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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation American Fellowships (11/15/2007)

AAUW American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates may apply for one of the following awards: Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships, Dissertation Fellowships, and Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants.

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (AAUW) International Fellowships (12/01/2006)

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (AAUW) International Fellowships provide $18,000 to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research in the U.S. Six of these awards are available to members of International Federation of University Women affiliate organizations. These fellowship recipients may study in any country other than their own. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree by September 1, 2006 and must have applied to their proposed institution of study by December 2006.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships - Dissertation (11/30/2006)

Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, 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. The dissertation fellowships provide a one year stipend of $21,000. The program is open to U.S. citizens or nationals.  

American Councils Southeast European Research Program (10/1/2006 for summer programs, 1/15/2007 for academic year programs)

The American Councils Southeast European Research program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Southeast Europe. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Award Components: The total value of Title VIII Southeast European Research fellowships ranges from $5,000 to $25,000.

American Philosophical Society John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship (4/01/2007)

This fellowship, named in honor of a distinguished member of the American Philosophical Society (APS), is designed to support an outstanding African-American graduate student attending any Ph.D. granting institution in the United States, in any field of knowledge. The stipend for this fellowship is $25,000 for a twelve-month award period, and the twelve-month period is flexible.

American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowships (11/01/2007)

American-Scandinavian Foundation provides fellowships and grants to support study in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have a well-defined research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential. The foundation offers two separate programs, one for research/scholarly activity and another for work in the creative arts.

ARIT Fellowship Program 2006-2007 (11/01/2007)

THE FELLOWSHIPS: The American Research Institute in Turkey will offer ARIT fellowships for research in Turkey for the academic year 2008-2009.While grants for tenures up to one year will be considered, preference will be given to projects of shorter duration. ARIT operates hostel, research and study facilities for researchers in Turkey at its branch centers in Istanbulm and Ankara. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Advanced graduate students engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey, in any field of the humanities and social sciences, are eligible to apply. Student applicants must have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation by June 2008, and before beginning any ARIT-sponsored research. Candidacy is open to U.S. citizens and non-U.S. applicants matriculated at U.S. or Canadian institutions. Pre-doctoral applicants may also qualify for ARIT Fellowships sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program (1/07/2007)

In 2002, Marquette established the Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program, intended to increase the presence of underrepresented ethnic groups in the professoriate by supporting doctoral candidates in completing the final academic requirement, the dissertation. The fellowships provide two students from other U.S. universities with one year of financial support, including a stipend, fringe benefits, and research and travel funds. The fellows will be in residence at Marquette for an academic year, during which they will teach one course in their area of specialization while completing their dissertations. They will also participate in a formal mentoring program.

Canadian Studies Graduate Student Fellowship Program (9/30/2007)

The Graduate Student Fellowship 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 give doctoral students an opportunity to conduct part of their research in Canada. We welcome efforts to integrate the research findings into the applicant's conference presentations. We welcome submissions from all fields in the social sciences and humanities. We are particularly interested in projects that have policy relevance for Canada-U.S. relations as well as Canadian social, economic, political, security, and quality of life issues. Topics particularly relevant to Canada-U.S. relations include trade and economics, defense and security cooperation, border management, energy, softwood lumber, environment, and agriculture. This program is intended for doctoral students at accredited U.S. and Canadian four-year colleges and universities whose dissertations are related in substantial part to the study of Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and should have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation when they apply for a grant.

CIC Graduate Student Fellowship in American Indian Studies (1/06/2007)

The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Newberry Library's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History will award three short-term fellowships for advanced graduate students to support dissertation research in American Indian Studies. The fellowships are one to three months and the stipend is $1,500 per month to cover research and travel expenses to libraries and archives. All fellowship recipients must spend a portion of their time at the Newberry Library.

Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP) Fellowships (2/09/2007)

The CIC Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP) provides scholarships to help graduate students take advantage of language offerings not available at their home university, but available at another CIC member university. Scholarships are intended to cover living expenses incurred while attending another CIC host institution during the summer session.

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research (Mid November 2007)

The program offers about ten competitively awarded fellowships for 2007. Each provides a stipend of $1,600 per month for 9–12 months. Each fellow will receive an additional $800 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting an acceptable report to CLIR on the research experience. Thus the maximum award will be $20,000. Fellowship stipends will support research beginning between June 1 and September 1, 2007, and ending within 12 months of commencing. Fellowships will not be renewed or extended. Fellows are expected to devote full time to their dissertation research without holding teaching or research assistantships or undertaking other paid work. Applicants may apply simultaneously for other fellowships, including Mellon awards, but fellows may not hold other fellowships simultaneously with CLIR's. Fellows may use stipends to meet living expenses, travel costs, and other expenses that enable dissertation research to be carried out, but not to defray tuition.

