The Smith Richardson Foundation Dissertation Award

Description: To support PhD dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies, and diplomatic and military history.  Foundation will accord preference to those projects that could directly inform US policy debates and thinking, rather than dissertations that are principally focused on abstract theory or debates within a scholarly discipline.

Award: $7500 stipend

Deadline: October 17

For more information on this fellowship: http://www.srf.org/home.php

Graduate Division Awards for Entering Students

The Graduate Division offers a variety of awards for entering students, including:

• Berkeley Fellowships which are awarded to doctoral programs in all fields
• Chancellor's and Cota Robles Fellowships awarded to applicants who also advance the Regents' goals for diversification of the academy
• Regent's Fellowships awarded to applicants to doctoral programs in humanities and social science

Award Amount: Stipends range from $18,000 to $28,000 for two years.  All university awards include in-state tuition as well as health, vision, and dental benefits.  Nonresident supplemental tuition is paid for US citizens and permanent residents only on the first year.

Deadline: To become eligible for university funding, U.S. citizens and permanent residents must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the March 2, 2013* deadline.In addition to the FAFSA, you must complete the appropriate fellowship sections for domestic (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) or international applicants of the Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships to be considered

Link:  http://grad.berkeley.edu/financial/deadlines.shtml

Taiwan Fellowship

Description: The Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, Asia-Pacific region and Chinese studies to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. For Post-docs, doctoral candidates, and doctoral program students. Fellowship are 3-12 months.

Award: $50,000-$60,000 stipend, travel expense, insurance.

Deadline: July 15, 2013

For more invofmation, please visit Taiwan Fellowship official website: http://taiwanfewllship.ncl.edu.tw/

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program

Description: Open to students seeking doctoral degrees and intended for students in the process of formulating their dissertation proposals as well as doctoral candidates with recently approved dissertation proposals.

Award: $20,000 to PhD, D.B.A. or other doctoral students in the area of entrepreneurship.

Deadline: September 19, 2012

Link: http://www.kauffman.org/kdfp

Council for European Studies Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Description: CES partnering with Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide dissertation fellowships in European Studies.  Designed to facilitate the timely completion of the doctoral degree.

Award: $25,000 annually stipend as well as assistance in securing reimbursements or waivers for up to $3500 in eligible health insurance and candidacy fees.

Deadline: February 4, 2013

Link: http://www.ces.columbia.edu/grants-and-awards/dissertation-completion

The Bucerius PhD Scholarships in Migration Studies

Description: Must be Phd students of social science. PhD students dealing with migration processes in and to the Global South are invited to apply for scholarship.  We encourage the following topics, but will also consider other approaches:

• Changing migration patterns in and to the Global South
• Challenges of incoming migration in developing countries
• Reception of immigration in destination countries: policies and discourses
• Migration and citizenship legislation
• Remittances, their costs and effects
• Migration and social development
• Internal migration, urbanization and the social change

Award: Monthly stipend of 1.200 Euros, additional funds for special research needs available on an individual basis.

Deadline: April 11 2013

Link: http://www.settling-into-motion.org/about/program/

The Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants

Description: Awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research.  Mission is to support basic research in anthropology. May also choose to be considered simultaneously for the Osmundsen Initiative.

Award: Max of $20,000 and the Osmundsen Initiative supplement provides up to an additional $5000.

Deadline: May 1 and November 1

Link: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/dissertation-fieldwork-grants

ACLS New Faculty Fellows Program 2012

Description: Post-doc. PhD awarded between 01/11-12/12 qualifies.Fellows will serve two-year appointments for teaching and research beginning fall 2013. Candidates must be nominated by one of the participating universities.

Award: $50,000 stipend plus $5000 research/travel allowance annually, health insurance, and $1500 one-time allowance.

Deadline: October 5, 2012

More information available at www.acls.org/programs/newfaculty

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research

Description: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research program develops and supports a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Each year the program selects up to nine highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities with the expectation that they will make important research contributions to future U.S. health policy.

Award Amount:

• We will award up to nine fellowships in this grant cycle.
• Scholars will receive stipends of $89,000 each year from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Deadline: October 16, 2012 (3 p.m.)

Link: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21405 

Fulbright Student Program

Description:

• Allows for individually designed study/research projects or an English Teaching Assistantship You can propose a project and/or study plan that will take place during one academic year in a country outside the U.S.
• Provides support for study/research/teaching in a single country (For exceptions, see World Region Summaries) You can meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.
• Facilitates cultural exchange Through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks, you can gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.
• Promotes mutual understanding Through engagement in the community, you can interact with your hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom.

