2010 - 2011 Research Fellowships in the Humanities

The Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin annually awards 50 fellowships to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Applicants must demonstrate the necessity of substantial on-site use of the Center's collections. Applicants must be post-doctorates or independent scholars with a substantial record of achievement. U.S. citizens and foreign nationals are eligible to apply.The fellowships range from one to three months, with stipends of $3,000 per month. Also available are $1,200 to $1,700 travel stipends and dissertation fellowships with a $1,500 stipend.

Due February 1, 2010

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Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities

Fellowships at the Newberry Library provide assistance to researchers who wish to use their collections, but who cannot finance a visit on their own. Fellowships are of two types: short-term fellowships with terms of one to two months and long-term fellowships of six to eleven months. Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to individuals from outside the metropolitan Chicago area. Long-term fellowships are generally available without regard to an applicant's place of residence. Most fellowships are restricted to doctoral candidates or postdoctoral researchers, although some fellowships are available for other categories of applicants. Fellows make the Library their research home during their fellowship period and work here full time on the projects for which they have received funding.

Due dates vary

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Eurasia Dissertation Support Fellowship

The Eurasia Dissertation Support Fellowships provide financial and academic support to graduate students near completion of their doctoral programs in the social sciences and related humanities. The program provides fellowship awards of up to $25,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The fellowship also provides academic support and numerous networking opportunities, as all fellows will be required to attend two workshops. The Eurasia Dissertation Support Fellowships are intended for applicants who have completed their dissertation field research, who have made significant progress in outlining emergent, innovative contributions to scholarship, and who are willing to reach beyond the academic community to make their work known and accessible. One of the goals of the funding program is to support and sustain American expertise on the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Due December 10, 2009

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Whatcom Museum of History and Art - Jacobs Research Funds

Jacobs Research Funds is a grant program supporting anthropological research on the indigenous peoples of Canada, Mexico, mainland United States, including Alaska, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest. Grants are given for work on problems in: language, social organization, political organization, religion, mythology, music, other arts, psychology and folk science. There are three categories of Jacobs Funds grants. Individual Grants support research projects administered by a single investigator on a focused problem (maximum award is $3000). Group Grants support work by two or more researchers who will be cooperating on the same or similar projects (maximum award is $6000). Kinkade Grants support projects requiring an intense period of fieldwork, such as research leading to a major work such as a dictionary, collection of texts, etc. (maximum award is $9000).

Due February 15, 2009

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Latin American Program Seeks Interns for Spring 2010

The Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars seeks interns with an interest in, coursework related to, and/or experience working on Latin American issues. The Wilson Center, headquartered in Washington, D.C., provides a link between the world of ideas and the world of policy and fosters research, study, discussion, and collaboration among a full spectrum of individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national and world affairs. Interns will gain valuable experience in a variety of projects such as conference organization, library and Internet research, assistance with the preparation of publications, and administrative assignments in support of Center activities. The Latin American Program is hiring graduate or undergraduate interns for the spring. Students who have graduated within the past year may also apply. This is a paid internship.

Due November 15, 2009

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NSEP Boren Awards

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, 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. Boren Fellows represent a variety of academic and professional disciplines, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages. Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program, which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. 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 28, 2010

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American Philosophical Society - Franklin Research Grants (for Travel for Research Purposes)

The Franklin Research Grants program 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. Grants will not be made to replace salary during a leave of absence or earnings from summer teaching; pay living expenses while working at home; cover the costs of consultants or research assistants; or purchase permanent equipment such as computers, cameras, tape recorders, or laboratory apparatus. Funding is offered up to a maximum of $6,000 for use in calendar year 2010. Grants are not retroactive.

Due December 1, 2009.

