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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars Program Deadline: 10/23/15 The Visiting Scholars Program is designed to stimulate and support research conducted by younger public policy analysts, humanists, and social scientists who show promise of becoming leaders in their field, especially those who work on multidisciplinary topics. The Program offers opportunities for them to carry out their individual research as well as to collaborate with Academy Fellows on shared scholarly or policy-related interests. American Antiquarian Society Fellowships Deadline: varies by fellowship Offers three broad categories of visiting research fellowships, with tenures ranging from one to twelve months. All of the fellowships are designed to enable scholars, advanced graduate students, and others to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the AAS library on their projects and discussing their work with others. American Association of University Women AAUW Fellowships and Grants Deadline: Applications are open August 1 – November 15 American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships are designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions by enabling them to spend a year pursuing independent research. The primary purpose of the fellowship is to increase the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and to promote equality for women in higher education. Tenured professors are not eligible. American Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants provide funds for women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing and editing in response to issues raised in critical reviews. These grants can be awarded to both tenure-track and part- time faculty, and new and established researchers. The grants are designed to assist the candidate in obtaining tenure and other promotions. Tenured professors are not eligible. American Council of Learned Societies Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships Deadline: This fellowship will not be offered in 2015-2016. These fellowships support advanced assistant professors and untenured associate professors in the humanities and related social sciences whose scholarly contributions have advanced their fields and who have well-designed and carefully developed plans for new research. The fellowships are intended Domestic Sabbatical Funding Opportunities

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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Visiting Scholars Program Deadline: 10/23/15 The Visiting Scholars Program is designed to stimulate and support research conducted by younger public policy analysts, humanists, and social scientists who show promise of becoming leaders in their field, especially those who work on multidisciplinary topics. The Program offers opportunities for them to carry out their individual research as well as to collaborate with Academy Fellows on shared scholarly or policy-related interests. American Antiquarian Society Fellowships Deadline: varies by fellowship Offers three broad categories of visiting research fellowships, with tenures ranging from one to twelve months. All of the fellowships are designed to enable scholars, advanced graduate students, and others to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the AAS library on their projects and discussing their work with others. American Association of University Women AAUW Fellowships and Grants Deadline: Applications are open August 1 – November 15

American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships are designed to assist scholars in obtaining tenure and other promotions by enabling them to spend a year pursuing independent research. The primary purpose of the fellowship is to increase the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and to promote equality for women in higher education. Tenured professors are not eligible. American Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants provide funds for women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing and editing in response to issues raised in critical reviews. These grants can be awarded to both tenure-track and part-time faculty, and new and established researchers. The grants are designed to assist the candidate in obtaining tenure and other promotions. Tenured professors are not eligible.

American Council of Learned Societies Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships Deadline: This fellowship will not be offered in 2015-2016. These fellowships support advanced assistant professors and untenured associate professors in the humanities and related social sciences whose scholarly contributions have advanced their fields and who have well-designed and carefully developed plans for new research. The fellowships are intended

Domestic Sabbatical Funding Opportunities

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to provide time and resources to enable these faculty members to conduct their research under optimal conditions. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. The sponsor does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. American Council of Learned Societies Collaborative Research Fellowships Deadline: 9/23/15 These awards support collaborative research in the humanities and related social sciences. The aim of this fellowship program is to offer small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. The fellowship supports projects that aim to produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which two or more collaborators will take credit. American Council of Learned Societies Digital Innovation Fellowships Deadline: This fellowship will not be offered in 2015-2016. Supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. Fellowship tenure may be one continuous year, or two semesters taken over two years, but candidates must commit themselves firmly to their preferred timeframe on their completed applications. American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships Deadline: 9/23/15 Invites research applications in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. The Fellowships are intended as salary replacement to help scholars devote six to twelve continuous months to full-time research and writing. An ACLS Fellowship may be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants and any sabbatical pay, up to an amount equal to the candidate's current academic year salary. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. American Council of Learned Societies Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars Deadline: 9/23/15 These fellowships support long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences. Burkhardt Fellowships are intended to support an academic year (normally nine months) of residence at any one of the national residential research centers participating in the program. Such an environment, beyond providing free time, encourages exchanges across disciplinary lines that can be especially helpful to deepening and expanding the significance of projects in the humanities and related social sciences. Candidates must also commit themselves to relocating as needed in order to be in residence for the tenure of the fellowship. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. American Institute of Physics Congressional Science Fellowship Program Deadline: Nominations due September 2015

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The American Institute of Physics, in partnership with the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), annually sponsors one scientist to spend a year providing analytical expertise and scientific advice to Congress. The program enables scientists to broaden their experience through direct involvement with the legislative and policy processes. Fellows gain a perspective which, ideally, will enhance not only their own careers but also the physics community’s ability to more effectively communicate with its representatives in Congress. American Philosophical Society Fellowships and Grants Deadline: varies by fellowship In 2014–2015 the Society awarded over $1.1 million to nearly 200 scholars, and we expect to continue this level of support in 2015–2016. We maintain eight grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields. Our Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Astrobiology, Library Fellowship, and Phillips programs award small grants ($1,000 to $6,000) for modest research purposes. Our Daland and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship programs award much larger amounts ($40,000 to $60,000) in highly selective competitions. American Political Science Association Grants, Fellowships, and Other Funding Deadline: varies by program

APSA Congressional Fellowship Program Sponsor: American Political Science Association Type of opportunity: Fellowship; APSA-sponsored Who is eligible: Faculty/Political Scientists (Ph.D.) View Opportunity Description APSA Small Research Grant Program Sponsor: American Political Science Association Type of opportunity: Fellowship; APSA-sponsored Who is eligible: Faculty/Political Scientists (Ph.D.) View Opportunity Description APSA Fund for Latino Scholarship Sponsor: American Political Science Association Type of opportunity: Scholarship; APSA-sponsored Who is eligible: Faculty/Political Scientists (Ph.D.), Undergraduate Students, Graduate Student Post Docs View Opportunity Description

APSA Section Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Service Research and Education Sponsor: American Political Science Association, Organized Section Type of opportunity: Research Grant; APSA-sponsored Who is eligible: Post Docs, Faculty/Political Scientists (Ph.D.) View Opportunity Description

American Psychology Association Congressional Fellowship Program Deadline: Check back in fall 2015 for information about 2016 fellowship

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Provide psychologists with an invaluable public policy learning experience, to contribute to the more effective use of psychological knowledge in government and to broaden awareness about the value of psychology-government interaction among psychologists and within the federal government. Fellows spend one year working on the staff of a member of Congress or congressional committee. Activities may involve drafting legislation, conducting oversight work, assisting with congressional hearings and events, and preparing briefs and speeches. Fellows also attend a two-week orientation program on congressional and executive branch operations, which includes guidance in the congressional placement process, and participate in a year-long seminar series on science and public policy issues. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) administers these aspects of the program for the APA Fellows and for fellows sponsored by over two dozen other professional societies. American Statistical Association Research Fellowships and Grants Deadline: varies by fellowship ASA/NSF Federal Statistics Fellowship Program The general objective of the program is to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary research efforts that will continue to stimulate the development and advancement of methodology and social science research relevant to issues on which federal statistical agencies seek to provide information. The program accomplishes this by bringing academic researchers to work with statisticians and social scientists in the three federal agencies for up to one year.

