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General

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
A three-year award; covers tuition and a stipend of $30,000. College seniors and graduate students who have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study by August 31, 2008 are eligible to apply. (If you have already done any prior graduate work, check the eligibility criteria carefully.) All applications must be submitted via NSF's "fastlane" on the Web. US citizens and permanent residents.
help@nsfgrfp.org; (866) 673-4737
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/
Deadline: application submitted in stages, first part due early November (Nov. 6 in 2008)

Jacob K. Javits Graduate Fellowships
Approx. 45 need-based award for up to 4 years of study in the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts. Covers tuition and stipend of up to $30,000. US citizens or permanent residents; open to college seniors and graduate students with no more than 45-quarter hours (9 courses/one year) of graduate credit applicable to the eligible field of study. Application forms can be printed from the Web but must be filed in hard copy
US Department of Education, OPE, Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program, 1990 K Street NE, tth Floor, Washington DC 20006-8524
Phone 1-800-433-3243
Information Line: 202-502-7542; E-mail Questions: OPE_javits_program@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsjavits/index.html
Deadline: Early October  (Oct. 3 in 2008)

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Predoctoral Awards
Predoctoral Fellowships for doctoral students, with preference for members of minority groups whose underrepresentation in the American professorate has been severe and longstanding (Alaskan Natives [Eskimo or Aleut], Black/Afro Americans, Mexican Americans, Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders [Polynesian/Micronesian], Puerto Rican). Any eligible student may apply who has at least 3 years of graduate work remaining for completion of the PhD. Award includes stipend of $20,000 and tuition allowance and provides up to 3 years of support.
Fellowship Office Keck 576, National Research Council
500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 334-2872; infofell@nas.edu;  http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/fordpredoc.html
Deadline: November 14 (in 2008)  (Application is on-line)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Fellowships of $20,000CN/year for 12-48 months (depending on amount of prior graduate work in the
same discipline) for Canadian Citizens and permanent residents. (Applicants in US doctoral programs
must have completed at least one previous degree at a Canadian university.)
Doctoral Awards Program, Fellowships and Institutional Grants Division
SSHRC, 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1610, Ottawa, ON K1P 6G4
(613) 943-7777, Fax (613) 943-1329, fellowships@sshrc.ca
http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/fellowships/doctoral_e.asp
Deadline: November 13, 2008

Doctoral FellowshipsTitle VI - FLAS Fellowships
Fellowships for support of modern foreign language and area studies (East Asia, Latin America, South Asia, Middle East, Russia/East Europe) Cover all tuition and fees and provide a $15,000 stipend. Summer fellowships for intensive language study include up to $4000 in tuition and $2500 stipend. In-residence grad students fill out application from the Dean of Students Office. Open to incoming as well as in-residence graduate students, US citizens or permanent residents.
On campus: Social Science Dean of Students, Foster 107 or the Area Centers
for Latin America, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, East Europe
Applications are on line at: http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/programs/flas.shtml
Deadline: mid-January, annually

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
These fellowships (30 per year) provide an annual stipend of $20,000 +half the cost of tuition for two years of graduate study in any scholarly discipline or professional field. Eligible "New Americans" are (1) US Permanent Residents who have had more than one year of IRS filings; (2) naturalized US citizens or (3) children of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. Applicants may be no older than 30 years of age as of November 1 of the year of application and may be no further advanced than the 2nd year of study in the same graduate program; some preference is given to candidates who have not yet begun their graduate studies but are in the process of applying. Candidates must demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and potential in enhancing their contributions to society. Fellowships are not solely awarded on the basis of academic record. A successful candidate will give evidence of at least two of the follow three attributes or criteria for selection: (1) creativity, originality, and initiative demonstrated in any area of her/his live; (2) a commitment to and capacity of accomplishment, demonstrated through activity that has required drive and sustained effort; and (3) a commitment to the values expressed in the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The third criterion includes activity in support of human rights and the rule of law, in opposition to unwarranted encroachment on personal liberty, and in advancing the responsibilities of citizenship in a free society. Fellows are selected by region and finalists are invited for interview.
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
400 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
(212) 547-6926; FAX (212) 548-4623
pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org;  http://www.pdsoros.org (Applications on the Web)
Deadline (postmark): November 1

Leiffer Fellowships (U of C Anthropology Department)Leiffer Fellowships (U of C Anthropology Department)
Awards of up to $2000 to assist graduate students in the Anthropology Department (including joint-degree candidates) at the University of Chicago in developing viable dissertation projects through the support of predoctoral pilot projects: preliminary field work, field visits, travel, or other activities that will help prepare for later dissertation research. Funds cannot be used for course work abroad nor for language study. Applicants must have completed first-year course work, the Methods course or Archaeology Theory & Method, and the MA paper (or be on the MA convocation list at the time of application). Competition is announced each Spring through the Anthropology e-mail network.
Deadline: mid-April

FLEP (Foreign Language Enhancement Program) of the CIC Consortium
$1500 living stipends to support graduate students pursuing foreign language study in the Summer. The Program is intended to help students take advantage of foreign language offerings at other CIC schools that are not available at their home university. (Cannot be used for French, German, or Spanish). Announcement of this program appears each year in January accompanied by a list of languages that will be taught the following summer at the various CIC schools (the Big 10 + Chicago). Fellows travel to the host institution via the CIC Traveling Scholar Program, so the tuition cost is minimal.
Campus contact: Social Science Dean of Students Office, Foster 107 or
Office of Graduate Affairs, ADM 2nd floor; http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/FLEP/
http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/programs/FLEP/archive/ProgramDescription/applicationdeadline.shtml
Deadline: February 8 (in 2008). Application is on the Web 

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes - US Department of State/CAORC
Scholarships (tuition, room, board, travel) for intensive overseas study of critical-need languages such as Arabic, Azerbaijani [intermediate & advanced], Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu - sponsored by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Open to graduate and undergraduate students, must be US citizen. Programs are offered at CAORC's American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners, website contains a long list of languages, levels, and programs. Application is on the Website.
CAORC, Critical Language Scholarship Program
PO Box 37012, MRC-178, Washington, DC 20013-7012 or
CAORC/CLS Program, c/o Natural History Museum,
10th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, CE-123, MRC 178, Washington, DC 20560-0718
202-633-1599, cls@caorc.org          http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php
Deadlines: Applications will be posted on the Web site in early September.

