Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
for Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadlines: February 2008 - July 2008


  • Residencies at Research Centers and Host Institutions


RESIDENCIES AT RESEARCH CENTERS AND HOST INSTITUTIONS


NOTE: Many deadlines are anticipated deadlines, based on prior application cycles. Please confirm deadlines with the funding agencies.

Center for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia University
Law and Culture Fellowship
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The Law and Culture Fellowship is available to postdoctoral candidates, including untenured faculty.
ABSTRACT: The Center for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia University invites applications for residential fellowships for the 2008-2009 academic year to undertake research, writing, and discussion in ways that span traditional academic disciplines. The CSLC welcomes scholars from any field who are interested in spending the academic year in residence at Columbia Law School working on scholarly projects relating to the CSLC's 2008-2009 theme, "Legal Theologies." The center aims to appoint fellows whose scholarship addresses the implications of legal, religious, and political ideologies and practice.
URL: http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/law_culture/Fellowships

National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
National Research Competition: Research Contracts
DEADLINE: February 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Research contracts are limited exclusively to collaborative research projects conducted by multiple post-doctoral scholars or individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold Ph.Ds, including at least one scholar or researcher based in the U.S.
CITIZENSHIP: United States
ABSTRACT: The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research was created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high-quality programs of postdoctoral research in the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Russia, Eurasia, and Southeast Europe. From broad, cross-cultural analyses to more focused studies of particular problems, NCEEER supports research projects that facilitate a mutually beneficial exchange of information between scholars and policy-makers.
URL: http://www.nceeer.org/Programs/programs.html

Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University
Junior Fellowships
DEADLINE: February 28, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Junior Fellows are scholars who, at the beginning of the fellowship year, will be at least three years and no more than ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. Research projects must be humanistic, but fellows may hold the Ph.D. in any discipline. The Ph.D. must be awarded before the application deadline.
ABSTRACT: Emory University's Center for Humanistic Inquiry announces Junior Fellowships for an academic year of study, teaching, and residence in the center. The purpose of the CHI Junior Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic research by providing scholars in the early stages of their careers with the necessary time, space, and other resources. Junior Fellows will be expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate course on a subject of their choice during the spring of their fellowship year.
URL: http://www.chi.emory.edu/fellowships/index.html#3

Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University
Postdoctoral Fellowships
DEADLINE: February 28, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to those who have held the Ph.D. for no more than three years before receiving the fellowship. The Ph.D. must have been awarded before the application deadline.
ABSTRACT: Emory University's Center for Humanistic Inquiry announces Postdoctoral Fellowships for an academic year of study, teaching, and residence in the center. The purpose of the CHI Postdoctoral Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic research by providing scholars in early stages of their careers with the necessary time, space, and other resources. Postdoctoral Fellows will be expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate course on a subject of their choice during the spring of their fellowship year.
URL: http://www.chi.emory.edu/fellowships/index.html#3

Library Company of Philadelphia
Visiting Research Fellowships in Colonial and U.S. History and Culture
DEADLINE: March 1, 2008
ABSTRACT: The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania jointly award fellowships for research in residence in their collections, which contain printed materials relating to all aspects of American history and culture up to about 1880. These fellowships support advanced, post-doctoral, or dissertation research. The two libraries combined have extraordinary strength in the history of women and African-Americans, popular print culture, business and banking, philanthropy and reform, education, natural sciences, medicine, technology, art, architecture, German Americana, American Judaica, and a host of other subjects.
URL: http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/american.htm

Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University
Visiting Fellows
DEADLINE: March 1, 2008
ABSTRACT: The ideal applicant seeks affiliation with the Medieval Institute to further his or her research program in a supportive and collegial atmosphere. The award will supplement a sabbatical leave or an external grant so that the fellow can maintain residence at Western Michigan University and pursue the proposed research agenda. The visiting fellow will not teach during the period of the award and will offer one public lecture on his or her research in the spring term.
URL: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/announcements/visitingfellow.html

