UC Human Rights Fellowship

Human Rights Center at Berkeley Law Fellowships enable students to build connections between their academic studies and complex issues in the field.  A stipend of $4,500 will be awarded to approximately 10 UC Berkeley students to spend 6 to 8 weeks working with a human rights organization during summer 2013.

The application deadline is February 21.

Please find the application, FAQ, and other information at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/11947.htm

Any questions from students please contact Andrea Lampros, Fellowship Coordinator at Human Rights Center at alampros@berkeley.edu or 510.643.7215.

      

Wellesley College Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Wellesley College invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Reproductive Health with an emphasis on Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice, to begin Fall 2013. Candidates should have received the Ph.D. within the past three years. Preference will be given to candidates in the fields of women’s and gender studies, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, anthropology, political science and sociology, as well as candidates with international experience. In year 1, the Fellow will be in residence at the Newhouse Center for the Humanities and take an active role in its intellectual community. Throughout the Fellowship, the Fellow will be a member of the Women’s and Gender Studies Department and as such expected to participate in Department programming and other such activities. In both years, the Fellow will teach one course each semester, including an introductory course in reproduction and a course related to their specialization. The Fellowship includes research and travel support.

Please submit the following in electronic form: a letter of application, a c.v., a graduate school transcript, three letters of recommendation, a brief statement of teaching experience and research interests, and a writing sample (25 pages max) to https://career.wellesley.edu. (The online application system will request names/email addresses so that recommenders or dossier services may submit the
letters directly.)

Applications must be received by February 15.

If circumstances do not allow the candidate to submit materials through our on line application system, please email us at working@wellesley.edu<mailto:working@wellesley.edu> and make it clear it is for this position.

Peter Lyman Graduate Fellowship in New Media

The Peter Lyman Graduate Fellowship in New Media, established in the memory of an esteemed UC Berkeley faculty member, provides a summer stipend to a UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate to support the writing of his or her Ph.D. dissertation on a topic related to New Media.

Some preference will be given to those doing research related to children and youth, and to BCNM Designated Emphasis students.

Originality and quality of the research are the primary criteria. The amount of the stipend depends on the size of the fund. In Summer 2013 the fellowship amount will be $5,000.

Any UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate who has passed the Qualifying Exam and is in good standing can apply. Applications must include a one-page research summary, brief reference from the student’s Research Advisor, list of the Ph.D. Committee, expected completion date, and student’s full contact information.

Applications must be received by February 11, 2013 and should be submitted to the BCNM Student Affairs Officer:

Nora Liddell nora.bcnm@berkeley.edu

Applications will be reviewed by a faculty committee from the Berkeley Center for New Media. The Peter Lyman Fellow will be announced in March of each year.

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations Fellowships

*** Fellowships to study broad based worker ownership, profit sharing, and ownership of capital in the corporation and in the society of the U.S. ***

Fellowships for sociologists with an interest in economic sociology, the sociology of organizations, the sociology of work, labor movements, and political sociology to study of employee stock ownership, profit sharing, broad-based stock options, and broadened ownership of capital and economic democracy in the corporation and society in the United States.

 

Fellowships in the amount of $25,000 will be offered by RutgersUniversity's School of Management and Labor Relations to doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D. graduates and pre- and post-tenure scholars in the social sciences. Fellows may be in residence at their own University or visit Rutgers.                                         

 

The deadline for application for several fellowships is January 31, 2013. Submit a 1500 word statement, a curriculum vitae and three letters of reference sent separately by email.

For info, contact Prof. Joseph Blasi at blasi@smlr.rutgers.edu 
Email for applications: fellowship_program@smlr.rutgers.edu

For more information, please see:  http://smlr.rutgers.edu/research-and-centers/fellowship-programs

Sage Professional Development Awards in Teaching

$500 awards to cover expenses for ASA’s Section on Teaching and Learning Workshop

Sage Publications and a number of SAGE sociology authors (see reverse side of this page) are sponsoring the SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award to prepare a new generation of leaders in the sociology “teaching movement.” An estimated 20-25 awards—to cover expenses not to exceed $500—will be given to award recipients to attend the ASA Section on Teaching and Learning’s day-long preconference workshop, The Best Teachers We Can Be: Learning Scholarly Teaching. The workshop will be held on August 9^th, the day before ASA meetings begin, in New York City.