National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
Fellowships for the study of languages, cultures, and world regions which are critical to U.S. national security OTHER THAN Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. NSEP embodies a recognition that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but the new challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. NSEP Fellowships enable graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add an important international dimension to their education. Applicants design their own programs and may combine domestic language and cultural study with overseas study. All fellowships must include study of a modern language other than English and the study of an area and culture. NSEP Fellowship awards are made for a minimum of one and a maximum of six academic semesters (24 months) Support for language or area studies course work at the home university is $2000 per semester. Overseas study is based on program expenses for a maximum of $10,000 per semester for up to two semesters. Applicants must be US citizens, and there is a "service requirement" attached to these fellowships: Fellowship recipients are required to seek employment with an agency or office of the federal government involved in national security affairs. NSEP award recipients who are unable to identify a job after making a "good faith" effort may fulfill the service requirement by working in the field of higher education in an area of study for the which the fellowship was awarded. Service requirement must begin to be fulfilled within 5 years of the completion of the fellowship or it may result in a payback obligation in the form of a loan. The length of the service requirement is equivalent to the duration of support from NSEP (Note: Find out more about these fellowships before you apply; funding comes from the Dept of Defense)
NSEP Boren Fellowships, Institute of International Education
1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-2403
1-800-618-6737; (202) 884-8285; FAX (202) 884-8408
boren@iie.org;  http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/graduate/
Deadline: January 29 (in 2009)

National Security Education Program (NSEP) Language Flagship Fellowships
Fellowships designed to promote advanced competency in critical languages (Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Persian/Farsi, Russian, Central Asian Languages [Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, & Uzbek]) through a combination of intensive campus curricula and overseas immersion.  Applicants must be US citizens at the time of application and already have minimum proficiency of Advanced Low (as defined by ACTFL) or level 2 (as defined by ILR) in the appropriate foreign language and have minimum proficiency of Superior (as defied by ACTFL) or level 3 (as defined by ILR0 in all modalities of English. Language Flagship has two components: one domestic and one overseas.  The first year involves intensive language study at a domestic Flagship Institution.  The second year is spent in an immersion program overseas, which is designed and managed by the domestic Flagship Institutions. (Note: Flagship Fellowships for Central Asian languages and Russian are for overseas study only.) Flagship Fellowship award recipients are expected to devote full-time effort in the Flagship Program in which they are enrolled, and may not, therefore, pursue requirements of other degree programs while receiving Flagship Fellowship support (i.e., award recipients would go on Leave of Absence from Chicago to do the two-year Flagship Program, in the same manner that people go on Leave who do law degrees), nor may Flagship Fellowships be combined with other sources of funding that would require Fellows to devote less than full-time effort in The Language Flagship.  Flagship Fellowships carry the same "Service Requirement" as the NSEP Boren Fellowships (see above.)   Application is Online.
NSEP Language Flagship Fellowships, Institute of International Education
1400 K Street NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC  20005-2403
1-800-618-6737; flagship@iie.org ;  
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/flagship/default.htm
Deadline:  January 18 (in 2008)

SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)
A new SSRC program of fellowships and workshops for pre-dissertation research and proposal
development to "intervene at a critical moment in the career development of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences by aiding their transition from students to researchers": The moment between having chosen a research topic and designing and writing the dissertation proposal. DPDF will be open to early-stage doctoral students. Fellowships will include support for sustained research and/or training, as well as participation in two workshops. These workshops include seminar discussions, collective and constructive critiques by faculty and fellow students, and presentations about securing research funding. They are structured to assist students in writing dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and fundable. Each year, DPDF will select 10-12 senior scholars from a range of disciplines, who will organize 5 groups of students around 5 different research fields. These faculty mentors will meet with their research cohorts in workshops in late spring and early fall. Fellows will be selected by the core faculty in each of the research fields. No more than two fellows may be chosen from the home campus of the core faculty in charge. The DPDF Program will also host for its fellows a dedicated Web site that will support research groups electronically and on which will be found a variety of pedagogical and practical materials, including commissioned essays that provide resources for students developing dissertation proposals.
SSRC, 810 Seventh Ave, NYC 10019; 212-377-2700
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/   dpdf@ssrc.org
Award Timeline
Mid Nov. 2008 - DPDF Committee will name the eligible research fields
November 18, 2008 - Online applications available on the SSRC Web site
January 30, 2009 - Applications due
March 2009 - Fellows announced
May 28-31, 2009 - Spring Workshop
Summer 2009 - Fellowship tenure in the field
September 10-13, 2009 -- Autumn Workshop 

Nicholson Center Short-Term Graduate Fellowships for research in the British Isles
Pre-Dissertation travel grants (for up to 3 months) to anywhere in the British Isles (including Ireland) for students in the Humanities or Social Sciences who, at the time of application, are post-qualifying exams & who "need not have yet had a dissertation proposal." Research must be completed in the British Isles but need NOT have the British Isles as a primary focus (e.g., work on Africa, South Asia, East Asia, North America, or the West Indies that requires research in the British Isles qualifies).
Nicholson Center for British Studies, Univ. of Chicago, Judd 315
Eva Wilhelm  ewilhelm@uchicago.edu     773-834-3403
http://british.uchicago.edu/fellowships.html#gradtravel
Deadline (receipt): November 7, 2008 and April 17 in 2009

Human Rights Program Internships (U of C)
20 internships of $5000 to work with non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, and international bodies around the world in human rights work. Application is open to graduate students and 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students in the College (graduating seniors are NOT eligible). Students apply in the fall; the Human Rights Program then helps them identify an ideal host organization and to plan an internship experience that satisfies both the student's and the organization's goals and expectations. Applicants are encouraged to work in organizations or regions that complement their academic interests, but the internships are NOT intended to fund research. During Winter break/Quarter interns develop a lost of potential host organizations of interest to them and begin making contacts. By the end of Winter quarter all interns should have a confirmed placement. Spring quarter is dedicated to the development of a concrete work plan. In collaboration with their host organizations, interns identify tangible projects whose completion meets both students' and organizations' goals. Interns are required to take one of the three Human Rights core sequence courses prior to the start of their internship.
Center for International Studies, Human Rights Program, Pick Hall 124
5828 S. University, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 834-0957; FAX (773) 702-9266
human-rights@uchicago.edu   shayna@uchicago.edu     http://humanrights.uchicago.edu/interns/
Deadline: November 2 (in 2007), 5:00 pm

