POIR STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

Commonweal Magazine ran an op-ed by Simon Radford, Provost's Fellow and a doctoral student in political science and international relations, about the recent riots in London.

POIR ADVISING OFFICE

Important Upcoming Deadlines

January 27th: Last day to register and add classes

                          Last day to drop a class without a mark of "W," except for Monday-only classes, and receive a 100% refund

                          Last day to change enrollment option to Pass/No Pass or Audit

                          Last day to purchase or waive tuition refund insurance

January 31st: Last day to drop a Monday-only class without a mark of "W" and receive a 100% refund or change to Pass/No Pass or Audit

April 6th: Last day to drop a class with a mark of “W”

Spring 2011 registration begins on October 24, 2011. Veri will be sending an email for d-clearance requests. Graduate students on fellowship MUST register by December 9 in order to receive their December stipend in a timely manner.

The dissertation filing deadline for students finishing in Spring 2012 is April 2nd at 5pm. Please refer to the Graduate School website http://www.usc.edu/schools/GraduateSchool/current_thesis_dissert_03.html for more information or schedule an appointment to meet with Veri.

Commencement 2012

Commencemnt 2012 information can be found here.

Policies, Guidelines and Procedures

POIR Guidelines (Students entering Fall 2011 and Beyond)
POIR Code of Professional Success
SIR Funding Opportunities

Petitions and Forms

Type of Request	Required Forms	Submit To	Deadline
Qualifying Exams	Appointment of Guidance Committee Form Request to Take The Qualifying Exams Form Report on Qualifying Exams	Graduate Advisor	2-3 months before exam. Exams are offered during Spring Break and in August and must be taken by the student's 5th semester in the program (under revised program). Other Related Deadlines: Students prepare Substantive Paper prior to their qualifying exam. Students must schedule their Oral Exam as early as possible within 60 days from the last written exam date.
Fellowship Year	Fellowship Year Progress Form	Graduate Advisor	By the semester before the start of a fellowship year
Directed Research	Directed Research Form signed by supervising faculty Please attach a course plan/syllabus	Graduate Advisor	Preferrably as early as registration open, but no later than 2 weeks before the add/drop registration deadline for the semester. See the current Schedule of Classes for specific dates.
794z Enrollments	794z Enrollment Form Please attach a DCP form.	Graduate Advisor	Preferrably as early as registration open, but no later than 2 weeks before the add/drop registration deadline for the semester. See the current Schedule of Classes for specific dates.
Students Entering their 6th-8th year	Dissertation Completion Plan (DCP)	Graduate Advisor	Preferrably as early as fall registration opens, but no later than 2 weeks before the add/drop registration deadline for the fall semester. See the current Schedule of Classes for specific dates.
Dissertation Proposal Defense	Chair reports Proposal Defense outcome in an email to POIR Director and Graduate Advisor.	Graduate Advisor	Student must schedule their Dissertation Proposal within 6 months after the oral exam.
Dissertation Defense & Filing	Appointment of Dissertation Committee Form Approval to Submit Defended Doctoral Work Documentation Review Form Original Signature Page Survey of Earned Doctorates Verification of Completion Requirements	Graduate School	Students should schedule their dissertation defense as early as possible to ensure committee members will be available and to allow time for any recommended revisions. Forms must be completed and submitted directly after a successful defense and/or at least two weeks before the published dissertation filing deadline. Please refer to the Graduate School Website for specific dates.
Leave of Absence	Leave of Absence Petition Attach a DCP if you are in your 5th year or beyond International Students must first submit a Leave of Absence form to the Office of International Services. Students who are at the end of their 5th year in the program must also submit a Program Extension form.	Graduate Advisor	Preferrably as early as registration open, but no later than 2 weeks before the add/drop registration deadline for the semester. See the current Schedule of Classes for specific dates.
Course Substitution/Transfer	General POIR Petition	Graduate Advsior	Course Transfer requests must be done before the end of the student's 2nd year in the PhD program. Course substitution requests must be submitted before the qualifying exams.
Customized Third Field Approval	General POIR Petition Attach a list of courses and the supervising Faculty name and signature.	Graduate Advisor	By the 2nd year in the program.
Extension of Time to Complete Degree (ONLY when recommended by POIR Director and/or Faculty Chair)	Extension of Time Request Form Attach a DCP and letter of support from Faculty Advisor International Students must submit a Program Extension form to the Office of International Services.	Graduate Advisor	As soon as possible after recommendation is made by the POIR Director and/or Faculty Advisor/Chair.
Change of Guidance or Dissertation Committee	Change of Committee Form	Graduate Advisor	Before requesting permission to take the qualifying exam. Dissertation Committee changes can be requested before the dissertation defense.
Retain a member of the committee who has retired or moved to a different institution.	Request to Retain A Member of Committee Form	Graduate Advisor	Before the dissertation defense.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION & WORKSHOPS

USC College Office of Graduate Programs Call for Nominations Wallis Annenberg Endowed Fellowship Competition 2012-13

The USC College Office of Graduate Programs is pleased to invite nominations for the Wallis Annenberg Endowed Fellowship competition for students researching issues of women and the family, and threats to their well being.Wallis Annenberg Fellows will be chosen by a panel of senior faculty on the basis of extraordinary academic promise and the relevance of their research interests to issues of women and the family, and threats to their well being. Six awards are available for 2012-13.

Recipients of this prestigious fellowship will receive:

1. A stipend of $29,000 of which $5,000 is payable during the summer

2. Year-round health and dental insurance and payment of the health center fee

3. Up to 12 units of tuition remission per semester

Faculty mentors to each successful recipient will receive a research stipend of $1,000 to encourage meaningful involvement of the fellow in the mentor’s research projects.

Fellows and their mentors will be invited by USC College to a luncheon in spring, 2013 to share their academic experiences.Fellows will be required to submit a report to the USC College Advancement Office upon completion of the award period.

Nominations:There is no limit on the number of nominations. Files should be collected by the department and submitted to the College Office of Graduate Programs, attn. Cynthea Jackson (cyntheaj@dornsife.usc.edu) by February 21, 2012.

Files should include:

• A cover letter with your nominations (in rank order preference)

• A copy of the nominees’ application dossiers. Dossiers include the nominee’s CV, GRE scores, transcripts, statement of interests, letters of recommendation, and where required by the admitting doctoral program, a writing sample.

If you have questions, please contact Kimberly Allen at allenk@dornsife.usc.edu

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The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs presents U.S. Foreign Policy in a Global Era: Washington, DC and the World 2012

About the Program

The summer program, in its 9th year, features lectures by the Program Director and the faculty of The George Washington University, as well as guest speakers from a wide variety of organizations.

Participants in the summer program will also be briefed at key institutions that shape U.S. Foreign policy. In past years students have visited:

• US Government Agencies: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the U.S. Department of State, the Pentagon
• Foreign embassies: Saudia Arabia and Israel
• International organizations: United Nations, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund
• Think tanks: The Brookings Institution, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Center for New American Security
• Media outlets: The Washington Post, Associated Press, al-Jazeera, National Public Radio
• Interests groups: peace groups, business groups and ethnic lobbies

Participants will have access to the libraries at The George Washington University, the National Security Archive, the Library of Congress, and other research libraries in Washington, DC.