EUSA Haas Fellowship (01/15/2007)

The European Union Studies Association (EUSA) Executive Committee is pleased to announce the 2007 EUSA Haas Fund Fellowship Competition, an annual fellowship for graduate student EU-related dissertation research. Thanks entirely to contributions to the Ernst Haas Memorial Fund for EU Studies, launched in June 2003 to honor the memory of the late scholar Ernst B. Haas (1924-2003), EUSA the fellowship to support the dissertation research of any graduate student pursuing an EU-related dissertation topic in the academic year 2006-07.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships - Predoctoral, Dissertation & Postdoctoral (11/27/2007)

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximimze 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. To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and, Postdoctoral levels to students whom demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and, a desire to enter the professoriate.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (application deadlines and selection schedules vary)

The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education.

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Awards (2/01/2007)

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. In addition to our program of support for postdoctoral research, ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year. These fellowships of $15,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner, and it is only appropriate to apply for support for the final year of Ph.D. work. Applications are evaluated in comparison with each other and not in competition with the postdoctoral research proposals. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.

Henry Luce Foundation / ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art (11/15/2007)

The Henry Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art are meant to assist graduate students in any stage of Ph.D. dissertation research or writing. Ten fellowships are available for a non-renewable one-year term beginning between June and September 2007 for the 2007-2008 academic year. The grants may be carried out in residence at the Fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the research. The fellowships, however, may not be used to defray tuition costs or be held concurrently with any other major fellowship or grant.

Hugh Le May Fellowship (7/31/2007)

The Fellowship is available in alternate years to senior applicants who wish to devote themselves to advanced work (post-doctoral) in one of the following subjects: Philosophy, Classics, Ancient, Mediaeval or Modern History, Classical, Biblical, Mediaeval or Modern Languages, Political Theory, Law. Where there is no applicant of sufficient merit in any of the above subjects, the Fellowship may be awarded to an applicant in some other subject falling within the Faculty of Humanities. The Fellowship is of 3-4 months duration consisting of a return economy air ticket to the Fellow's place of residence, furnished University accommodation and a small monthly cash stipend. The length of the Fellowship may be extended by mutual agreement and subject to the availability of funds.

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Fellowships (Mid November 2007))

The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) program seeks to attract, select, and support in-depth field research by US students, scholars, and experts in policy-relevant subject areas related to Southeast Europe and Eurasia, as well as to disseminate knowledge about these regions to a wide network of constituents in the United States and abroad. Sponsored by the US Department of State's Title VIII Program and IREX’s own Scholar Support Fund, the IARO program provides fellows with the means and support necessary to conduct in-country research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy.* The IARO program plays a vital role in supporting the emergence of a dedicated and knowledgeable cadre of US scholars and experts who can enrich the US understanding of developments in Southeast Europe and Eurasia. * Limited funding is also available for non-policy-relevant topics.

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Short-Term Travel Grants (2/01/2007)

The Short-Term Travel Grants program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. Fellowships are available to applicants who demonstrate how their research will make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.

 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program (beginning of October, 2007)

The purpose of the Javits Fellowship Program is 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 selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Kress/ARIT Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in the History of Art and Archaeology 2006-2007 (11/01/2007)

THE FELLOWSHIPS: The American Research Institute in Turkey invites applications for fellowships for doctoral research in art history and archaeology in Turkey for the academic year 2006-2007. This program is made possible by the generous support of Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Maximum award will be $17,000 for one academic year.  Awards for shorter periods of time are also possible.

Leakey Foundation General Research Grants The Leakey Foundation was formed to further research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environment, archeology, and human paleontology; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Other areas of study are rarely considered. Advanced doctoral students as well as established scientists are eligible for general research grants. The majority of the Foundation's General Research Grants to doctoral students are in the $3,000-to a maximum of $13,500 range; the limit of funding for a single proposal submitted by a post-doctoral applicant or a senior scientists is $22,000. General Research Grants have two application cycles each year, with deadlines falling on January 5th (spring cycle) and July 15th (fall cycle). Decisions for the spring cycle are announced in mid-May. Decisions for the fall cycle are announced in mid-January.

Morris K. Udall Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Fellowships (2/21/2007)

The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students (November 15, 2006 and May 1, 2007)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent; the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or other combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in the biomedical, behavioral, and health services research labor force in the U.S.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (December 5, 2006, April 5, 2007,and August 5, 2007)

National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows foster the development of young scientists by broadening their scientific backgrounds or extending their potential for research in health-related areas.

National Science Foundation Sociology Dissertation Research - The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed. (deadline: October 15)

Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships (vary)

Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships are for a maximum of two years of graduate study or research in any field except medicine and introductory language study. Citizens of any OAS country with a university degree who know the language of the study country are eligible. Research may not be conducted in the country of which the candidate is a citizen or permanent resident. Fellowship amounts vary with the research and the country of request. For more information, contact: Organization of American States Department of Scholarships and Training, 1889 F St., NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-4499; (202) 458-3792. Fax: (202) 458-3897.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans (11/01/2007)

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provide stipends of $20,000 per year plus half the tuition costs of the U.S. graduate program attended by the Fellow. To be eligible, a student must hold a Green Card, or be a naturalized U.S. citizen, or be the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. The applicant must either hold a bachelor's degree or be a college senior, and must be not more than 30 years old. There are no restrictions as to field of study.

Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships (1/10/2007)

USIP invites applications for Peace Scholar awards offered by the Jennings Randolph program. These fellowships are intended to support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and ways of preventing or ending conflict and sustaining peace. Dissertation projects from all disciplines are welcome. Priority will be given to projects that contribute knowledge relevant to the formulation of policy on international peace and conflict issues. USIP expects to award at least ten Peace Scholar fellowships for 20007-2008.

Priddy Fellowships in Arts Leadership in Visual Arts and Music(2/1/2007)

The Priddy Charitable Trust Fellowships in Arts Leadership support students in visual arts or music to do graduate study at the University of North Texas.  Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree in visual arts or music with some preparation or experience in arts education and meet the requirements for admission to graduate study at North Texas University.  The twelve month fellowships pay a stipend of $18,000, provide health insurance, tuition for fall and spring and summer semesters, and include a $3500 travel allowance for attending conferences.  The fellowships are designed to prepare fellows to be effective advocates for the arts in their communities. 

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships (IDRF) (11/01/2007)

The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Fifty fellowshis will be awarded in 2007 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies grounded in empirical and site-specific research (involving fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is at once located in a specific discipline and geographical region and engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months of dissertation research. Individual awards will be approximately $20,000. No awards will be made for proposals requiring less than nine months of on-site research. The 2008 IDRF fellowship must be held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months between July 2008 and December 2009.

The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) Fellowships (1/05/2007)

ARCE administers fellowships for study in Egypt by students enrolled in doctoral programs at North American universities and by post-doctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions. Depending on the source of funding, fellowships are granted for periods of betweeen 3 and 12 months.

The John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships (1/10/2007)

The John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships support scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Fellowships are awarded for periods of time ranging from two to ten months.

UIUC Center for African Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Academic Year Fellowships (2/16/2007)

Center for African Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available for African Language and area study at the masters and doctoral levels at the University of Illinois. Pending funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for African Studies will award fellowships for the 2007-2008 academic year for African Area Studies, which include the study of an African language. The Center is proposing to offer fellowships for the study of Arabic, Bamana, Lingala, Swahili, Wolof, and Zulu. Fellowship recipients will be required to enroll in an approved language course for both semesters. African Studies 522 (Development of African Studies), and LIS 530M (Bibliography of Africa) are also required, unless one or both have already been completed. No exceptions to this requirement will be considered. Individuals who come from historically under-represented groups (women and ethnic minorities) are especially encouraged to apply, as are applicants who combine Area Studies with work in a professional curriculum or who intend to pursue government service.

UIUC Center for African Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Summer Fellowships (2/17/2007)

Pending funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center anticipates awarding fellowships for the intensive study of an African language. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, hold a bachelor's degree at the time graduate study is to begin and be admitted to a graduate program at a university.  Languages available are subject to approval by the Department of Education. [More]

United States Institute of Peace Grant Program (3/01/2006)

The USIP offers two grant programs, an Unsolicited program with a deadline each year for submissions and a Solicited grant program which is open for proposal submission year-round. Under both initiatives, applicants may seek funding for research, educational, training, and related projects implemented both in the U.S. and abroad, although preference will be given in the Solicited Grant Initiative to applications that originate in Colombia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan. Priority will be given to initiatives focusing on Iranian relations with the West and with its neighbors in the region, and on Iran’s role in regional and international affairs. Nonprofit organizations, public institutions, and individuals in the U.S. and abroad may apply for either initiative.

University of Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Visiting Research Fellowships (2/28/2007)

Applications are invited for Visiting Research Fellowships of between two and six months, tenable in the period: June 2007 - September 2009. No limitation is placed on the area of research within the Humanities and Social Sciences but priority will be given to those whose work falls within the scope of one of the Institute's current Research Themes:

• Life Writing, Testimony and Self-Construction
• Institutions and Oppositions of Enlightenment
• The Humanities in the Twenty-First Century University

University of Rochester Frederick Douglass Institute Predoctoral Fellowship (1/31/2007)

The Predoctoral Fellowship is awarded annually to a graduate student of any university who studies aspects of the African and African-American experience. This fellowship, which carries an annual stipend of $18,000, does not come with any teaching obligation, but will require the Fellow to work with the Institute’s Director in organizing colloquium, lectures, and other events. The principal aim of this award is to expedite the completion of the Fellow’s dissertation. To qualify for this one-year residential fellowship in 2007-2008 academic year, an applicant will need to have completed and passed the following before the end of this (2006-07) academic year: (1) all required courses; (2) qualifying oral and/or written exams; (3) written at least one chapter of the dissertation (the chapter becomes part of the application package).

Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy (5/18/2007)

The Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy are designed to train potential leaders in public policy formation to examine issues from the perspective, experiences, and needs of women. WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses.

Woodrow Wilson - Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Health (10/11/2004)

The Woodrow Wilson - Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Fellowships encourage original and significant research on issues related to women's health.  This program emphasizes the implications of research for the understanding of women's lives and significance for public policy or treatment....[More]

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies (October 2007)

The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. 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.