Arts of China Consortium

American Institute of Indian Studies

[from CAA, 1/20/09]

The American Institute of Indian Studies welcomes applications for fellowships to conduct research in India. Fellowships are available to scholars holding the Ph.D. degree and graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree. Short-term and long-term fellowships are available. Application deadline is July 1, 2009. For information and applications, contact:

American Institute of Indian Studies
1130 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
tel (773) 702-8638
e-mail aiis@uchicago.edu.

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American Philosophical Society

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Fall 2004]

The American Philosophical Society is offering grants for research programs. All information and forms for all of the society's programs can be downloaded at http://www.amphilsoc.org/ (click on "Grants" on the homepage).

Awards are made for non-commercial research only. The Society makes no grants for academic study or classroom presentation; for travel to conferences; for non-scholarly projects; for assistance with translation or the preparation of materials for use by students. The Society does not pay overhead or indirect costs to any institution, or costs of publication.

Applicants may be residents of the United States , or American citizens resident abroad. Foreign nationals whose research can only be carried out in the United States are eligible. Grants are made to individuals. Institutions are not eligible to apply. Requirements for each program vary.

Fro questions concerning the eligibility of a project or the use of funds, please phone (215) 440-3429, e-mail eroach@amphilsoc.org, or write to:

American Philosophical Society
104 South 5th Street
Philadelphia , PA 19106 .

Include the following information: indication of your eligibility; specify the name of the program nature of the research (e.g., archival, laboratory, fieldwork, etc.) and the proposed use of the grant funds (travel, purchase of microfilm, etc.).

Franklin Research Grants

[from APS, 8/19/06]

Scope
Since 1933 the American Philosophical Society has awarded small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. In 2005 the Franklin Research Grants program awarded $303,000 to 70 scholars, and the Society expects to make at least that many awards in this year's competition. The Franklin 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. They are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication. The Society does not pay overhead or indirect costs to any institution. 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.

Eligibility
Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. Pre-doctoral graduate students are not eligible, but the Society is particularly interested in supporting the work of young scholars who have recently received their PhDs. American citizens and residents of the United States may use their Franklin awards at home or abroad. Foreign nationals must use their Franklin awards for research in the United States . Applicants who have received Franklin grants may reapply after an interval of two years.

Awards
Funding is offered up to a maximum of $6,000 for use in calendar year 2007. Grants are not retroactive; the beginning work date cannot antedate the month of the meeting when the proposal will be considered. Grants are payable to the individual applicant. Franklin grants are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that grant recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors.

Deadlines
For applications and two letters of support ON OUR FORM:

October 1, 2006, for a January 2007 decision for work in March and beyond
December 1, 2006, for a March 2007 decision for work beginning in May and beyond

These are receipt deadlines, NOT postmark deadlines. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all required materials, including letters of support, reached the Society on time; contact Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator, at LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org or 215-440-3429.

Requirements
Reports are due no later than one month after completing the work for which the award was made.

How to Apply
Retrieve the 4-page application form. Fill it out completely using 11-pt type or larger. Do not add extra pages. Send your completed application as an e-mail attachment to LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org or mail to:

Franklin Research Grants
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia , PA 19106-3386 .

Sabbatical Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

[from H-ASIA, 7/23/06]

Scope
Since 1998 the American Philosophical Society has conducted a program of fellowships in the humanities and social sciences, generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which is designed to supplement an awarded sabbatical/research leave. In 2005-2006 the Society awarded 19 sabbatical fellowships.

Eligibility
The Sabbatical Fellowships program is open to mid-career faculty of universities and 4-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, 2004. 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 1999 and no earlier than 1986.

Award and Duration
The Sabbatical Fellowship carries a stipend of $30,000 to $40,000. The precise amount of each fellowship will be determined by the committee. Tenure of the fellowship is for the academic year 2007-2008 or for the calendar year 2008. Payment occurs in either January or July 2008. In May 2008 the fellows will participate in a two-day, all-expenses-paid symposium at the APS in Philadelphia to discuss their work.

Fellowships are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors.

Deadline and Notification
Applications and letters must be received by October 15. This is a receipt deadline, NOT a postmark deadline. A complete application includes twelve sets of all the materials listed below. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all materials arrived on time contact Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator, (215) 440-3429. Written notification is sent in March.

Requirements for Fellows
Fellows are expected to submit a report on progress made during the year within two months after the tenure of the fellowship. Publications issuing from the work accomplished must acknowledge the Society's help in print.

Applications
Complete applications include materials listed below in sections 1 and 2; all materials are due by October 15. One complete set (clipped, not stapled, if sent by U.S. mail) of the following materials:

1. Cover sheet, downloadable from the Society's website (click on the "Fellowship & Research Grants" tab).

2. Letter from a university official, approving leave for sabbatical/research year, or affirming eligibility for leave, and giving date when final approval will be forthcoming.

3. Statement of the project, in three sections: (1) purpose, methodology, and interpretive framework; (2) how the project will contribute to present knowledge of the subject; and (3) work accomplished to date. The statement must not exceed 4 double-spaced typed pages (1,000 words). Type name, date, and title of project at the top of the first page and last name in capital letters in upper left corner of each page.

4. Applicant's curriculum vitae, maximum of three pages; including education, work experience, and publications of monographs and articles in peer-reviewed journals, indicating with an asterisk the publications that are particularly significant to the present proposal. Writing sample, a maximum of 15 photocopied pages from a work in print.

5. Three letters, which MUST be on our form and be received by October 15. This is a receipt deadline, NOT a postmark deadline.

How to Apply
Submit via e-mail to LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org OR by mail to:

Sabbatical Fellowships
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia , PA 19106-3386 .

Questions may directed to Linda Musumeci, Research Administrator at (215) 440-3429.

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American Scandinavian Foundation

[from ASF, 11/29/08]

Awards for Study in Scandinavia

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (normally $5,000) to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year. The number of awards varies each year according to total funds available. Over $300,000 is available for the 2009-10 competition. Awards are made in all fields.

Eligibility

Applicants must have a well-defined research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential.

Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in Scandinavia.

Team projects are eligible, but each member must apply as an individual, submitting a separate, fully-documented application.

First priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received an ASF award. Only in exceptional cases will a third award be considered.

[For further details and application forms, consult the ASF web pages. Deadline: November 1.]

Awards for Scandinavians

ASF offers over $500,000 in funding to Scandinavians to undertake study or research programs (usually at the graduate level) in the United States for up to one year. Candidates for awards are recommended to the ASF by our cooperating organizations. In order to apply submit applications to the appropriate cooperative organization (see below). Awards are made in all fields.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.

Terms of Award

The number and size of awards granted annually varies widely between countries. Contact the ASF’s cooperating organizations for specific information regarding eligibility, award size and application deadlines. The ASF’s Fellowships and Grants Division will be happy to assist with general inquiries.

Cooperating Organizations

The Denmark-America Foundation
Fiolstraede 24, 3. sal
1171 Copenhagen K, Denmark

The League of Finnish-American Societies
Mechelininkatu 10A
SF-001 00 Helsinki, Finland

The Icelandic-American Society
P.O. Box 320
121 Reykjavík, Iceland

The Norway-America Association
Radhusgt. 23B
0158 Oslo, Norway

The Sweden-America Foundation
Box 5280
S-102 46 Stockholm, Sweden

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Art Libraries Society of North America Internship Award

[from CAAH, 1/28/00]

The Art Libraries Society of North America is now accepting applications for its annual Internship Award. ARLIS/NA Internship Program will provide financial support for students preparing for a career in art librarianship or visual resource curatorship. This award will provide $1000.00 to support a period of internship in an art library or visual resources collection.

Who May Apply

Students currently enrolled in, or having completed within the last 12 months, a graduate program in library science, art history, studio art or museum studies may apply for the award.

Internship Description

Once an award recipient has been selected, he or she will select an institution to act as host for the internship. This institution must be approved by the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee. ARLIS/NA is not responsible for matching candidates with a host institution, but may assist in the process.

This Internship Award will be granted for the 2001-2002 academic year. The intern will work on-site a minimum of 10 hours per week to complete a total of at least 150 hours.

The intern, the internship supervisor, and the student's academic advisor (if applicable) will complete evaluations of the internship experience.

The ARLIS/NA Internship Award will provide a stipend up to $1000.00 to the intern. Half of the award will be granted prior to the internship, with the remainder granted upon completion of the internship and receipt of a letter signed by the Internship supervisor and intern stating the 150 hours has been completed to the Chair of the Professional Development Committee. The award recipient will also receive a one year membership in ARLIS/NA at the student level. .

How to Apply

To apply for the award, please submit: 1) a resume, 2) a current transcript [does not have to be official], 3) an essay of 250 words or less addressing your professional goals, expectations of the internship experience, and any skills or experience you have that might benefit an art or visual resources library, and 4) the names of two professional or scholastic references with addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Application materials in electronic form are preferred and should be submitted to all of the members of the Professional Development committee listed at the end of this notice.

Internship Award Schedule of Deadlines for 2000

31 December 2001: Deadline for Submission of applications to Professional Development Committee
15 January 2002: Professional Development Committee selects award recipient for the 2001-2002 academic year
15 April 2002: Deadline for selection of host library by the intern for a Summer 2002 internship
1 March 2002: Deadline for selection of host library by the intern for a Spring 2002 internship
1 May 2002: Deadline for selection of host library by the intern for a Fall 2002 internship

The internship must begin within 30 days of the official beginning of the selected academic session of the participant's home institution or by written agreement between the selected intern and the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee, whichever comes first and must be completed within one academic semester.

Deadline for submission of evaluation documents by intern and host library will be within 30 days of the completion of the internship.

For additional information please contact any of the following members of the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee:

Heather Ball
Art and Architecture Librarian
Art & Architecture Library
Cowgill Hall
Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
tel (540) 231-9272

Christina Gjtertson
Reference Librarian
Parsons School of Design
Adam & Sophie Gimbel Design Library
2 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
tel (212) 229-5587

Tom Greives, Chairperson
Reference Librarian/Fine Arts Bibliographer
Hayden Library
Arizona State University
P. O. Box 871006
Tempe , AZ 85287-1006
tel (602) 965-4912

Loren K. Lessing
Reference Librarian
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago , IL 60603

Marcy Neth
Readers' Services Librarian
John M. Flaxman Library
37 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago , IL 60603
tel (312) 899-5097

Henry Pisciotta
Arts and Architecture Librarian
George and Sherry Middlemas Arts and Humanities Library
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
tel (814) 865-6778

Liv Valmestad
Reference Librarian
Architecture/Fine Arts Library
Room 206, Russell Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
Canada
tel (204) 474-8447

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Arts & Humanities Research Council , England

[from AHRC, 2/25/07]

The AHRC funds research and postgraduate study (including doctoral research) within the UKs higher education institutions and provides funding for museums galleries and collections that are based in, or attached to, higher education institutions in England . The AHRC web pages provide an overview of each of these programmes.

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Asia Society Museum

[courtesy of A. Proser, 4/24/09]

Asia Society Museum Getty Fellowship has been extended for one year and Asia Society Museum invites applications for The Asia Society Museum Fellowship, an annual program for the development of professionals in the field of Asian art, sponsored by The Getty Foundation that fosters direct experience in museum management and curatorship. The Fellowship will fund one Fellow-in-residence this year at the Asia Society Museum in New York City , and is open to qualified scholars of Asian art, both graduate students and early-career professionals (post-doctoral) from Asia and the United States . The stipend for the one-year Fellowship is $30,000. The Fellowship provides an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on work experience in all levels of museum operations, and at the same time facilitates global partnerships with professionals in Asian arts institutions that are essential to the presentation of Asian art on an international basis.

The Asia Society Museum Fellowship provides an exceptional, cross-cultural work experience in the field of Asian art museumship. The modest size and broad scope of the Asia Society Museum provides a unique and particularly fertile learning environment. Fellows participate in a wide range of museum management activities, including curatorial (securing loans, exhibition design, and wall text composition); artwork handling (conservation, registration, and shipping); financial administration (budgeting, fundraising, and financial reporting); development of interpretive materials (catalogue, website, pamphlets and lectures, and other public programs); and marketing (media, advertising, and on-line publicity). Fellows move not only throughout the entire system of the museum, but also throughout all the program departments of Asia Society, including business, policy and government, and public programming as a whole.

Program

The Asia Society Museum Fellowship provides professional museum training over a twelve-month period in:

• curatorial decisions
• exhibition design
• budget management
• exhibition text and publications
• art transport
• museum collaboration
• lender relationships
• public educational programming

Museum Fellows will become full and valued members of the Asia Society Museum team, attending all weekly planning and review meetings. In addition, Fellows will receive the benefit of direct supervision by experts in particular areas. Periodic group consultations with the management team will help determine needs, goals, and progress. A final report written by each fellow, and an evaluation by the senior staff will provide a substantive assessment of his or her work and the fellowship.

Fellows begin work on the fall exhibition, researching objects, writing informative wall labels, and assisting with arranging shipping and transport issues.

The Fellow will produce a brochure for one or more exhibitions and, in addition to written materials, will work with their Asia Society colleagues in developing ancillary contextual programs, including lectures by experts in the particular field, and may be called upon themselves to present.

In addition to learning how to implement a major international exhibition and help position two other simultaneous smaller exhibitions, the Fellows will have an opportunity to work on the planning of future projects and are encouraged to visit other art collections in the United States and meet with museum professionals outside Asia Society. A critical component of the Fellowship is visiting selected American museums and attending academic conferences to gain more in-depth understanding of the complexities of presenting and interpreting a variety of arts in museums.

Application

Prospective Fellows should submit a letter of application that addresses their background and vision for participating as a Fellow; curriculum vitae; and three letters of recommendation from acknowledged professionals in the field. Successful applicants will demonstrate an excellence in scholarship, a commitment to working directly with art works, and an interest in educating the general public about Asian art. Graduate-level applicants should be at least ABD at the time of their application, but it will be understood that the Fellowship does not allow time for progress on the dissertation or other research.

Applications may be submitted by mail to:

Melissa Chiu, Director
Asia Society Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York , NY 10021-5088;

or by e-mail as a Word attachment to hannahp@asiasociety.org. Indicate “Getty Fellow” in the subject line. The deadline for receipt of applications will be June 1, 2009; Fellows will be notified of the award byJuly 15, with acceptance required by August 15, and will be expected to begin work October 5, 2009.

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Asian Civilisations Museum

Junior Research Fellows

[from H-ASIA, 1/19/09]

The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), Singapore is pleased to offer research fellowship grant from April 2009 to March 2010 in the areas of Buddhist art and Ramayana. ACM promotes research on Asian art history, archaeology and material culture, and has earned a reputation in the museum arena for its gallery displays and exhibitions.The positions of Junior Research Fellow are open and we welcome applications from PhD candidates who are finishing their dissertation. The fellowship is for the duration of one year (April 2009-March 2010) and the monthly stipend is S$3,000. For overseas scholars, the cost of relocation and airfare are capped at a total S$3,000 as a one off payment.

Application closes on 16th February 2009. For more information and the application form, please visit http://www.acm.org.sg/pressroom/releasesdetail.asp?pressReleaseID=20.

Research Fellowship Grant for Study of Buddhist Art

[courtesy of Gek Han, 3/4/09]

The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), Singapore is pleased to offer research fellowship grant from June 2009 to May 2010 in the field of Buddhist art and iconography. ACM promotes research on Asian art history, archaeology and material culture, and has earned a reputation in the museum arena for its gallery displays and exhibitions. The position of Junior Research Fellow is open and we welcome applications from post-field PhD candidates. The fellowship is for the duration of one year (June 2009-May 2010) and the monthly stipend is S$3,000. For overseas scholars, the cost of relocation and airfare are capped at a total of S$3,000 as a one-off payment.

Application closes on 9th April 2009. For more information and the application form, please visit http://www.acm.org.sg/pressroom/newsdetail.asp?generalNewsID=30.

Soh Gek Han
Research and Publication Unit
Asian Civilisations Museum
1 Empress Place,
Singapore 179555
e-mail <nhb_acm_rpu@nhb.gov.sg>

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Asian Cultural Council

Asian Art and Religion Fellowship Program

This fellowship program focusing on the relationship between the artistic and religious traditions of Asia was established with an endowment gift from Laurance S. Rockefeller. The program enables American scholars, specialists, and artists to conduct research and undertake projects in Asia involving the interdisciplinary analysis of religion and the arts. The Council awards up to five research fellowships or travel grants each year through this program. Asian Art and Religion Fellowships for 1997 were awarded for research on Buddhist images in Burma , for a study of Tibetan Buddhist paintings that display sacred handprints and footprints, and for an investigation of the relationship between early Buddhist arts and Indian popular religion and folk practice.

Humanities Fellowship Program

Intended primarily to support American scholars and graduate students, the Council's Humanities Fellowship Program was initiated with a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and matching funds from the JDR 3rd Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The program assists American scholars, doctoral students, and specialists in the humanities to undertake research, training, and study in Asia in the following fields: archaeology; conservation; museology; and the theory, history, and criticism of architecture, art, dance, film, music, photography, and theater. Fellowship grants range in duration from one to nine months. The program also supports American and Asian scholars participating in international conferences, exhibitions, visiting professorships, and similar projects. Recipients of the thirteen Humanities Fellowship Program grants awarded in 1997 included a museum curator undertaking research on current video and installation art activities in China , an ethnomusicologist studying the musical traditions of the Temiar people in Malaysia , and an anthropology student investigating the meaning of gender characterization in traditional Balinese dance in Indonesia .

Japan-United States Arts Program

The Japan -United States Arts Program of the ACC provides grants to individuals and institutions in Japan and the United States for exchange activities which encourage the study and understanding of Japanese art and culture. This program is made possible with funds contributed by the Seibu Saison Group and provided to the ACC through an endowment gift from the Japan Foundation. Since 1989, the Saison Foundation has contributed annual supplementary funding for the program, and additional support is provided through the ACC's Blanchette H. Rockefeller Fellowship Fund in Japan . Individual fellowship grants enable Japanese artists, scholars, and specialists to travel to the United States for research, observation, and creative work and allow their American counterparts to visit Japan for similar purposes. The Council also provides limited assistance for performances, exhibitions, and other projects of unusual importance: for the development of Japanese-American cultural exchange. During 1997 the program supported eleven individuals and twelve institutional projects. The five fellows from Japan included a poet and performing arts critic observing and participating in current poetry activities in the United States and an artist undertaking a residency at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York . Among the six American grant recipients were a composer participating in a contemporary music festival in Yamaguchi Prefecture and a sculptor studying traditional textile dyeing techniques. The Japan-United States Arts Program is administered with the assistance of the ACC office in Tokyo .

For more information, write to:

Asian Cultural Council
437 Madison Avenue , 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001
tel (212) 812-4300
fax (212) 812-4299.

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ASIANetwork

[from http://www.asianetwork.org/freeman/2001flyer.html]

Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows Program

As students begin to develop an interest in any foreign area, they and those who teach them quickly realize that the most effective way to develop a deeper awareness of the region is to spend some time there. While any kind of visit can be beneficial, one of the most effective means for the best students to cultivate their interests and intellectual commitments to the region is through scholarly research on-site in Asia . While a long-term residency in Asia would be the best option, even a short period of time can be used for intense and productive research particularly if there is good cooperation with and supervision by a faculty member knowledgeable about the region. Such intense, in-depth research experiences have the potential for yielding some interesting results and enriching the home campuses in the United States when the students and faculty members return.

ASIANetwork, with the support and encouragement of the Freeman Foundation, will expand its 2001 Student-Faculty Fellows Program to provide support for more student participants than in the past three years. For each of the three years of 2001-2003, funding is available to support the research of at least thirty students and their faculty mentors. Under this new initiative, faculty mentors are encouraged to take up to five students with them to Asia to undertake undergraduate research. Preference will be given to proposals where the faculty mentor is willing to work with more than one student, but the selection committee will continue to recognize that in certain cases one-on-one faculty-to-student collaboration is most appropriate. If a faculty person takes more than one student to Asia , the faculty-student team can work on a collaborative project where each student conducts his/her own research and makes relevant contributions to the group project. Each student's research focus and responsibility to the joint endeavor must be clearly presented in the grant proposal. At the same time, it is also feasible for a faculty person to choose a given site and have student mentees conduct individual unrelated research on various aspects of the chosen site. In this case, the application should include a separate proposal that clarifies the nature of each student's research project. The essence is that student researchers and the faculty mentor all go to Asia to explore a common scholarly interest and share a cultural experience. All are expected to be in Asia actively working together on this research for at least three weeks, but additional work/travel can be done independently by either faculty or students before or after this collaboration. The primary aim of this program is to support student research in Asia under the close supervision of a faculty mentor. It seeks to promote the academic and professional development of the students and their faculty mentor with the expectation that they will share their findings and experiences with their campus community and with ASIANetwork. Professor Teodora O. Amoloza of Illinois Wesleyan University will direct this program.

Program Details

The program provides up to $5,000 for each faculty member and up to $5,000 for each student, depending upon the needs and documented expenses of the researchers. This grant can be used for transportation, lodging, meals and all incidental expenses. An additional amount up to a maximum of $3,000 will be available to the faculty mentor to acquire books and other teaching materials for the research group. In those groups with fewer than five students, this amount will be reduced according to the number of students in the team. ASIANetwork will give a $1,000 stipend to the faculty mentor for each student whose research activities he/she advises and supports under this program. The stipend will be issued upon receipt of the project report, including detailed financial expenses of both the faculty and the students. The faculty stipend will be forfeited if the complete final report is not received within 30 days of the published deadline.

The home institutions of the student and faculty fellows must assume the following responsibilities:

a) Administer the funds allocated by the grant to meet the expenses of the faculty member and the students. ASIANetwork will send grant money to the institution, and then its business office should disburse the money to the faculty and the students in accordance with its internal procedures. This grant does not pay an administrative fee to the home institution for this service.

b) Provide financial support for the faculty participant to attend one ASIANetwork annual conference. The faculty fellow is required to attend two ASIANetwork conferences: the conference in the spring prior to the summer fellowship for briefings and the next spring conference to report on the research project. The institution should commit to support the attendance of the faculty member at one of these conferences. The fellowship grant may be used to fund participation at the other conference.

Selection Criteria

In considering the development of proposals, students and their faculty mentors need to select topics which offer good prospects for success in terms of their level of expertise and the relatively short time period for on-site research. They need to propose a plan for sharing their findings and experiences on their campus and, if possible, with the larger scholarly community. While the enrichment of the participants is a major objective of this program, there also is the expectation that these experiences will have other positive impacts on Asian Studies and general education programs at the participating colleges.

Students and faculty should apply as a team. Any faculty member at an ASIANetwork member institution and any undergraduate student from the same member institution, including a senior who can complete the proposed research project by August 31 of the senior year, may apply for the fellowship. Faculty members will be expected to comment on the significance of the project, their qualifications, the importance of the project for professional development, and their ability to supervise student research. Students will be expected to identify their backgrounds, their abilities to pursue the project and the importance of the proposed project for career preparation. Also the proposal should state why travel to Asia is important to conducting the research and how the research will contribute to a better understanding of Asia when it is completed, including some reference to the desired end product. Finally, the proposal will need to show clearly the responsibilities assumed by each of the participants and the kind of structured mentoring which is envisioned.

During the summer of 2001 we hope to fund up to three sets of one faculty and one or two students to conduct research in Asia . In addition, we seek to support up to seven teams composed of a faculty mentor and three to five students to conduct collaborative or individual research in a location selected by the faculty member. Faculty teams of two or more faculty leading students to Asia will not be funded.

Application Deadlines

Application material for the 2001 fellowship is available from Professor Madeline Chu, ASIANetwork Freeman Programs Director (see address below). All completed applications for the 2001 projects should be submitted to Professor Chu post marked no later than 15 December 2000. An ASIANetwork committee will review the submitted proposals and successful applicants will be notified by 10 March 2001.

Additional Information

Additional information may be obtained from Professor Chu or Professor Amoloza at the following:

Professor Madeline Chu
ASIANetwork Freeman Programs Director
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy Street
Kalamazoo , MI 49006
tel (616) 337-7325

Professor Teodora Amoloza
ASIANetwork Freeman Fellows Program Director
International Studies
Illinois Wesleyan University
>Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
tel (309) 556-3405

Note: Application forms may also be downloaded from the ASIANetwork website.

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Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC)

[from ASPAC 2005, 6/25/05]

Through the John and Mae Esterline Prize ASPAC recognizes extraordinary graduate student scholarship. It is open to open to all students pursuing graduate studies in any discipline, at any American university and in any area of research pertaining to Asian Studies. Awards are given at the conference banquet. Currently there are two awards: First Place for $300.00 and Second Place for $150.00. You do not have to be attending a university in the ASPAC area to be elegible but you must attend the ASPAC meeting and present your paper to receive the award. The winning papers must be acceptable for publication by E-ASPAC.

