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Kenyon College

Dissertation Fellowship

Location: Gambier, Ohio

Type: Fellowship

Deadline: January 4th, 2010

Open Until Filled?: yes

Description: KENYON COLLEGE

Kenyon College announces a competition for the Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to increase the presence of members of underrepresented groups (e.g., ethnic minorities; women in fields that attract mostly men, or men in fields that attract mostly women; and persons who are first-generation college attendees) as faculty in the liberal arts environment. Those eligible to apply include individuals who are enrolled in a research-based Ph.D. program; individuals who aspire to a teaching and research career; and persons who have not yet earned a doctoral degree at any time and in any field.

Kenyon College, located on an idyllic campus in the beautiful village of Gambier (50 miles NE of Columbus), enrolls approximately 1650 students and is ranked in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges. Kenyon prides itself on its reputation as an excellent teaching environment enriched by small classes, close contact with highly motivated and engaged students and an excellent faculty of dedicated teacher scholars.

For more specific information regarding this fellowship and for application instructions please visit: www.kenyon.edu/x27112.xml. To learn more about Kenyon, visit: www.kenyon.edu <http://www.kenyon.edu/> .

Review of applications will begin January 4, 2010 and continue until the position is filled.

Kenyon College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the College's policy to evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, ancestry, disability, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, political belief or activity, or status as a veteran. Kenyon welcomes diversity and encourages applications from women and minority candidates.

Application Address: Must apply on line: www.kenyon.edu/x27112.xml

Online Application URL: http://www.kenyon.edu/x27112.xml

Application E-Mail: Institution/Department URL: http://www.kenyon.edu <http://www.kenyon.edu/>

Contact: Contact E-Mail: quinlivana@kenyon.edu

Contact Telephone: 740-427-5117

 

Donald and Barbara Smalley

Graduate Research Fellowship

Gender and Women’s Studies Program

Spring and Summer 2010

The Gender and Women’s Studies Program will award a Graduate Research Fellowship in the amount of $12,000 for the period of January 15 to June 30, 2010.  The fellowship carries a tuition and fee waiver. 

The recipient of the Smalley Fellowship in Gender and Women’s Studies must be:

1) A Ph.D. student in good standing at the University of Illinois enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours for spring and 4 hours for Summer II.

2) A graduate minor in Gender and Women’s Studies.

3) Currently working on a dissertation which shows promise of making an important and original contribution to the field of Gender and Women’s Studies.

Preference will be given to applicants who are ABD and who are in enrolled LAS Programs, but students from other colleges are eligible to apply.

To apply for the Smalley Fellowship in Gender and Women’s Studies, please send the following materials:

Applications should be sent to:

Jacque Kahn, Associate Director

(jskahn@illinois.edu)

Gender and Women’s Studies Program

911 S. Sixth

(MC-494)

Champaign, IL 61820

DEADLINE: November 2, 2009

 

NWSA DISTINGUISHED FELLOWSHIP

The NWSA Distinguished Fellowship recognizes the achievements of members who have been in the field for some time and offers them further opportunities for professional growth by engaging in a sabbatical or other leave of absence project at the NWSA office in Maryland.  Each Distinguished Fellow will be honored by the President of NWSA at the conference the year of the fellowship term.

The NWSA Distinguished Fellowship is designed to promote research that contributes to the scholarship or public knowledge about feminism, women of color, Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, NWSA, or Women’s Centers by providing NWSA members with opportunities to complete extended projects.  Projects will be designed with one or more of the following goals in mind: research and writing; capacity-building and leadership development; curriculum and pedagogical studies for general use.  For example, a fellow might spend a semester conducting research on the history of women of color in the organization, designing and implementing strategies for improving Provosts’ awareness of NWSA, or collecting K-12 curriculum activities in Women’s Studies and/or Gender Studies and related fields of learning. 

The Fellowship is not intended to support doctoral dissertations, the design of curriculum for individual institutions, or creative or performing art works.

Each year, the Executive Director, together with NWSA’s executive committee, will issue a request for proposals (RFP) for specific projects.  The RFP will include a budget for clerical items, not to exceed $150, for completing the projects.  The RFP will be available on the organization’s web site by July 1 two academic years before the fellowship is to be held (example: the RFP will appear by July 1, 2007, for fellowships in 2008-2009).  Individuals may design their own projects as well, but priority will be given to projects that best meet the needs and the budget of the organization.  Fellows will be selected by the Executive Director and President together with a subcommittee of the Governing Council.