Applications are especially encouraged from those in their early career stages (graduate students, assistant professors, newer Ph.D.s) in sociology. Networking with other people in the teaching movement is an essential part of this program, so recipients will also be asked to join ASA’s Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology.

Awardees will be expected to 1) stay for the entire workshop and 2) submit a short paper (500-800 words) after the meetings, describing specific benefits of their participation in the program.

Applicants should use the application form which is with this announcement. If you do not have access to an application form, you can find one on the SAGE webpage atwww.PineForge.com or you may contact Keith Roberts at robertsk@hanover.edu.

Applications should be sent as an electronic WORD document to Keith Roberts atrobertsk@hanover.edu.

Application deadline is: March 1, 2013

Tinker Summer Research Grant

The Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to announce the Tinker Field Research Grant competition for summer. Tinker Field Research Grants fund airfare to Latin America for pre-dissertation research and are available to UC Berkeley graduate students from all disciplines.

 

The deadline to apply is Monday, February 18, 2013.

For more information about the application process, come to our informational meeting or see the application materials online at
http://clas.berkeley.edu/Research/graduate/summer2013/index.html

George Mason University Humane Studies Fellowships

The Humane Studies Fellowship (HSF) program provides more than just monetary awards. The fellowships connect winners to a support network to guide them through a successful career in academia. Humane Studies Fellowships are awarded to full-time graduate students embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas. The fellowships support study in a variety of fields, including economics, philosophy, law, political science, history, and sociology.

Awards range from $2,000 to $15,000 and fellowship winners may re-apply for each year of their studies. In 2012, the Institute for Humane Studies awarded more than $800,000 to over 200 students. Fellowship winners are also preferred candidates for IHS invitation-only programs such as our Career Development Seminars, which help students think strategically about how to succeed in academia, our Colloquia to discuss and refine the fellows’ research, and our Summer Graduate Research Fellowship, a non-residential research and writing program that provides participants with the opportunity to complete a publishable scholarly article.

HSF is open to full-time and prospective graduate students, including law students.

Research Interests

Past fellows have researched historical and contemporary ideas on freedom of action and association and the rule of law. Some notable research interests include:

• market-based approaches to environmental policy
• the legal development of privacy and property rights in 18th-century England
• the role of patient autonomy in bioethics
• impediments to economic growth in developing countries
• the relationship between U.S. presidential politics, fiscal policies, and economic performance

Exceptional candidates with an evident intention of advancing liberty through other intellectual activities, such as teaching, policy analysis, and law, will also be considered.

Application deadline January 31.

For further information: http://www.theihs.org/humane-studies-fellowships/overview

Vacancies Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Round message: Apologies for cross-posting

VACANCIES FOR RESEARCH POSITIONS IN LAW, ECONOMICS AND/OR POLITICAL SCIENCE

The Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, an interdisciplinary Research Centre of Excellence at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), initiates and encourages research initiatives in relation to globalization, governance processes and multilateralism (see www.globalgovernancestudies.eu). In the framework of a number of research projects, the Centre is looking for outstanding candidates for the following vacancies (please click on the titles for more information or visit our website):

• Post-Doctoral Fellow: Interactions between International and EU Law (deadline for application: 20 February 2013, start date June 2013)
• Post-Doctoral Fellow: Global Governance and Democratic Government (deadline for application: 20 February 2013, start date June 2013)
• Doctoral Fellow: European Union and United Nations (deadline for application: 28 February 2013, start date May 2013)
• Doctoral Fellow: Development and Trade (deadline for application: 28 February 2013, start date May 2013)

Dr. AXEL MARX Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies University of Leuven House De Dorlodot - Deberiotstraat 34 - 3000 Leuven - Belgium T: +32 16 32 53 66 F: +32 16 37 35 47 E:  axel.marx@ggs.kuleuven.be W: www.globalgovernancestudies.eu

Fernström Fellowship

The Scandinavian Department

announces

FERNSTRÖM FELLOWSHIP

FOR 2013-2014 and  SUMMER 2013

Open to graduate students who wish to study in Scandinavia.  Terms of the endowment state “preference shall be given to American students who wish to study in Scandinavia, preferably Sweden, and to students in Scandinavian Languages and Literature,” but the competition is open to graduate students in all fields.  Awards have been made to students from Architecture, Rhetoric, Music, Political Science, Art, Sociology, Energy & Resources, Interdisciplinary, and Computer Science.

