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Available Grants & Fellowships in the Humanities
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Long-Term Fellowships:

  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Fulbright - Cardiff University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. Two awards are available. Grants will be for four to twelve months. The starting date will be between September 2009 and April 2010. The stipend amount is unspecified. The University of Cardiff postdoctoral research awards are for 12 months and provide 15,000 pounds. For all awards, there is no additional funding for dependents. In addition, grantees will be responsible for finding housing and should contact their host institutions' accommodation or international office for assistance. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL -- Award #9384
    The award is open to applicants with M.A. in TESOL. A minimum of five years of university level teaching experience after completion of the M.A. in requested areas of specialization and teacher-training experience are required. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     Grantees will receive a $1,870 to $2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula. Housing allowance and travel and relocation expenses will be provided for the grantee and his or her dependents. The length of the grant will be three to ten months, and starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. A book allowance of $1,500 for the period of the grant will also be provided. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Linguistics/TEFL -- Award #9306
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     This award is for lecturing. The grantee will teach undergraduate and graduate courses and conduct seminars, supervise student theses and participate in seminars and conferences, and consult on curriculum development, as requested. Specializations include language acquisition, bilingualism, language research methods, and structure of language. The grantee will receive a $2,640 to $2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula. Standard maintenance will be provided. Tuition assistance will be provided, as well as a book allowance of $1,500. The duration of the grant period will be nine months, starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants.
    • Applicant deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines - Award #9348 - Teach in Serbia
    Applicants with a Ph.D. are preferred, but professionals with university teaching experience are encouraged to apply. Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. The grantee will teach elective graduate courses in area of specialization; advise graduate students; and consult on curriculum development. Grantees will have the opportunity to pursue their own research interests. The stipend is $2,640 to $2,860 per monthly. A book allowance of $1,500 for one or two-semester grants for lecturing or combined lecturing/research will be provided. The length of the grant is three to nine months, starting October 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and October 2009 for academic-year grants. Two awards are available. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • newCouncil for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL - Award #9266
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     This award is for lecturing. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in one or more of the areas of specialization, participate in curriculum development, and train in-service teachers and consult with students and staff, as requested. Grantees will also oversee student theses and dissertations and advise on library acquisitions. Specializations include:
    TEFL methodology, testing, second language acquisition, language pedagogy, teacher training, and more. The stipend amount is unspecified. Maintenance is $1,800 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below, and $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. Travel/relocation benefits will be provided. Up to $1,500 book allowance for lecturers is provided. The duration of the awards is four to nine months, starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines -- Award #9260
    available to recent Ph.D.s as well as from more established scholars who meet the following criteria: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, conduct workshops, and consult on curriculum development and staff training, as requested. The grantee will also collaborate on research per interest. Specializations include: visual arts, film, music (classical, jazz, American), comparative literature, anthropology (cultural, physical), sociology (policy, ethnic, minority, gender studies), and more. The stipend amount is unspecified. Maintenance is $1,800 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below, and $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. Allowance of $100 per month for one dependent and $200 per month for two or more dependents who accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Housing or housing allowance is up to 90,000 forints (HUF) per month and living allowance is up to 40,000 forints per month. Reimbursement of round-trip airfare for grantee is provided up to $2,000. Dependent travel is $500 for one dependent and $1,000 for two or more dependents for grants of five months or longer (Dependents must accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period). Up to $1,500 book allowance for lecturers ir provided.The duration of the awards is four to nine months. Activity should be conducted between September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    American Studies Award #9195 - Teach in Belarus
    available to applicants who meet the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. Applicants with a Ph.D. degree are given preference although professionals with extensive experience in the field will be considered. The length of the grant will be 4 to 10 months, starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants; or September 2009 for academic-year grants. Grantees will receive a $2,640 to $2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula. Housing allowance and travel and relocation expenses will be provided for the grantee and his or her dependents. A book allowance of $1,500 for the period of the grant will also be provided. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL -- Award #9330
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.Maintenance will be $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below; and $2,700 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. An allowance of $200 per month for one dependent and $250 per month for two or more dependents who accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period will be provided. Grantees will receive housing or a housing allowance, paid on a reimbursable basis. Rates in Warsaw are a maximum of $400 per month for a single grantee, $500 per month for grantees with one accompanying dependent, and $600 per month for grantees with two or more accompanying dependents. Rates in Krakow are a maximum of $350 per month for a single grantee, $450 per month for grantees with one dependent, and $550 per month for grantees with two or more dependents. Rates elsewhere are a maximum of $250 per month for a single grantee, $350 per month for grantees with one dependent and $450 per month for grantees with two or more dependents. The host country provides in-country stipend in zloty of approximately $300 per month. Travel and relocation in the amount of $3,000 will be provided for the grantee. A dependent travel allowance of $2,000 for one dependent and $4,000 for two or more dependents will also be provided. A book allowance of $1,500 for lecturing grants will be given. The duration of the grant period is five to nine months, starting mid-September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and mid-September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    American Studies - Award #9339 - Teach in Romania
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses on selected topics, and consult on curriculum development and teaching methodology. The stipend is $2,640 to $2,860 per monthly. A book allowance of $1,500 for one or two-semester grants for lecturing or combined lecturing/research will be provided. The duration of each award is five to nine months, starting October 2008 or January 2009 for one-semester grants, or October 2008 for academic-year grants. Three awards are available. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • Tulane University / Newcomb College Center for Research on Women (NCCROW)
    Visiting Scholars Program
    available to scholars whose research makes use of the Newcomb Archives & other res    ources of the center, for up to 1 academic year's affiliation. The Visiting Scholars Program supports women's studies scholars who are without university affiliation in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The appointment is particularly appropriate for a scholar on sabbatical or research leave from another institution. Scholars are invited to participate as fully as possible in the activities of the center - for example through presentation of research or participation in faculty colloquium or workshops - & the university. It is anticipated that the scholar's visit will result in a paper publishable in the center's working paper series. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
    Trudeau Fellows Prog    ramme
    available for external advisors who are nationally & internationally recognized lead    ers in academia, government, business, the voluntary sector, & the arts, to nominate Canadian or foreign nationals. The Trudeau Fellows Programme seeks out & promotes the finest thinkers in a range of disciplines in the humanities & social sciences, naming up to 5 fellows each year. Trudeau Fellowships recognize outstanding achievement & provide support for recipients to continue to make extraordinary contributions in their fields. Trudeau Fellows are innovative in their approaches to issues of public policy & are committed to public engagement. The selection criteria for Trudeau Fellowships are as follows: (1) Creative thinking to the highest international standards of the given discipline; (2) An outstanding ability to communicate the results of research to other researchers & scholars, & to the general public; (3) A commitment to work with foundation scholars & mentors; (4) Interest in 1 or more of the 4 themes of the foundation, & a desire to contribute to public dialogue around those themes. The 4 themes of the foundation are as follows: (1) Human rights & social justice; (2) Responsible citizenship; (3) Canada & the world; (4) Humans & their natural environment.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

