MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS –10-12-04
From Sponsored Programs Office, Research and Graduate Studies, Kent State University, Charlee Heimlich, Director of Sponsored Programs Development
Listing by Charmaine Streharsky, Administrator, Sponsored Programs/RAGS, KSU
Dear Students - From time to time additions are made to this listing of external funding opportunities, some of which may be of particular interest to Kent State University graduate students, postdoctoral students, and their advisors. IMPORTANT to note is that even published deadlines and guidelines from funding agency websites or printed materials (sources for this listing, for example) are subject to change, including critical items regarding eligibility criteria and application instructions. Therefore, please seek current information DIRECTLY from the funding source. KSU faculty members also receive periodic notices of funding opportunities from this office and elsewhere. Be sure to seek advice too from advisors, chairs, department and dean’s offices for postings and/or knowledge if you are looking for funding or other opportunities.
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HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL NOTICES RECEIVED:
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships – DEADLINE VIA NSF’s FASTLANE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM VARY BY FIELD OF STUDY – Life Sciences Nov. 17, 2004; Chemistry Nov. 18, 2004; Computer and Information Science and Engineering Nov. 19, 2004; Social Sciences Nov. 29, 2004; Physics and Astronomy Nov. 30, 2004; Mathematical Sciences Dec. 2, 2004; Geosciences Dec. 3, 2004; Psychology Dec. 9, 2004; Engineering Dec. 10, 2004. SUPPORTING MATERIALS ARE DUE DECEMBER 10, 2004FOR UNDERGRADUATE GRADE AND TRANSCRIPT FORMS (excluding Fall 2004) and DECEMBER 31, 2004for OPTIONAL GRE SCORES AND REQUIRED REFERENCE LETTERS.
Double check deadlines and requirements for your discipline at NSF!
National Science Foundation
www.nsf.gov/pubs/22004/nsf045615/nsf04615.lhtm
email epsalmon@nsf.gov; 800-673-4737, help@nsfgradfellows.org
The National Science Foundation invites applications for graduate research fellowships to support graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees. Fellowships with stipends of $30,000 per year and an institutional cost of education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year are expected to be awarded. Awards are for up to 3 years usable over a 5-year period. A total of 1,000 fellowships are expected to be awarded this year.
Applicants must be US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; be prepared to begin graduate study and research by summer or fall 2005. Fellowships are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study, so applicants must have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study when they apply. Basic research in fields supported by NSF usually is eligible, and bioengineering research with diagnosis or treatment-related goals is eligible IF it applies engineering principles in biology; bioengineering research to aid persons with disabilities also is eligible. The program does NOT support study in clinical, counseling, business or management fields, education, history (except history of science), or social work; work in medical, dental, law, public health or practice-oriented professional degree programs; or in joint science-professional degree programs such as MD/PhD and JD/PhD programs. See website and contact NSF and your advisor/Dept. for complete information.
US INSTITUTE OF PEACE
JENNINGSRANDOLPHFELLOWSHIPS – PEACE SCHOLAR DISSERTATION FELLOWS – Deadline January 10, 2005
www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html
email fellows@usip.org, tel 202-429-3886
Peace Scholars are outstanding doctoral students from anywhere in the world who are enrolled in American universities and conducting dissertation research on international peace and conflict management. Peace Scholars are based at their universities or in appropriate field research sites. Open to doctoral students, regardless of citizenship, enrolled in a US university and working on a dissertation related to the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the degree except the dissertation by the commencement of the award on September 1, 2005. The fellowship award is $17,000 for one year and may be used to support writing or field research. See website for more details.
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Research Grants and Fellowships Program 2004-5
Sabbatical Fellowships in Humanities & Social Sciences – deadline 11/1/04
104 South 5th St., Philadelphia, PA19104www.amphilsoc.org
These sabbatical fellowships are designed for mid-career faculty of universities and 4-year colleges in the US who have been granted a sabbatical/research year, but for whom financial support from the parent institution is available for only part of the year. Candidates must not have had a financially supported leave at any time subsequent to September 1, 2001. The doctoral degree must have been conferred no later than 1997 and no earlier than 1982. Award is for $30,000 to $40,000 for 2nd half of the sabbatical year.
