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Go to I-Z Organizations (Page 2) Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia John J. and Anna H. Gallagher Fellowship for the Study of the Rarer Microscopic, Multicellular Invertebrate Animals, with Priority for the Study of Rotifera The sponsor offers an opportunity for original postdoctoral or sabbatical research on the systematics of microscopic invertebrates. The project must be based at the Academy, although field work and visits to other museum collections are encouraged, and the scope should be narrow enough to permit completion during a period of up to twelve months. The research focus must be on systematics and may employ ecological, behavioral, physiological, molecular or developmental tools. The Academy affords many opportunities for collaboration with other systematists, and there are also rotifer ecologists. Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program, which honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice, provides resources for organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal. The American Academy in Berlin provides a unique bridge between Germany and America - a bridge created through the scholarship and creativity of distinguished individuals involved in cultural, academic, and public affairs. Academy Fellows are sought from the fine arts including painting, sculpture, music, film, and drama; scholarly disciplines such as art history, history, philosophy, sociology, political science, and public policy; as well as from professional fields including architecture, law, business, economics and journalism. Fellows are encouraged to take up an association with a Berlin institution such as a museum, library, archive, university, government agency, film studio or media organization. American Association of University Women The AAUW Educational Foundation, the largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women in the world, supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. Undergraduate Faculty Sabbatical Grants (PRF) Grants are intended to help provide year-long, full-time research experiences that will inspire and rejuvenate the awardees and their research programs. It is anticipated that participation in this program will have long-term benefits not only for the participating faculty members but also for their students and home institutions. American Council of Learned Societies The ACLS Fellowship Program invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, languages and literatures, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. 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 philosophy). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. They offer many, many fellowships, including but not limited to the following: ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships ACLS/ New York Public Library Fellowships ACLS/ New York Public Library Fellowships ACLS/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships for Junior Faculty Library of Congress Fellowships in International Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships in East European Studies American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships . Available to established scholars who have not previously specialized in Indian studies and to established professionals who have not previously worked or studied in India . Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellows are formally affiliated with an Indian institution. Awards may be granted for periods of six to nine months. American Philosophical Society Sabbatical Fellowship The American Philosophical Society (APS) announces a fellowship in the humanities and social sciences to supplement an awarded sabbatical or research leave. The fellowship is open to mid-career faculty of universities and four-year colleges in the United States who have been granted a sabbatical or research leave, but for whom financial support from the parent institution is available for only the first part of the year. The society encourages candidates to use the resources of the APS library, but this is not a requirement of the fellowship. American Political Science Association The Association brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors in order to expand awareness and understanding of political life. American Society for Microbiology Fellowships ASM provides funds to students, postdoctoral fellows, and early and mid-career scientists to conduct research and participate in activities that encourage professional growth in a new area. Funds may be available for stipends, housing, travel, and membership in ASM. Check individual program for more information. AMS Publication on Subventions The Publications Committee of the American Musicological Society makes available funds to help with expenses involved in the publication of works of musical scholarship, including books, articles, special issues of journals, and works in non-print media. Individual authors or editors, or their sponsoring organization, society, or department, may apply for assistance to defray costs not covered by publishers, such as illustrations, musical examples, facsimiles, accompanying audio or video examples, and permissions. They encourage the submission of proposals from younger scholars and scholars in the early stages of their careers and welcome proposals for projects that make use of newer technologies. Makes grants to institutions in higher education, in cultural affairs and the performing arts, in population, in conservation and the environment, and in public affairs. Archeological Institute of America Many awards available, including: Publications Grant Olivia James Traveling Fellowship Helen M. Woodruff Fellowship of the AIA and the American Academy in Rome Anna C. & Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship The Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship The program is intended to provide mutual benefits to the faculty members and the Laboratory. In addition to bringing about fruitful research activity, it provides Argonne scientists and engineers and visiting faculty opportunities to develop a strengthened rapport and deepened appreciation of mutual needs and interests pertaining to research and development, and to catalyze the formation of continuing research partnerships and collaborations. Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Programs include Private Higher Education, Secondary Education, Religion (Graduate Theological Education), Health Care (Caring Attitudes), and Public Television. Association of American Geographers Grants and awards supporting doctoral dissertation, writing, and research in the field of geography. Other sponsors which fund projects outside of geography: East-West Center Visiting Fellowships and National Geographic Society- Committee for Research and Exploration Awards. Offer grants for short-term travel to Japan and Korea . The grant is intended for use by scholars already familiar with the country but who need time there in order to complete their work. Association for Institutional Research Grants and scholarships supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are available to staff and faculty of post-secondary education institutions. The goals of the grant and scholarship program are to provide opportunities for professional development, to foster the use of federal databases in postsecondary education decision-making, and to foster the use of the federal databases to inform research on issues in postsecondary education. Australian National University (ANU); Humanities Research Centre Visiting Fellowship The Humanities Research Centre was established by the Australian National University in 1972 to foster innovative research in the humanities and provides funds to support both scholars of demonstrated achievement and promising younger scholars to work in the centre. Each year the centre concentrates on a special theme of enquiry and applications are particularly welcomed from scholars with interest in the theme. Visiting Fellows are expected to participate in the centre's programs, meet regularly with other fellows, make public presentations of their research (Work-in-Progress seminars), and avail themselves of other opportunities for interchange. Visitors must be in residence for the duration of their appointment. The centre offers the following:
Visiting Research Fellowships The Institute on Race and Social Division (IRSD), a multidisciplinary research program at Boston University, sponsors teaching, research, and public discussion related to economic, political, and cultural conflicts among groups defined by race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and linguistic identity. The institute invites applications from all disciplines for postdoctoral research fellowships to be awarded for the academic year 2001 to 2002 to outstanding scholars interested in devoting a year in residence at Boston University to writing on the theme of "race and social division" broadly construed. Bunting Institute Of Radcliffe College (See Radcliffe Institute Fellows) Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 900 college and university presidents committed to the civic purposes of higher education. To support this civic mission, Campus Compact promotes community service that develops students' citizenship skills and values, encourages partnerships between campuses and communities, and assists faculty who seek to integrate public and community engagement into their teaching and research. Supplemental Sabbatical Awards The James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships is offering supplemental sabbatical awards in psychology. These awards are designed to supplement sabbatical allowances provided by colleges and universities, so that each awardee may be able to take enough time to complete the objectives of the sabbatical period. The objective of the awards is to encourage research and scholarly endeavor on the part of the psychologists at colleges and universities. Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Visiting Senior Fellowship Program Applications will be considered for study in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, etc.) of any geographical area and of any period. Applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis and criticism of physical form. Center for the Education of Women (See University of Michigan) Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF); American Region Grants for Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors A one-year grant is available for assistant, associate, and full professors. The grant will provide funds to help replace half of the salary of faculty on sabbatical or for time off for research and writing. Columbia University ; Center for Study of Law and Culture Fellowships and Visitorships The Center for the Study of Law and Culture (CSLS) at Columbia University invites applications for residential fellowships and sabbatical visitorships for the academic year to undertake research, writing, and discussion in ways that span traditional academic disciplines. The CSLC welcomes scholars from any field who are interested in spending the academic year in residence at Columbia Law School working on scholarly projects relating to the CSLC's theme: law, culture, and citizenship. In addition, fellows will be expected to participate in CSLC activities, assist in organizing a spring conference on law, culture, and citizenship, and will present a paper at the center's colloquium series. Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Established in 1988, the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes serves as a site for the discussion of issues germane to the fostering of crossdisciplinary activity and as a network for the circulation of information and the sharing of resources. It has a membership of over one hundred and thirty centers and institutes that are remarkably diverse in size and scope and are located in the United States , Australia , Canada , Denmark , The Netherlands, Germany , Russia , China , France , the United Kingdom , and other countries. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science Visiting Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program The sponsor offers in-residence fellowships to scientists with research interests in the areas of: advanced observing and modeling systems; climate system variability; geodynamics; planetary metabolism and regional processes. ADVANCED OBSERVING AND MODELING SYSTEMS--includes atmospheric chemistry; atmosphere and ocean physical parameters; cryosphere; data centers and data management; ecosystem and environmental modeling; remote sensing of terrestrial properties; non-linear systems; and space weather. CLIMATE SYSTEM VARIABILITY--includes detection of climate modes, trends, and variability; mechanisms and forcings of climate variability; stratospheric ozone depletion; prediction of climate variability; and development of extreme events and rapid climate change. GEODYNAMICS--at its most basic level, the goal of geodynamics is to better understand the process of convection within the Earth's mantle, and of how that convection affects the surface of our planet. PLANETARY METABOLISM--includes biogeochemical cycling; biosphere-atmosphere interactions; response of natural systems to perturbations; and transport and fate of chemicals in the biosphere. REGIONAL PROCESSES--includes region-specific impacts of climate variability and extreme events; atmospheric chemical forecasting; regional air quality; intercontinental transport and chemical transformation; surface/atmosphere exchange; hydrological cycles in weather and climate; and high latitude regional processes. INTEGRATING ACTIVITIES--the production of rigorous, cutting-edge science and technology, the sharing of such knowledge and techniques with students from kindergarten to post-graduate levels, and to developing the significance of scientific and technological discovery for a wide range of decision makers in public, private, and non-governmental settings. Council for Christian Campuses and Universities Initiative Grants The purpose of this program is to enable small groups of Christian scholars to network in ways that will lead to individual and collaborative scholarship on focused themes of keen interest to the larger academy. Any discipline is encouraged to submit a proposal which demonstrates potential for Christian perspectives on the theme to make an important contribution to conversations in the academy. Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES); Fulbright Scholar Program; Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals; Country Programs; Europe ; Finland For over 50 years, the Fulbright Program has offered U.S. faculty, professionals, teachers, and students the opportunity to conduct research, teach, or study abroad and to make a major contribution to global understanding. The program also brings foreign nationals to the United States to study, teach, and pursue research. The Fulbright Scholar Program, the senior scholar component of the Fulbright Program, offers grants for college and university faculty, as well as for professionals and independent scholars. Approximately one-quarter are for research and three-quarters for lecturing, combined lecturing or research, or seminar participation. Multicountry research is offered in some regions. The Council offers multiple opportunities including, but not limited to, the following: Award 4272 is for the professional development project they wish to pursue in Finland . The grant is meant for professionals in all fields except medicine. Cyril O. Houle Scholars in Adult Ed Funded by theW.K. Kellogg Fdn. -- Program Support is provided to foster emerging scholars who will make a significant contribution to the field of adult education. Awards of $20,000 per year for two years are available. Eligible applicants must be citizens of Southern Africa , Mexico , or the U.S. , be in the early years of their professional career in adult education and be currently employed in a research-related position in adult education. David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following broad program areas: conservation; population; science; children, families, and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness and philanthropy. The Foundation provides national and international grants, and also has a special focus on the Northern California Counties of San Mateo , Santa Clara , Santa Cruz , and Monterey. Don't forget to check for federal sources for funding. There are many opportunities for a wide variety of purposes. Environmental Protection Agency EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. The agency offers multiple grants, fellowships, and research associateships in those areas. Jean Monnet Fellowships Jean Monnet Fellowships are awarded in order to allow the pursuit or continuance of post-doctoral research with no heavy teaching obligations. This research must lead to publication (articles or a monograph), either under the Institute's imprint (for instance in the form of a working paper), or in a journal or with a publisher with which the Fellow is already in contact. Work must fall within one of the following three major categories: (a) comparative research in a European perspective; (b) research on the European Communities or on a topic of interest for the development of Europe; (c) fundamental research, provided that it relates to an innovative subject of importance in one of the disciplines contributing to the development of Europe's cultural and academic heritage. Fellows carry out their research in one of the Institute's four departments: History and Civilisation, Economics, Law, Political and Social Sciences, or in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies which develops interdisciplinary activities bearing on important issues, principally the construction of Europe. The Fetzer Institute is a nonprofit private operating foundation that supports research, education, and service programs exploring the integral relationships among body, mind, and spirit. Our current program focus includes the areas of science, leadership, integral practice, and philanthropy. Five College Women's Studies Research Center The Five College Women's Studies Research Center, founded in 1991, supports scholarly and creative work in women's studies by providing visiting residencies for feminist scholars, teachers, artists, and activists from the United States and abroad; creating a structure for Five College faculty, local community activists, and teachers with research interests in women's studies to discuss, critique, and facilitate one another's work: sponsoring