ALL graduate student proposals MUST include a cover letter from the supervising professor commending the paper to ASPAC. The paper proposal and commendation letter should be sent to:

Professor Noriko Kawamura
Department of History
Washington State University
Pullman , WA 99164-4030
tel (509) 335-3267

by May 15, 2006. Graduate students wishing to apply for the scholarship should additionally e-mail their complete paper to Dr. Stuart Johnson or Professor Barbara Mori. Papers are only accepted as a Microsoft Word document and should be between 15-20 pages in regular academic format. Powerpoint, slide, and other formats are not accepted.

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Association for Asian Studies

CHINA AND INNER ASIA COUNCIL
COUNCIL OF CONFERENCES
THE NORTHEAST ASIA COUNCIL
SUBVENTION PROGRAM FOR FIRST BOOKS

CHINA AND INNER ASIA COUNCIL

[courtesy of AAS, 1/27/09]

The AAS/CIAC has several small grants available due to the generous funding of the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation. Small grants up to $2,000 are available in a number of categories including: research travel, curriculum development, conferences and seminars, collaborative projects, etc. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals. Applicants must be AAS members, but there are no citizenship requirements. Junior and independent scholars, adjunct faculty, and dissertation-level graduate students are especially encouraged to apply. The grant deadline for receiving applications in our Ann Arbor office has been extended until Tuesday, February 10th. Please see the AAS website for further details and application forms.

COUNCIL OF CONFERENCES

[from COC, 1/10/07]

Outreach Grant Proposals

Grants are made available to encourage education in Asian Studies. Previously successful projects included the organization of workshops and panels in conjunction with regional annual meetings, the preparation of teaching materials, the compilation of a source books, etc. All worthy proposals are welcome, with the stipulation that they must be connected with and of benefit to the regional conference’s outreach endeavors. To ensure this, each proposal must be approved by the regional conference’s appointed outreach coordinator, regional conference chair, or regional president. His/her signature must be included on the cover sheet of the proposal. The use of grant money for registration waivers as a means of attracting annual meeting attendance in not a high priority. Receipt of grant money does not preclude regional conferences from using other resources for this purpose. Guidelines and an application cover sheet are available on the AAS website.

THE NORTHEAST ASIA COUNCIL

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Fall 2008]

The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-US Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines. Please note: Individual applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and institutional applicants must be located within the USA .

Research Travel within USA

Awards of up to $2,000, including a maximum of $200 for daily expenses, are available to American citizens and permanent US residents who are engaged in scholarly research on Japan and wish to use museum, library, or other archival materials located in the USA . A portion of the grant may go toward research materials, assistance, and reasonable subsistence costs. Although these grants are primarily intended to support postdoctoral research on Japan , Ph.D. candidates are also eligible to receive support for doctoral dissertation research at appropriate collections. The review committee strongly encourages applications from graduate students to include a letter of recommendation from an advisor. Grantees must use American carriers for any transportation to be reimbursed under this program. Applicants must not have received funds in this category within the past five years.

Short-Term Travel to Japan for Professional Purposes

Grants of a maximum of $3,000 are available to cover expenses in Japan while conducting a specific project explicitly related to Japan which can be accomplished in the period of time requested. These grants are intended for short-term research trips by scholars who are already familiar with Japan and with their topic, but who need time in Japan in order to complete their work. Grantees are expected to seek supplementary funds from other sources and must include a detailed budget with their application. Grantees may apply grant funds to partially offset airfare costs, but must provide justification why it is needed, e.g., that travel funds are not provided by the applicant’s home institution, etc. Grantees must use American carriers for any international transportation to be reimbursed under this program. Grants are made only to people with a Ph.D. or comparable professional qualification. Ph.D. candidates are not eligible for this program. Applicants must not have received funds in this category within the past five years.

Seminars on Teaching about Japan

Grants normally will not exceed $5,000. Projects should be designed to promote public and scholarly knowledge about Japan, including seminars and workshops designed to improve Japanese language teaching and pedagogy. NEAC funds may be used for participant travel and room and board (not to exceed $200 a day), plus materials and administrative costs of organizers. Funds cannot be used for honoraria, or to reimburse any expenditures incurred in currencies other than the US dollar. Applicants should explain the character and rationale of their proposed seminar, identify faculty participants and their proposed contributions, indicate how the results of the project will be made available to the profession, and prepare a budget estimate. Applications for projects not recently funded by NEAC will be given priority.

Instructional Materials

Awards normally will not exceed $1,000. Proposals for grants to teachers for Instructional Materials are also accepted within this category. Instructional materials grants may include books, CD-ROMS, videos and other materials that would assist faculty at small institutions who would otherwise be unable to obtain audio-visual materials for their Japan-related courses. Applications for materials must specify the course or project in which the materials will be used, the estimated number of students, and the exact title, price, and source of the materials to be purchased. A letter of support from the institution’s library or relevant academic unit is required. Materials purchased with these funds will be the property of the institution, not the individual applicant.

Conference Panels and Speakers at Disciplinary Meetings

The purpose of this program is to encourage scholarly study of Japan by disciplinary specialists such as political scientists, economists, geographers, musicologists, historians, anthropologists, linguists, and scientists, by providing financial support to organizers of panels at meetings of major organizations in the social sciences and humanities (rather than area-studies oriented meetings) to bring Japan specialists (of any nationality) and Japanese scholars to speak in plenary sessions or on panels. The purpose is to integrate the study of Japan into the academic disciplines rather than strictly area-studies programs. Preference will be given to applications that come from the professional associations where Japanese perspectives have been historically neglected.

a) Grants for up to $1,500 are available to conference or panel organizers of national conventions of a scholarly discipline to bring an eminent speaker to address the convention on a Japanese topic. The person may be an academic figure, a public figure, a distinguished performer in the arts, or any person of distinction. The grant may cover domestic and international travel costs, two days board and room, an honorarium ($500 maximum), and organizing costs.

b) Additional grants for up to $1,000 are available to panel organizers to cover travel within North America for up to four participants, per diem expenses limited to two nights lodging, and administrative costs.

The maximum funding for any one conference under this program is $2,500. In all cases, the daily expenses of lodging and food to be reimbursed per person will not exceed $200. Administrative costs are limited to $100. Any airfare tickets purchased with funds from these grants must be secured in the United States, from American air carriers. Grants may not be used to reimburse any expenses incurred in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

To better accommodate diverse conference scheduling, applications for this category of support will be handled on a rolling basis, rather than have set application deadlines.

Small Scholarly Conferences on Japanese Studies

NEAC will accept applications for supplementary funding from scholars organizing workshops and small conferences in the field of Japanese studies. These small scholarly meetings often serve to bring together scholars from diverse regions of the United States to share knowledge on the cutting edge of the field. Funds will be limited to a maximum of $5,000, and may be used to help defray the costs of hosting and organizing such events. Typical uses might include: materials and administrative costs, participant travel and lodging (not to exceed $200 per day), and space rental. To encourage efficient use of monies, priority will be given to applicants who have successfully obtained matching funds from their home institutions or other sources. Applicants must furnish detailed budgets showing travel expenses and daily costs, along with names and vitae of key personnel involved in organizing the conference.

Korean Studies Graduate Scholarship Program in North America

See Korea Foundation below.

We invite applications according to the following schedule. All applicants must submit their application on a newly revised NEAC grant application form. Please address requests for applications to:

NEAC Grants
Association for Asian Studies
1021 E. Huron St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

Applications for all programs other than "Conference Panels and Speakers at Disciplinary Meetings" must arrive (not be postmarked) by 1 February for the spring/summer awards and 1 October for the fall/winter awards. To facilitate the review and notification process, all travel and/or conference projects must begin AFTER the relevant grant cycle, i.e., after December 1 for the fall submission date, and May 1 for the spring deadline.

AAS SUBVENTION PROGRAM FOR FIRST BOOKS

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Fall 2008]

The AAS subvention program for first-time authors, which began in 2006, will provide 3-5 awards each year ($3000-5000) for five years on a competitive basis. Subventions are limited to first books, and will only be awarded to authors who have completed manuscripts with provisional contracts which stipulate that publication is contingent upon the provision of a subvention. Authors must be current AAS membes, and must verify that their home institutions do not have their own subvention program, or that they have been denied a subvention if such programs do exist. Details regarding eligibility and the submission process are available on the AAS website.

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Association of Art Historians

[from H-ARTHIST, 4/26/04]

The Association of Art Historians (AAH) offer a Student Fund which aims to contribute towards the costs of students undertaking UK work-experience placements. Applications for financial assistance and guidance are invited from AAH students who successfully arrange a work placement in a museum, gallery, heritage site or other visual art environment.

The deadline for applications is 31st May 2004. Further details of the AAH Student Fund can be found at http://www.aah.org.uk/assn/students/vol-details.html.

UK student membership of the AAH costs from as little as £15. More information about membership and AAH Student news and events can be
found at http://www.aah.org.uk/.

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BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship for Buddhist Studies in Japan

[from H-ASIA, 8/30/06]

This scholarship will enable advanced graduate students in Buddhist Studies who are Canadian Citizens or studying in a Canadian niversity to spend one year in a Japanese University , studying and/or carrying out doctoral research.

Value: $40,000 (Canadian)

Eligibility and Terms

The applicant must be a registered full-time graduate student in a Canadian university OR a Canadian citizen studying as a full-time graduate student in a university outside of Canada . Visa students in degree programmes in Canadian universities may apply. Preference will be given to advanced graduate students preparing to carry out doctoral dissertation research, but others at an early stage in their study will also be considered. Some familiarity with Japanese language is expected but fluency is not required.

The results of the award will be announced by January 15, 2007. The term of the successful candidate's stay in Japan will be one year, which may begin at any time between April 1, 2007 and March 2008. The award will be paid in two installments. This amount should cover one round-trip ticket to Japan and a large part of the expenses directly related to study in Japan .

1. A completed application form and three letters of reference are to be submitted to:

Dean of Graduate Studies
School of Graduate Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton , Ontario L8S 4K1
Canada .

2. Transcripts from all university level courses are to be sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies , McMaster University .

3. Three letters of reference. These confidential letters must accompany the application in separate sealed signed envelopes.

i) One letter must be from the applicant's supervisor.

ii) Another letter must be from a Japanese scholar based at the Japanese institution where the applicant proposes to study.

iii) Applicants from the University of British Columbia , University of Calgary , McMaster University , University of Toronto and McGill University must have a letter from the member of the Selection Committee representing his or her institution. Names of the members of the current Selection Committee may be obtained from the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University . Applicants requiring assistance in contacting scholars at Japanese institutions may write to a member of the Selection Committee for advice.

Applications may be obtained from:

The Department of Religious Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton , Ontario L8S 4K1
CANADA

or from the http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/relstud/.

Application deadline: November 1, 2006.

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The Blakemore Foundation

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Fall 2008]

The Blakemore Foundation of Seattle, Washington, plans to make approximately 25 grants for the advanced study of modern Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian languages for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Blakemore Freeman Grants are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have an underraduate degree and who are pursuing academic, professional, or business careers that involve the regular use of an Asian language.

The mose important criterion for selection is a focused, wlell-defined career objective onfolving Asia in which the regular use of the language is an important aspect. The fellowships fund a year of advanced language study at an institution in Asia approved by the Foundation, such as the Inter-University Center in Yokohma, the Inter-University Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, or the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei. Where there is no structured language program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the financing of private tutorials under terms set forth in the application instructions. The grants cover tuition and a stipend for basic living costs, transportation, and related educational expenses, but do not include dependent expenses.

Postmark deadline for applications is December 30, 2008. For application materials and instructions see the Foundation's website.

Blakemore Refresher Grants

[from Blakemore Foundation, 9/2/07]

Blakemore Refresher Grants are short-term grants available to former Blakemore Fellows, professors who are teaching in an Asian field at a university or college in the United States whose degree is in an Asian field, post-doctoral professionals whose degree is in an Asian field, and graduates of the regular academic-year programs at IUC-Yokohama, IUP-Beijing,and the ICLP-Taipei. Please refer to our Refresher Grant page for further information. Application forms are printed from this website. Applications from former Blakemore Fellows may be submitted for consideration at any time and are reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis. For all others, the next postmark deadline for applications is December 30, 2007.

Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants

[from Blakemore Foundation, 9/2/07]

Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants promote the understanding of Asian fine art in America . Since 1998, the Foundation has awarded $2.5 million in art grants to a variety of museums, universities and other nonprofit organizations. The next deadline for receipt of applications is November 1, 2007. For instructions on submitting an application, click here.

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British Academy

[from British Academy, 2/25/07]

For further information, and application forms for any of the China programs listed below, please contact:

International Relations Department
British Academy
10 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH
tel +44 (0)20 7969-5220
fax +44 (0)20 7969-5414
e-mail overseas@britac.ac.uk

Go to the British Academy website to download applications for Larger Research Grants, Small Research Grants, British Conference Grants, Overseas Conference Grants, and all of its research appointments and special fellowships.

British Academy Visiting Fellowships

The Academy's new Visiting Fellowship scheme, launched in 2005, enables early-career scholars from overseas to apply directly to the Academy, in conjunction with their UK hosts, for research visits to the UK of at least two months. The main purpose of the visit should be to enable the visitor to pursue research.

The UK host must be resident in the UK , and must undertake to make all the necessary practical and administrative arrangements for the visit. The Academy grants the title of British Academy Visiting Fellow and awards funding for the visit.

Financial basis of the scheme: The scheme is covered under the Full Economic Costing (FEC) regime. The Academy will contribute 80% of the Full Economic Costs of the visit. If an award is offered, the host institution must ensure that any part of the Full Economic Costs of the project not funded by the British Academy grant is committed to the project before it starts. The maximum grant under the scheme is £12,000 (ie, the Full Economic Costs of the visit are £15,000).

Closing date: 15 November 2007 for visits to take place during the financial year 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.

Eligibility: British Academy Fellowships are designed for early-career postdoctoral scholars. Applicants must have obtained their doctorates after 1 January 2001. (Academics without a PhD must demonstrate equivalent status.)

Further information: view Notes for Applicants.

Method of application: on the Visiting Fellowships application form, available via the Notes for Applicants.

British Academy/Economic and Social Research Council Exchange Agreements with Chinese Academics

Who can apply? Scholars of postdoctoral or equivalent status, normally resident in the UK , who wish to carry out individual research in the People’s Republic of China , in most fields of the humanities and social sciences, for a period of between two weeks and three months.

Which institutions in China participate in this programme? Research must be undertaken in association with one of the following partner institutions:

1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences
3. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
4. Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences

What are the financial arrangements? The BA/ESRC will pay for international travel expenses, while the receiving institution provides a daily maintenance and meets travel expenses within China .

When are the closing dates for application? The closing dates for this scheme are 30 September, 15 January, and 15 April. Applicants should allow at least six months between the closing dates and their planned date of departure. Applications should be made on the prescribed application form, available from the International Relations department.

British Academy / Economic and Social Research Council Joint Activities Agreements with Chinese Academics

Who can apply? Scholars of postdoctoral or equivalent status, normally resident in the UK , who wish to carry out individual research in the People’s Republic of China , in most fields of the humanities and social sciences, for a period of between two weeks and three months.

Which institutions in China participate in this programme? Research must be undertaken in association with one of the following partner institutions:

1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (The quota for Joint Activities for this Agreement is 2 months per year.)
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences (Quota for this Agreement is variable.)
3. Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (The quota for Joint Activities for this Agreement is 1 month per year.)
4. Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (Quota for this Agreement is variable.)
5. Shandong Academy of Social Sciences (The Agreement supports 2 projects each year (up to £4 000 from the BA, equivalent from Chinese side). Ideally, one project is with Shandong Academy of Social Sciences people, one project is with people from outside of the Academy.

What are the financial arrangements? The cost of international travel will normally be met by the sending side. The costs of accommodation and maintenance will normally be met by the receiving side, but may differ from the conditions laid down for nominated scholars. The nature of the scholarly activities, the financial contributions to be made by each side for expenses other than travel and maintenance, and any other necessary arrangements will be established in each case and agreed after special consultation between the two sides. Conference fees will not be paid by either Academy.

When are the closing dates for application? Applications are considered once a year; the closing date is 30 September.

Visiting Fellowships

[from H-ASIA, 10/16/07]

This scheme enables early-career scholars from China to apply directly to the Academy and the ESRC, in conjunction with their UK hosts, for research visits to the UK of at least two months. The main purpose of the visit should be to enable the visitor to pursue research.

The UK host must be resident in the UK, and must undertake to make all the necessary practical and administrative arrangements for the visit. The Academy and ESRC grant the title of British Academy /ESRC Chinese Visiting Fellow and awards funding for the visit.

Financial basis of the scheme: The scheme is covered under the Full Economic Costing (FEC) regime. The Academy and ESRC will contribute 80% of the Full Economic Costs of the visit. If an award is offered, the host institution must ensure that any part of the Full Economic Costs of the project not funded by the British Academy/ESRC grant is committed to the project before it starts. The maximum grant under the scheme is £12,000 (i.e., the Full Economic Costs of the visit are £15,000).

Closing Date: 23 November 2007 for visits to take place during the financial year 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009.

Eligibility: British Academy/ESRC Fellowships are designed for early-career postdoctoral scholars. Applicants must have obtained their doctorates after 1 January 2002. (Academics without a PhD must demonstrate equivalent status.)

Application Forms and further particulars are available at http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/visfellsnfa.html.

Contact the International Relations Department for further information.
tel +44 (0) 20 7969 5220
fax +44 (0) 20 7969 5414
e-mail <overseas@britac.ac.uk>

Sino-British Fellowship Trust

A scheme of grants generously funded by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust. This scheme is now administered by the Research Grants Department at the British Academy . For further details on this scheme, please contact them using the following information:

Research Grants Department, The British Academy
10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
tel: 020 7969-5217 fax: 020 7969-5414
e-mail grants@britac.ac.uk

Who can apply? Scholars of postdoctoral or equivalent status, normally resident in the UK , who wish to carry out individual or cooperative research projects either in Britain or in the People’s Republic of China , in any field of the humanities and social sciences, which involves person-to-person contact between Chinese and British scholars.

What kinds of projects are eligible? Various kinds of applications will be considered, for example:

- British scholars wishing to visit China in connection with a project involving collaboration with Chinese colleagues (archive or library work with no element of personal collaboration would not be considered acceptable).
- British scholars wishing to invite Chinese scholars to visit Britain in connection with a collaborative project.
- British scholars wishing both to visit China and to invite Chinese scholars to visit Britain in connection with a collaborative project.
- Both longer-term Fellowships and short visits in connection with a larger project.

What is the maximum amount awarded? Grants for any on project do not normally exceed £10,000, and are usually around the £4,000 to £5,000 level.

When are the closing dates for application? The closing dates for this scheme are 15 October, 15 January, and 15 April. Applications should be made on the prescribed application form, which can be found on The British Academy’s web site.

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British Council

UK 9/11 Scholarships

[from British Council, 2/25/07]

The UK 9/11 Scholarships Fund was established jointly by the World Trade Center Disaster Fund and the British Council. It seeks to award scholarships to children or dependants of victims of the September 11 attacks on the USA , or other subsequent terrorsit tragedy, for study at higher or further education institutions in the United Kingdom . The scholarships cover funding for full-time study leading to a degree at undergraduate or Master’s level (or equivalent in further education) in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .

They also give funding for accredited study periods of up to one year’s length at recognised higher education institutions for students whose college or university has an exchange agreement with a partner institution in the UK .

Scholarships include funding for tuition fees, accommodation, travel expenses to and from country of residence and living expenses in the United Kingdom .

Please note that applications from applicants resident in the United States will be handled by Scholarship America. Applicants resident in other countries (including the United Kingdom ) should apply directly to the British Council.

The timetable for the academic year 2006–07 will be as follows:

1 February 2007 Opening date for receipt of applications
31 May 2007 Closing date for receipt of applications
31 July 2007 Notification of decisions to applicants
31 July 2007 Notification of confirmed awards to UK 9/11 scholars

Please refer to the British Council web pages for the application forms and criteria.

Chevening Scholarships

[from Chevening, 2/25/07]

Chevening scholarships are a great way of gaining access to high-quality education. Every year, hundreds of scholars come to the UK to learn new skills and make new friends.

Application Procedure

If you want to apply for a scholarship, you will have to contact the British Embassy/High Commission or The British Council in the country of which you are a citizen. Please see the full country listing and select the country for which you are a citizen for the application procedure.

The Chevening Scholarship Programme is a truly global programme and operates in over 150 countries around the world. As the programme is so diverse and far-reaching there isn't a single timetable for applications and so it is important that you check with the local office when the deadline for applications in your country is.

Although the timetable for deadlines may change from country to country the application process remains the same.

Each country will advertise when they are inviting applications for Chevening scholarships and will state their deadline for applications. Applications will not be dealt with after the date that they give.

Stage 1: Applications are checked to ensure that the applicant meets the standard Chevening criteria (see below) plus any other specified local criteria (see country pages and local advertisement). Because of the volume of applications and high level of competition it is not always possible to reply to each and every application.

Stage 2: If your application meets all of the criteria for the scholarship then you will be short-listed and the local office will write to you and ask you to attend an interview.

Stage 3: You will be interviewed by a panel of interviewers, normally consisting of a member of the British Embassy or High Commission and a member of the British Council.

Stage 4: As the competition for scholarships is intense and funds limited, it is not possible to recommend for all successful candidates the length of award and level of study requested on their application.

Any award of a Scholarship to you is conditional on the following:

- confirmation from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London that your nomination is acceptable;

- there being sufficient funds available;

- the British Council being able to place you on a suitable course;

- the British Council being satisfied with the results of a medical examination which you will be asked to undertake prior to departure.

If and when these formalities have been satisfactorily completed (which may take several months) you will receive a formal written offer of a Scholarship. You should not make any irreversible preparations to leave for Britain unless and until you receive this offer letter.

Your application will be administered by the British Council on behalf of the UK 's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Financial Arrangements

There are three types of scholarship:

Type A scholarships – these cover tuition fees only.

Type B scholarships – these are full scholarships that cover tuition fees, monthly stipend and various one-off allowances.

Type C scholarships – these vary from award to award and cover part/full stipend and/or allowances.

Selection Criteria

Competition for Chevening scholarships is intense, and only one in every 25 applicants is successful. A typical successful applicant would be:

A graduate with proven academic skills.

Committed to return to their country and contribute to the socio-economic development of their country through *implementing the new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK .

Established in a career, with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in his/her chosen field. The vast majority of Chevening scholars are aged 25 - 35 years old.

Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career.

Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return.

Have good English Language skills, as most UK Higher Education Institutions require a minimum IELTS of 6.5 for admission onto Postgraduate courses.

The application procedure is open and transparent. Please refer to the country page of the country you will be applying to for further details regarding specific criteria and eligibility, which vary from country to county.

Courses

Chevening scholars must study in the UK for at least 3-months. Most scholars already have a first degree and the majority study for postgraduate degrees particularly Masters courses. However some scholars cannot spare that much time away from their careers and we welcome applications for shorter vocational courses as long as they are adequately challenging and relevant.

We seldom fund undergraduate courses and normally only consider PhD's and MPhil's when we have a co-funding partner.

Chevening scholarships can be used to study most subjects, however in different countries they may target a narrower range of subjects that are especially relevant to that country. Please refer to the country page of the country you will be applying to for further definitive advice on priority subjects.

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British Library Helen Wallis Fellowship

[from H-ASIA, 2/10/00]

Closing date: 1 May 2000.

This annual, named fellowship offers a convenient and privileged working environment in the British Library. The fellow will be treated like a member of staff (i.e. not restricted to reading room hours) and will be provided with their own work-station, with an e-mail account and access to the Internet. In addition, the fellowship carries with it a voucher worth 300 pounds to be spent within the Library. The award honours the memory of the former Map Librarian at the British Museum and then British Library Dr. Helen Wallis OBE (1967-86) and confers recognition by the Library on a scholar whose work will promote the extended and complementary use of the British Library's book and cartographic collections.

Preference will be given to proposals that relate to the Library's collections and have an international dimension. The fellowship may be held as a full or part-time appointment, and would normally be for 6-12 months.

For the full terms of reference please contact the undersigned. [It would be most helpful if you told us where you saw this notice].

Tony Campbell, Map Librarian
British Library
Map Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
tel +44 20 7412 7525
fax +44 20 7412 7780
http://www.bl.uk/collections/maps.html.

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Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State

[from BPW/NY, 1/20/09]

Business and Professional Women's Clubs of New York State is one of the largest organizations for working women. Its mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.

Grace LeGendre Fellowships

Awards ($1000) for permanent New York state residents and U.S. citizen women graduate students enrolled full-time and within two years of completing the degree. Consult the website or contact:

Cynthia B. Gillmore
BPW/NY Grace LeGendre Endowment Fund, Inc.
802 S. Melcher St.
Johnstown, NY 12095-3216.

Deadline: 28 February 2009.

