Fellowships and Grants for Dissertation Writing

Information provided by the University of Chicago. Additional fellowship and grant information can be found for pre-dissertation, fieldwork, and post-doctoral studies on the following website: http://anthropology.uchicago.edu/current/prefield.shtml

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

30 Dissertation Fellowships ($19,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing) designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertation might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Selection committee looks for proposals that illuminate religious or ethical questions of broad significance and elucidate the ways in which these values do or should inform choices and give meaning to people's lives. Dissertations may be in any field and consider any time period, but should be concerned with continuing problems and questions of human life. Connections should be made between specific topics and wider religious or ethical questions. Applicants must expect to submit completed dissertations by August of 2007 – i.e. these awards are for candidates who are at the writing stage with field work or other research already complete. Applicants who have held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing, such as Ford, Pew, Mellon, ACLS, Spencer, or AAUW are ineligible.

Newcombe Dissertation Fellowships
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
CN 5281, Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
(609) 452-7007; FAX (609) 452-0066 Application is on the Web
charlotte@woodrow.org ; http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe
Deadline (postmark): November 2006

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education

Approximately 30 non-renewable fellowships of $20,000 to be awarded for support of completion of the dissertation. The stipend must be expended within a time limit of 2 years and in accordance with a work plan provided by the candidate at the time of application. No citizenship requirement. Application forms are on the Web.

Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Spencer Foundation
875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3930
Chicago, IL 60611-1803
(312) 274-6526 http://www.spencer.org/programs/index.htm
Deadlines: Completed applications –electronic submission – due November 1, 2006, by 5pm (CST)

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

51 one-year dissertation fellowships of $20,000 for US citizens and Permanent Residents in all fields who will complete the writing of their dissertations during the year of the award. (Applicants are expected to receive a doctoral degree by the end of the fellowship year.) Students holding a fellowship for the writing of a dissertation (e.g., Newcombe, Spencer, ACLS) in the year prior to the AAUW fellowship are not eligible. Scholars engaged in researching gender issues are encouraged to apply.

AAUW Educational Foundation, c/o Customer Service Center, Dept 142
2201 N. Dodge Street, PO Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
(319) 337-1716, ext 142 or 60; http://www.aauw.org
Deadline (postmark): November 15, 2006

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities

35 one-year dissertation fellowships of $21,000 each awarded in nationwide competition to members of the following ethnic minority groups: Native American (including Alaskan and Pacific Island natives), Black/African American, Mexican America/Chicano, Puerto Rican. Applicants must be formally admitted to doctoral candidacy at the time of application. Fellowship is for the final year of write-up. Application is on-line.

Fellowship Office, GR 346A
National Research Council
500 Fifth Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2872
infofell@nas.edu ; http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/
Deadline (on-line application): November 30, 2006

Academy Scholars Program, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies

Dissertation support for 2 years of advanced work at Harvard "for social scientists in area studies - focusing especially on those areas of the world that require the use of difficult languages." Target group: "individuals who show promise of becoming leading scholars at major universities." Stipend: $25,000.

The Academy Scholars Program
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1033 Massdachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2137
bbaiter@wcfia.harvard.edu http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/academy/
Deadline (receipt): October 13, 2006

School of American Research, Santa Fe

Six Resident Scholars per year are chosen – one of which is a Dissertation Write-Up Award, the other five are Post-Docs for scholars at various stages of their careers. The Department may nominate one candidate per year to apply for the Dissertation slot.

Resident Scholar Program
School of American Research
P.O. Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-2919; scholar@sarsf.org ; www.sarweb.org
Deadline (receipt): November 15

US Institute of Peace - Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships

Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
10 Fellowships of $17,000 to support 12 months of research and writing of dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and the full range of ways to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. Priority given to projects that contribute knowledge relevant to the formulation of policy on international peace and conflict issues. No citizenship requirement, applicants must be admitted to doctoral candidacy by the time they take up the fellowship. Applications are on the Web.

Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-3011
(202) 429-3866; FAX (202) 429-6063
jrprogram@usip.org ; http://www.usip.org/fellows.html
Deadline (receipt): January 10, 2007

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

Dissertation fellowships of $15,000 to support work in any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. Particular questions that interest the Foundation concern violence, aggression and dominance in relation to social change, the socialization of children, intergroup conflict, drug trafficking and use, family relationships and investigations of the control of aggression and violence. Fellows are expected to complete the dissertation within the award year. There is no citizenship requirement.

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
527 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4304
(212) 644-4907; FAX (212) 644-5110. http://www.hfg.org
Deadline (receipt): February 1, 2007 (strictly enforced)

Josephine de Kármán Fellowships

Approximately 10 awards of $16,000 each for doctoral students entering their final year toward completion of the PhD. No citizenship requirement; funds are administered through the University at which the fellow is enrolled and all study and expenditure of fellowship funds must be in the US. Application may be printed from the Website.

Attn: Judy McClain, Secretary
Josephine de Kármán Fellowship Trust http://www.dekarman.org/
P.O. Box 3389
San Dimas, CA 91773 (909) 592-0607
Deadline (postmark): January 31, 2007

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Dissertation Fellowships

22 annual dissertation fellowships of $10,000 each for work which focuses on "some aspect of land and tax policy" with relevance to policy makers throughout the world. (The person in this Dept who won this works on urban space and historical preservation in Havana.). Fellowships may be used to support the development of a PhD dissertation proposal and/or completion of dissertation research.

Fellowship Applications; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
113 Brattle Street; Cambridge, MA 02138
help@lincolninst.edu ; http://www.lincolninst.edu/education/fellowships.asp
(617) 661-3016; FAX (617) 661-7235
Deadline (receipt): March 1, 2007

Graham Foundation Carter Manny Award

One grant of up to $15,000 to support a dissertation directed towards architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural research, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning and in some circurmstances the fine arts in relation to architectural topics. Award required admission to candidacy. A student may not apply more than once for the Award. (Could possibly support either field research or write-up – Web information is not clear.)

Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Chicago, IL 60610-1416; 312-787-4071; info@grahamfoundation.org
http://www.grahamfoundation.org
Deadline (Postmark): March 15, 2007

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies UC-San Diego Visiting Research Fellowships

Visiting Research Fellowships at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels to support advanced research and writing on any aspect of international migration and refugee flows, in any of the social sciences, history, law, and comparative literature. CCIS fellowships must be held in residence at UCSD. They cannot be used to support fieldwork or other primary data collection. Predoctoral applicants are expected to finish writing their dissertation during their fellowship. Recent postdoctoral applicants can request support to turn a dissertation into a publishable manuscript or to prepare shorter publications based on the dissertation project. Stipends currently are $2250/mo for predocs, $3000-$4000 for postdocs depending on seniority. CCIS fellows may be requested to teach a one-quarter (10-week) course in a UCSD department. Scholars whose work deals with Mexican migration to the US can apply jointly to CCIS and the Center for US-Mexican Studies. Application is on the Web.

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies<
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive 0510
La Jolla, CA 92093-0510
Questions to Gaku Tsuda 858-822-0526, ttsuda@weber.ucsd.edu http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/fellowships.htm
Deadline: January 15, 2007

Brookings Institution Predoctoral Fellowships in Foreign Policy Studies / Governance Studies

Residential fellowships for policy-oriented doctoral research in foreign policy. The fellowships are designed for doctoral candidates whose dissertation topics and career goals are directly related to public policy issues and thus to the major interests of the Brookings Institution. Awards will go to scholars whose research will benefit from access to the data, opportunities for interviewing, and consultation with senior staff members afforded by the Institution and by residence in Washington DC. Stipend is $19,500. Candidates must be nominated by a graduate department, and no department may nominate more than two persons per year. Applicants must be admitted to candidacy.

The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036-2188
http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/admin/fellowships.htm
Deadlines: Varies

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Dissertation Fellowships in Eastern European Studies (subject to availability of funding) relating to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia. Doctoral candidates who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for an academic year of support for dissertation research or writing to be undertaken outside of Eastern Europe. Maximum stipend will be $15,000.

