Category: Postdoctoral

These fellowships are available to all those who have recently been awarded their Ph.D and seek postdoctoral appointments in research and other various topics.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Grants

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The foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world.

Questions that interest the foundation concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Research with no relevance to understanding human problems will not be supported, nor will proposals to investigate urgent social problems where the foundation cannot be assured that useful, sound research can be done. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

Deadline: August 1 (The online application will be available beginning April 1st).

Eligibility: Applicants for a research grant may be citizens of any country. While almost all recipients of our research grant possess a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree, there are no formal degree requirements for the grant. The grant, however, may not be used to support research undertaken as part of the requirements for a graduate degree. Applicants need not be affiliated with an institution of higher learning, although most are college or university professors.

Awards: Most awards fall within the range of $15,000 to $40,000 per year for periods of one or two years. Applications for larger amounts and longer durations must be very strongly justified.

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DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Humboldt Research Fellowships

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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was established by Germany in order to promote international cooperation in research. The Humboldt Research Fellowship Program supports highly qualified post-doctoral scholars of all nationalities and disciplines so that they may carry out long-term research projects in Germany. There are no quotas with respect to country of origin or academic discipline.

Deadline: Applications may be submitted at any time.

Eligibility: 

  • Applicants must have completed their first doctorate within the past four years. If you completed your first doctorate more than four but less than 12 years ago, you may apply to the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers.
  • Fellowships are awarded based on the quality and feasibility of the proposed research project as well as on the international publications of the applicant.
  • Applicants design their own research projects and select their German hosts.
  • Applicants and proposed hosts must agree upon the research project and the time frame prior to the submission of the application.
  • Scholars in the humanities should have sufficient German proficiency to conduct the proposed research. Scholars in the sciences must have sufficient proficiency in English.

Awards:

  • The Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers provides for a stay of six to 24 months in Germany for research.
  • Monthly stipends are EUR 2,250. Special allowances are available for accompanying family members, travel expenses and German language instruction.

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DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Short-Term Research Grants

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Short-Term Research Grants are awarded for 1-6 months to highly qualified candidates who have completed a Master’s degree or Diploma, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant supported research, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs).

Deadline: November 5th, 2018 (Application Period June 30th, 2018 to November 5th, 2018)

Eligibility:

  • US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
  • Foreign nationals who live in the USA or in Canada
    • must have been living in the US/Canada for a minimum of one year and
    • have their current residence in the US/Canada by the time of the application deadline.
  • All other foreign nationals may need to apply via a different DAAD office.

Awards:

Monthly stipends are approximately

  • EUR 850 for graduate students
  • EUR 1,200 for doctoral students and postdocs.

DAAD will cover health insurance and provide a flat rate subsidy for travel costs. In addition, limited funds are available for a rent subsidy and family allowance.

  • Please note that DAAD scholarship recipients are not permitted to receive supplementary funding through any other German funding body.
  • Supplementary funding from a non-German funding body may in some cases be permitted. However, they would then be treated as additional earnings, i.e. grants exceeding the tax-free income level in Germany (currently EUR 450 per month) would be deducted from the DAAD scholarship, unless the grant payments will be put on hold for the duration of your DAAD scholarship.
  • Short-term grants (1-6 months) with the November deadline must be started between six and 12 months after the application deadline.
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    Short-term grants with the May deadline must be started between four and 12 months after the application deadline.

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    Please note that due to administrative reasons the short-term grant can only start on the 1st of a month.

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Abe Fellowship: International multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern

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The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving.

Research support to individuals is at the core of the Abe Fellowship Program. Applications are welcome from scholars and nonacademic research professionals. The objectives of the program are to foster high quality research in the social sciences and related disciplines, to build new collaborative networks of researchers around the four thematic foci of the program, to bring new data and new data resources to the attention of those researchers, and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry.