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California State University , Fresno

[from H-ARTHIST, 9/5/02]

Special Collections Library Research Fellowship Grant, 2003-2004

The Research Fellowship

The Special Collections Library at California State University , Fresno , is pleased to announce the availability of a research fellowship grant. Generously supported by Dr. Roger K. Larson, the purpose of the research fellowship is to support the individual research of graduate students, university professors, and independent scholars for an extended period at the Special Collections Library. Fellows will have the opportunity not only to conduct intensive research but also to give a lecture on their research to the campus community. The availability of the fellowship runs from 1 July 2003 through 30 June 2004.

The Resources

The Special Collections Library houses a number of extensive research collections, including the Donald G. Larson Collection on International Expositions and Fairs, 1851-1940; the Roy J. Woodward Memorial Library of Californiana; a historical Enology and Viticulture Collection; and the Topolobampo Collection, the largest extant collection documenting a failed utopian colony in late 19th century Mexico. For more information on these and other collections, please visit the Library's website.

The Grant

This grant will provide up to $2,000 to fund transportation, lodging, and related research costs, such as photocopying and photographic reproduction. One grant is available in each fiscal year.

Special Collections staff will assist the chosen fellow in obtaining housing. Borrowing privileges within the Henry Madden Library at California State University , Fresno , during the fellow's stay will be given.

Application

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, a research proposal of no more than four pages (including the dates of your visit), a proposed budget, and a description of the ultimate end result of your research. Letters of recommendation may be requested during the review process. We encourage you to contact us prior to applying in order to ascertain the viability of your proposal. You may call the Special Collections Library at (559) 278-2595.

Please send all materials by 31 March 2003 to:

Tammy Lau
Head, Special Collections Library
Henry Madden Library
5200 N. Barton Avenue M/S ML34
California State University , Fresno
Fresno , CA 93740-8014 .

All applicants will be notified by 30 April 2003.

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Canadian Journal of History

[from H-ASIA, 6/12/02]

Attention Graduates! We publish and award a $500 prize annually, to the best article, in French or English, submitted by a student at a Canadian University or of Canadian citizenship, on any historical period and in ANY field OTHER than Canadian history. The article must be based on original research and meet scholarly standards, and must not have been submitted elsewhere for publication. Length is not normally to exceed 35 pages, notes included. Entries will be judged by the editors and board, and by outside specialists. The winning entry will be published in the April 2003 issue of the Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire.

Submissions deadline: 1 August 2002; the results will be announced in December 2002 issue.

To submit manuscripts, or for further details, contact:

The Editor
Canadian Journal of History
Department of History
University of Saskatchewan
9 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5A5 Canada
fax (306) 966-5852.

Canon Foundation in Europe

[from Canon Foundation, 2/25/07]

Annually, the Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to young, highly qualified European and Japanese researchers. The candidates hold a doctorate or at least a Master’s degree. They are eligible during the ten-year period following the successful completion of their PhD or MA degree. Extensions to the ten-year rule are possible in principle in case of exceptional circumstances which should be explained in the application and supporting documents are required. The European Fellowship holders pursue a period of research in Japan whereas the Japanese Fellows do their research at host institutions in Europe . The Fellowships are awarded for periods of minimum three months and maximum one year. The Fellowships are awarded regardless of discipline and existing employment positions.

Canon Fellows from Europe are free to choose their host institutes and hosts in Japan . The same freedom is given to Japanese Canon Fellows coming to Europe . Canon Foundation Research Fellowships may be applied for when an agreement on co-operation and on a research plan has been reached between the guest researcher and the proposed host institution.

Applications can also be submitted by members of commercial, industrial, governmental or professional organisations.
It is strongly recommended that the candidates obtain the current issue of the application form or at the Secretariat of the Foundation, in Amstelveen , the Netherlands .

Application procedure for Fellowships

The annual deadline for applications is September 15. Consideration of the applications takes several months. The Selection Committee's final decisions are convened to the applicants before end December of that year. Therefore, the earliest possible date to begin the Fellowship is January 1 of the following year. Applications should be submitted in full (including the acceptance by the proposed host institute and the research plan) to the Secretariat of the Canon Foundation in Europe well in advance of the deadline. The financial support for Research Fellows ranges from 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro per year and pro-rata for different periods. The Canon Foundation gives priority to those who plan to travel to Europe or Japan rather than prolong a current stay.

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Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts

Ittleson Fellowship

One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months, for research in fields other than Western art, to be held partly in residence at the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, and partly elsewhere in the United States or abroad. The Ittleson Fellow is expected to spend the second year of the fellowship at the Center to complete the dissertation.

For more information, visit the CASVA website.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship

One fellowship of $16,000 annually for 24 months, for research in fields other than Western art, to be held partly in residence at the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, and partly elsewhere in the United States or abroad. The Andrew W. Mellon Fellow is expected to spend the second year of the fellowship at the Center to complete the dissertation.

For more information, visit the CASVA website.

Paired Research Fellowships in Conservation and the History of Art and Archaeology

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Winter 2001]

This fellowship includes a two- to three-month period for field, collections, and/or laboratory research, followed by a two-month residency at the Center. Paired fellows are provided with a study and will have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the photographic archives of the [National] Gallery, as well as the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area. Laboratory facilities in the Washington area may be made available on an ad hoc basis.

Applications will be considered for study in the history and conservation of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period.

For information and application forms, contact:

Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
National Gallery of Art
Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20565-0002
tel (202) 842-6482
fax (202) 842-6733
www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm.

Deadline for receipt of applications: 21 March 2002.

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Iris Chang Foundation for Peace and Humanity

[from H-ASIA, 11/19/04]

In response to the tragic death of Iris Chang, author of the bestseller The Rape of Nanking, The Chinese Historians in the United States (CHUS) and The Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the United States (ACPSS) decided, in order to honor and cherish the memory of this young and courageous female historian and with support of the Chang family, to establish The Iris Chang Foundation for Peace and Humanity to sponsor researches and scholarly works on events such as the Nanking Massacre and other atrocities that occurred in Asia.

We, Chinese historians and scholars of social sciences, are all deeply moved and inspired by Iris Chang's heroic actions and extraordinary professionalism, and feel obligated to continue her cause for peace and humanity. We see now more than ever before the need to strongly support the scholars who are fully devoted to the cause of peace and humanity and who are courageously using their professions to fight against the dark tide of the world and the inhumanities and brutalities of the human being.

The CHUS and the ACPSS boards have set up an independent account for this foundation, and will manage the fund professionally. The boards will also soon create a committee that consists of diverse experts of Asian Studies, who will regularly review applications and determine the final recipient(s) for the grant from the Iris Chang Foundation for Peace and Humanity. The CHUS and the ACPSS boards are greatly encouraged and pleased by the warm responses to this call and the number of the contributions that many CHUS and ACPSS members have already committed to this foundation. We hope more people who share with our emotion, concerns and determination will join our efforts. Any amount of contribution will be greatly appreciated (and tax-deductible). You can send your contributions, payable to "The Iris Chang Foundation (for Peace and Humanity)-ACPSS," to this address:

Professor SONG Jingyi
ACPSS Treasurer
Department of Humanities & Languages
SUNY-Old Westbury
Old Westbury , NY 11568 .

For questions about this foundation, please contact Professor HAO Yufan or Professor TIAN Xiansheng.

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Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange

CCK Fellowships for Ph.D. dissertations

Deadline for application: 15 October.

Doctoral candidates may apply for financial support for the writing of their dissertations. Applicants must have completed all other requirements for their Ph.D. degree except the dissertation and must be legal permanent residents or citizens of the U.S. In addition, eligible applicants should not be employed or receive grants from other sources. A pre-doctoral dissertation grant is limited to $15,000.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate Ph.D. dissertations and post-doctoral research

• the significance of the contribution that the proposed project will make to the advancement of research and knowledge in the field of Chinese studies;
• the quality or the promise of quality of the applicant's work as a creative interpreter of Chinese studies;
• the quality of the conception, organization, research strategy and source material of the proposed project
• the feasibility that the applicant can complete the entire project.

For more information, visit the CCK Foundation website.

"New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society"

For more information on this program, please refer to the ACLS listing above.

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Japan Art History Forum

[courtesy of A. Volk, 5/18/09]

Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize for Japan Art History

The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) is pleased to announce the seventh annual Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize, which recognizes outstanding graduate student scholarship in Japanese art history. The prize is awarded to the best research paper written in English on a Japanese art history topic.

The prize is administered by JAHF and generously supported by the University of Hawai'i Press. The winner will receive $400 in books from the University of Hawai'i Press catalog and a complimentary two-year membership to JAHF.

The competition is open to graduate students from any university. Papers should be under 10,000 words (in Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced) and not previously published. Submissions should be made by email. Texts should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF); illustrations should be in MS Power Point or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) with individual illustration images no larger than 75 dpi and the total file size no larger than 4 MB. Submissions not complying with the specifications will not be accepted. The selection committee will post an abstract of the winning paper on the JAHF website.

The deadline for submission of papers is July 1, 2009. Please direct submissions and questions to Joshua Mostow, JAHF Vice-president.

Past Chino Kaori Memorial Essay Prize winners are John Szostak, Alicia Volk, Maki Kaneko, Jung-Ah Woo, Ryan Holmberg and Namiko Kunimoto. Titles of winning essays, as well as abstracts of the 2005 to 2008 essays, can be found on the JAHF website. John Szostak's essay was published in Archives of Asian Art 57 (2007). Alicia Volk's essay was published in Impressions 26 (2004).

Graduate students, please avail yourselves of this opportunity to introduce your work to your colleagues. Advisors, please encourage your students to submit their essays to this annual competition.

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Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

[from CAA News, September 2008]

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, a center for research and higher education as well as a public art museum, offers fellowships for national and international scholars, critics, and museum professionals who are engaged in projects that enhance the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture. The program supports all genres of art historical scholarship about all places and periods, but especially those projects with a critical commitment to research in theory, history, and interpretation.Included is the Gould Fellowship, a year-long award for the study of French art and culture, split between Williamstown and Paris and sponsored jointly by the Clark and the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte in Paris, as well as the year-long Clark/Oakley Fellowship (with the Oakley Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Williams College) for a scholar in the humanities whose study addresses some aspect of the visual field.

Clark Fellows are in residence for one to ten months and are provided with offices in the Sir Edwin and Lady Manton Research Center that houses the Institute’s exceptional art history library and visual resources collection. The Clark is within walking distance of Williams College and its libraries and museum of art and is a short drive from the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). Clark Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, and Colloquia, as well as frequent lectures, are a vital part of the Institute’s activities. The Clark also houses a graduate program in the history of art, co-sponsored with Williams College.

Clark Fellows receive generous stipends, dependent on sabbatical and salary replacement needs, and reimbursement for travel expenses. They are housed in apartments in a scholars’ residence across the road from their offices in the Institute, located in a rural setting in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Both Boston and New York City are about three hours away by car.

Applications are invited from scholars with a Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience in universities, museums, and related institutions. For guidelines and an application form, as well as further information, please visit www.clarkart.edu or contact:

Michael Ann Holly
Starr Director of Research and Academic Program
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA 01267
tel (413) 458 0460
e-mail <research@clarkart.edu>.

The application deadline for fellowships awarded for the 2009–2010 year is November 1, 2008.

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College Art Association

Conference Travel Grants

[from CAA News, September 2008]

Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant

This $150 grant is awarded to advanced PhD and MFA graduate students as partial reimbursement of expenses for travel to the 2009 Annual Conference in Los Angeles. To qualify for the grant, students must be current CAA members. Candidates should include a completed application form, a brief statement by the student stipulating that he or she has no external support for travel to the conference, and a letter of support from the student’s adviser or head of department. For application forms and additional information, contact Lauren Stark at (212) 691-1051 x248. Send application materials to:

Lauren Stark
Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant
CAA
275 Seventh Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10001.

Deadline: September 26, 2008.

International Member Conference Travel Grant

CAA presents a $500 grant to artists or scholars from outside the United States as partial reimbursement of expenses for travel to the 2009 Annual Conference in Los Angeles. To qualify for the grant, applicants must be current CAA members. Candidates should include a completed application form, a brief statement by the applicant stipulating that he or she has no external support for travel to the conference, and two letters of support. For application forms and information, contact Lauren Stark at (212) 691-1051 x248. Send application materials to:

Lauren Stark
Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant
CAA
275 Seventh Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10001.

Deadline: September 26, 2008.

Professional Development Fellowship for Artists and Art Historians

[from CAA, 5/8/08]

Applications for CAA’s 2008 Professional Development Fellowship Program are available at www.collegeart.org/fellowships. CAA awards $15,000 fellowships to qualified graduate students in visual art and art history. In addition, one or more fellowships are awarded to a PhD student specializing in American art.

The main purpose of the program is to support outstanding graduate students from diverse backgrounds who may have been underrepresented in their fields. By offering financial assistance to promising MFA and PhD students, CAA can assist the rising generation during this important transitional period in their lives.

Application forms and requirements for both the visual-art and art-history fellowships have changed in order to facilitate the review process. Submission of material by all applicants must now be sent on CD or DVD; slides, videocassettes, and some paperwork in hard copy are not accepted. Go to www.collegeart.org/fellowships for specific application requirements.

Postmark deadline: 1 October 2008.

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship will fund an additional Professional Development Fellowship for a candidate interested in attaining professional placement in one of the many prominent cultural institutions in New Jersey . The fellowship will subsidize part of the recipients' salary in their first professional year. This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking to locate in the tri-state area. New Jersey is noted for housing distinguished collections in several specialties, including American Art, Pre-Columbian Art, Tibetan Art, Native American Art, textiles, and coins.

For more information on this region and some of the exciting cultural institutions in this area, please contact estaller@collegeart.org.

Each fellow receives support over a period of two years:

Year One: Degree Completion
CAA grants $5,000 to each fellow for use during the final year of his/her M.F.A., terminal M.A., or Ph.D. program. CAA does not restrict the use of these funds, nor will CAA prohibit recipients from holding other scholarships, fellowships, or employment during the term of this grant.

Year Two: Professional Placement
CAA then helps each fellow secure employment or an internship at a museum, art center, college, or university, and subsidizes part of his/her salary. In addition to administrative and/or teaching duties, all fellows' positions must include a curatorial component. Salary or stipend, positions description, and term of employment will vary and will be determined in consultation with individual fellows and their potential employers.

Who's Eligible
Artists and art historians from culturally diverse backgrounds

• who have been underrepresented in the field due to their race, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or history of economic disadvantage
• who demonstrate distinction in approach, technique or perspective in their contribution to the discipline of art or art history
• who will receive the M.F.A., terminal M.A., or Ph.D. degree in the 2002 calendar year
• who can demonstrate financial need, and
• who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States

How to Apply
To request applications by mail, please call (212) 691-1051 x206; fax (212) 627-2381, e-mail estaller@collegeart.org, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

College Art Association
Professional Development Fellowship Program
275 Seventh Avenue
New York , NY 10001-6708
http://www.collegeart.org/

[The application also appears in CAA Careers (December 2000), pp. 64-65.] Applications should be mailed to the above address and must be postmarked no later than 31 January 2001. Applications will be reviewed by panels of artists, art historians, curators, and other visual arts professionals. Award notification will be mailed by June 2001.

Funding
Generous funding for the Professional Development Fellowship Program is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundations, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Basil Alkazzi, and Richard Harrison Martin. Substantial support has also been contributed by Phyllis Pray Bober, Ruth Bowman, Judith K. Brodsky, John R. Clarke, Hester Diamond and several anonymous donors. Numerous gifts were given in honor of Anne Coffin Hanson.

Publication Grants

[from CAA, 7/5/06]

The College Art Association offers grant programs to publishers to support publication of scholarly art and art-history books:

CAA Publication Grant
[suspended in 2008 and 2009]
For eligibility and application guidelines and forms: www.collegeart.org/pubgrant.

Millard Meiss Publication Fund Grant
Deadlines: March 15 and October 1 each year
For eligibility and application guidelines and forms: www.collegeart.org/meiss.

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College of Saint Rose

[from H-NET Job Guide, 9/15/08]

CREST Diversity Dissertation Fellowships, 2009-2010

The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) at The College of Saint Rose anticipates offering two one-year diversity fellowships for doctoral candidates engaged in completing their dissertations. CREST seeks applicants whose research addresses issues of diversity central to the Center’s interdisciplinary mission. Potential fellows’ dissertations should be influenced by some of the following research agendas: race, racial identity, race relations, ethnicity, colonialism, state formation, Diaspora societies, borderlands, and citizenship in regional, national, trans-national, littoral, or comparative contexts.

This one-year non-renewable fellowship carries a $20,000 stipend, on-campus housing, $5,000 in research expenses, courtesy access to local libraries, and office space.

Fellows are expected to complete their dissertations by the end of their fellowship year and will teach one course in their respective discipline during either the fall or spring semester. During their residency, Fellows will present their research and be active participants in CREST’s intellectual life.

About CREST

The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) serves as a place for scholars at The College of Saint Rose and across the region to exchange ideas and research on issues related to the social construction of race, ethnicity, and citizenship. CREST researchers gain insights and methodologies from a variety of disciplines, including history, political science, literature, geography, cultural studies, anthropology, Africana Studies, Latino Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies, women’s studies, critical race studies, urban studies, legal studies, and communication studies. The Center seeks to develop new and better ways to recognize, understand, and intervene in critical public policy issues, always grounding this intervention in broad-based interdisciplinary humanities scholarship.

Eligibility Requirements: (1) a record of outstanding academic achievement; (2) enrollment in a full-time academic program leading to a doctoral degree at the time of application and for the duration of the fellowship; (3) admission to degree candidacy before the dissertation fellowship is awarded; (4) approval of the dissertation proposal by the applicant’s committee prior to application; (5) commitment to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level; (6) U. S. citizen, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Application Deadline: December 15, 2008
Award Announcement: January 30, 2009
Appointment Term: August 15, 2009-June 1, 2010

Please submit a letter of application no longer than two pages, curriculum vitae no longer than two pages, an abstract no longer than ten pages with a description of the dissertation’s contribution to the field, a short indication of where you learned about the CREST Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, three recent letters of recommendation, and contact information to:

Dr. John Williams-Searle, Director
The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST)
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203

The College of Saint Rose actively and energetically seeks to recruit a more diverse faculty, staff, and administration by encouraging applications from African American, Latino, Asian, Native American and women candidates, as well as the entire spectrum of diverse communities.

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Columbia University

[from Asian Studies Newsletter 46/1]

The Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies located at Columbia University will make travel grants of up to $1,500 to students and scholars of any nationality who are engaged in research that would benefit from the use of its microfilm, photograph and slide archives of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the following categories: (1) Nara ehon and emaki or (2) hand-calligraphed komonjo diaries and other manuscripts related to Kyoto Imperial Buddhist convents dating from the 13th-18th centuries. The size of individual grants is dependent upon the cost of economy travel to New York City and the number of days of temporary accommodation required. The archives are generally open year-round. There is no application deadline, but no more than 2-3 scholars can be funded in a given fiscal year, so early application is recommended. For application forms, contact:

Miho Walsh, Executive Director
Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies
509 Kent Hall
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
tel (212) 854-7403
fax (212) 854-1470
www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/imjs

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Coordinating Council for Women in History

Prelinger Scholarship

CCWH will award a $10,000 annual scholarship beginning in April 1998 to a contemporary scholar who has not followed the traditional uninterrupted academic path leading to a tenured faculty position. The scholarship is named for former CCWH president and nontraditional scholar Catherine Prelinger. Eligible applicants must be members of CCWH and hold either ABD or Ph.D. status at the time of application. They must be actively engaged in scholarship that historical in nature, although the degree may be in related fields. Applicants must show evidence of a nontraditional professional career and describe a project that will promote women in history. Application materials are available from:

Mary Elizabeth Perry
Department of History
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles , CA 90041-3314

The contact person is Prof. Marguerite Renner, CCWH Executive Director, tel (818) 240-1000 x5461. Deadline for completed applications is 15 February 1999.

Berkshire and Wells Awards

Competition is open for two $500 Graduate Student Awards to e given to women to assist in either a crucial stage of research or the final year of writing of the dissertation. The CCWH/Berkshire Award is for women graduate students in history department of US institutions; the CCWH/Ida B. Wells Award is for female graduate students in any department but working on historical topics. Deadline is 15 September 1998. Contact:

Professor Gina Hames
CCWH Awards Committee Chair
History Department
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma , WA 98447 .

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Cornell University

[from H-ASIA, 10/13/04]

The renowned Wason Collection on East Asia at Cornell University is offering travel grants to scholars and Ph.D. research level students of the greater New York State area and any other region in the U.S. who wish to use the Wason Collection's considerable material and electronic resources for research during the 2003-2004 academic year.

Cornell University sponsors five grants at $400 each to cover travel, accommodation and photocopy expenses. Applicants at institutions with minimal or very limited library resources in the East Asian languages will be given priority consideration. The awards are open for competition until August 1, 2005.

The Wason Collection on East Asia at Cornell University is housed in Kroch Library, together with the Echols Collection on Southeast Asia (the premier collection on the subject in the country) and the Collection for South Asia . Together these three collections account for a combined total of over 1.3 million volumes on the history and cultures of Asia .

The Wason Collection itself, with over 590,000 volumes and ~1900 serial subscriptions per year, is one of the largest of its kind in the country. Resting firmly on a deeply layered base of primary and core materials, Wason specializes (among other things) in materials on East-West relations, especially for the time period of 1840-1949; history (including numerous manuscripts, such as the original papers of the Macartney Mission to China); classical and (very) modern Chinese literature; Dunhuang studies; architecture, design and urban planning, specifically in China, past and present; GIS and statistical data on China; Japanese medieval literature; the film industry in East Asia, and Asian-American studies in general. The Wason Collection also is home to the well-known Maeda Collection, a repository of materials dealing with all aspects of early journalism and the public sphere in Japan .

For more on the Wason Collection, see http://explore.cornell.edu/.

Applications for the grants, including a brief description of the research topic and the type or subject of materials you are seeking, a curriculum vitae, and an estimated budget, as well as any questions, should be directed to:

Thomas H. Hahn
Curator, Wason Collection on East Asia
172 Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca , NY 14853
tel (607) 255-5759
fax (607) 255-8438.

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Council for European Studies

[from CES, 2/10/08]

CES Travel Grants subsidize the travel of European scholars visiting the United States who have been invited to lecture at a member of the Council's academic consortium. Invitations are initiated by an institution's representative to the Council or by the faculty member responsible for arranging the scholar's visit. For further information, go to the CES website. Deadline: 1 September 2008.

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Council of American Overseas Research Centers

[from CAORC, 12/31/08; see also American Center for Mongolian Studies above]

The Council of American Overseas Research Center’s (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams.

Approximately ten awards of up to $9,000 each will be given to scholars who wish to carry out research on broad questions of multi-country significance in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Given changing travel restrictions and/or security warnings to many countries, applicants should contact CAORC before preparing a proposal.

The deadline for all materials to be received by the CAORC office is Friday, January 16, 2009. All materials, including letters of recommendation and transcripts (if applicable), must be received by this date in order for the applicant to be considered for the fellowship. to obtain their own research permissions in countries that do not host centers.

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Council of Independent Colleges

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Spring 2006]

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) has announced a new initiative, the American Graduate Fellowships, to promote and support doctoral study in the humanities by accomplished graduates of small and mid-sized private liberal arts colleges. Two fellowships, worth up to $50,000 each and renewable for a second year, will be awarded annually for a period of five years.

The American Graduate Fellowships are intended to directly support the advanced education of a few stellar graduates of small colleges; to encourage the best students at small colleges to apply for graduate work in the humanities at top-tier private research institutions; and to signal o the leading graduate programs that small colleges remain a rich source of talented doctoral students. American Graduate Fellowships will support doctoral study at any of the following institutions:

In the United States: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Rice University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale University.

In Great Britain and Ireland: University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, King's College London, University College London, University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin.

The eligible fields of graduate study include history, philosophy, literature and languages, and fine arts. Applicants must be graduating seniors of an eligible undergraduate institution; preference will be given to applicants from institutions that enroll fewer than 3,000 undergraduates. For more information on the American Graduate Fellowships and application procedures, visit the CIC website or e-mail americangrad@cic.nche.edu.

Deadline for receipt of applications: 17 October 2006. The first awards will be made in January 2007 for graduate study beginning in Fall 2007.

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Council on Library and Information Resources

[from CLIR, 9/2/07]

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. sertation research in the humanities in original sources. The purposes of the 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 rather than just where financial support is available;
- encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources in libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and related repositories in the U.S. and abroad; 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 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.

Complete applications (including transcripts and references) must be postmarked to CLIR by November 15, 2006.