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2009-2010 Fellowships for Scholars of British and American History and Culture

The Huntington will award over one hundred fellowships with differing terms for the academic year 2010-2011. 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. Huntington Fellowships last for one to five months and provide $2,500 per month. The majority of these will be awarded to scholars working in the general holdings of the Library; however, there are a number of specialized fellowships. Huntington-British Academy Fellowships for Study in Great Britain last for one month. Barbara Thom Postdoctoral Fellowships last from nine to twelve months and provide $50,000. Mellon Fellowship and the Dana and David Dornsife Fellowship each also last nine to twelve months with an award of $50,000. The Dibner History of Science Program is designed to further study in the Burndy Library and the other history of science and technology resources at The Huntington. Short-Term awards last from one to five months and provide $2,500 per month. The Long-Term awards last nine to twelve months with an award of $50,000

Due December 15, 2009

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Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions

The National Endowment for the Humanities provides support to independent centers for advanced study and international research organizations for fellowship programs for humanities scholars through its Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions. NEH fellowships last from four to twelve months and provide scholars with stipends, a collegial environment, and access to resources that might not be available at their home institutions. Fellowship programs may be administered by independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the United States, or American overseas research centers or other organizations that have expertise in promoting research on foreign cultures. The centers and organizations establish their own peer review procedures for the selection of NEH grant recipients and administer the awards. For further information and application materials, contact the appropriate center or organization. No application materials are available from NEH.

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Fulbright-Hays 2010

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. An estimated 142 fellowships will be awarded ranging from $15,000-$60,000 with the average size estimated at $40,000. The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to faculty of institutions of higher education to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. An estimated 20 fellowships will be awarded ranging from $25,000-$115,000 with the average size estimated at $70,000.

Due December 1, 2009

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Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources

The Council on Library and Information Resources is pleased to offer fellowships for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. The purposes of this fellowship program are to: help junior scholars in the humanities and related social-science fields gain skill and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources, enable dissertation writers to do research wherever relevant sources may be, encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources, and provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed for access most helpfully in the future. The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships a year carrying stipends of up to $25,000 to support dissertation research forperiods of 9 to 12 months.

Due November 13, 2009

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NEH Launches New Online Database

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) unveiled a new Funded Projects Query Form that allows visitors to search online for information on all projects funded by NEH since 1980. The form is accessible from the NEH homepage. The database will be updated quarterly after new awards are made. The form has been made available as a part of NEH’s transparency efforts. Visitors can explore the database using a variety of search terms including project director name, key words, organization, state, and award date range. Searches can also be narrowed by grant program, division, and several other fields. Search results provide project title, recipient, and award amount information. A document with answers to frequently asked questions is also available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Due September 30, 2009

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

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

Due December 1, 2009

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Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

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

Due October 6, 2009

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Sabbatical Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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

Due October 15, 2009

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Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships

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

Due September 30, 2009

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

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

Due October 1, 2009

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Kennan Institute Summer Research Grants

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

Due December 1, 2009

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Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program

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

Due October 6, 2009

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Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

Through its Diversity Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks 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. Ford Diversity Fellowship awards are offered at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and Postdoctoral levels. Fellowships are awarded in a national competition. Awards are made to individuals who, 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. In addition to the fellowship award, Ford Fellows are eligible to attend the Conference of Ford Fellows, a unique national conference of a select group of high-achieving scholars committed to diversifying the professoriate and using diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

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Dumbarton Oaks Project Grants

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 archeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to: non-destructive investigation and/or excavation of a site or a component of a site, materials analyses, surveying or photographing monuments and objects that are at risk. Pre-Columbian project awards are intended only to survey, excavate, and/or document sites, landscapes, or objects that are in imminent danger. Applicants should provide evidence that such sites, landscapes, or objects are under immediate threat. Project grants are limited to applicants holding a doctorate or the equivalent. Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies, no later than October 1, 2009, to determine if the project is within the purview of Dumbarton Oaks.

Due October 1, 2009

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Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Taipei, the capital of the Republic of China on Taiwan. It also maintains a regional office in McLean, Virginia near Washington D.C. in the United States. In 1987, a group of professors of Chinese descent at major American universities wrote a joint letter to President Chiang Ching-kuo expressing their concern about the gradual decline of programs of Chinese Studies in overseas academic institutions. They suggested that, given the increased prosperity of the country, a foundation for international scholarly exchange should be established to support and promote the understanding of Chinese culture and society overseas. Today the Foundation awards Research Grants, Fellowship Grants, Conference/Workshop Grants, Publication Subsidies, and Doctoral Fellowships. The Foundation's grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences providing differing amounts of funding depending on the grant.