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowships
DEADLINE: March 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The fellowships are open to scholars who have either received an advanced degree from a North American university, or who are currently employed by a North American academic institution or museum. Candidates should normally have received their Ph.D. within the last five years.
ABSTRACT: Designed to strengthen academic ties with Japan studies programs in the United States and Canada, the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures offers fellowships on an annual basis to scholars. Any area of Japanese culture is eligible, though preference will be given to applications having a strong visual component. The fellowships are intended to provide recipients with an opportunity to work in a scholarly environment conducive to completing a publication project. Fellows will be expected to reside in the United Kingdom and to participate, depending on their research interests, in the scholarly activities and intellectual exchange of either the University of East Anglia in Norwich or the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Fellows will be expected to give at least one lecture at either place.
URL: http://www.sainsbury-institute.org/fellowships.html

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Short-Term Grants in East European Studies
DEADLINE: March 1, 2008; June 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: These Title VIII grants are available to American academic experts and practitioners, including advanced graduate students, engaged in specialized research requiring access to Washington, DC and its research institutions.
CITIZENSHIP: United States citizens and permanent residents
ABSTRACT: With funding provided by Title VIII (the Act for Research and Training for Eastern Europe and Independent States of Former Soviet Union), East European Studies offers short-term grants to scholars working on policy-relevant projects on East Europe. Special consideration will be given to projects on Southeast Europe, or projects that can be credibly linked to issues in the Western Balkans. Projects should focus on fields in the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to, anthropology, history, political science, Slavic languages and literatures, and sociology. All projects should aim to highlight their potential policy relevance.
URL: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

David Library of the American Revolution
Research Fellowships
DEADLINE: March 2, 2008
ABSTRACT: The David Library offers research fellowships for the study of America in the last half of the eighteenth century to qualified doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers. The fellowship is intended primarily for researchers using the collections assembled at the David Library. Project descriptions must demonstrate how the collections will be utilized.
URL: http://www.dlar.org/#Research_Fellowships

New York Academy of Medicine
Klemperer Research Fellowship in the History of Medicine
DEADLINE: March 4, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The academy invites applications from anyone, regardless of citizenship, academic discipline, or academic status. Preference will be given to those whose research will take advantage of resources that are uniquely available at the academy, and to individuals in the early stages of their careers.
ABSTRACT: Each year the New York Academy of Medicine offers the Paul Klemperer Fellowship to support work in history and the humanities as they relate to health, medicine, and the biomedical sciences. The fellowship supports research using the academy library's resources for scholarly study of the history of medicine. It is intended specifically for a scholar in residence at the academy library.
URL: http://www.nyam.org/grants/history.shtml

Pennsylvania State Universeity
Arthur W. Page Center
Page and Johnson Legacy Scholars Grants
DEADLINE: March 10, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Page and Johnson Legacy Scholars may come from a variety of academic disciplines and professional fields. Proposals from any perspective, paradigm, or methodological orientation are welcome. Joint applications and collaborative projects are especially encouraged.
ABSTRACT: The Arthur W. Page Center is a research center at the Penn State College of Communications dedicated to the study and advancement of ethics and responsibility in corporate communication and other forms of public communication. The themes for this year's call for proposals include the following: 1. Ethics in public communication; 2. The role of public relations in fostering corporate responsibility; 3. How company credos and codes of ethics affect corporate behavior: Do they positively influence the way that some corporations respond to ethical dilemmas or matters of public importance? If so, why? Are they largely window dressing for other companies? Why? What accounts for the differences, and what are the implications? 4. Women and minorities in public relations: What is the status of women and minorities in public relations? What challenges do they face? How can opportunities in the field be expanded for them? 5. Curriculum development in and pedagogical approaches to ethics in public relations; 6. Other areas of Page's or Johnson's legacy, including political communication, public opinion formation and attitude change, history of public relations, health communication, and international broadcasting.
URL: http://www.comm.psu.edu/pagecenter/grants.htm

