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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)ACLS Collaborative Research FellowshipsThe aim of this fellowship program is to offer small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project in the humanities and related social sciences. Appropriate fields of specialization include, but are not limited to, American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group. The fellowship supports projects that aim to produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which two or more collaborators will take credit. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully.9/30/2010Fellowship - GSU-243
American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow and Program CoordinatorThe AIAR, also known as the Albright, annually offers this appointment to a scholar in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. The recipient is expected to assist the Albright's director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows, which requires a working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel. Residence at the Albright, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is required.10/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-274
American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowships (ECA) - Junior Research FellowshipsThe AIAR, also known as the Albright, annually provides these research fellowships to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Residence at the Albright, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is required.10/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-278
Carter CenterRosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health JournalismJournalists in all forms of media play an increasingly important role in shaping public understanding and debate about health care issues. As part of a national effort to reduce stigma and discrimination, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide grants to journalists to study a selected topic regarding mental health or mental illness. The goals of the fellowship are to increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information; to help journalists produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of mental health issues through exposure to well-established resources in the field; and to develop a cadre of better-informed print and broadcast journalists who can report more accurate information through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet, and influence their peers to do the same.1/11/2010Fellowship - GSU-255
Carter CenterRosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health JournalismJournalists in all forms of media play an increasingly important role in shaping public understanding and debate about health care issues. As part of a national effort to reduce stigma and discrimination, the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide grants to journalists to study a selected topic regarding mental health or mental illness. The goals of the fellowship are to increase accurate reporting on mental health issues and decrease incorrect, stereotypical information; to help journalists produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of mental health issues through exposure to well-established resources in the field; and to develop a cadre of better-informed print and broadcast journalists who can report more accurate information through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet, and influence their peers to do the same.4/20/2010Fellowship - GSU-255
Cornell UniversityMellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in EnglishWith the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of English at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. The department welcomes applicants whose dissertation and other research are on transatlantic literature in English in the 18th or 19th century. Topics of study may include, but are not limited to, colonialism, slavery, tourism, translation, war and diplomacy, sea and trade narratives, immigration, cosmopolitanism, and a multinational approach to the development of literary genres.1/15/2010Fellowship - GSU-392
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)English Language Teaching Methodology -- Award #0193This award is for lecturing in English language teaching methodology. Grantees will teach courses and assist with curriculum development and teacher training. Specializations include ESL, curriculum development, and teacher training. Applicants with a Ph.D. are preferred although professionals with university teaching experience are encouraged to apply. The grantee will serve at the English Teaching Section, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana.8/1/2010Award - GSU-388
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)English, Communication and Media Studies -- Award #0460This award is for lecturing, or lecturing and research. The grantee will teach undergraduate courses in any requested specialization or related field, 10-20 hours weekly; assist with student activities, advising and faculty training; and conduct research. Specializations are journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations, English language and literature, English composition, or writing for media.8/1/2010Award - GSU-391
Emory UniversityEnglish-Language Literature FellowshipsManuscript, Archieves, and Rare Book Library offers short-term fellowships to support scholarly use of the Library's research collections in three strategic areas: English-language literature, The Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, African American history and culture. The fellowships have a value of up to $2,000 United States dollars and are meant to help defray expenses in traveling to and residing in Atlanta for the duration of the fellowship.5/30/2010Fellowship - GSU-060
Fish PublishingFish International Poetry PrizeThere is no restriction on style or theme, as long as the submitted poem is written in English and is less than 200 words.3/30/2010Prize - GSU-387
Guggenheim Memorial FoundationFellowships to Assist Research and Artistic CreationThe foundation offers fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions and irrespective of race, color, or creed. The foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. The foundation selects its fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.12/1/2009Fellowship - GSU-131
Harvard UniversityShort-Term Visiting FellowshipsShort-term fellowships are available to assist scholars who must travel to work within the library's collections. The Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of Harvard College. The library's holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South American literature, including the countries pre-eminent collection of the following; American literary manuscripts, philosophy, religion, history of science, music, printing and graphic arts, dance, and theatre.1/15/2010Fellowship - GSU-340
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical GardensBarbara Thom Postdoctoral FellowshipThe fellowship is designed to support non-tenured faculty members who are revising a manuscript for publication. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at the Huntington and to participate in its intellectual life.12/15/2009Fellowship - GSU-347