  • National Endowment for Democracy (NED) International Forum for Democratic Studies
    Visiting Fellows Program
    available to accomplished & promising scholars, political leaders, government officials on leave, democratic activists, & journalists of all nationalities. Visiting Fellow    s may be in residence at the forum for periods ranging from 3 to 10 months, during which time they are expected to carry out a written or other project related to democracy. While Visiting Fellows do not receive stipend & travel support, the forum is able to provide use of the Democracy Resource Center & Library &, depending on space availability, a fully equipped office. The Visiting Fellows Program enables scholars, journalists, & practitioners of democracy to spend time in residence at the forum exploring the theory & practice of democracy. The primary goal of the program is to give leading scholars & practitioners of democracy the time & resources to conduct original research, become familiar with recent literature in their fields of interest, write for publication, assess their own experiences, interact with colleagues from other regions and disciplines, & enhance their knowledge and skills. A secondary goal is to facilitate exchanges between the fellows & the wider academic, policy-making, & activist communities in Washington & elsewhere in the U.S. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    Humboldt Research Fellowships
    available to highly qualified, early-stage researchers from abroad, who hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. Applications may be submitted for long-term research stays of at least 6 & at most 12 months; an extension of up to 24 months is possible. Researchers of all nationalities & disciplines may apply to the AvH directly at any time. There     are no quotas for individual countries & disciplines. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies and UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    Postdoctoral Scholar
    available to qualified junior scholars who have received PhD in the last 6 years & who seek a nonstipendiary, short-term relationship with UCLA for purposes of independent research & study. Appointments for up to 3 years are offered     to qualified junior scholars who wish to engage in advanced study & research on 17th & 18th centuries under faculty guidance. Appointment grants access to library, course-auditing privileges, & eligibility to purchase a group-rate medical insurance plan, assigned campus parking, & recreation center membership.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

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Short-Term Fellowships:

  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL -- Award #9384
    The award is open to applicants with M.A. in TESOL. A minimum of five years of university level teaching experience after completion of the M.A. in requested areas of specialization and teacher-training experience are required. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     Grantees will receive a $1,870 to $2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula. Housing allowance and travel and relocation expenses will be provided for the grantee and his or her dependents. The length of the grant will be three to ten months, and starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. A book allowance of $1,500 for the period of the grant will also be provided. (See also short-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines (Junior Research) - Award #9282
    Italian language ability should be commensurate with project requirements. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for junior research. Grantees will conduct research in any field of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and other technical fields. Applications in fields related to modern and contemporary Italy are particularly welcome. The stipend amount is unspecified. Approximately 1,550 euro per month for junior lecturers will be provided as maintenance. A monthly allowance of 105 euro will be paid for each accompanying dependent. A lump sum transportation allowance of 1,500 euro provided for grantee only will be provided. The duration of the grant period is four months, starting between October 2009 and June 2010.
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Fulbright - Cardiff University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. Two awards are available. Grants will be for four to twelve months. The starting date will be between September 2009 and April 2010. The stipend amount is unspecified. The University of Cardiff postdoctoral research awards are for 12 months and provide 15,000 pounds. For all awards, there is no additional funding for dependents. In addition, grantees will be responsible for finding housing and should contact their host institutions' accommodation or international office for assistance. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008