Due dates vary

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Mellon/ACLS Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowships

ACLS invites applications for the third annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowships. These Fellowships are to assist young scholars in the humanities and related social sciences in the first or second year following completion of the Ph.D. This program aims to assist recent doctoral recipients to position themselves for further scholarly advancement. Eligibility for these Fellowships will be limited to scholars awarded Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships in the prior year’s competition, the Alternates selected in that competition, and those awarded other dissertation fellowships of national stature that require applicants to complete their dissertations within a specified period. ACLS will award 25 Fellowships in this competition for a one-year term beginning between June and September 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year, or between June and September 2011 for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Mellon/ACLS awards are designed for research and writing; accordingly, Fellows may not teach during the tenure of the Fellowship. The Fellowships provide a stipend of $35,000 to allow the Fellow to devote an academic year to research.

Due December 9, 2009

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Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships

ACLS invites applications for the fourth annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships. These fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2011. ACLS will award 65 Fellowships in this competition for a one-year term beginning between June and September 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The total award of up to $33,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. These Fellowships may not be held concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.

Due November 11, 2009

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ACLS Fellowships

The ACLS Fellowship Program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work, textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. The ACLS Fellowships are intended as salary replacement to help scholars devote six to twelve continuous months to full-time research and writing. The Fellowship stipend is set at three levels based on academic rank: up to $35,000 for Assistant Professor and career equivalent; up to $40,000 for Associate Professor and career equivalent; and up to $60,000 for full Professor and career equivalent. Approximately 22 fellowships will be available at the Assistant Professor level, approximately 18 at the Associate Professor level, and approximately 17 at the full Professor level.

Due September 30, 2009

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Abe Fellowship--International Multidisciplinary Research on Topics of Pressing Global Concern

Abe Fellowship--International Multidisciplinary Research on Topics of Pressing Global Concern
is open for applications, next deadline is September 1^st 2009. Apply Now

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition. Funding for the Abe Fellowship Program is provided by CGP.

The Purpose of the Fellowship

The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving.

Research support to individuals is at the core of the Abe Fellowship Program. Applications are welcome from scholars and non-academic research professionals.The objectives of the program are to foster high quality research in the social sciences and related disciplines, to build new collaborative networks of researchers around the three thematic foci of the program, to bring new data and new data resources to the attention of those researchers, and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry.

Successful applicants will be those individuals whose work and interests match these program goals. Abe Fellows are expected to demonstrate a long-term commitment to these goals by participating in program activities over the course of their careers.

2010-2011 Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The 2010-2011 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition is open.

IIE Guidance Sessions

Sessions are held at IIE in New York City and videoconferenced to IIE's Regional Centers in Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, Houston and San Francisco. Afternoon and evening sessions are available. For additional information on times and locations, please click on the location where you wish to attend a session. Reservations are not required in New York City. Reservations are required for the Regional Center sessions. Please contact that office directly to make a reservation.

Houston - Fulbright Guidance Session for Study or Research Grants
Wednesday August 5, 2009, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Houston - Fulbright Guidance Session for English Teaching Assistantships
Wednesday August 12, 2009, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Houston - Fulbright Guidance Session for Study or Research Grants
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships

ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships

Due by Sept. 30

ACLS invites applications for the second annual competition for the ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships for collaborative research in the humanities and related social sciences (1). The program is supported by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group.

Objectives

The aim of this fellowship program is to offer small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. The fellowship supports projects that aim to produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which two or more collaborators will take credit.

The fellowships are for a total period of up to 24 months, to be initiated between July 1, 2010 and September 1, 2012, and provide salary replacement for each collaborator (based on academic rank: up to $35,000 for Assistant Professor; up to $40,000 for Associate Professor; and up to $60,000 for full Professor) as well as up to $20,000 in collaboration funds (which may be used for such purposes as travel, materials, or research assistance). The amount of the ACLS fellowship for any collaborative project will vary depending on the number of collaborators, their academic rank, and the duration of the research leave, but will not exceed $140,000 for any one project. Collaborations need not be interdisciplinary or inter-institutional. Applicants at the same institution, however, must demonstrate why local funding is insufficient to support the project. Collaborations that involve the participation of assistant and associate faculty members are particularly encouraged. Up to seven awards will be made in the 2009/10 competition.

Eligibility

A collaborative project is constituted of at least two scholars who are each seeking salary-replacement stipends for six to twelve continuous months of supported research leave to pursue full-time collaborative research during the fellowship tenure.

