Social Science Research Council--Near and Middle East Fellowships

Near and Middle East (Defined to include North Africa, the Middle East, 
    Afghanistan, and Turkey, and for research projects on the period 
    since the beginning of Islam. American Overseas Research Centers
    are located in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Syria [pending],
    Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen. Research in the following countries
    cannot be supported at this time: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Libya,
    Algeria, Iran, and Iraq. Research projects must be concerned with the
    period since the beginning of Islam.

Predissertation Research And Training: For graduate students who are US
    citizens and who are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program and
    will have completed at least two academic years of work toward the
    doctorate by June 30, 2000. These fellowships are not intended for
    students currently engaged in dissertation research or writing.
    Application deadline: November 1, 1999.

Dissertation Fellowships: Fellowships are offered to graduate students to
    spend from four to nine months engaged in direct preparation for their
    dissertation research through training and study in the Middle East.
    Applications will only be accepted from graduate students working toward 
    the Ph.D. in the social sciences and humanities. In most cases,
    fellowship recipients will be expected to affiliate with an American 
    Overseas Research Center. American Overseas Research Centers are
    located in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Syria (pending), Tunisia,
    Turkey and Yemen. Full-time students who meet the above criteria, who
    are US citizens, who are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who
    will have completed all degree requirements except the dissertation by
    June 30, 2000, are eligible to apply.
    Application deadline: November 1, 1999.

Junior Faculty Tenure Support Fellowships: for scholars two to six years
    past the Ph.D. to pursue research in a Middle Eastern country for four
    to nine months of field work with an American Overseas Research Center. 
    Application deadline: December 1

Mid-Career Skills Enrichment Program for Tenured Faculty: is for 
    associate and full professors to spend four to nine months pursuing
    research in a Middle Eastern country in which they have not 
    previously studied, and/or for training in a new field, discipline,
    or method. In most cases, award recipients will be expected to 
    affiliated with an American Overseas Research Center. Deadline:
    Application deadline: December 1
    
Eligibility: Qualifications vary. Full program details and precise
    eligibility requirements can be obtained by contacting the SSRC.

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