Announcing new Fellowship opportunities from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers:
More info on these Fellowships is available HERE.
CAORC NEH SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research in the humanities for U.S. postdoctoral scholars, and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in the U.S. for three or more years.
Fields of study include, but are not limited to, history, philosophy, religious studies, literature, literary criticism, and visual and performing arts. In addition, research that embraces a humanistic approach and methods will be considered.
Applicants must propose four to six consecutive months of research between the period of May 2020 and November 2021 in an American overseas research center in one of the following countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia.
Fellowship stipends are $5,000 per month for four to six consecutive months.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have resided in the U.S. for three years prior to the application deadline.
- Applicants must hold a PhD.
- Funding is not available for research conducted in the U.S.
- Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: January 23, 2020
Announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2020.
CAORC MULTI-COUNTRY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD.
Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the U.S., at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center.
Please note that in accordance with U.S. Department of State travel warnings, travel is not currently possible to the following countries with overseas research centers: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan (senior scholars may be permitted to travel to Lahore and Islamabad subject to approval), and Yemen.
Approximately eight awards of up to $11,000 each will be given. Each year the highest ranking Multi-Country Fellowship applicant will receive an additional $1,000 toward travel expenses through the Mary Ellen Lane Multi-Country Travel Award. The award is named after CAORC’s founding director, Dr. Mary Ellen Lane.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
- Funding is not available for research conducted in the U.S.
- Group projects are admissible and will be evaluated as a single application.
- PhD candidates must be ABD (all but dissertation) by May 2020.
- Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: January 23, 2020
Announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2020.