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University
Visiting Scholar Program in Western Studies
DEADLINE: March 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: University faculty of all ranks who are working on a significant article- or book-length study are eligible to apply for this position.
ABSTRACT: The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University invites applications for its Visiting Scholar Program in Western Studies from individuals who are working on a significant article- or book-length study. Visiting Scholars enjoy the luxury of time away from heavy teaching loads and other responsibilities so that they can focus almost exclusively on their research and writing. Visiting Scholars fully participate in the intellectual life of the center and the university. During their time at BYU, they give a public talk on their research and lead a seminar session with interested faculty and students. They also make themselves available for a small number of guest presentations to BYU classes on their research.
URL: http://fhss.byu.edu/reddcent/NEWPAGES/AWARDS/NEWHBLL.htm

American Jewish Archives
Fellowship Program
DEADLINE: March 18, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be conducting research in some area relating to the history of North American Jewry. Typically, fellowships will be awarded to postdoctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates who are completing dissertations, and senior or independent scholars.
ABSTRACT: The annual Fellowship Program provides recipients with month-long fellowships for research and writing at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, located on the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Scholars come to conduct in-depth research and to take part in the academic community of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. The program provides fellows with an opportunity not only to pursue their own research, but also to interact and exchange ideas with research peers as well as with the faculty and students of HUC-JIR. The research proposal must detail the precise nature of the applicant's research interests. The proposal must demonstrate clearly how the resources and holdings of the AJA are vital to the applicant's research.
URL: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/programs/index.html

Bogliasco Foundation
Bogliasco Fellowships
DEADLINE: April 15, 2008 for the semester beginning in February, 2009
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants for fellowships are expected to demonstrate significant achievement in their disciplines, commensurate with their age and experience. In the arts, the Liguria Study Center welcomes persons doing both creative and scholarly work (such as art history, musicology, film criticism, and so on).
ABSTRACT: Located on the Italian Riviera in the village of Bogliasco, the Liguria Study Center provides residential fellowships for qualified persons working on advanced creative or scholarly projects in the arts and humanities. Bogliasco Fellowships are awarded to qualified persons doing advanced creative work or scholarly research in the following disciplines: archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film or video, history, landscape architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and visual arts.
URL: http://www.liguriastudycenter.org/english/fellowships.cfm

University of Missouri-St. Louis Center for International Studies
Lentz Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Resolution Research
DEADLINE: April 15, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: A completed Ph.D. is required. Preference will be given to graduates of university programs in peace studies and conflict resolution. Graduates of political science, international relations, and other social science programs who specialize in peace and conflict resolution are also invited to apply.
ABSTRACT: The Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis invites applications for a one-year residential postdoctoral or sabbatical fellowship to support scholarly research on peace and conflict resolution in the international arena, in intercultural conflicts, and in other settings of conflict and violence. Evidence of scholarly research capability is required The fellow will teach one introductory undergraduate peace studies course in the fall semester, and develop a second course to be taught in the spring semester.
URL: http://www.umsl.edu/services/cis/research/lentz_fellow.html

University of London School of Advanced Study Institute of Historical Research
Past and Present Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
DEADLINE: April 16, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants may be of any nationality, and their Ph.D. (or equivalent) may have been awarded in any country. Those who have previously held another postdoctoral research fellowship will not normally be eligible.
ABSTRACT: The Past and Present Society and the Institute of Historical Research offer a postdoctoral research fellowship in history, tenable at the institute. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a broad interest in processes of social, economic, political, and cultural change, as manifested in their particular field of study.
URL: http://www.history.ac.uk/awards/index.html#PandP

Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Visiting Scholars Program
DEADLINE: June 29, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The invitation extends (but is not restricted) to those who are in the early years of their academic careers.
ABSTRACT: The Institute for Research on Poverty invites applications from social science scholars to visit IRP, interact with its faculty in residence, and become acquainted with the staff and resources of the institute. The intent of the program, which is supported by the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is to enhance the research interests and resources available to visitors, to foster interaction between resident IRP affiliates and a diverse set of scholars, and to broaden the corps of poverty researchers.
URL: http://www.irp.wisc.edu/initiatives/funding/vscholars.htm