Deadline: September 1 annually

Eligibility: 

  • This competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States.
  • Applicants must hold a PhD or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience at the time of application.
  • Previous language training is not a prerequisite for this fellowship. However, if the research project requires language ability, the applicant should provide evidence of adequate proficiency to complete the project.
  • Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged with the expectation that the product of the fellowship will contribute to the wider body of knowledge on the topic specified.
  • Projects proposing to address key policy issues or seeking to develop a concrete policy proposal must reflect nonpartisan positions.

Awards:  The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 months of full-time support over a 24-month period. Fellowship tenure must begin between April 1 and December 31 of a given year. Fellowship tenure need not be continuous, but must be concluded within 24 months of initial activation of the fellowship.

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Columbia Uni: Weatherhead East Asian Institute: Fellowship in East Asia and the Americas

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2017-2018 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Fellowship in East Asia and the Americas

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for its 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Global Circuits” through the Dorothy Borg Research Program. The Institute is searching for a postdoctoral scholar who studies a region in East Asia or the Americas from the disciplines of literature, history, religion, or art history/material culture studies, and whose research involves primary sources (archival, material and/or digital) from both East Asian and American archives. We seek candidates who are able to teach transnational and/or global issues relating to the Americas and East Asia, involving both East Asian and American materials in the classroom. The ability to engage with digital humanities in teaching and research is preferable, though not required. The Fellow will teach one course each semester, as well as pursue his or her own research. The Fellow will also participate in collaborative projects with other Fellows, and s/he will be an active participant in day-to-day WEAI programs and events.

Candidates who study a region in East Asia or the Americas from the disciplines of literature, history, religion, or material culture studies and/or art history are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning September 1, 2017, and comes with a stipend of $47,476 plus $5,000 for each taught course (total compensation is $57,476).

About the Borg research program, “Global Circuits, American-East Asian Archives, and Future Directions”

The general goal of the “Global Circuits” program is to study transnational issues involving the Americas and East Asia, and to support the development of associated skills. These include the ability to use archives in both the Americas and East Asia, employ the tools of digital humanities, as well as explore new conceptual strategies and themes for the study of both regions. A central goal is to encourage and support those who work primarily in either East Asia or the Americas to broaden their scope to focus on transnational and global linkages, as well as to facilitate areas of convergence that can be drawn between the fields of East Asian and American studies. The program is named in honor of Dorothy Borg, a historian of U.S.-East Asia relations whose influence on political scientists, historians, and many others helped to bridge the work of history and contemporary analysis.

Eligibility

• Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) between July 2015 and July 2017.
• Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. focused in a region in East Asia or the Americas from the disciplines of literature, history, religion, or material culture studies and/or art history, with research involving primary sources (archival, material and/or digital) from both East Asian and American archives or holdings.
• Applications from individuals who hold or have held full-time teaching positions will not be considered.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

All application materials (including letters of reference) must be received by the Institute on or before February 28. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for an interview to be held by phone or in person. All evaluations made in connection with applications received are confidential.

Awards will be announced no later than April 28. Acceptance of award is due no later than May 5.

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WCFIA Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Postdoctoral Fellowships

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The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations seeks applications from outstanding scholars in the social sciences who are conducting research that illuminates Japan’s relations with the rest of the world. Applicants are welcomed from various fields, including anthropology, economics, (modern) history, law, political science, public health, and sociology, among others. Scholars may examine domestic issues that bear on Japan’s external relations or problems that Japan shares with other countries. Projects that compare Japan’s experience cross-nationally are also encouraged.

FELLOWSHIP GRANT:
1. Fellows spend a ten-month period in residence at Harvard that typically begins in September.
2. The award is for $50,000 paid in monthly installments, health insurance coverage for the grantee, and up to $5,000 for research/travel funds.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF U.S.-JAPAN PROGRAM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS:
1. Fellows are expected to take part in all Program activities throughout the academic year.
2. Fellows are required to present their research findings at a Program seminar and to submit a 40 to 50-page research paper on a relevant topic for possible inclusion in the Program’s Occasional Papers series. This does not preclude publication of the same research elsewhere. 3. Because fellows are expected to devote themselves full-time to a major research project, working elsewhere during one’s tenure at Harvard is not permitted.