In addition to attending lectures, all participants take part in a foreign policy simulation, work on group projects and write a policy memorandum on a U.S. foreign policy issue of their choice. After the two-week program is completed, participants write a substantive research paper on U.S. foreign policy. Upon successful completion of the program, participants earnacademic creditfrom The George Washington University

Applying to the Program

To apply, please email the following documents tousfpsp@gwu.edu:

• TheProgram Application FormPlease fill in the fields in the PDF document.
• A current resume or c.v.that includes your employment history, professional experience, scholastic honors, etc.
• Academic transcriptsfrom your current institution or most recent institution(s).
• Evidence of English proficiency.Academic success in the Program requires a high level of English language proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking. To demonstrate this proficiency, non-native English speakers must provide TOEFL or IELTS scores at the time of application. The minimum scores required are:

• TOEFL:100 internet/ 250 computer/ 600 paper-based
• IELTS:7.0 overall band score. No individual band score below 6.0
• Coursework:If you have studied in the U.S. during the past year, a 3.0 GPA and a writing class is sufficient proof of English proficiency.

Admission to the program is competitive. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated by the Elliott School. Admitted participants will be required to provide a USD$500 deposit to confirm participation.

All accepted participants are admitted for visiting, non-degree status at The George Washington University.

The U.S. Foreign Policy summer program welcomes applications from international applicants; GW cannot sponsor student visas to attend this program.

Contact Us

Phone:202.994.7678
Email:usfpsp@gwu.edu

Address:
U.S. Foreign Policy in a Global Era
Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 401
Washington, D.C. 20052

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Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited

Thursday, February 23, 2012
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
UCLA, James West Alumni Center

About the Conference

This conference commemorates the 40th anniversary of President Nixon's historic visit to Beijing and Shanghai and his meetings with Chairman Mao. This visit was an electrifying event at the time, and had enormous repercussions in the ensuing decades for US-China relations and for the international order generally. What was the significance of "Nixon in China" for domestic and international politics in the 1970s? What are the enduring legacies for US-China relations today? The conference will include a wide array of experts on China, Nixon, and foreign policy as well as never-before seen footage of the historic visit taken by Nixon aide, and UCLA alum, HR Haldeman.

The Speakers

Amb. Richard Solomon, President of the United States Institute of Peace, and former Asst. Secretary of State for East Asia, will be our keynote speaker. He will be interviewed byJames Mann, author ofRise of the VulcansandThe China Fantasy. Other speakers includeRichard Baum, Professor Emeritus of Chinese politics at UCLA; Burkle Center Senior FellowGen. Wesley K. Clark; Cornell University's Chair of History for US China Relations,Chen Jian; New America Foundation Senior Research Fellow and presidential scholarTimothy Naftali;Minxin Pei, Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College andSusan Shirk, Ho Miu Lam Chair of China and Pacific Relations at UCSD and author ofChina: Fragile Superpower.

The registration fee includes beverages and lunch: $40 general admission and $15 for students with ID.

RSVP at www.international.ucla.edu/burkle

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University of Houston EITM Summer Institute 2012 (June 17-June 29)

About the program

Since 2002, hundreds of students as well as faculty have successfully completed the summer EITM institutes and benefitted from the skills and networking opportunities acquired from the institutes. The University of Houston is now offering an additional opportunity for students and faculty to take advantage of this innovative framework, which unifies formal with empirical modeling. The two-week workshop focuses on the practical implementation of an EITM research design. It borrows key concepts from the social sciences, including political science, sociology, and economics. If you have a paper or dissertation that you believe will benefit from the EITM framework, this program may be right for you. We are also encouraging minorities and women to submit their application.

Application

Candidates must be currently enrolled in a graduate program in political science, sociology, or economics, and must have completed at least two years of coursework in their graduate program by June 2012. Please note that a crucial part of the application is a current project (paper or dissertation) that can benefit from the EITM approach.

To apply, please send the following three documents directly to Dr. Granato atjgranato@central.uh.eduby 5:00 pm Central Time byMarch 1, 2012:

· A motivation letter of 500-1000 words. The letter must describe your current research project and how it will benefit from the EITM approach.

· One letter of recommendation from a faculty member describing your accomplishments and areas in which the EITM framework can help advance your research.

· An official transcript with courses and grades from your graduate education (if transcripts cannot be sent to Dr. Granato over email, please use the following mailing address: Hobby Center for Public Policy, University of Houston, 501 E Cullen Building, Houston, Texas, 77204-5021).

Selection results we will announce the by first week of April.

Costs

Participants are expected to cover their transportation costs to and from Houston. Participants will be charged a registration fee of $1,000 to cover expenses for housing, breakfasts and lunches, parking, and shuttle service (for participants not using the UH housing services the fee will be reduced to $500).

Scholarships

The program will grant a limited number of scholarships to cover the registration fee. The scholarships will be awarded according to the quality of the current research project described in the motivation letter. Additionally, the faculty letter of recommendation should explicitly comment on the need for financial aid.

Contacts

For more information about the program, please visit our websites a thttp://www.uh.edu/hcpp/EITM/institute.htm. You can also email us toeitm@uh.eduor call713 743 3970.

Jim Granato, PhD
Director,Hobby Center for Public Policy

Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-5021
713.743.3887/713.743.3978fax

http://www.uh.edu/hcpp/

www.uh.edu/cpp/jimgranato/granato.htm

See the Hobby Center Blog at:

http://blogs.chron.com/insidepolicy/

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Application for 2012 EITM Summer Institute at Princeton University

The application deadline is midnight Eastern Standard Time, 1 March 2012

Qualifications:We intend to accept about 25 participants — graduate students who can most benefit from the EITM curriculum. Applicants should have some training in both formal theory and statistics, and ideally advanced training in at least one of these areas. Applicants who lack the needed background should consider attending ICPSR to gain EITM certification this summer and applying to EITM for a future summer.

A complete application consists of the following components:

1. Description of your research proposal (3-7 pages). We will base admission substantially on the quality of this proposal and our assessment of its potential benefit from the training offered at the EITM summer institute.

2. Curriculum vitae with name and contact information, current location and position. Your CV should indicate your current status in graduate school (e.g., whether you’ve passed exams and defended a dissertation proposal).

3. Two letters of recommendation, emailed directly by their writers toeitm2012@princeton.edu.

Applicants will be notified of our acceptance decisions (via e-mail) by March 29.

Tuition and full financial support (including a stipend for round-trip airfare and dormitory housing, as necessary, plus a modest allowance for meals and incidentals) are provided for U.S. participants and for foreign students studying at U.S. institutions. A substantial portion of international participants’ expenses will also be covered.

All application materials should be sent as PDF attachments via email toeitm2012@princeton.edu. Please indicate “EITM Application” in the subject line.

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FOURTH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR POSTERS

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) at the University of Southern California will host the Fourth Annual Graduate POSTER SYMPOSIUM on April 4th, 2012.Submission tothe symposiumis open toall graduate and professional students at USC and seeks to provide a unique forum in which graduate students are given a critical opportunity to showcase their research to both peers and faculty. We welcome scholars across diverse fields to submit a poster and share their original scholarship in a supportive and interdisciplinary atmosphere characterized by lively and collaborative discussion. The posters will be presented in the VKC Courtyard and judged by a panel of esteemed USC faculty.The posters will bedivided into three categories:(1) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), (2) Social Sciences, and(3) Arts & Humanities.The judgeswill then select three winners from each category, who will be awarded fellowships in the following amounts:

Firstplace:$1,000

Second place: $500

Third place: $300

Abstract (350-500 words) due

Sunday, February 19, 2012.