Office of Fellowships & Grants, ACLS
228 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017-3398
FAX: 212-949-8058; grants@acls.org ; http://www.acls.org
Deadline (postmark): November 15, 2006

SSRC Eurasia Program Dissertation Fellowships

Awards of up to $15,000 for one year of support to students who have completed research for their dissertations and expect to complete the writing of their dissertations during the next academic year. US citizenship or permanent residency required. (Regions & countries supported: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkemenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)

SSRC
810 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 377-2700; FAX (212) 377-2727;
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/eurasia
Deadline (receipt): November 3, 2006

Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies, Univ. of Virginia

Residential research fellowships (dissertation) for support of projects in the humanities and social sciences which concern themselves with Afro-American and African Studies (defined as Africa, Africans, and peoples of African descent in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, past and present). Predoctoral fellowships are for two years and carry a stipend of $15,000 per year. No citizenship restriction; applicants for the predoctoral fellowships must have been admitted to doctoral candidacy prior to August 1 of the year in which they begin the fellowship (e.g., prior to 8/1/03 to begin a fellowship tenure in August 2003). Applicants for the postdoctoral fellowship must have the PhD in hand by June 30 to assume the fellowship in the Autumn. Fellowship recipients must be in residence at the University of Virginia for the duration of the award period and are expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the University. To this end, predoctoral fellows will become visiting graduate students attached to their respective disciplinary departments.

Selection Committee, Residential Research Fellowships
The Carter G. Woodson Institute
University of Virginia, 108 Minor Hall, PO Box 400162
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4162
(804) 924-3109
http://www.virginia.edu/~woodson/programs/fellowships.html
Deadline: December 1, 2007

Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, University of Rochester - Dissertation Fellowship

Dissertation Fellowship of $15,000 which requires residence at the Frederick Douglass Institute. Open to graduate students of any university who study aspects of the African and African-American experience. The fellowship has no teaching obligation, but requires the Fellow to work with the Institute's Director in organizing colloquia, lectures and other events. Principal aim of the award is to expedite completion of the Fellow's Dissertation.

Associate Director for Research Fellowships
Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
University of Rochester
RC Box 270440
302 Morey Hall
Rochester, NY 14627-0440
(585) 275-7235; fdi@troi.cc.rochester.edu
http://www.rochester.edu/College/AAS/fellowships.php
Deadline: January 31, 2007

Williams College – Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships for Minority Graduate Students

Named in honor of the first black graduate of Williams, the Bolin Fellowships (2 per year) are awarded to minority students nearing completion of a PhD in the humanities, or in the natural, social or behavioral sciences. Applicants must be US citizens. Fellowship provides a stipend of $31,000 (2006-2007), housing assistance, office space, computer and library privileges and an allowance of up to $4000 for research related expenses. During the year of residence at Williams, the Bolin Fellows will be assigned faculty advisers in the appropriate departments, and will be expected to teach one one-semester course. Contact:

Thomas A. Kohut, Dean of the Faculty
Hopkins Hall
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 597-4351
http://www.williams.edu/admin/deanfac/fellowships.php
Deadline: December 1, 2006

Dissertation Fellowships at Dartmouth College

• Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowships for African-American Scholars Due Feb 1, 2007
  
• Cesar Chavez Dissertation Fellowship for US Latina/o Scholars Due February 1, 2007
  
• Charles E. Eastman Dissertation Fellowship for Native American Scholars Due February 1, 2007

Year-long fellowships at Dartmouth which provide a stipend of $25,000, office space, library privileges, and a $2500 research assistance fund. Fellows are expected to complete the dissertation during the tenure of the fellowship and to participate in selected activities with undergraduate students. Each fellow will be affiliated with a department or program at the College. Applicants/Fellows may be taking the PhD in any disciple taught in the Dartmouth undergraduate Arts and Sciences curriculum. For further information and application materials, contact:

Gary Hutchins, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies
Dissertation Fellowship Committee
6062 Wentworth, Room 304
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755-3526. (603) 646-2107
http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/gradstdy/fellows.html
(Details of the application process and Forms are on the Web)
Deadlines: February 1, 2007

The Ann Plato Fellowship, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

The Ann Plato Fellowship, named for a 19th century African American poet, essayist, and teacher, supports a minority doctoral student engaged in writing his or her dissertation. The Fellow enjoys faculty status, delivers a formal public lecture in the fall semester, teaches one course in the spring semester, and is expected to become engage in the Trinity College community. The Fellowship provides a $25,000 stipend, a campus apartment, an office, a computer, and library privileges at consortial colleges and at Hartford-area archives. Appointment is for one academic year with the possibility of renewal for a second academic year.

