The American Research Center in Egypt For Pre- and Postdoctoral Research in Egypt

The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is pleased to announce its annual fellowship program for pre- and postdoctoral scholars conducting research in Egypt. ARCE Fellowships are awarded for 3-12 months depending on the funding source.  Fellowships provide round-trip transportation, living allowance, mentoring and a home base in Egypt for doctoral candidates in the all-but-dissertation stage and senior scholars conducting more advanced research.  Post-docs are invited to indicate their interest in serving as the ARCE Scholar-in-Residence on the fellowship application.  The Scholar-in-Residence may serve for a period up to 12 months. 

FUNDING SOURCES

The U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)

Fellowships are available to pre-doctoral candidates in the all-but-dissertation stage and to post-doctoral scholars. Fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens and are for a minimum stay of three months and a maximum of one year.

National Endowment for the Humanities

The NEH makes available 1 fellowship for post-doctoral scholars and non-degree seeking professionals for a minimum stay of four months and a maximum of ten months.

The William P. McHugh Memorial Fund

The McHugh Award provides assistance to a graduate student to encourage the study of Egyptian geoarchaeology and prehistory (concurrent with an ECA fellowship for the study of Egyptian geo-archaeology or prehistory only).

The Theodore N. Romanoff Prize

This prize funds one $1000 scholarship to support the study of the language or the historical texts of ancient Egypt. Term: Concurrent with ECA or NEH award.

Deadline: January 13, 2013

Link: www.arce.org

Center for the Right-Wing Studies Graduate and Undergraduate Mini-grant Program

Description: The Center for Right-Wing Studies invites UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students to apply for small grants to assist with the development of student research projects on issues related to right-wing movements in the U.S. and other regions of the world.

Established in February 2009, the mission of the Center is to encourage and nurture scholarship on right-wing movements in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other regions of the world over the past hundred years.  The Center is especially interested in supporting research that examines the diversity of right-wing movements and their respective emphasis on social and religious issues, nationalism and race, and economic doctrines.  The Center promotes research, offers mini-grants, fellowships, and training opportunities to Berkeley students, publishes findings, and brings together leading scholars through conferences, colloquia, and other public events in order to engage in a comparative and interdisciplinary dialogue on right-wing ideology, politics, and organizational forms and their likely directions in the 21^st century.

Eligibility: Full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who are conducting individual research projects on right-wing movements in the U.S. and/or other parts of the world are eligible to apply.  Proposals that support undergraduate thesis or graduate dissertation research are strongly encouraged.  Undergraduates may apply for grants up to $500.  Graduate students may apply for grants up to $1,000.

Deadline: November 16

For more information about the Center for Right-Wing Studies and its Mini-grant Program go to:  http://crws.berkeley.edu/mini_grants or contact Dr. Christine Trost, ctrost@berkeley.edu; 510.643-7237.

DAAD Fellowships for Graduate Study

Study Scholarships and Research Grants will be offered by the German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) for University of California, Berkeley undergraduate seniors, graduate students and post-doctoral
researchers to undertake up to 10 months of study and/or research in Germany during the 2013-2014 academic year.  Open to all fields.

Award: Monthly stipends range from approximately €750 - €1000. In addition, DAAD will cover health insurance and a flat rate subsidy for travel costs.

Deadline: October 23, 2012

Applications are available on the web:
Study Scholarship: http://www.daad.org/?p=gradstudy
Research Grant: http://www.daad.org/?p=gradresearch

For further information, contact Michael Sacramento (510-642-7739, msacram@berkeley.edu ).

The Philip Brett LGBT Award

Description:  Philip Brett LGBT Fund to support Graduate Students working in LGBT Studies is an endowment established in 2009 by members and friends of the UC Berkeley campus community. The Philip Brett LGBT Studies Fellowship will provide an award to a UC Berkeley graduate student conducting research related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer studies in any field or discipline.

Applicants must provide brief summaries of their overall research interests and aims; questions they are pursuing or plan to pursue that are related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender issues; and contributions they hope to make to LGBT-related studies. An endorsement letter from the academic advisor is required.Open to all UC Berkeley graduate students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, who are conducting research related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer studies in any field or discipline

Award: $1200

Deadline: February 21, 2013

More information about The Philip Brett LGBT Fund to support Graduate Students
working in LGBT Studies is available at
http://berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2009/06/11_brett.shtml
and http://berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2002/10/30_obit.html .

The Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarship Award

Description: Post-Docs. Granted to sociologists from the Pacific region in recognition of major intellectual contributions embodied in a recently published book or series of at least three articles on a common theme. To be eligible for the award, a book must have been published no earlier than two years before the award is given. If a nomination is based on a series of articles, the most recent article in that series must have been published no earlier than two years before the award is given

Deadline: November 1

Link:  http://pacificsoc.org/awards-committee.html

Susan C. Eaton Scholar-Practitioner Grant

Description: Awards scholar researcher doing new or on-going research (including dissertation research) in the labor and employment relations or related field. Only (Labor and Employment Relations Association) LERA members are eligible to submit a proposal for the Committee to consider.

Awards: The awardee or team will be recognized at the LERA Annual Meeting each year and will receive a check for $3,000 at that time for their project. They agree to provide a brief 1-2 page report of the project upon its completion for publication.

Deadline: January 15, 2013 

Link: http://www.leraweb.org/opportunities/awards/18 

The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund

The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund

Description: 

2-4 week study trip to Sweden. Supports fields which the Fund prioritizes, i.e. politics, public administration, working life, human environment, mass media, business and industry, education, and culture. Intended for professional enrichment and is thus not applicable to studies or work related to academic degrees.  Applicants must be a US citizen or permanent resident

Award: grants up to SEK 30,000 each for proposed study visits to Sweden.

Deadline: November 15, 2012 for 2013

Link: http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/SI-scholarships/The-Bicentennial-Swedish-American-Exchange-Fund/