ASA/NSF/BEA Research Program The American Statistical Association, in cooperation with the Bureau of Economic Analysis, created the ASA & BEA Research Fellowship Program designed to improve the collaboration between government and academic research. The program allows research fellows to come to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, one of the world's leading statistical agencies, to use BEA data and interact with agency staff. ASA/NSF/Census Research Program The ASA/NSF/Census Bureau Research Program helps bridge the gap between government and academic science by bringing researchers closer to the production of data sets relevant to their research. The program allows for senior statisticians, social scientists, computer scientists, geographers, and others to come to the U.S. Census Bureau as research fellows for 6 to 12 months to use bureau data sets and interact with bureau staff. ASA/NSF/BLS Fellowship Program The ASA/NSF/BLS Fellowship Program is designed to improve the collaboration between government and academic research. The program allows research fellows to come to the Bureau of Labor Statistics to use agency data and interact with agency staff.

ASA & NCHS Research Fellowship Program The American Statistical Association, in cooperation with the National Center for Health Statistics, created the ASA & NCHS Research Fellowship Program to bridge the gap between academic scholars and government health research programs. Fellows work to solve methodological problems and study analytical issues relevant to NCHS programs, data, and facilities.

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ASA/NASS Research Fellow & Associate Program This program is designed to provide the selected fellows and associates with research opportunities or experience in the application of statistical theory in all phases of large-scale agricultural survey operations, including design, collection, quality control, forecasting, estimation, and analysis. Participants engage in research that is of mutual interest to them and NASS while in residence at NASS, gaining unique opportunities for use of extensive NASS data and interaction with NASS staff. Archaeological Institute of America Fellowships and Grants Deadline: November 1 The AIA is pleased to offer fellowships for travel and study to deserving scholars and a number of scholarships and grants for students, publications, and AIA Societies. AIA scholarships, fellowships, and grants are open to members of the Archaeological Institute of America. Argonne National Laboratory Faculty Research Leave (Sabbatical Leave) Deadline: No application deadline The sponsor provides the opportunity for faculty members to spend their sabbatical leave at the Laboratory to conduct research. Appointments are normally for nine to twelve months. Association for Asian Studies Grants and Fellowships Deadline: varies by grant / fellowship Several Asian studies grants, fellowships and prizes are listed pertaining to outreach grants, Japanese studies grants, and Korean studies grants, among others. Association for Institutional Research Grants and Scholarships Deadline: March AIR, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), sponsors a grant program that provides professional-development opportunities to doctoral students, institutional researchers, educators, and administrators. The Improving Institutional Research in Postsecondary Educational Institutions program also helps foster the use of federal databases for institutional research in postsecondary education. Association for Women in Mathematics Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize Deadline: 11/1 The sponsor's prize is awarded annually to a woman recently promoted to Associate Professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The prize provides a fellowship for the awardee to spend a semester in the Mathematics Department of Cornell University without teaching obligations. Association of Theological Schools Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology Deadline: 12/2/15 The sponsor provides support for theological studies. Up to six fellows will be selected. A fellowship of $75,000 will be awarded for a twelve-month period.

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The Bibliographical Society of America Fellowship Program Deadline: 12/1 Supports sustained research in topics relating to book production and distribution in Britain during the hand-press period as well as studies of authorship, reading and collecting based on the examination of British books published in that period. Supports bibliographical inquiry as well as research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history. Eligible topics may concentrate on books and documents in any field, but should focus on the book or manuscript (the physical object) as historical evidence. Such topics may include establishing a text or studying the history of book production, publication, distribution, collecting, or reading. Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Fellowships Deadline: varies by fellowship

Senior Fellowship Program Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each senior fellow is provided with a study. In addition, senior fellows who relocate to Washington are provided with housing in apartments near the Gallery, subject to availability. Senior fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area. Visiting Senior Fellowship Program Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Each visiting senior fellow is provided with a study. In addition, visiting senior fellows who relocate to Washington are provided with housing in apartments near the Gallery, subject to availability. Visiting senior fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.

The Center for Creative Photography The Ansel Adams Fellowship Deadline: 1/15/16 This program is designed to promote and support research in the Center's photograph, archive, and library collections. Advanced scholars and researchers from any discipline are encouraged to apply. Pre-doctoral applicants must have completed coursework and preliminary examinations for the doctoral degree and must be engaged in dissertation research. The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Scholar Grants Deadline: 10/15 The Foundation's grants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.

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Congressional Budget Office/United States Congress Fellowships Deadline: contact [email protected] for more information. CBO’s visiting scholars strengthen vital links between the agency and the broader community of public policy analysts. Visiting scholars have a unique opportunity to address complex budgetary and economic issues. The agency is especially interested in collaborating with scholars who specialize in macroeconomics, health economics, financial economics, and public economics, though it welcomes applications from analysts in all areas. Visiting scholars conduct policy-related research, use the agency’s data and facilities, and collaborate daily with CBO’s staff members to contribute to the agency's analysis. Visiting scholars also have access to professional development opportunities and are well-placed to draw on the resources and expertise found in the broader public policy community. Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Opportunities Deadline: varies by fellowship Established in 1988, the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes serves as a site for the discussion of issues germane to the fostering of cross-disciplinary activity and as a network for the circulation of information and the sharing of resources within the humanities and interpretive social sciences. CHCI has a membership of over 150 centers and institutes that are remarkably diverse in size and scope and are located in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea, Finland, Taiwan, Ireland, United Kingdom, and other countries. Cornell University Society for the Humanities Fellowships Deadline: 10/1/15 Six to eight Fellows will be appointed. The focal theme for 2016-2017 is “SKIN." Six to eight Fellows will be appointed. Selected Fellows will collaborate with the Director of the Society for the Humanities, Timothy Murray, Professor of Comparative Literature and English and Curator of the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art, an international research center on new media. The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University seeks interdisciplinary research projects that reflect on philosophical, aesthetic, political, ecological, religious, psychoanalytical, and cultural understandings of skin. Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowships Deadline: 10/31 Seeks to bridge the gap between analysis and action in foreign policy by inviting individuals from the academic, business, government, media, and religious communities to engage in a variety of policy studies and actively participate in policymaking. The distinctive character of the program lies in the contrasting experiences it provides at the juncture of policy research and policy formulation. Academic and other professionals from the private sector spend fellowship tenures in public service or in a policymaking setting, while government officials have the opportunity to study foreign policy issues in a scholarly atmosphere free from operational pressure. Earhart Foundation Fellowship Research Grants (websi te not avai lab le ) Deadline: open

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The sponsor provides research fellowships to individuals in the social sciences and humanities disciplines, including economics, philosophy, history, international affairs and government/politics. The supported research should lead to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, lecturing, and publication. Contact the foundation directly for the RFP: Program Officer / Earhart Foundation / 2200 Green Road, Suite H / Ann Arbor, MI 48105 / Telephone: (319) 761-8592. Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Library Fellowships Deadline: 11/1 Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library (MARBL) offers short-term fellowships to support scholarly use of the Library's research collections in five strategic areas:

English-language literature

The Raymond Danowski Poetry Library

African American history and culture

Southern history and culture

Modern politics East-West Center POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program Deadline: 12/31/15 The POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program, endowed by POSCO, is intended to promote research activities on Korean topics at the East-West Center. The Program invites outstanding scholars and policy makers to engage in policy-relevant, contemporary research on political, security, and economic issues in Northeast Asia, as they relate to Korea. Folger Shakespeare Library Fellowships Deadline: see below

Long-term fellowships Long-term fellowships offer scholars precious time to think, read, and write. Long-term fellowships are supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Folger’s own endowments. The stipend for long-term fellowships is $50,000 for a nine-month stay (prorated for fewer months). The next deadline for long-term fellowships will be November 1, 2015 for fellowships to be taken in 2016–2017. Short-term fellowships Short-term fellowships offer compressed research time that fits the schedules of scholars who can be away from home or their home institutions for one to three months. The stipend for short-term fellowships is $2,500 per month. The next deadline for short-term fellowships will be March 1, 2016 for fellowships to be taken in 2016–2017.

