from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections; some fellowships, however, are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies from one week to two months, unless otherwise noted under the award description. A majority of fellowships will be for one month or less. Unless otherwise noted, the amount of the award is $1600 per month, pro-rated for shorter periods. Twelve different fellowships are offered with differing subject matters and requirements including Short-Term Fellowships in Irish and Irish-American Studies and Short-Term Fellowship in the History of Cartography.

Due March 2, 2009 (unless otherwise noted)

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Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. The Fellowship grants awards at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and, Postdoctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and a desire to enter the professoriate. The Fellowship makes approximately 60 Predoctoral Awards at $20,000 per year for up to three years; approximately 35 Dissertation Awards at $21,000 for one year; and approximately 20 Postdoctoral Awards at $40,000 for one year. Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, those enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a U.S. educational institution, and individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field are eligible to apply.

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Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants

The purpose of the Enduring Questions grant program is to encourage faculty and students at the undergraduate level to grapple with the most fundamental concerns of the humanities, and to join together in deep, sustained programs of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. Enduring questions are, to an overarching degree, pre-disciplinary. They are questions to which no discipline or field or profession can lay an exclusive claim. Enduring questions can be tackled by reflective individuals regardless of their chosen vocations, areas of expertise, or personal backgrounds. They are questions that have more than one plausible or interesting answer. The Enduring Questions grant program will support new humanities courses at the undergraduate level: their design and preparation, teaching, and assessment, as well as ancillary activities that enhance faculty-student intellectual community. Courses may be taught by faculty from any department or discipline in the humanities or by faculty outside the humanities provided humanities sources are central to the course.

Due November 13, 2008

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George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowships

The George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowships are given to encourage doctoral or postdoctoral research in 20th-century U.S. military or diplomatic history and related fields. The fellowships are administered by the George C. Marshall Foundation and generated from a gift provided annually by the Baruch Family Foundation of Encino, California. The maximum grant provided is $7,500 while requests for smaller grants are encouraged. Projects to be funded may cover a broad range of studies in U.S. History and related fields pertaining to the changing role of the United States as a world power in the 20th century. Research may utilize holdings in the Marshall Research Library or may be conducted elsewhere.

Due October 27, 2008

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NEH/DFG Symposia and Workshops Program

The National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States and the German Research Foundation in Germany are working together to offer support for digital humanities projects. These grants provide funding for up to two bilateral symposia or workshops in the area of digital humanities. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. The goal of this request for proposals is to promote stronger bilateral cooperation and increased competencies in the digital humanities communities in the two countries by initiating or intensifying contact between distinguished scholars, junior researchers, scientists, librarians, information professionals, and others working on humanities projects. Each application must be sponsored by one eligible institution (U.S.) and one individual (Germany), and there must be a project director from each country.

Due November 4, 2008

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National Council for Eurasian and East European Research

Various Funding Opportunities by the National Council for Eurasion and East European Research
Title VIII National Research Competition
Research on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Post-doctoral scholars; U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Maximum Award: $70,000 (collaborative project); $40,000 (individual project)
Title VIII Ed Hewett Fellowship
Research on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, conducted under auspices of a U.S. government agency
U.S. citizens holding a Ph.D. or individuals with comparable research experience
Deadline: March 13, 2009
Maximum Award: $60,000
Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants
Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans
US citizens holding a Ph.D. or individuals with comparable research experience
Deadline: December 15, 2008 AND April 15, 2009
Maximum Award: $3,000
NEH Collaborative Humanities Research Fellowship
Collaborative humanities research in the former Soviet Union and East-Central Europe
Post-doctoral scholars; U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Maximum Award: $40,000
James R. Millar Graduate Student Prize
Best graduate student research paper in the humanities and social sciences regarding current or former communist regimes
Current MA or PhD students
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Maximum Award: $500
Carnegie Research Fellowship Program (including the George F. Russell Fellowship Program)
Research in the humanities or social sciences conducted at a U.S. college or university
Faculty, researchers, and advanced graduate students from the cities of Baku, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Novgorod, Minsk, Rostov-na-donu, Saratov, Tbilisi, Tomsk, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Yerevan, and their respective oblasts; other CASE (Center for Advanced Study and Education)-affiliated scholars
Deadline: April 30, 2009

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National Endowment for Democracy - Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

The National Endowment for Democracy invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for fellowships. The Reagan-Fascell program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change. Fellows maintain full-time residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies located in Washington, D.C. The Forum hosts 16 to 20 Reagan-Fascell Fellows per year for periods ranging from five to ten months. The program offers two tracks, a practitioner track and a scholarly track. The practitioner track seeks to provide experienced activists with an opportunity to reflect on their work, learn from counterparts in the United States, and reevaluate techniques for building democracy in their country of origin. The scholarly track is principally for professors and researchers from emerging and aspiring democracies. Accomplished scholars from established democracies are also eligible to apply.