  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL -- Award #9330
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.Maintenance will be $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below; and $2,700 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. An allowance of $200 per month for one dependent and $250 per month for two or more dependents who accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period will be provided. Grantees will receive housing or a housing allowance, paid on a reimbursable basis. Rates in Warsaw are a maximum of $400 per month for a single grantee, $500 per month for grantees with one accompanying dependent, and $600 per month for grantees with two or more accompanying dependents. Rates in Krakow are a maximum of $350 per month for a single grantee, $450 per month for grantees with one dependent, and $550 per month for grantees with two or more dependents. Rates elsewhere are a maximum of $250 per month for a single grantee, $350 per month for grantees with one dependent and $450 per month for grantees with two or more dependents. The host country provides in-country stipend in zloty of approximately $300 per month. Travel and relocation in the amount of $3,000 will be provided for the grantee. A dependent travel allowance of $2,000 for one dependent and $4,000 for two or more dependents will also be provided. A book allowance of $1,500 for lecturing grants will be given. The duration of the grant period is five to nine months, starting mid-September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and mid-September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Theoretical or Applied Linguistics/TEFL - Award #9266
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     This award is for lecturing. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in one or more of the areas of specialization, participate in curriculum development, and train in-service teachers and consult with students and staff, as requested. Grantees will also oversee student theses and dissertations and advise on library acquisitions. Specializations include:
    TEFL methodology, testing, second language acquisition, language pedagogy, teacher training, and more. The stipend amount is unspecified. Maintenance is $1,800 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below, and $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. Travel/relocation benefits will be provided. Up to $1,500 book allowance for lecturers is provided. The duration of the awards is four to nine months, starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    American Studies - Award #9339 - Teach in Romania
    Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
    1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses on selected topics, and consult on curriculum development and teaching methodology. The stipend is $2,640 to $2,860 per monthly. A book allowance of $1,500 for one or two-semester grants for lecturing or combined lecturing/research will be provided. The duration of each award is five to nine months, starting October 2008 or January 2009 for one-semester grants, or October 2008 for academic-year grants. Three awards are available. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008

  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines - Award #9208
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     This award is for lecturing, lecturing and research, or research. The grantee will lecture or conduct research in his or her area of specialization, and consult on program development and curriculum design, as requested. The stipend is $2,500 per month for lecturers or lecturer/researchers at the rank of assistant professor or below; $2,700 per month for lecturers or lecturer/researchers at the rank of associate or full professor; and $2,000 per month for researchers. For lecturing, lecturing/research, and research awards, maintenance is $100 to $200 monthly subsistence allowance depending on number of dependents accompanying the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Housing is provided by the host institution in most cases. Housing allowance of $350 to $500 per month is allowed if housing is not provided by the host institution. Amount of housing allowance is based on geographic location and number of dependents accompanying grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Travel allowance of $1,700 is provided for the grantee. For grants of four months or longer, dependent travel allowance of $1,500 for one dependent and $3,000 for two or more dependents is provided. Dependents must accompany grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. For grants of four months or more, $1,800 relocation allowance is provided. A one-time book allowance of $1,500 for all lecturing categories is provided. A prepaid course in Bulgarian language at the Fulbright Language Center in Sofia is available. The grant is for five months. The starting date is October 2009 or February 2010.
    • Application Deadline: August 1, 2008


  • Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines -- Award #9260
    available to recent Ph.D.s as well as from more established scholars who meet the following criteria: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing. Grantees will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, conduct workshops, and consult on curriculum development and staff training, as requested. The grantee will also collaborate on research per interest. Specializations include: visual arts, film, music (classical, jazz, American), comparative literature, anthropology (cultural, physical), sociology (policy, ethnic, minority, gender studies), and more. The stipend amount is unspecified. Maintenance is $1,800 per month for lecturers at the rank of assistant professor or below, and $2,500 per month for lecturers at the rank of associate or full professor. Allowance of $100 per month for one dependent and $200 per month for two or more dependents who accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Housing or housing allowance is up to 90,000 forints (HUF) per month and living allowance is up to 40,000 forints per month. Reimbursement of round-trip airfare for grantee is provided up to $2,000. Dependent travel is $500 for one dependent and $1,000 for two or more dependents for grants of five months or longer (Dependents must accompany the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period). Up to $1,500 book allowance for lecturers ir provided.The duration of the awards is four to nine months. Activity should be conducted between September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and September 2009 for academic-year grants. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    French Studies (Arts and Humanities) - Award #9241
    available to recent Ph.D.s as well as from more established scholars who meet the following criteria: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. The Franco-American Commission also encourages applicants from the private sector. French language ability commensurate with the requirements of the project is required. This award is for lecturing and research, or research. Grantees will conduct research in any field of the humanities or social and political sciences, and will collaborate with colleagues at French research centers and institutes of higher education.The stipend amount is unspecified. A maintenance allowance of approximately 2,000 to 2,500 euro per month based on the number of accompanying dependents and the city of placement is available. International travel allowance provided for grantee only. The award will last three to six months and start between September 2009 and June 2010.
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    American Studies or American Literature Award #9209 -
    Teach in Bulgaria
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply. Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
    5. Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.
    6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health.     This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. The grantee will teach undergraduate and graduate courses and assist in curriculum development and student advising as well as presenting public lectures, faculty seminars, and tutorials. Specializations include American literature including 19th- and 20th-century survey courses, ethnic and gender studies, advanced composition, critical theory, and media studies. The stipend is $2,500 per month for lecturers or lecturer/researchers at the rank of assistant professor or below; $2,700 per month for lecturers or lecturer/researchers at the rank of associate or full professor; and $2,000 per month for researchers. For lecturing, lecturing/research, and research awards, maintenance is $100 to $200 monthly subsistence allowance depending on number of dependents accompanying the grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Housing is provided by the host institution in most cases. Housing allowance of $350 to $500 per month is allowed if housing is not provided by the host institution. Amount of housing allowance is based on geographic location and number of dependents accompanying grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. Travel allowance of $1,700 is provided for the grantee. For grants of four months or longer, dependent travel allowance of $1,500 for one dependent and $3,000 for two or more dependents is provided. Dependents must accompany grantee for at least 80 percent of the grant period. For grants of four months or more, $1,800 relocation allowance is provided. A one-time book allowance of $1,500 for all lecturing categories is provided. A prepaid course in Bulgarian language at the Fulbright Language Center in Sofia is available. The grant is for five months. The starting date is October 2009 or February 2010.
    • Application Deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    American Studies Award #9195 - Teach in Belarus
    available to applicants who meet the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity.
    4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. Applicants with a Ph.D. degree are given preference although professionals with extensive experience in the field will be considered. The length of the grant will be 4 to 10 months, starting September 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants; or September 2009 for academic-year grants. Grantees will receive a $2,640 to $2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula. Housing allowance and travel and relocation expenses will be provided for the grantee and his or her dependents. A book allowance of $1,500 for the period of the grant will also be provided. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    All Disciplines - Award #9348 - Teach in Serbia
    Applicants with a Ph.D. are preferred, but professionals with university teaching experience are encouraged to apply. Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; status as a permanent resident is not sufficient. 2. A Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. 3. College or university teaching experience is required at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity. 4. Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one award and the beginning date of the new award. This rule does not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months. 5. Employees and their spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination. 6. Applicant must be in sound physical and mental health. This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. The grantee will teach elective graduate courses in area of specialization; advise graduate students; and consult on curriculum development. Grantees will have the opportunity to pursue their own research interests. The stipend is $2,640 to $2,860 per monthly. A book allowance of $1,500 for one or two-semester grants for lecturing or combined lecturing/research will be provided. The length of the grant is three to nine months, starting October 2009 or February 2010 for one-semester grants and October 2009 for academic-year grants. Two awards are available. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    Fulbright Scholar Program in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics
    available to applicants who should be at the assistant professor level or higher, hold a Ph.D. and have the relevant years of university teaching experience in the appropriate fields. Professionals in the appropriate fields may also apply.. Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in general linguistics, history of English or English teaching methodology. Consult on curricular development. Assist with thesis advising and conduct tutorials and seminars, as requested. Conduct research in area of specialization. Length of grant is 5 months and stay can begin in October 2009 or February 2010. Applicants may indicate preferences for affiliation. Potential host university Web sites are: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", www.uni-sofia.bg; University of Veliko Turnovo, www.uni-vt.bg; University of Plovdiv, www.pu.acad.bg; Bourgas Free University, www.bfu.bg; and New Bulgarian University, www.nbu.bg.
    • Application deadline: August 1, 2008