Franklin Research Grants – Deadline 12/1/04
This program is designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes, the purchase of microfilm, the costs associated with fieldwork, or laboratory research expenses. Applicants are expected to have a doctorate, especially recent Ph.D.’s. Applicants may be residents of the US or American citizens resident abroad. Foreign nationals whose research can only be carried out in the US are eligible. Institutions are not eligible. Awards are up to $6,000 each.
NOTE THAT OTHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, INCLUDING: The Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigations (deadline Sept. 1 each year); Phillips Fund Grants for Native American Research (deadline March 1 each year); and Library Resident Research Fellowships (deadline March 1 each year). See website for details.
JAPANFOUNDATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN THE USA 2005-6
Locations in New York and Los Angeles – see websites www.jfny.org/jfny (for NY site) and www.jflalc.org (for Los Angeles)
Primary Japanese Studies grant programs including Fellowship, Institutional Support, and Library Support are reviewed in the USAand have a November 1, 2004postmark deadline.
(Additional competitive grant programs open to US applicants that are reviewed in Japancarry a December 1 submission deadline).
The Japan Foundation is a nonprofit organization promoting international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. The Foundation operates on the income from an endowment and subsidies contributed by the Japanese government and private sources. The Japan Foundation sponsors grant programs related to Arts and Cultural Exchange, Japanese-Language Education Overseas and Japanese Studies Overseas and Intellectual Exchange. In the last (2004) fiscal year, the Japan Foundation made awards to 29 individuals and 122 institutions in the US. The JapanFoundation’s American Advisory Committee (AAC) reviews the Japanese Studies Fellowships, Visiting Professorship, Staff Expansion, Research/Professional Conference, and Library Support grant applications. The committee then makes its recommendations for awards to the Foundation’s Headquarters in Tokyo. The AAC is comprised of distinguished specialists in the area of Japanese Studies or US-Japan relations. A panel of annually appointed experts in the performing arts reviews applications to the Performing Arts JAPAN program. Applications to Japanese-language programs are reviewed by specialists and language center staff. (FYI programs open to American applicants that are reviewed in Japan include Translation and Publication Support, Exhibitions Abroad Support, and Film and TV Program Production Support). SEE JAPANFOUNDATION WEBSITES FOR FULL DETAILS.
US ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS
Executive Secretary, Dissertation Fellowship Committee, US Army Center of Military History, Bldg. 35, 103 Third Ave., Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC 20319-5058, tel 202-685-2108, FAX 202-685-2077, email cmhonline@hqda.army.mil – website www.army.mil/cmh-pg
Deadline – Postmark January 15, 2005
Stipend of $10,000 for the fellowship is provided in one payment at the start of the academic year. From this sum the recipient must meet travel, typing, and all other expenses in connection with the fellowship. The payment of the stipend is made directly to the Fellow upon award after receipt of certification from the parent academic institution that he or she is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree and is authorized to become a Visiting Research Fellow. The purpose of the program is to support scholarly research and writing among qualified civilian graduate students preparing dissertations in the history of warfare. Three Dissertation Fellowships are awarded each year. See website for full details.
CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 2005-6
Center for Chinese Studies, 2223 Fulton St. Room 503, Berkeley, CA94720-2328, http://ieas.berkeley.edu/ccs/postdocs_application.html
Email chinactr@socrates.berkeley – tel 510-643-6321
Deadline receipt January 31, 2005
Holders of this fellowship are expected to be in residence from 8/1/05 through 7/31/06 at the Center and to complete a research project or revise a doctoral dissertation in the field of Chinese Studies, which is to result in a publishable manuscript. Fellows are to participate in all regular colloquia and seminar programs at the Center, and the Center is to have the first option for publication of the manuscript. Recipients of the award must have completed their degree by the commencement date of the fellowship. Normally all applicants must be within five years of completing the Ph.D. The Center expects to make 2 postdoctoral awards with a stipend of $30,888.
SCHOOLOF AMERICANRESEARCH, PO Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM87504-2188
PROGRAMS FOR SCHOLARS 2005-2006 – Deadlines vary:
Resident Scholar Program – Deadline November 15, 2004
Six fellowships to scholars in anthropology and related disciplines whose research is complete and who need time to prepare book-length manuscripts or doctoral dissertations; $40,000 stipend plus apt. and office and other benefits for 9-month tenure 9/05 through 5/06.
