Archive for the 'Dissertation Research' Category

Leo Baeck Institute David Baumgardt Memorial Fellowship

Deadline: November 14, 2012 Length: varies Comments: For research on “writings of Professor David Baumgardt or his scholarly interests, including Ethics, Wissenschaft des Judentums and the Modern Intellectual History of German-speaking Jewry”; must be PhD candidate or holder of PhD URL: http://www.lbi.org/about/fellowships/david-baumgardt-memorial-fellowship/

Saul Kagan Doctoral Fellowship for Advanced Shoah Studies

Deadline: January 11, 2013 Length: 1 year, may be renewed for 1 more year Comments: “Ph.D. Candidates pursuing advanced study of the fate of Jews who were systematically targeted for destruction or persecution by the Nazis and their allies between 1933 and 1945…studies can include the immediate historical context in which the Shoah took place; [...]

American Institute for Maghrib Studies Research Grants (multiple)

Deadline: January 31, 2013 Length: Varies Comments: “The program offers grants to US scholars interested in conducting research on North Africa in any Maghrib country, specifically Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, or Mauritania”; “graduate students currently enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program, independent scholars, and faculty in all disciplines are eligible to apply”; “all applicants [...]

AIYS Fellowships for Study and Research in Yemen

Deadline: January 15, 2013 Length: not specified Comments: “Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who are enrolled as full-time graduate students in recognized degree programs or who are post-graduate professionals” URL: http://www.aiys.org/fellowships.html

Roosevelt Institute Grant-in-Aid

Deadline: November 15 Length: Short-term Comments: Grants “support … research on the “Roosevelt years” or clearly related subjects”; program is “particularly designed to encourage younger scholars to expand our knowledge and understanding of the Roosevelt period” URL: http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/projects/research-support

United States-Indonesia Society Travel Grants

Deadline: March 1, June 1, September 1, December 1 Length: Short-term Comments: Grants are “open to any person seeking to travel to Indonesia to conduct field research or other professional projects, including conferences”; must be citizen of U.S. or Indonesia URL: http://www.usindso.org/grants-fellowships/travel-grant

UNC Greensboro Special Collections Research Grants

Deadline: April 16, 2012 Length: Short-term Comments: “Collections include rare books, manuscripts, women’s literature, cello music, University archives, and Betty Carter Women Veterans Historical Project”; “open to graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars” URL: http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/services/researchtravel.aspx

NYU Center for the United States and the Cold War Dissertation, Postdoctoral, and Travel Fellowships

Deadline: February 15, 2013 Length: 1 semester to 1 year for dissertation and postdoctoral fellows, per month for travel grants Comments: For “research on the Cold War at home and the ways in which this ideological and geopolitical conflict with the Soviet Union affected American politics, culture, and society”; dissertation fellows must be ABD; postdoctoral [...]

Deutsches Museum Residential Scholar Program

Deadline: October 12, 2012 Length: 6 or 12 months Comments: For scholars at all levels (including predoctoral) working on the history of science and technology URL: http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/research/scholar-in-residence/

Kennan Institute Summer Research Grants

Deadline: December 17, 2012 Length: 2 months Comments: To support “research in the social sciences or humanities focusing on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area”; must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident URL: [...]