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline: 11/13/15

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Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works FAIC/Samuel H. Kress Conservation Publication Fellowship Deadline: 11/1 The sponsor provides support to current Professional Associate or Fellow members of AIC in support of the goal of improving the quality and quantity of publications in the field of conservation by encouraging conservation professionals to prepare publishable manuscripts. The Frick Collection/Center for the History of Collecting in America: Scholars' Program Fellowships Deadline: August The sponsor offers short-term and long-term fellowships. Through its fellowships, the Center provides support for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research. Fellowship proposals may address wide-ranging aspects of the history of collecting in the United States from Colonial times to the present as well as in Europe. Proposals may focus on individual collectors, dealers, developments or trends in the art market. Interdisciplinary research subjects are especially encouraged. The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowships Deadline: 11/15/15 The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in selected fields. The Foundation targets its support specifically to early mid-career individuals, those who have achieved recognition for at least one major project. Approximately ten fellowships of $33,000 will be awarded in April 2016 for 2016-2017 in the fields of Creative Non-Fiction, Literary Translation into English, Film Studies, and Literary Studies. The German Marshall Fund of the United States Marshall Memorial Fellowships Deadline: Nominations due 9/21/15 The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) is GMS’s flagship leadership development program. Created in 1982 to introduce a new generation of European leaders to the United States, MMF grew in 1999 with a companion program that began sending emerging leaders from the United States to Europe. GMF awards 75 Marshall Memorial Fellowships each year to the best and brightest from all sectors, including business, government, and civil society. Selected fellows engage in 6 months of preparation designed to enhance their understanding of transatlantic relations before embarking on 24 days of policy immersion across the Atlantic. The Getty Foundation Getty Scholar Grants Deadline: 10/1/15 Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue

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their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Scholarly Fellowships Deadline: 5/13/16 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awards annual short-term research fellowships in the amount of $3,000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in the field of American history. International scholars are eligible to apply. The fellowships support research at archives in New York City. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin Research Fellowship Deadline: 1/15/16 The Harry Ransom Center will award approximately 70 fellowships for 2016-2017 for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history. Harvard College Library Visiting Fellowships Deadline: 1/15/16 The Library's holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South American literature, including the country's pre-eminent collection of American literary manuscripts; philosophy; religion; history of science; music; printing and graphic arts; dance; and theatre. Fellows will also have access to collections in Widener Library as well as to other libraries at the University. Preference is given to scholars whose research is closely based on materials in Houghton collections, especially when those materials are unique. Harvard University Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Senior Fellowships Deadline: January The application period for 2016–2017 fellowships runs from October 1, 2015–January 8, 2016. The Fellows Program Committee is interested in applications from scholars currently working on the specified theme for that year (e.g., 2015–2016 theme, "Mobility, Boundaries, and the Production of Power in Eurasia,") or equally, those working on unrelated themes, but who are interested in exploring the theme. Harvard University Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Fellowships Deadline: varies by fellowship Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies.

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Harvard University Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship Program Deadline: varies by fellowship The Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program annually selects and supports 50 leading artists and scholars who have both exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments. As a fellow, you will focus on your individual project while benefiting from a dynamic, multidisciplinary community at Harvard University. Only 3 percent of applicants are selected each year. Fellows—women and men—are at the forefront of the arts, journalism, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies (University Of Pennsylvania) 2016-2017 Fellowship Program Deadline: 11/1/15 Each year, this residential fellowship program invites roughly 20 scholars in the humanities and social sciences at all levels to conduct research on a specific theme within the various fields of Judaic studies. This year’s theme is Political Ramifications: Expanding Jewish Political Thought. Stipend amounts are based on a fellow's academic standing and financial need with a maximum of $60,000 for the academic year. The Huntington Library Fellowships Deadline: 11/15/15 The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. The Huntington will award to scholars over 150 fellowships for the academic year 2016-2017. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources and have different terms. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at the Huntington and to participate in and make a contribution to intellectual life. Indiana University Lilly Library Visiting Fellowships Deadlines: 9/30/15 The Lilly Library, the principal rare book and manuscript library of Indiana University, invites applications for visiting fellowships for research in residence in its collections. Its holdings support research in British, French, and American literature and history; the literature of voyages and exploration, specifically the European expansion in the Americas; early printing, and the Church, children's literature, music; film, radio and television; medicine, science, and architecture; and food and drink. Institute for Advanced Study Institute for Advanced Study Deadline: varies by program Each year, the Institute for Advanced Study selects approximately 190 Members from an average of more than 1,500 applicants. Members are selected by the Faculty of each School, and come to the Institute for periods as short as one term or as long as several years. Young scholars and applicants from non-traditional backgrounds who have outstanding promise are considered, as are senior scholars whose reputations are already well established. The major consideration in the appointment process is the expectation that each Member’s period of residence at the Institute will result in work of significance and originality. Many Members pursue research related to the special interests of one

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or more of the Faculty. In other instances, the research of Members is in areas not currently represented by a member of the Faculty. Applications must be submitted during the academic year preceding the year of membership. Application materials and guidelines are available from each of the four Schools:

School of Historical Studies

School of Mathematics

School of Natural Sciences

School of Social Science For information on applying to one of the Special Programs, please visit:

Program for Women and Mathematics

Institute for Advanced Study/Park City Mathematics Institute

Prospects in Theoretical Physics Institute for Human Sciences Fellowships Deadlines: vary by fellowship The IWM offers a place for research and scholarly debate across borders and disciplines. Its various fellowship programs are thus a fundamental part of the Institute’s work. Each year approximately seventy Visiting Fellows, Junior Visiting Fellows and Guests – mainly from Eastern and Western Europe as well as from North America – are awarded fellowships to pursue their individual research projects while working in residence at the IWM as members of an international and multidisciplinary academic community. The IWM strives to provide conditions that allow the fellows to make significant progress in their research and to profit from the intellectual stimulation of the Institute’s seminars, lectures and other events. Institute for Research on Poverty Visiting Scholars Programs Deadline: May 15 The Institute for Research on Poverty has three programs to facilitate interaction among a broad range of social science scholars: the first is targeted at U.S.-based scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and includes IRP financial support; the second is targeted at food assistance and food insecurity researchers and includes support from IRP and the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and the third is open to visitors working on poverty-related research who have their own funding, for limited or longer-term stays. International Center for Jefferson Studies Fellowship Deadline: 11/1 The ICJS fellowship program for domestic and international scholars promotes research of Jefferson’s life and times and the community at Monticello. Since its founding, the ICJS has hosted nearly 300 domestic and international scholars from the U.S. and 25 countries around the world, including Pulitzer-Prize winning historians Alan Taylor and Jack Rakove. The Center offers short-term fellowships that allow researchers and teachers to consult with Monticello scholars and librarians and to utilize the resources of the Jefferson Library and the University of Virginia