American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
Awards of up to $5000 for exploratory field studies for the collection of speciments and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation.  Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, such as archaeology, anthropology, ecology, linguistics, and paleontology.  Grants are available [only] to doctoral students; postdoctoral fellows, master's degree candidates, and undergraduates are not eligible.  Competition is open to US residents wishing to carry our research anywhere in the world.  Foreign applicants must either be based at a US institution or plan to carry out their work in the US.  Applications are on the webiste.
Lewis and Clark Fund, American Philosophical Society
104 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
Linda Musumeci  LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org  (215) 440-3429
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm
Deadline: February 15

Jacobs Research Fund, Whatcom Museum Society
Grants of up to $3000 supporting anthropological research (socio-cultural or linguistic in content) on the indigenous peoples of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, including Alaska, with a preference for the Pacific Northwest.  Grants are given for work on problems in: language, social organization, political organization, religion, mythology, other arts, psychology, and folk science.  No citizenship restrictions, open to students at all levels of a degree program so long as the project is relevant.  Application instructions on line; apply by e-mail.
Jacobs Research Fund             JGrant@cob.org
Whatcom Museum Society     http://www.whatcommuseum.org
121 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Deadline: February 15

American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
Grants of up to $3500 to support research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory  and the history of studies of Native Americas, in the continental US and Canada.  (Grants are NOT made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, or psycholinguistics). Applications are accepted from graduate students for research on masters theses or doctoral dissertations. Applications are on the Website. 
Phillips Fund for Native American Research, American Philosophical Society
104 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386
Linda Musumeci   LMusumeci@amphilsoc.org,   215-440-3429
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips.htm 
Deadlline: March 1

The Point Foundation. National LGBT Scholarship Fund
Application process is open to all LGBT students nationwide regardless of level of education.
No citizenship requirement, but applicants must be attending schools in the US. Size of scholarships vary.
Point Foundation
PO Box 565             http://www.thepointfoundation.org/    applicationinfo@pointfoundation.org
Genoa, NV 89411 775-782-5659
Deadline: March 1 annually (application screen opens January 1)

Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture (U of C)
Research/Travel Grants of up to $2500 for research related to either the domestic or international aspects of the study of race. Preference is given to applicants at the pre-dissertation stage. Application consists of a description of the proposed research, a detailed budge, a CV, and 2 letters of recommendation.  This may no longer exist.
CSRPC, 5733 S. University; csrpc@uchicago.edu; 773-702-8063
Deadline: March 30, in 2007. Watch for announcement. 

Vance Lancaster Graduate Research Grants in Lesbian and Gay Studies
Awards of $1000-$2500 to support research (including preliminary research) undertaken for the master's thesis or dissertation. Funds may be expended for travel to research sites, photocopying of research materials, purchase of equipment, and similar research expenses, but may NOT be used to pay for normal living expenses or computers. Recipients are expected to participate in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Workshop.       http://genderstudies.uchicago.edu/grad/fellowships.shtml
Gina Olson, Center for Gender Studies, 5733 S. University, Chicago, IL 60637
773-834-4509; lgsp@uchicago.edu              This may no longer exist.
Deadline: March 30 (in 2007)

Committee on Cinema and Media Studies Travel Grants (U of C)
Grants of $500 to students for research-related travel. The Grants are for graduate students who work on film-related topics and require assistance to go to archives, scholarly conferences, and specialized festivals. Priority is given to assisting students with travel to conferences who have papers accepted for presentation by professional organizations such as MLA, SCS, CAA and AAA.      This may no longer exist.
Committee on Cinema and Media Studies, Gates-Blake 405
5845 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL 60637
Deadline: October 29 (in 2000) 

Fuerstenberg Fellowships
Scholarships of $1500-$5000 for in-residence (in the first four years of study) University of Chicago doctoral students demonstrating financial need. Criteria: academic excellence, record of Jewish community involvement, studies/research in a variety of areas of Jewish studies, broadly defined.
Brooke Noonan, Office of Graduate Affairs, ADM 225, 773-702-0871
brookec@uchicago.edu       http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/programs/fuerstenberg.shtml
Deadline: April 25 (in 2008)

Daniel I Leifer Fellowship for Social Justice
This fellowship, in memory of Rabbi Daniel Leifer, U of C Hillel's former director, provides funding for a student to work for a quarter with a Social Justice organization in Israel. Applicants must be U of C undergraduate, graduate, or professional students, who will continue their enrollment for a least two quarters following the fellowship. For further information contact:
Dana Rubin-Winkelman, MSW, Assistant Director
Newberger Hillel Center, 5715 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 752-1127; drubin@midway.uchicago.edu
http://hillel.uchicago.edu/leifer.html
Deadline: December 1 (in 2003)

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AFRICA
 

African Language Fund
Small awards ($200-$2000) to support U of C graduate students in learning African languages not taught at the university. These funds are very limited, and are intended specifically for students preparing for doctoral research -- although, in exceptional circumstances, they may also be used for other scholarly projects. Applicants in the past have used these funds to defray the costs of tuition or tutoring fees, textbooks and other language learning materials, and portions of costs for travel to language programs offered elsewhere, including in African countries. Letter of application should contain a brief paragraph outlining your proposed doctoral research, another describing why you need the language training and how you intend to go about undertaking it, and a budget. No application should exceed $2,000; disbursements will be made on the basis of both the merit and need of the application pool as a whole.
John Comaroff, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago      jcomarof@uchicago.edu
Deadline: October    Watch for e-mail from the African Studies Workshop

West African Research Association (WARA) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Competition
Two pre-doctoral research fellowships ($3000 + round trip air travel) for summer research (2-3 months) in West Africa to prepare a doctoral research proposal. Open to US citizens and permanent residents who are at the pre-dissertation stage and will be returning to their hom instituions to complete course work, exams, etc. prior to field work. The West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal may assist with academic contacts and affiliations and recommendations for lodging in the country chosen by the fellow.
 http://www.africa.ufl.edu/WARA/fund_predoc.htm
WARA, African Studies Center
Boston University, 270 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-8902; FAX (617) 353-4975   wara@bu.edu  (Jennifer Yanco)
Deadline: January 2, 2009

Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI)
A national program hosted in Summer 2008 at the University of Illinois-Urbana for teaching (contingent on enrollment) intensive courses at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels in Afrikaans, Amharic, North African Arabic, Akan/Twi, Hausa, Kiswahili, Luganda, Setswana, Wolof, Yoruba, Xhosa, and Zulu. Funding from a variety of sources, including FLEP and FLAS (from outside of Chicago), is available. Check the website. Start early. http://scali.afrst.uiuc.edu/
Eyamba Bokamba, SCALI Director, Center for African Studies, UIUC,
910 S. Fifth Street, Rm 210 (MC-485), Champaign, IL 61820; (217) 333-6335
scali-il@uiuc.edu
Deadline: March 28 (in 2008) but FLAS deadlines are earlier than that.
Start in Dec to look at the funding dates. Google SCALI  

TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship (African Diaspora)
Fellowships awarded to graduate students (no indication of level in program) enrolled in Social Science fields at US universities who are studying the African Diaspora and who have at least a 3.5 GPA. Fellowships are for one year and students may reapply. Application requires the submission of an original, cutting-edge research paper on an aspect of the African Diaspora (20-30 pages in length, double spaced) in addition to a statement of your reasons for studying the African Diaspora and stating how you would utilize the fellowship to further your research. (Fellowship provides research support but does not necessarily cover all costs of a graduate study program.) Apply on line.
Mr. Cameron Johnson
TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship Processing
c/o SPA, Inc., PO Box 23737, Nashville, TN 37202-3737
615-627-3830;        cjohnson@spaprog.com
http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/hamilton/index.html
Deadline: Submission period runs from December 1 - March 1. 

ASIA

AIIS Advanced Language Programs in India  
The Advanced Language Program in India is open to graduate students (US citizens or permanent residents) who will have completed a minimum of two years of instruction in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Punjabi, or Urdu at the time of departure. Programs are for 9 months of intensive language instruction at the AIIS Language Centers in Udaipur (Hindi), Madurai (Tamil), Calcutta (Bengali), Pune (Marathi), or Chandigarh (Punjabi). A number of fellowships are available which include airfare and a maintenance allowance sufficient to cover living expenses.
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS)
Foster Hall 412, 1130 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8638; aiis@uchicago.edu
http://www.indiastudies.org/aiislang/AIIS.html

AIIS also sponsors intensive 10 week summer programs in Hindi (Udaipur), Bengali (Calcutta), Tamil (Madurai), Telugu (Vizag), Marathis (Pune), Gujarati (Ahmedabad), Malayalam (Thiruvananthapuram), Sanskrit or Pali/Prakrit (Pune), and Punjabi (Chandigarh). (The Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu summer programs require 1 year of prior language work, the Hindi and Sanskrit summer programs requires 2 years of prior language. Applicants for Gujarati & Marathi may apply at all levels, including beginning). AIIS has no financial aid for the summer programs, applicants are urged to apply for Summer FLAS/Title VI funds or to the US State Department's Critical Languages Scholarship Program. http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php
Deadline: January 31 for both summer and AY applications

COSAS (Committee on Southern Asian Studies) U of C
Annual fellowship competition for students who have completed two years of course work in a program of graduate study directly relevant to Southern Asian Studies. COSAS fellowships are of three kinds: (1) dissertation support [both abroad and for AR tuition and small stipend support at the time of write-up], applicants must have been admitted to candidacy; this category of award has priority over the other two; (2) summer language study support; (3) other. There is a $10,000 career maximum of support by COSAS funds for each student, and all awards held during and after summer 1996 count toward this maximum; students are also limited to six quarters of support in category (1), and to a maximum of 3 quarters of support in any given year. Students must apply annually for funds for the coming year. Watch for the annual announcement of this competition. Applications available in Kelly 311.
Committee on Southern Asian Studies, University of Chicago
Kelly Hall 311; 5848 S. University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8637; FAX (312) 702-1309; so-asian@uchicago.edu
Deadline: May 1 (approx.) 

SEASSI (Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute)
A national program hosted in recent years by the University of Wisconsin at Madison for intensive summer language training at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year levels in Burmese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese. There are FLAS Fellowships (US citizens and Permanent Residents only), Partial Tuition awards, and FLEP Fellowships available for this program - start early.
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
207 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706 (Mary Jo Studenberg)
(608) 263-1755; FAX (608) 263-3735    seassi@intl-institute.wisc.edu      http://seassi.wisc.edu/
Deadlines: February 15 (in 2008) for FLAS Fellowships
April 4 (in 2008)  for Tuition Fellowships and the General Application

FALCON [Full Year Asian Language Concentration] Program at Cornell
Programs for beginning language instruction in Chinese or Japanese at Cornell. Chinese and Japanese run from June to June [students who have had a year of training in one of these languages may start in the Autumn; alternatively those with no prior training can do the Summer only]. Instruction for the year is only in language immersion, 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. Application is made both to the FALCON Program and to the Cornell graduate school as a Student at Large in Asian Studies. Some Title VI - FLAS funding is available from Cornell for non-Cornell students. For more information:
http://lrc.cornell.edu/falcon/index.html    
FALCON Program, Department of Asian Studies
Cornell University, 125 Rockefeller Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-4701
(607) 255-6457; FAX (607) 255-1345; FALCON@cornell.edu
Deadline: Applicants are urged to apply as early as possible (e.g., in Autumn 2008 for 2009-10) FLAS applications are due February 2 (in 2008); qualified FALCON applicants are admitted on a rolling basis up through March 1, after that on a space available basis.

Blakemore Foundation: Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Study of Asian Languages
The Blakemore Foundation makes up to 30 grants each year for the advanced study of modern Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan and Southeast Asian languages in approved language programs. Blakemore grants are intended for individuals successfully pursuing careers involving Asia who find that language study abroad at an advanced level is essential to realize their goals. The grants fund a year of language study at an institution in Asia selected by the applicant and approved by the Foundation. Where there is no structured language program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the financing of private tutorials under terms set forth in the Grant Guidelines. The grants cover tuition and related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation, but do not include dependent expenses. Applicants must be at or near an advanced level in the language of study, must be able to pursue full-time language study during the term of the grant and must be US citizens or permanent residents. Among the various selection criteria, greater weight will be given to applications where the regular use of the language is a key part of the career program and where the applicant has had prior experience in the country in question. Application forms are on the Web.
The Blakemore Foundation
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800, Seattle, WA 98101-3266
(206) 359-8778; FAX (206) 359-9778    blakemore@perkinscoie.com
Deadline (postmark): December 30, 2008      http://www.blakemorefoundation.org 