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Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

[from H-ASIA, 8/13/07] The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to announce its next funding round for grants and awards to include:

• Daiwa Foundation Small Grants of £1,000 to £5,000 available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to support UK-Japan interaction. They can cover all fields of activity, including educational and grassroots exchanges, research travel, the organisation of conferences, exhibitions, and other projects fulfilling this broad objective.
• Daiwa Foundation Awards of £5,000 to £15,000 available to UK and Japanese institutions/organisations to support collaborative projects, preferably within the context of an institutional relationship, in a variety of fields.

Applications are to be submitted by 30 September for a decision by the end of November 2007. Further information and application packs are available from www.dajf.org.uk/grants. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK charity, established in 1988 with the main purpose of supporting links between Britain and Japan. Registered Charity No. 299955.

Programmes Officer
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
tel +44 (0)20 7486 4348
e-mail grants@dajf.org.uk.

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Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture

[from (i>CAA News, July 2007]

Hiett Prize in the Humanities

Nominations due September 15, 2007.

WHAT:
The Hiett Prize in the Humanities is an annual award presented to a person whose work in the humanities shows extraordinary promise and has a significant public or applied component related to cultural concerns. Its purpose is to encourage future leaders in the humanities by (1) recognizing their achievement and their potential and (2) assisting their work through a cash award of $50,000.

WHO:
Candidates must be within the EARLY stages of a career track in which the primary work is in a field centered in or directly related to one or more of the humanities.

For more information about applying for the Hiett Prize, please visit theDallas Institute web pages.

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Dartmouth College

[from Dartmouth, 2/1/04]

Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships for African-American Scholars

Dartmouth College invites applications for the Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships from US citizens of African-American descent who plan careers in college or university teaching. The immediate goal of the Fellowship is to increase the number of African-American faculty in American higher education by supporting African-American scholars in completing the final academic requirement, the dissertation. The second goal is to bring to Dartmouth College more role models for potential African-American graduate students among Dartmouth undergraduates.

The Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships will support African-American Scholars for a year-long residency at Dartmouth College . The Fellowships offer an opportunity for scholars who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities, and faculty of Dartmouth College . In addition, Fellows will participate in classroom activities with scholars who are dedicated to undergraduate teaching. Fellows may be taking the Ph.D. degree in any discipline taught in the Dartmouth undergraduate Arts and Sciences curriculum. Each Fellow will be affiliated with a department or program at the College.

The one-year Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships will generally run from September 1 through August 31. Each Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund. Each Fellow will be expected to complete the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship and to participate in selected activities with undergraduate students (for example, guest lectures in classes, programs for minority students interested in academic careers, interactions with undergraduate majors in host department).

Recipients of the Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships will be appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dartmouth College, upon the recommendation of a faculty committee in consultation with appropriate departments.

Postmark deadline: 12 January 2004.

Cesar Chavez Dissertation Fellowship for U.S. Latina/o Scholars

Dartmouth College invites applications for the Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship from US citizens of Latina/o descent who plan careers in college or university teaching. The immediate goal of the Fellowship is to increase the number of U.S. Latina/o faculty in higher education by supporting U.S. Latina/o scholars in completing the final academic requirement, the dissertation. The second goal is to bring to Dartmouth College more role models for potential Latina/o graduate students among Dartmouth undergraduates.

The Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship will support a U.S. Latina/o scholars for a year-long residency at Dartmouth College . The Fellowship offers an opportunity for scholars who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities, and faculty of Dartmouth College . In addition, the Fellow will participate in classroom activities with scholars who are dedicated to undergraduate teaching. The Fellow may be taking the Ph.D. degree in any discipline taught in the Dartmouth undergraduate Arts and Sciences curriculum. The Fellow will be affiliated with a department or program at the College.

The one-year Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship will generally run from September 1 through August 31. The Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund. The Fellow will be expected to complete the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship and to participate in selected activities with undergraduate students (for example, guest lectures in classes, programs for minority students interested in academic careers, interactions with undergraduate majors in host department).

The recipient of the Cesar E. Chavez Dissertation Fellowship will be appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dartmouth College, upon the recommendation of a faculty committee in consultation with appropriate departments.

Postmark deadline: 13 February 2004.

Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship for Native American Scholars

Dartmouth College invites applications for the Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship from US citizens of Native American descent who plan careers in college or university teaching. The immediate goal of the Fellowship is to increase the number of Native American faculty in American higher education by supporting Native American scholars in completing the final academic requirement, the dissertation. The second goal is to bring to Dartmouth College more role models for potential Native American graduate students among Dartmouth undergraduates.

The Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship will support a Native American Scholar for a year-long residency at Dartmouth College . The Fellowship offers an opportunity for scholars who have completed all other Ph.D. requirements to finish the dissertation with access to the outstanding library, computing facilities, and faculty of Dartmouth College . In addition, the Fellow will participate in classroom activities with scholars who are dedicated to undergraduate teaching. The Fellow may be taking the Ph.D. degree in any discipline or area taught in the Dartmouth undergraduate Arts and Sciences curriculum. The Fellow will be affiliated with a department or program at the College.

The one-year Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship will generally run from September 1 through August 31. The Fellowship provides a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2,500 research assistance fund. The Fellow will be expected to complete the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship and may have the opportunity to participate in teaching, either as a primary instructor or as part of a team.

The recipient of the Charles A. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship will be appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Dartmouth College, upon the recommendation of a faculty committee in consultation with appropriate departments.

Postmark deadline: 15 March 2004.

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Datatel Scholars Foundation

[from Datatel Scholars Foundation, 10/9/04]

Datatel established the Datatel Scholars Foundation in 1990 to continue its long-standing commitment to higher education, and to give back to its Client base. The Foundation awards scholarships to eligible students who attend a higher learning institution selected from Datatel's nearly 600 Client sites. These scholarships serve as a focus of the company's philanthropy and we are proud that nearly $2,000,000 has been awarded since the Foundation began.

The program is administered by the Datatel Scholars Foundation in cooperation with Datatel's Client colleges, universities and non-education organizations. The Foundation is tax-exempt and is supported by a significant, annual grant from Datatel and gifts from corporate friends and Datatel employees. Datatel also assumes all administrative costs, so every dollar raised goes to help a student scholar.

The Datatel Scholars Foundation currently offers four scholarships aimed at targeting a variety of students across our Client campuses. These scholarships are not financial need or solely academic based therefore encouraging all students to apply.

Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship: For outstanding students currently attending an eligible Datatel client college or university.

Angelfire Scholarship: Honoring soldiers who have served during combat, the Angelfire scholarship is for outstanding students currently attending an eligible Datatel client institution, who served in the Vietnam War, their spouses and children, or refugees. Scholarships are also available for soldiers who served in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Returning Student Scholarship: For outstanding students currently attending an eligible Datatel client institution who have returned to school after a five year absence or more.

All applications must be complete and submitted electronically by January 31, 2005, by 5:00 pm EST.

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Dedalus Foundation

[from Dedalus Foundation, 9/1/07]

Ph.D. Fellowships

The Dedalus Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is awarded annually to a Ph.D. Candidate at an American university who is working on a dissertation related to modern art and modernism. Applications are solicited annually from doctoral art history programs throughout the country, with each program nominating one candidate. The fellowship award of $20,000 is made from among these nominees by a committee of distinguished scholars.

Applications must be made by university departments, so interested candidates for Ph.D. degrees at American universities should ask their department chairs for more information. Department chairs seeking further information should contact:

Dedalus Foundation, Inc.
555 W. 57th St., Ste. 1222
New York , NY 10019 .

Senior Fellowship in Art History

[from CAA, 4/11/09]

The Dedalus Foundation invites applications to its program of grants in support of art historians, critics, and curators pursuing projects related to the study of modern art and modernism. Applicants need not be affiliated with educational institutions or museums; they may not, however, be candidates for a degree. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Awards will be made for periods of up to one year. Stipends will vary according to need, with a maximum of $30,000. Completed applications and supporting letters must be submitted electronically by September 15, 2009. Announcement of the award will be made by mid-December. Guidelines and application are available online at http://dedalusfoundation.org.

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Deutscher Akadamischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
[German Academic Exchange Service]

[from DAAD, 2/1/04]

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers Graduate Scholarships to highly qualified graduate students, Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral researchers for study and/or research at universities or institutes in the Federal Republic of Germany.

This scholarship provides funds for study and/or research in Germany for 1 to 10 months between October 1, 2004 and July 31, 2005 (PhD applicants who wish to apply for the February-July 2007 period should submit their application by 1 November 2006; Study Scholarships in Fine Arts and Music are due Friday, 13 October 2006).

The scholarship is open to graduate students pursuing their masters or doctorate for study and/or research prior to completing their degree. Students are particularly encouraged to apply for support to participate in a Masters program in Germany .

For a full degree course in Germany , the study scholarship can also be awarded for up to 24 months.

Initially, scholarships for a full degree course in Germany are awarded for one academic year and can be extended for students with good study achievements to cover the full length of the chosen degree course.

Recent Ph.D. recipients (up to two years after the completion of the degree) may also apply to pursue post-doctoral research at libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories. The scholarship is open to all fields except medicine.

In some cases, individuals who are not enrolled are also eligible. Please see the DAAD website for more details.

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Duke University

[from H-ASIA, 3/28/08]

The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at the Duke University has four travel grants sponsored by the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute to use its East Asian Collection. They must be used by August 15. Please see http://library.duke.edu/ias/eac/travel_grant.html for more information.

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS:
(1) who document how their research will benefit from access to the Duke Collection and whose research will take advantage of the Collection's strengths
(2) who are located in the Southeast or at institutions where there are no or few library resources nearby in East Asian languages.

The East Asian Collection at the Perkins Library consists of about 83,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The collection is especially strong in Japanese Studies, especially art history, economics, the environment, history, literature, labor, political science, popular culture, social movements and women's studies. Its collections on China are more narrowly focused; it has strengths in Chinese popular culture, film and TV studies, and statistical yearbooks. For further information about the collection, please visit the web site at http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/ or contact Kristina Troost, Head, East Asian Collection and the Department of International & Area Studies, at kktroost@duke.edu or (919) 660-5844. For Chinese materials, please contact Xi Chen, Interim Chinese Studies librarian, at x.chen@duke.edu.

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Dumbarton Oaks

[from CAA, 6/6/07]

>Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, a research institute in Washington, D.C., offers residential fellowships and project grants in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies. Applications must be postmarked by 1 November 2007, for fellowships commencing the following academic year. Further information may be obtained by consulting the website www.doaks.org, or by writing to:

Office of the Director

Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
fax (202) 339-6419
e-mail DumbartonOaks@doaks.org.

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European Alliance for Asian Studies

[from EAAS, 3/28/09]

The European Alliance for Asian Studies and the Asia-Europe Foundation welcome proposals for workshops on themes of common interest to Asia and Europe, to take place in 2010.

What can be applied for?
Financial support (max. € 12,500) to organise an international academic workshop. The grant can be used to cover travel and accommodation of participants from ASEM member countries*

Who can apply?
Junior and senior researchers from academic institutes in ASEM member countries

What are the criteria?
The workshop should:
- be jointly organised by one Asian and one European institute from ASEM member countries
- be convened and hosted by one of the two applicants
- consist of a three-day programme of paper presentations
- invite at least 4 participants from Asian ASEM member countries and 4 participants from European ASEM member countries
- invite participants primarily from academia, though contributions from politicians, journalists and representatives of industry are welcome
- have a balanced group of participants, in relation to research experience and gender
- have an innovative and cross-disciplinary topic, addressing shared interests of Asia and Europe, stimulating interregional dialogue

How to apply?
All applications should be sent in English using the online form, which can be accessed at www.asia-alliance.org. Please note that proposals sent by regular mail will not be taken into account for assessment.

Deadline
Proposals should be received before 1 July 2009. Proposals will be refereed by an Asia-Europe Selection Committee; six will be selected for realisation. Applicants will be informed of the Committee’s decision by October 2009.

Secretariat Asia-Europe Workshop Series
c/o International Institute for Asian Studies
P. O. Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
e-mail <iias@iias.nl>

* Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam

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Emmanuel College

[from Emmanuel College, 4/11/09]

In an effort to enhance the ethnic, racial and intellectual diversity at Emmanuel College, we are seeking applicants for a one-year dissertation fellowship. This fellowship is intended for doctoral candidates from underrepresented groups engaged in completing their dissertations. Candidates should have a record of outstanding academic achievement, approval of the dissertation proposal prior to application as well as completion of all other requirements for the degree, and commitment to a career in teaching at the college level.

This one-year fellowship carries a $30,000 stipend, access to the Emmanuel College Cardinal Cushing Library, and office space on-campus. The diversity fellow will teach one course per semester in his or her discipline, do a research presentation to the faculty once each semester, and serve as a mentor and role model for students while developing professional relationships in his or her field. The dissertation fellow will be expected to complete his or her dissertation by the end of the fellowship year.

To be considered for this position, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a brief written description of the dissertation's contribution to the field and the candidate's professional goals, list of all courses taught and the names of three professional references. In order to be considered for this position, applicants need to apply online following the link below. After submitting a resume with this application form, candidates will be prompted to complete an Applicant Profile where they can upload all additional documents.

Contact Info:
Online applications only, please. Additional paper materials can be submitted to:
Human Resources
Emmanuel College
400 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115.

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European Association of Chinese Studies

[from EACS Newsletter, December 2006]

Young Scholar Award

The EACS board is happy to announce again the EACS Young Scholar Award (YSA). The purpose of this award is to encourage research on Chinese studies among young scholars, especially those studying and working at European institutions. The Young Scholar Award has been made possible through the generous support by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange. It was first awarded during the 2004 biennial conference in Heidelberg. The next YSA will be announced at the XVIIth biennial conference in Lund, Sweden, in the summer of 2008.

Candidates for the YSA should be 35 years of age or below AND their rank of academic employment should be below that of Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer or the equivalent ranks in other systems. The members of the jury welcome papers of high scholarly promise engaging primary sources, secondary scholarship, and innovative research methodologies relevant to the field.  Papers should be written in English; only single-authored papers will be accepted. Papers should preferably be unpublished, however, candidates may also submit papers which are under review for publication in a scholarly journal at the time of the 2008 EACS conference. Each applicant may submit only one paper of a maximum of 8000 to 8500 words (approximately 50.000 characters), with a one-page abstract. The copy should include the author's full name, institution, and address.

The EACS jury hopes to nominate 3 to 5 candidates. Nominees will be given subsidies (travel cost, per diem expenses and registration fee) to attend the EACS conference in Lund where their papers will be presented during a special session. The winner of the YSA will be announced during the conference and honoured with the award of a certificate. It is expected that candidates submitting papers for the Young Scholar Award are or will be registered as EACS members by the time of the biennial EACS conference.

The deadline for submission of both abstracts and papers is 15 January 2008. Proof of age and rank should be provided at the time of submission. Please send papers and abstracts by e-mail AND in hard copy to:

Dr Roel Sterckx
EACS Secretary
Department of East Asian Studies
University of Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
United Kingdom.

Applicants who encounter difficulties in mailing the copy of their work should contact the Secretary of EACS.

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Library Travel Grants

[from EACS, 2/25/07]

In 2008 the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation continues its generous support to EACS by funding one-week visits for specialised research in Sinological libraries in Cambridge, Heidelberg, Leiden, London, Oxford, Paris or Munich . Applications received before the two deadlines of March 20th and October 20th will be considered within 3 weeks after receipt.

Applicants should be Sinologists based permanently in Europe and preferably paid-up members of the EACS. Applications from non-members will be considered, however, especially in case of students and young scholars (up to 35 years), if accompanied by a recommendation letter from an EACS member.

Priorities are given to applicants as follows:

a. Central and Eastern Europe students
b. Western Europe students
c. Central and Eastern Europe scholars
d. Western Europe scholars.

APPLICATIONS must include:

1) a letter stating the library to be visited and intended dates of travel;
2) a statement of purpose, to include a short description of the research project, including precise indication of the sources and material to be used (the easiest way to obtain this information is to consult the electronic catalogues of the respective libraries accessible also through the EACS website).
3) a written statement obtained from the Librarian of the institute where the proposed visit is to take place confirming that the research materials required are available for consultation;
4) a one-page curriculum vitae with a list of main publications (in case of more advanced scholars);
5) a statement of the travelling expenses (Apex economy airfare or 2nd class rail fare), including a note of other sources of funding;
6) in the case of Ph.D. students, a letter of recommendation from their supervisor;
7) in the case of non-members, a letter of recommendation from an EACS member;
8) address for correspondence, including fax and E-mail where possible.

APPLICATIONS should be sent to the following coordinators:

1) for research on pre-modern China (i.e. before 1840) to:

Dr. Bernhard Fuehrer
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
United Kingdom
fax +44 (0) 20 7898 4239.

Dr Fuehrer is able to process applications sent by e-mail only.

2) for research on modern China (i.e., from 1840) to:

Dr. Thomas Kampen
Sinologisches Seminar
Heidelberg University
Akademiestraße 4-8
D-69117 Heidelberg
Germany .

PAYMENT OF GRANTS

1) If applications are approved, grants will be made to include travelling expenses and a per diem allowance, which will vary from place to place.
2) The grants will be paid on completion of the visit only.
3) Applicants who, due to special circumstances, need to receive the grant in advance, should indicate so in their application.
4) On completion of their visit, all scholars should obtain a letter signed by the Librarian, certifying that the visit has been made and specifying the dates when it began and ended.
5) All scholars should send the Librarian’s letter directly to the president of EACS:

Dr. Brunhild STAIGER
Institut fur Asienkunde
Rothenbaumchaussee 32
DE-20148 Hamburg
Germany .

The EACS president is in charge of the financial administration of the grant.

6) Upon completion of the visit, a brief report should be sent to the EACS Secretary, Dr. Roel Sterckx. Any publication using material collected under this program should include acknowledgement of help received from the CCK Foundation.

LIBRARIANS

For further details about the libraries see the website of the European Association of Sinological Librarians.

France

Delphine Spicq
Bibliothèque de l'Institut des Hautes Études Chinoises
Collège de France
52 rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75231 Paris Cedex 05
France
fax +33-1-44 27 18 79.

Germany

Ms. A. Labitzky-Wagner
Sinologisches Seminar
Universität Heidelberg
Akademiestrasse 4-8
D-69117 Heidelberg
Germany . Fax: +49-6221-54-24-39

Ms. Renate Stephan
Bavarian State Library
Section East Asia
fax +49-89-28636-2805

Netherlands

Hanno Lecher, M.A.
Sinologisch Instituut
Arsenaalstraat 1
2311CT Leiden
The Netherlands
fax +71-27-226-15

United Kingdom

Charles Aylmer
Chinese Section
University of Cambridge Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR
United Kingdom
fax +44-1223-333-160

Ms. Sue Small
School of Oriental & African Studies
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
United Kingdom
fax +44-171-436-38-44

Frances Wood
British Library
Chinese Section
Oriental & India Office Collections
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
fax +44-171-412-78-58

David Helliwell
Bodleian Library
University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3BG
United Kingdom
fax +44-1865-277132.

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Five Colleges

ABD Fellowship Program for Minority Scholars

[from Five Colleges, 6/23/04]

The Five College ABD Fellowship Program provides a year in residence at one of the campuses [ Amherst , Hampshire, Mount Holyoke , Smith, UMass Amherst] for graduate students in the final phase of the doctoral degree. The chief goal of the program is to promote diversity in the academy by enabling more scholars of underrepresented groups to embark on an academic career with their doctoral degree completed. By furnishing a stipend, housing, and other benefits, the program allows fellows to focus on completing their dissertations. The program also strives to encourage their interest in college teaching while here, and acquaints them with these schools.

Date of next Fellowship: September 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006 (non-renewable)
Stipend: $30,000
Review of Applications Begins: December 1, 2004
Awards will be announced by: mid-March, 2005

For more information, visit: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/academic_programs/academprog_fellowship.html.

Associateships, Five College Women's Studies Research Center

[from H-ASIA, 12/21/04]

The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2005-2006 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, s well as from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility, library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as they focus centrally on women or gender. Regular Research Associateships are non-stipendiary. We accept about 15 Research Associates per year. International applicants may also apply for one of the two one-semester FORD ASSOCIATESHIPS for Fall 2005 or Spring 2006, which offer a stipend of $12,000, plus a $3,000 housing/travel allowance in return for teaching (in English) one undergraduate course in the Women's Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts or the Women and Gender Studies Department at Amherst College. UMass and Amherst College seek a total of two experienced researchers and teachers to strengthen their undergraduate curriculum and, in the case of the university, to complement their graduate program. For Fall 2005, the University of Massachusetts seeks a researcher with expertise in the Middle East or Latin America with an emphasis on globalization, transnational studies or postcolonial studies. Research should focus on gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality within the context of globalization. Candidates whose work crosses traditional academic boundaries preferred. For Fall 2005 or Spring 2006, Amherst College seeks a researcher who is also an experienced teacher and who works on the Middle East, Latin America, Asia or Africa with expertise in the field of gender in the media especially in the context of war and civil unrest. Ford Associates need not be studying their own region of origin.

Applicants for both programs should submit a project proposal (up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae, two letters of reference, and application cover sheet. In addition, Ford applicants should submit a two-page description of a women's studies course they are prepared to teach, which includes their pedagogical goals and techniques. Submit all applications to Five College Womens Studies Research Center (postal address shown below). Deadline is February 14, 2005. For further information, contact the Center (contact information provided below).

FCWSRC
Mount Holyoke College
50 College Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
tel (413) 538-2275
fax (413) 538-3121
e-mail fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu
http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/fcwsr

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Fondation Sino-Francaise pour l'Éducation et la Culture

[from CDUK, 8/16/06]

The aim of the grant
To provide funds for European specialists to carry out research into arts and culture in Taiwan thereby raising awareness and understanding overseas of Chinese culture on Taiwan.

Number of grants available and those who eligible to apply
There are 3 to 4 grants available for each of the following categories:
· Arts specialists, academics or professional artists with at least a Master's degree who have had papers published on the subject of art or culture
· PhD and MA degree students whose main subject of research is Chinese art and culture
· Media professionals, lecturers and academics.

All applicants must have links with a cultural institution or university department in Taiwan , which will provide academic and administrative support to their research.

The provisions of the grant
The grant provides a return economy class air ticket to Taiwan and a monthly payment to cover living expenses (the amount depends on the category of applicant). The grant for living expenses will also include funds for research fees, expenses for collecting information, study fees, conference and meeting expenses and report fees.

The duration of study which will be funded by the grant
It is expected that the grant will provide funds for one term or 3-6 months in Taiwan . An extension is possible if necessary but the grant will not fund research for a period above one year.

The application procedure
All applications should be made by the host institution, university or academic counterpart in Taiwan . Applications should be made by host institutions between 1st and 31st January or between 1st and 31st July each year. For further details contact the host institution or the Fondation Sino-Francaise pour I'Education et la Culture, No. 8-1, Lane 66, Mucha Road , Sec. 3, Taipei , Taiwan .

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

[courtesy of Elaine Fox, 6/13/07]

Interns for these Asian Art Galleries are selected for each of the museum’s fifteen departments: Administration, Archives, Conservation and Scientific Research, Collections Management, Curatorial, Design and Production, Education and Public Programs, Exhibition Management, Information Technology, Library, Membership and Development, Photography, Public Affairs and Marketing, Publications, Right and Reproductions, and Museum Shop. Approximately twenty percent of applicants are accepted for internships during any one year. Internships range from one month to one year.

Preference given to applicants with knowledge of pertinent Asian languages and/or background in Asian/Near Eastern studies, and late 19th-century American art. No stipends are available. More information on www.asia.si.edu (click on education and then on internships).

Joanna Pecore
Internship Coordinator
Office of Education
Freer/Sackler Galleries
1050 Independence Avenue, SW
MRC 707, P.O. Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
e-mail asiainternship@si.edu

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Friends of the Princeton University Library

[from H-ASIA, 11/23/04]

Princeton Library Short-Term Research Grants for 2005-2006

The Friends of the Princeton University Library anticipate awarding up to ten short term research grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies will also support a limited number of library fellowships in Hellenic studies. And the Cotsen's Children's Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children's books. The Maxwell Fund is available for research on collections relating to Portuguese-language cultures world-wide. In addition, there is a special fund that may be available for original research in public policy collections held by the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. These research grants, which have a value of up to $2,500 each, are meant to help defray expenses in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant will depend on the applicant's research proposal, but is ordinarily one month. This round's grants are tenable from May 2005 to April 2006. The deadline is 15 January 2005.

Applicants (graduate students, professors, independent researchers) are asked to submit a completed application form and budget form, a consultation form, a résumé, and a research proposal not exceeding three pages in length. Application forms are available from our website or by writing to the address given below. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation (in English) to be sent directly to the Research Grants Committee at the Library address.

The proposal should address specifically the relevance of the Princeton University Library collections to the proposed research. Prospective fellows are urged to consult the Library's home page for detailed descriptions of the collections, especially those in the Rare Books and Special Collections Department, and for the names of curators and reference staff. Applicants should have specific Princeton resources in mind-­not simply a desire to make use of a major research library­-as they prepare their proposals.