  • new Bibliographical Society of America (BSA)
    Pantzer Senior Fellowship
    available to graduate students, PhD, or other professional. This fellowship is funded by a bequest of Katharine F. Pantzer Jr., an honorary member of the BSA and editor of the revised Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640. The fellowship will support sustained research in topics relating to book production and distribution in Britain during the hand-press period as well as studies of authorship, reading, and collecting based on the examination of British books published in that period. This fellowship provides a stipend of $6,000 and may be held for two to three months; this fellowship complements the short-term Pantzer Fellowship, which will continue to be awarded by the BSA.
    • Application deadline: December 1, 2008 (three letters of recommendation required)


  • new Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI)
    Witter Bynner Poetry Translator Residency
    available to all professionals. The SFAI, in conjunction with the Witter Bynner Foundation, offers two poetry translator residencies per year. The residencies are open to both published and emerging poetry translators. Applicants should submit no more than 10 published or unpublished poems, including original language text and English translations of each poem. Residencies include stipends to subsidize transportation and accommodations and a modest living stipend. This residency is for one month.
    • Application deadline: December 5, 2008


  • new Bogliasco Foundation
    Bolgliasco Fellowship Program
    available to PhD or other professional. Located on the Italian Riviera in the village of Bogliasco, the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Humanities provides residential fellowships for qualified persons working on advanced creative or scholarly projects in the arts and humanities. Fellowships are awarded to qualified persons doing advanced creative work or scholarly research in the following disciplines: archaeology, architecture, classics, dance, film or video, history, landscape architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and visual arts. Applicants must submit descriptions of the projects that they intend to pursue in Bogliasco. An approved project is presumed to lead to the completion of an artistic, literary, or scholarly work, followed by publication, performance, exhibition, or other public presentation. The award amount is unspecified. Approximately 50 fellowships are awarded each year. They are scheduled during the two semesters of the traditional academic year. During 2009-2010 the dates are as follows: September 7 to December 11 (fall-winter), and February 8 to May 14 (winter-spring). Fellowships usually have a duration of one month (31 to 32 days) or, in some cases, a half semester (48 days). In special circumstances residencies of other lengths may be approved. Fellows may be accompanied by spouses (or spouse-equivalent companions) during their stay at the Liguria Study Center. Spouses or companions who intend to pursue a project in one of the disciplines, and who wish to be designated as fellows, must submit separate and complete applications.
    • Application deadline: Application deadlines are as follows: January 15, 2009, for the fall-winter semester beginning in September 2009, and April 15, 2009, for the winter-spring semester beginning in February 2010.


  • new Fulbright Specialist Program
    Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
    available to PhD or other professional. The program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals. Shorter grant lengths give specialists greater flexibility to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or professional commitments. The program goals are to increase the participation of leading U.S. scholars and professionals in Fulbright academic exchanges; to encourage new activities that go beyond the traditional Fulbright activities of lecturing and research; and to promote increased connections between U.S. and non-U.S. post-secondary academic institutions. The award amount is unspecified. The program will award grants ranging from two to six weeks and will make use of serial grants if deemed necessary. Grant benefits include international economy fare travel and approved related expenses plus a $200 per day honorarium. The honorarium is payable upon completion of the grant and submission of an online final report and travel expense report. Host institutions normally cover in-country per diem costs for lodging, meals and transportation.
    • Application deadline: continuous. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and peer review of applications is conducted eight times per year.