Hopkins-Nanjing Center
An educational joint-venture located on the campus of Nanjing University, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is a well-equipped facility housing up to 50 Chinese and 50 International students. For international students, the Hopkins-Nanjing Program is a one year residential graduate-level program of social science courses relating to contemporary China (history, foreign relations, government, politics, society economics, trade & language) taught in Mandarin by Chinese professors. Each international student is paired with a Chinese roommate in the Center's dormitory wing. The Center's Chinese students learn about the US and the international system from American faculty hired by Johns Hopkins University. For international students, assigned readings are in Chinese & all papers and exams are completed in Chinese. While language improvement is a component of the curriculum, the Center's primary purpose is to train advanced students in China studies. Prerequisite: 3 or more years of Chinese language study and a background in China studies. Substantial financial aid, based on a combination of merit and need, is available.  Application is on line.
he Hopkins Nanjing Center, Office of Admissions
1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036-2213
nanjing@jhu.edu;  http://nanjing.jhu.edu/index.html
(202) 663-5800, (800) 362-5646; FAX (202) 663-7729;
Deadline: mid January/February 1  [February 2, 2009]

Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP)-Tsinghua Univ. Beijing
The Inter-University Board (a consortium of American universities including the U of C) currently offers an Academic Year Program and an 8-week Summer Intensive Program in Chinese Language Studies (high intermediate and advanced levels), both located on the Tsinghua University campus in Beijing. Students admitted to the Academic Year Program must be engaged in full-time study and must remain enrolled for the entire year. Fellowship assistance in the form or partial tuition waivers (1/20 to 2/3 of the $14,000 tuition) is available only for the Academic Year Program. The Summer Intensive Program runs from late June through mid-August; tuition is $4300 and IUP has no financial aid available. For both programs students are urged to seek other sources of funding such as FLAS and Blakemore Foundation Fellowships www.blakemorefoundation.org. Applicants to the Academic Year (but NOT the Summer) Program must take the Chinese Proficiency Test (CPT) administered by the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington DC; applicants must make their own arrangements to take the CPT at their own locales in February. Applications for both Programs are available on the Web.
Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies
Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California at Berkeley
2223 Fulton Street #2318, Berkeley, CA 94720-2318; (510) 642-3873; FAX (510) 643-7062
iub@socrates.berkeley.edu;   http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iup/
Deadline (both programs): January 9 (in 2008)  (Rolling Admissions until January 31 for the Summer Program)

Princeton in Beijing
Summer intensive Chinese language program (elementary, intermediate and advanced levels) using the total immersion approach. Program is located on the campus of Beijing Normal University in Beijing; cost is approximately $5000; some financial aid is available. Program runs from late June to late August. Applications for admission and financial aid available from
Princeton in Beijing, 211 Jones Hall
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1008
(609) 258-4269; FAX (609) 258-7096
pib@princeton.edu;    http://www.princeton.edu/~pib/
Deadline (receipt): January 15 (in 2008)

Center for East Asian Studies/Republic of China Fellowships - Various
Various scholarships from the Republic of China on Taiwan for Chinese language study. See notices on the Center for East Asian Studies Website at:   http://ceas.uchicago.edu/resource/grants.html
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago
Judd Hall 3rd floor, 5835 S. Kimbark, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8647 [Dianne Yurco] or 702-3980 [Ted Foss]
Deadline: Various. Start early, the deadlines are all over the place

Center for East Asian Studies Research & Travel Grants in Chinese, Japanese, & Korean Studies
Grants of up to $2000 each to support pre-dissertation research in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Studies. The grants are intended to enable students to lay the foundations for their research plans - - e.g., to survey archival holdings, to identify and meet with scholars or other advisers.
Center for East Asian Studies, Judd 302, 5835 S. Kimbark, Chicago, IL 60637.
For further information contact Dianne Yurco (702-8647) or Ted Foss (702-3980) or
eas@uchicago.edu    http://ceas.uchicago.edu/resource/grants.html
Deadline: May 1 annually

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies-Yokohama 
Academic Year and Summer Programs in Japanese language training. Applicants must have completed 2 years or more of college-level study of Japanese or the equivalent. Applicants to the academic year program must obtain an acceptable score on the Inter-University Center Japanese Proficiency Test; summer applicants are expected to have a solid foundation in the fundamental structure of Japanese, to have mastered both kana syllabaries, and to be able to read and write approx 500-700 kanji. Programs are open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Programs cost Stanford-levels of tuition ($18,000 for academic year, $4000 for the summer); some financial aid is available from the Inter-University Center, but not enough to cover all costs. Applicants are urged to seek additional sources of support; applications may be downloaded from the Web
(AY Program): Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Encina Hall, Room E009; Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5013
(650) 725-1490; FAX (650) 723-9972; stacey.campbell@stanford.edu
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC/
Summer Program, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Pacifico Yokohama, 5F
1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-Ku; Yokohama, Japan 220-0012
011-81-45-223-2002; FAX 011-81-45-223-2060;  office@iucjapan.org
http://www.iucjapan.org
Deadlines (receipt); January 15 for AY program; March 15 for Summer. 

Rikkyo University Student Exchange Promotion Program and Monbukagakusho Scholarships to Rikkyo
Fellowship open to U of C graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled in a regular course of study and intending to return to the U of C after completion of the study period in Japan
http://ceas.uchicago.edu/resource/grants.html
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago
Judd Hall 302, 5835 S. Kimbark, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8647 (Dianne Yurco) eas@uchicago.edu
Applications are available from the Office of International Affairs in I-House
Deadlines: November (for April admission); early April (for September admission)

Korea Foundation Fellowship for KOREAN Language Training
6, 9, or 12 month fellowships (tuition, monthly living stipend) for the full-time study of Korean language at a Korean university language institute (usually Seoul National, Yonsei or Korea University); open to graduate and undergraduate students; applicants must already have basic knowledge of and ability to communicate in Korean, however, applicants who plan a long-term career in Korean studies can be considered even if they are just beginning language study. Candidates under 30 years of age are given priority. Application is on the Web.
Fellowship for Korean Language Training
International Cooperation Department, The Korea Foundation
10F Diplomatic Center Bldg., 2558 Nambusunhwanno
Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-863, Korea
011-82-2-3463-5614; FAX 011-82-2-3463-6075
http://www.kf.or.kr/    language@kf.or.kr
Deadline: July 31 of the year before the fellowship is actually to begin
(e.g. July 31, 2008 to begin from March 2009)
Applications available on the Web or from the Center for East Asian Studies, Judd 302