A committee consisting of members of the faculty, the library staff, and the Friends will award the grants on the basis of the relevance of the proposal to unique holdings of the library, the merits and significance of the project, and the applicant's scholarly qualifications. Awards will be made before 1 April 2005.

Application materials and letters of recommendation are to be mailed to:

Research Grants Committee
Princeton University Library
One Washington Road
Princeton , NJ 08544 .

Materials mailed to the committee must be postmarked no later than 15 January 2005. Facsimile transmissions may be sent to (609) 258-2324. Electronic communications to the Committee may be sent to msrich@princeton.edu. Materials submitted by e-mail or facsimile must be received no later than 15 January 2005.

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Getty Research Institute

[from CAA News, September 2007]

Residential Grants at the Getty

The Getty Research Institute provides support for Getty Scholars and Visiting Scholars and Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellows working on projects related to the 2008-09 theme, Library Research Grants offer short-term support for work with the special collections of the Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. Grants for Conservation Guest Scholars fund research in conservation and allied fields.

Nonresidential Grants

The Getty provides support for projects throughout the world that advance the understanding of art and its history through Collaborative Research Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Curatorial Research Fellowships.

Getty Research Grants are open to scholars of all nationalities. For application forms and more information, visit www.getty.edu/grants, or write to:

The Getty Foundation
1200 Getty Center Drive
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685
tel (310) 440-7374
fax (310) 440-7703
e-mail researchgrants@getty.edu

Deadline for all Getty Research Grants: 1 November 2007.

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Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

[from H-ANNOUNCE, 10/28/03]

Carter Manny Award for Doctoral Research on Architecture

The Carter Manny Award, an annual fellowship offered by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, supports research for academic dissertations by promising scholars whose doctoral projects focus on topics directly concerned with architecture, the built environment, and other arts that are immediately contributive to architecture. Scholars whose dissertations are directed toward architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning, and, in some circumstances, the fine arts in relation to architectural topics are eligible to apply.

The award is restricted to applicants who have completed their course work, who have advanced to candidacy, and whose dissertation proposals have been approved by their academic departments. Only students enrolled in schools in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to apply. The award will be acknowledged by financial support of up to $15,000. Academic departments may nominate one student for the award competition each year, and a student may not apply more than once for the Award.

Nominated applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2004.

Carter Manny Award Committee
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
4 West Burton Place
Chicago, IL 60610
tel (312) 787-4071 x224
gf@grahamfoundation.org

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

[from the Guggenheim Foundation, 6/20/04]

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.

Particular questions that interest the foundation concern violence, aggression, and dominance in relation to social change, the socialization of children, intergroup conflict, interstate warfare, crime, family relationships, and investigations of the control of aggression and violence. Research with no useful relevance to understanding and attempting to cope with problems of human violence and aggression will not be supported, nor will proposals to investigate urgent social problems where the foundation cannot be assured that useful, sound research can be done. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

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The J. B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography

[from H-ASIA, 9/18/08]

The Harley Fellowships--the only one of their kind in Europe--provide support of up to four weeks (normally at GBP 300 per week) for those, from any discipline, doing the equivalent of post-graduate level work in the map collections of the United Kingdom.

Harley-Delmas Fellowships. For the period 2007-2011, in addition to the normal J. B. Harley Fellowships there are also Harley-Delmas Fellowships funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Successful applicants researching the history of cartography during the European Renaissance to the Enlightenment c.1400-c.1800 will be eligible for a Harley-Delmas Fellowship. All applicants, however, should apply for a J. B. Harley Fellowship. Eligibility for a Harley-Delmas award will be decided by the Selection Committee of the Trustees.

The closing date for applications is November 1st. The Fellowship website includes an Application page that should provide all the necessary information as well as answering many frequently asked questions.

Rose Mitchell
Hon. Secretary J.B. Harley Fellowships
Map Archivist
Research, Knowledge and Academic Services Department
The National Archives
Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
UK

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Harvard-Yenching Institute

Travel Grant Program

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Winter 2008]

The Harvard-Yenching Library is pleased to announce its Travel Grant Program for the 2008-2009 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the metropolitan Boston area in their use of the Harvard-Yenching Library's collections for research. There will be fourteen grants of $400 each (six in Chinese studies, six in Japanese studies, and five in Korean studies) to be awarded on a merit basis to faculty members and to graduate students engaged in dissertation research. Priority consideration will be given to those at institutions where there are no or few library resources in the East Asian languages, and no major East Asian library collections are available nearby. Each grantee will also be provided with the privilege of free photocopying of up to 100 sheets. Please note that the awards must be used before August 1, 2009.

Applications for the travel grant, including a letter, a brief description of the research topic, and an estimated budget, should be addressed to:

James K. M. Cheng, Librarian
Harvard-Yenching Library
2 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge , MA 02138
tel (617) 495-3327
fax (617) 496-6008.

Peking University Harvard-Yenching Graduate Fellowship

[from Harvard-Yenching, 1/23/05]

Annual Fellowships for Advanced Research in Chinese Studies, September 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006

Award Covers:

- Tuition
- Monthly stipend of 2,000 renminbi
- Faculty adviser
- Access to Peking University library (Asia's largest university library) and computer facilities
- Roundtrip airfare from home city to Beijing (up to $1600)

Applicant minimum requirements:

- U.S. citizen (exceptions may be made)
- Doctoral student at an accredited U.S. institution
- Chinese studies in the humanities or social sciences, with an emphasis on culture
- Sufficient level of ability in Chinese language to conduct research in China

Supporting materials (required of all applicants):

- Completed application form
- Official academic transcripts of undergraduate and graduate coursework
- Three letters of recommendation from professors knowledgeable about the work of the applicant, including one from applicant’s PhD adviser
- A detailed research proposal (no longer than 2 pages)
- Evidence of the applicant’s level of ability in Chinese language (e.g., standardized test scores; proficiency rating; letter from Chinese language instructor)

Download the Peking University Harvard-Yenching Fellowship Application.

Completed applications (together with supporting materials) are due by February 1, 2005, and should be submitted to:

Attn: Peking University Fellowships Committee
Vanserg Hall, Suite 20
25 Francis Avenue
Cambridge , MA 02138 .

Inquiries may also be directed to:

International Students Division
Office of International Relations
Peking University, Beijing 100871 P. R. CHINA
fax +86-10-6275-1240 or -1233.

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Hiram College

[from H-NET Job Guide, 10/06/06]

Hiram Dissertation Fellowship for Minority Scholars

Hiram College invites applications for a Dissertation Fellowship position. Hiram College is a private, coeducational, residential, selective liberal arts BA-1 college, located in northeast Ohio and within an hour’s drive of Cleveland , Akron , and Youngstown . The Dissertation Fellowship position is modeled on the successful example of similar positions at other residential liberal arts colleges. It grows out of our belief in the educational value of diversity, our commitment to develop a more diverse faculty, and our desire to encourage new minority scholars to consider careers in teaching at a small liberal arts college.

Candidates must be in the late stages of a research-based doctoral program, needing only to complete a dissertation. The area of dissertation research may be in any liberal arts discipline, but preference will be given to a discipline strongly connected with academic programs at Hiram. Candidates must be citizens of the United States , and members of one of the following minority groups:

• Alaska Natives
• Black/African Americans
• Native American Indians
• Native Pacific Islanders
• Hispanic

The Hiram Dissertation Fellow will be expected to complete her/his dissertation and to teach half-time (a half-time teaching load is normally three courses per year). The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of continuation for up to two additional years. Fellows are also expected to deliver two College-wide lectures each year and to participate in the life of the College and the community. We wish to emphasize, however, that our highest priority expectation for the Fellow is the completion of the dissertation.

Compensation will include an annual salary of $30,000 and eligibility to participate in the College’s health care insurance program. To facilitate opportunities for the Dissertation Fellow to engage in mentoring and to interact informally with both students and colleagues, this position includes housing, provided and paid for by the College, located in the village of Hiram . In addition, an annual allowance of $2,000 will be provided to defray the costs of attending professional meetings or to meet with the dissertation advisor.

Hiram College is privately endowed and non-sectarian in outlook and teaching and is dedicated to freedom of intellectual inquiry. Hiram has an innovative academic calendar that provides a semester of 12 weeks for extended coursework and a three-week session devoted to intensive, seminar-like classes and experience on and off campus.

Candidates should submit a current vita, three letters of recommendation, a one-page statement of teaching and research philosophy and a statement describing their interest in teaching at a small, residential liberal arts college to the address below. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Hiram College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Excellence through Diversity.

Dr. Vivien Sandlund
Chair, Minority Fellow Search Committee
Hiram College
P. O. Box 67
Hiram , OH 44234

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Hispanic Scholarship Fund

[from fastweb, 11/20/08]

Award Amount: $1000-$5000

Deadline: 18 February 2009

Applicable Majors: all fields of study

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund - General College Scholarship is available to students who are of Hispanic citizens. You must be a US citizen or legal permanent resident and plan to be enrolled full time in a degree seeking program at a two- or four-year U.S. accredited institution. You must also have a minimum 3.0 GPA, complete a FAFSA, and be pursuing your first undergraduate or graduate degree to be eligible for this award.

Please visit http://www.hsf.net for additional information.

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Walter Read Hovey Memorial Fund

The Fund offers a fellowship awarded to a graduate student in the U.S. specializing in art history or related fields. A 1000-word statement and 2 letters of recommendation are required. For an application, write:

Pittsburgh Foundation
1 PPG Place , 30th Floor
Pittsburgh , PA 15222-5401
(412) 391-5122

Deadline: 31 January 1998.

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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

[from the Humboldt Foundation, 2/13/06]

Fellowships for applicants outside Germany

Research fellowships for scholars of all nationalities and disciplines:

Humboldt Research Fellowships for highly qualified scholars not resident in Germany, aged up to 40 and holding a doctorate, enabling them to undertake periods of research in Germany (500 fellowships per annum).

Programmes geared to specific countries:

Developing countries

Georg Forster Research Fellowships for highly qualified scholars from developing countries (excluding Egypt, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Turkey, India and the PR of China), aged up to 45 and holding a doctorate enabling them to undertake periods of research in Germany (25 fellowships per annum).

Europe

Hezekiah Wardwell Fellowships for young Spanish musicians and musicologists (10 per annum).

Middle and Eastern Europe

Return Fellowships for Humboldt research fellows to build up regional working groups in Central and Eastern Europe .

German Chancellor Scholarships for prospective leaders from the Russian Federation (10 fellowships per annum).

North America

German Chancellor Scholarships for prospective leaders from the U.S.A aged up to 35 in the academic, economic, political and social fields for stays in Germany (10 fellowships per annum). Deadline: 31 October 2007.

The Humboldt Research Fellowship Program supports highly qualified scholars of all nationalities and all disciplines so that they may carry out long-term research projects in Germany . Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, the quality and feasibility of the proposed research project, and the candidate’s refereed publications. Research Fellows may stay in Germany for 6 to 24 months for research. Applicants design their own research projects and select hosts at German institutions. Monthly stipends range from EUR 2,100 to 3,000; allowances are available for accompanying family members, travel, and German language instruction. Applicants must have a doctoral degree and be less than 40 years of age. Scholars in the humanities should have sufficient German proficiency to conduct the proposed research. Applications may be submitted at any time.

Summer Research Fellowships for U.S. Scientists and Scholars

Linked Postdoctoral Awards for Scientists and Engineers (NRC/AvH)

Transatlantic Cooperation in Research: Support under the TransCoop Programme is awarded for transatlantic research cooperation among German, American, and/or Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law. Proposals may receive up to EUR 45,000 over 3 years for short-term research visits, conferences, materials, research assistants and printing. Applications should be submitted jointly by at least one German and one U.S. and/or Canadian scholar. Ph.D. required. U.S. or Canadian sources must match funds from the TransCoop Program. Applications and detailed information for the TransCoop Program may be found at www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/stip_aus/transcoop.htm.

Deadlines: April 30 and October 31.

Fellowships for applicants in Germany

Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships to highly qualified German scholars aged up to 38 and holding a doctorate, enabling them to undertake a long-term period of research at the institute of a former Humboldt guest-researcher abroad (up to 150 annually). Within the Feodor Lynen Programme the Humboldt Foundation undertakes the pre-selection of German postdoctoral researchers who apply for a fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in Japan (up to 20 annually) as well as the National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan (up to 2 annually).

Note: Foreign research stays for young German scholars and scientists funded by the programs of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are exempt from the so-called "12 year rule" established within the Framework Act for Higher Education.

Research Fellowships from the National Science Council, Taiwan (NSC) for German junior researchers to sponsor a research stay in Taiwan lasting six to twelve months. Extensions of up to a total of three years are possible.

TransCoop Programme: Support under the TransCoop Programme is awarded for transatlantic research cooperation among German, American, and/or Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law. Deadlines: April 30 and October 31.

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Indiana University Library

[from H-ASIA, 2/7/09]

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University will award a limited number of travel grants for summer 2009 to assist faculty at colleges and universities in the Midwest in their use of the East Asian Collection of the Herman B. Wells Library, the special collections of the Kinsey Institute, the Lilly Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections, or other museums and libraries on campus. Grants of up to $300 each will be awarded to help defray travel and living expenses.

The East Asian Collection houses more than 218,000 volumes in East Asian languages and subscribes to approximately 450 Chinese, 250 Japanese, and 80 Korean serials and newspapers. In addition, the general library collection includes approximately 221,000 volumes related to East Asian Studies published in Western languages. The Kinsey Institute's collections include rare books, scrolls, art, artifacts, photographs, and films on cultural and historical aspects of sexuality in East Asia. The Lilly Library houses the Charles Boxer Collection, which contains a unique set of manuscripts and documents on Japan's early contact with the West.

Interested applicants should submit (1) a 1-2-page description of their research topic related to East Asian Studies; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a statement of their intended use of the library and/or museum collections; and (4) a budget of expected expenses, including a Mapquest printout showing one-way mileage to Bloomington. Application materials should be mailed (not e-mailed) to the address below by March 31, 2009.

All travel must be completed and receipts forwarded to the East Asian Studies Center for reimbursement by July 31, 2009.

Address inquiries and applications to:

Margaret Key, Associate Director
East Asian Studies Center
Memorial Hall West 207
1021 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405.

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Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies

[from CAA, 4/11/09]

The Institute for Advanced Study is a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars of all nationalities are offered membership for up to a year and a stipend. Extensive resources are provided including offices, libraries, restaurant and housing facilities and support services. The School of Historical Studies' principal interests are the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, Greek and Roman civilization, history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asia, history of art, science, philosophy, modern international relations, and music. Residence in Princeton is required. Members’ only other obligation is to pursue their own research. Eligibility requirements: a Ph.D. and substantial publications.Further information is on the School's web site, or contact the Administrative Officer at mzelazny@ias.edu. Deadline: November 1, 2009.

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Institute for Historical Research, University of London

[from IHR, 12/26/08]

Institute of Historical Research
Fellowships for Dissertation Research in the Humanities

The Institute for Historical Research offers fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for both pre-dissertation and dissertation research in the humanities using original sources. The purposes of this fellowship programme are to:

• help doctoral candidates in the humanities who may otherwise not have opportunities or encouragement to work with original source materials in the United Kingdom;
• help doctoral candidates in the humanities to deepen their ability to develop knowledge from original sources;
• provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed most helpfully in the future.

Applications forms and further details can be downloaded below.

• Dissertation Application Form (rtf file; 19KB)
• Pre-dissertation Application Form (rtf file; 18KB)
• Information for Applicants (rtf file; 52KB)
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (rtf file; 191KB)

The closing date is 16 January 2009.

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Institute for Human Sciences

[from H-NET, 3/26/09]

Bronislaw Geremek Fellowship 2009-2010

The fellowship enables a young Polish doctoral or post-doctoral researcher to work on a research project of her/his choice. The fellowship is open to all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The scholar will spend the academic year 2009/2010 (i.e., ten months) at the IWM to pursue her/his research project while working in residence at the IWM.

The fellow will receive a stipend in the amount of EUR 2,000 per month to cover accommodation, living expenses, travel, health insurance and incidentals during the stay in Vienna. The IWM will provide a personal office, IT infrastructure, access to the internet, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna.

Details about eligibility and application procedure under www.iwm.at/fellowships.htm.

Deadline: May 15, 2009.

Mary Nicklas
Institute for Human Sciences (IWM)
Spittelauer Laende 3
1090 Vienna
Austria

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Institute of International Education

National Security Education Program

[from Boren Awards, 11/21/08]

Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interest, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Fellowships enable both master's and doctoral level students representing a broad range of academic and professional disciplines to add a significant language and international dimension to their curricula. Boren Fellows study less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portugese, Russian and Swahili. Funding is available for both domestic and overseas support.

Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), 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. NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.

Application deadline: 29 January 2009.

Scholar Rescue Fund

[from Asian Studies Newsletter, Annual Meeting Issue 2007]

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund provides fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies ravaged by fear, conflict and repression.

Academics, researchers and independent scholars from any country, field or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or other highest degree in their field; who have extensive teaching or research experience at a university, college or other institution of higher learning; who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home an/or host country or region. Applications from female scholars and under-represented groups are strongly encouraged.

Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive urgent consideration.

To apply, please downoad the information and application materials from http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/apply.htm. For universities and colleges interested in hosting an SRF scholar, please visit http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/host.htm.

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Intercollegiate Studies Institute

[from ISI, 11/25/08]

Richard M. Weaver Fellowship

Scholar, historian of ideas, and rhetorician, Richard M. Weaver (1910–1963) was deeply concerned with the decline of liberal arts education in America. Against the collectivists who sought uniformity, lowering of standards, and the imposition of liberal ideology, Weaver upheld the idea of excellence and the role of education in producing unique individuals capable of making reasoned choices. Against the apostles of specialization and permissiveness, Weaver maintained the integrity of academic disciplines while affirming the unity of knowledge.

In his essay "Education and the Individual," Weaver discussed the relation of liberal education to a free society in terms integral to the establishment of the Richard M. Weaver Fellowship Awards Program in 1964:

A liberal education specifically prepares for the achievement of freedom. Of this there is interesting corroboration in the word itself. "Liberal" comes from a Latin term signifying "free," and historically speaking, liberal education has been designed for the free men of a state. Its content and method have been designed to develop the mind and the character in making choices between truth and error, between right and wrong. For liberal education introduces one to the principles of things, and it is only with reference to the principles of things that such judgments are at all possible. The mere facts about a subject, which may come marching in monotonous array, do not speak for themselves. They speak only through an interpreter, as it were, and the interpreter has to be those general ideas derived from an understanding of the nature of language, of logic, and of mathematics, and of ethics and politics. The individual who is trained in these basic disciplines is able to confront any fact with the reality of his freedom to choose. This is the way in which liberal education liberates.

The Weaver Fellowship Program is maintained exclusively for those who will teach, for that profession presents the greatest opportunity to deal with the first concerns of civilization, and thus with its ultimate preservation. The teacher has the opportunity and responsibility to provide for the continuation of a society that is learned, humane, and free. The Weaver Fellowship Program assists future teachers who are motivated, as was Professor Weaver, by the need to integrate the idea of liberal education with their teaching efforts, and, in so doing, to restore to university studies their distinction and worth.

Each Weaver Fellow receives a grant of $5,000 and payment of tuition at the school of his choice (either in the U.S. or abroad). The theme of the required essay is "Education and a Free Society." Applicants must also meet ISI's general fellowship requirements. A downloadable form can be found here. Deadline for fellowships is January 16th of the year in which they will be awarded.

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International Institute for Asian Studies

IIAS Fellowship Program

[from IIAS, 8/14/06]

Affiliated fellows
Affiliated fellowships are offered to excellent postdoctoral scholars who have arranged for their own funding (via own institute, one of the international exchange programs, or a funding organization). In addition, IIAS also offers to mediate in finding financial support for highly qualified scholars.

Regulations:
- selection by the international exchange institute and/or IIAS, upon receipt of the fellowship application form.

Research fellows
Research fellows are PhD students or postdoctoral scholars attached to IIAS research programmes, i.e.:

ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index (ABIA)
Care of the Aged
Catalogue Collection Sanskrit Texts
Earth Monitoring and the Social Sciences
Elderly Care
Energy Programme Asia (EPA)
Foreign Brides
Genomics in Asia: Socio-Genetic Marginalization (SMAP)
Illegal but Licit
Indonesianisasi and Nationalization
Islam in Indonesia
Piracy and Robbery in the Asian Seas
Syntax of the Languages of Southern China
Trans-Himalayan Database Development
Voices from Tundra and Taiga

Regulations:
- upon vacancy only.

Senior fellows
IIAS offers excellent senior scholars the opportunity to do research in the Netherlands . In addition to scholars, senior fellowships are also granted to distinguished figures in non-scholarly fields such as journalism and diplomacy.

Regulations:
- upon invitation by IIAS only;
- minimum level (for scholars): assistant professor

IIAS Professors
IIAS Professors are attached to the IIAS to teach, do research, and organize seminars in the Netherlands and other European countries.

* National IIAS professors
Regulations:
- upon vacancy only;
- selected by the Stichting ter Bevordering van de Azië Studies;
- based at Dutch University .

* International IIAS professors
Regulations:
- nominated by home country/institute;
- selected by special selection committee;
- minimum level: assistant professor;
- (co-)financed by home country/institute;
- based at IIAS.

Scholars interested in applying should send us the official application form, including:

a. detailed research proposal of some 2,000 words in English, including a summary of the intended research (min. one A-4 sheet);
b. time schedule;
c. budget for research (when applicable);
d. at least three references;
e. curriculum vitae;
f. list of publications.

IIAS fellows can choose to be based in Leiden or at the Branch Office Amsterdam.
IIAS fellowship applications can be submitted at any time (no application deadline).

Those fellowship categories listed above were introduced in March 2005.

For specific information regarding the fellowship programme, please contact Amis Boersma and Wouter Feldberg.

Rubicon Grants of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

[from IIAS Newsletter, Spring 2006]

IIAS invites young and promising postdoctoral researchers to apply for Rubicon Grants at the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for twelve-month fellowships in the Netherlands .

Who can apply?
Postgraduates who are currently engaged in doctoral research or who have been awarded a doctorate in the twelve months preceding the relevant deadline. Applicants who are still engaged in doctoral research may only apply if their supervisor provides a written declaration approving their thesis.

The 2006 Rubicon application deadlines are 15 April, 15 September and 15 December.

IIAS offers Rubicon grantees affiliated fellowships in Leiden or Amsterdam . We also offer to mediate in finding a suitable Dutch host university or research institution for Rubicon applicants conducting research in Asian Studies. IIAS Rubicon fellows are offered office facilities, while the institute will assist in gaining access to libraries, archives and other institutions in the Netherlands . Fellows are expected to be productive in writing, possibly give a lecture or organise a workshop, remain in contact with European researchers, and make due reference to IIAS and NWO in (future) publications, (partly) made possible through research done during your stay.

For more information on IIAS fellowships and the Rubicon Grant, see the IIAS website. For specific information on IIAS fellowships, please contact Amis Boersma or Wouter Feldberg. For specific information on the Rubicon Grants, please refer to rubicon@nwo.nl.

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International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World

The International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), based in Leiden , the Netherlands , is now inviting applications and research proposals for various fellowships throughout 2000. For more information on Affiliated Fellowships, Atelier Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Sabbatical Fellowships, Ph.D. Fellowships, Visiting Fellowship, as well as the ISIM M.Phil. programme in Islamic Studies, please check the ISIM website.

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International Research and Exchanges Board

[from H-ASIA, 9/14/03]

IREX's US scholar programs are funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts, and IREX's own Scholar Support Fund. IREX supports the following programs:

INDIVIDUAL ADVANCED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (IARO)
Deadline: November 17, 2008
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 Eastern 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, IARO 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 Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

THE CAUCASUS REGIONAL POLICY SYMPOSIUM
Deadline: December 1, 2003
IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, will be administering a symposium to bring together senior and junior US scholars to discuss a variety of political, economic, historical, and cultural topics related to the Caucasus and its relationships with neighboring Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition. Applications must demonstrate a commitment to continued study, research, and work on and with the countries of the Caucasus region. The symposium is scheduled for spring 2004 in the Washington , DC , area.

SHORT-TERM TRAVEL GRANTS PROGRAM (STG)
Deadline: February 1, 2004
Grants of up to $3,000 for up to two months of independent or collaborative research in Europe and Eurasia for postdoctoral scholars and professionals with terminal degrees. Successful projects must make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and must demonstrate how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.

JOHN J. AND NANCY LEE ROBERTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Deadline: March 15, 2004
A single grant of up to $30,000 for research projects lasting up to 12 months. This year applications will be accepted for research only on primary, secondary, and higher education in the Middle East . This program supports research for scholars with PhD or equivalent terminal degrees. Studies involving more than one country and collaborative research programs involving international colleagues are strongly encouraged.