During their term of appointment, Postdoctoral Fellows have an option to teach an undergraduate course at Harvard during the fall or spring semester. Having a record of teaching at Harvard may enhance a Postdoctoral Fellow’s professional credentials in the academic job market. Areas of particular interest include Japanese popular culture; Japanese imperialism/war memory; gender and politics in East Asia; political economy of Japan; and Japanese Americans in history, culture, politics, and/or society. Broader courses that include, but are not limited to, Japan are especially encouraged. If you are interested in teaching a course, please submit a brief teaching statement on your teaching interest (see “The Application Process” below). Please note: whether the applicant expresses an interest in teaching has no impact on the evaluation of her/his application.

ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in a discipline bearing on the Program’s research areas. Research projects that focus on Japan or Japan’s international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. A knowledge of the Japanese language is not required.

Awardees must complete all requirements of their doctoral degree to receive a fellowship. If a successful applicant has not already earned a Ph.D. at the time of his or her application, the applicant’s advisers must submit a formal letter to the effect that he or she “has completed all the requirements of the Ph.D.” by August 1. The letter must include that precise wording, and no mitigating circumstances will be considered. Because advisers may not be prepared to confirm this until they have collectively approved the dissertation and all required changes have been made to put it in its final (deposit) form, we strongly urge you to schedule your defense, if it is still pending, by July 1. No funds can be disbursed until such a letter is received, and the fellowship will be reduced by one-tenth for each month’s delay. Depending on the length of the delay, a prospective fellow may be asked to begin the Program in the second semester, and in extreme cases, the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations reserves the right to revoke the fellowship altogether.

DEADLINE: Complete application AND three letters of recommendation must be received by: January 16, 2018 (Tuesday)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
* Application form can be downloaded from U.S.-Japan Program website.

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Reischauer Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies

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The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RI) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent Ph.D. graduates of exceptional promise, to provide the opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to turn their dissertations into publishable manuscripts. The fellowship is for 10 months, commencing September 1, 2018.

FELLOWSHIP GRANT:
1. Stipend of $60,000, health insurance coverage for the grantee, and up to $5,000 in research/travel funds.
2. Postdoctoral fellows will be provided office space and access to the libraries and resources of Harvard University.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS:
Residence in the Cambridge area and participation in RI activities are required during the appointment. Postdoctoral fellows will be expected to give a presentation at the RI Japan Forum lecture series. During their term of appointment, postdoctoral fellows may have the option to teach one undergraduate course during the fall or spring semester of the academic year, or co-teach an existing course with a current faculty member. Areas of particular interest for 2018-19 tentatively include Japanese popular culture; Japanese imperialism/war memory; gender and politics in East Asia; political economy of Japan; and Japanese Americans in history, culture, politics, and/or society. Broader courses that include, but are not limited to, Japan are especially encouraged. Teaching is neither required nor assured, but may be possible. Decisions on what particular courses may be taught by an RI Postdoctoral Fellow will be made in conjunction with both the RI and the academic department.

ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degree in 2013 or later, in Japanese studies in any area of the humanities or social sciences. Those who are chosen to receive fellowships must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. degree by July 1, 2018.

DEADLINE: Complete application AND two letters of recommendation must be received by: January 5, 2018 (Friday), 5 pm EST

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Asia Research Institute at National University of Singapore

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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

You will work under the supervision of the Cluster Leader and shall carry out duties including: organising workshops and conferences, applying for grant funding, participating in current cluster projects, and carrying out new projects. Administrative duties and committee work may be assigned to you from time to time.