Korea Society Language Study Scholarships 
Tuition, airfare, and monthly living allowance for graduate students (US citizens) with a clearly defined interest in Korea to study Korean at a University in Korea. Each year there is one scholarship for summer study (June-September) and one for the Academic year (September-June). Applicants may apply for one or the other but not both.
The Korea Society Language Study Scholarship (Rebecca Brabant)
950 Third Avenue, 8th Floor, NY, NY 10022
(212) 759-7525, ext 326; FAX (212) 759-7530; rebecca.ny@koreasociety.org 
http://www.koreasociety.org/events.html     Applications may be downloaded
Deadline: April 1 (in 2008)

Government of Indonesia, Dept. of Education and Culture "Darmasiswa" Program
One year fellowships for study in Indonesia - languages (Bahasa Indonesia, Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese), tradition dance, music, crafts, playing of traditional musical instruments, shadow puppet playing; they are NOT for research. Applicants must be under 35 years of age; fellowships provide airfare and living expenses. Application forms available in Haskell 119.
Indonesian Consulate General in Chicago
(Vice Consul for Information, Cultural and Social Affairs)
233 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1422, Chicago, IL 606001
(312) 938-0101; FAX (312) 938-3148
Deadline: Mid-November? (check with the Consulate, no really current info on this program)

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MIDDLE EAST

CASA (Center for Arabic Study Abroad)
Summer and Full Year Programs. A limited number of fellowships for advanced Arabic language study at the American University in Cairo for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students committed to a career in Middle East Studies. Fellowships applicants must be US citizens or Permanent Residents, have had at least 3 years of Arabic language study, and pass a written examination. Two programs are available: 1) a two-month summer Institute concentrating on Colloquial Egyptian Arabic and 2) a full-year program including Colloquial but emphasizing literary Arabic. (The full-year program is primarily open to graduate students. Applications are available on the CASA website, at our Middle East Center, and by contacting the following address (Applications on the web):
Center for Arabic Study Abroad
University of Texas at Austin, WMB 6.102
1 University Station F9400, Austin TX 78712-0527
512-471-3513; FAX 512-471-0739   http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/
Deadline: January 7 (in 2008) (receipt) [double check] 

Turkish Language Study (Intensive Advanced) Bogaziçi University, Istanbul 
Summer programs for Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Turkish at Bogaziçi University sponsored by the American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT). 15 fellowships available that cover airfare, tuition, room, board and modest maintenance stipend. Fellowship applicants must be US citizens currently enrolled in a graduate degree program. Applicants for the intermediate & advanced levels must perform satisfactorily on a Turkish language proficiency exam.
Nancy Leinwand, ARIT, c/o University of Pennsylvania Museum
33rd and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324
(215) 898-3474; FAX (215) 898-0657; leinwand@sas.upenn.edu
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/ARITSummerLanguageProgram.htm
https://clscholarship.org/home.php 
Deadline: February 1 (in 2009)
For additional information on courses in Turkish language & culture at Bogaziçi University (without the above described fellowships support) contact: The Language Center, Summer Program in Turkish, Bogaziçi University, 80815 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey. 011-90-212-257-5039; FAX 011-90-212-265- 7131. tlcp@boun.edu.tr ; http://www.boun.edu.tr/web.htm 

Institute of Turkish Studies Summer Language Study or Summer Research Grants for Graduate Students
Grants of $1000-$3000 for summer travel to Turkey for research or for language study at an established Ottoman or Turkish language training facility; available to graduate students in any field of the Social sciences & humanities who are US Citizens or permanent residents preparing for graduate research related to Turkey.
The Institute of Turkish Studies, Intercultural Center
Box 571033, Room #305-R, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1003
(202) 687-0295, FAX (202) 687-3780; 
dcc@turkishstudies.org  
http://www.turkishstudies.org (contains application format & procedures)
Deadline (Receipt): March 7 (in 2008)

Arabic Language Institute, Fez, Morocco 
Three- and six-week courses in all levels of Modern Standard Arabic & Colloquial Moroccan Arabic offered throughout the year, including summer. (U of C Summer FLAS funds could be used)
The Arabic Language Institute in Fez
B.P. 2136, Fez 30000, Morocco
011-212-55-62-48-50; FAX 011-212-55-93-16-08; info@alif-fes.com
http://www.alif-fes.com/  Applications accapted on an on-going basis.

American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) Tangier Summer Intensive Arabic Studies Program 
Six weeks of language and area studies in Tangier, Morocco in Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan Colloquial Arabic. Fellowship assistance available; Summer FLAS funds may also be used.
Applications are on the AIMS website at:
http://aimsnorthafrica.org  or contact
AIMS/TSALP
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 845 N. Park Ave., Marshall Bldg, Rm 477
PO Box 210158-B, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158. (520) 626-6498; aimscmes@u.arizona.du
Deadline: February 15

American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) Grants Program for US Citizens 
Short- and long-term grants to US scholars for research in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Lybia, or Mauritania.  Research must be conducted at/through AIMS sponsored Overseas Research Centers.  Short-term Research Grants for one to three months are for $6000; Long-term Research Grants of up to $15,000 are for projects of 3 months or longer.  Applicatrions and examples of previous successful applications are on the AIMS Website.
American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Center ofr Middle Eastern Studies, 845 N. Park Ave., Marshall Bldg. Room 477
PO Box 210158-B, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158     aimscmes@u.arisona.edu
http://aimsnorthafrica.org/fellowships/lstuscitz_grants.cfm?menu=2
Deadline: November 31, 2008

American Institute for Yemeni Studies Arabic Language Training Grants
Arabic language tranining grants for a 10-week program at the Yemen Language Center, The Center for Arabic Language and Eastern Studies or the Sana'a Institute for Arabic Language -- only for students who intend to conduct research in Yemen.
AIYS, PO Box 311, Ardmore, PA 19003-0311    http://www.aiys.org/fellowships.html
(610) 896-5412; (610) 896-9049;  aiys@aiys.org
Deadline: November 15

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Europe

Council for European Studies (CES) Pre-Dissertation Fellowships
Pre-dissertation fellowships of $4000 to fund a first major research project in Europe (including Turkey & Russia). Applicants are expected to have finished at least a majority of their doctoral coursework, but this is a fellowship for preliminary research and thus passage of the qualifying examination and admission to candidacy are not a prerequisite. (Those who have already engaged in extensive field work and study in Europe related to their dissertation are not eligible.) International students are eligible to apply.  Fellowships have three components: a) A two-month stay abroad, during which time fellows pursue original archival and field research; b) Fellows' participation at the CES international Conference, where they present their findings and receive feedback from senior scholars; c) Publication of fellows' research reports in the CES journal, the European Studies Forum.  Aapplications are on the Web and must be submitted electronically.
Council for European Studies, Columbia University, 1203A International Affairs Bldg.,
420 W. 118th Street, MC 3310, New York, NY 10027. 212-854-4172.
ces@columbia.edu
http://www.europanet.org/
Deadline: February 1 (in 2009)