CALL FOR CONSULTANTS
Deadline: Open
IREX seeks qualified American experts to serve as peer review selection committee members for its programs. The consultants will take part in the selection process by reading, scoring, and ranking applications submitted by US and international citizens and possibly interviewing candidates for participation in these programs. IREX will provide a small honorarium to selected consultants. Please submit a résumé and cover letter specifying your regional interests and field of expertise to the IREX Washington, DC, office to the attention of IREX/SS by e-mail to resumes@irex.org or by fax to (202) 628-8189. No phone calls please. EOE. Please visit www.irex.org/careers/ for more information.

Eligibility requirements vary by program. Please contact IREX for applications and more information on these and other programs by e-mail at irex@irex.org, by phone at 202-628-8188, or visit http://www.irex.org/.

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Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften, Vienna

[from IFK and H-ASIA, 4/9/06]

The IFK International Research Center for Cultural Studies announces its call for applications for Senior and Research Fellowships for the academic year 2007-2008. Related to the call for applications is the announcement of two new research foci, "The cultural paradoxes of globalization" and "The politics of looking: visual cultures in conflict":

The term "Globalization"has become a fashionable buzzword in recent scholarly and political debates and has replaced "modernization" as a key concept in theories of social and cultural change. With the research program "The cultural paradoxes of globalization," the IFK focuses on the cultural dimensions of globalization and seeks to analyze its dynamism and paradoxes, its symbolic articulations and transformations, and its public and academic expressions and negotiation.

With its second program "The politics of looking: visual cultures in conflict," the IFK invites analysis of the phenomenon of antagonistic visual cultures, which mirror different social codes of the gaze and different concepts of looking, desire, image prohibition, and shame. This focus entails the analysis of iconophilia, iconophobia, and iconoclasm within the wider context of Western and non-Western cultures and their modes of imagery, and thus wants to
shed light on the interplay of media and the international renaissance of religious beliefs.

Application-forms and details at http://www.ifk.ac.at/.

Senior Fellowships are designed to support excellent scholars, who are well advanced in their academic careers. Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation; although preference is given to applicants of international repute who have published significant papers in recognized refereed journals and books that establish the author as a leading expert in his/her academic field.
Application deadline: 1 July 2006

Research Fellowships are preferably awarded to Austrian Postdoctoral scholars and scholars who would like to take a paid leave from their university. International applicants have to present an equivalent research project. Applications will be peer-reviewed by IFK's International Academic Advisory Board.
Application deadline: 1 July 2006

Junior Fellowships are preferably awarded to young Austrian doctoral students who are not older than 35 of age and hold an academic degree in the humanities or social sciences. The final selection will be based on personal interviews with the candidates.
Call for applications for the academic year 2007/2008 will be announced in October 2006.

Fulbright/IFK_Fellowships provide U.S. scholars (Junior and Visiting Fellows) with an opportunity to conduct research at IFK. Applications from scholars are preferred whose fields of interest and expertise are in interdisciplinary and comparative cultural studies and related to topics relevant to Viennese, Austrian, and Central European traditions.

For further information please contact:

Austrian-American Educational Commission (Fulbright Commission)
Schmidgasse 14
A-1082 Wien
Tel.: (+43-1) 313 39 73-2685
Fax: (+43-1) 408 77 65
http://www.fulbright.at/.

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Japan Foundation

[from Japan Foundation, 5/1/08]

Research Fellowship
(September 2 deadline)

Research Fellowships are intended for scholars, researchers, and professionals who wish to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 2 to 12 months. All projects related substantially to Japan in the humanities and social sciences, including comparative research, are eligible.

Scholars should hold an academic position in a research institution and have substantial experience in research, teaching, and writing in their respective fields of study. Applications from researchers and professionals with equivalent research or analytical experience are also eligible. Three letters of reference and a list of all of the applicant's publications, including both those written in English and Japanese, must accompany all applications.

Doctoral Fellowship
(September 2 deadline)

Doctoral Fellowships give doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences, including comparative research projects, the opportunity to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 4 to 12 months.

Applicants must have completed all academic requirements except the dissertation when they begin the fellowship and are expected to have sufficient proficiency in the Japanese language to pursue their research in Japan . Higher priority will be given to applicants who expect to submit their dissertation shortly after the completion of their fellowship. Three letters of reference, an evaluation of Japanese-language ability, and academic transcripts must accompany all applications.

*Those pursuing academic degrees at the time of application will not be accepted unless their dissertation has been successfully defended prior to the time of application.

Short-Term Research Fellowship
(September 2 deadline)

The Japan Foundation Short-Term Research Fellowships give established scholars, researchers and professionals the opportunity to conduct intensive research in Japan , such as collecting data and materials, and interviewing for short-term periods, ranging from 21 to 60 days. This program is intended for projects substantially related to Japan in the fields of humanities and social sciences, including comparative research.

For additional information and application forms for these and other grants, refer to the Japan Foundation website or contact:

The Japan Foundation New York Office
152 West 57th Street , 39th Floor
New York , NY 10019
tel (212) 489-0299
fax (212) 489-0409

Application forms for the Japanese-Language Programs for Researchers and Postgraduate Students (deadline 2 December) can be requested from:

The Japan Foundation Office & Language Center in Los Angeles
2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 650E
Santa Monica , CA 90404
tel (888) 667-0880 or (310) 449-0027
fax (310) 449-1127.

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KCC Japan Education Exchange

[from H-ASIA, 10/7/08]

KCC-Japan Education Exchange will award a $24,000 fellowship to a graduate student who intends to do research in Japan for one year. There are no restrictions as to place of study or research in Japan, field of study, or age of applicant. Preference will be given to applicants who have documented interest in Japanese studies, such as the arts, culture, education, language, history, or journalism. Preference will be given to those advanced graduate applicants who provide written confirmation of the research or study site in Japan. The recipient must have a record of teaching effectively about Japan, or who show promise to do so in the future.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. They must also be enrolled, in good standing, in a graduate program at an accredited higher education institution in the U.S. The fellowship is for teaching/research doctoral degrees only. Students enrolled in professional graduate degree programs are not eligible (i.e., M.B.A., J.D., M.D., etc.). Fellowship recipients must plan to teach in the U.S. after completing their degree, either at the secondary or higher education levels. Please visit the KCC-JEE website for application materials. Deadline for receipt of application: 12 January 2009.

KCC Japan Education Exchange
2100 Sanders Road, Suite #190
Northbrook, IL 60062
tel (847) 715-9859
fax (847) 715-9860

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Josephine De Kármán Fellowship Trust

[from De Kármán Fellowship Trust, 10/21/07]

The Josephine De Kármán Fellowship Trust was established in 1954 by the late Dr. Theodore von Kármán, world renowned aeronautics expert and teacher and first director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, in memory of his sister, Josephine, who passed away in 1951. The purpose of this Fellowship program is to recognize and assist students whose scholastic achievements reflect Professor von Kármán's high standards.

A minimum of ten (10) fellowships, $20,000 for graduate students and $10,000 for undergraduate students, will be awarded for the regular academic year (fall and spring semesters or the equivalent where the quarterly system prevails), paid through the fellowship office of the university in which the recipient is enrolled for study in the United States. Study must be carried out only in the United States and all funds must be expended only within this country. The fellowship is for one academic year and may not be renewed or postponed.

Students in any discipline entering their senior undergraduate year or a candidate for a Ph.D. who will defend his/her dissertation by June 2009 are eligible for a 2008-2009 fellowship. Postdoctoral and masters degree students are not eligible for consideration. Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities. De Kármán fellowships are open to United States and international students currently enrolled in a university located within the United States. Applications may be obtained at www.dekarman.org or in the mail. To receive an application in the mail, please submit your request via the website, or send your request to P.O. Box 3389, San Dimas, CA 91773. Requests must be received no later than December 31, 2007. Complete applications, including official transcripts of applicant’s graduate and undergraduate studies at institutions in the United States and Canada and two letters of recommendation, must be received by the fellowship committee IN ONE PACKAGE postmarked no later than midnight, January 31, 2008. Late applications will not be considered. Announcement of awards will be made approximately April 15, 2008.

[For further information, please refer to the fellowship website.]

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Kenyon College

[from H-NET Job Guide, 11/1/06]

Kenyon College announces a competition for the Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship is intended for members of underrepresented groups (e.g., ethnic minorities; women in fields that attract mostly men, or men in fields that attract mostly women; and persons who are first-generation college attendees). Those eligible to apply include individuals who are enrolled in a research-based Ph.D. program; individuals who aspire to a teaching and research career; and persons who have not yet earned a doctoral degree at any time and in any field.

Kenyon College located on an idyllic campus in rural central Ohio (about 50 miles NE of Columbus) enrolls approximately 1500 students and is ranked in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges. Kenyon prides itself upon its reputation as an excellent teaching environment enriched by small classes, close contact with highly motivated and engaged students and an excellent faculty of dedicated teacher scholars.

For more specific information regarding this fellowship and for application instructions please visit http://provost.kenyon.edu/. To learn more about Kenyon, visit http://www.kenyon.edu/.

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2006 and continue until the position is filled.

An EOE, Kenyon welcomes diversity and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates.

Contact Info:
Amy Quinlivan
Associate Provost office
Edelstein House
Kenyon College
Gambier , OH 43022

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Korea Foundation

[from AAS, 1/15/07]

Korean Studies Graduate Scholarship Program in North America

This program seeks to promote Korean studies and foster young scholars in this field by providing graduate students majoring in Korean studies in North America with scholarships for their coursework and/or research while enrolled at their home institutions. It covers students only through the year that they are advanced to candidacy (not Ph.D. dissertation research or writing grants) and only if they are in residence (not overseas research). Application form and full details are listed under the grants and fellowships section of the Association for Asian Studies website.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. M.A. or Ph.D. students majoring in Korean studies at any university in North America except for those universities with which the Foundation already has an existing scholarship program (Harvard, Columbia , UC-Berkeley, UCLA, and Hawaii ).

2. Fields of Study: Korea-related coursework and research in the humanities and social sciences, culture and arts, and comparative research related to Korea . Natural sciences, medical sciences and engineering fields are not eligible.

SCHOLARSHIP TERMS

1. Scholarships are for one academic year only. Scholarship recipients may reapply in succeeding years for additional support, however, they will be judged competitively against that year's pool of applicants.

2. Fellowship Period

a. Ph.D. Students: Up to four (4) successive years (coursework: 3 years/ dissertation: 1 year)

b. M.A. Students: Up to two (2) successive years

3. Scholarship amounts will be determined by the review committee, but generally will be in the range of $10,000–$20,000. Awards will be provided in the form of flat stipends and are intended to cover living expenses and/or tuition costs.

4. Scholarship recipients are required to submit a report on their academic/research activities (see http://www.kf.or.kr:8080/eng/program/fellowship3.jsp) at the conclusion of their scholarship period.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicants should be expected to show sufficient ability to use Korean-language sources in their study and research. This ability should be mentioned in the applicant's cover letter, and in addition, one (of three) required letters of recommendation must be a language reference from an advisor or language instructor attesting to the student's language ability.

2. This program is intended for students majoring in Korean studies at U.S./Canadian universities. Korean nationals are eligible to apply only if they have permanent residency status in the U.S. or Canada .

3. Students who are receiving support from other programs administered by the Foundation, such as the Korea Foundation Fellowships for Korean Studies or Korean Language Training, are not eligible for concurrent support under this program.

This program is co-organized by the Korea Foundation and the Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies.

The Committee on Korean Studies of NEAC will serve as the review committee, evaluate applications and recommend selections to NEAC. The selection process follows the normal practices and procedures common to standard peer review in the United States . The process of peer review is intended to ensure that applications are judged fairly by a panel of experts and to prevent either the actuality or the suggestion of improper interference on the part of the organizations involved in designing, administering or funding the competition.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications will consist of: (1) Foundation Application Form (see http://www.kf.or.kr:8080/eng/program/fellowship3.jsp); (2) a three-page narrative proposal outlining research interests and academic progress of the student, separately accompanied by a one-page bibliography; (3) grade transcripts of coursework; and (4) three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from someone able to attest to the applicant's language ability.

Applicants seeking renewal support are also requested to submit a detailed progress report outlining their academic activities during the fellowship period, including title and brief description of term papers or presentations at seminars/conferences.

The Fellowship Program Department of the Korea Foundation will collect and forward applications to the review committee members, who will rank each application separately, and then meet together at the AAS annual meeting to reach a consensus on which applicants to award. Applicants are notified of the outcome in May.

All application materials should be sent to the Foundation's Fellowship Program Department in Seoul . Please refer to the mailing address below:

Fellowship for Graduate Studies
Fellowship Program Department
The Korea Foundation
1376-1 Diplomatic Center 10th Floor
Seocho 2-dong, Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-863
Republic of Korea
tel +(82-2) 3463-5614
fax +(82-2) 3463-6075
e -mail scholar@kf.or.kr

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Each fellowship recipient is required to submit a report on his or her research or coursework at the conclusion of their one-year fellowship period. (See http://www.kf.or.kr:8080/eng/program/fellowship3.jsp.) Upon completion of their studies, all recipients must submit copies of their M.A. theses or doctoral dissertations to the Foundation, and shall keep the Foundation informed of developments in their academic and professional careers thereafter.

The application deadline for 2007–08 is January 31, 2007.

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Korea Society

[from Asian Studies Newsletter 48:1]

The Korea Society is offering two scholarships for Korean language study at a university in Korea . Graduate students enrolled in degree programs, recent college graduates with a clearly defined interest in Korea , and U.S. citizens who are currently residing in the United States are eligible to apply. Benefits include tuition and fees, economy class round-trip airfare between the recipient's home of record and Seoul by the most direct route, and a monthly living allowance. For more information or to download an application, please visit our website. Send completed application to:

Naomi Paik
The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue , 8th Floor
New York , NY 10022
tel (212) 759-7525 x28.

Deadline for receipt of applications: 28 March 2003.

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The J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme for Chinese Art

[courtesy of C. Yau, 12/11/08]

The J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme for Chinese Art has been established in memory of the late Dr. J. S. Lee, who was devoted to the promotion of the study of Chinese art. This annual exchange programme aims to provide professional development opportunities for curators and young academics in Chinese art on a worldwide basis through exchange attachments at museums. Fellows who are selected will have an opportunity to work under leading curatorial professionals, and to participate in curatorial work and research for a period of four to twelve months. The fellowship funds will cover round-trip airfare and living expenses during the attachment period.

The closing date for applications is Friday 20th March 2009, and awards will be announced in July 2009.

For further information and an updated list of participating institutions:

J. S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Programme
One Hysan Avenue, 21/F
Hong Kong
fax +852 2895-5156
e-mail <enquiries@jsleefellowship.org>

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Library of Congress

Fellowship in International Studies
American Council of Learned Societies

The Library of Congress Fellowship in International Studies is available to support postdoctoral research in the humanities and social sciences using the foreign language collections at the Library of Congress. You must be a U.S. citizen, hold a Ph.D. (conferred prior to 1 November 2001), show a need for the use of the collections and demonstrate competence in the appropriate language to be considered for this award. You will also be required to submit a proposal including a general overview of the material you wish to consult, a timetable for completion and anticipated outcomes such as publications or presentations.

For additional information, please contact:

American Council of Learned Societies
Office of Fellowships and Grants
228 East 45th Street
New York , NY 10017-3303

Award amount: $14,000-31,500
Awards available: 10
Application deadline: 1 October 2004.

Mellon Foreign Area Fellowship Research Awards

The Library of Congress is again accepting applications for its Mellon Foreign Area Fellowship Research Awards. The postdoctoral fellowships, made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, were designed to support research that uses the Library's unrivaled foreign-language and area-studies collections. The Mellon Foundation grant finances three years of fellowship competitions. This will be the second year that the fellowships are offered. The deadline for submission of applications is 15 January 1998.

In addition to the requirements of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and possession of a doctoral degree, the awards are for scholars who are proposing or working on a second major research project with a focus on foreign-language materials. Fellowships may last from five to 11 months and can begin no sooner than August 1, 1998. Stipends of $3,000 per month, up to a maximum of $33,000 for 11 months, will be awarded; they may be used to extend the research period supported by other funds.

The Mellon Fellowships are administered by the Office of Scholarly Programs. They were first announced in January 1997 and five awards resulted from the first competition. In addition to work on their projects, fellows will be presenting their research and sharing their insights and experiences during occasional gatherings. Application forms and further information may be obtained from:

Office of Scholarly Programs
Library of Congress
Washington , DC 20540-4860
tel (202) 707-3302
fax (202) 707-3595

Applications may be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail. Additional information, including an application, is also available at the Library of Congress home page.

Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship Program

[from H-ASIA, 7/10/08]

The Asian Division Friends Society announces the Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship for 2009. This fellowship is made possible by a generous donation of Florence Tan Moeson, for 43 years a Chinese Team cataloger in the Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Division before she retired in 2001.

The purpose of the fellowship is to give individuals the opportunity to use the Asian collections in the Library of Congress, which are among the most significant outside of Asia and consist of nearly 2.8 million books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts and microforms in the languages of East, South and Southeast Asia.

Researchers wishing to submit applications should go to www.lcasianfriends.org/fellowship. The deadline for applying for the 2009 fellowship program is September 30, 2008.

The Florence Tan Moeson Research Fellowship consists of $14,000 each year for 10 years in support of grants for research using the Asian Division’s Reading Room and the Library’s extensive Asian collections. The grants will be awarded upon demonstration of need. Grants are intended to pay for travel to and from Washington, overnight accommodations and photocopying fees. Graduate and upper-level undergraduate students, independent scholars, community college teachers, researchers without regular teaching appointments, and librarians with a demonstrated need for fellowship support are especially encouraged to apply.

The Library’s Asian collection began in 1869 with a gift of 10 works in 933 volumes from the emperor of China to the United States. Spanning a diversity of subjects from China, Japan, Korea, the South Asian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Library’s Asian collections have become one of the most accessible and comprehensive sources of Asian language materials in the world.

Swann Foundation Fellowships

[from LOC, 2/5/09]

The Swann Foundation awards one fellowship annually (with a stipend of $15,000) to assist the fellow in his/her ongoing scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon.

To be eligible, one must be a candidate for an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in a university in the United States, Canada or Mexico and working toward the completion of a dissertation or thesis for that degree, or be engaged in postgraduate research within three years of receiving an M.A. or Ph.D. Although research must be in the field of caricature and cartoon, there is no limitation regarding the place or time period covered. Since the Fund encourages research in a variety of academic disciplines, there is no restriction upon the university department in which this work is being done, provided the subject pertains to caricature or cartoon art. Nonresident aliens who otherwise meet the above academic qualifications may also apply and be considered for a fellowship, contingent upon the applicant’s eligibility to receive a fellowship under his/her existing visa or eligibility for a Library-sponsored fellowship.

The applicant’s research must be in the field of caricature and cartoon, but there is no limitation regarding the place or time period covered. Since the Fund encourages research in a variety of academic disciplines, there is no restriction upon the university department in which this work is being done, provided the subject pertains to caricature or cartoon art.

In the interest of increasing awareness and extending documentation of Library of Congress collections, fellows are required to make use of the Library's collections, be in residence for at least two weeks during the award period and deliver a public lecture on his/her work-in-progress at that time. Each recipient must also provide a copy of their dissertation, thesis, or postgraduate publication, upon its completion, for the Swann Foundation Fund files. The Swann Foundation fellowship will support a two-week research residency at the Library of Congress where the fellow will utilize and document the Library’s extensive collections.

Completed applications are due February 15, 2009, and notification will occur in Spring 2009. The fellowship will begin in September 2009.

[For further information and application forms, consult the fellowship website.]

Kluge Fellowships

[from H-ASIA, 6/17/08]

The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months.

The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections.

Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available.

For more information visit www.loc.gov/kluge or contact program administrator, Ms. Mary Lou Reker. Applications must be post-marked by July 15.

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Henry Luce Foundation

For information on the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East Asian Archaeology and Early History, see under ACLS above.

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McMaster University

[courtesy of James E. Benn, 8/30/06]

BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship
for a year of Buddhist Studies at a Japanese University

This scholarship will enable advanced graduate students in Buddhist Studies who are Canadian Citizens or studying in a Canadian University to spend one year in a Japanese University , studying and/or carrying out doctoral research.

Value: $40,000 (Canadian)

Eligibility and Terms

The applicant must be a registered full-time graduate student in a Canadian university OR a Canadian citizen studying as a full-time graduate student in a university outside of Canada . Visa students in degree programmes in Canadian universities may apply.

Preference will be given to advanced graduate students preparing to carry out doctoral dissertation research, but others at an early stage in their study will also be considered.

Some familiarity with Japanese language is expected but fluency is not required.

The results of the award will be announced by January 15, 2007. The term of the successful candidate's stay in Japan will be one year, which may begin at any time between April l, 2007 and March 2008.

The award will be paid in two installments. This amount should cover one round trip ticket to Japan and a large part of the expenses directly related to tudy in Japan .

1. A completed application form and three letters of reference are to be submitted to:

Dean of Graduate Studies
School of Graduate Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton , Ontario L8S 4K1
Canada .

2. Transcripts from all university level courses are to be sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies , McMaster University .

3. Three letters of reference. These confidential letters must accompany the application in separate sealed signed envelopes.

i) One letter must be from the applicant's supervisor.

ii) Another letter must be from a Japanese scholar based at the Japanese institution where the applicant proposes to study.

iii) Applicants from the University of British Columbia , University of Calgary , McMaster University , University of Toronto and McGill University must have a letter from the member of the Selection Committee representing his or her institution. Names of the members of the current Selection Committee ay be obtained from the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University . Applicants requiring assistance in contacting scholars at Japanese institutions may write to a member of the Selection Committee for advice.

Applications may be obtained from

Department of Religious Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton , Ontario L8S 4K1
Canada

or from the website http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/relstud/.

Application deadline: November 1, 2006.

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Marquette University

[from H-NET Job Guide, 9/19/03]

Marquette University invites applications for the Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program. Mitchem Fellowships seek to help increase the presence of currently underrepresented racial and cultural groups in the U.S. professoriate by supporting advanced doctoral candidates during completion of the dissertation. The fellowships provide one year of support for doctoral candidates well into the writing stage of their dissertation work who are U.S. citizens currently enrolled in U.S. universities. Fellows spend the academic year in residence at Marquette University , during which they teach one course in their area of specialization, interact with faculty mentors and undergraduate students, and devote their primary energies to completing and preparing to defend their dissertations. In addition to library, office and clerical support privileges, Mitchem Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend plus fringe benefits, research and travel monies for the 2004-05 academic year. The application dossier is to include a completed application form, a full curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, a copy of the dissertation prospectus limited to 10 pages, three letters of recommendation (including one from the dissertation advisor) to be sent directly to the Dean, and a description of teaching interests. Send one paper copy of the dossier to the address below by 2 February 2004. For application materials, please write to “Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program” c/o the abovementioned address, e-mail mitchem.fellowship@marquette.edu, or visit http://www.marquette.edu/mitchem/.

Contact Information:
Michael A. McKinney, Dean
College of Arts and Sciences
Room 208
Marquette Hall
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee WI 53201-1881
tel (414) 288-7230
fax (414) 288-3271

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The Massachusetts Historical Society

[from MHS, 8/15/06]

The Massachusetts Historical Society now offers more assistance than ever before to the researchers who need to use its collections. In addition to its 20 short-term fellowships, the Society will help to provide at least eight New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grants for projects that draw on the resources of several participating institutions, and at least one long-term MHS-NEH fellowship for study at the MHS.

Short-Term Research Fellowships

The MHS will offer approximately twenty short-term research fellowships in 2007. Except where otherwise noted, each grant will provide a stipend of $1,500 for twenty days of research at the Society sometime between 1 July 2007, and 30 June 2008. Short-term awards are open to independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and holders of the Ph.D. or the equivalent, with candidates who live fifty or more miles from Boston receiving preference. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals holding the appropriate U.S. government documents.

[of interest to Asian art historians:]

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships (9 available)
Any project for which the Society's collections are appropriate is eligible for consideration.

Ruth R. & Alyson R. Miller Fellowship
Supported by the Ruth R. Miller Philanthropic Fund, this award encourages research in women's history.

Andrew Oliver Research Fellowship
This grant will support research in the Society's collections of portraits, engravings, silhouettes, and other graphic materials.

Long-Term Research Fellowships

The Society will award two long-term grants of six to twelve months, although either fellowship may be divided into two awards of a maximum of five months. The stipend, governed by an NEH formula, will be no more than $40,000 for a term of six to twelve months and smaller amounts for shorter terms. Tenure must be continuous. Within the constraints of the NEH's guidelines, the Society will also supplement each stipend with a housing allowance of up to $500 per month. MHS-NEH fellowships are open to U.S. citizens and to foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline. Applicants must have completed their professional training; NEH-sponsored fellowships are not available to graduate students. The awards committee will pay special attention both to the quality of proposed projects and to their relationship to the Society's collections. It will give preference to candidates who have not held a long-term grant during the three years prior to the proposed fellowship term.