Due November 10, 2008

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McNeil Center for Early American Studies - Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2009-2011

The McNeil Center will appoint a recent recipient of the PhD as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year term beginning 1 July 2009. The fellow will receive a starting stipend of at least $41,000; private office space in the Center's building at the northeastern gateway to the University of Pennsylvania's historic campus; library, computer, and other privileges at the university; and access to the Philadelphia area's magnificent manuscript, rare book and museum collections. During the two-year term of appointment, the fellow will teach two courses in an appropriate department at the University of Pennsylvania. Any project dealing with the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850 will be considered. Applicants must have earned the PhD no earlier than 2004 in American History, American Literature, American Studies, or a closely allied field and must have the degree in hand when the term of appointment commences.

Due November 1, 2008

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Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invite applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively low-dollar grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of projects that are particularly innovative and have the potential to make a positive impact on the humanities. NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other non-profit organizations to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate. 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. This Grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to eighteen months.

Due October 8, 2008

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Challenge Grant Program

The Kresge Foundation is broadening the reach of its Challenge Grant Program to better support nonprofit organizations that are working to address society’s pressing issues in six fields of interest: health, the environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development. This is being done in three ways first, the application process has been streamlined significantly in order to make the program more accessible to a larger and more diverse array of nonprofit organizations. Community colleges – for the first time in the foundation’s history – are eligible to apply for challenge grants. Nine values now serve as the centerpiece of our grantmaking. They have shifted their evaluation methods from focusing on an organization’s fundraising prowess to a holistic examination of the nature and impact of an organization’s work. All organizations applying for grants must have annual financial statements that have been prepared and certified by a certified public accountant.

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The Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies

The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Previous Fellows have explored such topics as transnational religious education for Muslim women, the complex gender dynamics of voluntary marriage migration, women’s role in African-American adult literacy, and militarism and the education of American women. The Women’s Studies Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. The most competitive applications include not only a clear, thorough, and compelling description of the candidate’s work, but also evidence of an enduring interest in and commitment to women’s issues and scholarship on women. Fellows receive $3,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation. Seven awards will be made, with recipients announced in late January.

Due September 1, 2008

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NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects

Through fellowships to published translators, the Arts Endowment supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. They encourage translations of writers and of work which are not well represented in English translation. All proposed projects must be for creative translations of published literary material into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value. Grants are for $12,500 or $25,000, depending upon the artistic excellence and merit of the project. To be eligible an individual either alone or in collaboration, must have: published a total of at least 20 pages of translations of creative literature into English in literary magazines, anthologies, or books; or published a translation into English of a novel or a volume of at least 20 pages of fiction, poetry, or belles-lettres; or translated into English at least one full-length play that has been produced by a professional theater company.

Due January 9, 2009

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Research Fellowships, Dissertation Fellowships in American History

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History invites applications for short-term fellowships in several categories: Research Fellowships for post-doctoral scholars at every faculty rank, Dissertation Fellowships for doctoral candidates who have begun dissertation reading and writing, and Research Fellowships for journalists and independent scholars. The Gilder Lehrman Fellowships support work in one of five archives: The Gilder Lehrman Collection consists of letters and diaries, maps, pamphlets, sketchbooks, printed books, photographs, and other materials. The Library of the New-York Historical Society which contains vast manuscript and printed book collections covering four centuries. The Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library is strong in every area of American history and contains both printed books and documents. The New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library's holdings are strong in every period of American history in both manuscripts and printed books. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the premier archives of African-American history, art, and culture, the Center's archives contain extensive materials on the history of slavery and abolition, the African diaspora, religion, African- American culture, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Deadlines vary.

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Postdoctoral Fellowships For Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching

This year the program will award approximately 20 postdoctoral fellowships. The postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Awards will be made for study in the major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields. Individuals enrolled in the following practice-oriented programs will not be supported: business, management, administration, occupational health, nursing, consumer science, library and information science, speech pathology, audiology, personnel, guidance, social work, social welfare, public health, physical education, physical therapy, rehabilitation science, educational administration and leadership, fine arts, filmmaking, and performing arts.