1. The Project Coordinator must have an appointment at a U.S.-based institution of higher education; other project members may be at institutions outside the United States or may be independent scholars.
2. All project collaborators must hold a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent in publications and professional experience at the time of application.

Application Process – please review carefully

One member of the project team must be designated as the Project Coordinator (PC). The Project Coordinator is responsible for starting the application, entering the names and email addresses of the other collaborator(s), completing the project sections of the application, uploading the proposal, entering information for two project reference letters, and ensuring that all collaborators in the project have submitted their elements of the application. It is anticipated that the Project Coordinator’s institution will administer the funds for collaboration costs. Please note that for the purposes of this program, only scholars who are requesting ACLS funding for research leaves are considered collaborators. If the project includes other participants (not requesting funding for a research leave), please list them in your proposal document and explain their roles in the project.

Once the PC has entered the list of collaborators into the application, each scholar will receive an email with registration information and a code to link them to the group application. Each project collaborator will have to complete the individual sections of the application (including personal and professional information) and upload a publications list. In order for an application to be considered, all project collaborators (Project Coordinator and additional collaborators) must have their application in SUBMITTED status by the application deadline of September 30, 2009.

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

• Completed application form
• Participant Information Sheet, listing all collaborators (identifying project coordinator) and additional project members.
• 10-page Proposal (double spaced, in Times New Roman, 11-point font). The proposal should describe the intellectual significance of the research project and explain in detail the process and product of the collaboration. It should make clear the goal of the collaboration, its structure, how credit and acknowledgement would be determined, and how the process and project of collaboration would be mutually informing. Finally, the proposal should explain how collaboration enables research that is intellectually innovative and produces a final outcome that would be more valuable than the sum of individual efforts of the project members.
• Two-page Bibliography that places the project in intellectual context and includes relevant work in all of the disciplines involved in the project.
• Research Plan, including a timeline of the proposed research activities that specifies the location, duration, and names of individuals involved in each stage. This may be in the form of a graphic timeline or narrative description.
• Budget statement, outlining salary replacement, costs of research assistance, travel, and research materials. (See sample budget.)
• Publications list for each collaborator (no more than three pages for each collaborator)
• Two reference letters that provide explicit information on the proposed collaborative project and the collaborators.

Evaluation

Proposals will be judged along the following six criteria:

1. Intellectual significance of the project, including its ambition and scope, and its potential contribution to scholarship in the humanities.
2. Relevance of the research questions being posed, the appropriateness of research methods, the feasibility of the work plan, the appropriateness of the field work to be undertaken, the archival or source materials to be studied, and the research site.
3. Qualifications, expertise, and commitment of the project coordinator and collaborator(s).
4. Detail and soundness of the process and product of the collaboration, including dissemination plans.
5. Degree to which the proposed collaboration represents innovative practice in the applicants’ disciplines and sub-fields.
6. Potential for success, including the likelihood that the work proposed will be completed and lead to distinct results within the projected timeframe; where appropriate, the collaborators’ previous record of success; and the size of the proposed budget in relation to anticipated results.

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.

What the Collaborative Research Fellowships Program does not fund:

• Large research clusters that do not produce any collaborative-authored publications.
• Collaborative projects that result in an anthology or edited volume of secondary scholarship.
• Projects that are not primarily focused on research.
• Projects whose primary aim it is to transform existing research results into digital format.
• Projects whose primary emphasis is on organization of events (workshops, lectures, exhibitions).

Please also refer to What ACLS Does Not Fund.

Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group. Back to text.

Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants

The Enduring Questions grant program supports a faculty member’s development of a new course that will foster intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. This course will encourage undergraduate students and a teacher to grapple with a fundamental question addressed by the humanities, and to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. What is an enduring question? The following list is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive but serves to illustrate. What is the good life? What is freedom? Happiness? What is friendship? What is beauty? Is there a human nature, and, if so, what is it? What is the relationship between humans and the natural world? How do science and ethics relate to one another? Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Good and evil? What is good government? Enduring questions are, to an overarching degree, predisciplinary. They are questions to which no discipline or field or profession can lay an exclusive claim. In many cases they predate the formation of the academic disciplines themselves. 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 compelling answer. They have long held interest for young people, and they allow for a special, intense dialogue across generations. The Enduring Questions grant program will help promote such dialogue in today’s undergraduate environment. An Enduring Questions grant supports the development of a new undergraduate humanities course that must be taught at least twice during the grant period. The grant supports the work of a faculty member in designing, preparing, and assessing the course. It may also be used for ancillary activities that enhance faculty-student intellectual community, such as visits to museums and artistic or cultural events. An Enduring Questions course may be taught by a faculty member from any department or discipline in the humanities or by a faculty member outside the humanities (e.g., astronomy, biology, economics, law, mathematics, medicine, psychology), so long as humanities sources are central to the course.

