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September 1, 1994
International Opportunities
- Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace (9/1-1)-The U.S.
Institute of Peace invites applications for resident fellowships
for up to one year. Fellowships, open to citizens of all nations,
are awarded annually to scholars, practitioners and journalists to
conduct research at the institute on international peace and
conflict resolution. Deadline Oct. 17. For information and/or
applications contact: JR Program, 1550 M St., N.W., Suite 700CHE,
Washington, D.C. 20005, telephone (202) 429-3886, fax (202) 429-
6063.
- Russian Awards Program (9/1-2)- The National Association of Foreign
Student Advisers (NAFSA) will administer a second competition for
the Russian Awards Program that will provide supplementary grants
of up to $10,000 to U.S. institutions on behalf of qualified
students from Russia. Institutions are invited to apply on behalf
of eligible students. Undergraduate juniors and seniors and
graduate students beginning study at an accredited U.S. college or
university in spring '95 are eligible. Eligible fields of study are
public administration, public policy, political science, urban
planning, economics, business, marketing, law, education,
journalism, social sciences, humanities, library science, English
teaching and computer science.
Consideration of applications will be based on institutional
cost-sharing and administrative support; academic qualifications
and appropriateness of candidate; demonstrated student financial
need; and existence of well-developed support services for
international students on campus. Deadline Oct. 15.
For an application, contact Aimee Ansari or Chris Powers, NAFSA:
Association of International Educators, 1875 Connecticut Ave.,
N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20009-5128; telephone (202) 939-
3111, fax (202) 667-3419.
- Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships-The SSRC is an
autonomous, non-governmental, non-profit, international association
devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the
social sciences. The council is an international enterprise in
which a rotating group of 300 social scientists work together on 25-
30 council committees, giving continued and cumulative attention to
topics at the frontiers of research, training, field development
and public policy in both the U.S. and other regions of the world.
In selecting problems for attention, the council gives priority to
those that seem likely to gain from the contributions of several
disciplines, show promise of responding to collaborative effort and
discussion and that might profit from transnational and/or
comparative approaches. The council's committees sponsor
competitive predoctoral fellowship and advanced research grant
programs. Selection procedures vary from committee, but the
determination of fellowships and grants is made by scholars from a
variety of disciplines. Following is a list of international
fellowships and grants offered in 1994-95 by the SSRC.
For further information and/or application materials on programs
other than Eastern Europe and China, contact the corresponding
program(s) by using the following address: Fellowships, name of the
program, Social Science Research Council, 605 Third Ave., New York,
N.Y. 10158; telephone (212) 661-0280.
Requests for Eastern Europe and China should be addressed to:
Office of Fellowships and Grants, American Council of Learned
Societies, 228 East 45th St., New York, N.Y. 10017.
- Programs on Sub-Saharan Africa (9/1-3)-Advanced Research Grants of
up to $15,000 for field research and comparative, theoretical
research that proposes more than the analysis of previously
gathered materials. U.S. citizens who hold the doctorate or
equivalent degree in literature, philosophy, religion and art
history may apply. Applicants must try to arrange affiliation to an
African university or research institute if travel to Africa is
planned. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Programs on China (9/1-4)- Programs on China are administered by
the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and offered
subject to availability of funding for research undertaken outside
the People's Republic of China (PRC), although short visits to the
PRC may be proposed as part of a program undertaken elsewhere.
Scholars desiring work in the PRC should contact the Committee on
Scholarly Communication with China, Suite 2013, 1055 Thomas
Jefferson St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007.
- ACLS/Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Fellowships For Dissertation
Research Abroad are offered for doctoral degree candidates to
undertake a period of dissertation research outside the U.S. in
any country except the People's Republic of China. Dissertation
must be related to China, but comparative in nature and the
research may be in any discipline of the social sciences.
Fellowships with basic stipends of $15,000 are offered to
regular Ph.D. candidates enrolled in U.S. institutions.
Deadline Dec. 1.