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
DAAD-AICGS Research Fellowship
DEADLINE: June 30, 2008
ABSTRACT: The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, the leading resource and research center for analysis and assessment of the German-American relationship in an evolving Europe and changing world, is pleased to announce the DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship Program. The program is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, or transatlantic relations to the AICGS, which is located in Washington, District of Columbia, for stays of two months each.
URL: http://www.daad.org/?p=aicgsresearch

American Institute of Indian Studies
Senior Long-Term Research Fellowships
DEADLINE: July 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Senior Long-Term Research Fellowships are available to established academic specialists in Indian studies who hold the Ph.D. or its equivalent. Non-U.S. citizens are welcome to apply if they are full-time faculty at a college or university in the United States. However, U.S. citizens may apply even if they are not affiliated with an institution in the United States.
ABSTRACT: The American Institute of Indian Studies offers fellowships to bring scholars to India to assist them in their study of all aspects of Indian history, culture, and contemporary life. AIIS offers Senior Long-Term Research Fellowships to enable established scholars in all disciplines who specialize in South Asia to pursue further research in India. The following disciplines are eligible: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, behavioral sciences, communications, cultural studies, economics, education, environmental studies, ethnomusicology, film or photography, geography, history of art or history of architecture, history of science, history, linguistics, literature, medicine, natural sciences, performing arts, philosophy, political science, public health, religious studies, sociology, theater or dance, and urban planning. Pursuant to Indian government requirements, each research fellow is formally affiliated with an Indian university during the course of work in India.
URL: http://www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm

American Institute of Indian Studies
Senior Short-Term Research Fellowships
DEADLINE: July 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The fellowships are available to established academic specialists in Indian studies who possess the Ph.D. or equivalent. Non-U.S. citizens are welcome to apply if they are full-time faculty at a college or university in the United States. However, U.S. citizens may apply even if they are not affiliated with an institution in the United States.
ABSTRACT: The institute offers fellowships to bring scholars to India to assist them in their study of all aspects of Indian history, culture, and contemporary life. AIIS offers Senior Short-Term Research Fellowships to enable established scholars in all disciplines who specialize in Indian studies to pursue further research in India. The following disciplines are eligible: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, behavioral sciences, communications, cultural studies, economics, education, environmental studies, ethnomusicology, film or photography, geography, history of art or history of architecture, history of science, history, linguistics, literature, medicine, natural sciences, performing arts, philosophy, political science, public health, religious studies, sociology, theater or dance, and urban planning. Pursuant to Indian government requirements, each research fellow is formally affiliated with an Indian university during the course of work in India
URL: http://www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm

American Institute of Indian Studies
Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships
DEADLINE: July 1, 2008
ELIGIBILITY: Applications will be accepted from established scholars who have not previously specialized in Indian studies and from established professionals who have not previously worked or studied in India. Non-U.S. citizens are welcome to apply if they are full-time faculty at a college or university in the United States. However, U.S. citizens may apply even if they are not affiliated with an institution in the United States.
ABSTRACT: The American Institute of Indian Studies offers fellowships to bring scholars to India to assist them in their study of all aspects of Indian history, culture, and contemporary life. Proposals must have a substantial research or project component and clearly defined anticipated results. The following disciplines are eligible: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, behavioral sciences, communications, cultural studies, economics, education, environmental studies, ethnomusicology, film or photography, geography, history of art or history of architecture, history of science, history, linguistics, literature, medicine, natural sciences, performing arts, philosophy, political science, public health, religious studies, sociology, theater or dance, and urban planning. Pursuant to Indian government requirements, each research fellow is formally affiliated with an Indian university during the course of work in India.
URL: http://www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm

East-West Center and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Southeast Asia Fellowship Program
DEADLINE: July 31, 2008
CITIZENSHIP: Asia; United States
ABSTRACT: The East-West Center and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore are pleased to announce the Southeast Asia Fellowship Program. The program is designed to offer young scholars from Southeast Asia and the United States the opportunity to undertake serious academic writing on the management of internal and international conflicts and political change in Southeast Asia, U.S.-Southeast Asia relations, and to contribute to the development of Southeast Asian studies in the Washington area.
URL: http://www.eastwestcenterwashington.org