Eligibility and application guidelines:

  1. Applicants must be members of NWSA and retain their membership through their fellowship if they are selected.

  2. Applicants may be faculty or staff members at colleges or universities or independent scholars or writers.  Applicants must be at least five years into their professional work and must plan to complete the fellowship five or more years before retirement.

  3. Applicants must submit electronically a completed cover form, a vita of no more than eight pages, a summary of past NWSA activities (e.g., committee work), and a statement outlining the project and its importance to the field, including a timeline.  The maximum length for proposal statements will be 3 pages.  Three letters of recommendation should be submitted separately.

  4. Proposals will be due by October 1 of the year prior to the requested fellowship.  Applicants will be notified about the fellowship by December 1.

  5. If not stipulated in the request for proposals, individuals should identify in their proposals the length of the fellowship requested: summer (six weeks); one semester (fall or spring); or academic year, as well as their availability for full or part-time work.

Other information:

  1. Ordinarily, fellows are expected to be in residence in Maryland for the duration of their projects.  NWSA will provide office space, a computer, a computer account, a copy budget for project-related documents, access to the University of Maryland libraries, and, if necessary, statistical software.  Long-distance telephone will be available for project purposes.  Parking may be arranged at the fellow’s expense. 

  2. Fellows must provide their own housing and financial support, although the Executive Director of NWSA will provide a letter of support for any grants or other funds for which a fellow may apply.
     
  3. All data collected in the course of a fellowship remains the property of NWSA; however, fellows may use the data in their own research if they acknowledge the organization.  In the event that the fellow prepares a manual, report, or other document specifically for NWSA, the fellow’s authorship will be acknowledged wherever the document may appear.

  4. All fellows must provide a brief report on their accomplishments at the end of their term.

  5. The names of fellows will be printed each year in the NWSA annual conference program.

APPLY ONLINE: http://www.nwsa.org/projects/fellowship.php

 

Feminist Studies Graduate Student Award

Awarded annually, the Feminist Studies Award (FSA) honors the best article submitted by a graduate student. The giving of this prize aims both to encourage and to learn from a new generation of feminist scholars. The FSA winners will receive a prize of $500.00 and a commitment to publish their article (If more than one person wins, the prize money will be divided between recipients.)  

Those submitting manuscripts for the FSA prize should indicate that they are a graduate student in their cover letter. Beyond this, there is no special procedure involved in being considered for this award. As with all work that comes into the Feminist Studies office, graduate students' work will go through our extensive review process (See Research and Criticism for details about the review.) Once a graduate student's article is accepted, it will automatically be considered for this prize. At the first board meeting of each year, the editorial collective will select the previous year's winner. (The winner will be recognized in the issue following the editors' decision.) This means that articles accepted in 2005 will be considered at the first meeting in 2006, and so forth. It also means that if you submit a manuscript in 2004 that wasn't accepted until 2005, you will be eligible for the 2005 award.

In order to be considered for the FSA prize authors must be graduate students when they submit their work. If a student graduates before an article is accepted she or he will still be considered eligible.

There are no deadlines for submissions; articles are eligible for consideration in the year they are accepted.  For submission guidelines, please visit our website  at www.feministstudies.org/graduateaward.   If you have any questions, please call Feminist Studies at (301) 405-7415 or email at infor@feministstudies.org.

 

AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships

Outstanding women scholars in the arts and sciences are invited to apply for funding from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Funds are available for Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships of $27,000 each and Dissertation Fellowships of $15,000 each. Summer/Short-term Research Publication Grants of $5,775 are also available. For applications and requirements, see the web site at http://www.aauw.org and click on Fellowships, Grants, and Awards. Or contact: AAUW Educational Foundation c/o Customer Service Center, Dept. 142 2201 Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52243-4030 Phone: (319) 337-1716, ext. 142.

ACLS Fellowships and Grants

The American Council of Learned Societies Program supports postdoctoral research in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. Although a Ph.D. or its equivalent is required, the program is open to scholars at all stages of the career. Applicants must have U.S. citizenship or permanent residence in the U.S. For more information about fellowships and grants as well as deadlines, please consult the web site at http://www.acls.org or contact: Office of Fellowships and Grants American Council of Learned Societies 228 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017-3398. Fax: (212) 949-8058; e-mail: grants@acls.org.