- ACLS/Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Fellowships For Postdoctoral
Research up to $25,000 are offered to U.S. citizens and foreign
nationals who have resided in the U.S. for a minimum of two
consecutive years who hold the Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
Available for original research on Chinese culture or society,
including research designed to synthesize or reinterpret the
applicant's past research in order to produce an original
overview of scholarship on any topic or problem of importance
in the study of China. Support not given for translation
projects unless such work is part of a broader interpretive
study. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Programs on Eastern Europe (9/1-5)- Administered by the American
Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), these programs will be offered
subject to availability of funding and are intended to support
research undertaken outside Eastern Europe. Scholars desiring to
work in Eastern Europe should write to the International Research &
Exchanges Board (IREX), 1616 H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
Fellowships offered for research and training in the social
sciences relating to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the
eastern part of Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the
former Yugoslavia. Proposals regarding Germany should focus on the
culture and society of the Communist period. Proposals dealing with
Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the former Yugoslavia are
particularly encouraged.
- Fellowships For Advanced Graduate Training provide up to
$15,000 plus expenses for American graduate students who need
an academic year of extra training before beginning the Ph.D.
dissertation. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Dissertation Fellowships up to $15,000 plus expenses are
available for American doctoral candidates for an academic year
of dissertation research or writing to be undertaken at any
university or institution outside Eastern Europe. Deadline Dec.
1.
- Fellowships For Postdoctoral Research up to $30,000 are
available for American scholars with Ph.D. or equivalent for
six to 12 consecutive months of full-time research or writing.
Fellowships are for salary replacement to provide free time for
research but may be used to supplement sabbatical salaries.
Deadline Dec. 1.
- Programs on Japan (9/1-6)-Advanced Research Grants for American
scholars with Ph.D. or equivalent for two to 12 months of
individual postdoctoral research in Japan, the U.S. and/or other
countries. Program encourages traditional area studies-oriented
research in the social sciences, as well as projects which are
comparative and contemporary in nature, and have long-term applied
policy implications. Special attention given to students of Japan
who are interested in broadening their skills and expertise through
additional training and to non-students of Japan who use Japan as a
case study or those who draw Japan into wider global debates.
Deadline Dec. 1.
Programs on Korea (9/1-7)-Advanced Research Grants for American
scholars who hold the Ph.D. or equivalent degree for two to 12
months of individual postdoctoral research that may be carried out
in Korea, the U.S. and/or other countries. Applications accepted
from scholars whose competence in the field of Korean studies has
been demonstrated and whose proposed research promises to
contribute to the further development of scholarship on Korea.
Researchers in underrepresented disciplines such as literature,
philosophy, religion, art history and performance studies
encouraged to apply. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Programs on Latin America and the Caribbean (9/1-8)-Advanced
Research Grants for American scholars in the social sciences and
humanities who hold the Ph.D. or equivalent for research on all
aspects of the societies and cultures of Latin America or the
Caribbean. Support available for periods of two to 12 months in
which grantees devote all or most of their time to research. Grants
vary in amount according to project requirements with a maximum
award of $15,000. Deadline Dec. 1.
- Programs on the Near and Middle East (9/1-9)-Research on the Near
and Middle East, which includes North Africa, the Middle East,
Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, must be concerned with the period
since the beginning of Islam. American Overseas Research Centers
are located in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia,
Turkey and Yemen. Following awards subject to the availability.
- Postdoctoral Fellowships For Underrepresented Disciplines In
Middle East Studies for American scholars with Ph.D. in
economics, sociology, psychology, linguistics, demography,
geography, philosophy or fine arts. Fellowships allow advanced
research requiring field work for periods of two months to one
year to promote the integration of area expertise into
disciplines currently underrepresented in Middle East studies.
Scholars may propose single country or comparative research
projects; request support for language training; develop
collaborative research with local colleagues in government,
academia and research centers; and/or propose to acquire
familiarity with the problems of their disciplines as they
apply to the Middle East. Fellows will be expected to affiliate
with an American overseas research center. Scholars who are
less than 10 years past the PhD are encouraged to apply.
Deadline Dec. 1.
- Advanced Research Grants for American scholars in social
sciences engaged in advanced research requiring field work in
the Middle East. Applicants should be scholars with
demonstrated competence for research on the area and who intend
to make continuing contributions to the field. Preference will
be given to individuals without access to other major research
support and to projects which are in the early stages of
preparation and which require substantial field research.
Deadline Dec. 1.
- Mid-Career Skills Enrichment Program For Tenured Faculty
fellowships for periods of two months to one year to American
associate and full professors for research in a Middle Eastern
country where they have not previously studied, and/or for
training in a new field, discipline, or method, to enhance
their ability to conduct research in geographic areas with
which they are already familiar. Deadline Dec. 1.