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Fellowships that fund North American focused research. I.e. United States, Canada and the Caribbean

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

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The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.

Deadline: November 15, 2018

Eligibility: 

Eligible applicants for the 2019 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:

  • be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in an American doctoral program at a graduate school located in the United States. Candidates working on D.Min., law, Psy.D., Ed.D. and other professional degrees are not eligible.
  • have all pre-dissertation requirements fulfilled by the application deadline November 15, 2018, including approval of the dissertation proposal.
  • be in the writing stage of the dissertation. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun by the time of the award.
  • must expect to complete the dissertation between April 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020.
  • have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing. Applicants who have won such awards as the ACLS, AAUW, Ford, Mellon, NAEd/Spencer, or Whiting fellowship are not eligible.
  • be in a humanities or social science department, writing on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
  • have never applied for the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.

Awards: $25,000 will be awarded for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing; in addition, Fellows’ graduate schools will be asked to waive tuition and/or remit some portion of their fees.

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The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)

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The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Seventy fellowships are awarded annually.

Deadline: November 7th, 2018

Eligibility: The program is open to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences—regardless of citizenship—enrolled in PhD programs in the United States. Applicants to the 2019 IDRF competition must complete all PhD requirements except on-site research by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2019, whichever comes first. The program invites proposals for dissertation research conducted, in whole or in part, outside the United States, on non-US topics.

Applicants from select disciplines within the humanities (Art History, Architectural History, Classics, Drama/Theater, Film Studies, Literature, Musicology, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Theory, and Religion) may request three or more months of funding for international on-site dissertation research in combination with site-specific research in the United States, for a total of nine to twelve months of funding.

Awards: Fellowship award amounts will vary depending on the research plan. The 2019 per-fellowship average award amount is $22,000.

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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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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

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These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner and are only appropriate for students approaching the final year of their Ph.D. work. This fellowship is not for support of doctoral research. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.

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. Dissertations with no relevance to understanding human violence and aggression will not be supported. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

Deadline: Applications for dissertation fellowships must be received by February 1, for a decision in June.

Eligibility: These grants are made to Ph.D. candidates who are entering the dissertation stage of graduate school. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun. If analysis and writing are not far enough along for an applicant to be confident that he will complete the dissertation within the year, he should not apply, as the application will not be competitive with those that comply with this timetable. In some disciplines, particularly experimental fields, research and writing can reasonably be expected to be completed within the same year, and in those cases it is appropriate to apply.

Awards: $20,000 each (ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year). Awards ordinarily commence on September 1, but other starting dates (after July 1) may be requested if the nature of the project makes this appropriate.

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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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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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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Award

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This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported. 

Deadline: 
The intent to apply deadline: May 30th (2018).
The institutional deadline: June 21 (2018). The institutional deadline is ahead of the federal deadline to allow project director to review information for all applicants. No exceptions will be made.

Eligibility: 
Students must apply through their institutions. To be eligible to receive a fellowship under the DDRA program, a student must:

  • be a citizen of the United States or be a permanent resident of the United States;
  • be a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education in the United States who, when the fellowship begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral degree program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution;
  • plan a teaching career in the United States upon graduation, or plan to apply language skills (in world areas vital to US national security) and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, international development, and various professions; and
  • possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the dissertation project.

Students may not accept certain grants (Fulbright US Student Program [FUSP], Boren, IREX, Japan Foundation) in the same fiscal year that they receive a US/ED Fulbright-Hays grant. Student applicants who have received support for more than six months under the DDRA Program are not eligible to re-apply.

Awards: 

  • travel expenses, including excess baggage to and from the residence of the fellow to the host country of research;
  • maintenance and dependent(s)’ allowances based on the cost of living in country or countries of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s);
  • project allowance for research related expenses such as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses;
  • health and accident insurance premiums; and
  • an administrative fee of $100 to applicant institution.

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Penn State the CGS Career Development Award

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Penn State’s Center for Global Studies will award prizes of up to $2,000 to support the professional development of ABD doctoral students (within the Liberal Arts) and tenured and tenure-track faculty (university-wide). Greater consideration will be given to applicants who have received their doctoral degree within the last five years and to those applications that intersect with the CGS’ core themes and/ or area studies focus. Awards are to be used for international research and travel.

Deadline: April 2, 2018 at 5 p.m.

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be Liberal Arts ABD Ph.D. candidates or faculty members at Penn State (University Park) who want to advance their research through travel outside of the United States.