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libraries. Residential accommodation may be available on a limited basis. Jefferson-related projects using the Digital Archeological Archive of Comparative Slavery or Getting Word are encouraged. The James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships (Psychology) Deadline: January For over half a century, the James McKeen Cattell Fund has provided support for the science and the application of psychology. The Fund offers a program of supplementary sabbatical awards ("James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships"). These awards supplement the regular sabbatical allowance provided by the recipients' home institutions, to allow an extension of leave-time from one to two semesters. The John Carter Brown Library Fellowships Deadline: 12/1/15 The program was created to give scholars from this country and abroad an opportunity to pursue their work in proximity to a distinguished collection of primary sources. Approximately forty fellowships are awarded each year for periods of two to ten months. The fellowship competition is open to any qualified researcher, the main criteria for appointment being the merit and significance of the candidate’s proposal, the qualifications of the candidate, and the relevance of the project to the holdings of the Library. The fellowship selection committees look closely at the potential shown by the candidate for creative utilization of the Library’s resources. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Fellowships and Grant Opportunities Deadline: 8/15 The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Offers competitive research fellowships and grants every year to scholars and students who wish to make use of the archival holdings (including audiovisual materials) of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships Deadline: 9/18/15 Often characterized as “midcareer” awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered in either of these competitions. The Foundation receives between 3,500 and 4,000 applications each year. Although no one who applies is guaranteed success in the competition, there is no prescreening: all applications are reviewed. Approximately 200 Fellowships are awarded each year. Kellogg Institute for International Studies Visiting Residential Fellowships Deadline: 11/1/15 Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars. This widely

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respected residential program offers you time to pursue scholarly inquiry where it takes you, advance your personal research, and collaborate with other scholars and practitioners from across the US and around the globe. As a visiting fellow, you pursue research related to Kellogg Institute themes of democracy and human development, share your research with the Notre Dame scholarly community, and have the opportunity to publish in Kellogg’s peer-reviewed Working Paper Series. The Library of Congress/The John W. Kluge Center Fellowships Deadline: July 15 The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research at the Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of four to eleven months. The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available. Loeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship Deadline: 11/1/15 Loeb Classical Library Foundation grants range from $1,000 – $35,000 and provide support for research, publication, and other projects in the area of classical studies. Grants may be used for a wide variety of purposes, including publication of research, enhancement of sabbaticals, travel to libraries or collections, dramatic productions, excavation expenses, or cost of research materials. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council WorkSpace Deadline: January A nine-month studio residency program that focuses on creative practice development for emerging artists working across all disciplines, LMCC’s Workspace program offers space for experimentation and dialogue with peers and arts professionals, as well as career-advancement opportunities. Workspace encourages creative risk-taking, collaboration, learning and skill-sharing at a critical early stage of an artist’s career and serves between 25 and 30 individuals or collaborative groups annually. The Massachusetts Historical Society Fellowships Program Deadline: short-term fellowships, 3/1/16; long-term, 1/15/16 The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is a major research library and manuscript repository. Its holdings encompass millions of rare and unique documents and artifacts vital to the study of American history, many of them irreplaceable national treasures. In addition to approximately 20 short-term fellowships, the Society will help to provide at least 15 New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grants for projects that draw on the resources of several participating institutions, and at least two long-term MHS-NEH fellowships for study at the MHS.

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Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: 12/1/15 These awards provide support for five months for one-semester programs. MSRI expects Postdoctoral Fellows to be in residence for the entire period of their fellowship while their program is in session. The fellowship stipend is currently $5,000 per month, with a travel subsidy for one round-trip from your current institution, and a research travel budget of $600. Health insurance is also provided. Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for mathematicians with Ph.D.s awarded in 2011 or later. Postdoctoral Fellows must hold a Ph.D. at the time of their proposed residency; financial support is not available for graduate students. Some preference is given to U.S. applicants. Mount Desert Island (MDIBL) Visiting Scientist Program Deadline: January The MDI Biological Laboratory has hosted short research visits and sabbaticals for academic and industry scientists for over a century. Laboratory space, campus housing, and scientific core facilities are available on a fee basis. Research fellowships are available to qualified candidates. Limited funds are available for fellowship support of visiting scientists, scientists who come to the MDI Biological Laboratory to collaborate with our faculty, and our scientific staff who need to travel to conduct research with collaborators. Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture International Fellowships in Jewish Studies Deadline: 10/31 The purpose of the Foundation's Fellowship program is to assist well-qualified individuals in carrying out an independent scholarly, literary or art project, in a field of Jewish specialization, which makes a significant contribution to the understanding, preservation, enhancement or transmission of Jewish culture. Metropolitan Museum of Art Art History Fellowship Deadline: 11/6/15 Fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum are an opportunity for a community of scholars from around the world to use the Museum as a place for exchange, research, and professional advancement. The fellows are fully integrated into the community of art history and conservation fellows and, through weekly gatherings and workshops, take part in research sharing and workshops that explore the inner workings of the Met. Fellows are given a workspace and access to libraries, collections, research facilities, labs, and, perhaps most importantly, the time and space to think. Junior fellows, with the exception of Theodore Rousseau Fellows, can be asked to assist the hosting curatorial departments with projects that complement their approved proposal. Not all departments request this assistance. Senior fellows are generally expected to spend all of their time on their approved fellowship projects. However, if a senior fellow would like to contribute a portion of his or her time to the department, it is usually welcomed. Metropolitan Museum of Art Conservation and Scientific Research Fellowships Deadline: 12/4/15

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Fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum are an opportunity for a community of scholars from around the world to use the Museum as a place for exchange, research, and professional advancement. The fellows are fully integrated into the community of art history and conservation fellows and, through weekly gatherings and workshops, take part in research sharing and workshops that explore the inner workings of the Met. Fellows are given a workspace and focused access to research facilities, labs, libraries, collections, and, perhaps most importantly, the time and space to think. Junior fellows work closely with Metropolitan Museum staff to receive training on scientific research and conservation practices. Senior fellows work on a specific research project that makes use of the Museum's collection and/or resources. Monell Chemical Senses Center Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Deadline: contact [email protected] The sponsor offers postdoctoral positions with a research focus on understanding how the chemical senses function and their importance in everyday life. Positions are currently available for interdisciplinary training and research in the areas of Sensation and Perception, Genetics, Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Appetite, Health and Well-Being, and Chemical Ecology and Communication. Approaches include clinical medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, organismal and molecular biology, animal and human psychophysics, organ- and neurophysiology, including single cell, whole nerve and in situ brain recordings, neuroanatomy, experimental psychology, environmental sampling and human exposure assessment. National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program Deadline: 10/15/15 Named in honor of NED’s principal founders, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell (D-Fl.), the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a federally funded, international exchange program that offers practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world the opportunity to spend five months in residence at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in Washington, D.C., in order to undertake independent research on democracy in a particular country or region. Located within NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, the program provides a rich intellectual setting for educational exchange and professional development. While in residence, fellows reflect on their experiences; engage with counterparts; conduct research and writing; consider best practices and lessons learned; and develop professional relationships within a global network of democracy advocates. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Deadline: 4/28/16 Supports individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Fellowships support continuous full-time work for a period of six to twelve months. Successful applicants receive a stipend of $4,200 per month. The maximum stipend is $50,400 for a twelve-month period.