Submit online at:

http://bit.ly/gsgposter

SAVE THE DATE!

Wednesday April 4, 20129:00am-5:30pmVKC Courtyard

Have Questions? Send an email to postersymposium@gmail.com

Hosted by the Graduate StudentGovernment Academic Affairs Committee. We accept research that has already beenpresented at other conferences.

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Publishing Journal Articles in the International Relations Subfield: A Conversation with the Editor of Foreign Policy Analysis

Date: February 14, 2012 (Tuesday)

Time: Public talk about the IR field, 2-3:30PM; Private POIR grad student talk about publishing, 3:30-4:30PM

Guest: A. Cooper Drury, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri-Columbia; Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Analysis

Venue: SOS B40 (light refreshments will be served)

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Summer 2012: Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research

The 2012 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research will be held at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Participants at the 2012 institute will arrive on Sunday June 17, and classes will commence on June 18. The institute will run until the evening of Friday June 29, with a two day break on June 23 and 24.

The institute seeks to enable students to create and critique methodologically sophisticated qualitative research designs, including case studies, tests of necessity or sufficiency, and narrative or interpretive work. It explores the techniques, uses, strengths, and limitations of these methods, while emphasizing their relationships with alternative approaches. Topics include research design, methods of structured and focused comparisons of cases, typological theory, case selection, process tracing, comparative historical analysis, congruence testing, path dependency, interpretivism, counterfactual analysis, interview and field research (including archival) techniques, necessary and sufficient conditions, fuzzy set methods, natural experiments, and philosophy of science issues relevant to qualitative research.

Attendees will receive constructive feedback on their own research designs.

Materials from the 2011 institute (including a schedule and reading list) are available for viewing at http://www1.maxwell.syr.edu/moynihan/cqrm/Welcome/. Please note that the syllabus will be revised for the 2012 institute, and should be viewed with this in mind.

The School of International Relations is a member of the Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods and is no accepting (email okay) notes of interest for POIR doctorial students who would like to participate in the Summer 2012 training. We need to send CQRM the names of POR students who will be attending the summer training by early February. If you would like to attend, please let me know now. In early Spring, I will be sending out another notice asking for summer research and training proposals and budgets. Those who would like to participate in IQMR training as part of their summer 2012 plans, would include RT transportation to Syracuse in the summer budget. The School of International Relations will cover the cost of the membership which covers other IQMR costs.

Any questions please contact Linda Cole at lcole@usc.edu

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AAS/SSRC Dissertation Workshop: Rewriting History – Nationalism, Identity, and the Politics of the Past

Toronto, March 12-15, 2012

The Association for Asian studies and the Social Science Research Council are pleased to announce plans for the first jointly organized AAS/SSRC Dissertation Workshop, which will be held in conjunction with the AAS annual conference in Toronto in March 2012. The workshop will be organized and led by David Szanton, and follow the same basic model used in previous AAS workshops.

Radical and conservative scholars, novelists and biographers, governments, education ministries, and tourist agencies are all writing and rewriting national histories and narratives. The attempt to strengthen or legitimize specific interests has entailed the rediscovery, reinterpretation and even the reinvention of values and identities, past social forms, victories and defeats, as well as natural and human trauma. Rewriting the past and creating heritage are of course ancient and seemingly universal phenomena, raising difficult questions about what we can know and the politics of historical writing. Issues of rewriting history are not limited to the concerns of historians they are as salient to anthropologists, political scientists, specialists on religion, cultural studies, and others across the humanities and social sciences. The goals and modes of these reinterpretations may be scholarly, political and/or popular. Clearly, all across Asia the past is not dead.

This workshop is intended to bring together doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences who are (1) developing dissertation proposals or are in early phases of research or dissertation writing; and who are (2) also dealing with the kinds of issues mentioned above in the context of contemporary or historic Asian states and societies.

The workshop will be limited to 12 students, ideally from a broad array of disciplines and working on a wide variety of materials in a variety of time periods, and in various regions of Asia. It also will include a small multidisciplinary and multi-area faculty with similar concerns.

The workshop will be limited to 12 students, ideally from a broad array of disciplines and working on a wide variety of materials in a variety of time periods, and in various regions of Asia. It also will include a small multidisciplinary and multi-area faculty with similar concerns.

The workshop will be scheduled for the days immediately preceding the 2012 AAS annual conference in Toronto. It will cover two and one-half days of intense discussion beginning the evening of Monday, March 12, and running through noon of Thursday, March 15.

Pending receipt of outside foundation funding, participants also will be invited back for a post-fieldwork workshop. The second workshop will be held 24 months later, after many or most participants have completed a significant amount of fieldwork or archival research and are at varying stages in the writing process. This follow-up workshop is intended to help participants shape and articulate the key focus of their dissertations as they begin writing.

The organizers will be able to provide at least limited financial support for participants including three night’s accommodations, meals and partial “need-based” travel funds. Students are encouraged to approach their home institutions for additional support. Additional support may become available pending outside funding. It is hoped that participants also will attend the AAS annual meeting immediately following the workshop.

Applicants need not have advanced to candidacy but must have at least drafted a dissertation research proposal. Applications are also welcome from doctoral students in the early phases of writing their dissertations. Application instructions and forms will be available on the SSRC website (www.ssrc.org) by December 1, and must be submitted by January 3, 2012.

Workshop participants will be selected on the basis of the submitted projects, the potential for useful exchanges among them, and a concern to include a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, intellectual traditions, and regions of Asia. Applicants will be informed whether or not they have been selected for the workshop by late January.

For further information about the workshop structure or eligibility, please contact David Szanton Szanton@berkeley.edu. Questions concerning administrative matters or the application process should be directed to Nicole Restrick Restrick@ssrc.org.

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections

The SSRC is pleased to announce a pilot postdoctoral fellowship program that will support transregional research under the rubric “Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections.”  Its purpose is to strengthen the understanding of issues and geographies that don't fit neatly into existing divisions of academia or the world and to develop new approaches, practices, and opportunities in international, regional, and area studies in the United States. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, these fellowships will help junior scholars (those at the postdoctoral stage, one to seven years out of the PhD) complete first books and/or undertake second projects. In addition to funding research, the program will create networks and shared resources that will support Fellows well beyond the grant period.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research will thus provide promising scholars important support at critical junctures in their careers. As stressed by SSRC president Craig Calhoun, "Recent PhDs have written brilliant dissertations bringing new excitement to the social sciences and humanities by taking on the intellectual challenges of innovative transregional work. We want to help them complete, consolidate, and expand the work they’ve undertaken.”

The intellectual thrust of the pilot project will be the re-conceptualization of Asia as an interlinked historical and geographic formation stretching from the Middle East through Eurasia, Central Asia, and South Asia to Southeast Asia and East Asia. Proposals submitted for the fellowship competition should bear upon processes that connect places and peoples (such as migration, media, and resource flows) as well as those that reconfigure local and trans-local contexts (such as shifting borders, urbanization, and social movements). The broad focus of the program is intended to advance transregional research as well as to establish structures for linking scholars across disciplines in the arts, the humanities, and the social sciences. Fifteen fellowships will be awarded over the two-year course of the pilot program.

