Archive for the 'January 2012' Category

Princeton Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Hellenic Studies

Deadline: January 16 Length: 1 year Comments: For “scholars in Hellenic Studies, with a special emphasis on Modern Greek Studies, Byzantine Studies, or Late Antique Studies, including their relation to the Classical tradition”; “candidates must have completed all the requirements for the doctoral degree by March 1, 2012 (including the defense, viva voce, or final [...]

UT-Austin Institute for Historical Studies Junior Fellowship

Deadline: January 15 Length: 1 year Comments: Theme for 2010-12 is “Rethinking Diplomacy”; “Junior fellows must have Ph.D.s in hand no later than December 31 of the year preceding the year of the fellowship”; fellowships are “not restricted to historians, but projects must have significant historical content” URL: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/fellowships/resident-fellows.php

Harvard University An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: January 6 Length: 1 year Comments: “to support research in Chinese Studies”; must have PhD by June 1, 2012, and have received PhD within the past five years URL: http://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/pages/fellowships-grants

Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowships

Deadline: January 17 Length: At least 90 days; need not be continuous Comments: For “research in two or more countries outside the United States, one of which must host a participating American overseas research center”; must be ABD or hold PhD at time of application; must be U.S. citizen URL: http://www.caorc.org/programs/multi.htm

Medieval Academy of America John Leyerle-CARA Prize for Dissertation Research

Deadline: January 31 Length: Depends on project Comments: For research in Toronto collections; must be a member of the Medieval Academy of America URL: http://www.medievalacademy.org/grants/gradstudent_grants_leyerle.htm

Roman Society Hugh Last and Donald Atkinson Funds

Deadline: January 15 Length: Unstated Comments: For “financial assistance towards the undertaking, completion or publication of work that relates to any of the general scholarly purposes of the Roman Society, i.e. to promote the study of the history, archaeology, literature and art of Italy and the Roman Empire, from the earliest times down to about [...]

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship (multiple fields)

Deadline: January 15 (application available in September) Length: 10 weeks (non-ABD grad students) or 3-12 months (ABD or postdoc) Comments: For “research at the Smithsonian in one of its areas of research”; open to graduate students not yet ABD, ABD graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars; postdoctoral applicants must have received the Ph.D. after January 15, [...]

Smithsonian Institution Terra Foundation Fellowships (multiple)

Deadline: January 15 Length: 3-12 months Comments: For “research on topics in American art and visual culture”; for postdoctoral scholars and predoctoral students who are ABD and “engaged in dissertation research” URL: http://americanart.si.edu/research/opportunity/fellows/terra/

Wellesley College Mary McEwen Schimke Scholarship

Deadline: January 9 Length: n/a (up to $1500) Comments: Scholarship is intended to “provide relief from household and child care expenses while pursuing graduate study”; candidates must be women “over 30 years of age, currently engaged in graduate study in literature and/or history”; preference given to American studies URL: http://www.wellesley.edu./CWS/students/wellfs.html

Calvin College Meeter Center for Calvin Studies Research Fellowship

Deadline: January 1 Length: At least 4 weeks Comments: For research related to John Calvin or Calvin Studies URL: http://www.calvin.edu/meeter/scholarships/student.htm