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University of Chicago Provost’s Career Enhancement Postdoc

Deadline: November 1
Length: 2 years
Comments: “Candidates must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or foreign equivalent) before the scholarship start date, and must have received their doctoral degree no earlier than November 1, 2006″; “Successful candidates will be selected on the basis of academic achievement; scholarly promise; a demonstrable commitment [...]

Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture Graduate Research and Travel Grants

Deadline: April 15
Length: Short-term
Comments: “Activities that will be considered for funding include, but are not limited to, travel-related expenses (transportation and lodging) associated with field or primary archival research, transcription costs, duplication services, or the acquisition of data sets for quantitative analysis. Preference will be given to dissertation-related research, however,other projects will also be considered.”
URL: [...]

The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley (Postdoctoral) Research Fellowship

Deadline: November 14
Length: Up to 3 years
Comments: Open to “Anyone receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Division of the Humanities,
Division of the Social Sciences or the Divinity School from Autumn 2006 through Autumn 2008″
Attachment: Donnelley (Postdoctoral) Research Fellowship

Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: April 20
Length: 3 quarters
Comment: For work on a dissertation with a “central focus [on] issues related to race or racialized groups”; must be formally admitted to candidacy at time of application; must be in residence during fellowship period and contribute to the intellectual life of the CSRPC; may not engage in “remunerative activity”; [...]

Divisional Mellon/Whiting/Harper/Franke Dissertation Write-Up Fellowship

Deadline: Typically late Winter or early Spring Quarter (check with your department about its deadline)
Length: 1 year (3-4 quarters)
Comments: For final write-up year; must be admitted to candidacy by nomination deadline; Mellon may not be held beyond 6th year (5th year for some students who came in with MAs); Whiting, Harper, and Franke may not [...]

Latin American Studies Field Research Grant

Deadline: February 27 in 2009; 2010-11 competition not yet announced
Length: Short-term
Comment: For preliminary research in Spanish and Portuguese regions of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula
URL: http://clas.uchicago.edu/grants/tinker.shtml

France Chicago Center Sciences Po Exchange Fellowships

Deadline: April 16 in 2009; 2010-11 competition not yet announced
Length: 6-9 months; $13,000
Comments: For study in areas represented at Sciences Po
URL: http://fcc.uchicago.edu/pdf/fcc-awards.pdf (for 2009 announcement)

France Chicago Center Summer Research Fellowships

Deadline: April 16 in 2009; 2010-11 competition not yet announced
Length: 2-3 months; $4000
Comment: For short-term dissertation or predissertation research in France
URL: http://fcc.uchicago.edu/pdf/fcc-awards.pdf

France Chicago Center Furet Travel Grants

Deadline: April 16 in 2009; please check later for 2010 deadlines
Length: Short-term; $1000
Comment: For short-term research or language study in France
URL: http://fcc.uchicago.edu/pdf/fcc-awards.pdf

Nicholson Center Short-Term Graduate Fellowships

Deadline: April 18
Length: Typically under 3 months; $1900-$4300 (range of past awards)
Comment: For research in the British Isles and/or Ireland
URL: http://british.uchicago.edu/fellowships.html