Applications and additional fellowship details are available on the program website at http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/transregional-research-fellowship/

Questions can be addressed to transregional@ssrc.org

About the SSRC

The Social Science Research Council leads innovation, builds interdisciplinary and international networks, and focuses research on important public issues. Independent and not-for-profit, the SSRC pursues its mission by awarding fellowships and grants, convening workshops and conferences, participating in research consortia, sponsoring scholarly exchanges, organizing summer training institutes, and producing print and online publications. With partners around the world, we mobilize existing knowledge for new problems, link research to practice and policy, strengthen individual and institutional capacities for learning, and enhance public access to information. We bring necessary knowledge to public action.

 

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Stanton Foundation

• MIT
• SUMMARY: The Nuclear Security Fellows Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject. With the support of the Stanton Foundation, fellowships are available for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars and for junior faculty. Fellows are expected to produce policy-relevant research, including book manuscripts, draft articles, dissertations, chapters in edited volumes, or reports. Nuclear security is defined broadly to include nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear doctrine and force structure, nuclear energy as it relates to nuclear security, and other topics that involve nuclear security.
• ELIGIBILTY: Fellowships are available to scholars with a PhD or equivalent degree (e.g., MD or JD) from the United States or abroad. PhD candidates who have made substantial progress toward the completion of their dissertation may be considered if their dissertation topic is in nuclear security. Proposed research for the fellowship must be consistent with the mission of the program described above.
• TYPE: All fellows will receive a ten-month stipend. Fellows are expected to be in residence at MIT. Stipends at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level will be competitive and commensurate with experience. MIT’s health insurance is included. Office space and supplies, use of a computer, and access to MIT’s libraries and other facilities will be provided.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications for these fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year will be accepted untilJanuary 27, 2012. Decisions will be announced in March 2012.
• http://web.mit.edu/ssp/research/fellowship_program.html
• Stanford (CISAC)
• SUMMARY: The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is an interdisciplinary community dedicated to producing policy-relevant scholarly research on international security problems, to teaching and training the next generation of security specialists, and to influencing policymaking in international security. The Center serves as a forum for scholars, practitioners and security professionals to understand complex international problems and explore innovative solutions in a collegial and collaborative environment. CISAC's fellowship program is an integral part of this mission. Through the Center's annual fellowship competition, a small number of scholars are selected to spend the academic year engaged in research and writing on campus. Mentoring is a crucial part of the fellowship program. Our fellows are encouraged and expected to participate in seminars, and to interact and collaborate with leading faculty and researchers. Natural scientists have the opportunity to conduct science-based research into the scientific and technical aspects of a security topic of their own choosing; they may also workin collaboration with a faculty member.
• ELIGIBILITY: In the social sciences and humanities, we seek pre- and post-doctoral scholars, junior faculty, policy practitioners, and, in special cases, mid-career professionals in journalism, law, the military, government, or international organizations, either from the U.S. or abroad. In collaboration with the Stanford Law School, we offer two research fellowships on law and international security. This program is open to law students, recent law school graduates, and pre- and post-doctoral scholars and professionals from a variety of disciplines. In the natural sciences and engineering, we seek scholars in those and related fields who are pursuing significant science-based research and are interested in using their technical knowledge to do policy-relevant research in international security. CISAC welcomes applicants from academia, the public and private sector, national laboratories, and the military, either from the U.S. or abroad. One of these fellowships is theWilliam J. Perry Fellowship, which honors the former secretary of defense. His career is a model for the scientifically informed, pragmatic, far-sighted problem solving in public policy that we value at CISAC.
• TYPE: Predoctoral fellows receive stipends comparable to those awarded by the Stanford Graduate Fellowships program. Postdoctoral fellows receive stipends determined by length of time passed since month and year of PhD completion and experience. Junior faculty and professional stipends are commensurate with experience. Past pre-doctoral fellows have received stipends in the range of $25,000 to $30,000; post-doctoral fellows have received stipends in the range of $48,000 to $65,000. Unfortunately, we cannot provide housing. We can, however, refer fellows to housing information Stanford provides. Stanford University policy requires evidence of medical insurance. CISAC will provide coverage for fellows without personal coverage. Predoctoral fellows will be enrolled in Stanford's student medical insurance plan. Postdoctoral fellows will attend a mandatory benefits orientation soon after they arrive on campus. Fellows have the option of purchasing additional coverage for dependents. Fellowships range from nine to 11 months and, in certain circumstances, may be renewable.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: The application deadline for the 2012-2013 academic year will beFebruary 1, 2012.
• http://cisac.stanford.edu/docs/cisac_fellowships/
• Council on Foreign Relations
• SUMMARY: CFR will award up to three fellowships in 2012. The fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic and professional accomplishments and promise, and on the merits of the specific research projects proposed. The fellows could work on a wide range of issues, including nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear force posture, and, as it relates to nuclear security, nuclear energy. It is expected that fellows will begin their fellowship year in summer or fall 2011. While in residence at CFR, fellows will be expected to lead a project of their own design, conduct original research, and write at least one policy relevant document. Fellows are expected and encouraged to participate fully in CFR's intellectual life. The scholars selected as Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows will be mentored by the fellows of CFR's David Rockefeller Studies Program.
• ELIGIBILITY: The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security. The program is only open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States. CFR does not sponsor for visas. Candidates must be junior (non-tenured) faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral candidates from any discipline who are working on a nuclear security related issue.
• TYPE: The duration of the fellowship is twelve months. The program awards a stipend of $100,000 for junior (non-tenured) faculty; $75,000 for post-doctoral; and $50,000 for pre-doctoral fellows. Payment will be made in twelve equal monthly installments. Fellows are considered independent contractors rather than employees of CFR, and are not eligible for employment benefits, including health insurance.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: The deadline for receiving all application materials for the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program is December 16, 2011.
• http://www.cfr.org/thinktank/fellowships/StantonFellowship.html
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• SUMMARY: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Nuclear Policy Program is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship Program.The objective of the Stanton Fellowship is to enhance and develop the Fellow's capacity to become a leader in policy-relevant research in the areas of nuclear deterrence, disarmament, nonproliferation, or energy. Substantive knowledge of European security and defense issues is essential. The Fellow will be based at Carnegie's European office in Brussels, Belgium, with access to colleagues in Washington, Beijing, Beirut, and Moscow. Over the period of time at Carnegie, the Fellow will have the opportunity and resources to deepen his or her understanding of how nuclear policies are developed and contested within the U.S. and Europe. The Fellow will be expected to research and write on pertinent and emergent topics, to organize and participate in expert workshops and larger public events in the Europe and abroad, and generally to demonstrate the capacity to become a thought leader in the nuclear field.
• ELIGIBILITY: Carnegie welcomes applicants from around the world, but the proposed research project must be specific to Europe. Candidates are required to have a Ph.D., completed a substantial degree of progress toward a Ph.D., or have obtained a law degree.
• TYPE: The fellowship will begin on or about September 1, 2012, with flexibility depending on the chosen candidate’s availability. Located in Brussels, Belgium.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Interested candidates must submit a resume or C.V., 3 references, and a letter outlining career objectives and interest in nuclear policy, ideas for research and/or policy-relevant projects that would be pursued during the fellowship. Deadline for submission of application materials is February 14, 2012.
• http://carnegieendowment.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-262511.html
• Harvard (Belfer Center)
• SUMMARY: The Belfer Center's International Security Program (ISP) has been has been invited to participate in a new nuclear security fellowship program funded by the Stanton Foundation. The purpose of the fellowships is to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the issues. Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows will be joint International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) research fellows. Fellows are expected to produce a written product at the end of the fellowship (e.g. an article, report, or book). Suitable topics may include, but are not limited to: Nuclear terrorism, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear force posture, and nuclear energy as it relates to nuclear security
• ELIGIBILITY: These fellowships are for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty.
• TYPE: These fellowships will offer ten-month stipends of 20,000 USD to pre-doctoral research fellows, and stipends for postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty will be awarded on a case-by-case basis and commensurate with experience, with provision of health insurance. Office space and supplies, computers with LAN and Internet connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities will be provided.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications for these fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year will be accepted until January 14, 2012.Applicants who have already applied for an ISP/MTA fellowship for 2012-2013 will automatically be considered for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship. There is no need to submit a separate application. Decisions will be announced by March 31, 2012.
• http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/fellowships/stanton.html
• RAND
• SUMMARY: The purpose of the Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows Program is to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security related topics by supporting interdisciplinary research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the issues. Fellows will carry out a year-long period of independent research but will also be expected to be associated with RAND client-sponsored research (approximately quarter (25%) time). At the end of their RAND tenure, fellows will be expected to produce a publishable written product contributing to the general body of knowledge on nuclear security. The written product will be considered for publication by RAND.
• ELIGIBILITY: Candidates for the program will be post-doctoral students or junior faculty members. Doctoral students may be considered if their dissertation topic is in the field of nuclear security. Prior experience will be defined broadly to include disciplines such as nuclear policy, security, engineering, physics, and related fields
• TYPE: Each fellowship will extend for a full year beginning in September of each year. Fellows will be located at one of RAND's three U.S. locations for the duration of their fellowship (Santa Monica, CA; Washington, DC; or Pittsburgh, PA). Additionally, each fellow will receive a stipend: doctoral students will receive a $50,000 stipend, post-doctoral students will receive a $75,000 stipend, and junior faculty members will receive a $100,000 stipend.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 6, 2012
• http://www.rand.org/about/edu_op/fellowships/stanton-nuclear.html

