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October 19, 1995
International Opportunities
Directions for application are included in the descriptions.
Additional information about these and other opportunities is
available at the October International Opportunities World Wide Web
home page located at URL http://www.udel.edu/IntlProg/iooct.htm or
from Andrew Hill (Andrew.Hill@mvs.udel.edu), Office of International
Programs and Special Sessions, 4 Kent Way, telephone 831-2852. When
requesting information, include the identification number (10/19-X)
after the title.
NSEP GRADUATE RNHANCEMENT FELLOWSHIPS (10/19-1)-These National
Security Education Program graduate-level fellowships are designed to
provide funding for individuals interested in pursuing graduate study
in an area of the world other than Western Europe, Australia, Canada
or New Zealand. Applicants are encouraged to study a language less
commonly taught in the U.S. Graduate enhancement fellowships provide a
maximum of $10,000 per semester for overseas study. Scholars in
disciplines not usually represented in foreign study (engineering,
mathematics, the sciences, etc.) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Program participants must sign a service agreement. In the past, the
service obligation could be fulfilled by paid or volunteer service in
government or education. Current legislation before Congress may limit
the service obligation to government service only, and potential
applicants are advised to carefully watch this legislation. The
application deadline to International Programs and Special Sessions is
Tuesday, Nov. 28. More information is available on the WWW at URL:
http://www.udel.edu/ IntlProg/nsepio.htm or by contacting Hill.
ROCKEFELLER HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIP, CENTER FOR MEDIA, CULTURE AND
HISTORY (10/19-2)-These residencies bring together persons working
across disciplines to address issues of representation, social change
and the construction of identity embedded in the development of media
worldwide. For the 1996-1997 academic year, the center's theme is
Third World Media, 'Imagined Communities,' and the Public Sphere.
Scholars, media makers and cultural activists are invited to apply for
one- or two-semester residencies to develop projects that consider the
critical role played by cinema, television and video in constructing
and disrupting national identities and in shaping an independent
public sphere of social dissent and commentary around the globe,
especially in Third World communities. Deadline is Jan. 19. For
applications or further information, contact Barbara Abrash or Faye
Ginsburg, Center for Media, Culture and History, New York University,
25 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10003; telephone (212) 998-3759; fax
(212) 995-4014.
INTERNSHIPS AT THE UNITED NATIONS (10/19-3)-An opportunity is
available for two interns at the Quaker United Nations Office/New York
for September 1996 through August 1997. Interns follow disarmament and
peace making, human rights, economic justice, development,
environment, women and children, indigenous people, refugees and
regional issues. In addition, interns research and write articles and
brief papers; arrange and attend UN meetings and briefings; and assist
with office administration. Candidates must have a college degree or
equivalent experience, be in their 20s, interested in international
affairs and possess writing and computer skills. A stipend and medical
coverage are included. Deadline is March 15. More information is
available on the WWW at URL: http://www.udel.edu/IntlProg/ iooct.htm
or by contacting: Quaker UN Office, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
VOLUNTEERS IN OVERSEAS COOPERATIVE ASSISTANCE (VOCA) (10/19-
4)-Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) is seeking
volunteers for international projects. The private, non-profit
organization was founded in 1970 as the international voluntary arm of
the U.S. cooperative community. It is currently seeking volunteers
with skills and expertise in the following fields: business,
cooperative development, management, livestock management, farm
management, commodity processing, agricultural credit, finance, plant
production and protection, food processing, agricultural extension,
financial management, marketing, distribution, sustainable
agriculture, conservation, forestry, natural resource management,
vegetable and fruit production, etc. All project related costs,
including passport, vaccinations, airfare, housing, food and
informational materials, are covered by VOCA. An assignment is for two
to 12 months, with the average assignment four months. For more
information, contact: Sam Driggers, 1008 S St., Suite B, Sacramento,
CA 95814; telephone (800) 556-1620, (916) 556-1620; fax (916) 556-
1630; e-mail VOCA-CALIFORNIA@voca.org
CHATEAUBRIAND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (10/19-5)-The French government is
currently offering the Chateaubriand Scholarship Program for
humanities research, open to Ph.D. candidates for research in France
on topics in French studies in the fields of literature, the arts,
history and the social sciences. Doctoral research must be completed
in association with a French research institution. Each scholarship
includes a monthly stipend of 9000FF for a period of nine months,
health insurance, and roundtrip airfare to France. Deadline is Feb. 1.
