Archive for the 'October 2009' Category

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: October 6
Length: 12-24 months
Comments: Must “be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada;have earned a first doctorate from a recognized university no earlier than October 2, 2006 (date all degree requirements were completed, not the date of graduation) or have completed a first doctorate no earlier than October 2, 2003, but have had their [...]

Dartmouth Leslie Center Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: October 15
Length: 2 years
Comments: This year the program is “NOT . . . accepting applications in, at least, the following areas/disciplines: Anthropology, Art History, Film & Media Studies, and Music”; must have completed a Ph.D. no earlier than January 1, 2008 and no later than June 30, 2010
URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lhc/fellowships/mellonfellowships.html

Fulbright Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (DDRA)

Deadline: Early October (Internal)
Length: 6-12 months
Comments: For “full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies”; “applications that propose projects focused on Western Europe are not eligible”; applications must be made through University Graduate Affairs; must be US citizen or permanent resident
URL: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html

MFJC International Fellowship In Jewish Studies

Deadline: October 31
Length: 1 year
Comments: “To assist well-qualified individuals in carrying out an
independent scholarly, literary or art project, in a field of Jewish specialization, which makes a significant contribution to the understanding, preservation, enhancement or transmission of Jewish culture”
URL: http://www.mfjc.org/support/Brochures/js_fellowships.pdf

National University of Singapore Manasseh Meyer Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: August 15, October 31
Length: 3 months
Comments: Eligible fields: Chinese Studies, English, History, Japanese Studies, Malay Studies, Philosophy, Communications and New Media, Southeast Asian Studies
URL: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/research/vss.html

Duke University Thompson Writing Program Lecturing Fellowships

Deadline: October 31
Length: 3 years, renewable for 2 more
Comments: 5 writing courses per year with opportunity for professional development
URL: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000606475-01 (Ad in Chronicle of Higher Education)

Harvard Divinity School Women’s Studies in Religion Research Associateship

Deadline: October 15
Length: 1 year
Comments: For “significant women’s studies research projects on topics related to the history and function of gender in religious traditions, the institutionalization of gender roles in religious communities, and the interaction between religion and the personal, social, and cultural situations of women. Appropriate topics include feminist theology, biblical studies, ethics, women’s [...]

Penn Humanities Forum Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: October 15
Length: 1 year
Comments: Theme is “Virtuality”; fellowship candidates must have received or will receive their Ph.D. between December 2001 and December 2009
URL: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/mellon_description.shtml

Georges Lurcy Fellowship Program for Study in France

Deadline: October 1 internal deadline in 2008; contact Brooke Noonan in Graduate Affairs (brookec@uchicago.edu) well in advance
Length: 1 year
Comments: For advanced study and research in France; must be nominated by University committee; must be US citizen
URL: http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/programs/Lurcy%20info%20sheet.pdf

University of Arizona Ansel Adams Research Fellowship

Deadline: October 31
Length: 2-4 weeks
Comments: For research on photography, photographic history, and photographic theory
URL: http://www.creativephotography.org/education/internships.php#adamsResearch