ELIGIBILITY

  1. Candidates must have fulfilled all requirements of securing a PhD from a reputable university at the time they take up their appointment at ARI.
  2. If you are still a PhD candidate at the point of application, you may also apply provided that you are confirmed for graduation by your commencement date at ARI. An official letter from the Registrar’s Office of your university will be required to confirm the award of your PhD degree.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

  1. The appointment will be tenable for a period of two years only.
  2. Applications are invited for commencement in June/July 2019 or December 2019/January 2020
  3. PDFs receive an all-inclusive, fixed monthly salary of S$5,500. This all-in sum is inclusive of stipends for housing and living expenses.
  4. A one-off travel assistance grant of S$2,000 will be provided to eligible candidates.
  5. Singapore citizens and permanent residents are eligible for provident fund benefits.
  6. All salary and benefits-in-kind are subjected to taxation in accordance with local tax laws.
  7. Please note that University Housing will not be provided and appointees will have to make their own accommodation arrangements..
  8. There is support for research fieldwork and conference attendance (on application and subject to approval). .
  9. Candidates must have been awarded their PhD within the last 2 years.
  10. Research staff at ARI are expected to participate actively in the life of the Institute, including attendance at seminars, conferences and ARI social events.
  11. Other benefits that the University provides and other information about working
    –    at NUS and living in Singapore are available at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/potentialhires/index.html. Terms and conditions, according to university guidelines, are subject to change without prior notice.

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American Institute for Maghrib Studies- Long/Short term Grants

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The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) announces its annual Grants Program for the academic year beginning in May 2018. The program offers grants to U.S. scholars interested in conducting research on North Africa in any Maghrib country, specifically Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, or Tunisia. AIMS sponsors three Overseas Research Centers in the region in Oran, Tunis and Tangier and has other institutional affiliations that support AIMS scholars. AIMS only funds primary research conducted in the Maghrib.

DEADLINE: January of every year- awards announced in April for grants starting the following May

ELIGIBILITY:Graduate students currently enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program, independent scholars, and faculty in all disciplines are eligible to apply. All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Recipients of AIMS awards in either of the two previous funding cycles are ineligible to apply. Travel/research plans must be set and funds must be disbursed prior to May 2019. Applicants must be members of AIMS at the time of application. For membership and grant information, please contact the AIMS Executive Office at aims@aimsnorthafrica.org.

AWARD:

Short-Term Research Grants
AIMS awards short-term grants for one to three months for up to $6,000. These awards may also be used in combination with grants from other sources for projects of longer duration.

Long-Term Research Grants
AIMS offers awards with a maximum of $15,000 for projects longer than three months. In accordance with an agreement with major funding agencies, applicants may not accept multiple grants concurrently for the same project. In the event a grantee declines an AIMS award to accept another grant, AIMS may provide a small allowance for supplementary research expenses. Some privately funded grants are exempt from this rule.

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Harry Ransom Center at UTexas @Austin

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For its 2018–2019 fellowship program, the Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

 

DEADLINE:The application deadline for 2018–2019 research fellowships has passed. Decisions will be announced by email on or before March 31, 2018. Application instructions for 2019–2020 fellowships will be posted in the summer.

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality. Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply after two full fellowship cycles have passed. One- to three-month fellowships and travel stipends are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or with a substantial record of professional achievement, demonstrated on their curriculum vitae. If the Ph.D. is in-progress at the time of application, the proposal and letters of recommendation must clearly indicate completion by June 1, 2018. Successful applicants must complete the Ph.D. by this date in order to accept the fellowship.

Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research by the time of application.

AWARD:

ONE- TO THREE-MONTH FELLOWSHIPS

$3,500 PER MONTH (DOMESTIC) •
$4,000 PER MONTH (INTERNATIONAL)

One- to three-month fellowships are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections.

TRAVEL STIPENDS

$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)

Travel stipends are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s use of the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.

DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS

$2,000 (DOMESTIC) • $2,500 (INTERNATIONAL)

Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.

The Center gratefully acknowledges the principals of the endowments and annual sponsors that support these fellowships.

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