SSRC Eurasia Program (Russian Empire, Soviet Union & the New Independent States) 
Regions currently supported by this program:  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, & Uzbekistan.
Predissertation Training Fellowships for graduate students in the 1st or 2nd year of their programs (at the time of application) to enhance their research skills for projects on this world area.  Awards of up to $7000 to support up to 3 kinds of predissertation training:  language study at a recognized program in the US or abroad;  formal training away from one's home institution to acquire analytical or methodological skills normally unavailable to the candidate;  well-defined exploratory research leading to the formulation of a dissertation proposal.  Duration 3-9 months, no more than 4 months outside the US. US citizens/Permanent Residents only.  (Pre-Field - NOT for dissertation field work; U of C must make a 10% contribution)  Application is Online
SSRC, 810 Seventh Avenue, 31^st Floor, New York, NY 10019
(212) 377-2700; FAX (212) 377-2727               eurasia@ssrc.org         
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/eurasia/fellowships/predissertation_training_fellowships 
Deadline (Receipt):  November 13 (in 2007)  9:00 pm EST

American Councils for International Education ACTR-ACCELS Programs
All of these programs are funded by the US Department of State, Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII); application is thus restricted to US citizens and permanent residents. Relevant countries are: Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archival access, research advising and logistical field support in the field. NOTE: "Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply. While a wide-range of topics (listed on the web and easily accessible, take a look AMC) receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the US to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field."
Research Scholar Program (More likely for FIELD WORK than pre-field research)
Fellowships valued at $5000-$25,000 for 3-9 months research trips to the countries listed above. (Applications for support of research in more than one country are acceptable.) Applications must be submitted in English and in the language of the host country. [Double check on the host country language part.]
Combined Research and Language Training Program (Definitely either Pre-Field or Field Work)
Fellowships valued at $5,000-$25,000 for 3 to 9 months of advanced language training (10 hours per week of private tutorials - prerequisite is at least an intermediate level of proficiency in Russian or the proposed host-country language) and research support in the countries listed above. (Applications for support of research in more than one country are acceptable.) Applications must be submitted in English and in the language of the host country. [Double check on the host country language part.]
Outbound Programs, American Councils: ACTR/ACCELS, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 833-7522; FAX (202) 833-7523
outbound@americancouncils.org      http://www.americancouncils.org 
http://www.americancouncils.org/researchFellowships.php 
http://www.americancouncils.org/programDetail.php?program_id=Nzc=
http://www.americancouncils.org/programDetail.php?program_id=NDk=
Deadlines: October 1 for Spring and Summer Programs
January 15 for Autumn and Academic Year Programs

ACLS East European Language Grants to Individuals for Summer Study 
Support for training in the languages of East and Southeastern Europe (Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, Slovak or Slovene). Grants will be available in amounts up to $2500 each, for summer study in 2009, primarily as intensive courses offered by institutions of higher education in the United States. Applicants must have completed a B.A. and may request support for beginning, intermediate or advance study, and should present a detailed plan for accomplishing this goal (including the name of the institution they wish to attend) along with a statement of the significance of this training for their career plans. These awards are intended for people who will use East European languages in academic research or teaching.  Applications forms are on the Web
American Council of Learned Societies
228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017-3398
FAX 212-949-8058 grants@acls.org
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=540
See the ACLS Website for more info & forms.
Deadline: January 16, 2009  

American Councils ACTR-ACCELS Southeast European Language Program
Program is funded by the US Department of State, Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII); application is thus restricted to US citizens and permanent residents. Relevant countries are: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia/Montenegro. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance, tuition fees for one to nine months (stays of 4-9 months are encouraged) at a major university in Southeast Europe (graduate-level academic credit is provided through Bryn Mawr College for programs providing 7 weeks or more of full time instruction). NOTE: "Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply. While students with a wide range of interests and research goals receive support, all applicants should specify how their studies will contribute to a body of knowledge that enable US policy makers to better understand the region. Applicants should "be at the MA level or higher" and have at least elementary language skills at the time of application. The Language programs are designed to maximize linguistic and cultural immersion into Southeast European society. All programs emphasize the development of practical speaking, listening, ready, and writing skills. All classes are taught in the host-country language.
Outbound Programs, American Councils: ACTR/ACCELS, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 833-7522; FAX (202) 833-7523
outbound@americancouncils.org      http://www.americancouncils.org
http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=Nzg=
Deadlines: October 1 for Spring and Summer Programs
January 15 for Autumn and Academic Year Programs

University of Chicago Prochazka Funds for Czech and Slovak Language Study 
Funds for graduate students for Summer study of Czech or Slovak.  Applicants should have completed at least one year, or equivalent, of college-level Czech or Slovak by the time the summer study begins.  There is no applications form.  Applicants supply a cover letter with a statement of purpose describing the proposed plan of study and its relvance to the academic program, a proposed budget, and a copy of the program brochure or orhter information on the proposed language program.
Prochazka Funds, c/o Dr. Steven Clancy      sclancy@uchicago.edu
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (Foster 406)
Deadline: April 30 (in 2008) (Watch for e-mail announcement or contact the Slavic Dept.)