  • Southern Methodist University (SMU) Clements Center for Southwest Studies
    Clements-Degolyer Library Fellowships
    available to individuals (including graduate students) who have demonstrated in     one manner or another excellent qualifications as revealed primarily through previous publications (to a degree commensurate with their age, profession, & experience). The fellowship is awarded to facilitate scholarly research on any aspect of the Southwestern experience on an uninterrupted basis in the DeGolyer Library. The library contains materials pertaining to the trans-Mississippi West, the Spanish Borderlands, & the history of transportation (especially railroads). Researchers are expected to conduct their research primarily at the library & should live outside the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area, beyond reasonable commute distance.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • The Hastings Center
    North American Visiting Scholar Program
    available for scholars,     educators, & professional practitioners with degrees, who are currently residing in the U.S. & Canada, to do independent research at the Hastings Center on ethical issues in medicine, the life sciences, & the professions. A typical stay ranges from 2 to 4 weeks.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Tulane University / Newcomb College Center for Research on Women (NCCROW)
    Visiting Scholars Program
    available to scholars whose research makes use of the Newcomb Archives & other resources of the center, for up to 1 academic year's affiliation. The Visiting Scholars Program supports women's studies scholars who are without university affiliation in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The appointment i    s particularly appropriate for a scholar on sabbatical or research leave from another institution. Scholars are invited to participate as fully as possible in the activities of the center - for example through presentation of research or participation in faculty colloquium or workshops - & the university. It is anticipated that the scholar's visit will result in a paper publishable in the center's working paper series. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Center for Land Use Interpretation
    Wendover Residence Program
    available to people of all disciplines, backgrounds, working methods, & levels of experience for 3-     to 8-week residencies. Applications are welcome from collaborators or groups who wish to work together on projects related to the desert town of Wendover, UT's unique & inspiring geographic region, which includes the Great Salt Lake & its desert & salt-flat environs. During the course of the residency, participants are asked to produce work that explores themes related to the area, work that will then be exhibited. The Wendover Residence Program exists to encourage new & compelling ways of thinking about the built landscape of the region. It is open to anyone with interesting ideas & an ability to see them through.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • National Endowment for Democracy (NED) International Forum for Democratic Studies
    Visiting Fellows Program
    available to accomplished & promising scholars, political leaders, government officials on     leave, democratic activists, & journalists of all nationalities. Visiting Fellows may be in residence at the forum for periods ranging from 3 to 10 months, during which time they are expected to carry out a written or other project related to democracy. While Visiting Fellows do not receive stipend & travel support, the forum is able to provide use of the Democracy Resource Center & Library &, depending on space availability, a fully equipped office. The Visiting Fellows Program enables scholars, journalists, & practitioners of democracy to spend time in residence at the forum exploring the theory & practice of democracy. The primary goal of the program is to give leading scholars & practitioners of democracy the time & resources to conduct original research, become familiar with recent literature in their fields of interest, write for publication, assess their own experiences, interact with colleagues from other regions and disciplines, & enhance their knowledge and skills. A secondary goal is to facilitate exchanges between the fellows & the wider academic, policy-making, & activist communities in Washington & elsewhere in the U.S. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    Humboldt Research Fellowships
    available to highly qualified, early-stage researchers from abroad, who hold doctorates, to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany. Appli    cations may be submitted for long-term research stays of at least 6 & at most 12 months; an extension of up to 24 months is possible. Researchers of all nationalities & disciplines may apply to the AvH directly at any time. There are no quotas for individual countries & disciplines. (See also long-term fellowships.)
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

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Special Awards/Fellowships:

  • new Fish Publications
    Micro-Fiction Showcase
    available to undergraduates, graduate students, and PhD or other professionals of any nationality, writing in English. Fish Publishing is running month-long competitions throughout the summer for very, very short fiction (stories of up to 60 words and poems of up to eight lines). There is no restriction on style or theme. Copyright remains with the author. There is an entry fee of €2 for each submission to the competition. Multiple entries are accepted. The very best entries in each of the categories (stories and poems) will be displayed in the 2008 Micro-Fiction Showcase and each month there will be four winners in each category. Each winner will recieve a prize of €25 and a copy of the Fish Anthology 2008, and their entry will appear in the Fish Anthology 2009. At the end of July, the winning entries from all three monthly competitions will form the final short-list from which one winner will be selected from both the short stories and the poems. These overall winners will receive a further prize of €500 together with a free personal web-site, sponsored by E-Fastnet.
    All winning entries will appear in the Fish Anthology 2009.
    • Application Deadlines: May 31, June 30, and August 31, 2008


  • new International Reading Association
    Albert J. Harris Award
    available to PhDs and other professionals. The award is given for a recently published journal article or monograph that makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of prevention or assessment of reading or learning disabilities. Publications may be submitted by the author or anyone else. Copies may be duplicated from the actual publication; reprints are also acceptable. Publications that have appeared in a refereed professional journal between January 2007 and December 2007 are eligible for consideration. Eligible works include reports of empirical studies that involve the collection of original data or articles that develop theory or synthesize knowledge. In addition to the monetary award of $1,000.00, the authors of the selected work will receive recognition at the Research Awards Luncheon of the Reading Research Conference on Saturday, May 2, 2009, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    • Application Deadline: September 1, 2008


  • new Society for Cinema and Media Studies
    Katherine Singer Kovacs Book and Essay Awards
    available to PhDs and other professionals. At the 2009 annual meeting of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), two awards for outstanding scholarship in film and media studies will be announced. One award will be given for a book and one for an essay. Books and articles must be published in English between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008. They should be original works that significantly advance scholarship and thinking in the field either by opening up new lines of inquiry or by consolidating existing ones at a high level of accomplishment. Republished volumes and anthologies are not eligible. Essays shouls not exceed 20,000 words. Publishers and journal editors will be invited to nominate books and essays, but individual SCMS members should feel free either to submit copies of books or articles directly or urge their publisher or editor to do so. One award of $1,500 will be given to the author(s) of an outstanding book. Another award of $500 will be given for an outstanding essay. Certificates of citation will also be awarded to winners in both categories.
    • Application Deadline: A completed nomination form (one nomination per submission form) containing the author's name, e-mail address, title of the book/essay, name of publisher, publication date, a contact name and e-mail address for someone within the publishing company must be submitted online by midnight September 1, 2008 (CST). Four copies of the nomination form and four copies of the book(s) or four copies of the essay(s) must be received in the SCMS office on or before September 3, 2008.


