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Funding Opportunity: General Research Grants (Gerda Henkel Foundation)

Deadline for Applications: June 14, 2017

Title: General Research Grants
Sponsor: Gerda Henkel Foundation
Amount: EUR 2,000/mo. or EUR 2,700/mo.

Description: Support is primarily provided for the historical humanities, in particular to support research projects in the fields of Archaeology, Art History, Historical Islamic Studies, History of Law, History of Science, Prehistory, and Early History. Applications for research scholarships can be made directly by Postdocs or scholars with Post Doctoral Lecture Qualification. A research scholarship is usually applied for by one scholar who will work on a specific project on his or her own. The simultaneous receipt of salary or retirement pension and a research scholarship is not possible. The period of support for Foundation stipend holders working on Ph.D. or research projects can be extended by up to 12 months if the holder becomes a parent during the period covered by the stipend and has an entitlement to maternity or parental leave. Individual arrangements must be discussed with the Foundation’s administrative office.

How to Apply: Apply directly to the sponsor by June 14. See the grant announcement for a complete list of materials to be submitted with the application.

More Info: http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/application_research-scholarships

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Funding Opportunity: Billington Fellowship (The Kennan Institute)

Deadline for Applications: May 15, 2017

Title: Kennan Institute’s Billington Fellowship
Sponsor: The Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center
Amount: $3,500 stipend/mo. for 9 months

Description: The Kennan Institute seeks applications from scholars who have received their Ph.D. within the past 10 years for the newly established Billington Fellowship to conduct research on Russian history and culture. The Billington Fellowship was established in 2016 in tribute to the co-founder of the Kennan Institute, Director Emeritus of the Wilson Center, and Librarian Emeritus of Congress, James H. Billington. The Billington Fellow will be based at the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. for a nine-month term (one academic year). Fellows will receive access to the Library of Congress, National Archives, and policy research centers in Washington, D.C., as well as the opportunity to meet with key experts and officials at the State Department, USAID, Department of Defense, and Congress. There is no citizenship restriction on this grant.

How to Apply: Apply directly to the sponsor by May 15. See the grant announcement for a complete list of materials to be submitted with the application.

More Info: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/billington-fellowship

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Funding Opportunity: Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Award (CCWH)

Deadline for Application: May 15, 2017

Title: CCWH/Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Award
Sponsor: Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH)
Amount: $1,000

Description: The CCWH Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Fellowship is an annual award of $1000 given to a graduate student working on a historical dissertation that interrogates race and gender, not necessarily in a history department. The award is intended to support either a crucial stage of research or the final year of writing. The applicant must be a CCWH member; must be a graduate student in any department of a U.S. institution; must have passed to A.B.D. status by the time of application; may hold this award and others simultaneously; and need not attend the award ceremony to receive the award.

How to Apply: Apply directly to the sponsor by May 15. See the grant announcement for a complete list of materials to be submitted with the application. 

More Info: http://theccwh.org/ccwh-awards/wells-graduate-student-fellowship/

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Funding Opportunity: Creative Nonfiction Grants (Whiting Foundation)

Deadline for Applications: May 01, 2017

Title: Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants
Sponsor: Whiting Foundation
Amount: $40,000

Description: The Whiting Awards foster original, ambitious projects that bring writing to the highest possible standard. This grant is intended to support multiyear book projects requiring large amounts of deep and focused research, thinking, and writing at a crucial point mid-process, after significant work has been accomplished but where an extra infusion of support can make a difference in the ultimate shape and quality of the work.

How to Apply: Apply directly to the sponsor by May 1. See the grant announcement for a complete list of materials to be submitted with the application. 

More Info: http://www.whiting.org/awards/content/whiting-creative-nonfiction-grant

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Funding Opportunity: U.S. – Russia Peer-to-Peer Program (U.S. Dept. of State)

Deadline for Applications: June 1, 2017 (18:00 Moscow time)

The 2017 competition for the U.S.-Russia Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program is now open.   The application deadline is 18:00 Moscow time (11:00 EDT), Thursday, June 1, 2017.

The U.S. Department of State announces the next round of competition for the U.S.-Russia Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program, which provides grants of up to $100,000 to support unique projects centered on Russian-American, peer-to-peer collaboration, including an exchange of best practices on a topic of mutual interest.  The purpose of the program is to foster greater contacts between Americans and Russians.

In the proposal, applicant organizations must clearly demonstrate collaboration with a peer organization in the other country.  Projects must be non-political in nature and focus on Russian-American peer-to-peer dialogue or people-to-people engagement on themes of mutual interest.  Applicants are encouraged to incorporate innovative methodologies to accomplish program goals and foster interaction among peers.  Successful projects will result in a product or outcome which enhances interaction and understanding between our two societies.

