Anthropology News January 2001 C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T

F E L L O W S H I P S A N D S U P P O R T

Information about fellowships and support opportunities available to anthropologists should be sent at least 2 months before the publication date of the issue in which the announcement should appear. Send it to Laura Wiand, Program Assistant, AAA, 4350 N Fairfax Dr, Suite 640, Arlington, VA 22203-1620; 703E.28-1902 ext 3028, IwiandOaaanet.org. Support information is printed on a space available basis and is edited for brevity. Please contact Laura Wiand directly for additional information on display ad rates. Where Web sites are listed, check the site for details. An index and cumu- lative list of published information is available at www.aaanet.org.

AAA Mi- Fellowship The American Anthropological Association in- vites minority doctoral candidates in anthropob gy to apply for a full-year dissertation fellowship of Sl0,OOO. The fellowship is intended to increase the number of PhDs in anthropology among per- sons from historically underrepresented popula- tions. Its purpose is to increase diversity in the discipline and thus promote research on issues of concern among minority populations. Disser- tation topics in all areas of the discipline are wel- come. Reviewers of applications for the fellow- ship take into account the implications of the applicant's researdl for issues and concerns of the US historically disadvantaged populations, as well as the applicant's relevant service to the community and future plans. African American, Alaskan Native, American Indian or Native American, Asian American, Latino/a, Chicanola, and Padfic Islander doctoral students who have been admitted to degree candidacy are urged to apply. Contact Kathleen T q - S h a r p at ksharp@

tion, 4350 N Fairfax Dr, Suite 640, Arlington, VA

line: Feb 15,2001.

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White House Fellowships The White House Fellowships program is now taking applications for 2001-2002. Its fellowship program is designed to encourage persons with demonstrated leadership potential to spend a year working in federal government early in their careers. From 11 to 19 fellows will be sele3ed to serve for one year as full-time, paid assistants to members of the Cabinet and senior White House staff, where they observe federal policy making at the highest levels. Fellows also participate in an education program that includes off-the-record meetings with leaders from all realms of society and travel opportunities to explore US domestic and foreign policy in action. Contact White House Fellows, 712 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC, 20503; 202/395-4522, www.whitehousefellows. gov.

NEH Preservation Grants NEH's Division of Preservation and Access sup ports projects that will preserve and increase the availability of resources important for humanities d, education and public programming. These resources include collections of books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, oral histories, recorded

sound and objects of material culture. These grants can help libraries, d v e s , museums and historical organizations enhance their capacity to preserve their humanities collections. Applicants may request support for general preservation assessments or consultations with preservation professionals to develop a specific plan for ad- dressii a previously identified problem. Awards will also be made to support attendance at preser- vation training workshops and the putchase of basic preservation supplies, equipment and stor- age furniture. To be eligible, your organization must: be a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization or institution; care for and own humanities collec- tions; have at least one professional staff member or the full time equivalent, whether paid or un- paia and be open to the public and provide serv- ices or programs at least 120 days per year. Grants of up to SSOOO will be awarded through this pro- gram; a grant period may run from three months to one yea^ Contact NEH, Grants office, Room 311, Washington, DC 20506; 202/606-8494 www.neh.gov. Application W i n e : Ajm 3,2001.

Arb of Africa, Oceania, Ameri<a6 The sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts offers full and part time grants for the 2001-02 MA pro- gram in Advanced Studies in the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Amexicas and also for research leading to the PhD. The MA is intended for stu- dents who wish to pursue researdl and academ- idmuseum related careers. Applicants should have, or be about to have, an undergraduate de- gree in anthropology, art history, archaeology or a related subject. Application W i n e : Mar 10, 2001. Visitiqg Resemch Fellowships, 2W2. Hold- ers of a PhD who are undertaking research for publication in the field of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas are ehgible; in ex- tional cases, advanced doctoral candidates may be considered. Contact Admissions Secretary, sainsbury Research Unit, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, U East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, VK; 01-603-592498, fax 01-603-259-401, admin.sm@ uea.ac.uk. Application W i n e : Apr 10,2001.

Migration to the US The International Migration Program of the So- cial Science Research Council (wwyv.ssrc.org) announces fellowships for researdl on intema- tional migration to the US. The goal is to foster understandmg of the causes, processes and pat- terns of migration and refugee fhght; economic, political, social and cultural outcomes of immi-

grant and refuge settlement; and the transfor- mative impact of migration on both immigrants, refugees and native-bom Americans. Applicants are strongly encouraged to adopt comparative area, group and/or historical perspectives. Fel- lowships support twelve months of research and a summer dissertation workshop for students from minority backgrounds to develop research topics, methods and proposals. Contact: Inter- national Migration Program, Social Science R e search council, 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019; rnigration@sm.org. Application dead- line: Feb 1 ,2001 .

American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History offers grants and fellowships in areas dated to its sci- entific and educational objectives. It has four major programs. The Grants PrOgrem generally assists advand predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral meaxchers, although there are no formal educational restrictions for application. 7he Research Fellowshe prosram supports scholars

scribed time periods at the American Museum or one of its field stations. Fellowships are available to candidates with a PhD or its equivalent. The Gmduate Student Fellowship hgmm is for PhD

practiced at the Museum. The student must gain admission to one of four universities participat- ing in this program. The In- Gmduate Student Fellowship proSmm at the Museum's Cen- ter for Biodiversity and Conservation provides opportunity for non-US citizens to study a diver- sified curriculum in biodiversity, conservation, systematics and public policy. The student must be accepted by one of four universittes partiapat- ing in this program. TheResamrh Experiences fhr

seeking to carry out specific projects within pre-

candidates milling in those scientific disciplines

undsgraduates proSmm offers summer intern- ships to qualified undergraduate students to par- ticipate as researchers on projects with Museum scientists in evolutionary biology. Details about each program are available at http://research. amnh.org/grants/index.html. Contact office of Grants and Fellowships, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024-5192; fax 212/769-5495, grants@amnh.org. Application daadlines: Jan 15, Feb 15 and Mar 15 annualrY, dependingon the award applied p.

Human Sexuality/HIV Grant The NIMH-funded institutional training grant, Behavioral sciences Research naining in HIV lnfc- tion, provides postdoctoral trzuning in human sexuality d as applied to HIV prevention and HIV-related health interventions. The major components of the program are academic course work, the development of research and profes- sional skills and the conduct of independent re- search. Tuition is available for concurrent matric- ulation in a Master of sdence degree program (Columbia U School of Public Health) that pro- vides methodological training in biostatistics and

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