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Fulbright

• SUMMARY: Allows for individually designed study/research projects or an English Teaching AssistantshipYou can propose a project and/or study plan that will take place during one academic year in a country outside the U.S.Provides support for study/research/teaching in a single country(For exceptions, see World Region Summaries) You can meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. Facilitates cultural exchangeThrough direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks, you can gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Promotes mutual understandingThrough engagement in the community, you can interact with your hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom.
• ELIGIBILITY: Recent BA/BS graduatesGraduating seniors and recent Bachelor’s-degree recipients usually propose projects for which they have had some undergraduate preparation and/or direct work or internship experience. Master's and doctoral candidatesWill demonstrate capacity for independent study or research, together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the countries to which they are applying. Young professionals, including writers, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fieldsMay have up to 5 years of professional study and/or experience in the field in which they are applying. Those with more than 5 years of experience should apply to theCouncil for International Exchange of Scholarsin the Fulbright Scholar Program. Artists and musiciansApplicants without a Bachelor’s degree may substitute at least four years of professional training or experience. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has a preference for candidates who have not had recent extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially in the country of application. Grants shall not authorize activity for which a license to practice medicine or nursing is required.
• TYPE: Grant lengths and dates vary by country. Please consult the Country Summaries for specifics. In general, grants for 2012-13: Are one academic year in length—between 9 and 12 months. Begin no sooner than July 2012 and no later than March 2013. Correspond to the academic calendars abroad. Requirements for attendance at orientation programs, in the U.S. and/or overseas, are also contained in the World Region or Country Summaries.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: The online application forALLapplicants must be submitted electronically by5:00 pm Eastern time on Monday, October 17, 2011. Be sure to print out a hard copy before submitting the application electronically, for your records.
• http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

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Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

• SUMMARY: American Overseas Research Centers foster international scholarly exchange, primarily through sponsorship of fellowship programs which allow pre-doctoral and senior scholars to pursue independent research important to the increase of knowledge and to our understanding of foreign cultures. These non-governmental institutions are seen by their host countries as the official arm of American higher learning. The private structure of the centers and the unbiased research they promote make them respected foci of American academia in the countries in which they operate.
• The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research- The Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Approximately nine awards of up to $12,000 each will be given. The 2011/2012 application now available. The deadline to apply is January 17, 2012.
• Critical Language Scholarship Program for Intensive Summer Language Institutes -A program of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2012. The 2012 CLS Program application is now available. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2011.
• Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East- The 2012 fellowship program is open to scholars in participating countries* who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the field of art history and who wish to undertake a specific research project in Algeria or Turkey related to the seminar theme:Art and Archaeology of the Sacred(Algeria) orVision and Visual Culture in Byzantium(Turkey).
• The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Research Fellowship Program- The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) has a remarkable opportunity to promote advanced research in the Sultanate of Oman. The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) has asked CAORC to initiate a fellowship program for American pre- and post-doctoral scholars to carry out research in Oman. Scholars in fields in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and allied Natural Sciences are encouraged to apply. One fellowship will be given for 2011-2012. This is the first time we have advertised broadly in an open competition for advanced research in Oman. CAORC and SQCC hope to expand the fellowship program in the future based on the results of the pilot fellowship.
• Andrew W. Mellon East-Central European Research Fellows- The program of fellowships enables Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian and Slovak scholars in the humanities and allied social sciences to carry out research at institutes of advanced study in other countries.
• Fulbright-Hays 102(b)6 Report:Recipients of U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award- In 1998, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) conducted a survey of recipients of U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays 102(b)6 Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships under a Title VI International Research and Studies grant.
• http://caorc.org/programs/index.html

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Boren Fellowships

• SUMMARY: Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research inareas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Fellows represent a variety of academic and professional disciplines, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Swahili. Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), whichfocuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their projects, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined. NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
• ELIGIBILITY: Boren Fellowships provideU.S. graduate students the opportunity to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency.
• TYPE: Boren Fellowships provide up to $24,000 foroverseasstudy. In addition, Boren Fellowships can provide limited funding fordomesticlanguage study that will supplement the overseas component. The maximum award for a combined overseas and domestic program is $30,000. Boren Fellowship awards are made for a minimum of 12 weeks and maximum of24 months. Overseas programs can be no longer than one year. Boren-funded programs can begin no earlier than June 1, 2012 and no later than March 1, 2013. Boren Fellowships promote long term linguistic and cultural immersion. Therefore, all overseas study must be a minimum of 12 weeks, and preference will be given to applicants proposing overseas programs of 6 months or longer. However, applicants proposing overseas programs of 3-6 months, especially those in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields are encouraged to apply.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: The application deadline for 2012 is January 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EST.Boren Fellowship applicants will be notified of their status by mail in early May.
• http://www.borenawards.org/

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Del Amo Fellowships

• SUMMARY: Students participating in the USC Madrid or Bilbao programs can apply for a scholarship from the Del Amo Fund, which aims to promote education and increase understanding between Spain and southern California. These awards are merit based.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: late November for spring study abroad, late April for fall study abroad
  

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DAAD

• Scholarship database - Looking for an overview of the various types of funding offered by the DAAD or of the programmes offered by other funding organisations for a study stay in Germany?
• http://www.study-in.de/en/
• http://www.daad.org/

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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation – Humboldt Research Award