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National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Deadline: 10/1/15 Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Recipients must work full-time on their projects for these two months and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time. National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Visiting Senior Fellowship Program Deadline: varies Fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Applications will be considered for study in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period. Applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis and criticism of visual form. National Humanities Center Fellowships Deadline: 10/15/15 The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and recent Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States. Most of the Center’s fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include one fellowship for a young woman in philosophy and fellowships for environmental studies; English literature; art history; Asian Studies; and theology. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center Traditional Sabbaticals Deadlines: July 10th and December 1st Sabbatical applicants can request stipends equivalent to one half of their salary while in residence at NESCent (matching contribution of home institution) to support ambitious, synthetic research on any aspect of evolutionary biology and relevant disciplines. Full-salary fellowships may be requested for applicants from historically minority-serving institutions and from senior researchers. Proposals can include any type of synthetic project, but fellows should plan on mainly working on-site, to add to our intellectual community. Sabbaticals may be from 3 months to 1 year in duration. Applications from prospective Sabbatical Scholars will be evaluated on the extent to which they address an

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important and outstanding evolutionary question; are "risky" endeavors but with a reasonable chance of success; reflect NESCent’s scientific mission to advance research that addresses fundamental questions in evolutionary science by integrating methods, concepts, and data within and across disciplines; provide evidence that sufficient data are available to tackle the question; provide evidence that appropriate analytical tools are available or will be developed during the project; generate products that typically fall into synthetic papers and reviews, databases allowing others to build on your foundation, or software or mathematical tools that solve a major analytical problem. National Research Council Research Associateship Programs Deadline: November 1 The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Sabbaticals and Faculty Appointments Deadline: contact [email protected] The sponsor offers temporary appointments of mentored advanced training to enhance your professional skills and support the research independence required to pursue your chosen career path. NREL offers researcher positions and Director's Fellowships for postdoctoral candidates through their Research Participant Program (RPP). RPP Postdoctoral Researcher appointments are typically one year. Extensions may be granted based on program needs and funding availability, up to a maximum of three years. Appointments are viewed as preparation for a full-time academic and/or research career. Appointees work under the supervision of a senior scholar or a department and are expected to publish research results during the period of the appointment. National Security Agency Mathematical Sciences Program Sabbaticals Deadline: contact [email protected] NSA's Sabbatical Program in Mathematics offers an opportunity to work on a short-term basis with the leading employer of mathematicians in the United States. A sabbatical tour offers a personal challenge to develop skills in directions that would be impossible anywhere else. Sabbatical employees have the choice to work on a variety of different mathematical problems during their stay at NSA. Sabbatical work may involve cryptology, signals analysis, algebra, probability, statistics, number theory, discrete mathematics, or analysis of data sets, among other topics. Throughout the course of a one-year sabbatical detail, a mathematician would typically have the chance to work in one or two different offices at the NSA in order to experience the full breadth of our work at the Agency. History shows that visiting mathematicians quickly learn and contribute to problems under study, even when the problem areas are unfamiliar. The Newberry Library Long-Term Fellowships Deadline: 11/15/15 Long-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars who wish to be in residence at the Newberry for periods of 4 to 12 months. Unless otherwise noted, applicants for Long-Term Fellowships must hold a Ph.D. at the time of application. Long-Term Fellowships are intended to

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support individual scholarly research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the Newberry’s scholarly activities, including fellows’ seminars and a weekly colloquium. Unless stated otherwise, stipends for Long-Term Fellowships are $4,200 per month. Awardees may combine these fellowships with sabbatical or other stipendiary support. The Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships Deadline: 12/15/15 Short-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates, or those who hold other terminal degrees and who live and work outside of the Chicago Metro area. Most fellowships require residency at the Newberry and are intended to support individual scholarly research. Additionally, applicants must have a specific need for the Newberry’s collection. Some Short-Term Fellowships are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. The tenure for a Short-Term Fellowship is one continuous month, but scholars who have an extensive need for the collections may request up to two months of support. Unless otherwise noted, the stipend is $2,500 per month. New York Public Library Fellowships at the Cullman Center Deadline: 9/25/15 The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers offers fellowships to people whose work will benefit directly from access to the research collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). Renowned for the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its collections, the Library is one of the world's preeminent resources for study in anthropology, art, geography, history, languages and literature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, psychology, religion, sociology, and sports. The Cullman Center’s Selection Committee awards up to 15 fellowships a year to outstanding scholars and writers – academics, independent scholars, journalists, and creative writers. A Cullman Center Fellow receives a stipend of up to $70,000, an office, a computer, and full access to the Library's physical and electronic resources. New York Public Library Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program Deadline: 12/1/15 The Schomburg Center's residency program assists scholars and professionals whose research on the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships funded by the Center will allow recipients to spend six months in residence with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other research units of The New York Public Library. The Fellowship Program is open to scholars studying the history, literature, and culture of peoples of African descent from a humanistic perspective and to professionals in fields related to the Schomburg Center's collections and program activities. Projects in the social sciences, science and technology, psychology, education, and religion are eligible if they utilize a humanistic approach and contribute to humanistic knowledge. Creative writing (works of poetry and fiction) and projects that result in a performance are not eligible. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Internships, Scholarships and Fellowships Deadline: varies by program

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The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administers a broad range of internships, scholarships, fellowships and research experiences. These programs are available to science and engineering students and educators at every academic level from K-12, to college students and postdocs, to university faculty members. ORISE programs include research experiences at Department of Energy national laboratories as well as other federal agencies with research facilities located across the country as well some positions outside the United States. For scientists who have recently completed their Ph.D. in a science or engineering discipline, a postdoc research position can make an excellent start to a career at a national laboratory or other research facility. ORISE sponsors more than 50 postdoctoral research programs across the United States, many of which have immediate openings for qualified candidates. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) provides short- and long-term collaborations for faculty or faculty-student teams with ORISE’s world-class science and engineering partners. Office of Naval Research Summer Faculty Leave Program and Sabbatical Leave Program Deadline: December The Summer Faculty Research Program provides science and engineering faculty members from institutions of higher education the opportunity to participate in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and peers at U.S. Navy Laboratories for a 10-week period. The Sabbatical Leave Program provides fellowship appointments to science and engineering faculty members from institutions of higher education to participate in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and peers at U.S. Navy Laboratories for a minimum of one semester to a maximum of one year. There are three levels of appointment: summer faculty fellow, senior summer faculty fellow and distinguished summer faculty fellow. Open Society Foundations Open Society Fellowships Deadline: contact [email protected] The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing conversations within the Open Society Foundations and in the world. A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognized, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy. Fellows should take advantage of the considerable intellectual and logistical resources of the Open Society Foundations and expect to contribute meaningfully to the Foundations' thinking in return. The Open Society Fellowship chooses its fellows from a diverse pool of applicants that includes journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners in a variety of fields. Applicants should possess a deep understanding of their chosen subject area and a track record of professional accomplishment. Full-time fellows will receive a stipend of $80,000 or $100,000, depending on work experience, seniority, and current income. Stipends will be prorated for part-time fellows. Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) Lone Mountain Fellowship and The Julian Simon Fellowship Deadline: contact the sponsor Lone Mountain Fellowships offer a unique opportunity for scholars, journalists, policy-makers, and environmentalists to advance our understanding of the role of markets and property rights in protecting and enhancing environmental resources. Lone Mountain Fellows are resident at PERC in