Due November 28, 2008

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Do's & Don't's for NEH Fellowship Applications

DO read the application guidelines.
DON'T ever give this narrative description of the proposal short shrift. Remember that this is the heart of what the panel has to go on in evaluating the application.
DO write the proposal in as succinct and interesting a style as possible. It may help to think of the project description as though it were an article for a professional journal, as though it were meant to be read for its intrinsic interest and worth.
DO give the proposal to a respected colleague to read and criticize. DON'T select a devoted admirer who never fails to applaud all your efforts
DON'T throw around fashionable jargon in the description; write plainly, clearly, and as persuasively as possible.
DON'T be vague about what you have already accomplished or what you propose to do.
DO proofread your application carefully.
DO stop and consider the selection of your referees. Be sure to include experts in the field of your proposal. It your project spans disciplines, literature and art for example, you need letters from scholars in both fields.
If you are not fortunate enough to receive an award, DO ask for a summary of the panel evaluation. These comments can tell you a great deal about reaction to your project, and what you may be able to do to improve both the project and your presentation next time.
DO apply to as many programs as are appropriate.
DO remember that you know more about this particular proposal than other scholars; your job is to show them-how interesting and significant it is.
DON'T be afraid to try.

NEH Collaborative Research

Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual's salary. Eligible projects include research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing research; translations into English of works that provide insight into other cultures; and research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year.

Due November 5, 2008

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NEH Scholarly Editions

The National Endowment for the Humanities is pleased to announce its Scholarly Editions Grants which support the preparation of editions of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects must be undertaken by a team of at least one editor and one other staff member. Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding. This grant program does not support the preparation or publication of textbooks intended primarily for classroom use. The Endowment currently sponsors two agency-wide programs—We the People and Digital Humanities—and one special initiative, Rediscovering Afghanistan. We the People encourages applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. Digital Humanities
welcomes applications for humanities projects that use digital technology or study its impact. Rediscovering Afghanistan invites applications for projects that focus on Afghanistan’s history and culture. Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $50,000 to $100,000 per year.

Due November 15, 2008

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The Newberry Library--Special Awards and Fellowships

The Newberry Library is pleased to offer the following special awards and fellowships: Frances C. Allen Fellowships for women of Native American heritage. The particular goal of the Allen Fellowship is to encourage Native American women in their studies of the humanities and social sciences. The tenure of the fellowship is from one month to one year; the fellowship provides up to $8,000 in approved expenses. Application deadline: March 2, 2009. Newberry Library/British Academy Fellowship for Study in Great Britain offers an exchange fellowship for up to three months' study in Great Britain in any field in which the Newberry's collections are strong. This post-doctoral award pays £1350 per month. Application deadline: January 12, 2009. École des Chartes Exchange FellowshipApplication provides a monthly stipend and free tuition for an American or Canadian graduate student to study at the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris for a period of three months during 2009-2010. Applications are especially encouraged from students who are in the early stages of preparing their dissertations. Applications are due on January 12, 2009. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel Fellowship--
Applicants for long- and short-term fellowships at the Newberry may also ask to be considered for this joint fellowship providing an additional two-month fellowship in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Deadline January 12, 2009 for linked long-term fellowship; March 2, 2009 for linked short-term Weiss/Brown Publication Subvention Award will award up to $15,000 to subsidize the publication of a scholarly book or books on European civilization before 1700 in the areas of music, theater, cultural studies, or French or Italian literature. Application deadline: January 12, 2009

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Fulbright Grants

The Fulbright Program for U.S. Students is pleased to announce Fulbright Grants for International Study; English Teaching Assistanceships, Travel Grants, Journalism Grants, Critical Language. Most grants offered in the U.S. Student Program are Full grants. This includes all study and research awards, as well as English Teaching Assistantships. Full grants include round-trip transportation; maintenance for the academic year; book and research allowance; medical insurance; in most cases, full or partial tuition. Travel only grants are available in a limited number of countries to supplement either an award from any source that does not provide for international travel or a student’s own funds for study or research. Travel only grants include round-trip international travel and medical insurance. Special Fulbright business opportunities are offered in Mexico and Spain. Special Fulbright journalism opportunities are offered in Germany and the UK. The Critical Language Enhancement Award provides an opportunity for Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantees to receive three to six months of intensive language study in addition to their research or study grants. The award provides a monthly living stipend and tuition reimbursement for grantees to pursue language training in the host country.