• SUMMARY: The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. Academics from abroad, regardless of their discipline or nationality, may be nominated for a Humboldt Research Award. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation particularly encourages the nomination of qualified female academics.
• ELIGIBILITY: The nominee must be recognised internationally as an outstandingly qualified academic(e.g. awards, positive responses to publications, etc.). The nominee's future perspectives must indicate that she/he will continue to be an active, academically influential researcher in the coming years. Detailed expert opinionby an academic working at a research institution in Germany who would like to invite the nominee to spend time researching in Germany. Two expert reviewsby important international andonefrom German collaborative partners and/or academics. The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by theRules of Good Scientific Practiceduring the application and sponsorship periods.
• TYPE: Award winners are invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany. The stay may be divided up into blocks. The Humboldt Foundation grants up to 100 Humboldt Research Awards annually. Nominations may be submitted by established academics in Germany.Nominations may also be initiated by award winners of the Humboldt Foundation working abroad, provided that the nomination is made jointly with a colleague working in Germany. Direct applications are not accepted. The award is valued at 60,000 EUR.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Nominations may be submitted by regular mail at any time. An independent Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Selection Committee decides on the nominations submitted twice a year, in spring and in autumn. Reviewing a nomination takes approximately six months.
• http://www.avh.de/web/humboldt-award.html

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Social Science Research Council

• DPDF Student Fellowship Competition
• SUMMARY: The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is organized to help early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate effective doctoral dissertation proposals. Each year, the program offers dissertation proposal development under the leadership of pairs of tenured senior faculty in the US and abroad who define emerging or reinvigorated multidisciplinary research fields. These research field directors lead groups of 12 graduate students through two workshops during the fellowship cycle. The spring workshop prepares students to undertake summer preliminary research that will inform the design of more robust dissertation research in the future. The fall workshop helps students apply their summer research experiences to writing both dissertation and funding proposals. Students may apply for up to $5,000 to cover summer research costs. Travel and accommodations to attend both workshops are covered by the DPDF Program. Working together, research directors and graduate students design research that will help to shape evolving fields in the humanities and social sciences. Additionally, through the program’s ongoing collaboration with international research institutions, the DPDF creates a space for international as well as domestic network building among fellows.
• ELIGIBILITY: The DPDF program is open to doctoral students in social science or humanities disciplines who have completed their major course requirements and are beginning to design research proposals. Students who have completed their comprehensive, general, or qualifying exams are eligible to apply as long as their dissertation proposals will be formally approved by their department after the fall DPDF workshop. Typically such students will be second and third year graduate students, but first and fourth year students may, under exceptional circumstances, be eligible. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. program within an accredited university in the United States, unless indicated otherwise for a particular field. International fields are open to students enrolled in universities within countries of the international co-sponsoring organizations. Students may apply to participate in only one research field. If selected, fellows are required to attend both spring and fall workshops in addition to undertaking summer research. The workshop dates and locations are listed in theDPDF Application & Award Timeline. Applicants must propose to undertake summer research that will enable them to experiment with methods of investigation appropriate to their research topics and questions. Although applicants are expected to apply to the program for funding to cover summer research costs, they must also seek financial support from their home institutions or extramural sources whenever available. Selected fellows will be asked to explain why necessary research funds are unavailable from their departments, home institutions, or other sources. Students who have already received funding and undertaken research on their proposed dissertation topic are not eligible to participate in the DPDF program. Students who have applied either this year or in previous years to the SSRC's International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF), or for any other major funding grant to support dissertation research, are in most cases no longer eligible to apply to the DPDF program.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1, 2012 - Online Student Application Deadline, Online Application Closes, 4 PM EST.
• http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dpdf-fellowship/
• Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections
• SUMMARY: The SSRC is pleased to announce a pilot postdoctoral fellowship program that will support transregional research under the rubric Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections. Its purpose is to strengthen the understanding of issues and geographies that don't fit neatly into existing divisions of academia or the world and to develop new approaches, practices, and opportunities in international, regional, and area studies in the United States. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, these fellowships will help junior scholars (those at the postdoctoral stage, one to seven years out of the PhD) complete first books and/or undertake second projects. In addition to funding research, the program will create networks and shared resources that will support Fellows well beyond the grant period. ThePostdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Researchwill thus provide promising scholars important support at critical junctures in their careers. As stressed by SSRC president Craig Calhoun, "Recent PhDs have written brilliant dissertations bringing new excitement to the social sciences and humanities by taking on the intellectual challenges of innovative transregional work. We want to help them complete, consolidate, and expand the work they've undertaken."
• TYPE: Fifteen fellowships will be awarded over the two-year course of the pilot program. Fellowships will be awarded for up to $45,000. Fellowships funds may be expended over a 14 month period (if applying in Cycle One) or 12 month period (if applying in Cycle Two) and can be used for salary support, travel and living expenses in the field, data collection, research assistance, books and materials, and limited equipment and software. Research funds may NOT be used for university overhead; for individual or institutional contributions to retirement plans, social security, or other insurance programs; for payments on loans, mortgages, or other personal indebtedness; the storage of personal/household effects; tuition for children's schooling or subsidies for publications. Funds may be used for attending conferences with prior written approval from the SSRC, and only if the fellow is presenting on fellowship-related research and his/her attendance directly furthers the purposes of the fellowship-supported research project.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 13, 2012
• http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/transregional-research-fellowship/

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Ford Foundation

• Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
• SUMMARY: Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
• ELIGIBILITY: All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation, Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
• TYPE: Predoctoral - Annual stipend: $20,000, award to the institution in lieu of tuition and fees: $2,000, expenses paid to attend at least oneConference of Ford Fellows, and access toFord Fellow Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows. Fellowship recipients must begin the first year’s tenure on September 1, 2012, and must remain on tenure full-time for the academic year. After the first year of fellowship tenure, fellows may choose to defer funding for up to two years. All three years of support must be used within a five-year period. Dissertation - One-year stipend: $21,000, expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellow, and access toFord Fellow Regional Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows. The tenure of a dissertation fellowship will be no less than 9 months and no more than 12 months, with tenure beginning no earlier than June 1, 2012 and no later than September 1, 2013. Postdoctoral - One-year Stipend: $40,000, the stipend may be supplemented by sabbatical leave pay or other sources of support that do not carry with them teaching or other responsibilities. Fellowship funds may be disbursed through the employing institution if necessary for the continuation of health insurance or other benefits. No dependency allowance is available. Employing Institution Allowance: $1,500.This allowance will be paid to the fellow’s employing institution after fellowship tenure is completed. The employing institution will be asked to provide a matching amount and to use the allowance and the match to assist with the fellow’s continuing research expenses. Expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows and access toFord Fellow Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellow. The tenure of a postdoctoral fellowship will be no less than 9 months and no more than 12 months, with tenure beginning no earlier than June 1, 2012 and no later than September 1, 2012. Postdoctoral fellowships may not be deferred or delayed.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2012 Predoctoral Fellowship application submission deadlinewasNovember 14, 2011. 2012Dissertationand PostdoctoralFellowship application submission deadlinewasNovember 17, 2011. 2012 Supporting Document receipt deadline (all fellowship levels) isJanuary 6, 2012.
• http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm
• Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
• SUMMARY: The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program provides opportunities for advanced study to individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields. To ensure that fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education, and supports them through local partner organizations in 22 countries. A growing number of IFP fellows have completed their studies and returned to their home countries, where they are forming alumni associations and networks, building a vibrant community both within and across national borders. Ford Foundation programs have long promoted higher education and social justice worldwide. By investing $355 million in IFP from 2001-2013, the Foundation is building on its commitment to creating knowledge in fields ranging across the natural and social sciences and humanities. IFP draws on this tradition and underscores the Foundation’s belief that education empowers individuals to improve their own lives as well as to assist others in the pursuit of more equitable and just societies. IFP is a program of the New York City-basedInternational Fellowships Fund.The Fund is an independently incorporated supporting organization of theInstitute of International Education(IIE). The IFP Secretariat is housed at IIE headquarters in New York, which disburses the funds, and provides university placement for many IFP fellows. IFP also works closely with Ford Foundation offices across the world.
• http://www.fordifp.org/