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Bozeman, Montana, for periods ranging from a week to a year, depending on the nature of their projects. The Julian Simon Fellowship is one of the nation's most prestigious opportunities for scholars to develop policy-oriented research on natural resource and environmental conservation. The in-residence fellowship is intended to continue the legacy of the late Julian Simon, whose research led to a massive re-evaluation by scholars and policy makers of their views on the interplay between population, natural resources, and the environment. PhRMA Foundation Sabbatical Fellowships Deadline: varies by program Sabbatical Fellowships provide stipend support to individuals engaged in a multidisciplinary research training program that will create or extend their professional credentials. The purpose of this program is to enable faculty with active research programs to work outside of their institutions for a period of six months to one year to learn new skills or develop collaborations that will enhance their research and research training capabilities. It is anticipated that this research will occur in academic or industrial laboratory settings as part of a multidisciplinary team. The applicant and mentor of the program must describe how the multidisciplinary goals of the training will be accomplished, and provide assurance that key collaborating mentors endorse and are willing to support the plan. Matching funds must be provided by the institution. Disciplines include health outcomes, informatics, pharmaceutics, and pharmacology/toxicology. Princeton University Hodder Fellowships Deadline: 9/14/15

The Hodder Fellowship will be given to writers and non‐literary artists of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are writers, composers, choreographers, visual artists, performance artists, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work. Hodder Fellows spend an academic year (September 1-July 1) at Princeton, but no formal

teaching is involved. A $79,000 stipend is provided for this 10‐month appointment. Princeton University Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships Deadline: 11/2/15 The University Center for Human Values invites applications for Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellowships for the academic year 2016-17. Fellows devote an academic year in residence at Princeton to research and writing about topics involving human values in public and private life. The program is open to scholars in all disciplines provided their research plans qualify. In recent years fellows have been drawn from fields, including philosophy, political theory, literature, history, classics, economics and law, but this list is not meant to be exhaustive.

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Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) Fellows Program Deadline: 11/16/15 The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University invites outstanding faculty members of any discipline, independent scholars, lawyers, and judges to apply for visiting, residential appointments for the academic year 2016–2017. LAPA Fellows devote the major portion of their time to their own research and writing on law-related subjects of empirical, interpretive, doctrinal and/or normative significance. In addition, LAPA Fellows are expected to be in residence for ten months and participate in LAPA programs, including a biweekly seminar, a weekly luncheon discussion group, as well as some public events and conferences. As a general rule, Fellows receive a research salary of one-half their ten (10) month salary at their home institution, up to a maximum set each year before selection is made. Princeton University Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies Research Fellowships Deadline: 12/1/15 The Davis Center welcomes applications for Fellowships from scholars whose research engages broadly and imaginatively with the theme that the Center sets each year. Our aim is to bring to five to six Fellows per semester to the Center where they pursue their own scholarly projects and contribute to the intellectual community of the Center and the university. The Center is normally able to offer fellowship support for only one semester. Fellows are encouraged to apply elsewhere for a second semester of funding and to apply for a full year if they have a reasonable chance of receiving additional support. Rice University Humanities Research Center External Faculty Fellowships Deadline: 10/29/15 The Humanities Research Center at Rice University will award up to four external faculty fellowships for one-semester appointments. Applicants should describe how their research project would contribute to the intellectual community at Rice, including faculty research activity in the School of Humanities, participation in one or more of the HRC faculty workshops or interdisciplinary humanities initiatives such as the Americas Colloquium or Medical Humanities communities. Fellowships are awarded to support research projects in the humanities. This includes, but is not limited to history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, religious studies, art history and the arts. Proposals employing humanistic approaches are welcome from the anthropology and other social sciences, natural sciences, music, architecture, and engineering. Fellows will receive a stipend of no less than $40,000, depending on rank, as well as an allowance for research and relocation to be used during the appointment period. The fellows will teach one course affiliated with a humanities department, and will be in residence at the center during their appointments. Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars Program Deadline: June 30th The Russell Sage Foundation annually awards up to 19 residential fellowships to selected scholars in the social sciences, who are at least several years beyond the Ph.D. The award allows these Visiting Scholars to pursue their research and writing at the Foundation for periods of up to 10 months. Visiting Scholar positions begin September 1 and ordinarily run through June 30th. Each scholar is

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provided with an office at the Foundation, research assistance, computer and library facilities, salary support for the academic year of up to $110,000 when unavailable from other sources and, for scholars outside the greater New York City area, a subsidized apartment nearby the Foundation offices. The School for Advanced Research (SAR) Resident Scholars Deadline: First Monday in November Resident scholar fellowships are awarded annually by the School for Advanced Research (SAR) to four or five scholars who have completed their research and who need time to prepare manuscripts or dissertations on topics important to the understanding of humankind. Resident scholars may approach their research from the perspective of anthropology or from related fields such as history and sociology. Scholars from the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply. Smithsonian Institution Fellowships Deadline: varies by fellowship Fields of research include: American History, American Material and Folk Culture, and the History of Music and Musical Instruments; History of Science and Technology; History of Art, Design, Crafts, and the Decorative Arts; Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics, and Ethnic Studies; Evolutionary, Systematic, Behavioral, Environmental, and Conservation Biology; Earth, Mineral, and Planetary Science; and Materials Characterization and Conservation. Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships & Grants Deadline: 9/1/15 Includes the Abe Fellowship, designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving. Society for Research in Child Development Policy Fellowships Deadline: 12/15/15 There are currently two types of Fellowships: Congressional and Executive Branch. Both Fellowships provide exciting opportunities for researchers to come to Washington, DC and use developmental science outside of the academic setting to inform public policy. These Fellowships are open to doctoral scientists from any discipline relevant to child development, and both early and mid-career professionals are encouraged to apply. The goals of the Fellowships are: (1) to contribute to the effective use of scientific knowledge about child development in the formation of public policy ; (2) to educate the scientific community about the development of public policy; and (3) to establish a more effective liaison between developmental scientists and the Federal policy-making mechanisms.

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Spencer Foundation Research Grants Deadline: varies by program In our two largest programs—the Lyle Spencer Research Awards and the Small Research Grants programs—applicants are invited to explain the contribution of any study that might fit within the Foundation’s broadly defined mission. In recent years, we have also created a number of initiatives, tied to areas where we believe there is a critical need for research that might not be carried out without focused attention from funders. Currently, these initiatives are represented by support for proposals in three initiatives: the New Civics, Philosophy in Educational Policy and Practice, and Data Use and Educational Improvement. In addition to these research funding programs, the Foundation oversees several programs to strengthen the research capacity of individual education researchers and of Researcher-Practitioner teams. The Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs and the Midcareer Grant Program provide funding for scholars at various points in their careers. The Midcareer Grant Program targets scholars who are seven to twenty years post doctorate. The Research-Practice Partnership Grant Program provides funding for established researcher-practitioner teams who are conducting thorough and in-depth descriptive research and

collaboratively developing long-term research agendas. Stanford Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships Deadline: 10/15/15 External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching in or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor) and a goal of the selection process is to create a diverse community of scholars. Applicants who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. There are no citizenship requirements for these fellowships; non-U.S. nationals are welcome to apply. Awards are made from an applicant pool of approximately 300. Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellowships in Contemporary Asia Deadline: December The primary focus of the fellowship is on contemporary political, economic, or social change in the Asia-Pacific region (including Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia), or topics in international relations and international political economy. Postdoctoral fellows are required to be in residence for the duration of the appointment, and to take part in center activities throughout the academic year. Fellows are also required to present their research findings in center seminars, and to participate in the center’s publication program. The postdoctoral fellowship is a 10-month appointment with a salary rate of $50,000 plus $3,000 for research expenses. Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation Fellowships Deadline: 1/15/16 The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is an interdisciplinary community of scholars dedicated to producing policy-relevant research on international security topics. It is devoted to research, teaching, and training the next generation of security specialists, to influencing policymaking in international security, and to developing a more informed public discussion. The