Due October 20, 2008.

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New Faculty Lunch Seminar Series: Competitive Grant Writing Strategies for New Investigators

The Office of Proposal Development at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce a series of "flash" seminars for new faculty on five key topics related to finding and competing for research funding. Registration is required for each seminar at least 2 days prior to that seminar. . This series begins on September 18th and concludes on October 17th and each seminar will be held from noon to 1 pm on Thursday and repeated on Friday. Lunch will be provided. All seminars will be held in the Jack Williams Administration Building Room 310. To Register: Send an e-mail to opd@tamu.edu with the title and date of the seminar in the Subject heading, and include your name, department and phone number in the body of the e-mail.

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Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Resident Fellows Program

The VFH Fellowship program offers time, space, and resources to scholars applying the tools of history, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, and literary criticism to matters of public concern. Each Fellowship session includes affiliated and independent scholars and professionals, including librarians, museum curators, writers, journalists, and others. This year we are accepting proposals on subjects with strong public interest in any field of the humanities. We also encourage projects on violence and its intergenerational effects, the South Atlantic United States, Revolutionary War history, folklife, and African American and Virginia history. All Fellowship opportunities are open to independent and affiliated scholars, professionals, and others working on projects in the humanities. Applicants need not have advanced degrees, but VFH generally does not support work toward a degree. Postdoctoral applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for projects other than dissertation revisions.

Due December 15, 2008

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Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors

The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, has established a program of one year memberships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. While at the Institute they will be expected to engage exclusively in scholarly research and writing. Three appointments will be made for the academic year 2009-2010. Appointments will be for one full year and will carry all the privileges of Membership at the Institute for Advanced Study. The stipend will match the combined salary and benefits at the Member's home institution at the time of application. The School is interested in all fields of historical research, but is concerned principally Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe, the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, and modern international relations.

Due November 1, 2008

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2009-2010 Fellowships at The Huntington

The Huntington will award to scholars over one hundred fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010.
Short-Term Awards: These fellowships of $2,500 per month are awarded to individuals holding a PhD or equivalent; or doctoral candidate at the dissertation stage. Tenure of the fellowship is from one to five months.
Babara Thom Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for nine to twelve months. This $45,000 Fellowship is designed to support non-tenured faculty members who are revising a manuscript for publication. Applicants must have received the PhD between 2004 and 2006.
Mellon Fellowships are $45,000 fellowships awarded to individuals holding a PhD or equivalent for nine to twelve months.
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships are awards of up to $50,000 for individuals holding a PhD or equivalent for a duration of four to twelve months.
Dibner History of Science Program at The Huntington offers long- and short-term fellowships which are designed to further study in the Burndy Library and the other history of science and technology resources at The Huntington.


Due December 15, 2008

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Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

The Foundation's three grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.
1. Distinguished Scholar Grants: No more than two grants each year will be awarded to distinguished full professors. Each grant provides up to $50,000 to help replace half of the salary of faculty on sabbatical, or for time off for research and writing.
2. Scholar Grants: Tenured faculty, including full professors and associate professors, may apply for a CCK Scholar Grant of up to $40,000 or $35,000, respectively, to help replace half of the salary of faculty on sabbatical, or for time off for research and writing.
3. Junior Scholar Grants: The Foundation provides grants for time off for research and writing to postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors without tenure who are affiliated with an accredited U.S. university and who have taught for no more than 6 years since receiving their Ph.D. degree. The maximum amount of each award is $30,000.

Due October 15, 2008

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William Schallek Memorial Graduate Study Fellowship

The Medieval Academy of America is pleased to announce the William Schallek Memorial Graduate Study Fellowship which supports an advanced graduate student who is writing a Ph.D. dissertation in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The $30,000 fellowship helps defray research and living expenses for the equivalent of an academic year of study. The fellowship recipient must devote full time to the dissertation project and may not hold any job or teaching position or work on another project during the term of the fellowship. Along with the completed application form, applicants must submit a dissertation proposal that has been approved by the applicant's dissertation committee; a letter of recommendation from the applicant's dissertation director certifying that the applicant has passed qualifying exams and received approval for the dissertation project and discussing the merits of the project and the applicant's preparation to complete it successfully; a second letter of recommendation from a graduate professor discussing the merits of the dissertation project and the applicant's preparation to complete it successfully.