  • newAmerican Folklore Society (AFS)
    Americo Paredes Prize
    available to PhD or other professional. This prize recognizes excellence in integrating scholarship and engagement with the people and communities one studies, or in teaching and encouraging scholars and practitioners to work in their own cultures or communities. The prize may be awarded for many forms of accomplishment, including products such as a book, article, software package, or exhibit; or on the basis of the overall impact of the nominee's engaged teaching and scholarship, or her or his fostering of work in one's own community or culture. Nominees not selected in the year of their original nomination are kept in consideration for two more reviews.
    • Application deadline: August 31, 2008


  • new American Folklore Society (AFS)
    Benjamin A. Botkin Prize
    available to PhD or other professional. Each year, the Public Programs Section of the AFS joins with the AFS Executive Board to award this prize to an individual for significant achievement in public folklore. The review criteria are: engagement of a broad public audience in the materials of folklore; impact on the field of public folklore: development of models, methodology, visibility, advocacy; impact on communities/constituents and their traditional culture; contributions to the body of materials of folklore/public folklore; quality of artistry in presentation: writing, photography, stagecraft, etc.; quality of scholarship; impact on the discipline of folklore, its theories and methodology; quality/adequacy of nomination package itself; and breadth of support, as evidenced by letters from community members and non-folklorists in addition to folklore colleagues.
    • Application deadline: September 1, 2008


  • newBibliographical Society of America (BSA)
    William L. Mitchell Prize for Bibliography or Documentary Work on Early British Periodicals or Newspapers
    All scholars are eligible to apply for the prize without regard to their membership in the BSA or any other society, and without regard to their citizenship or academic affiliation, degree, or rank. The prize will be awarded to the author of a particular work of scholarship without regard to the author's prolonged or repeated contributions to the field. Since the prize is designed to promote research on the history of the periodical and the periodical press, the prize committee encourages applications by young or junior scholars who have not as yet published extensively. Applicants may nominate themselves or be nominated by other persons, including publishers, journal editors, and dissertation and thesis directors.
    If a publication has an incorrect nominal date disqualifying it for submission but an actual date of publication within the prize period, it may be nominated with a letter by the publisher or editor testifying to the actual date of publication. Unpublished dissertations and theses must be accompanied by a letter from their authors' directors attesting to their having been approved.     The prize serves as an encouragement to scholars engaged in bibliographical scholarship on 18th-century periodicals published in English or in any language but within the British Isles and its colonies and former colonies. Submissions may concentrate on any periodicals or newspapers printed before 1800 in English-speaking countries, but should involve research into primary sources of historical evidence, such as the analysis of the physical objects, whether for establishing a text or understanding the history of the production, distribution, collecting, or reading of serial publications. The next competition will consider works (including theses, articles, books, and electronic resources) published after December 31, 2004. Eligible scholarship may take the form of a book or article, a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation defended and approved, or research results distributed in another manner, such as on a World Wide Web site or a CD-ROM. Eligible scholarship must have been published or, if a dissertation or thesis, approved during the year of the deadline or the three previous calendar years. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,000 and a year's membership in the BSA.
    • Application deadline: September 1, 2008


  • new Malevich Society
    Grants
    The Society welcomes applications from scholars at all stages of their career, and of any nationality. Graduate students are welcome to apply to the Society's grants only after completing at least one year of research. The Malevich Society is a private American not-for-profit organization, established by members of the family of the Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, and dedicated to advancing knowledge about Kazimir Malevich and his work. In the belief that Malevich was a pioneer of modern art and should be better recognized for his key contributions to the history of Modernism, the Malevich Society awards grants to encourage research, writing, and other activities relating to the history and memory of Kazimir Malevich. Proposed projects should increase the understanding of Malevich and his work, or augment historical, biographical, or artistic information about Malevich and/or his artistic legacy. The Society also supports translations and the publication of relevant texts.
    • Application deadline: September 30, 2008 (The Society does not accept applications by fax or e-mail.)


  • new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    Academy Film Scholars Program
    available to PhD and other professionals. Applicants must be established scholars, writers, historians or researchers possessing either a significant record of achievement, or exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments in their field. Applicants must have written and published at least one book or a comparable collection of articles or monographs. Each applicant must propose a new work, in the English language, encompassing some aspect of theatrical motion picture art, science, commerce, history or theory. Works solely exploring television, video, or other media arts are not eligible. Proposed projects may be books, multimedia presentations, curatorial projects, DVD-ROMs or Internet sites. Projects cannot be film, television or video productions. Grants are not available to individuals who are actively pursuing degrees at a college or university. Members, employees, and affiliates of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (or its affiliated organizations) and their immediate families are not eligible. The program was created to stimulate and support the creation of innovative and significant works of film scholarship about aesthetic, cultural, educational,historical, theoretical, or scientific aspects of theatrical motion pictures. Two grants of $25,000 will be made. The academy will distribute the grant money in two parts: at the commencement and upon completion of the proposed project. The academy will also cover travel, lodging, and per diem expenses, if necessary, for the recipients to attend the Film Scholars awards luncheon and to make their lecture presentation. Grant recipients are required to donate two copies of any physical deliverable to the academy; present their findings in lecture form at the academy around and within one year following the publication of the work; acknowledge the program in any written materials, be they final deliverables or interim documents, and mention the academy's support in any press interviews; and be reasonably available for press-related activities deemed important by the academy.
    • Application deadline: October 1, 2008