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Center serves as a forum for scholars and professionals to explore complex international problems and innovative solutions in a collegial and collaborative environment. Fellows spend the academic year engaged in research and writing, and are encouraged to participate in seminars and to interact and collaborate with leading faculty and researchers. CISAC fellows may focus on any of the following topics: nuclear weapons policy and nonproliferation; nuclear energy; cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, and the future of the Internet; biosecurity and global health; implications of geostrategic shifts; insurgency, terrorism, and homeland security; war and civil conflict; consolidating peace after conflict; as well as global governance, migration, and transnational flows, from norms to criminal trafficking. We welcome other research proposals on international security topics. Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences Residential Fellowship Program Deadline: check with sponsor The Center offers a residential postdoctoral fellowship program for scientists and scholars from this country and abroad. Fellowships are awarded to scholars working in a diverse range of disciplines. These include the five core social and behavioral disciplines of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as scholars from a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics and the biological sciences. Applicants with a Ph.D., professional degree (e.g., J.D., M.D.) or equivalent foreign degree are eligible to apply. Applicants who have achieved an equivalent level of professional reputation will also be considered. Faculty at all academic levels or independent scholars may apply, provided they exhibit a high level of achievement (adjusted for rank) including a strong record of research publications. Applications are encouraged from junior scholars at least 3 to 4 years past the doctorate, typically for a fellowship year soon after achieving tenure. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Fellowships Deadline: 10/15/15 The Clark offers between ten and sixteen Clark Fellowships each year, ranging in duration from one to ten months. National and international scholars, critics, and museum professionals are welcome to propose projects that extend and enhance the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture. Truman Library Institute Research Grants Program Deadline: April 1 and October 1 Grants of up to $2,500 are awarded biannually and are intended to enable graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and other researchers to come to the Harry S. Truman Library for one to three weeks to use its collections. Awards are to offset expenses incurred for this purpose only. Truman Library Institute Scholars Award Deadline: December 15th of odd-numbered years Grants of up to $30,000 are made to post-doctoral scholars engaged in work on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. The award is intended to free a scholar from teaching or other employment for a substantial period of time and allow the scholar to make significant progress on or complete the writing of a major book.

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Tulane University The Murphy Institute Faculty Fellowships Deadline: 12/1/15 These fellowships are available to support outstanding faculty whose teaching and research focus on ethics, political philosophy, political theory, or questions of moral choice in areas such as, but not restricted to, business, government, law, economics, and medicine. While fellows will participate in conferences and seminars organized by the Murphy Institute, they will be expected to devote most of their time to conducting their own research. Faculty Fellows are normally appointed as Visiting Research Professors. As Visiting Research Professors, they receive a salary of 65,000 USD and are eligible for Tulane University health insurance. The University Of California, Berkeley Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadline: December The sponsor provides two Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy, to support advanced research at the University of California, Berkeley. The fellowship encourages, but is not limited to, policy-oriented research. Applications are open to scholars from any social science discipline, and related professional fields such as law and planning. Applicants for the one-year postdoctoral award applicant will possess a doctorate or equivalent conferred within the past five years. Applicants for the one-year professional or sabbatical leave award must have received their doctorate or equivalent within the last ten years. UCLA Library Short-Term Research Fellowships Deadline: December The UCLA Library Special Collections Short-Term Library Research Fellowship Program supports the use of special collections materials by visiting scholars and UCLA graduate students. Collections that are administered by UCLA Library Special Collections and available for fellowship-supported research include materials in the humanities and social sciences, medicine, life and physical sciences, visual and performing arts, and UCLA history. University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science Deadline: January CIRES offers Visiting Fellowships at the University of Colorado Boulder for unique opportunities to conduct challenging research in collaboration with recognized leaders in Earth system science. CIRES fellowships are intended to stimulate interdisciplinary research within the Institute through engagement with researchers on campus and in Boulder’s NOAA Laboratories. Visiting Fellows collaborate with CIRES Fellows in research areas such as atmosphere and ocean processes, cryospheric processes, ecosystem studies, regional and global environmental variability and change, global and regional water cycles, advanced observing systems, geophysics, geochemistry, geomorphology, environmental health, science and technology policy research, energy and environment, and space weather. University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Faculty Residential Fellowships Deadline: January 15 Faculty Residential Fellowships are opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced work in the

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humanities. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges or universities, or scholars and independent writers. Projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding of the humanities. Recipients might eventually produce scholarly articles, a monograph on a specialized subject, a book on a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, or other scholarly tools. External fellows receive a stipend of $40,000, faculty library privileges, an office in the UCHI suite, and assistance in locating housing. They are expected to participate in Institute activities such as informal lunches and colloquia, and more formal events. Early in their residency fellows are expected to give a short, informal presentation on their research to their colleagues, in addition to a brown-bag talk or public lecture during the course of the academic year. University of Michigan Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship Program Deadline: 10/9/15 Fellowship applications are accepted from both tenured and untenured faculty as well as from recent Ph.D.s without a tenure-track position and professors emeriti. Where appropriate, applications are accepted from independent artists, documentary film-makers, and writers. Depending on rank, experience, and length of stay at the Institute, Fellows receive compensation ranging between $45–66,000. Additionally, University of Michigan health benefits are available for fellows who carry a 50% or greater appointment for four consecutive months. The 2016–17 Frankel Institute Theme is Israeli Histories, Societies and Cultures: Comparative Approaches. University of Michigan William L. Clements Library Library Research Fellowships Deadline: January 15th On almost any aspect of the American experience from 1492 through 1900, the Clements holdings— books, manuscripts, pamphlets, maps, prints and views, newspapers, photographs, ephemera—are among the best in the world. The potential for rewarding research at the Clements—on military history, gender and ethnicity, religion, the American Revolution, culinary history, Native Americans, politics and government, slavery and antislavery, the Civil War, travel and exploration—is remarkably strong. The Clements Library offers research fellowships in the following categories for calendar year 2016: Jacob M. Price Visiting Research Fellowships, Howard H. Peckham Fellowship on Revolutionary America, and Reese Fellowship in the Print Culture of the Americas. University of Notre Dame Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Visiting Research Fellowships Deadline: 12/1/15 Each year, the Kroc Institute’s Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester or a full academic year. The Institute particularly seeks scholars who will actively integrate their research with ongoing Kroc research initiatives. The Kroc Institute seeks applications for Visiting Research Fellows for 2016-17 in the following areas: Gender and Conflict/Peacebuilding; Diaspora Communities, Conflict & Peacebuilding; and Peace Studies (open). University of Pennsylvania Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities Deadline: 10/15/15