The postmark deadline for application materials is 15 January 2007.

New England Regional Fellowship Consortium

The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of sixteen major cultural agencies, will offer at least nine awards in 2004-2005. Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for eight weeks of research at participating institutions. Applications are welcome from anyone with a serious need to use the collections and facilities of the organizations.The Consortium's grants are designed to encourage projects that draw on the resources of several agencies. Each award will be for research at a minimum of three different institutions. Fellows must work at each of these organizations for at least two weeks. Grants in this cycle are for the year 1 June 2004 - 31 May 2005.

Participants include:

• Baker Library, Harvard Business School
• Boston Athenæum
• Colonial Society of Massachusetts
• Connecticut Historical Society
• Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
• Harvard Law School , Special Collections
• Historic Deerfield
• John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization at Brown University
• Maine Historical Society
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• Mystic Seaport
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• New Hampshire Historical Society
• Rhode Island Historical Society
• Schlesinger Library

Applications must be postmarked by 1 February 2007.

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Mellon Minority University Fellows

See the entry under Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation below.

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The Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies

[Courtesy of Ted Gilman]

Announcement

Founded under the auspices of the Harry G. C. Packard Collection Charitable Trust, the Center provides grants for Japanese and non-Japanese scholars of the arts of East Asia at advanced levels of achievement. Grants to non-Japanese scholars cover the categories listed below, with examples of typical projects.

Advanced Research and Publications by Individual Scholars
- Travel Costs
- Acquisitions of photographs and other materials

Institutional Projects
- Meetings and symposia
- Production costs of scholarly publications
- Aid for exhibitions

Purchase of Library Materials

Dissertation Research - For overseas travel of graduate students. Students must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by March first prior to the grant period.

General Guidelines

Center grants are ordinarily intended as seed money for new projects or as supplements to other income. As the Center rarely provides full support of large-scale individual or institutional activities, applicants are urged to seek funding from other agencies as well. Grants to doctoral candidates ordinarily supplement other sources to a maximum (from all sources) of $20,000 for a single student, $25,000 for a couple. For application forms and detailed instructions contact:

Metropolitan Center for Far Eastern Art Studies
6-3 Okazaki Saishôji-chô
Sakyô-ku, Kyôto
606-8342 Japan
tel/fax + (81-075) 752-5570.

Applications must be postmarked on or before 31 December 2002. Applications must be sent by regular postal delivery only. Do not submit by express mail. Awards will be announced about April first. An original and four copies of application forms for all library, institutional, doctoral and individual grants should be submitted to the above address.

For English-language inquiries, please contact:

Laura Allen
Administrator, Non-Japanese Grant Award Program
tel (510) 528-9460
fax (510) 528-6351.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Resident Fellowships

[from CAA News, September 2008]

The Metropolitan Museum offers resident fellowships in art history and conservation to qualified graduate students at the predoctoral level as well as to postdoctoral researchers. Projects should relate to the Museum’s collections.

The duration of these fellowships is usually one year. Applications for short-term fellowships for senior museum scholars are also considered. The fields of research for art history candidates include Western art; Asian art, the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas ; antiquities; arms and armor; costumes; drawings and prints; sculpture; paintings; illuminated manuscripts; musical instruments; and photographs. Some art history fellowships for travel abroad are also available for students whose projects involve first-hand examination of paintings in major European collections.

Application deadline: 7 November 2008.

Office of Grants and Fellowships
Education Department
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York , NY 10028-0198
tel (212) 650-2763
fax (212) 396-5168
e-mail education.grants@metmuseum.org.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships

These are provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Fund for promising young scholars with commendable research projects related to the Museum's collections, as well as for distinguished visiting scholars from this country and abroad who can serve as teachers and advisors and make their expertise available to catalogue and refine the collections. Usually a fellowship will be given for a maximum of one year, most of which should be spent at the museum. Applicants should have received the doctorate or have completed substantial work toward it.

Polaire Weissman Fund

These fellowships are awarded to qualified graduate students, who preferably will have completed graduate studies in the fine arts or studies in costume, and who are interested in pursuing costume history in a museum or teaching career, or other career (including conservation) related to the field of costume. These grants are generally awarded for a nine-month term in alternate years.

Jane Morgan Whitney Fellowships

These are awarded for study, work or research to students of the fine arts whose fields are related to the collections, with preference given to students in the decorative arts who are under forty years of age. The fellowship carries the possibility of renewal for one additional year.

Theodore Rousseau Fellowships

These are intended to develop the skills of connoisseurship by supporting first-hand examination of paintings in major European collections, rather than by supporting library research. The fellowships are awarded for the training of students whose goal is to enter museums as curators of painting. Applicants should have been enrolled for at least one year in an advanced degree program in the field of art history. Short-term fellowships of at least three months will be considered along with twelve-month requests.

J. Clawson Mills Scholarship

The J. Clawson Mills Scholarship is generally given to mature scholars with demonstrated ability for one year of study or research at the Museum in any branch of the fine arts relating to the Museum's collections. Check the MMA website for further information.

Conservation Fellowships

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, through The Metropolitan Museum of Art, award a number of annual conservation fellowships for training and research in one or more of the following museum departments: Arms and Armor, Asian Art Conservation, The Costume Institute, Musical Instruments, Objects Conservation (including sculpture, metalwork, glass, ceramics, furniture, and archaeological objects), Paintings Conservation, Paper Conservation, Photograph Conservation, Scientific Research, and Textile Conservation.

The stipend amount for one year is $40,000 for senior conservators/scientific researchers and $30,000 for junior conservators/scientific researchers, with up to an additional $5,000 for travel and miscellaneous expenses. For more information, including application procedures and eligibility requirements, please visit the website at http://www.metmuseum.org/education/conservation.html. Deadline: 2 January 2009.

Other Fellowships

• STARR FELLOWSHIP in Asian Paintings Conservation.
• Also available are various programs for the summer and for minority applicants. Write to the Fellowship Program (address below) for further information.

Pre-doctoral Fellows, with the exception of the Rousseau, will generally be expected to donate approximately one-half of their time during the fellowship period to a broad range of curatorial duties (both administrative and art historical), with the balance of time to be applied to the approved scholarly project. Pre-doctoral Fellows will be expected to at least one gallery talk during their fellowship term and to participate in a fellows' colloquia in the second half of their fellowship term, in which they will give a 20-minute presentation on their work-in-progress

For all fellowships offered by the museum, it is the responsibility of the applicant, in connection with any project that may reasonably be expected to require assistance from a particular department, to discuss the project with the department concerned and to obtain that department's approval before submitting the application. Such department approval should not, however, be construed as assurance that a fellowship will be awarded by the Grants Committee. Fellowships generally cannot be given for projects involving exhibitions to be organized and installed during the fellowship period. Applicants need not specify the name of a particular fellowship.

Internships

[courtesy of Penny Loretto, 11/1/06]

For individuals who have completed at least one year of graduate work in art history or a related field.

Ten weeks, June 4-August 10, 2007. Full time: five days, 35 hours per week. Includes a one-week orientation for graduate students, meetings with Museum professionals, and field trips to other institutions.

Honorarium: $3,500 for graduate students.

Selected candidates will be awarded the Roswell L. Gilpatric Internship for college or graduate students.

Electronic applications are not accepted. All application materials should be sent in one envelope. A typed application should include the following:

1. Internship application form found at www.metmuseum.org/education/er-internship.asp
2. Full résumé of education and employment
3. Two academic recommendations
4. Official transcript(s) (Graduate students must supply both official undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Cloisters internship applicants must supply transcripts for at least the past two years.)
5. A separate list of art history or other relevant courses taken, as well as knowledge of foreign languages
6. An essay (maximum 500 words) describing your career goals, interest in museum work, and reasons for applying.

Please go to www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp for further details about the application process, interview process, and requirements for non-U.S. citizens. Applications for all paid internships must be received by January 19, 2007. Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications should be submitted to:

Internship Programs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York , NY 10028-0198 .

For more information, contact mmainterns@metmuseum.org, (212) 570-3710.

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Middlebury Language Schools

[from Middlebury, 11/17/08]

Middlebury College is pleased to announce The Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages. These 100 fellowships are made possible by a generous gift from Kathryn Davis to address today’s critical need for increased language proficiency in the United States.

For the third year in a row, 100 Davis Fellowships are offered to cover the full cost of summer language study from beginner to graduate levels in Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian at the Middlebury College Language Schools. Fellowship grants cover the full comprehensive fee (tuition, room, and board) at the Middlebury summer Language Schools, plus a stipend to assist in defraying program-related expenses.

The Davis Fellowships are merit based and intended for exceptionally qualified individuals with demonstrated interest in one or more of the following areas: international, global, or area studies, international politics and economics, peace and security studies, and/or conflict resolution. Individuals in other fields, including working professionals, are also encouraged to apply if their field of expertise requires them to study one of the critical languages listed above.

To be considered for a Davis Fellowship, please submit:

1. A complete application for the Language School to which you are applying. Incomplete applications will disqualify your candidacy for a Davis Fellowship. [Note: The application includes a non-refundable process fee of $55.00.]

2. Three copies of the coversheet.

3. Three copies of the one-page Davis Fellowship essay (see below).

4. Three copies of a resume or curriculum vitae.

All Davis Fellowship applications must be postmarked by February 2, 2009.

Additional Davis Fellowship opportunities are available through Middlebury’s affiliate, the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.

REQUIRED ESSAY: The Role of Language in Conflict Resolution

The Davis Fellowships aim to fulfill the intention of philanthropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis, who has dedicated much of her life to peace initiatives. As the cultivation of intercultural communication is essential to reducing conflict, the study of the world’s critical languages has become increasingly important. In establishing these fellowships, Mrs. Davis challenges us to "bring about a mindset of preparing for peace instead of preparing for war."

Please include in your application a brief essay (500-600 words) that reflects your past experience and future aspirations to contribute to more peaceful relationships between people, institutions, or communities. Highlight the role of language and language study in fostering those relationships and in helping to mediate conflict. Please submit to:

Kathryn Davis Fellowships
(Name of Your Chosen Language School)
Middlebury College
Sunderland Language Center
Middlebury, VT 05753

Note: Davis Fellowship funds are limited and will be awarded on a competitive basis. Financial aid forms are not required for the Davis awards. However, students are encouraged to apply for regular Middlebury College financial aid, awarded on a demonstrated-need basis, through the office of financial aid.

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The Henry Moore Institute

[from CAA, 1/31/08]

Henry Moore Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships

The Foundation will offer a small number of 1 yr post-doctoral fellowships in the field of sculpture studies at a British university from the autumn of 2009, tenable for 1 year, with the possibility to apply for a second. Awards are primarily to help scholars recently awarded PhDs to prepare a substantial publication. Applicants must have an affiliation with a university department. One fellowship will be tenable at the University of Leeds, in association with the Henry Moore Institute. Applicants should indicate how their topic would contribute to the research work of the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies and that of the Institute, as the fellow will act in a liaising role. Candidates may apply specifically for the Leeds award, or indicate if they wish additionally to be considered for this post.

Applications to:

The Grants Secretary
The Henry Moore Foundation
Dane Tree House
Perry Green
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire SG10 6EE
ENGLAND
tel +44 (0)1279 843333
fax: +44 (0)1279 843647
e-mail director@henry-moore-fdn.co.uk.

Please mark enquiries "academic awards." Deadline: 17 April 2009.

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musée du quai Branly

[from musée du quai Branly, 4/11/07]

Every year, the musée du quai Branly offers doctoral and post-doctoral grants to help doctoral students and young Ph.D. graduates in accomplishing innovative research projects. The grants focus on the history and anthropology of material and immaterial arts, studies on non-European collections and on museum institutions. The academic fields concerned are ethnology, cultural anthropology, history of art, archaeology, sociology of art, colonial history, non-European history, etc. Laureates will be required to deliver a detailed scientific report to the museum’s research department at the end of the grant. Application forms for doctoral grants and postdoctoral grants are available for viewing and printing online or by contacting the address below. Completed application materials must be received by the Research department on or before May 15, 2007 at the following address:

musée du quai Branly
Département de la recherche et de l'enseignement
222, rue de l'Université
75343 Paris cedex 07
France.

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National Archives of Australia

[from H-ASIA, 12/16/04]

The National Archives of Australia is seeking expressions of interest for its 2005 Frederick Watson Fellowship and its Margaret George Award, both of which are offered annually to individuals interested in conducting scholarly research using the National Archives collection.

Successful applicants for the Frederick Watson Fellowship will have formal credentials with a postgraduate degree, or an established record of publication. They will also be very well established in their chosen profession. Applicants may be academics, post-doctoral scholars, or independent researchers with a history of publication. They could also be ex-politicians, or senior public servants with academic credentials or a record of publication.

Scholars who are still establishing a profile in their chosen career should consider applying for the Margaret George Award. Successful applicants for the Margaret George Award will have academic credentials and will have completed a postgraduate degree as a minimum. Applicants could be emergent historians, academics, independent researchers or journalists with a talent for research. It is desirable that applicants have an established record of achievement in their chosen field and the potential to excel further.

Both the Fellowship and the Award can be granted to international applicants provided their research focus is the National Archives of Australia collection.

Applications close on 24 June 2005.

For more information please contact:

Derina McLaughlin
Director, Accessibility Development
National Archives of Australia
tel +(02) 6212 3986 or +61 2 6212 3986
fax +(02) 6212 3699 or +61 2 6212 3699
e-mail derina.mclaughlin@naa.gov.au.

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National Coalition of Independent Scholars

[from H-ASIA, 3/2/05]

The National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS) has extended the deadline for its grants competition for 2005. The new deadline for submissions is April 15, 2005.

Two grants are available.

Thanks to the generosity of Yosef Wosk of the Vancouver Academy of Independent Scholars, the third of three annual Yosef Wosk grants of $1000 will be available. A second grant of $500 is also being offered by NCIS. These funds are usually awarded for the advancement of research. Authors who wish to use the funds for the promotion of a deserving book are also encouraged to apply.

We particularly welcome proposals that explain how they fit in, and advance, the current scholarship in the field. Previous applicants are welcome to apply again. Previous winners are asked to wait for a period of three years.

Because these grants are aimed at fostering the scholarship of the members of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars, certain restrictions apply. Only members of NCIS are eligible to enter the competition. The recipients of the grants will be asked to write a piece for The Independent Scholar newsletter, and expected to present their work at the NCIS conference. While not a formal prerequisite, the grant recipients are expected subsequently to remain members of the organization, and perform such duties as serving on The Awards Committee, thus continuing to demonstrate commitment to the cause of the organization.

The competition will be administered by the Awards Committee of NCIS. The Committee reserves the right to appeal to outside experts when submissions fall outside its areas of concentration.

To apply for the grants, members must submit the following:

A statement of no more than 600 words (approximately two pages) describing the project, including its current state of development and an estimate of overall cost; a schedule for the completion of the project; a description of how the funds will be used; and a curriculum vitae or resume, including publications

Send five copies of your submission, or one e-mail submission to Laura Garces, Chair of the Awards Committee.

The new deadline for submissions is April 15, 2005. Questions can be addressed to Laura Garces by e-mail.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowship

See entry under "American Council of Learned Societies" above.

Fellowships 2006-2007

[from H-ASIA, 3/20/06]

The Division of Research Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities announces the competition for Fellowships for 2006-2007. Fellowships provide opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced research in the humanities. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges or universities or of primary or secondary schools. Scholars and writers working independently, in institutions such as museums, libraries, and historical associations, or in institutions with no connection to the humanities, also are eligible to apply.

NEH Fellowships projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public understanding of the humanities. Award recipients usually produce scholarly articles, a book-length treatment of a broad topic, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, databases, or some other scholarly tool.

Tenure and Stipends: Fellowship tenure is six months to one year. A stipend of $40,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for nine months to twelve months. A stipend of $24,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for six months to eight months.

Eligibility: Applicants should be U.S. citizens, native residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

Persons seeking support for work leading to a degree are not eligible to apply, nor are active candidates for degrees. Those who have successfully defended their dissertations and are waiting for the diploma are eligible if they submit a letter from the dean of the school attesting to that fact.

Application forms and information are available at:

Fellowships Program
Division of Research Programs
Room 318
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20506
tel (202) 606-82300
e-mail fellowships@neh.gov.

Deadline: 1 May 2006.

Summer Stipends

[from NEH, 5/6/08]

Program description

Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the 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.

Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges, universities, or primary or secondary schools, or they may be independent scholars or writers.

Summer Stipends may not be used for:

• research for doctoral dissertations or theses by students enrolled in a degree program;
• specific policy studies or educational or technical impact assessments;
• the preparation or publication of textbooks;
• studies of teaching methods or theories, surveys of courses and programs, or curriculum development;
• inventories of collections;
• works in the creative or performing arts (e.g., painting, writing fiction or poetry, dance performance, etc.);
• projects that seek to promote a particular political, philosophical, religious, or ideological point of view; or
• projects that advocate a particular program of social action.

Award information

Summer Stipends provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Recipients must work full-time on their projects for these two months, and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time. Summer Stipends normally support work carried out during the summer months, but arrangements can be made for other times of the year.

Individuals may apply for both a Summer Stipend and a Fellowship, but they may not hold both in any given fiscal or calendar year.

Eligibility

The Summer Stipends program accepts applications from researchers, teachers, and writers regardless of their institutional affiliations. Applicants with college or university affiliations, however, must be nominated by their institutions (see the "Nomination of college and university faculty" section , below).

Only individual applicants are eligible to apply for Summer Stipends.

All applicants must have completed their formal education by the application deadline. While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply. Applicants who have satisfied all the requirements for a degree and are awaiting its conferral may apply, but such applicants need a letter from the dean of the conferring school attesting to the applicant's status as of October 1, 2008. This letter must be faxed to the Summer Stipends program at 202-606-8204.

Citizenship

U.S. citizens are eligible to apply. 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.

Recent grants and fellowships held by the applicant

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 $10,000. Sabbaticals and grants from an individual's own institution and stipends and grants from other sources supporting study and research during the summer are not considered major fellowships.

Recipients of a Summer Stipend in 2004 or after are ineligible.

Previously supported projects

Individuals who have previously received Summer Stipends prior to 2004 may apply to support a new stage in their projects. These applications do not receive special consideration and will be judged by the same criteria as others in the competition. However, NEH will ask evaluators to review the accomplishments from the prior Summer Stipends award and determine if the project warrants additional support.

Nomination of college and university faculty

Faculty members teaching full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a Summer Stipend. Once faculty members are nominated by their institutions, they may submit their applications via Grants.gov. Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Each can be either a junior or a senior faculty member. NEH defines junior nominees as academic applicants at the rank of assistant professor or instructor or who are at comparably early stages of their careers. Those holding the rank of associate professor or professor will be considered senior nominees.

Each institution must announce its nominating procedures to all prospective applicants. Prospective applicants should become familiar with their institution's nomination procedures before the October 1 application deadline. Each institution should designate a nominating official, usually an academic vice president or dean. Nominating officials will receive an e-mail soon after the application deadline asking them to confirm the status of all individuals who require nomination.

Applicants exempt from nomination

The following individuals may apply online without a nomination:

• independent scholars not affiliated with a college or university;
• college and university staff members who are not faculty members and will not be teaching during the academic year preceding the award tenure; and
• adjunct faculty, part-time faculty, and applicants with academic appointments that terminate by the summer of the award tenure.

Application

Applications must be submitted between August 1 and the October 1, 2008 deadline.

[Consult the NEH website for more detailed application procedures.]

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National Gallery of Art

[from CAA Careers, December 2001]

Internships in the Museum Profession 2002-2003

Candidates from all backgrounds who have strong interest in museum work and have completed at least an undergraduate degree by September 2002 are encouraged to apply. The term is 17 September 2002 to 23 May 2003, and the salary is $20,000. More information and application instructions are available at http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm, or call (202) 842-6258. Application deadline: 1 February 2002.

Graduate Curatorial Internships 2002-2003

Candidates from all backgrounds who are Ph.D. students or recent post-doctoral graduates are encouraged to apply. The term is 17 September 2002 to 23 May 2003, and the salary is $24,000. More information and application instructions are available at http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm, or call (202) 842-6258. Application deadline: 1 February 2002.

Summer Internships 2002

Candidates from all backgrounds who have strong interest in museum work and have completed at least an undergraduate degree by June 2002 are encouraged to apply. One internship will be reserved for a candidate with a disability under the Careers in the Arts Internships Grant. The term is from 10 June to 9 August 2002, and interns will work full-time in an assigned Gallery department. The salary is equivalent to the GS-5 level in federal service, approximately $4200 for the nine-week term. More information and application instructions are available at http://www.nga.gov/education/interned.htm, or call (202) 842-6258. Application deadline: 1 February 2002.

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National Research Council

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships (formerly Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities)

[from The National Academies, 10/21/08]

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. This year the program will award approximately 35 dissertation fellowships.

The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.

Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

Eligibility

Eligibility to apply for a dissertation fellowship is limited to:

• All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation (must have become a U.S. citizen by November 28, 2008),
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations),
• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level,
• Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a U.S. educational institution, and
• Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.

(The term "national of the United States" designates a citizen of the United States or a native resident of a possession of the United States . It does not refer to a U.S. permanent resident who is a citizen of another country.)

Criteria for Selection

The following will be considered as positive factors in choosing successful candidates:

• Evidence of superior academic achievement
• Degree of promise of continuing achievement as scholars and teachers
• Membership in one or more of the following groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding:
• Alaska Natives (Eskimo/Aleut)
• Black/African-Americans
• Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos
• Native American Indians
• Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian)
• Puerto Ricans
• Capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds
• Sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and an ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching, and scholarship at the college and university level
• Likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship

Review panels may also look at additional factors such as the suitability of the applicant's proposed institution and the likelihood that the applicant will fully utilize 9 to 12 months of support prior to receiving the Ph.D. or Sc.D.

Eligible Fields of Study

Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice.

Individuals enrolled in the following practice-oriented programs will not be supported: business, management, administration, occupational health, nursing, consumer science, library and information science, speech pathology, audiology, personnel, guidance, social work, social welfare, public health, physical education, physical therapy, kinesiology, rehabilitation science, educational administration and leadership, fine arts, filmmaking, and performing arts. In addition, awards will not be made for work leading to terminal master’s degrees, the Ed.D. degree, the degrees of Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) or Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), or professional degrees in such areas as medicine, law, and public health, or for study in joint degree programs such as the M.D./Ph.D., J.D./Ph.D., and M.F.A./Ph.D.

Fellowship Institution

Fellowships are tenable at any fully accredited, nonprofit U.S. institution of higher education offering a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in the eligible fields of study.

Verification of Doctoral Degree Candidacy

• A valid NRC Verification of Doctoral Degree Candidacy Form, signed by the adviser or other authorized official, must be received by the Fellowships Office of the NRC by January 16, 2009 to confirm that an applicant has advanced to doctoral candidacy.
• Applicants should expect to complete the dissertation during the 2009-2010 academic year, but no later than fall 2010.

Stipend and Benefits

• One-year stipend: $21,000
• Expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows (see below)
• Access to Ford Fellow Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows.

Tenure

The tenure of a dissertation fellowship will be no less than 9 months and no more than 12 months, with tenure beginning no earlier than June 1, 2009 and no later than September 1, 2009.

Evaluation and Selection of Fellows

Applications will be evaluated by panels of distinguished scholars selected by the National Academies. The panels will use academic records, essays, letters of recommendation, the proposed timetable and plan for completion of the doctoral degree, the application itself, and other appropriate materials as the basis for determining the extent to which candidates meet the eligibility requirements and the selection criteria.

Conditions of Fellowships

Dissertation fellows are expected to be engaged in a full-time program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in an eligible field of study. Those who accept a dissertation fellowship must agree to the stipulations in the Terms of Appointment for Ford Foundation Fellows that accompanies the award letter. In addition, Ford Fellows must agree to participate in regular updates of the Directory of Ford Fellows, as well as periodic surveys designed to demonstrate the impact of this program.

How to Apply

The on-line fellowship application is available on this site. Applicants must register and establish a personal user ID and password. All application materials become the property of the National Academies and are not returned to applicants. Please note that all application materials must be written in English. (In special circumstances, when an applicant is unable to complete the electronic application, a paper application may be submitted. A paper application may be obtained by submitting a written request to the address listed under Contact Information , see below. Such a request must include a valid, current address and phone number, and must be received by the National Academies no later than November 1, 2008. Instructions for submitting the paper application and supporting materials will be provided with the paper application. The postmark deadline for paper applications is November 28, 2008. No paper application bearing a postmark later than November 15, 2007 will be accepted for review.)

In order to be reviewed, the on-line application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 28, 2008. Supplementary Materials must be received in the Fellowships Office by January 16, 2009. Items listed below in boldface are required.