Due September 15, 2009

Stanford Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships

Online Application System: Applications may be submitted entirely online via our online application system. Access to the online application system will open on our website in August. Applications must be received at the Center by October 15th, 2009.

Applicants must have a PhD and will normally be at least three years beyond receipt of the degree at the start of the fellowship year (i.e., will have received the PhD in or before September 2007 for the 2010-2011 fellowship). Junior fellowships are for scholars who will be at least three and no more than ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. by the start of their prospective fellowship year. Senior fellowships are for established scholars who are more than ten years beyond receipt of the PhD. External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor). Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

The humanities include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches. This last category includes social and cultural anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other subjects concerned with questions of value ...

Fellows are awarded stipends of up to $60,000 and a housing and moving allowance of up to $15,000, dependent upon need. Applicants who require additional support are expected to seek supplementary funding in the form of external grants or sabbatical or other contributions from home institutions.

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National Humanities Center Fellowships 2010-2011

Purpose and Nature of Fellowships: The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2010 through May 2011. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. 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.

Areas of Special Interest: Most of the Center's fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include environmental studies and history; English literature; art history; French history, literature, or culture; Asian Studies; and theology.

ACLS Burkhardt Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars: The National Humanities Center is a participating institution in the Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship Program of the American Council of Learned Societies. Application must be made directly to the ACLS by October 1. Further information is available on the ACLS website. Applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (OFA) or through the Fellowship and Grant Programs section of the ACLS website.

Stipends: Fellowships are individually determined, the amount depending upon the needs of the Fellow and the Center's ability to meet them. The Center seeks to provide at least half salary and also covers travel expenses to and from North Carolina for Fellows and their dependents.

Facilities and Services: Located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina, near Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh, the Center provides an environment for individual research and the exchange of ideas. Its building includes private studies for Fellows, conference rooms, a central commons for dining, lounges, reading areas, a reference library, and a Fellows' workroom. The Center's noted library service delivers books and research materials to Fellows, and support for information technology and editorial assistance are also provided. The Center locates housing for Fellows in the neighboring communities.

Support: Fellowships are supported by the Center's own endowment, private foundation grants, alumni contributions, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Deadline and Application Procedures: Applicants submit the Center's form, supported by a curriculum vitae, a 1000-word project proposal, and three letters of recommendation. You may request application material from Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, Post Office Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256, or obtain the form and instructions from the Center's website. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by October 15, 2009.

Materials may also be requested via e-mail at nhc@nationalhumanitiescenter.org.

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Fellowships at Digital Humanities

NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC) support collaboration between digital centers and individual scholars. An award provides funding for both a stipend for the fellow and a portion of the center’s costs for hosting a fellow. Awards are for periods of six to twelve months of continuous full-time research. The intellectual cooperation between the fellow and the center may take many different forms and may involve humanities scholars of any level of digital expertise. Fellows may work exclusively on their own projects in consultation with center staff, collaborate on projects with other scholars affiliated with the center, function as “apprentices” on existing digital center projects, or any combination of these. Awards support projects at any stage of development. FDHC grants are made to digital humanities centers and, therefore, a staff member of the digital humanities center must serve as the project director. Prospective fellows must apply through a digital center. Centers may submit one application per deadline; individual scholars may apply in collaboration with only one digital center per deadline. Scholars are eligible, regardless of their institutional affiliation. Current staff members of the applicant center may not, however, be proposed as fellows. Providing Access to Grant Products As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, NEH endeavors to make the products of its grants available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. All other considerations being equal, NEH gives preference to projects that provide free access to the public.

Due September 15

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imited Submission Proposal for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program.

WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends Program.

WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel.

