Deadline Note

This award is presented biennially.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides an award to recognize an individual or a group who have made a significant contribution through the use of computing technology.

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The sponsor provides support to scholars working on Africa or the African Diaspora. Consideration will be given to all disciplines including--but not limited to--the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences and professional schools.

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The sponsor awards four fellowships of $22,500 per year to pre-doctoral candidates studying the history of European art for two-year research appointments at selected foreign institutions. Nominees must be U.S. Citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university.

Deadline Note

The deadline for receipt of applications for Visiting Professorships at both Technicon and Hebrew University is 30 November 2009.

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Professorships provide support for full or associate professors to teach or conduct research for two to four months at the Hebrew University of Israel or three to nine months at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

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The sponor provides fellowships to support two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent at the time they begin their fellowship tenure. Both scholars with little or no experience in Sri Lanka as well as specialists are encouraged to apply.

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The sponsor provides a summer fellowship program for student-faculty teams to conduct scholarly research in East and Southeast Asia during the summer of 2010. The program is expected to last for a minimum of three weeks.

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Support of $6,000 is provided for full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty members at U.S. universities to develop or update courses with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load.

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The sponsor provides funds for a one-year cultural exchange, involving work and study, to give participants an understanding for and knowledge of the everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. The program is directed to young adults in business, technical, vocational, and agricultural fields.

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The sponsor offers the program for business professionals in the U.S. who would like to live and work in Russia and develop a genuine professional expertise in the New Russia. The expectation is that as the program develops, a new generation of American opinion leaders and professionals will be exposed to the professional life and society in post-Soviet Russia.

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The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is the center of excellence for leadership education in the Asia Pacific region and a signature program of the East-West Center. The program links advanced and interdisciplinary analysis of emergent regional issues with experiential leadership training. The purpose of the APLP is to create a network of action, focused on building a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific community.

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The sponsor provides an award to honor a member of the sponsor's organization or an institution whose outstanding efforts result in one or more of the following: international exchange of ideas in the field of food technology; better international understanding in the field of food technology; and/or practical successful transfer of food technology to an economically depressed area in a developing or developed nation. The award consists of a $3,000 honorarium and a plaque.

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The Regional Policy Symposium Program provides scholars and policy-makers with a forum to examine and discuss current policy research on the countries of Eurasia and Central and East Europe from multi-disciplinary and multi-regional approaches.

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The sponsor provides grants which are intended as support and seed funding for new initiatives that offer promising models for replication and address critical issues in international affairs; human rights; public service; and environment and natural resources management.

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Support is provided to scholars and researchers involved in Japanese studies in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences to conduct research in Japan. The duration of the award is two to twelve months.

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Grants provide teachers of the Japanese language abroad with an opportunity to improve their Japanese language skills and teaching methodology and to deepen their knowledge of Japan. Both short-term courses of two months' duration and long-term courses of six months' duration are supported.

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The sponsor provides support to exhibitions introducing Japanese art and culture abroad. Eligible applicants are museums and organizations abroad (i.e. located outside of Japan).

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The Advanced Program is designed for individuals or teams of up to 3 people who: require more advanced expertise and skills as teachers of Japanese, and have specific challenges they wish to address; or have issues they want to resolve in the teaching of the Japanese language(e.g. the development of Japanese teaching materials, teaching methods, or curriculums, etc).

Deadline Note

Applications to GRIPS are due December 15.

Synopsis

The sponsor is providing funding for teachers of the Japanese language abroad and/or those who have experience in teaching the Japanese language abroad, who are expected to be leaders of the academic world of Japanese-language education in their own countries, with an opportunity to get a Master's degree in Japanese-language education. There are approximately ten awards available.

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Support is provided to scholars and researchers involved in Japanese studies in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences to conduct short-term research in Japan.

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The sponsor provides recent PhD recipients and ABDs with opportunities to conduct research in Japan under the leadership of a host researcher. Fellows are encouraged to advance their own research and at the same time closely collaborate with young Japanese researchers and contribute to Japanese research communities.Applications are welcome from all social science and humanities disciplines and need not be explicitly related to the study of Japan.

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The sponsor supports scholarly work on the humanities in the public interest.

Deadline Note

Applicants are requested to e-mail the sponsor with notice of their intent to apply.

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Support is provided for in-residence research proposals that examine the countries of Central Eurasia. Scholarships are available to academic participants in the early stages of their careers (before tenure), and to scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed. The stipend is $3,300 per month for three to nine months.

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Short-term, in-residence research support is available to scholars who have a particular need to utilize the library, archival or other specialized resources of the Washington, DC area. Academic participants must possess either a doctoral degree or have almost completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. Recipients receive $100 per day for up to one month.

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Scholars who conduct research in the social sciences or humanities focusing on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area can apply for the new summer research grants.

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The sponsor invites scholars whose work focuses on Africa and/or the African Diaspora to apply for a two-year postdoctoral research and teaching fellowship.

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Support is provided for study pertaining to some aspect of Western European studies, librarianship, or the book trade.

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The sponsor provides a fellowship in diplomacy, security and development.

Deadline Note

The deadline for receipt of applications and supporting materials from candidates based in the U.S. is December 15, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. EST. The deadline for receipt of applications and supporting materials from candidates based in Israel is December 30, 2009.

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The sponsor provides funding to support important research in areas in which more scientific investigation is needed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. The program will also serve to encourage junior investigators in the United States and Israel to pursue research and academic careers in the neurosciences, and Alzheimer's disease in particular.

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The sponsor provides funding for research grants in any field of Baltic Studies.

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Support is provided for predoctoral and postdoctoral in-residence historical research on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for the study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible.

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The sponsor invites proposals for its Title VIII Short-term Travel Grant Program for Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans.

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The sponsor provides scholarly residencies at the Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy. A Bellagio residency provides time for critical thinking, disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement, uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands.

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Under this program, the sponsor provides funds for short scientific trips by young American or Israeli scientists to the other country.