faculty seminars, community workshops, and networking events on topics of importance to women's studies; organizing national and international conferences on scholarship and teaching in women's studies encouraging the use of archival collections on women in the Five College area. The Folger Shakespeare Library offers a limited number of residential fellowships for periods of six to nine months. Successful candidates will be advanced scholars who have made substantial contributions in their fields and whose research projects are appropriate to the collections of the Folger Library. Their mission is to improve the quality of life in the community and to enhance individual opportunity through education. They support educational programs primarily within three main areas: higher education, classroom teaching and learning, and international education. The Fromm Music Foundation aims to strengthen composition, the vital source of musical culture, and to bring contemporary concert music closer to the public. Our commitment to music as a living art has taken us in several directions, all focused on bringing about meaningful interaction among composers, performers, and audiences. Specifically, we have sought to influence the contemporary musical scene by: o Commissioning young and less known composers as well as established composers; o Sponsoring the annual Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard Concert Series; o Co-sponsoring, together with new music ensembles, premiere performances of Fromm Foundation commissioned works. Fulbright (see CEIS) German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Special Programs Short Term Lectureships Canadian and U.S. colleges and universities are invited to apply for shared financial support to invite German academics in all fields, notably university faculty, to teach for a period of one to six months at the host institution. This program is designed to help fill a curricular gap or to act as a stimulus for teaching and research in the department concerned. Theme-Year Scholars--Visiting Scholars The sponsor offers a monthly stipend award to established scholars, artists, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields in the arts, humanities, or social sciences to pursue projects related to the sponsor's annual theme. Scholars are usually in residence three months. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue their research free from academic obligations, make use of the Getty collections, join colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty Center . The theme for the 2008-2009 academic year is Networks and Boundries. The sponsor welcomes applications from researchers in the arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences whose projects bear upon the problem of duration in the visual arts. Conservators who have an interest in theoretical aspects of this topic are also invited to apply; projects may entail use of a Getty conservation laboratory. Guggenheim (John Simon) Memorial Foundation Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation The sponsor provides 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. Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies The Center offers multiple fellowships, including: Villa I Tatti in Florence offers up to fifteen fellowships each academic year for advanced research in any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. Each Fellow is offered a place to study, use of the Biblioteca and Fototeca Berenson, lunches on weekdays, and various other privileges, the most important of which is the opportunity to meet scholars from a variety of countries working in related fields Thanks to the generous assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the availability of a small number of new Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars engaged in long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences. Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, languages and literatures, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. Howard (George & Eliza Gardner) Foundation Fellowships Ten one-year fellowships of $20,000 each are available for independent projects in the fields of creative writing in English, including novels, short stories, poetry, playwriting, essays and creative non-fiction. Eligible nominees are mid-career individuals with the rank of assistant or associate professor, who are professionally based in the U.S. either by affiliation with an institution or by residence. The sponsor awards fellowships to support persons engaged in independent projects in the following fields for 2004-2005: creative writing in English, including novels, short stories, poetry, playwriting, essays and creative non-fiction. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research grants are provided for teams of scientists from different countries who wish to combine their expertise to approach questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring together scientist from different disciplines (e.g. from chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering) to focus on problems in the life sciences. The research teams must be international. Two types of Research Grant are available: Young Investigators' Grants are awarded to teams of researchers, all of whom are within the first five years after obtaining an independent laboratory (e.g. Assistant Professor, Lecturer or equivalent). Long-term Fellowships provide young scientists with up to three years of postdoctoral research training in an outstanding laboratory in another country. Short-term Fellowships enable researchers to move into new areas by learning state-of-the-art techniques in use abroad or by establishing new research collaborations. These fellowships can last from two weeks to three months in a foreign country. Visiting Humanities Fellowships Support is provided for Visiting Humanities Fellowships, tenable at the University of Windsor in the 2004-2005 academic year. Scholars with research projects in traditional humanities disciplines or in theoretical, historical or philosophical aspects of the sciences, social sciences, arts and professional studies are invited to apply. |
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