WHY: The award is for $6,000 for two consecutive months of full time research and writing.

WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of June 15, 2009.

HOW: Faculty should submit an internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.

THE FINE PRINT:

Details available below and online.

The funding agency below has limited the number of proposals to two per institution for this particular program. If the number of individuals wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date for the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for submission to the agency.

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities

AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: Summer Stipends Program

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Summer Stipends Program supports individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities.

Awardees usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Conversely, summer stipends cannot be used for research for doctoral dissertations; specific policy studies, educational or technical impact assessments; preparing or publishing textbooks; works in the creative or performing arts; studies of teaching methods or theories, surveys of courses and programs, or curriculum development; advocating a program of social action; promoting a specific political, philosophical, religious or ideological point of view; or creating inventories of collections.

Summer stipends normally support work carried out during the summer months, but arrangements can be made for other times of the year.

The full announcement can be found at the web page of the sponsor.

AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The Summer Stipends Program is open to U.S. citizens. Foreign nationals who have been living in the United States or its jurisdictions for at least the three years prior to the application deadline are also eligible. Faculty members teaching full
time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a Summer Stipend. Applications should be submitted online by faculty only after they have been notified by the internal selection committee to go forward with a complete application to NEH.

Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Faculty members must be teaching full-time at colleges and universities in order to be nominated. Recipients of a summer stipend in 2005 or after are ineligible. Further, individuals who have held a major fellowship or research grant or its equivalent within the last three academic years prior to the deadline are ineligible. A *major fellowship or research grant* is a postdoctoral research award that provides a stipend of at least $15,000.

AWARD INFORMATION: The award is for $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS COSTS: Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not allowed.

COST SHARING: NONE.

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES:

June 12, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the name of the PI, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu

June 15, 2009: Deadline to obtain approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:

(1) A resume, project narrative (up to three pages), and bibliography, formatted as outlined in the NEH Program Announcement.
(2) Project and management plans;
(3) Summary budget.

The form for completing the internal proposal is located here.

This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.

*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*

Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at Selection of a proposal will be based on NEH guidelines. Meeting the needs of the university's reinvestment plan will also be taken into account. During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and comments. They may also request additional information from PIs.

June 26, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.

October 1, 2009: NEH Deadline: 11:59 Eastern Time.

NEH Summer Stipends

The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering Summer Stipends to support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development and are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Applications may address the holdings or activities of a single institution or may involve collaboration. In all cases, projects should be designed to facilitate sharing, exchange, and interoperability of humanities information and products. Summer Stipends provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.

Due October 1, 2009

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Foreign Policy-related Junior Faculty and Doctoral Student Fellowships

The International Security and Foreign Policy Program of the Smith Richardson Foundation will award grants through its annual competitions for junior faculty and Ph.D. students at U.S. institutions. The Junior Faculty Research Grant Program is an annual competition that awards at least three research grants of $60,000 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. The World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship is an annual competition to support Ph.D. dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award at least twenty grants of $7,500 each.

Junior Faculty Due June 30, 2009
World Politics Due October 15, 2009

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Advice for Applicants to Upcoming NEH Grant Competitions

Some applicants for NEH grants report that they have recently had difficulty submitting their applications through Grants.gov; they found that the system has periodically been slow and unresponsive. NEH offers the following advice to prospective applicants. They strongly urge applicants not to submit applications on the day of the deadline, but instead to submit applications early. If applications are submitted over a period of time, the load of applications should be more manageable for Grants.gov. Applying early will also give applicants a margin for error, should they need help from Grants.gov to resolve a technical problem when they attempt to submit their application. If possible, applicants should also plan to submit applications outside of normal business hours on the East Coast. Grants.gov tends to work more smoothly in the early morning, in the evening, and especially on weekends.

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Humanities Collections and Resources

The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program supports projects that provide an essential foundation for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, and various other materials. Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of such materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Applicants should define a specific problem, devise procedures and potential solutions, and explain how they would evaluate their projects and disseminate their findings. Projects should be designed to facilitate sharing, exchange, and interoperability of humanities information and products.