For further information or an application, write to: French Cultural
Services, 972 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10021.
FELLOWSHIPS FOR DISSERTATION WRITE-UP ON JAPAN-RELATED TOPICS(10/19-
6)- Fellowships are offered through the Social Science Research
Council to support advanced graduate students during the writing of
their dissertations in the United States. Applications will be
accepted from graduate students working toward the Ph.D. degree who
have completed research on a Japan-related topic and who are now
writing their dissertations, as well as from students who will have
begun their dissertations by the time they propose to begin the
fellowship. Support is available for up to nine months. Full-time
students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in doctoral
programs in the U.S. are eligible. Deadline is Nov. 15. For more
information, contact: Social Science Research Council, 605 Third Ave.,
New York, NY 10158; telephone (212) 661-0280.
MACARTHUR FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN A CHANGING
WORLD (10/19-7)-These fellowships, offered by the Social Science
Research Council with support from the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation, are intended to support innovative and
interdisciplinary research on the implications for peace and security
issues of worldwide cultural, social, economic, military and political
changes. These are unusual fellowships at both the dissertation and
postdoctoral levels. They require fellows to undertake training that
adds a new competence to the disciplinary skills they already have.
The fellowships will not support a research program for which the
applicant is already well prepared by prior experience and training.
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS pay a stipend sufficient to permit
successful completion of the proposed research. After the award
of the fellowship, the Social Science Research Council will
negotiate the stipend, which will rarely exceed $17,500 per year.
There are no citizenship, residency or nationality requirements.
These fellowships are open to researchers who are finishing
course work, examinations or similar requirements for the Ph.D.
degree or its equivalent. Applicants must complete all
requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation by
the spring of 1996. Deadline is Dec. 1.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS pay a stipend sufficient to permit
successful completion of the proposed research. After the award
of the fellowship, the Social Science Research Council will
negotiate the stipend, and it will rarely exceed $37,000 per
year. There are no citizenship, residency or nationality
requirements. In most cases, successful applicants will hold the
Ph.D. degree or its equivalent. However, possession of that
degree is not a requirement for lawyers, public servants,
journalists, or others who can demonstrate comparable research
experience and an ability to contribute to the research
literature. This competition is designed for researchers in the
first 10 years of their postdoctoral careers; senior researchers
are discouraged from applying. Applicants for the postdoctoral
fellowship must have satisfied all requirements for the Ph.D.
degree, including formal submission of the dissertation, by Sept.
15, 1996. Deadline for application is Dec. 1.
More information is available on the WWW at URL:
http://www.udel. edu/IntlProg/iooct.htm or by contacting: Social
Science Research Council, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158,
telephone (212) 661-0280.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPAN (10/19-8)-The National
Science Foundation offers opportunities for research in Japanese
universities, national research institutes and corporate research
facilities. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
These fellowship programs are conducted in cooperation with the Center
for Global Partnership and other Japanese organizations. Awards are
available for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and senior
investigators for three-24 month research visits in Japan for
(deadlines are indicated in parentheses):
* Long-and medium-term research (Nov. 1, April 1);
* Short-term visits for cooperative research (May 15);
* Dissertation enhancement (Nov. 1, April 1);
* Summer programs for graduate students in science and engineering
(Dec. 1); and
* Awards are also available for bilateral seminars in Japan or the
United States (May 15).
To apply for these programs, you may request the program announcement
"International Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers" NSF 95-88.
This publication is available through STIS (Science and Technology
Information System), NSF's online publishing system, described in NSF
94-10, "STIS Users Guide." To receive a paper copy of the guide, call
the NSF Publications Section at (703) 306-1130. For an electronic
copy, send an e-mail message to stisserve@nsf.gov. Your message should
read: get NSF9410.txt.
NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES,
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION (10/19-9)-The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation provides funds for fellowships that enable individual
scholars to spend from four to nine months in residence at the
National Foreign Language Center to pursue research on issues related
to foreign language learning and language policy. The Institute of
Advanced Studies (IAS) is soliciting proposals for faculty and student
fellowships to be awarded for the 1996-97 academic year, and for
collaborative fellowships to be awarded for the summer of 1997.
Researchers not affiliated with academic institutions are also invited
to participate. For more information, contact Katie Gruber, National
Foreign Language Center, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 667-8100; fax (202) 667-6907; e-
mail mcgruber@mail.jhuwash.jhu.edu.