Archive for the 'November 2013' Category

SSRC/Mellon Mays Predoctoral and Graduate Studies Enhancement Grants

Deadline: Applications accepted as of May 1 2013 until November 1, 2013 Length: Unstated Comments: For various short-term “needs in the doctoral process” to be used in Years 2 through 5 for a total of $5,000; must be in doctoral program URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/mellon-mays-predoctoral-research-grants/

Medieval Academy of America Birgit Baldwin Fellowship

Deadline: The current deadline for the receipt of all materials for the 2014 competition is 15 November 2013. (The fellowship competition is held every two years beginning 2004). Length: 1 year Comments: For work on “any subject in French medieval history that can be realized only by sustained research in the archives and libraries of France”; [...]

Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship at Hebrew University

Deadline: November 30 Length: one year with possibility of a second Comments: Must find a sponsor in the appropriate academic unit to support research; ”the starting date of the visit should not be later than three years after receipt of the Doctoral Degree” URL: http://ldft.huji.ac.il/upload/info/infoTechc.html

Valparaiso University Lilly Postdoctoral Fellowships

Deadline: November 15, 2013 for 2014-2016 fellowships Length: 2 years Comments: For “persons interested in the relationship between Christianity and the academic vocation and in considering a career at a church-related college or university”; “[f]ellows will be recruited from the following disciplines: art and art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages and literatures; music and music [...]

Huntington Library Fellowship

November 15, 2013 Length: 1 to 5 months Comments: For research in topics appropriate to the Huntington collections; must be at the dissertation stage or have received PhD URL: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=566#short

Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Mellon Postdoc

Deadline: November 1 Length: 1 year Comments: For work in any area of early American studies; all nationalities eligible; must have met all requirements for the doctorate at least twelve months prior to commencing the fellowship; “candidate’s dissertation or other manuscript should have significant potential as a distinguished, book-length contribution to scholarship; “applicants may not [...]

School of American Research Weatherhead and Lamon Fellowships

Deadline: November 1 Length: 9 months Comments: For PhD candidates or scholars with PhD working in the humanities or social sciences; Lamon Fellowship is for Native American applicants; pre-doctoral candidates must be nominated by their department URL: http://sarweb.org/index.php?resident_scholars

American Research Institute in Turkey Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Deadline: November 1 Length: Up to 1 year Comments: For work on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey; student applicants must be ABD by June 2014 URL: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/FellowshipPrograms.html

Wenner Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Deadline: November 1, May 1 Length: No limit Comments: For fieldwork in any subfield of anthropology; must be ABD; must apply with a supervising faculty member URL: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/dissertation-fieldwork-grants 2007-08 Wenner Gren Recipient: James Sykes, Music

American Academy in Rome Prize — Predoctoral

Deadline: November 1, 2012 (November 15 with additional fee); the application for the 2014 Rome Prize will be available in early-September 2013 Length: 6 or 11 months Comments: Must be US citizen; for work in Visual Arts, Musical Composition, Ancient Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Modern Italian Studies URL: http://www.aarome.org/apply/rome-prize/procedure-requirements