  • new American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    Outstanding Book Award
    available to PhD or other professional. Nominations may be submitted by the author of the work, by another scholar, or by the publisher of the work. The book may have been published anywhere in the world but, for purposes of consideration, must be available in English. This award was established to acknowledge and honor the year's best book-length publication in education research and development. To be considered for the 2009 award, a book must be concerned with the improvement of the educational process through research or scholarly inquiry, must have a research base, and must have a 2007 or 2008 copyright date. Books published in 2007 that were nominated for the 2008 award may be renominated for consideration this year. Edited volumes will not be considered.
    • Application deadline: October 13, 2008



  • new American Academy of Religion (AAR)
    Martin E. Marty Public Understanding of Religion Award
    available to PhD or other professional. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions to the public understanding of religion. The award goes to individuals whose work has a relevance and eloquence that speaks, not just to scholars, but more broadly to the public as well. The contribution can be any medium (e.g., books, films, TV, public speaking), so long as it is based on scholarship in religion.
    • Application deadline: January 30, 2009


  • new American Academy of Religion (AAR)
    Best First Book in the History of Religions Award
    available to PhD or other professional. This award honors exceptional first publications in the field of "History of Religions" (in the broad sense that the nominated works raise historical and/or comparative methodological questions in the field of religion). The nomination process is initiated by individual presses. The nominated book must be written by a single author. The nomination must be the first book published by the nominee. The book must have been published within the calendar year of the given award period. An author's membership in the AAR is not a necessary condition for successful participation. The current value of the award is $1,000, prorated in the case of a tie.
    • Application deadline: February 1, 2009


  • new Bellingham Review
    Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction
    available to PhD or other professional. This award is given to recognize creative nonfiction pieces and essays. Entries are accepted in any style and on any subject. The maximum length for prose is 8,000 words. Previously published works and works accepted for publication are ineligible. Entries may be under consideration elsewhere, but they should be withdrawn from the competition if they are accepted for publication. The first prize winner will receive $1,000 and will be published in the Bellingham Review. Second and third place winners and finalists may be considered for publication. Everyone entering the competition will receive a complimentary two-issue subscription to the Bellingham Review. Submissions must be postmarked between December 1 and March 15. There is an entry fee of $18 for the first entry (one nonfiction work). Each additional entry is $10. International submitters should include an extra $10 to cover cost of mailing subscription overseas; however, if they would like to enter the contest without having an international subscription, they must let the Bellingham Review know, and they will owe only the $18 entry fee.
    • Application deadline: March 15, 2009


  • new Bellingham Review
    49th Parallel Poetry Award
    available to Phd or other professional. This award will be given to recognize a work of poetry. Entries are accepted in any style and on any subject. Each poem within a series of poems will be treated as a separate entry. Previously published works and works accepted for publication are ineligible. Entries may be under consideration elsewhere, but they should be withdrawn from the competition if they are accepted for publication. The first prize winner will receive $1,000 and will be published in the Bellingham Review. Second and third place winners and finalists may be considered for publication. Everyone entering the competition will receive a complimentary two-issue subscription to the Bellingham Review. Submissions must be postmarked between December 1, 2008, and March 15, 2009. There is an entry fee of $18 for the first entry. Each additional entry is $10. International submitters should include an extra $10 to cover cost of mailing subscription overseas; however, if they would like to enter the contest without having an international subscription, they must let the Bellingham Review know, and they will owe only the $18 entry fee.
    • Application deadline: March 15, 2009