Due October 15, 2008

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Stanford Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships

The Stanford Humanities Center will award 6-8 External Faculty Fellowships, and also looks to award thematic felllowships in the areas of Digital Humanities and Humanities and International Studies. Fellowships are awarded to support research projects in the humanities; creative arts projects are not eligible. The Humanities Center seeks candidates whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the humanities. Fellows are awarded stipends of up to $60,000 and a housing and moving allowance of up to $15,000, dependent upon need. Both junior and senior faculty members are eligible, though every applicant should have received his or her Ph.D. by September, 2005. External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply.

Due October 15, 2008

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Franklin Research Grants (for Travel for Research Purposes)

The American Philisophical Society is pleased to announce the Franklin Research Grants program which is particularly designed to help meet the costs 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. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research. Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. The Society is particularly interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received their PhDs. American citizens and residents of the United States may use their Franklin awards at home or abroad. Foreign nationals must use their Franklin awards for research in the United States. Applicants who have received Franklin grants may reapply after an interval of two years.
Funding is offered up to a maximum of $6,000 for use in calendar year 2009.

Due October 1, 2008, for a January 2009 decision for work in February through December
Due December 1, 2008, for a March 2009 decision for work in April through December

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Semester-long Grant Writing Workshop

The Office of Proposal Development is sponsoring a semester-long grant writing workshop for all Texas A&M tenure-track and tenured faculty (and equivalent) working in all disciplines. Participants will be guided through the entire project development and proposal writing process and will engage in an individual consultation on their executive summary, in biweekly peer review meetings with three to four other workshop participants, and in additional meetings on grant-related issues with all workshop participants. By the conclusion of the workshop, investigators will have prepared a complete grant application, which they may then submit to the external funding agency of their choice. Those considering applying for the workshop should have a well-defined research topic, at least some preliminary data, and ample time to devote to workshop activities and to completion of their proposal.

Due September 1, 2008

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AAUW Fellowships and Grants Program Information

The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation supports graduate women around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented through various funding opportunities.

American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. One-year postdoctoral research leave fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and summer/short-term research publication grants are offered.
Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force.
Community Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who intend to pursue a full-time course of study (during the fellowship year) in designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low.

Deadlines vary.

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Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies

Dumbarton Oaks makes a limited number of grants to assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The normal range of awards is $3,000–$10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Funding is typically awarded for transportation, meals, housing, vehicle rental, workmen's wages, costs of technical analysis, etc.; grants are not normally made for the purchase of computers or the salary of the principal investigator. Project grants are limited to applicants holding a doctorate or the equivalent, and are awarded on the basis of 1) ability and preparation of the principal project personnel (including knowledge of the requisite languages) and 2) interest and value of the project to the specific field of study. Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies, no later than October 1, 2008, to determine if the project falls within the purview of the Project Grants.

Due: November 1, 2008

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AAHHE and ETS Outstanding Dissertations Competition

The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) are proud to announce the Outstanding Dissertations Competition 2009. AAHHE and ETS are providing an opportunity to spotlight top doctoral students and, at the same time, are rewarding excellence in Hispanic student performance at the doctoral level. The competition is open to anyone who has completed a dissertation that focuses on Hispanics in higher education or to any Hispanic who has completed a dissertation in the social sciences, broadly defined, between June 1, 2006 and August 1, 2008. Dissertations in the humanities, sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics are not eligible.

Due: September 8, 2008

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ACLS Competitions and Deadlines

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce several competitions which are currently accepting applications.

ACLS Fellowships
October 2, 2008
Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships
October 2, 2008
Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars
October 2, 2008
ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships
October 2, 2008
ACLS Collaborative Research Awards
November 12, 2008
Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowships
Dissertation Completion Fellowships
November 12, 2008
Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients
December 10, 2008
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
November 12, 2008
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals inEast and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History
November 14, 2008
American Research in the Humanities in China
November 12, 2008
New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society
November 12, 2008
East European Studies Programs
Dissertation Fellowships
November 12, 2008
Postdoctoral Fellowships
November 12, 2008
Conference Grants
January 30, 2009
Travel Grants
January 30, 2009
Language Grants to Individuals for Summer Study
January 16, 2009
Language Grants to Institutions for Summer Courses
January 16, 2009
Heritage Speakers Research Grant
January 16, 2009
ACLS Humanities Program in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
November 17, 2008

For more information.

