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American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition 2006-2007 Application Deadline: July 1, 2006 The Institute is a cooperative, non-profit organization of fifty American colleges and universities that supports the advancement of knowledge and understanding of India, its people, and culture. Applications for study in India may be made in the following categories: Junior Research Fellowships: Available to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities in all fields of study. Junior Research Fellowships are specifically designed to enable doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in India. Junior Research Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian universities and Indian research supervisors. Awards are available for up to eleven months. Senior Research Fellowships: Available to scholars who hold the Ph.D. or its equivalent. Senior Fellowships are designed to enable scholars in all disciplines who specialize in South Asia to pursue further research in India. Senior Fellows establish formal affiliation with an Indian institution. Short-term awards are available for up to four months. Long-term awards are available for six to nine months. A limited number of humanists will be granted fellowships paid in dollars funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. 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. Senior Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships: Available to accomplished practitioners of the performing arts of India and creative artists who demonstrate that study in India would enhance their skills, develop their capabilities to teach or perform in the U.S., enhance American involvement with India’s artistic traditions, and strengthen their links with peers in India. Awards will normally be for periods of up to four months, although proposals for periods of up to nine months can be considered. Fellowships for U.S. citizens are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (also available to permanent residents); the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States State Department and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers under the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended; and the Smithsonian Institution. Some fellowships for non-U.S. citizens and artists can be funded from the AIIS Rupee Endowment in India. Fellowships for six months or more may include limited coverage for dependents. For more
information visit http://www.indiastudies.org/AnnounInfo.html. The deadline for receipt of applications each year is December 31. Support for this program comes from a grant from the State Department's Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs (State/ECA) through the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who are enrolled as full-time graduate students in recognized degree programs or who are post-graduate researchers. Awards are made on the basis of merit as determined by a review committee of scholars from among AIYS' members and member universities. All funds currently available or pending come from US government sources and may be awarded only to US citizens. These fellowships are fully taxable after legitimate deductions for professional expenses. Proposals are invited from graduate and post-graduate scholars for feasibility studies or research projects. Collaborative or group projects are eligible for funding. It is permissible to combine Arabic language study with a research or feasibility project. There is no restriction as to field or discipline, but project funds may only be used to support research costs incurred in Yemen. Projects are not normally funded above $10,000. Applicants may need to secure additional funding for other expenses or for extended research periods, but in the case of multiple awards AIYS reserves the right to modify or cancel its fellowship offer. A full statement of conditions governing fellowships may be obtained from the AIYS office. Researchers whose projects will take them to more than one country are advised to consider applying to CAORC's Multi-Country Fellowship Program as well as to AIYS. US post-doctoral scholars who plan to spend a sabbatical or post-doctoral time for individual or collaborative research or participation in ongoing AIYS-affiliated projects in Yemen are encouraged to apply to AIYS to become a "Scholar-in-Residence." For more information please visit: http://www.aiys.org/fellowships.html#uss. top
Application Deadline: February 15, 2007. ARIT will offer fellowships for participation in the intensive advanced Turkish language program at Bogaziçi University for summer 2007. For summer 2007, the American Research Institute in Turkey will offer full travel and fellowships for up to 15 advanced students for participation in the summer program in intensive advanced Turkish language at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. This intensive program offers the equivalent of one full academic year of study in Turkish at the college level. The fellowships cover round-trip airfare to Istanbul, application and tuition fees, and a maintenance stipend. Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic institutions are eligible to apply. A description of the eligibility requirements and application procedures are available at http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/ARITSummerLanguageProgram.htm. The Chinese Cultural Scholarship Program The government of the People’s Republic of China, through its China Scholarship Council, is offering a one-year Chinese Cultural Scholarship to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students. The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has asked the U.S. Department of Education to assist in the selection of recipients for the awards. The one-year scholarship is offered to U.S. undergraduates and graduates who are interested in studying Chinese language at a Chinese university. The one-year scholarship covers tuition, instructional materials, housing, and medical care in addition to a monthly stipend for living expenses in China (equivalent to approx. 100 US$). Successful applicants are responsible for all travel costs. Scholarship application forms are not yet available online. Other China Scholarship Council information can be found on its website http://www.csc.edu.cn/. ACLS Committee on Scholarly Communication with China 1. American Research in the Humanities in China--Competition Deadline November 15, 2006
This program is for scholars in the humanities to do research in the People's Republic of China. US citizens and permanent residents who have lived in the US continuously for at least three years by the application deadline are eligible to apply. This program supports individuals with the Ph.D. or equivalent to do in-depth research on China or the Chinese portion of a comparative study. Grants are offered for 4 to 12 months of continuous research in China. Applicants should demonstrate that they have fully utilized the available resources in the US and are prepared by virtue of study, training, and planning to take full advantage of an opportunity to do research in China. The program has been made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2.
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Fellowships for Scholarly Development-- Competition Deadline November
15, 2006 Fellowships are available for Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities with the M.A., Ph.D., or equivalent from a Chinese institution to carry out one or two semesters of individual or collaborative research at the invitation of a US host scholar. Candidates must be nominated by the US host; Chinese scholars may not apply directly. Nominees must currently reside in China. Scholars who have previously visited the US for five months or more, or who are enrolled in degree programs, are not eligible. Funding for this program is provided by the Li Foundation. Fore information on how to apply, visit http://www.acls.org/csccguid.htm. Henry
Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East Asian Archaeology and
Early History Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials. For the purposes of this program, "East Asia" refers to northeast Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan) and southeast Asia (Brunei,Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). 1. Instructions for Applicants from East Asia Eligibility Definitions Grant
Categories 2. Instructions for Applicants from the United States and Canada Eligibility Grant
Categories For more information, visit http://www.acls.org/eaaeh.htm
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