Library Company of PhiladelphiaVisiting Research Fellowships in Colonial and U.S. History and CultureThe Library Company of Philadelphia and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania jointly award fellowships for research in residence in their collections, which contain printed materials relating to all aspects of American history and culture up to about 1880. These fellowships support advanced, post-doctoral, or dissertation research.3/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-306
Modern Language Association of America (MLA)Mina P. Shaughnessy PrizeThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association (MLA) invites authors to compete for the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize, to be presented for an outstanding scholarly book in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of English.5/1/2010Prize - GSU-187
Modern Language Association of America (MLA)Mina P. Shaughnessy PrizeThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association (MLA) invites authors to compete for the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize, to be presented for an outstanding scholarly book in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of English.5/1/2010Prize - GSU-383
Modern Language Association of America (MLA)Kenneth W. Mildenberger PrizeThe Committee on Honors and Awards of the Modern Language Association invites authors to compete for the Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize, to be presented for an outstanding scholarly book in the fields of language, culture, literacy, or literature with strong application to the teaching of languages other than English.5/1/2010Prize - GSU-389
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)NCTE Research Foundation Grant ProgramThe National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Research Foundation supports research projects related to the teaching and learning of language and literacies. The trustees seek proposals that reflect the diverse interests among membership of NCTE, including proposals focusing on underrepresented populations, curriculum changes and the effect the changes have on students, school policies, changes in teaching methods, student interaction and learning, community literacy, home-school literacy relationships, after-school programs, student literacy practices in and out of school, and other relevant topics of study.6/15/2010Grant - GSU-386
NEHNEA Literature Translation Projects Fellowships, FY2011Through fellowships to published translators, the Arts Endowment supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. We encourage translations of writers and of work which are not well represented in English translation. All proposed projects must be for creative translations of published literary material into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value.1/7/2010Grant - 2010NEA03LFTP
NEHAmerica's Media Makers Development GrantsGrants for America’s Media Makers support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Media Makers should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages.1/13/2010Grants - 20100113-TD
NEHAmerica's Media Makers Production GrantsGrants for America’s Media Makers support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Media Makers should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages.1/13/2010Grants - 20100113-TR
Newberry LibraryAmerican Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies FellowshipThis short-term fellowship is for Ph.D. candidates or postdoctoral scholars wishing to use the Newberry's collections to study the period 1660-1815.3/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-244
NSFFaculty Early Career Development (CAREER) ProgramThe Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.7/20/2010Grant - NSF-08-557
NSFFaculty Early Career Development (CAREER) ProgramThe Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.7/21/2010Grant - NSF-08-557
NSFFaculty Early Career Development (CAREER) ProgramThe Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.7/22/2010Grant - NSF-08-557
NSFDocumenting Endangered Languages (DEL)Supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of an estimated half of the 6000-7000 currently used human languages, this effort aims also to exploit advances in information technology. Funding will support fieldwork and other activities relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases.9/15/2010Award - NSF 06-577
Phi Beta Kappa SocietyMary Isabel Sibley FellowshipThe annual Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship is awarded alternately in the fields of Greek and French. The award may be used for the study of Greek language, literature, history, or archaeology, or the study of French language or literature.1/10/2010Fellowship - GSU-327
Princeton UniversityHodder FellowshipThe fellowship was created for artists in the early stages of their careers. In keeping with the bequest of Mary MacKall Gwinn Hodder, it is awarded to individuals during that crucial period when they have demonstrated exceptional promise but have not yet received widespread recognition. Typically, Hodder Fellows are poets, playwrights, novelists, creative nonfiction writers and translators who have published one highly acclaimed book and are undertaking significant new work that might not be possible without the "studious leisure" afforded by this fellowship. Hodder Fellows spend an academic year at Princeton pursuing independent projects.11/1/2010Fellowship - GSU-379
Tulane UniversityMellon Postdoctoral Fellow in HumanitiesThe School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University invites applications for a contract as Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities beginning in August 2010. Fellows will be assigned to one of six departments within the School of Liberal Arts: Communication, English, French and Italian, History, Philosophy, or Spanish and Portuguese. Fellows will teach mid- and upper-level courses in their field of expertise, and these courses will be cross-listed with one or more of four interdisciplinary programs: African and African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, and Jewish Studies. The teaching load will be one course per semester, with the remainder of the fellows' time devoted to strengthening their research profiles. Fellows must be in residence at Tulane during the tenure of their fellowship.1/20/2010Fellowship - GSU-313
University of OxfordVictor and Sylvia Blank Visiting FellowshipThe centre offers Visiting Fellowships to enable scholars from around the world to reside at Yarnton Manor while pursuing research in all areas of Jewish history, literature, languages, and thought. Visiting Fellowships are available for scholars working in any field of Jewish Studies. Visiting fellows are expected to attend and participate in the academic activities of the centre, all of which are conducted in English1/15/2010Grant - GSU-393
University of South Carolina (USC-Columbia)Postdoctoral FellowshipThrough the generosity of the Watson-Brown Foundation, ISS invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship to be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. The fellow will teach one course each semester in the interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Southern Studies and organize a scholarly conference in his or her field of interest, which may be any discipline of Southern Studies, including, but not limited to, anthropology, environmental studies, geography, history, literature, material culture, and sociology. The selection process will attach substantial weight to the potential of the candidate to revise for publication a dissertation that promises to make a valuable contribution to understanding of the South in any academic discipline.2/15/2010Fellowship - GSU-331