Summer Scholar Program – Deadline December 15, 2004
Six scholars in anthropology or related disciplines are to pursue research or writing projects during a 2-month tenure in summer 2005. No stipends but free housing and office space and an allowance account and other benefits are offered.
Advanced Seminar Program – Deadline April 1, 2005
- For a seminar to be conducted within 18 to 24 months. Funding is also available for 2 and 3-day seminars. Program is for 10 scholars to meet at the School’s Santa Fe campus for 5 days of intense discussion on a topic that provides new insights into human evolution, behavior, society or culture.
J. I. Staley Prize – Deadline October 1, 2005($10,000 for an annual prize awarded to a living author of a groundbreaking book that exemplifies outstanding scholarship and writing in anthropology). The award recognizes innovative works that add new dimensions to our understanding of the human species.
CEC INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
ARTSLINK PROJECTS
DEADLINE January 14, 2005
CEC ArtsLink, Inc. 12 West 31st St. 4th floor, NY, NY 10001
www.cecip.org/index.php?mid=33
email al@cecartslink.org – tel 212-643-1985, ext. 22
ArtsLink Projects support US artists, curators, presenters and arts organizations to undertake projects in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia. Since 1992 ArtsLink has disbursed over $1.2 million in ArtsLink Project awards. IN 2005 ARTSLINK WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS IN THE CATEGORIES OF VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS. Performing arts and literature applications will be accepted in 2006. Applicants must have been invited to undertake a project by an individual or organization in one of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, CzechRepublic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, SlovakRepublic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. ArtsLink Projects awards generally range from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on the project budget. Awards will seldom cover the applicant’s total project expenses. See website for more details.
VanderbiltUniversity
RobertPennWarrenCenterfor the Humanities –
William S. Vaughn Visiting Fellowship
Deadline – January 15, 2005
VU Station B 351534, Nashville, TN37235-1534
Email rpw.center@vanderbilt.edu, tel 615-343-6060, www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/fellows.htm
The 2005-6 Fellowships are entitled, “Pre-modern Others: Race and Sexuality.” The WarrenCenter will host a year-long faculty seminar to consider issues relating to race and sexuality from the classical period through 1700. Applications are invited from scholars in all disciplines whose lively presence will help to focus the Center’s work and stimulate discussions. Visiting fellows are provided with a spacious office within the Center’s own building and a stipend of up to $38,000 and $2,000 in moving expenses. See website for more details.
YALEUNIVERSITY
AGRARIAN STUDIES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Deadline January 3, 2005
www.yale.edu/agrarianstudies/real/fellprog.html
email jscott@pantheon.yale.edu – tel. 203-432-9833
Postdoctoral Fellows are appointed annually to be in residence for the year, present a paper, and attend the colloquia. Ordinarily the Program has 4 to 6 Fellows whose diversity reflects the breadth of the program and a Senior Fellow who has already made an important contribution to agrarian studies. The program also encourages applications from knowledgeable “activitists” and “public intellectuals” whose work on rural life transcends the academy. The broad theme for the colloquium series will be “Hinterlands, Frontiers, Cities and States: Transactions and Identities.” Applicants must have completed their PhD dissertation; younger scholars as well as established scholars are encouraged to apply. Preference is given to scholars who are engaged in poverty research and who received the PhD after 2000. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the social sciences (e.g. members of racial and ethnic minority groups, individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, etc. Fellows will receive stipends of $46,000 per calendar year, beginning as early as July 1, 2005 but no later than September 1, 2005.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
AND AMERICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
WE THE PEOPLE – YEAR 2 OF BOOKSHELF PROGRAM
Program is to improve K-12 students’ knowledge of US history and civics – announced in 2002. This is not a specific grant program, but as part of the initiative NEH spotlights a thematically linked “bookshelf” of classic literature that reflects the American experience. In this second year, books will focus on freedom. “Bookshelves” of 15 titles will be awarded to 1000 USschool and public libraries. See NEH website for details www.neh.gov/wtp/bookshelf/index.html
Or contact the American Library Association 800-545-2433, ext. 5045 or publicprograms@ala.org
TIGER WOODS FOUNDATION
Attn: Grants – 4281 Katella Ave. Suite 111, Los Alamitos, CA90720, email grants@twifound.org
The mission of the Tiger Woods Foundation is to “empower young people to reach their highest potential by initiating and supporting community-based programs that promote the health, education and welfare of all of America’s children.” There are four grant cycles per year: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Applications submitted after a cycle has closed will be considered during the next cycle. Minimum grant amount is $10,000. Organizations must be 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations (schools do not qualify but organizations within schools with 501c3 status may apply) and must have IRS qualifying public support of over $100,000 from the preceding year. Preference is given to programs in American cities. See website for wide range of eligible topics.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS LITERATURE FELLOWSHIPS
www.arts.gov/grants/apply/index_ind.html
Deadlines - January 10, 2005 for Translation; March 1 for Prose
NEA solicits applications for literature fellowships, including those involving translation. Projects may extend for up to 2 years and may request $10,000 or $20,000 each. Individual translators who meet certain publication requirements may apply; all must be US citizens or permanent residents. NEA encourages translations of writers and works that are insufficiently represented in English translation and will give priority to projects that involve work that has not yet been translated into English.
