Research, Funding and Awards -
- American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
- American Philosophical Society Fellowships and Grants
- Boren Fellowships for International Study
- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
- DAAD – Study and Research in Germany
- Dissertation Fellowships for Republic of China Students Abroad
- FLAS Fellowships for Foreign Language Learning
- Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
- Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
- Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships
- Luce Scholars
- Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for Women from Developing Countries
- National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- OAS Scholarships for Academic Studies (Undergraduate, Master's, Doctorates) for Study Abroad
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- Schwarzman Scholars
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships American Fellowships support women scholars completing doctoral dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research, or finishing research for publication. The purpose of the Dissertation Fellowship is to offset a scholar’s living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Deadline: November 15 American Philosophical Society Fellowships and Grants The American Philosophical Society maintains nine grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields. The Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Astrobiology, Library Digital Humanities Fellowship, Library Fellowship, and Phillips programs award small grants ($1,000 to $6,000) for modest research purposes. The Daland, Library Long-Term Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship programs award much larger amounts ($40,000 to $60,000) in highly selective competitions. Deadlines: see website Citizenship: varies according to fellowship Boren Fellowships for International Study Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. For more information, contact LuAnn Saunders Kanabay (luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu) Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Deadline: January 30, 2018 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program A program of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program offers intensive summer language institutes overseas in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2012. Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students. • Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; • Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; • Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels. Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Deadline: TBA DAAD – Study and Research in Germany Provides a variety of educational exchange scholarships Germany. The Research Grant is specifically for PhD students (and post-docs) wishing to pursue research in Germany. The Study Scholarship provides resources for independent study in Germany. The University of Arizona has been invited to nominate one graduate student for a DAAD Study Scholarship. Citizenship: see website Deadline: varies according to fellowship Dissertation Fellowships for Republic of China Students Abroad Doctoral candidates may apply for fellowships for the completion of dissertations in the humanities and social sciences. Applicants for ROC dissertation fellowships must be doing research on topics related to Chinese culture and society, the development of the Republic of China, or Taiwan Studies. Their dissertations should cover one of the following fields: literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, art, sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, legal studies, economics, or media studies. Citizenship: Only students who have graduated from an accredited university or college in the Republic of China, and who do not have foreign permanent residence status or citizenship, are eligible to apply. Deadline: October 15, 2017 FLAS Fellowships for Foreign Language Learning The program funds centers around the country that provide fellowships to promote foreign language competencies. The UA is home to a FLAS program in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (http://cmes.arizona.edu/FLAS ). Also, you may apply to programs at some other institutions as well. Programs are either for the academic year or the summer. Institutions compete every four years for the program. Deadline: vary Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Ford Foundation Fellowship awards are offered at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and Postdoctoral levels. Fellowships are awarded in a national competition. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To be eligible for a Ford Foundation Fellowship award you must be a citizen of the United States, demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support. Citizenship: All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, and individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Deadline: January 9, 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To be eligible for a Ford Foundation Fellowship award you must be a citizen of the United States, demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support. Citizenship: All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, and individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program Deadline: January 9, 2018 Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/FordFellowships/PGA_047958 Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students Fulbright offers recent graduates opportunities for personal and professional development and international experience that fosters mutual understanding among nations through study and research abroad. Created to increase mutual understanding among nations through education and cultural exchanges. Students design their own projects, which may include: university coursework, library or field research, classes in a music or art school, independent projects in the social or life sciences, assistant teach English, a combination of these or other activities. Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Deadline: Contact LuAnn Saunders Kanabay (luann.saunders-kanabay) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported. Please contact LuAnn Saunders Kanabay (luann.saunders-kanabay@uconn.edu) Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident Deadline: TBD Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships The Humphrey Program brings young and mid-career professionals from designated countries to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. Citizenship: Non U.S. Citizens Deadline: October 1, 2017 Luce Scholars The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program. The program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15-18 Luce Scholars each year, and welcomes applications from college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields who have had limited exposure to Asia. Citizenship: U.S. Citizens Deadline: See website Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for Women from Developing Countries For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. The MMMF also typically invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor. Citizenship: Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (See website) Deadline: January 16, 2017 National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship Program The NIJ Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship program provides awards for research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics to accredited universities that support graduate study leading to research-based doctoral degrees. NIJ invests in doctoral education by supporting universities that sponsor students who demonstrate the potential to successfully complete doctoral degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of NIJ (i.e., social and behavioral sciences, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Citizenship: Unrestricted Deadline: See website OAS Scholarships for Academic Studies (Undergraduate, Master's, Doctorates) for Study Abroad The Organization of American States Academic Scholarship Program (Regular Program) grants scholarships every year for the pursuit of Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees and Research leading to a degree. The OAS Special Caribbean Scholarships Program (SPECAF) grants scholarships for the last two years of undergraduate studies to citizens and residents of the English-speaking Caribbean OAS Member States. In addition to these programs the OAS, through its Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC), is able to offer other attractive scholarship opportunities for academic studies with the support of its partner institutions in the Americas and around the world. Citizenship: Unspecified Deadline: See website Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. Applicants must be: • A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country). • Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline. • A college senior or holder of a bachelor’s degree. • Not beyond your second year – if already enrolled -- in the graduate degree program for which you request support. Deadline: November 1, 2017 Schwarzman Scholars The 200 scholars chosen annually for this highly selective program will work towards a one-year Master's Degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing-one of China's most prestigious universities. Schwarzman Scholars will be selected based on their academic credentials, extracurricular interests and leadership potential. Each student will spend the year focusing on one of four academic disciplines: public policy, economics and business, international relations and, in the future, engineering. Citizenship: Unrestricted Deadlines: See website
For more information, contact: ONSF at onsf@uconn.edu
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