Due July 15, 2009

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors - Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health -- Request for Proposals

The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has issued a Request for Proposals for the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health. This is a collaborative grant making fund supporting community, state and regional efforts that engage, empower and benefit displaced and returning residents, and that promote the sustainable and just rebuilding of neighborhoods, cities and ecosystems throughout the Gulf Coast. The Fund supports projects that strengthen and amplify local organizing, social justice concerns and movement-building, and that address the underlying causes that contributed to the severity of the disasters in the Gulf Coast. The Fund considers only those proposals that are developed by or in collaboration with residents and advocacy organizations affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and that demonstrate how they will address one or more of the following issues: Right of Return and Right to Stay, Ecological Health, Environmental Justice and Health, Just and Sustainable Rebuilding, Worker Rights, Cultural Arts, Youth and Education.

Due June 4, 2009

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National Endowment for the Humanities - Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards

The National Endowment for the Humanities will accept applications for Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards.
The Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
Faculty Research Awards support advanced research in the humanities by teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. The awards support the equivalent of six to twelve months of full-time work.

Due May 5, 2009

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Canadian Studies Grant Program -- North American Research Linkages Program

Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada, through the Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., will offer grants of up to $20,000 CDN to assist in the establishment or the development of North American research networks in support of projects that have policy relevance for the North American agenda. North American Research Linkages Program topics that are highly relevant to Canada - United States - Mexico relations include: sustainable development (including energy and the environment), human capital (e.g. people-to-people linkages), security and public safety, economic competitiveness and innovation, cross-border cooperation, and culture and identity.

Due May 1, 2009

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - Internships (Academic Year and Summer)

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers a variety of internships for undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students in art history, administration, conservation, education, and related fields. The following stipends and awards are available:
Summer Internships for Diversity in the Museum Profession -- The museum offers summer internship funding for two outstanding candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to museum careers. Stipends are $2500 for nine weeks.
Hilla von Rebay Graduate Interns -- The Hilla von Rebay Foundation offers funding for up to 12 summer interns who are currently enrolled graduate students. Stipends are $1000 for nine weeks.
Hilla von Rebay Foundation Research Award -- Awards two Guggenheim Museum graduate level summer interns a grant in the amount of $500 for travel, research, and scholarship related to Hilla von Rebay, her circle, and the movement of Abstraction.

Fall applications due May 1, 2009

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American Society for Theatre Research

The American Society for Theatre Research sponsors or coordinates several awards, grants, fellowships, and prizes to support and recognize outstanding scholarship in theatre and performance studies. Upcoming deadlines below.
· Selma Jeanne Cohen Conference Presentation Award. Deadline: Jun. 15, 2009 (application).
· Co-sponsored Events Awards. Deadlines: Oct. 1, 2009 (application).
· Barnard Hewitt Award. Deadline: Apr. 15, 2009 (nomination).
· Errol Hill Award. Deadline: May 15, 2009 (nomination)
· David Keller Travel Grants. Deadline: Jun. 15, 2009 (application).
· Thomas Marshall Graduate Student Awards. Deadline: Jun. 15, 2009 (application).

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Office of Proposal Development Research Funding & Grant Writing April 1st Newsletter

The Office of Proposal Development Research Funding & Grant Writing Newsletter for April 1 is available. OPD written articles on academic research and educational grant writing in this issue include:
1. Building Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions
an interview with Dr. Ann Q. Gates Associate VPR, University of Texas-El Paso
2. Navigating ARRA R&D Funding
3. Proposal Formatting
4. PostDoc Mentoring Resources

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The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act"), State Arts Agencies and Regional Arts Organization

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") recognizes that the nonprofit arts industry is an important sector of the economy. In accordance with this Act, the National Endowment for the Arts has received funds to help preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. As partners of the Arts Endowment, the state arts agencies and regional arts organizations have an important role to play in advancing the goals of this program. The NEA will award American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to the SAAs and RAOs specifically for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Funds to the SAAs and RAOs must be used for subgranting to eligible nonprofit organizations in their state or region.

Due March 13, 2009

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Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The fellowships are designed for researchers with advanced language skills whose research will require use of data, sources, and documents in their original languages or whose research requires interviews onsite in direct one-on-one contact. Fellows may undertake their projects in Japan, the United States, or both, and may include work in other countries for comparative purposes. Fellowships cover uninterrupted periods lasting from six to twelve months at a stipend of $4,200 per month. Fellows must work full time on their projects during the period of their awards and may not accept teaching assignments or undertake any other major activities.