Audre Lorde Scholarships

The Audre Lorde Scholarship Awards are designed to recognize out* lesbians of African descent who are making significant contributions to their communities. ZAMI wants to support and encourage their continuing education by providing up to 10 scholarships in 2003 to those women who are enrolled in accredited technical, undergraduate and graduate programs. Each award is $1,000. Many other awards are also available through ZAMI, a not-for-profit collective for lesbians of African descent. For more information on these awards, or to download an application, please visit www.zami.org or email audrelordescholarship@zami.org.

Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities

Approximately 60 predoctoral, 40 dissertation, and 30 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council. For further information and applications, contact: Fellowship Programs Office National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue Washington, DC 20418 Phone: (202) 334-2782; fax: (202) 334-3419; e-mail: infofell@nas.edu.

Institute for Advanced Study Visiting Member Awards

The School of Social Science each year invites as Members some fifteen to eighteen visiting scholars who constitute a genuinely interdisciplinary and international group. A completed doctorate or equivalent is required by the application deadline, and memberships are awarded at the junior and senior levels. The School is not wedded to any particular intellectual or disciplinary approach. It welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with a historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature, and linguistics. For more information and application materials, write to the Administrative Officer, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540; send e-mail to ssapps@ias.edu, or submit applications online at https://applications.ias.edu.

IREX Grants

Internations Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), 1616 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006. Phone: (202) 628-8118; fax: (202) 628 8189; e-mail: irex@irex.org; web site: http://www.irex.org.

IREX Short-Term Travel Grants: Grants for scholarly projects focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and limited opportunities for Mongolia. Support is available for brief visits (about two weeks) for individuals who do not require administrative assistance from IREX. American scholars in policy research and development, and cross-disciplinary studies are strongly urged to apply. Deadlines: February and June. Applications are accepted in policy research and development, cross-disciplinary studies, the humanities, and social sciences only. Eligibility requirements vary by program. Please contact IREX for applications and further information on these and other programs. Application forms can also be downloaded directly from the IREX web site, http://www.irex.org. Funding for grants is provided by the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program), and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the United States Information Agency, and the Henry Luce Foundation. All programs subject to availability of funds.

Murray Research Center at Radcliffe

Dissertation and Postdoctoral Awards Dedicated to the study of lives over time, the Henry A. Murray Research Center promotes the use of existing social science data to explore human development in the context of social change. For specific information about each program and application instructions go to: http://www.radcliffe.edu/murray/grants/index.htm. Radcliffe Postdoctoral Research Support Program.

National Humanities Center Fellowships

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced studies. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent scholarly credentials, and a record of publication is expected. Fellowships up to $50,000 are individually determined. Applicants should request application material from the Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256, or download the form from the Center's web site at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/appltoc.htm. E-mail: nhc@ga.unc.edu.

Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowships

The Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowships support scholars and writers engaged in research on global, social and cultural issues relating to diversity, sustainability and civil society. Individuals can apply for resident fellowships at approximately 25 different host institutions. Institutional applications are particularly encouraged from humanities programs that seek to understand global interactions of belief and value systems and to analyze the impact of the mobility of ideas and people on an increasingly global civil society. For information about the types of fellowships offered and application procedures, please write to: Humanities Fellowships, Arts and Humanities Division, The Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018-2702. Application requirements and deadlines vary by institution.

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

For research related to education. Applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree in any field of study in the U.S., although they need not be U.S. citizens. For further information, please contact: Spencer Foundation Fellowships, The Spencer Foundation, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3930, Chicago, IL 60611-1803. Phone: (312) 337-7000. Web site: http://www.spencer.org.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowships

The Center awards approximately 20-25 fellowships annually in an international competition. Successful fellowship applicants submit outstanding proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues, topics that intersect with questions of public policy or provide the historical framework to illumine policy issues of contemporary importance. Fellows should be prepared to interact with policymakers in Washington and with Wilson Center staff who are working on similar topics. Information and application forms may be downloaded form the Wilson Center's web site, http://www.wilsoncenter.org. For more information about WWIC fellowships, e-mail fellowships@wwic.si.edu, or phone (201) 691-4170. University of California, Santa Barbara

The Art of Gender in Everyday Life IV

A Multidisciplinary Conference

Student Paper Prizes

Awards: The Conference Committee will award two separate prizes (one undergraduate and one graduate) of $250.  Additional Director's Prizes of $25 each may be awarded at the Committee's discretion.

Competition guidelines:

Judging:  A panel of judges from a variety of disciplines will blind review submissions. The panel will employ standard scholarly criteria in making its awards.

For information about the conference, consult our website, www.isu.edu/andersoncenter.

Questions about the competition or the conference can be directed to gndrctr@isu.edu.