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Japan Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

• SUMMARY:  The Japan Foundation provides funding for doctoral candidates in the humanities and social sciences -- including comparative research projects -- wishing to conduct research in Japan for periods of between four and twelve months. Applicants must have completed all academic requirements except the dissertation when they begin the fellowship and are expected to have sufficient proficiency in the Japanese language to pursue their research in Japan. Higher priority will be given to applicants who expect to submit their dissertation shortly after the completion of their fellowship. Three letters of reference, an evaluation of Japanese language ability, and academic transcripts must accompany all applications. Additionally, the Japan Foundation offers scholarships, fellowships, and grants for postdoctoral and independent researchers. Please consult the foundation's Web site for comprehensive eligibility requirements and application information.
• ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be American citizens, American citizens temporarily residing abroad, or permanent residents of the United States. Americans with permanent residency abroad should submit their applications to the Japan Foundation’s office in the country where they reside or to the Japanese diplomatic mission of their resident country no later than December 1, 2011, using a different form. Applicants residing in the United States who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents should submit their applications to the Foundation’s Tokyo Headquarters no later than December 1, 2011, using a different form. Doctoral Candidates must have achieved ABD status by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants for Scholars and Researchers program (both Long-Term and Short-Term) must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience in research, teaching and writing in the fields of the humanities or social sciences. Previous recipients of Japan Foundation fellowships, such as the Japanese Studies Fellowship, or Abe Fellowship, etc., are eligible to reapply only if, on April 1, 2012, a full three years have elapsed since the termination of their most recent fellowship. Previous Short-Term Research Fellows may reapply after one full year from the termination of their most recent fellowships. Applicants must be in good health. Applicants must be proficient in either Japanese or English. Applicants must secure all affiliation arrangements by the application deadline (excluding the Research Fellowship (Short-Term)). In principle, applicants must be able to stay continuously in Japan for the term of fellowship.
• TYPE: The minimum and maximum durations for the fellowship are indicated in parentheses. The duration of the fellowship may be adjusted by the Foundation. Scholars and Researchers (Long-Term)(2-12 months): Scholars and researchers in the humanities or social sciences. Scholars and Researchers (Short-Term)(21-59 days): Scholars and researchers in the humanities or social sciences who need to conduct intensive research in Japan. Doctoral Candidates(4-12 months): Doctoral candidates in the humanities or social sciences.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2011
• http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/fellowship/view_programannouncement.php
• http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/fellowship.html

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Korea Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Students

• SUMMARY: This program is designed to promote Korean studies and foster young scholars in this field by providing graduate students majoring in Korean studies in North America with scholarships for their coursework and research while enrolled at their home institutions. The fellowship provides support for writing and research for master's theses and doctoral dissertations. It covers students only through the year that they are advanced to candidacy and only if they are in residence and not engaged in overseas research. Please consult the provided Web links for comprehensive eligibility requirements and application information.
• ELIGIBILITY: Foreign students of good standing who are MA or PhD candidates, currently enrolled on a graduate program (excluding programs in natural science, medicine and engineering, and programs at a business school, law school or a school of translation and/or interpretation), and conducting research on topics related to Korea within the context of humanities, social science studies or arts and culture studies.
• TYPE: 150 fellowships awards per year. Fellowship amounts are to be determined on the basis of regional group or country
• DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Varies upon region
• http://www.kf.or.kr/eng/01_sks/sks_fel_sfb01.asp

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US Institute of Peace

• Annual Grant Competition
• SUMMARY: Supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs, and other media. Funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding in settings outside the borders of the U.S. Awards support activities that apply across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.
• ELIGIBILITY: USIP may provide grant support to nonprofit organizations and individuals—both U.S. and foreign—including the following: institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries. American and foriegn nonprofit organizations may apply. Support for degree work is not eligible in the Grant Program. Inquiries about support for dissertation research should be directed to USIP'sJennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Program. Onlyoneapplication per competition may be submitted by the same project director. Unsuccessful applicants of previous Grant Program competitions may not submit the same application unless it has been substantially revised. USIP will not accept applications that list as participants, consultants, or project personnel members of USIP's Board of Directors or staff. In addition, any application that lists USIP as a collaborator in the project will not be accepted. Individuals who are currently working as USIP contractors may not be eligible to apply for grant support. To determine eligibility prior to submitting an application, please contact the Grant Program staff. Applications must be submitted in English.
• TYPES: $50,000 - $120,000
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 3, 2011
• Priority Grant Competition
• SUMMARY: Supports nonprofit organizations working in or on Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Sudan, and starting October 1, 2010 projects related to communication and peacebuilding. Supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs and other media.
• ELIGIBILITY: American and foreign individuals and nonprofit organizations may apply. Individuals whose proposals are funded will be required to identify a nonprofit organization to receive and manage the grant monies. With the exception of Iran, applicants from outside a priority country must partner with a nonprofit organization located within the priority country. The project must be based in the priority country. Funding is unavailable for degree work (payment of tuition fees or support for M.A. or Ph.D.-related work). Requests for dissertation research support should be directed to USIP’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Program. Applications that list as participants, consultants, or project personnel members of USIP's Board of Directors or staff will not be accepted. Any application that lists USIP as a collaborator in the project will not be accepted for review. Individuals who are currently working as USIP contractors may not be eligible to apply for grant support. To determine eligibility, please contact the Grant Program. Current USIP grantees are not eligible for consideration until they have completed work on their grant and submitted all required reports and products. Prior work will be assessed before new proposals are considered.
• TYPES:  $45,000 - $140,000
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 3, 2011
• Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship
• SUMMARY: The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior Fellowship Program provides scholars, policy analysts, policymakers, and other experts with opportunities to spend time in residence at the Institute, reflecting and writing on pressing international peace and security challenges. The Institute awards between 8 and 12 Fellowships per year. Senior Fellowships generally last for ten months, starting in October.  Shorter-term fellowships are also available.  Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.
• ELIGIBILITY: Citizens of any country may apply.  Non-U.S. Citizens without permanent resident status must obtain a J-1 exchange visitor visa to participate in the Fellowship Program.  J-1 status requires recipients to reside in their home country for two years following the fellowship before applying for the H or L visa, or for permanent residency in the United States. There is no specific educational degree requirement for Senior Fellowship candidates.  Fellows come from a variety of professional backgrounds and from early, middle, and late stages of their careers. Joint applications (two or more applicants for a single project) will not be accepted.
• TYPES: The program attempts to match the recipient's earned income during the year preceding the fellowships, up to a maximum of $100,000 for 10 months. In certain cases and budget permitting, the Institute will provide coverage of 80% of health premiums for the Fellow and his/her eligible dependents, with a cap of $500 per month. In certain cases and budget permitting, the Institute will also cover travel to and from Washington, D.C., for Fellows and their dependents. The Institute is neither able to provide housing in Washington D.C. nor to help Fellows find housing. Each Fellow is provided with part-time research assistance during his/her fellowship. The Institute will also cover travel to and from Washington, D.C., for Fellows and their dependents. Fellows are expected to be at the Institute and participate in the daily life of the Institute. Fellows are expected to devote full attention to their fellowship work in order to complete their projects within the period of residency. The Institute requires first right of review for manuscripts produced as a result of fellowship support. An Institute fellowship may not be deferred or combined with any other major award. Fellowships are usually awarded for 10 months beginning in October. Shorter-term residencies are also available.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 10, 2012
• Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program
• SUMMARY: The Jennings Randolph (JR) Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Scholarships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security. Each year the program awards approximately ten Peace Scholar Fellowships. Fellowships last for 10 months starting in September. Fellowships are open to citizens of any country. Dissertation projects in all disciplines are welcome.
• ELIGIBILITY: Citizens of any country may apply. Applicants must be enrolled in recognized doctoral programs (for example, Ph.D., S.J.D., Ed.D., Th.D.) in accredited universities in the United States. Successful candidates must have completed all course work and examinations towards their doctoral degrees by the time their fellowships begin.
• TYPES: Peace Scholar Awards are currently set at $20,000 for 10 months and are paid directly to the individual. Peace Scholar awards may not be deferred. They generally may not be combined with any other major award or fellowship except in special circumstances and with the written approval of the Institute. Peace Scholars carry out their fellowship work at their universities or other sites appropriate to their research. They are expected to devote full attention to their work and provide periodic reports to the Institute. Peace Scholars may be invited to give a presentation at the Institute and to participate in Institute workshops, conferences, and other activities.
• APPLICATION DEADLINE:  For 2013-2014 will be available late 2012

