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Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
for Faculty

Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadlines: April 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012


INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

by deadline

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

American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Wiener Laboratory Research Associateships
DEADLINE:  April 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Postdoctoral scholars in classical and ancient Mediterranean studies or related fields who have a specific project that requires extended residence in Greece are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who have not received significant support from the Wiener Laboratory in the past three years.
ABSTRACT:  Research Associateships in the Wiener Laboratory are available on a limited basis each year for the purpose of accommodating well-defined research by qualified scholars undertaking limited investigations. Preference will be given to projects that make significant use of the facilities of the Wiener Laboratory.
URL:  http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/wiener-laboratory/wlfellowships

International Institute for Asian Studies
Fellowships
DEADLINE:  April 1, 2012 for fellowships beginning in September
ELIGIBILITY:  The positions are intended for outstanding postdoctoral researchers from around the world, to work on an important piece of research in the social sciences and humanities. Interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. Researchers who would like to work on a collaborative grant proposal or develop their Ph.D. thesis into book publication are welcomed to apply.
ABSTRACT:  The IIAS hosts several categories of postdoctoral researchers (fellows). The fellowship program contributes to IIAS' aim of enhancing and sharing expertise, encouraging underdeveloped areas of study, and mediating between national and international Asian studies scholars and institutes. IIAS fellows are invited to present lectures, participate in seminars and cooperate in the institute's research projects. The sponsor is particularly looking for researchers focusing on the three clusters 'Asian cities', 'Asian heritages' and 'Global Asia'. However some positions will be reserved for outstanding projects in any area outside of those listed. Applications which link to more than one field are also welcome.
URL:   http://www.iias.nl/page/fellowship-application

Bogliasco Foundation
Bogliasco Fellowship Program
DEADLINE:  April 15, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  To be eligible for a Fellowship, applicants should demonstrate significant achievement in their disciplines, commensurate with their age and experience. The Foundation gives preference to persons whose applications suggest that they would be comfortable working in an intimate, international, multi-lingual community of scholars and artists.
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. Fellowships are awarded, without regard to nationality, to qualified persons doing advanced creative work or scholarly research in the following disciplines: Archaeology; Architecture;
Classics; Dance; Film/Video; History;  Landscape Architecture;  Literature; Music; Philosophy; Theater; and Visual Arts. In the Arts, the Study Center welcomes persons doing both creative and scholarly work (such as Art History, Musicology, Film Criticism, and so on). With respect to Dance, Music, and Theater, however, the Center does not have rehearsal studio space for persons wishing to work extensively in performance.
URL:  http://www.bfny.org/english/fellowships.cfm

National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants for Research in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans
DEADLINE:  April 16, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  To qualify, applicants must be U.S. citizens with a Ph.D., or U.S. citizens with comparable professional experience.
ABSTRACT:  The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research invites proposals for its Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grant Program for Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Short-term travel grants are individual grants to scholars or researchers which may be used for up to two months for the following purposes:
1. Enabling scholars and researchers to get quick access to research resources in the relevant subregions
2. Refresher visits on particular topics for already-established research work
3. Research planning with colleagues from the subregions on broader multi-year projects already funded or to be funded by other sources
4. Creation of databases or research aids such as archival guides
5. On an exceptional basis, inviting scholars or researchers from the subregions to the United States for conferences or special collaborative research opportunities.
The Short-Term Travel Grant program is meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans.  Projects in fields such as history, popular culture, and other matters that may be outside the immediate purview of government officials are eligible for funding, as long as the applicant explains convincingly why the research is relevant at some level, even indirectly, to the formation of policy.
URL:  http://www.nceeer.org/programs/short-term-travel-grants.html

National Library of Australia
Harold White Fellowships
DEADLINE:  April 30, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Fellowships are open to established international researchers or writers in any discipline in which the Library has strong collections. Successful applicants are generally senior scholars or writers with a strong publication track record, including publication of full-length monographs. Fellowships are not intended for postdoctoral or early career researchers.
ABSTRACT:  The fellowships scheme aims to promote the Library as a center of scholarly activity and research, encourage scholarly and literary use of the library's collections and production of publications arising from that scholarship, and to promote the library's rich and varied collections. The fellowships offer the means and the time to work with the library's significant collection of books, journals, newspapers, maps, music, manuscripts, pictures, and oral histories. Fellows have privileged access to the library's materials and facilities, as well as sustained interaction with many of its staff. The Library holds the greatest collection in the world of material relating to Australia and the Australian people. It ranges from the earliest European works about the Great Southern Land to the most current publications. The collection includes all formats of material, from books and magazines to pictures, photographs, maps, sheet music, oral history recordings, manuscript papers, ephemera and much, much more.
URL:  http://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/harold-white-fellowships

American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
Richards Fellowship Program
DEADLINE:  May 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
ABSTRACT:  The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies invites applications for support of short-term research or other scholarly projects that will advance the knowledge of Afghanistan. The Institute will be accepting applications for proposed projects that do not involve travel to Afghanistan as well as those which do involve travel to Afghanistan; however, the ability of AIAS to fund projects with travel to Afghanistan will depend on the outcome of pending negotiations with the funding provider.
URL:  http://www.bu.edu/aias/fellowships.html