Due May 1, 2009

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NEH Challenge Grants

NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Challenge grant funds must provide long-term benefits to the humanities. Challenge grant funds should not replace funds already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning to strengthen the institution’s activities in and commitment to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the humanities. Successful applicants will be offered a matching grant. The federal portions of NEH challenge grants have ranged in recent years from $30,000 to $1 million, the maximum amount that may be requested.

Due May 5, 2009

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Arete Initiative at the University of Chicago

The Arete Initiative at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new $3 million research program on a New Science of Virtues. This is a multidisciplinary research initiative that seeks contributions from individuals and from teams of investigators working within the humanities and the sciences. In 2010, about twenty, two-year research grants will be awarded ranging from $50,000 to $300,000. Scholars and scientists from around the world are invited to submit Letters of Intent as entry into a research grant competition. Projects must in some way address our primary question: In what ways might the humanities and the sciences cooperate to develop more adequate models of virtue for modern societies? The selection criteria by which the Council will evaluate proposals and select the winners would focus on the ability of the proposal to generate ground-breaking results in the study of virtues.

Due March 2, 2009

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UCLA Team Creates Virtual Library of Medieval Manuscripts

The UCLA-based Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts links to nearly 1,000 manuscripts by 193 authors in 20 languages from 59 libraries around the world, allowing users to flit from England to France to Switzerland to the United States with the click of a mouse. Highlights of the virtual holdings include: The largest surviving collection of the works of Christine de Pizan, one of the first women in Europe to earn a living as a writer. An Irish copy of the Gospel of John, and the Junius manuscript, to name a few. Employing a Web application designed by the Center for Digital Humanities, the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts allows users to search for manuscripts according to their author, title, language and archiving institution. So far, the effort has been funded by UCLA's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the University of California's Humanities Research Institute.

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GHI Fellowships at the Horner Library

Together with the German Society of Pennsylvania, the German Historical Institute will sponsor two to four fellowships of up to four weeks for research at the Joseph Horner Memorial Library in Philadelphia between June 1 and July 15, 2009. The fellowship will be awarded to Ph.D. and M.A. students and advanced scholars without restrictions in research fields or geographical provenance. The fellowship will provide a travel subsidy and an allowance of $1,000 to $3,500 depending on the length of the stay and the qualifications of the fellows. Opportunities to research at other special collections in Philadelphia may be available.

Due March 1, 2009

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Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award (Dissertation Award)

The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award is an annual award of $5000 given to a doctoral student to support dissertation research and writing on an aspect of the United States political process and public policy, broadly defined. The Selection Committee will consider research in any field related to the study of the United States political process and public policy, broadly defined, during the last half of the 20th century. Of special interest is the role and analysis of public opinion in that process. Doctoral students in Political Science, History, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Foreign Relations, or American Studies are encouraged to apply. The Gerald R. Ford Scholar will be required to conduct at least a portion of his or her research at the Gerald R. Ford Library, and, if appropriate, will be encouraged to make full use of the Robert M. Teeter Papers.

Due May 1, 2009

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International Literary Exchanges: Chinese and U.S. Contemporary Poetry Anthologies

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to funding innovative approaches that expand cross-cultural literary exchange. The Arts Endowment makes a commitment to fund the publication of an anthology of the work of writers of the foreign country, and the partner country commits to publishing a corresponding anthology of the work of United States writers. Each country pays the fees of its own editors and acquires the publication rights of its own writers. This Program Solicitation is in support of a contemporary poetry exchange publication project with the People’s Republic of China . The purpose of this Program Solicitation is to select an organization to work with the Arts Endowment on a literary exchange publication project with the People’s Republic of China.

Due February 20, 2009

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Library Company of Philadelphia - Visiting Research Fellowships in Early American History and Culture

The Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will jointly award approximately twenty-five one-month fellowships for research in residence in either or both collections during the academic year 2009-2010. These two independent research libraries, adjacent to each other in Center City Philadelphia, have complementary collections capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of America and the Atlantic world from the 17th through the 19th centuries, as well as Mid-Atlantic regional history to the present. Fellowships are tenable for any one-month period between June 2009 and May 2010 with a stipend of $2,000. They support advanced, post doctoral, and dissertation research.

Due March 1, 2009

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