The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture

The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship is awarded for at least six months of study in France. The purpose of the award is to help educators and researchers improve education in standard French language, literature and culture and in the study of standard French in the United States. The fellowship is awarded annually and has a stipend of at least $10,000. Phi Beta Kappa will also cover a single round-trip, economy-class ticket for the recipient to travel to France; some additional support may be available to those with dependents. Candidates must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution with a 3.0 minimum GPA in French language and literature as a major.

Due: October 1, 2008

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Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

The Jacob K. Javits (JKJ) Fellowship Program is pleased to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in specific fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study at accredited institutions of higher education. Eligible individuals include those who at the time of application will be entering a doctoral program in academic year 2009–2010 or who, at the time of application, have not yet completed their first full year of study in the doctoral program for which they are seeking support or will be entering a Master of Fine Arts program in academic year 2009–2010 in which the master’s degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study among others.

Due: September 4, 2008.

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ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships

The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for the third annual competition for the ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships. The program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. ACLS does not support creative works (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translations, or purely peda- gogical projects. ACLS will award up to five ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships in this competition year. Each fellowship carries a stipend of up to $55,000 towards an academic year's leave and provides for project costs of up to $25,000. The program is open to scholars in all fields of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree conferred prior to the application deadline.

Due: October 3, 2008

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Teaching Development Fellowships

Teaching Development Fellowships support college and university teachers pursuing research aimed specifically at deepening their core knowledge in the humanities to improve their undergraduate teaching. The program has three broad goals: 1) to improve the depth and quality of humanities education in the United States; 2) to strengthen the link between research and teaching in the humanities; and 3) to foster excellence in undergraduate instruction. Projects must improve an existing undergraduate course that has been taught in at least THREE different terms and will continue to be taught by the applicant. Research in any area of the humanities is welcome. This new program anticipates awarding approximately twenty-four fellowships.

Due October 1, 2008

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AAUW Fellowships and Grants Program

The American Association of University Women is proud to offer funding exclusively for graduate women. The AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. With five different fellowship and grant categories the AAUW is able to offer funding to women for a variety of topics.

Due September 5, 2008

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Rome Prize Fellowships

The American Academy in Rome is pleased to offer 30 fellowships for advanced research and creative work in Rome: 15 in the fine arts and 15 in the humanities. Fellowships range from 6 months to 2 years. Awards include room, board, travel, and work space at the Academy. Open to the following fields: art history, archaeology, architecture, classical studies, conservation, graphic design, literature, modern Italian studies, musical composition, post-classical humanistic studies, urban design and planning, and visual arts.

Due November 1, 2008

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Howard Foundation Fellowships

The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a six-year rotation of topics. Appproximately ten fellowships will be awarded for 2009-2010 in the fields of history and philosophy. Stipends of $25,000 are awarded to support individuals working on specific research projects. Howard Fellowships may not be used to prepare exhibits or to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards. We are willing to grant awardees some flexibility in postponing the year in which they actually use their fellowships.

Due November 10, 2008

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Mellon Foundation's Scholarly Communications

The Scholarly Communications program focuses broadly on all stages in the life cycle of scholarly resources. The program complements fellowships and other kinds of support for research and teaching at research universities, liberal arts colleges, independent research centers, libraries, and museums. Grantmaking occurs principally in five main categories: new methods of creating scholarly resources, innovations in scholarly publication, cataloging and other forms of access, preservation, and research and evaluation. Letters of inquiry regarding ideas that fall within the program are welcome and reviewed throughout the year.

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Russell Sage Foundation Center for Visiting Scholars

The Russell Sage Foundation annually awards up to 20 residential fellowships to selected scholars in the social sciences, who are at least several years beyond the Ph.D. The award allows these Visiting Scholars to pursue their research and writing at the Foundation for periods of up to one year. Each scholar is provided with an office at the Foundation, research assistance, computer and library facilities, salary support for the academic year of up to $110,000 when unavailable from other sources and, for scholars outside the greater New York City area, a subsidized apartment nearby the Foundation offices.

Due September 30, 2008

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Grant: Gerda Henkel Foundation

The Gerda Henkel Foundation supports projects in the historical humanities, especially History, Archaeology, Art History and other historical disciplines. The most important criteria when deciding if a grant should be awarded are the academic significance and the quality of the research project. Also statements regarding the costs and the schedule of the proposed project are absolutely essential.

For more information.

Grant: National Humanities Center Fellowships 2009-2010

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2009 through May 2010. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.

Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 15, 2008

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Grant: SSRC Emergency Grants

The Social Science Research Council recognizes that urgent research needs can sometimes fall outside their collaborative grants schedule. To accommodate such needs, SSRC program staff will accept requests for emergency grants via email to mediahub@ssrc.org . Such requests should be made initially in short form (1-2 pages), following the general criteria of the collaborative grants regarding purpose and conditions. The request for support should explain, in particular, the reason for the urgency of the request and the needed outcome.

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Grant: Guido Goldman Fellowship for the Study of German and European Economic and International Affairs

The American Council on Germany is accepting applications for the Guido Goldman Fellowship for the Study of German and European Economic and International Affairs. The Dr. Guido Goldman Fellowship is intended to foster the study of European economic and international affairs. Fellows are required to develop research itineraries in consultation with the American Council on Germany. The award covers the cost of pre-approved international and domestic travel and a per diem of $150 for up to 28 days in Germany and elsewhere in Europe relevant to the research being conducted

Due July 7, 2008

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Grant: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students and the Foundation only supports individuals. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. In 2008 the Foundation awarded 190 United States and Canadian Fellowships for a total of $8,200,000. There were more than 2,600 applicants

Due September 15, 2008

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Grant: JR Peace Scholar Dissertation Program

The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security. Each year the program awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Fellowships. Fellowships last for 12 months starting in September. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.

Due January 5, 2008

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Grant: Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace

The United States Institute of Peace is accepting applications for the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace. The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards approximately ten residential Senior Fellowships each year so that outstanding scholars, practitioners, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals can conduct research on peace and conflict. Fellowships usually last for ten months starting in October, but shorter-term fellowships are also available. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.

Due September 8, 2008

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Grant: Greek Teacher Professional Development Project

The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for the Greek Teacher Professional Development Project. U.S. public and private universities with schools of education may submit proposals to administer an eight-week professional development program to start in August 2009, for approximately twenty teachers in the humanities from Greece at an early point in their careers as educators. The program will focus on teaching methodology as well as the use of technology in the classroom and should include both an academic component of seminars at a U.S. university's school of education and a practical component of practice teaching with guidance from experienced mentor teachers in local schools.

Due June 6, 2008

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Grant: NEH Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Resources

The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Resources. Grants support projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture. Awards also support the creation of reference works and research tools of major importance to the humanities.

Due July 31, 2008

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2008-2009 Evans/Glasscock Digital Humanities Project Fellowship

2008-2009 Evans/Glasscock Digital Humanities Project Fellowship
Recipients Named

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research and the Texas A&M University Libraries’ Sterling C. Evans Chair are pleased to announce Dr. B. Stephen Carpenter, II and Dr. Trina Davis as joint recipients of the 2008-2009 Evans/Glasscock Digital Humanities Project Fellowship. This fellowship provides $10,000 to support a project in digital humanities by faculty in any department in the university. The award aims to assist faculty projects that depend on or are fundamentally inflected by information technology, digitization, and computer-aided research.

Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Davis, both in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, received this year’s fellowship for their project “Establishing a TAMU Digital Humanities and Visual Culture Education and Research Island in Second Life.” The team will create an official presence for Texas A&M University in “Second Life,” a 3-D virtual world in which approximately 100 colleges and universities maintain a virtual campus. When completed, The Island will provide four types of spaces – for instruction, research-based exhibitions and symposia, office hours and meetings that support instruction, and public social life to sustain networking.

The Glasscock Center will make another call for this award in spring 2009. For further information contact James Rosenheim, Director, at 979-845-8328 or
j-rosenheim@tamu.edu, visit the Glasscock Center’s website.

American Council of Learned Societies - Digital Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Humanities Scholars

Due Oct. 3
For more information visit
http://www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for the second annual competition for the ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships. This program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help advance digital humanistic scholarship by broadening understanding of its nature and exemplifying the robust infrastructure necessary for creating further such works. ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships are intended to support an academic year dedicated to work on a major scholarly project that takes a digital form. Projects may involve development of new digital tools that further humanistic research (such as digital research archives or innovative databases), research that depends on or is greatly enhanced by the use of such tools, the representation of research that depends on or is greatly enhanced by the use of such tools, or some combination of these features.

Canadian Embassy - Canadian Studies Grant Program - Research Grants

Due Spet 15
For more information visit
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/grantguide-en.asp

The Research Grant Program promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to assist individual scholars, or a team of scholars, in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality and reporting their findings in a scholarly publication and at scholarly conferences, thus contributing to the development of Canadian Studies in the United States. Grant proposals are welcome from all fields in the social sciences and humanities.