  • New America Foundation
    Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program
    available as follows: Regular fellows have typically shown great promise in writing for student, academic, or popular publications, but have yet to establish themselves as leading commentators in the public discourse. Senior fellows are generally well-established journalists, academics, or policy analysts who wish to make bold & risky departures in their work, or who, because of the unconventionality of their thinking, lack obvious patrons. The purpose of New America's Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program is to train & support a new generation of aspiring public intellectuals. Toward this end, the New America Foundation provides economic, professional, & intellectual support to exceptionally promising young writers, thinkers, & analysts who wish to establish themselves as leading voices in the national policy debate. By investing in the career development of many of the best & brightest civic-minded writers of the day, the foundation seeks to enrich the quality of America's public debate for years to come. Every year, The New America Foundation awards fellowships on a highly competitive basis. At one end of the spectrum are senior fellows who have already distinguished themselves as leading policy thinkers. At the other end are a larger group of fellows who have exceptional potential but are not yet well-established. All fellows come to the foundation to pursue solutions-oriented research & writing programs of their own design.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
    Adult Award for the Promotion of International Education
    available to ECIS regular & associate member schools for nomination of a deserving adult (or group) in the school community for exemplary voluntary contributions that have helped to promote & enhance international education.     Although member schools have the opportunity to nominate a potential candidate annually, in order to maintain the prestigious level of recognition for which this award is intended, it is expected that this award will be presented sparingly, with considerable forethought, & only to those individuals or groups that have achieved the very highest level of service & dedication.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
    Student Award for International Understanding
    available to ECIS regular & associate member schools for nomination of an outstanding student promoting international education awareness. The award recognizes a student who is a good representative of his /her own country, with a positive attitude towards the life & culture of others, able to converse in at least 2 languages, a contributing force in the life of the school, with the ability to br    ing differing people together into a sense of community, thus furthering the cause of international understanding. There are no limitations in respect of age, nationality, class, or level of academic performance of the recipient.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Bakken Library and Museum of Electricity in Life
    Research Travel Grants
    available to domestic & foreign researchers to facilitate research in The Bakken's collections of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, instruments, & machines. The sub    ject of the collections is the history of electricity & magnetism with a focus on their roles in the life sciences & medicine. The relevance of the Bakken's collections to the applicant's research is a primary consideration in awarding travel grants.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
    Grants
    available to visual artists who are painters, sculptors, & artists who work on paper (including printmakers). The foundation does not accept applications from commercial artists, photographers, video artists, performance artis    ts, filmmakers, crafts-makers, or any artist whose work primarily falls into these categories. As well, grants will not fund students or academic study. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation's dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit & demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal, or both. The foundation's mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time. The foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Arizona Commission on the Arts
    Professional Development Grants
    available for Arizona artists & representatives of, in general, small & mid-sized Arizona arts organizations to attend out-of-state conferences, workshops,     seminars, retreats that will contribute to their professional growth.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) Fulbright Scholar Program
    Fulbright Senior S    pecialist Grants
    available to qualified U.S. scholars & professionals. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirem    ents: 1. U.S. citizen at the time of application; permanent resident status is not sufficient. 2. A PhD or equivalent professional or terminal degree at the time of application. For professionals & artists outside academe, recognized professional standing & substantial professional accomplishments are required. 3. Persons residing abroad for 5 or more consecutive years in the 6-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible. Residing abroad is defined as living outside the U.S. for 9 months or more during a calendar year. Duty abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces is not considered disqualifying within the meaning of this section. 4. Disclosure of prior conviction or current indictment for commission of a felony. Prior conviction or current indictment may result in disqualification. 5. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or physical impairment. Countries eligible to participate in the program include those where there is a U.S. embassy or a Fulbright Commission. Fulbright Senior Specialist activities will be designed to provide U.S. faculty & professionals with opportunities to collaborate with professional counterparts on curriculum & faculty development, institutional planning, & a variety of other activities. Applications will be accepted for Fulbright Senior Specialists in the following fields: Anthropology; Archaeology; Business administration; Communications; Journalism; Economics; Education; Environmental science; Information technology; Law; Library science; Political science; Public administration; Sociology; Social work; U.S. studies (i.e., art, art history, dance, history, literature, music, popular culture, and theater); & Urban planning.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.
  • University of Oklahoma Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center
    Visiting Scholars Program
    available to open to an    y applicant for financial assistance to researchers working at the center's archives, with emphasis given to those pursuing postdoctoral research in history, political science, & other fields. Graduate students involved in research for publication, thesis, or dissertation are encouraged to apply as are undergraduates & lay researchers. The center's holdings include the papers of many former members of Congress, such as Robert S. Kerr, Fred Harris, & Speaker Carl Albert of OK; Helen Gahagan Douglas & Jeffery Cohelan of CA; Sidney Clarke of KS; & Neil Gallagher of NJ. Besides the history of Congress, congressional leadership, national & Oklahoma politics, & election campaigns, the collections also document government policy affecting agriculture, Native Americans, energy, foreign affairs, the environment, the economy, & other areas. Topics that can be studied include the Great Depression, flood control, soil conservation, & tribal affairs. At least 1 collection provides insight on women in American politics. Most materials date from the 1920s to the 1970s, although there is one 19th century collection.
    • Application deadline: Continuous. No deadlines.

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Project Funding:

  • new Arizona Commission on the Arts
    Artist Project Grant    s
    At the time an application is submitted and the award is announced, an applicant must be: eighteen years of age or older; not enrolled for more than three credit hours at a college or university; and a resident of Arizona (applicants must have two or more of the following to demonstrate that they are an Arizona resident: Arizona driver's license, or state-issued identification card, Arizona voter registration card, or file an Arizona tax return as a resident). A primary applicant may submit only one application per year and receive only one artist project award per lifetime from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. An artist may apply as a primary applicant in one project and still be named as a participating artist in another project. Artist Projects is a program to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist increased time to research and develop ideas or new works. The specific definition of eligible projects is purposely left flexible to respond to artists' ideas, dreams and needs. Ideas for projects might include, but are not limited to, projects that stretch the artist's work, seek to advance an artform or involve interdisciplinary collaborations with other artists or non-artists. Applicants must propose a project or phase of a project that can be realized with the requested budget and completed within the proposed timeline. Funds may not be used for costs related to academic research or formal study toward an academic or professional degree, or expenses incurred in the presentation of final work such as self-publishing, catalogs published by the artist,, exhibition expenses and self-presenting. This program is not meant to support extended periods of study, educational projects or documentation of existing arts projects. A primary applicant may submit only one application per year and receive only one artist project award per lifetime from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. An artist may apply as a primary applicant in one project and still be named as a participating artist in another project.
    • Application deadline: September 18, 2008


  • Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS) / Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) / AAS NEAC Japan Studies Grants
    Japan-Related Speakers and Panels at National Conventions of Major Scholarly Disciplines Program
    available to institutional applicants who are located within the U.S. Preference will be given to applications that come from the professional associations where Japanese perspectives have been historically neglected. The NEAC of the AAS, in conjunction with the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC), supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to imp