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION RESIDENT FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES 2005-6 (Reminder)
See website www.rockfound.org/creativity
Fellowships are meant to serve scholars who are testing disciplinary boundaries or moving into newer fields of inquiry within the humanities. Although the majority of the fellow’s time will be spent pursuing his or her own research toward publication, the residency may involve participation in seminars, conferences, or other collaborative activities within the host program. Awards may NOT be used for the completion of graduate studies, for advanced training, or for writing poetry or fiction. See website and obtain complete information about eligibility, stipends, and procedures for application from current host institutions listed. Please note: the Rockefeller Foundation is considering various strategies to enhance humanities disciplines in the future and thus will NOT hold a competition for new host sites in 2005.
REPEAT NOTICE
MAJOR CHANGES IN GRANTS GUIDELINES AT THE OHIOARTS COUNCIL
(1) OAC will no longer provide printed Guidelines. Find all guidelines on their website at www.oac.state.oh.us
(2) Read OAC’s new “Cultural Participation Policy” found under their website “Legal Requirements and OhioArts Council Rules”
(3) OAC’s former 24 funding programs have been “streamlined” to 7 programs (with 2 of the 7 having subprograms)
(4) Funding programs are separated into ORGANIZATIONS and INDIVIDUALS divisions
(5) Past grantees receiving Operating Support or Project Support will want to examine closely the new OAC “Sustainability Program”
(6) New applicants to OAC and/or those organizations with budgets under $25,000 are directed to the new OAC “Arts Access” section
(7) Individual creative artists seeking Fellowships should now refer to the Excellence Awards category under “Individual Creativity”
(8) Meet OLGA – the new web-based application system (OnLine Grant Applications = OLGA). THIS WILL BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2004. All applications for funding MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING OLGA. Guidelines call for all proposals to be submitted electronically, but in those instances where supporting materials are required (tapes, programs, CD’s, etc.), these will still be requested by mail, BUT the number of required sets has been reduced to only ONE. Note that electronic submissions require close cooperation between the proposed project director/proposal author and our office here in Sponsored Programs (for budget, review, and authorization by the University for submission of the proposal). We have experience here with other funding agencies electronic systems, and we pledge to patiently learn along with you how to use the new OAC OLGA system! Contact our office early please as well as OAC!
(9) Regional Meetings are being held to review all these changes. All potential applicants for next year are strongly encouraged to attend one of these.
All OAC Program Coordinators have been assigned new responsibilities. Individual Creativity and Arts Learning departments will oversee their topical areas. However all other funding categories’ will have Program Coordinators assigned by REGION within the state (Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast/Central).
*Note that when a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be accepted until 5 pmon the next business day. NEW DEADLINES DATES FOR ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
12/1/2004 Arts Learning: Artist in Residence/Artist
1/15/2005 Arts Innovation
1/15/2005 Individual Creativity – Artists and Communities
1/15/2005 Individual Creativity – Traditional Arts Apprenticeships
1/15/2005 OhioHeritage Fellowship Awards (OLGA not used yet)
2/1/2005 Sustainability
2/1/2005 Arts Learning – Artist in Residence/Sponsors
3/1/2005 Arts Learning – Arts Partnership
3/1/2005(& Arts Access
9/1/2005) Arts Access
6/1/2005 OhioArtists on Tour Roster
9/1/2005 Individual Creativity – Individual Excellence Awards
No deadline CapacityBuilding
No deadline International Partnerships