Successful applications demonstrate the need for research in a Scandinavian country that can not be accomplished elsewhere, or relevance of the language and/or culture to the student’s dissertation topic.  Demonstrated effort at finding support from multiple sources also counts in an applicant’s favor.  Award amounts have averaged approximately $3200 over the past 3 years.

THE APPLICATION FORM IS ATTACHED.

 For more information or questions please contact:

 Sandy Jones, Graduate Assistant,

issag@berkeley.edu

(510) 642-9051

DEADLINE: Tuesday, FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Return the application as an email attachment to issag@berkeley.edu

Conflict Studies Fellowship

Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is now accepting applications for its 11th annual Academic Fellows Terrorism studies program.

This unique program provides university professors a detailed understanding of the terror threat that faces our nation and sister democracies. The 10-day program takes place entirely in Israel from June 15 - June 26, 2013 (travel inclusive).  Taught in conjunction with Tel Aviv University, participants interact with academics, diplomats, military and intelligence officials, and politicians from Israel, Jordan, India and the United States. Visits to military bases, border zones and other security installations offer insight into the practical side of deterring terrorist attacks. All expenses are paid by FDD.
 

The deadline for applications is April 5, 2013. 

For more information on the program, please click here.

Please feel free to contact me at dana@defenddemocracy.org with any questions.

CSAS Dissertation Research Award in Sri Lankan Studies

Award Details:
This grant designed to support dissertation research for Ph.D. candidates whose research focuses on Sri Lankan studies. We encourage proposals from students of any discipline in the social sciences. Ideally research should focus on a particular aspect of post war reconciliation.

The deadline for the Dissertation Award is Friday, March 1, 2013.
Winner will be contacted and award will be announced by Friday, March 29, 2013.

Eligibility:
Open to Ph.D. students in any stage of their doctoral program. Preference will be given to students who are conducting their research or writing their dissertation.
Awards:
One award of $1,500 will be awarded
Timeline:

• Friday, March 1, 2013: All proposals due by close of business.
• Friday, March 29, 2013: Fellowship award announced.

To Apply:
Applicants should submit a statement of purpose outlining their dissertation research project. The statement of purpose should be 2-3 pages long and should include a summary of the research, contribution to current knowledge, methodology for carrying out the research, and describe specifically how the funds will be used.
In addition, please supply an estimated budget, a timeline, a recent CV, and two letters of reference (one must be from your current dissertation advisor).
Submit either:

• In an e-mail, electronic files of all documents attached as Word files. (This is the preferred method of submission.) OR
• For persons who lack e-mail capability, four (3) printed copies of all of the requested documents.

Email: csas@berkeley.edu
Subject: "Submission for Sri Lanka Outstanding Dissertation Award "
OR
Sri Lanka Dissertation Award Committee
Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley
10 Stephens Hall, Berkeley CA-94270-2310

southasia.berkeley.edu
Tel: 510-642-3608
Fax: 510-643-5793

Center for South Asia Studies Outstanding Paper Prize in Sri Lankan Studies

The Center for South Asia Studies is proud to announce two new awards in Sri Lankan Studies. The CSAS Outstanding Paper Prize in Sri Lankan Studies and the CSAS Dissertation Research Award in Sri Lankan Studies. For further details and application instructions please see below.

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2012-2013 Center for South Asia Studies Outstanding Paper Prize in Sri Lankan Studies

welcomes entries for its 2012 Outstanding Paper Prize in Sri Lankan Studies focused on the topic: "The Impact of the Sri Lankan Model in Internal Conflict and International Diplomacy." Submissions are welcome from any discipline, though preference will be given to papers in a social science field.

The deadline for the paper prize is Friday, March 1, 2013.
Winners will be contacted and prizes will be announced by Friday, March 29, 2013.