Ann Plato Search Committee, c/o Janet Marotto
Williams 232
Trinity College
Hartford, CT 06106
(860-297-2000; ask for Office of the Dean of the Faculty)
Deadline: January 15 (in 2003)

The Five College Fellowship Program for Minority Students

This Fellowship provides a year in residence at one of the Five Colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith or U Mass-Amherst) for minority graduate students who are in the final stage of completing their degrees (Asian Americans are eligible). Fellows are selected by the host institution, where they reside within an academic department and are provided with a stipend ($30,000 in 2007-08), office space, housing assistance, and library privileges at the Five Colleges. Emphasis is on completion of the dissertation. Most Fellows as asked to do a limited amount of teaching, but no more than a single one-semester course at the host institution. Number of fellowships varies from year to year depending on the availability of institutional funding. For further information and applications contact:

Carol Angus
Five College Fellowship Program Committee
Five Colleges Incorporated
97 Spring Street
Amherst, MA 01002-2324
(413) 256-8316; caangus@fivecolleges.edu , neckert@fivecolleges.edu ; application is on line http://www.fivecolleges.edu/academic_programs/academprog_fellowship.html  Deadline: application review begins January 17, 2007

American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program

Dissertation fellowship intended to increase the number of PhDs in anthropology among persons from historically underrepresented populations (including but not limited to US citizens who are African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Native American, Asian Americas, Latino/as, Chicano/as, and Pacific Islanders. Stipend is $10,000 for the final year of write-up of the Dissertation; applicants must be members of the AAA.

American Anthropological Association, Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program
Attn: Kathleen Terry-Sharp, Director of Academic Relations
2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201

Questions to: (703) 528-1902 or academic@aaanet.org
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/minority/minordis.htm  Application available on line
Deadline (receipt): February 15, 2006

Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation

Dissertation Fellowships for Republic of China Students Abroad – awards of $15,000 for one year to assist ROC students abroad to complete dissertations in the humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have graduated from universities or colleges in Taiwan and cannot be US citizens or permanent residents. Deadline: February 15, 2007

Doctoral Fellowships open to all applicants - awards of $15,000 for one year to assist students to complete dissertations in the field of Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Deadline: October 15, 2006

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
8361 B Greensboro Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 903-7460/61; FAX (703) 903-7462;
CCKFNAO@aol.com ; http://www.cckf.org/
Deadline: October 15, 2006 and Febraury 15, 2007

Population Council Fellowships in the Social Sciences

Fellowships are awarded for advanced training in population studies or for study plans in population in combination with a social science discipline, such as sociology, anthropology, geography or public health. Awards are made only to applicants whose proposals deal with the developing world. One year Graduate Study fellowships are available to persons who have been admitted to doctoral candidacy to support either dissertation field work or the dissertation writing period.

Fellowship Coordinator, Policy Research Division, Population Council
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 339-0500; FAX (212) 755-6052
ssfellowship@popcouncil.org ; http://www.popcouncil.org/slr/fellowships.html
Deadline: Currently not accepting applications

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies

15 awards of $3000 each to be used for expenses connected with dissertations related to women. Preference is for topics that cross disciplinary, regional or cultural boundaries. Special grants of $3000 each are available for dissertations concerning women's or children's health. Relevant expenses may include, but are not limited to, travel, books, microfilming, taping and computer services. Applicants should expect to complete their dissertations by Summer of 2008. Application is on the Web.

Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Dept WS CN 5281
Princeton NJ 08543-5281
(609) 452-7007; FAX: (609) 452-0066;
charlotte@woodrow.org ; http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/
Deadline: October 10, 2006

Woodrow Wilson Center/East European Studies Short Term Grants

One-month grants of $2400 (or pro-rated at $80 per day) available for advanced graduate students and post docs (US citizens & permanent residents) doing research on any aspect of Eastern Europe or the Baltics who have particular need for the specialized resources of the Washington D.C. area. Grantees must remain in the Washington area and forego other academic and professional obligations for the duration of the grant. The application consists of a concise description of the research project, a CV and 2 letters in support of the research to be conducted. For information and applications contact

East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20004-3027
202-691-4000; FAX 202-691-4001; ees@wilsoncenter.org
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ees; (Click on EES Grant Opportunities)
Deadlines: December 1, March 1, June 1, September 1 with notification 4 weeks after each closing date

SSRC Japan Program Dissertation Workshop

Annual Japan Studies Dissertation Workshop that seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty by providing the opportunity to give and receive critical feedback prior to and following dissertation fieldwork. It also fosters comparative and multidisciplinary approaches to research. The workshop take place annually in early January at the Asilomar Conference Center in Monterey, California and involves 10-12 students and 3-4 faculty. Student participants are asked to write a 10-page paper analyzing and linking the research projects of all the participants for circulation prior to the workshop. Dissertation proposals or dissertations-in-progress are discussed and critiques. In most cases SSRC fully covers participants' travel, lodging and meals for the duration of the workshop

SSRC
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
japan@ssrc.org
(212) 377-2700; FAX (212) 377-2727; http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/japan/dissertation_workshop/index.page
Deadline (receipt): October 1, 2006

American Philosophical Society Library, Library Resident, Research Fellowships

1-3 month fellowships of $2000 per month for doctoral candidates (and post-docs) to use the collections of the American Philosophical Society Library in Philadelphia. Relevant holdings include materials on American Indian languages; anthropology including the papers of Franz Boas; the papers of Charles Darwin and his forerunners, colleagues, critics, and successors; 20th century medical research. (Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult the Library staff by mail or phone regarding the collections.) Fellows are expected to be in-residence during the period of the award. No citizenship requirement.

American Philosophical Society Library
105 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
(215) 440-3443
Libfellows@amphilsoc.org
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/resident.htm
Deadline (receipt): March 1, 2007

Library Company of Philadelphia, Research Fellowships in American History & Culture

Short-term, residence fellowships ($1400 for one month) to use the collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Collection relates to North America, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries and is strong in Afro-Americana, German-Americana, American Judaica, history of women, medicine, agriculture, education; also a significant collection of British and Continental books and pamphlets 17th- 19th centuries. Candidates are encouraged to inquire about the appropriateness of a proposed topic before applying.

James Green, Assistant Librarian
Library Company of Philadelphia
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 546-3181; FAX (215) 546-5167
jgreen@librarycompany.org
http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/american.htm
Deadline: Varies

American Antiquarian Society

Short-term fellowships of $950/month are available for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research on topics relevant to the holdings of the AAS library (all aspects of American History and culture through the year 1876). Inquiries & requests for application materials:

American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609-1634
(508) 755-5221; FAX (508) 754-9069;
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/fellowships.htm
cfs@mwa.org
Deadline: January 15, 2007

Newberry Library

Library's strengths are in American and European History and Literature (European Discovery, exploration and settlement of the New World, the American West, Native American history and literature, Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian history), Cartography, Early Philology and Linguistics. The Library has a few stipend awards for use of the collection available to doctoral candidates (tho most are for post-docs); it also from time to time sponsors summer seminars (with stipends for selected participants) or relevance to our students. Check out their information if the collection is relevant to your interests:

Committee on Awards, The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-3380
hoxief@newberry.org ; http://www.newberry.org

Ella C. Deloria Award for Native American Students

Award provides up to $1000 to support academic endeavors in the field of anthropology, including fieldwork and dissertation support. The scholarship award is unrestricted and may be used to cover any academic expenses. The Award is named in honor of Ella C. Deloria (1889-1971), Yankton Dakota, who served her community as ethnologist, educator, school administrator and author. Currently registered American Indian graduate students in Anthropology graduate programs who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe or descended from an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe are eligible to apply. Application materials can be obtained from and returned to:
George Abrams, Director

The Yager Museum
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY 13820-4020 abramsg@hartwick.edu
Deadline: June 1 (in 1999)