On-line Application – Deadline November 28, 2008

• Personal information, contact information, educational background (names of all institutions attended, years attended, degrees received), list of any honors, awards, fellowships, employment, and publications,
• Statement of previous research (two-page limit, double-spaced),
• Annotated bibliography (two to three sentences for no more than ten key items),
• Abstract of dissertation (one-page limit),
• Essay explaining the plan and timeline for completing the dissertation and describing the applicant’s long-range career goals (three-page limit, double-spaced, avoid technical jargon),
• Personal statement (not to exceed three pages, double-spaced) that describes the applicant’s background and experience and commitment to the goals of the Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships program by addressing all of the following that apply: (1) the applicant’s capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds; (2) the applicant’s sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching and scholarship at the college or university level; (3) the applicant’s likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship, and (4) Membership in one or more of the groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding.
• Names and contact information of four professors who will upload a letter of reference on your behalf.

Supplementary Materials – Deadline January 16, 2009

• Transcript showing receipt of baccalaureate degree
• Graduate School Transcript(s),
• Letters of reference (All letters must be submitted electronically. Applications with less than the minimum of three letters submitted in support of the fellowship application will not be included in the review), and
• Verification of Doctoral Degree Candidacy Status Form. (The adviser or another appropriate official must submit a standard National Academies Verification of Doctoral Degree Status Form verifying that the applicant has completed all requirements for a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree except for writing the dissertation.)

Advance Preparation

• Prepare essays and annotated bibliography in advance and save each in a separate file so that you are prepared to upload these texts. Get feedback from advisers, mentors, and colleagues.
• Contact potential referees. Be certain that they agree to upload a letter of reference for you and that they can do so by the deadline of January 16, 2009. The on-line system will require you to provide an e-mail address for each referee.

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
• Networking with peers and "elders"
• Face to face conversations with university and academic presses
• Publication workshops
• Strategies to complete the dissertation
• Planning an academic career
• Career advancement workshops
• Proposal, grant-writing, and research funding advice
• Paper and poster presentations with supportive comments and critiques from colleagues
• Opportunities to identify mentors and peers from across the country
• Opportunities to interact with established and emerging scholars in diverse fields

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships program also provides predoctoral fellowships for students working toward a Ph.D. or Sc.D., and postdoctoral fellowships for Ph.D. or Sc.D. recipients.

Contact information:

Fellowships Office, Keck 576
National Research Council
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-334-2872
http://national-academies.org/fellowships
e-mail: infofell@nas.edu

Ford Foundation Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships (formerly Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities)

[from The National Academies, 11/12/08]

The deadline for receipt of the on-line application is 15 December 2004. For additional information, please visit the National Academies website or e-mail infofell@nas.edu.

Eligible field of study
American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice.

Awards Available
approximately 20

On-line Application Deadline: November 28, 2008

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National University of Singapore

[from H-ASIA, 10/1/04]

ASEAN Research Scholars

The Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore invites applications from ASEAN citizens (except Singaporeans) enrolled for an advanced degree at a university in an ASEAN country for consideration as ASEAN Research Scholars. These fellowships are offered to students working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for a period of three months. The aim of the fellowships is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies . Scholars will be expected to commence on 1 April 2005.

Successful candidates can expect the following benefits:

a. A monthly allowance of SGD$1,750 which will be subject to tax
b. A one time travel subsidy of up to SGD$1,000 on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
c. Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their curriculum vitae, a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15 November 2004. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline. The research proposal must include the following details:

1) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
2) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore ;
3) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet computer facilities at NUS' main library and the library at the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS) to facilitate your research for the dissertation. NUS' main library has 2 million volumes covering all topics while ISEAS' library has 200,000 on South East Asian topics, half of which are in South East Asian languages.

Manager
Asia Research Institute
5 Arts Link
Level 4 Shaw Foundation Building, AS7
Singapore 117570
fax 65 67791428
e-mail: joinari@nus.edu.sg

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Needham Research Institute

[from H-ASIA, 3/1/09]

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research fellowships for US-based scholars

The Needham Research Institute (NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation in China project, provides scholars with excellent facilities for research into the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia.

Funds granted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation make it possible for the NRI to offer a number of 13 week fellowships tenable at the Institute for US-based scholars and researchers working within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia. These fellowships are tenable during the academic year which runs from October 2009 to June, 2010, and preference will normally be given to scholars who wish to visit the Institute during the Cambridge University terms which run from October through December 2009, January through March and April through June, 2010.

Applications must include CV and a description of the work that will be done during the period of the fellowship, together with two letters of recommendation from qualified persons. The project description should indicate why it would be particularly helpful for the researcher to be able to work at the NRI.

The deadline for receipt of applications for fellowships to be taken up during the academic year 2009/2010 is Friday 29th May 2009.

The remit of these fellowships is intended to be as wide as is necessary to maximise the contribution they can make to the development of what is a varied and lively field, however:

(1) Recipients should normally be engaged in research using primary materials in East Asian languages. This is not however intended to exclude candidates who are also using western-language materials to carry out research into contacts between China and other countries.

(2) Recipients must either hold academic posts in a US university, or be registered for a research degree in a US university.

The fellowships will meet the costs of economy air travel to the UK, together with a grant adequate to cover living costs in Cambridge for one semester, and some support for research expenses and travel in the UK. While these fellowships are primarily intended to fund one-semester visits, under exceptional circumstances they may be held for longer periods. The fellowships will be awarded without distinction of gender, ethnic origin or other factors irrelevant to scholarly merit. Other things being equal, preference will be given to proposals from scholars at an earlier stage of their careers, but others should not feel precluded from making applications.

Please send applications and enquiries to:

The Institute Administrator
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF
UNITED KINGDOM.

New York Foundation for Architecture

[from AIA New York, 6/20/04]

Arnold W. Brunner Grant

Purpose

Advanced study in any area of architectural investigation which will effectively contribute to the knowledge,
teaching or practice of the art and science of architecture. The proposed investigation is to result in a final
written work, design project, research paper or other form of presentation.

Award

$15,000. Typically the full award is made for a single project; however, the jury reserves the right to divide the
award between proposals. Total amount subject to change.

Eligibility

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen engaged in the profession of architecture or a related field and has a
professional background more advanced than five years of architectural training or its equivalent.

Submission Requirements

Provide 12 copies of the following:

• Description of project in 8.5 x 11 (or A4) organized as follows: (1) Application form (second page of this
  PDF), (2) Abstract, 50 words; (3) Background Information on the project; (4) Objective of Study; (5)
  Method and Scope of Work; (6) Submitter’s Curriculum Vitae (7) Letters of Recommendation.
• Three letters of recommendation in support of the proposed study and attesting to the applicant’s
  capability. Include copies of the letters with the submission; faxed letters will not be considered, letters
  need not be sealed as they are to be copied and included with the 12 copies of the submission.

Additionally:

• Supporting materials may be submitted but are not required. Submit only one copy of supporting
  materials.
• Provide proof of a matching grant or funds if such funding is critical to the submission.
• Include entry fee of $25 with the submission. Make check payable to the AIA New York Chapter.
• Submissions will not be returned.
• If desired, enclose a self-addressed and stamped envelope for the return of supporting materials.

Deadline

Address submissions to:

Arnold W. Brunner Grant
AIA New York Chapter
Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
New York , New York 10012

Entries must be received at the Chapter Headquarters by 5 PM EST, Monday, November 8th, 2004.

Scholarship Committee/Jury

Michael F. Doyle, AIA (Acheson Thorton Doyle Architects, P.C.)
Emily Eastman, Assoc. AIA (Richard Dattner & Partners Architects P.C.)
Harold Fredenburgh, AIA (Fredenburgh Wegierska-Mutin Architects)
Alan Gordon, AIA (Pei Cobb Freed & Partners)
Sophia Gruzdys, AIA (Sophia A. Gruzdys, Architect)
Everardo Jefferson, AIA (Caples Jefferson Architects)
Charles Linn, AIA (Architectural Record)
Peter Schubert, AIA (Hillier Group Inc.)
Claire Weisz, AIA (Weisz + Yoes)

Inquiries and Information

Angelo Monaco, (212) 358-6117 or amonaco@aiany.org

Douglas Haskell Awards for Student Journalism

Purpose

To encourage the study of fine writing on architecture and related design subjects and to foster a regard for
intelligent criticism among future professionals. This year’s award will be given to one or more student writers or
student publications fulfilling these objectives.

Award

A single or multiple awards up to a total of $2,000. Total amount subject to change.

Eligibility

Any article in a current publication focused on design issues by a student enrolled in a NAAB accredited school of
architecture or related program such as art history, interior design, urban studies and landscape architecture.
Publications released before 2002 are ineligible for submission.

Submission Requirements

Submit 7 copies of the article, or if the article has not yet been published, submit 7 copies of the article and 7
copies of a letter from the editor stating the intended date and place of publication. Entries are to be accompanied
by a cover page (7 copies) containing a concise statement describing the purpose of the publication, its intended
audience, the entrant’s contact information (name, address, phone and email address), and the school and degree
program that the entrant is enrolled. Each entrant is limited to two submissions. Submissions will not be returned.
NO SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS PLEASE.

Deadline

Address submissions to:

Haskell Program
New York Foundation for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
New York , New York 10012 .

Entries must be received at the Chapter Headquarters by 5:00 pm EST, Monday, 12 April 2004.

Jury: Monday, 19 April 2004.

Inquiries and Information

(212) 358-6117 or mailto:amonaco@aiany.org

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New York Public Library

For information on the ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships, please refer to the ACLS entry above.

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New York Conference on Asian Studies

[courtesy of Ron Knapp, 5/2/08]

Marleigh Grayer Ryan College Student Writing Prizes Competition
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students at a college or university in New York State

NYCAS encourages the development of the skills of scholarly writing by awarding annual prizes for excellent student papers dealing with Asia. Two such prizes are awarded each year, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. Runners-up are named in each category.

Fields: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Asia in diaspora, and Asian American studies.

Awards: First Prize Winners each will receive a $100 prize, up to $100 reimbursement for travel and expenses to attend the NYCAS 08 Annual Meeting at Hamilton College on September 26-27, 2008; waiver of registration fee and cost of conference meals at the NYCAS meeting. The prizes will be presented at the Annual Meeting banquet. The winning papers will be published on the NYCAS website and considered for presentation in a panel at the NYCAS meeting.

Format of papers: Papers should include a cover page giving the title of the paper, the student's name, category, institution, and summer contact information (mailing address and e-mail).

Submission of papers: A student may submit only one entry. Papers may be submitted by the student author or by a faculty member acting on behalf of a student. A faculty member may not provide any evaluative comments at the time of nomination.

• Papers should be submitted by e-attachment only
• Undergraduate papers are limited to 40 pages
• Graduate papers are limited to 60 pages
• A submitted paper should stand alone and not be a segment of a larger work, such as a Senior Thesis, Masters’ Thesis, or Doctoral Dissertation

Entries are due no later than June 1, 2008. Winners will be announced by August 1. Submit papers to:

Professor Dylan McGee, Chair
NYCAS Marleigh Grayer Ryan Prize Committee
Department of Foreign Languages-Japanese
SUNY New Paltz

The prizes honor the outstanding service of Dr. Marleigh Grayer Ryan, former Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Professor of Japanese Literature, and Coordinator of Asian Studies at SUNY New Paltz as well as longtime Executive Secretary of NYCAS. For more information, including recent MGR College Student Writing Prize winners and their papers, visit http://www.newpaltz.edu/asianstudies/nycas/.

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New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

The New York Tuition Assistance Program is awarded to residents of New York who are attending an approved postsecondary institution in New York full-time. To be considered for this award, you must be charged at least $200 for tuition per year and be in good academic standing. This award is based on financial need and type of postsecondary institution in which you are enrolled. This award is renewable, provided you meet certain criteria.

For further information, please contact the provider at the address listed. To apply, you must submit a FAFSA.

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation
Attn: Scholarship Program Coordinator
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12255
http://www.hesc.com/

Applicable majors: all fields of study
Award value: $75-$4125
Deadline: 1 May 2001.

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Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

See the entry under Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation below.

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Organization of American Historians

[from H-ARTHIST, 2/9/01]

La Pietra Dissertation Travel Fellowship in Transnational History

This newly created prize provides financial assistance to graduate students whose dissertation topics deal with aspects of American history that extend beyond U.S. borders. The fellowship may be used for international travel to collections vital to dissertation research. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate program. One $1250 fellowship will be awarded annually.

To apply, submit the following:

• A 2-3 page project description indicating the dissertation is significance and including a statement of the major collection(s) to be examined abroad and their relevance to the dissertation.
• Two letters of recommendation, including one from the dissertation advisor.
• Current c.v. indicating language proficiency.

Send to:
La Pietra Dissertation Travel Fellowship
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Avenue
Bloomington , IN 47408-4199

Deadline: 1 December 2001.

Contact information:
Awards & Prize Committee Coordinator
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408

Fellowship website: http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/.

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Oriental Ceramic Society

[from OCS newsletter, Spring 2008]

Hali and Cornucopia offer an annual scholarship for original research, also sponsored by Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s. The fifth annual grant of £1,500 for a research project is to be awarded to a candidate less than twenty-five or over sixty years old. Applications must be submitted no later than 31 January 2008 to the Honorary Secretary, Ancient & Modern, 109 Blenheim Crescent, London W11 2EQ, UK.

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Republic of Korea

[from H-ASIA, 2/14/07]

Culture and Tourism Policy Research Fellowship

This program is funded by Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea , to carry out comparative cultural and tourism policy research. To participate IN this program, you should be a citizen of Asia (except Chinese and Japanese), Africa and Latin America and hold a Ph.D. degree or should have equivalent career and proficiency either in Korean or English language.

Benefits for 8 months:

• research space at the Korea Culture and Tourism Policy Institute ( Seoul , Korea )
• round trip airfare (second class base)
• learning support for Korean language classes at major Korean Language Institute
• visiting opportunity to arts and culture related organizations
• monthly living expense of USD800
• accommodation

You can check more specific information at the website or ask questions directly through e-mail (monika@kctpi.re.kr or sophie@kctpi.re.kr).

Korea Culture and Tourism Policy Institute
tel +82-2-2669-9820
fax +82-2-2669-9880

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Roothbert Fund Scholarships

$500 -$2000 scholarships for undergraduates and graduates of ability and character, especially those whose daily actions seem prompted by spiritual motives. Preference given to those considering teaching as a career. For applicants in all areas of study in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Write to the address listed below for information. Enclose a SASE to receive a reply.

Roothbert Fund Scholarships
475 Riverside Drive , Room 252
New York , NY 10115

Deadline: 1 February 1998.

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Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Ambassadorial Scholarships

Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country. This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to US$23,000 or its equivalent. The most common type of scholarship offered, more than 1,000 Academic-Year Scholarships were awarded for study in 1998-99.

Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either two or three years of degree-oriented study in another country. A flat grant of US$11,000 or its equivalent is provided per year to be applied toward the costs of a degree program. Mainly offered by Rotary districts in Japan and Korea , 138 Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships were awarded for 1998-99.

Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country and provide funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements, up to US$10,000 and US$17,000 respectively. Applications are considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish. For more information, visit the Rotary Foundation website.

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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Internships in East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian and Asian Art, Museum Conservation, and Museum Education. Preference given to candidates with knowledge of Oriental languages and/or background in Asian or Near Eastern studies. Contact:

Intern Coordinator
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
Washington , DC 20560 .

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Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

[from Sainsbury Institute, 1/4/09, and Asian Studies Newsletter, Winter 2008]

The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures invites applications for its annual fellowships awards.

Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Research Fellowships
Two are available for scholars who either hold a Ph.D. from a North American university, or who are currently affiliated with a North American academic institution or museum.

Handa Research Fellowship
The Handa Fellowships are restricted to scholars from Japan working with institutions affiliated with the Institute. For information please contact the Sainsbury Institute.

The Sainsbury Fellowships are intended to provide recipients with an opportunity to work in a scholarly environment conducive to completing a publication project. Any area of Japanese culture is eligible, though preference will be given to applications focusing on the history of art, archaeology or architecture, or research with a strong visual component. Fellowships carry a value of award totals £23,500 (about US$40,000).

The application deadline is 1 March 2009.

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
64 The Close
Norwich , NR1 4DW
UK
tel +44 (0) 1603 624 349
fax +44 (0) 1603 625011
e-mail sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org

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Leopold Schepp Foundation

[from Schepp Foundation, 10/10/05]

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Leopold Schepp established the Foundation in 1925. His objectives were to encourage young people to develop good character and to help them complete their high school education, an opportunity he never had.

The son of German immigrants, he had to stop school at age 10 to help support his widowed mother. He started by selling fans on horsecars; then with the help of his minister, he bought a pushcart and became a street peddler. By the age of 27 he built a successful business importing and selling coffee, tea, and spices. At the height of his career, he owned his own building in lower Manhattan and used his own sailing vessels to import coconuts from Cuba and the Caribbean . He was not only a wealthy man but a respected member of the business community and a well known philanthropist.

After his death in 1926, at age 85, the leadership of the Foundation passed to his only child, Florence . As a trustee, she devoted her life to the Foundation’s work.

In 1932, in recognition of the changes in a society that made a high school education universally available, the Foundation changed its focus to include young men and women pursuing full-time undergraduate and graduate study. The scope of the Foundation was further broadened following Miss Schepp’s death in 1964 by a bequest she made for the purpose of establishing fellowships for post-doctoral study and research in specific fields.

Twenty-two trustees, all volunteers, and a small administrative staff now govern the work of the Foundation. Concern for the individual and emphasis on character remain the priorities as established by Mr. Schepp and interpreted by his daughter, Florence .

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Foundation grants approximately 200 individual awards each year to both full time undergraduate students enrolled in four year bachelor programs and to full time graduate students. Applicants must either be currently enrolled or must have completed one year of undergraduate work at an accredited college or university. High school seniors are not eligible to apply.

The Foundation also grants a small number of fellowship awards for independent study and research, usually post-doctoral, based on the recommendation of a recognized institution. These fellowships are intended to encourage research that will improve the general welfare of mankind. Because funds for such grants are limited, interested applicants should inquire as to the availability of funding for fellowships in their chosen field of study.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Written requests for a formal application must be made in writing and include responses to the following 9 questions:

1. Your education to date.
2. Current year in college or university. Identify the name of the college attended or attending. Provide GPA - must be a minimum 3.0.
3. Length of course of study.
4. Vocational goal.
5. Statement of financial need.
6. Age.
7. Citizenship.
8. Indicate availability for an interview in New York City . A personal interview with a trustee and the Executive Director is required of all applicants. Therefore, before requesting a formal application, applicants must consider whether they can arrange to be present for an interview. The Foundation does not reimburse travel expenses.
9. Print your name, email and mailing address. If your initial letter of inquiry is approved by the Foundation, you will be emailed a password that will give you access to the formal application.

Correspondence should be mailed to the following address:

Leopold Schepp Foundation
551 Fifth Avenue
Suite 3000
New York , NY 10176-2597 .

Primary considerations for awards are:

1. CHARACTER. References are required from academic deans or advisors, employers, and personal associates.
2. ABILITY. Academic transcripts are required and must reflect a minimum GPA of 3.0.
3. FINANCIAL NEED. Awards are based on demonstrated financial need. The maximum annual award is $8,000. Applicants must submit copies of their and their parents’ most recently filed income tax returns. A detailed estimate of expenses and resources is required.

Eligible scholars are expected to apply for financial aid from all possible sources including federal, state, college and university funding. The Foundation does not provide funding to cover debts already incurred.

APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS

1. At the beginning of the academic year for which the scholarship is sought the age restrictions are:

Undergraduates - 30 years old.
Graduate - 40 years old (Master’s through Doctorate).
Post-Doctoral Research - no age limit.

2. Applicants who have only the dissertation to complete and are not enrolled in class full-time are not eligible.
3. Only one student in a family can receive a scholarship at the same time.
4. High school seniors are not eligible.
5. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States .
6. Students who are requesting aid for a second degree at the same level for which a degree has already been awarded are not eligible to apply, i.e. a second bachelor’s degree or second master’s degree.
7. Due to limited funds, the number of applications given to students enrolled in graduate study at medical, law or business school is limited.

TERMS OF AWARDS

Awards are granted for one year only. However, those who demonstrate their ability and continuing financial need may apply for renewal awards. All applicants will be notified by mail of the scholarship committee's decisions by late April or early May. Acceptance of an award require the recipient to maintain a high standard of work and of conduct, to use his or her funds prudently, to keep a close relationship with the Foundation through correspondence or visits, and to advise the Foundation promptly of any change in his or her financial situation. Every award is subject to revocation if, in the opinion of the Foundation, the holder fails to live up to these requirements.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

There is not a specific date at which applications are no longer accepted. The deadline is automatically imposed when a sufficient number of applications have been received. The Foundation will begin receiving requests for the 2006-07 academic year in July 2005 and will usually stop accepting applications in January, 2006 for the 2006-07 academic year.

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Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

[from CAA, 6/6/07]

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University awards approximately 45 fully funded fellowships each year. Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment, who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts. Applicants must have received their doctorate or appropriate terminal degree by December 2006 in the area of the proposed project. The stipend amount is $70,000. Fellows receive office space and access to libraries and other resources of Harvard University. During the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2008 through June 30, 2009, residence in the Boston area is required as is participation in the Institute community. For more information, visit our web site at www.radcliffe.edu.

Deadline: 1 October 2007.

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Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

[from H-ASIA, 5/12/06, and Ricci Institute, 8/14/06]

Travel Grants

The Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim awards travel grants from $500 to $1000 to doctoral candidates, researchers, and faculty members to travel to USF to use the Ricci Institute's collection for their research on topics related to Chinese-Western cultural exchange and/or the history of Christianity in China. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who demonstrate how the Ricci Institute's library holdings will facilitate their research.

To apply, please visit http://www.usfca.edu/ricci/institute/scholarships/travel.htm.

Ricci Research Fellowship

;from H-ASIA, 9/17/08]

The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at the University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim invites applications for the fulltime position of Ricci Research Fellow in residence for the spring semester of 2008-09 academic year (January 20 through May 31, 2009), with the option to renew for the 2009-2010 academic year (June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010). The position is open to individuals who have received their doctoral degrees within the past seven years. We invite research proposals in areas related to the Ricci Institute's mission and research focus, ranging broadly from the study of Jesuit interaction with China in the late Ming and Qing periods to religious and secular cross-cultural encounters between China and the West up to and including the modern and contemporary periods, especially in the subject areas of history, social history, education, and Christianity in China. We are particularly interested in projects with an interdisciplinary approach and which offer a balance of Chinese and Western perspectives on the proposed subject matter. Proposed projects may utilize the archival resources of the USF Ricci Institute and/or resources elsewhere.

The recipient of the Ricci Research Fellowship is expected to (1) pursue publication of their research in scholarly journals or as a book publication and to credit to the Ricci Institute at the USF Center for the Pacific Rim accordingly during the fellowship period, (2) participate in the Institute’s activities as requested and present their research at a conference is such an opportunity arises, and (3) possibly assist with the production of the Ricci Institute's short e-newsletter once a semester, depending on background.

The maximum amount of the Fellowship is $20,000 for spring semester 2009 and $40,000 for the 2009-10 academic year. The Fellowship period in residence for spring 2009 is January 15-May 31.

Application

Submit for spring semester 2009 by November 1, 2008 the following: (1) most recent curriculum vitae; (2) a 5-10 page double-spaced description of proposed research and outcomes for the fellowship period, including the contribution the research would make in the relevant field(s) and how it would contribute to the Ricci Institute's mission and research focus; (3) financial support, indicating specifics of support requested (line items with dollar amounts) and any external funding applicant may have; (4) two letters of recommendation from scholars in the relevant field(s).

Submit applications to:

Dr. Xiaoxin Wu
Chair, Selection Committee and Director
Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St., LM 280
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 USA.

USF Ricci Institute Archival Fellowship

[from H-ASIA, 7/14/08]

One fellowship of up to $6000 will be awarded to the successful candidate at the doctoral or post-doctoral level to promote research based upon the Ricci Institute's archival collections: the Rouleau Archives and the Philip Robinson Collection. The Rouleau Archives, originally part of the "Sino-Jesuit History Project, 1500-1800" were compiled as part of Fr. Rouleau's research on the Rites Controversy. The Philip Robinson Collection contains materials concerning Christianity in China, the Church's policies in Asia, rites and rituals in China, administration of mission activities in Asia, etc.

The appointed fellow will be required to: (1) Further catalogue the Institute's archival holdings. The fellow would be responsible for spending half his/her day in providing the RI with a much more detailed catalogue of the Rouleau holdings and doing his/her own research for the remainder of the day. (2) Write a research paper based primarily upon these archival documents with his/her findings to be published in a peer reviewed journal.

Fellowship Term: Three-month period

Selection Criteria: Doctoral candidate or post-doc in field of history or religious studies

Language(s)