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The Penn Humanities Forum awards five (5) one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to junior scholars in the humanities who are no more than eight years out of their doctorate and who are not yet tenured (may not be tenured during the fellowship year). Scholars are required to spend the year (September–May) in residence at Penn. The Fellowship carries an annual stipend of $50,000 plus single-coverage health insurance (fellows are responsible for coverage for any dependents) and a $3,000 research fund. Fellows teach one undergraduate course in addition to conducting their research. University of Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science Fellowships Deadline: varies by program Visiting fellowships are offered to philosophers of science in all fields. Visiting Fellows come to the Center to pursue their research projects for a term or a year. Postdoctoral fellowships are offered to philosophers of science within five years of their doctorates. Postdoctoral Fellows come to the Center to pursue their research projects for a two-term academic year. Senior Visiting Fellowships are offered to senior scholars in philosophy of science who wish to spend an academic year in the Center. U.S. Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program Deadline: 12/11/15 From 1986 through 2015, USIP’s Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship program has awarded over 315 ten-month residential fellowships in support of research, writing and in-house advising on a wide variety of topics related to peace and conflict, from Track Two Diplomacy and its influence on US-Russia relations to oil and conflict. In response to the maturing field of peacebuilding and in order to make efficient use of Institute, the Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship program has been restructured. Beginning in 2015, the Senior Fellowship program will support targeted research, analysis and writing that is more closely integrated with the work of the Institute, with greater flexibility in terms of application opportunities, than previously. Vanderbilt University Robert Penn Warren Center for The Humanities - William S. Vaughn Visiting Fellowship Deadline: 1/18/16 The Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities will host a year-long interdisciplinary seminar on the theme "Working for Equality and Justice: Theorizing from and with Lived Resistance to Economic Inequality and Injustice" during the 2016/2017 academic year. We invite applications for the William S. Vaughn Visiting Fellowship from scholars in all disciplines whose lively presence will help to focus our work and stimulate discussions. We anticipate that the successful applicant will have completed the terminal degree in her/his field at the time of application and will have a record of scholarly publications. The seminar meets weekly and will allow the Visiting Fellow ample time to pursue a major research project. The combined interests of the Visiting Fellow and the Vanderbilt Faculty Fellows will determine the form and content of seminar discussions. The Visiting Fellow is provided with a spacious office within the Warren Center's own building. The fellowship pays a stipend of up to $50,000 and provides $2,000 in moving expenses. W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowships Deadline: varies by program

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The Albright annually provides up to $330,000 in fellowships and awards to 32 recipients. In addition, 32 Associate Fellows, including Senior, Post-Doctoral, and Research Fellows receive funding from other sources. Fellowships are open to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Residence at the Albright is required (except for the Frerichs Fellow/Program Coordinator). The option to accommodate dependents is subject to space available at the Albright. William T. Grant Foundation Distinguished Fellows Deadline: Letters of inquiry received three times a year: January, May and August Fellowships are up to $175,000 and range between six months and two years. In addition, fellowship sites may request up to $25,000 to defray costs associated with hosting a Fellow. Proposed Fellowships must fit the Foundation’s focus areas. We are focused on youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States. We fund research that increases our understanding of: programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes; and the use of research in policy and practice. The Distinguished Fellows Program encourages mid-career researchers to submit proposals that offer experiences working within policy and practice settings. Similarly, we invite policymakers and practitioners to propose projects within research settings. All applicants identify learning goals and develop Fellowship plans to reach their goals The Wolfsonian-FIU Fellowship Program Deadline: 12/31/15 The Wolfsonian–FIU Fellowship program promotes scholarly research on The Wolfsonian’s collections. Since its inception in 1995, the program has supported projects from a wide range of academic fields. Fellowships are awarded for full-time research at The Wolfsonian, generally for periods of three to four weeks. Fellowships include a stipend, accommodations, and round-trip travel. The timing of dates will be negotiated with individual awardees. The program is open to holders of master’s or doctoral degrees, Ph.D. candidates, and to others who have a significant record of professional achievement in relevant fields. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowships Deadline: 10/1/15 Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Marine Policy Fellowship Program Deadline: 1/5/16 Qualified individuals in the social sciences are invited to apply their training and expertise to the economic, legal and policy issues that arise from use of the world's oceans. At the Institution's

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Marine Policy Center, emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary research to advance the conservation and management of coastal and marine resources. The work of MPC scholars integrates law, policy analysis, and statistics with WHOI's basic strengths in ocean sciences. Current areas of research concentration include fisheries and aquaculture; the economics of coastal communities; marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management; sea level rise and shoreline change; and water resources management, with a particular focus on coastal aquifers and the effects of climate change. Recipients will receive a stipend of $57,000 for a period of one year and are eligible for group health and dental insurance. Yaddo Artists in Residence Program Deadlines: 1/1/16; 8/1/16 The sponsor's residency program supports visits by creative artists, enabling them to work without interruption in a supportive environment. Residencies vary in length from two weeks to eight weeks; the average stay is five weeks. Financial assistance is available to artists in need. Artists may be of any nationality. Yale Institute of Sacred Music Fellows Program Deadline: 11/1/15 The sponsor seeks a group of Fellows from around the world to join its community of scholars and practitioners for one year. Scholars, religious leaders, or artists whose work is in or is turning toward the fields of sacred music, liturgical/ritual studies, or religion and the arts are invited to apply. Scholars in the humanities or in the social or natural sciences whose work is directly related to these areas are also encouraged to apply. Yale University Agrarian Studies Program Fellowships Deadline: January The Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale fosters the interdisciplinary study of agrarian societies, historically and across the world. We aim to be the crossroads for the best work in the humanities, the social sciences, environmental studies, and related professional fields that breathes new life into the study of farmers, agriculture, and rural society and captures the texture of lived experience as well as contributing to theoretical and conceptual advances. The Agrarian Studies Program appoints three fellows annually, chosen for the promise of their research; they are in residence for the year, present a paper, and attend the weekly colloquium. Emerging as well as established scholars are encouraged to apply. We also receive applications from knowledgeable “activists” and “public intellectuals” whose work on rural life transcends the academy. Graduate students who are working on their Ph.D.s may apply, but fellowship recipients must have completed their Ph.D. dissertations and present proof that they have received their Ph.D. degrees. Fellows are expected to be in residence in New Haven to take an active part in the intellectual exchange with other members of the Program. The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies (Elizabethtown College) Fellows Program Deadline: applications accepted on a rolling basis The Young Center supports a fellows program for scholars and doctoral students wishing to pursue research on the faith, history, or culture related to Anabaptism and /or Pietism. Scholars may apply

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for one of two fellowships that are available every academic year. The Snowden Fellowship, endowed by Lucille Snowden and the Snowden family, is available in the fall semester, and the Kreider Fellowship, endowed by Ken and Carroll Kreider, is offered in the spring semester. Each fellowship is twelve weeks long and includes an obligation to deliver a lecture based on the research conducted during the fellow’s time at the Young Center. The Center provides office space, some support services, access to library holdings, and a modest stipend toward housing and travel expenses. Fellows are responsible for their own salary support from sabbatical, research grant, or other sources. Excellent resources on a variety of Anabaptist and Pietist groups are located within the region. Shorter appointments—for a four- to six-week period—are occasionally available.