Description of the Award
The amount of the paper prize award will be $500.
Eligibility

1. Full time graduate students or undergraduates in their senior year.
2. Students must have been registered as a full time student at any accredited university during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Guidelines for Paper Prize

1. Faculty may nominate students, or students may enter their own papers.
2. For each entry submit:
   • All submitted papers must be no longer than thirty typewritten (double-spaced) pages of text, exclusive of the title page, endnotes, and bibliography.
   • All pages, except for the title page, must be numbered, and all endnotes must conform to standard historical formats.
   • The author's identity is to appear nowhere on the paper.
   • A separate, unattached page should accompany the paper, identifying the author (along with the title of the paper) and providing that person's home address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available), college affiliation, graduating year and status (undergraduate or graduate student).
   • A one-page (250-word) abstract must accompany each submission. Abstract of winning paper will be published in all announcements of competition results.
3. Papers are to demonstrate scholarly competence relevant to post war reconciliation in Sri Lanka.

Submit either:

• In an e-mail, electronic files of 1) the paper, 2) the page with identifying information, and 3) the abstract attached as Word files. (This is the preferred method of submission.) OR

• For persons who lack e-mail capability, four (4) printed copies of each of the following: 1) the paper, 2) the page with identifying information, and 3) the abstract.

Please send entries NO LATER THAN 5pm on Friday, March 1, 2013 to
csas@berkeley.edu
Subject: "Submission for Sri Lanka Outstanding Paper Prize"
OR
Sri Lanka Paper Prize Committee
Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley
10 Stephens Hall, Berkeley CA-94270-2310

Institute of International Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowships

All UC Berkeley graduate students in good standing who will formally advance to candidacy by the Fall of the fellowship term may apply. The deadline for the following funding opportunities is Monday, March 18.  We greatly appreciate your help!

The John L. Simpson Memorial Research Fellowship in International and Comparative Studies is a memorial to John L. Simpson to support research in comparative studies that analyze similarities and differences among societies and states, with respect to social, cultural, political, and economic structures and policies, including patterns of these relationships in global and transnational systems.

·  Award Amount:  While you are welcome to apply for all three graduate fellowships (Bendix, Sharlin, Simpson), please note that the total award amount cannot exceed $12,000.

·  Application:   iis.berkeley.edu/content/john-l-simpson-memorial-research-fellowship-international-and-comparative-studies.

·  Due Date:  Monday, March 18, 2013. 

The Allan Sharlin Memorial Award commemorates the scholarly achievements of the late Allan Sharlin, Professor of Sociology and an innovative scholar in the fields of demography and history at UC Berkeley. The award is made annually to students who show promise of advancing scholarship in the field of historical sociology, historical demography, or social history.

·  Award Amount:  While you are welcome to apply for all three graduate fellowships (Bendix, Sharlin, Simpson), please note that the total award amount cannot exceed $12,000.

·  Application:   iis.berkeley.edu/content/allan-sharlin-memorial-award.

·  Due Date:  Monday, March 18, 2013. 

The Reinhard Bendix Memorial Fellowship commemorates the scholarly achievements of the late Reinhard Bendix, Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. The fellowship is given annually to students who show promise of advancing scholarship in the field of political and social theory as well as historic studies of society and politics.

·  Award Amount:  While you are welcome to apply for all three graduate fellowships (Bendix, Sharlin, Simpson), please note that the total award amount cannot exceed $12,000.

·  Application:   iis.berkeley.edu/content/reinhard-bendix-memorial-fellowship.

·  Due Date:  Monday, March 18, 2013.

The International Dissertation Fieldwork Grant will award a number of fellowships of up to $10,000 for fieldwork. In line with the Institute’s mission to support international and comparative research at U.C. Berkeley, projects should be international and/or comparative in nature, and/or involve substantial research outside of the United States. Fellowship funds are intended to support travel, lodging, and research-related expenditures for a graduate student who is conducting research away from campus. International students enrolled in doctoral programs at U.C. Berkeley are particularly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to international students who cannot apply for other sources of funding within the United States.

·  Award Amount:  Up to $10,000.

·  Application:   iis.berkeley.edu/content/international-dissertation-fieldwork-grant.

·  Due Date:  Monday, March 18, 2013.  

Please direct all questions regarding graduate student funding opportunities to iis.grants@berkeley.edu.