Eligibility:

• Recent BA/BS graduates Graduating seniors and recent bachelor’s-degree recipients usually propose projects for which they have had some undergraduate preparation and/or direct work or internship experience.
• Master's and doctoral candidates Will demonstrate capacity for independent study or research, together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the countries to which they are applying.
• Young professionals, including writers, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fields May have up to 5 years of professional study and/or experience in the field in which they are applying. Those with more than 5 years of experience should apply to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
• Artists and musicians Applicants without a bachelor’s degree may substitute at least four years of professional training or experience.
• The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has a preference for candidates who have not had recent extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially in the country of application.

 Deadline: 10/17/2012

Link: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/#&panel1-2

Mayme and Frank Scholarship Program

Description: The Association to Unite the Democracies (AUD) is the beneficiary of the Mayme and Herbert Frank Educational Trust, established in 1989 to support the study of international integration and federalism at the graduate level. Since 1989, the Frank Educational Fund (FEF) has managed and distributed those funds to deserving students. Today, the Ashburn Institute is administering scholarship grants supported by AUD's Mayme and Herbert Frank Educational Trust. 

Award Amount: Awards are sent to the student's academic institution for direct payment of tuition and fees. They generally range from $500 to $2000 depending on relevance to the goals of the Fund, quality of the project, and academic standing of the applicant. Consideration is made by the Frank Education Fund Committee of the Ashburn Institute. 

Deadlines: April 1 for the Fall term awards; October 1 for the Spring term awards

Link:

http://www.ashburninstitute.org/frankscholrship.htm

http://www.iaud.org/

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research & Travel Grants

Description: The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers travel grants to defray the cost of airfare for individuals presenting papers at academic conferences relating to the Middle East. 

Eligibility:
U.C. Berkeley faculty, lecturers, language instructors, and graduate students. Graduate students are eligible for one conference travel grant per year, up to a maximum of $1,000.                  

Funding:
Grants are available for up to $500 for conferences in the U.S., and up to $1,000 for conferences abroad. Most grants are below this level. Please note that this funding applies to airfare only, and that all grants will be paid as a reimbursement upon completion of travel. You will be required to provide specific travel documentation in order to receive your reimbursement. 

The application deadline is Monday, October 1, 2012, by 5:00 PM. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Please note that we do not accept out-of-cycle applications for research grants.

Link: http://cmes.berkeley.edu/programs/research-travel

AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grants

Description: The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Japan-US Friendship Commission, supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies designed to facilitate the research of individual scholars, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines.

Award Amount: $1000-$5000

Requirement:

• Individual applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and seminars/workshops/conferences must be held in the United States. Institutional applicants must be located within the USA.

• Only one Japan grant application per individual will be accepted in any one grant period. Multiple applications for different categories will not be entertained.

• Graduate student applicants in any grant category (where eligible) must provide an advisor recommendation letter—sent directly to the AAS by the advisor—in order to be considered for grant funding.

• NEAC grants are contingent upon not accepting another award for the same project.

Deadline applications and graduate student advisor letters must arrive (not be postmarked) by FEBRUARY 1 for the spring/summer awards and OCTOBER 1 for the fall/winter awards.

Link: http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm#NEAC-JAPAN

AAS Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Korean Studies Grants

Description: The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies (NEAC), in conjunction with the Korea Foundation, offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars based in North America to improve the quality of teaching about Korea on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of Korea into the major academic disciplines.

Award Amount: Ranges from $300-$5000

Requirements:

• Only one Korea grant application per individual will be accepted in any one grant period. Multiple applications for different categories will not be entertained. 
• Graduate student applicants in any grant category (where eligible) must provide an advisor recommendation letter—sent directly to the AAS by the advisor—in order to be considered for grant funding. 

Applications and graduate student advisor letters must arrive (not be postmarked) by FEBRUARY 1 for the spring/summer awards and OCTOBER 1 for the fall/winter awards
 
Link: http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm#NEAC-KOREAN

UC INSTITUTE, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH FUND

Description: Three fellowship programs support graduate student projects that address important labor and employment issues. Please check with program coordinator for availability of funds. 

Award Amount: Stipends are $7,500 for thesis fellowships and $25,000 for doctoral dissertation fellowships. 

Disciplines: Open to all fields. 

Requirements: Master's Degree Fellowships: Graduate Students in professional schools on all UC campuses are eligible. Applicants must complete all Master's coursework and other requirements by June. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships: Students must have completed all degree course work and other pre-dissertation requirements by June.  

Deadline: 10/22/2012

Link: http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/grapes/detail.asp?recordno=126

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND (HSF), GENERAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic-American background. Must show academic achievement (GPA at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale), be enrolled full-time, have earned at least 12 undergraduate units in a U.S. accredited college or university, and have financial need. Open to students of Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Spanish, Dominican, Cuban, Central or South American heritage.

Deadline: 12/15/2012
Stipends from $1,000 to $5,000

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/grapes/detail.asp?recordno=62