Applicants must submit the following materials:

  • Cover page with applicant’s name, professorial rank and academic title, contact information (including campus address), PSU ID number, project title, and total grant amount requested.
  • A 2-3 page description of the project, including: significance of the project, especially its relevance to global studies; outcome: i.e. article, book (specify publication venue, known or anticipated), exhibition (specify exhibition venue), performance (specify performance venue), etc.; and timetable for project’s completion.
  • Itemized budget describing specifically how funds will be used; applicants should also note other sources from which funding has been received or solicited (include amounts);
  • Curriculum vitae of relevant work (not to exceed four pages); and
  • A confidential statement of support from an advisor (for ABDs), Department Head, or Dean.

Awards: $2,000

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Penn State Center for American Literary Studies Summer Graduate Fellowship

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CALS is pleased to announce its annual summer graduate fellow competition. The CALS summer graduate fellow will receive a $4000 summer stipend and a $1000 research budget for travel and research-related expenses, enabling the fellow to devote the summer session to working on his/her dissertation.

Deadline: February 5.

Eligibility: 

  1. for purposes of this award, a doctoral student who has successfully passed comprehensive exams, constituted a dissertation committee, and won approval of a dissertation prospectus focused on an American literature and/or culture topic from any time period is eligible to apply;
  2. students who have previously won a Humanities Institute semester-long or summer residency or a Center for Early Modern Studies Junior Scholar fellowship are eligible to apply; moreover, the summer fellowship does not affect a student’s eligibility for the standard dissertation semester fellowship in the Liberal Arts; finally, receiving a CALS Summer Graduate Fellowship does not preclude a student from applying for a CALS Dissertation Support Award or vice-versa–accepting one award will not render an applicant ineligible for the other at any time.
  3. students planning to defend/graduate in the summer of the current year are not eligible to apply;
  4. students may not teach or hold full-time employment during the funded summer session;
  5. students on federal aid should be advised that their federal package might be affected by the stipend money.

Award:  A $4000 summer stipend and a $1000 research budget for travel and research-related expenses.

Spring Lecture and Acknowledgements
The fellow is required to give a presentation, open to the liberal arts community, based on material written during the period of the summer fellowship during the following school year. Also, appropriate acknowledgement of the Center’s support must be given in the dissertation, publications, and all other activities related to the summer fellowship project.

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Penn State Humanities Institute Graduate Student Scholars in Residence

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The Humanities Institute is pleased to sponsor a program of semester-long graduate student residencies for the academic year 2019-2020. This program will provide up to nine students in the humanities with either one course release in the fall or spring semester (GSR program) or a $4,000 summer award (GSSR program). The possible use of an office in Ihlseng Cottage may be provided, enabling them to devote an entire semester to work on their dissertation project. Students are required to be in residence at University Park for the duration of the grant period.

Application Deadlines: Graduate Student Summer Residents (Summer 2019): February 11, 2019; Graduate Student Residents (Fall 2019/Spring 2020): March 25, 2019

Eligibility: The following eligibility requirements apply:

  1. Students must be seeking a terminal degree in a humanities program at Penn State (i.e., Master’s candidates on track toward the Ph.D. are not eligible);
  2. Proposed projects must be directly related to work on a degree-required thesis, dissertation or final creative project (e.g., a degree recital);
  3. Students must be in residence for the duration of the grant period;
  4. Students may not teach or be significantly employed (more than 8 hrs./week) during the semester of residence;
  5. Students in the College of the Liberal Arts are eligible for this award as well as for the Dissertation Semester Release; accepting one will not render an applicant ineligible for the other at any time.
  6. Summer Residency Students must be enrolled for the summer, and must follow the STAP procedures found at https://secure.gradsch.psu.edu/stap/.

Students are eligible to apply at any point in their studies, though a strong preference will be given to students nearing the completion of their terminal degree. Proposals that are interdisciplinary in outlook, methodology, media, or scope are especially welcome. Students with projects in the social sciences are eligible to apply if their projects have important implications for the humanities. Students on Federal aid should be advised that their Federal package might be affected by the stipend award.

Graduate Students are eligible to apply for Fellowships/Residencies from any of the Centers or Institutes associated with the College of the Liberal Arts (HI, REI, CHI). However, applicants who are awarded fellowships from more than one center in a give academic year must only accept one award during that year.

Award: This program will provide up to nine students in the humanities with either one course release in the fall or spring semester (GSR program) or a $4,000 summer award (GSSR program). The possible use of an office in Ihlseng Cottage may be provided.

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