France Chicago Center Fellowships
France Chicago Center Summer Fellowship. One award of $4000 to a graduate student in the Humanities or Social Sciences whose research focuses all or in part on France from 1600 to the Present.
François Furet Travel Grants. Five $1000 awards to defray expenses associated with a short-term research project or intensive language-study program in France.  Application forms are on the Web.
Dan Bertsche, France Chicago Center
Harper West 410, 1116 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-3662; FAX (773) 702-5848;  fcc@uchicago.edu
http://fcc.uchicago.edu/fellowships/
Deadline:  April 22 (in 2008)

DAAD German Studies Research Grants 
Research grants of $1500-$2500 for doctoral students pursuing short-term exploratory research to determine the viability or to delimit the scope of their proposed dissertation (applicants may NOT have been admitted to candidacy).
http://www.daad.org/page/50129/
Deadlines: November 1 and May 1

DAAD (German Academic Exchange) Grants for Intensive Language Courses in German 
Scholarships to support attendance of intensive German courses at a language institute in Germany. Award holder receive a list of available course locations and course providers from DAAD and can choose their own course. To qualify for these grants, applicants' German language skills must correspond at least with Goethe-Institute Grundstufe 1 and most with Mittelstufe 1 level and between 19 and 32 years of age. Scholarship covers course fees, accommodation, and a flat rate travel allowance. Duration is for two months of study between June and January.
DAAD New York Office, 871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017; (212) 758-3223; FAX: (212) 755-5780
daadny@daad.org
http://www.daad.org/page/47443/
Deadline: November 15, 2008

DAAD University Summer Course Grants
Hochschulsommerkurse at German Universities
A broad range of 3-4 week summer language courses with an integrated thematic focus on literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany hosted by German universities. An extensive extra-curricular program complements and reinforces the core material. Scholarships that cover tuition, fees and living expenses in whole or in part are available through two exclusive program channels, one for US and the other for Canadian students. In general, undergraduates with at least junior standing and graduate students in all disciplines, enrolled full time, and between 18 and 32 years of age are eligible to apply. Two years of college-level German or equivalent at the time of application is a prerequisite. Preliminary course catalogue and application are available from DAAD New York.
DAAD New York Office, 871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017; (212) 758-3223; FAX (212) 755-5780
daadny@daad.org
http://www.daad.org/page/51551/
Deadline: November 15, 2008

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Latin America

Latin American Studies Field Research Grants for Latin America & Iberia
Travel grants for graduate students (MA or PhD level in all fields) to conduct preliminary field research of 4-12 weeks in Iberia or the Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America. Grants cover airfare and in-country travel only.
Center for Latin American Studies
Kelly Hall 109A (5848 S. University)
Chicago, IL 60637
http://clas.uchicago.edu/frg.shtml (773) 702-8420; clas@uchicago.edu
Deadline: February 28 (in 2008) 

Dumbarton Oaks, Short-Term Residencies for Graduate Students, Pre-Columbian Studies
Short-Term residencies for advanced graduate students who are either preparing for Ph.D. qualifying exams or writing doctoral dissertations in the field of Pre-Columbian Studies (Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America). Each residency provides up to 2 weeks of free accommodation in the Fellows Building and free lunches on weekdays, plus an unlimited pass to the Pre-Columbian Library for the period of residency. Number and duration of residencies awarded depends on space availability in the Fellows Building. Director of Pre-Columbian Studies
Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2961; (202) 339-6440
Pre-Columbian@doaks.org;   http://www.doaks.org/ShortTermResidencies.html
Deadline:  At least 30 days prior to the preferred residency dates.

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Museums, Libraries, Other

Smithsonian Research Fellowships
Independent research done in-residence at the Smithsonian in association with the research staff and using the Institution's resources. (See brochure for possible areas of research.) Available to full-time graduate students who have not yet been admitted to candidacy. 10-week Graduate Student Fellowships of $3700. Application is on the Web.
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Research Training & Services
470 L'Enfant SW, Suite 7102, MRC 902, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012
(202) 275-0655; siofg@ofg.si.edu;   http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
Deadline (Postmark): January 15 

Field Museum of Natural History 
Various grant and scholarship (tuition and stipend) opportunities for research and training on the Museum's collections, including graduate student fellowships and funds for visiting scholars - and dissertation research (Applications on the Web)
Chair, Scholarship Committee, Office of Academic Affiars, The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496; 312-922-9410
chair_scholarships@fieldmuseum.org
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/default.htm
Deadline: February 1

John Carter BROWN Library Research Fellowships 
Fellowships for research in holdings of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University in Providence Rhode Island. Pre-Doctoral students are only eligible to apply for the Short-Term Fellowships - which are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1000 per month. There is no citizenship requirement; graduate students must have passed their PhD qualifying examinations at the time of application. (See JCBL poster for types of library holdings-extensive collection of primary materials relating to virtually all aspects of the discovery, exploration, settlement and development of the New World - both North and South America; numerous works dealing with Native Americans in North and South America, including materials on Indian languages; numerous legal works reflecting the response of European legal systems to the growth of overseas empires; major collection on the adaptation of religion and religious institutions to the New World.)
Director, John Carter Brown Library
Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912
JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu 401-863-2725; FAX 401-863-3477
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/fr_resfellow.html
Deadline (postmark): January 10 (in 2008)

Knights of Dabrowski Crusade for Education
Scholarships and/or interest-free loans for students of Polish descent who have been resident in the Chicago Metropolitan area for at least 4 years.
Crusade for Education Program (Chet Wajda)
Knights of Dabrowski
5723 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60646; 773-792-1800
Deadline: was May 15 in 1998; extended deadline in 1999 was July 15

The Rotary Foundation
"Ambassadorial" scholarships that emphasize furthering international understanding-Scholars are expected to serve as goodwill ambassadors to the people of the host country through informal and formal appearances before rotary clubs and districts, school and civic organizations, and other forums. Applicants must be citizens of countries which have Rotary Clubs, and fellowships must be used in countries where there are Rotary Clubs. Open to both graduates and undergraduates in virtually all fields and in many countries. Categories of greatest relevance are the Academic Year Scholarships (for 9 months of study registered in a foreign institution-these are NOT for research) and the Cultural Scholarships for 3-6 months of intensive language training and cultural immersion at a study institution [assigned by Rotary, though the applicant may state preferences] in the host country. (For 2000-2001 applications will be considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish-but check w/ the Foundation). Application is through the local Rotary Club in the applicant's legal or permanent residence which determines deadlines and whether or not a given type of fellowship will be offered in a given year-i.e., you have to find a local Club to sponsor you. Applications sent directly the Rotary Foundation without club and district endorsements will not be considered. Once a fellowship is awarded, fellows are assigned a Rotarian Counselor in the host country. Notes: Fellows cannot study in a city, state or province where they have previously lived or studied for more than 6 months. An award cannot be postponed or extended beyond the period for which it was originally granted.
The Rotary Foundation
One Rotary Center http://www.rotary.org
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 866-3000; FAX 847-328-8554
Deadline: Local deadlines vary (e.g. between March and July of 2008 for applications for 2009-2010). District endorsed applications must be received by The Rotary Foundation no later than October 1 for fellowships that begin a year later (eg 10/1/08 for fellowships that would begin 9/09).

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