National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
DEADLINE:  FIRST WEEK IN MAY –DEADLINE NOT YET ANNOUNCED
ELIGIBILITY:  All U.S. citizens, whether they reside inside or outside the United States, 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. Recipients of NEH Fellowships may simultaneously hold fellowships or grants from institutions other than NEH - including sabbaticals and grants from their own institutions - in support of the same project during their award period.
Applicants may receive only one NEH individual award in a federal fiscal year.
ABSTRACT:  The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and USA-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Appropriate disciplines for the research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. The fellowships are designed for researchers with advanced language skills whose research will require use of data, sources, and documents in their original languages or whose research requires interviews on site in direct one-on-one contact. Fellows may undertake their projects in Japan, the United States, or both, and may include work in other countries for comparative purposes.
URL:  http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Faculty Research Visit Grant
DEADLINE:  May 15, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Eligibility is open to scholars at United States or Canadian universities or research institutions who hold the Ph.D. (or equivalent) and have been working in research or teaching full time for at least two years at the time of application and after receipt of the doctorate. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. German nationals must have been affiliated with a United States or Canadian institution in full-time employment for at least six consecutive years. Applicants should possess adequate knowledge of the German language to carry out the proposed research.
ABSTRACT:  DAAD offers grants in all academic disciplines to scholars at U.S. and Canadian institutions of higher education to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes, or laboratories in Germany. Grants are awarded for specific research projects and cannot be used for travel only, attendance at conferences or conventions, editorial meetings, lecture tours, or extended guest professorships.
URL:  http://www.daad.org/?p=researchvisit

Center for Chinese Studies
Research Grant Program
DEADLINE:  May 31, 2012
ELIGIBILITY: This program is designed for foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes.
ABSTRACT: The CCS offers research grants. The content of the research, to be undertaken in Taiwan, should be within the field of Chinese studies.
URL:  http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs2/english/regulation.aspx

United States Indonesia Society
Travel Grants
DEADLINE:  June 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  All U.S. and Indonesian citizens are welcome to apply.
ABSTRACT:  The United States-Indonesia Society awards grants to fund travel to Indonesia or to the United States. These grants are awarded to promote academic and other exchanges between the two countries.  Grants are open to U.S. and Indonesian citizens seeking to travel to Indonesia or the United States to conduct field research or other professional projects, including conferences.
URL:  http://www.usindo.org/usindo-grants/travel-grants

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
International Collaborative Research Grant
DEADLINE:  June 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Proposals must involve collaboration between two or more researchers of different nationalities who are working in different countries. Scholars are eligible without regard to institutional or departmental affiliation.
ABSTRACT: This grant supports international research collaborations between two or more qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring different and complementary perspectives, knowledge, or skills to the project. Supplemental funds are also available to provide essential training for academic research participants in ICRG-funded projects (co-applicants, students, as well as other professional colleagues). By encouraging international collaborations, the grant contributes to the development of an international anthropology that values and incorporates different national perspectives and resources. By providing training funds, the grant helps to build capacity in countries where anthropology may be under-resourced. Priority is given to those projects involving at least one principal investigator who is a citizen of, and is working and residing in, a country where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources to develop the discipline. Other international collaborations will, however, be given serious consideration where they are consistent with at least two of the following aims of the foundation:
- Bring together researchers with different national perspectives that complement each other and enrich the research
- Strengthen anthropology in countries where there are limited resources to support its development
- Combine different areas of expertise and knowledge that will benefit both researchers.
URL:  http://www.wennergren.org/programs/international-collaborative-research-grants

Gerda Henkel Foundation
Mobility for Experienced Researchers in Historical Humanities, Including Islamic Studies
DEADLINE:  June 15, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:  Experienced postdoctoral researchers are eligible.
ABSTRACT:  The Henkel Foundation’s support is given primarily to work in the historical humanities, particularly in the fields of history, archaeology, history of art, historic Islamic studies, legal history, history of science, and the special program, “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements”:
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/content.php?nav_id=195&language=en&nav_id=195. This special initiative, “Mobility for Experienced Researchers in Historical Humanities Including Islamic Studies” (M4HUMAN Program) supports twenty-four-month grants for research stays at a host institution in Germany.  The researcher must be in residence for at least 70% of the grant period. Grants will cover costs such as a living allowance, travel allowances, research costs (including costs such as further training, start-up costs, and an allowance for the host institution).
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4human

Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Japanese Studies Grant Program
DEADLINE:  July 1, 2012 –ANTICIPATED DEADLINE
ELIGIBILITY:  Grants may be made to individual universities or local organizations, but primarily in consideration of their contribution to national resources for understanding of the other country.
CITIZENSHIP:  Japan; United States
ABSTRACT: The commission believes that American public understanding of Japan, and the close friendship between Japan and the United States, require the development and strengthening of the next generation of American area specialists on Japan, trained to a high level of linguistic and disciplinary competence, and adequately represented in both the scholarly and non-academic professions. The commission therefore devotes a large portion of its annual program budget to Japanese studies in American higher education. The commission provides support for scholarly research in Japanese studies through grants to academic associations that can organize peer review panels to review and select individual research project proposals for support with Commission funds. Potential applicants with an individual research project proposal they wish to present to the commission are strongly urged to consult with commission staff before submitting an application. The Commission will give higher priority to collaborative projects with some or all of the following features: an interdisciplinary approach to the research agenda; opportunities for cross-training among research team members in regional/cultural studies on the one hand and disciplinary studies on the other; opportunities for interaction of scholarly research and policy; and a high degree of resource-sharing among a variety of funding organizations.
URL:  http://www.jusfc.gov/grant-programs/

Institute for international Education
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Fulbright Scholar Program
DEADLINE:  August 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY:   Fulbright scholars must be U.S. citizens, hold a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree, have appropriate teaching experience (for awards that include teaching), and foreign language proficiency as specified by the award description.
ABSTRACT:  The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
URL:  http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/