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Inter-American Foundation

• SUMMARY: The IAF funds the self-help efforts of grassroots groups in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve living conditions of the disadvantaged and the excluded, enhance their capacity for decision-making and self governance, and develop partnerships with the public sector, business and civil society. The IAF does not identify problems or suggest projects; instead it responds to initiatives presented. Projects are selected for funding on their merits rather than by sector.
• ELIGIBILITY: Proposals presented or directed by government entities; proposals from individuals; proposals presented or directed by entities outside the country in which the project is located; proposals from groups that do not contribute financial or in-kind resources to the proposed activities; proposals associated with political parties or partisan movements; purely religious or sectarian activities; pure research; welfare projects of any kind, charitable institutions or proposals solely for construction projects and/or equipment; requests for grants under US$25,000 or more than US$400,000; projects whose objectives do not encourage a shared capacity for self-help.
• TYPE: The size of an IAF grant depends on the needs of the proponent organization and the amount of counterpart resources mobilized. Currently, the IAF does not fund requests for less than $25,000 or for more than $400,000. Grants are usually disbursable over one to three years but this period may be extended if necessary
• APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications are accepted throughout the year
• http://www.iaf.gov/CallforProposals.aspx?SPB=4jTz9W+/j0I=&L=qj6tuQMCkcw=&DT=rmPU+j3DPhQ=&RMId=Fu0hW16b14epwtW2Cf/kKw3BmDUGOjf8

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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Since 1952, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program has recognized and supported future leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Each year, NSF awards up to 2,000 fellowships to outstanding students in these fields.

FELLOWSHIP BENEFITS

3 years of financial support over a five-year period including:

• $30,000 annual stipend
• $10,500 annual cost-of-education allowance
• International research and professional development opportunities

Fellowships provide awardees with the freedom to pursue research projects of their own design and may be used within a five-year period. Fellows are given access to cyberinfrastructure resources through the TeraGrid.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent resident aliens, and at or near the beginning of graduate studies in an NSF-supported field:

• Chemistry
• Computer and Information Science and Engineering
• Engineering
• Geosciences
• Life Sciences
• Materials Research
• Mathematical Sciences
• Physics and Astronomy
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• STEM Education & Learning Research

PROGRAM CYCLE

August – Online application available at: www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/

November – Application deadlines – they vary by field

March/April – NSF announces the fellowship awards

CONTACT US info@nsfgrfp.org or 1-866-NSF-GRFP

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program seeks to ensure the vitality of the human resource base in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity, including geographic distribution and the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans. The agency’s broader mission is to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and to secure the national defense.

 

JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

CSB/SJU Assistant Professor of Political Science, Two Year Term

Located in central Minnesota, College of Saint Benedict, for women, and Saint John's University, for men, are nationally recognized Catholic liberal arts colleges and ranked as two of the top three Catholic colleges in the nation. They share one academic program, and students attend classes together on both campuses. This integrated learning experience combines a challenging academic program with extensive opportunities for international study, leadership, service learning, spiritual growth and cultural and athletic involvement. The combined enrollment of more than 3,800 students makes CSB and SJU the largest of the nation's liberal arts colleges. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, are located four miles apart in Central Minnesota just outside metropolitan St. Cloud and 70 miles from Minneapolis. Both are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition, which emphasize quality teaching and a commitment to intercultural learning. For further information, see http://www.csbsju.edu.The Department of Political Science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University invites applications for a full-time, two year term position in Political Science to begin August 2012. The successful candidate will be expected to teach three classes per semester, including but not limited to the following: an introductory course in U.S. politics, international relations, or comparative politics, sophomore-level course introducing political science research approaches and upper level courses within the candidate's areas of specialty. All members of the department share in the teaching of courses in the Common Curriculum. Preference will be given to candidates whose specialty emphasizes the relationship between law and public policy and the influence of courts on the policymaking process. We welcome applications that take a comparative or international perspective as well as those which focus on the United States. All fields are open. Completed Ph.D. in political science is preferred. ABD will be considered. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications are accepted on line only at http://employment.csbsju.edu and click on 'Search Postings'. Applicants must complete a faculty application form and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness (*Other Document 1) and an unofficial transcript, (official transcript required for on campus interview). 

You will also be required to submit at minimum 3 letters of reference. On the reference screen, you will be asked to list 3 names and email address. If you use a placement service, you will need to contact them to request the email address to list. The system will then automatically send an email to your letter writer or placement service requesting a letter of reference for you. 

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011 and continue until filled. 

Women, individuals of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers.

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Visiting Professorship at Acadia (2012-13)

Acadia University has recently received some funding to attract and support visiting professors. Our department is particularly interested in supporting an application from a political theorist, who would be willing to spend (at least) a full semester at Acadia, and teach one (or more) courses. Payment for teaching would be at the contractually specified rate ($5550 per 3-credit hour course), and would be in addition to the visiting professorship award. In addition to a small but vibrant politics department, Acadia is also home to a new and dynamic interdisciplinary graduate program in Social and Political Thought.

Award description:
“These awards will provide incremental support to outstanding scholars around the world looking for opportunities to visit and collaborate at Acadia. We anticipate awards in the second year ranging from $5-$20K, to support both emerging and well established scholars. Use of these funds can vary from covering full costs of brief, intense visits for collaboration on specific research and pedagogical issues, to covering partial costs of visiting sabbaticants for longer periods. Preference will be given to applicants visiting for at least 6 weeks in duration who will engage in research and pedagogical activity. All applicants require an Acadia sponsor.”

Inquiries and expressions of interest should be directed to Dr. Geoffrey Whitehall. Please note that the application deadline is March 9.

Geoffrey Whitehall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Political Science,
Box 19, Acadia University
Wolfville, NS. Canada, B4P 2R6
(Phone) 902-585-1288
(Fax) 902-585-1070
http://www.acadiau.ca/~gwhiteha/site/Welcome.html

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