For full program guidelines and application procedures, please see the additional resources box on the right.  You may also download all application information and materials from www.grants.gov under Opportunity number “DOSRUS-17-CA-002.”
Please email US-RussiaP2P@state.gov with any questions.
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Funding Opportunity: Archaeology and Archaeometry – Senior Research (NSF)

Deadline for Applications: June 22, 2017

Title: Archaeology and Archaeometry – Senior Research (PD 98-1391)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: Unspecified

Description: The goal of the Archaeology Program is to fund research which furthers anthropologically relevant archaeological knowledge. In accordance with the National Science Foundation’s mission such research has the potential to provide fundamental scientific insight. While within the broad range of “archaeology” the focus is on projects judged to be significant from an anthropological perspective, the Program sets no priorities based on time period, geographic region or specific research topic.

How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist Brook Davis (davis@austin.utexas.edu) in Liberal Arts Grants Services and return the Proposal Review Form by June 10.

More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11690

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Funding Opportunity: Archaeology and Archaeometry – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (NSF)

Deadline for Applications: Ongoing

Title: Archaeology and Archaeometry – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (DDRI) (NSF 15-554)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $20,000

Description: The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research. This means that the value of the proposed research can be justified within an anthropological context. The program sets no priorities by either geographic region or time period. It also has no priorities in regard to theoretical orientation or question and it is the responsibility of the applicant to explain convincingly why these are significant and have the potential to contribute to anthropological knowledge. 

How to Apply: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Vanessa Lopez (volopez@austin.utexas.edu) in Liberal Arts Grants Services and return theProposal Review Form at least three weeks prior to when you plan to submit.

More Info: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15554/nsf15554.pdf

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Funding Opportunity: Ted Strauss Civic Internship Awards (Strauss Institute)

Deadline for Applications: May 02, 2017

Applications for the Ted Strauss Civic Internship Awards from UT-Austin undergraduate students are now being accepted!

Multiple $2,000 stipends are available to supplement summer internships in the fields of policy, public service, journalism, political communication, government, or politics.

Previous award winners have worked for CNN, the U.S. Department of Education, the United States Senate, Defenders of Wildlife, the Muscular Dystrophy Association among other organizations and governmental agencies.

Application deadline is Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

Learn more about the opportunity and how to apply.

Questions? Contact Chuck Courtney or call 512-471-1959.

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Funding Opportunity: Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs (Mellon/ACLS)

Deadline for Applications: March 22, 2017

Fellowship Details

  • Stipend: $67,500 per year, with health insurance coverage for the fellow, and up to $3,000 in professional development funds over the course of the fellowship
  • Tenure: Two years; start date on August 1 or September 1, 2017, depending on the fellowship position
  • Applications will be accepted only through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (ofa.acls.org). Please do not contact any of the organizations directly.
  • Application deadline: March 22, 2017, 8 pm EDT
  • Notification of application status will occur by email starting late-May 2017.

ACLS invites applications for the seventh competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year, the program will place up to 22 recent PhDs from the humanities and humanistic social sciences in two-year term staff positions at partnering organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. Fellows will participate in the substantive work of these organizations and receive professional mentoring. Fellows receive a stipend of $67,500 per year, with individual health insurance and up to $3,000 to be used toward professional development activities over the course of the fellowship term.

This initiative, made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aims to expand the role of doctoral education in the United States by demonstrating that the capacities developed in the advanced study of the humanities have wide application, both within and beyond the academy. The Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program allows PhDs to gain valuable, career-building experience in fields such as public policy, development, conservation, arts and culture, and digital media.

ACLS seeks applications from recent PhDs who aspire to careers in administration, management, and public service by choice rather than circumstance. Competitive applicants will have been successful in both academic and extra-academic experiences.

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Funding Opportunity: Individual Fellowships (NIAS)

Deadline for Applications: April 15, 2017

NIAS Individual Fellowships

NIAS Individual Fellowships are awarded to senior scholars to carry out advanced research in the humanities and the social sciences. Fellows have at least three years of post-PhD degree academic experience and have already made a considerable contribution to their field.

About NIAS Individual Fellowships

NIAS Fellowships are funded directly by NIAS through the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
Fellowships are by application only and suit scholars from the Netherlands or scholars from abroad who wish to work on an individual project for one semester (September – January or February – June) or two semesters (September – June) at the Institute.

  • A NIAS fellowship awarded to a scholar from abroad includes subsidised accommodation (see also “What NIAS Offers“), lunches, a personal study, research facilities, one international return ticket.
  • NIAS fellowships for scholars from the Netherlands include fixed commuting allowance (see also “What NIAS Offers“), lunches, a personal study and research facilities (in special circumstances subsidized studio accommodation may be requested).
  • A NIAS Fellow affiliated with a Dutch university is entitled to a replacement subsidy for teaching duties.
  • A NIAS Fellow from outside the Netherlands can in some cases be entitled to a stipend.

For more information on stipends and replacement subsidies and an overview of all the facilities offered to a NIAS Fellow see “What NIAS Offers“.

Please take into account that Fellows are expected to participate actively in academic and social events, and be present at the institute on a daily basis.

NIAS does not provide fellowships for training programmes or educational purposes. Nor does it offer courses, or financial support to conduct research elsewhere. Continue reading “Funding Opportunity: Individual Fellowships (NIAS)”

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