--------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 25643 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Center for Jewish History Title: NEH Fellowship for Senior Scholars Contact: Judith C. Siegel, Director of Academic and Public Programs Tel: 212-294-8301 Email: fellowships@cjh.org Full Program:          http://www.cjh.org/p/36#research SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers this fellowship to senior scholars for the support of original research at the Center in the humanities including but not limited to Jewish studies, Russian and East European studies, American studies and Germanic studies, as well as by musicologists, linguists, anthropologists, sociologists and historians. Fellows are expected to conduct original research at the Center, deliver at least one lecture based on the research conducted, actively participate in the scholarly community at the Center, acknowledge the Center and NEH in all publications resulting from research completed during the fellowship and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship describing the experience. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00928 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Japanese Studies Fellowship Program -- Scholars & Researchers (Long Term) Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html Deadline Note: The application deadline for applicants who hold U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is November 1, 2012. The application deadline for all other applicants is December 3, 2012. Applicants located outside Japan are requested to submit applications to their local Japan Foundation office. When there is no Japan Foundation office located in the applicant's country of residence, the applicant should make contact with the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program provides support for scholars and researchers conducting research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences for a period of two to twelve months. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02369 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Long-Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese Language Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese.html Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese/dl/pdf/pg_NC-JT-1.pdf Deadline Note: For inquiries, applicants should contact the nearest Japan Foundation overseas offices. When there is no regional office in the applicant's country of residence, applicants should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation provides a six month program designed to provide foreign teachers of the Japanese language who are early in their career with an opportunity to improve their Japanese language skills and teaching methodology and to deepen their knowledge of Japan. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 05629 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Advanced Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese-Language Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese.html#2-1-2 Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese.html#2-1-2 SYNOPSIS: 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). --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 30892 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Short-Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese Language Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese.html Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese/dl/pdf/pg_NC-JT-2.pdf Deadline Note: For inquiries, applicants should contact the nearest Japan Foundation overseas offices. When there is no regional office in the applicant's country of residence, applicants should contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. The Japan Foundation provides a two month program designed to provide teachers of the Japanese language, who have at least two years of experience in teaching the language, with an opportunity to improve their Japanese language skills and teaching methodology and to deepen their knowledge of Japan. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 63053 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Graduate Program on Japanese Language and Culture Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/ Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/japanese.html Deadline Note: Applications and supporting documents must be submitted to the nearest Japan Foundation overseas office or Japanese diplomatic mission no later than December 3, 2012. In Taiwan, applications must be submitted to the Interchange Association, Japan, Taipei office. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation provides a program designed to provide teachers of the Japanese-language working abroad and/or individuals who have experience in teaching the Japanese-language abroad and are expected to be leaders of the academic world of Japanese-language education in their own countries, with an opportunity to obtain a Master's degree in Japanese-language education. This post graduate program is offered by the following two institutions: (1) The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa (JFJLI, Urawa) (2) The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 94725 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: Japan Foundation Title: Japanese Studies Fellowship Program -- Scholars & Researchers (Short Term) Contact: Tel: 212-489-0299 Email: info@jfny.org Website:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/ Full Program:          http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/intel.html Deadline Note: The application deadline for applicants who hold U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is November 1, 2012. The application deadline for all other applicants is December 3, 2012. Applicants located outside Japan are requested to submit applications to their local Japan Foundation office. When there is no Japan Foundation office located in the applicant's country of residence, the applicant should make contact with the nearest Embassy or Consulate-General of Japan. SYNOPSIS: The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program provides support for scholars and researchers conducting short-term (21 to 59 days) research related to Japan (comparative research included) in the humanities and social sciences. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 14146 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/3/2012 Sponsor: University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States Title: UC MEXUS - Support for UC Student and Postdoctoral Activities Contact: Andrea Kaus, Ph.D., Director of Grants Programs Tel: 951-827-3586 Email: andrea.kaus@ucr.edu Full Program:          http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/grant_small_studentpostdoc.html Deadline Note: To be considered, proposals must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, June 4, 2012: For activities July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012; and Monday, December 3, 2012: For activities January 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013 . SYNOPSIS: UC MEXUS is pleased to announce a competition for support of University of California graduate student and postdoctoral researcher activities in all disciplines as related to academic exchange, research training, and scholarly development in areas of interest to UC MEXUS. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02217 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Joyce Foundation Title: Environment Grants Contact: Tel: 312-782-2464 Email: info@joycefdn.org Website:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/guidelines Full Program:          http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/deadlines Deadline Note: Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry to the appropriate program officer six to eight weeks before the proposal deadline. Full proposals, if invited, will be due one the following deadlines: April 9, 2012; August 15, 2012, and December 4, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The Joyce Foundation will seek and support funding opportunities to protect and restore the Great Lakes by considering proposals at the local, state, regional, and national levels . --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01261 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/5/2012 Sponsor: American Association for the Advancement of Science Title: Diplomacy, Security and Development Fellowships Contact: Tel: 202-326-6700 Email: fellowships@aaas.org Website:          http://fellowships.aaas.org Full Program:          http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml#DSD SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides a fellowship in diplomacy, security and development. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 16077 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/7/2012 Sponsor: American Library Association Title: WESS De Gruyter European Librarianship Study Grant Contact: Tel: Website:          http://www.ala.org Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/researchawards/nijhoffstudy SYNOPSIS: The grant supports research in European studies with an emphasis on librarianship, the book trade, resource documentation and similar information-science related topics. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 12830 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: Middle East Economic Association Title: Ibn Khaldun Prize Contact: Professor Jeffrey B. Nugent Tel: Email: nugent@usc.edu Website:          http://www.meeaweb.org Full Program:          http://meeaweb.org/prizeannouncements.htm SYNOPSIS: This prize is awarded to encourage participation and publication by young economists involving the study of economics, specifically economics of the Middle East. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 62171 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/10/2012 Sponsor: Wellcome Trust Title: International Senior Research Fellowships Contact: Tel: 44 020 7611 2020 Website:          http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/ Full Program:          http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Biomedical-science/Funding-schemes/Fellowships/International-fellowships/WTX024868.htm Deadline Note: Preliminary applications will be due on May 14, 2012, September 24, 2012, and December 10, 2012. Full applications will be due on July 20, 2012, November 26, 2012, and March 3, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The fellowship supports outstanding researchers, either medically qualified or science graduates, who wish to establish a research career in an academic institution in selected European countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakian Republic, and Slovenia. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74310 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: Association for Israel Studies Title: Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies Contact: Dr. Ilan Peleg Tel: Email: pelegi@lafayette.edu Full Program:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/shapiro.ehtml SYNOPSIS: The Association for Israel Studies annually awards the Shapiro Prize for the best book in Israel Studies published during the last calendar year. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 81004 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/14/2012 Sponsor: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research Title: Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants for Research in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Balkans Contact: Tel: 202-296-1677 Email: info@nceeer.org Website:          http://www.nceeer.org/ Full Program:          http://www.nceeer.org/programs/short-term-travel-grants.html SYNOPSIS: National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) invites proposals for its Title VIII Short-term Travel Grant Program for Research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. This fellowship provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 72455 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: American Oriental Society Title: Jonas C. Greenfield Prize Contact: Tel: 734-764-7555 Email: jrodgers@umich.edu Full Program:          http://www.umich.edu/~aos/greenfield.html Deadline Note: The Prize is awarded every three years. SYNOPSIS: The Greenfield Prize carries a cash award of $5000 and is granted every three years to a younger scholar for the best published article in any area of Semitic studies that has been published during the most recent two-year period. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 90325 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Title: Research Grants for Emerging Scholars Contact: Dr Andres Kasekamp Tel: Email: andres.kasekamp@ut.ee Website:          http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/grants.html Full Program:          http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/grants-research.html Deadline Note: Proposal, budget, CV and writing sample should be submitted in English. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides funding for research grants in any field of Baltic Studies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01536 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Brown (John Carter) Library Title: Short-Term Research Fellowships Contact: Tel: 401-863-2725 Email: JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu Website:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowship-program Full Program:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/2013-14-fellowship-application-instructions SYNOPSIS: Short-term John Carter Brown Library Fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $2,100 per month. Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09964 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Brown (John Carter) Library Title: Long-Term Fellowships Contact: Tel: 401-863-2725 Email: JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu Website:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/description-fellowship-program Full Program:          http://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/fellowships/2013-14-fellowship-application-instructions SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards in-residence research fellowships at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Awards are for five to ten months with a stipend of $4,200 per month. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 00194 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation Title: Grants for Independent Research on Venetian History and Culture Contact: Tel: 212-687-0011 Email: info@delmas.org Website:          http://www.delmas.org Full Program:          http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a_inst.html SYNOPSIS: The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation announces its 2013-2014 program of grants (predoctoral and postdoctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 06818 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Ecological Society of America Title: Sustainability Science Award Contact: Eleanor Sterling, Chair, Sustainability Science Award Subcommittee Tel: 202-833-8773 Email: sterling@amnh.org Website:          http://www.esa.org Full Program:          http://www.esa.org/aboutesa/awards.php# SYNOPSIS: The Ecological Society of America (ESA) gives an award to the authors of a scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11909 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Post-doctoral Fellowship Contact: Tel: Email: info@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html SYNOPSIS: One fellowship (up to $55,000) will be awarded annually to a distinguished young scholar who is working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11917 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Traveling/Research Grant Contact: Tel: Email: info@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html SYNOPSIS: Several grants (up to $2,500 each) will be awarded annually to scholars who are working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century to allow them to travel either to present papers at international conferences, workshops or annual meetings, or for short-term research projects (less than a month). --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 11918 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Kim (D.) Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Title: Group Grants Contact: Tel: Email: applications@dkimfoundation.org Website:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./fellowships.html Full Program:          http://www.dkimfoundation.org./group_grant_application.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Foundation provides grants to support graduate students and young scholars who are working in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century. Several grants (up to $5,000 each) will be available to groups that organize workshops or international meetings. These meetings should be conducted in English. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 02560 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: United States-Japan Foundation Title: Grants Program Contact: David Janes, Director of Foundation Grants Tel: 212-481-8753 Email: djanes@us-jf.org Website:          http://www.us-jf.org/proposal_guidelines.html Full Program:          http://www.us-jf.org/grants_programs.html Deadline Note: Letters of Inquiry for the sponsor's Spring 2013 funding cycle are due by December 15, 2012. Full applications will be invited, and are due by January 31, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The United States-Japan Foundation offers grants in the areas of pre-college education, communication / public opinion, and US-Japan policy studies. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 01643 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/15/2012 Sponsor: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Title: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations (Associates) Contact: Associate Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Tel: 617-495-1890 Email: us_japan@wcfia.harvard.edu Website:          http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/application/applications.htm Full Program:          http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/application/associate_application.htm SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides the opportunity for associates to research topics relating to a a wide range of issues and problems in U.S.-Japan relations. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 74309 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 12/20/2012 Sponsor: Association for Israel Studies Title: Ben Halpern Award for Best Dissertation in Israel Studies Contact: Dr. Badi Hasisi, chair Tel: Email: badi.hasisi@mail.huji.ac.il Website:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/ Full Program:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/hal_diss.ehtml SYNOPSIS: The Association for Israel Studies awards the Ben Halpern Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in the various fields of Israel studies approved during the 2012 calendar year.