Tinker Foundation, Inc. - Institutional Grants (Latin America)

Due Spet. 1
For more information visit
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/institu.html

The Tinker Foundation awards Institutional Grants to organizations and institutions that promote the interchange and exchange of information within the community of those concerned with the affairs of Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America, and Antarctica. (For the foundation's purposes, Ibero-America is defined as the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere.). Programmatically, the foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy, or governance issues. Projects should have a strong public policy component, offer innovative solutions to problems facing these regions, and incorporate new mechanisms for addressing these programmatic areas. Activities may include, but are not limited to, research projects and conferences related to the foundation's areas of interest. The foundation encourages collaboration between organizations in the United States and Iberia or Latin America and among institutions in those regions.

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)

Due Oct. 3
For more information visit
http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions.

Abe Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences or Humanities

Due Spetember 1.
For more information visit
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/abe/

The Abe Fellowship supports professional research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between Japan and America. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Japan (or be able to demonstrate serious affiliations with research communities in the U.S. or Japan) and hold the terminal degree in their field by the start of their fellowship term.

Creativity and Aging in America NEA Initiative

FYI due May 23
For more information visit
(http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/CreativityAging.html).

Creativity and Aging in America is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to actively engage older Americans in quality arts programs. Through this initiative, the Arts Endowment will support exemplary projects in the disciplines of literature and music. Projects must be conducted by professional artists and engage older adults as students, artists, and/or teachers. For the purposes of these guidelines, older adults are age 65 and above.

Recent research supported by the National Institutes of Health, AARP, International Foundation for Music Research, and the National Endowment for the Arts found that older adults who actively participated in ongoing, community-based arts programs, conducted by professional artists, experienced more physical and mental benefits than participants in non-arts activities. The research showed that active participation in the arts correlated positively with older adults' health outcomes and their sense of independence, potentially reducing risk factors that drive the need for long-term care.

Creativity and Aging in America will focus on the disciplines of literature and music. Activities may take place in a variety of settings such as senior centers, community centers, retirement centers, museums, literary centers, performing arts centers, libraries, schools, and healthcare facilities. Projects must be planned in cooperation with the target population including local organizations that address aging-related issues.

NEH Supercomputing Grants

FYI due July 15
For more information visit
(http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/hhpc.html).

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Office of Science in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to provide humanities scholars with access to DOE supercomputers. These grants provide computer time on DOE machines at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as well as training and support to enable scholars to take full advantage of those resources. Interested scholars will apply directly to NERSC, and hours will be awarded under the terms of the DOE's Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program.

The INCITE program was conceived specifically to seek out computationally intensive, large-scale research projects with the potential to significantly advance key areas in science and engineering. With this partnership with NEH, the hope is that comparable research projects in the humanities will be able to take advantage of high performance computing resources. Successful applicants will be given access to computer and support resources at NERSC. In addition, winners will receive travel reimbursement funds to enable them (up to two people per project) to attend on-site training at NERSC.

Any scholar whose humanities research is computationally intensive may apply. Supported activities may include: mining of large textual datasets, morphological analysis, manipulations, and transformations; analysis of geographical information systems data, maps, etc.; and computationally demanding visualization, modeling, and pattern recognition and analysis. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for humanities scholars whose research requires high performance computing to collaborate with computer scientists and others at centers already familiar with the challenges of intensive data mining, visualization, and other demanding applications.

The American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships

FYI due July 1
For more information visit
(www.indiastudies.org)

The American Institute of Indian Studies invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree. Some senior fellows in the humanities will receive fellowships funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Performing and Creative Arts fellowships are available for accomplished practitioners of the performing arts of India and
creative artists. Scholarly/professional development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who have not previously worked in India. Eligible applicants include 1) U.S. citizens, and 2) citizens of other countries who are students or faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities. For applications, please contact us at American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, (773) 702-8638. Email: aiis@uchicago.edu. Web site: www.indiastudies.org. The application deadline is July 1, 2008.

Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program

FYI due June 30
For more information visit
(http://www.srf.org/grants/JF_Domestic_Description.php).

The Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program is pleased to announce its annual grant competition to support junior faculty research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award at least three research grants of $60,000 each to support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community. These grants are intended to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite research costs (including research assistance and travel). Each grant will be paid directly to, and should be administered by, the academic institution at which the junior faculty member works. Projects in military and diplomatic history are especially encouraged. Group or collaborative projects will not be considered.