Arts, Humanities, and International Funding Opportunities August 2013

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1 Arts, Humanities, and International Funding Opportunities August Program: Visiting Scholars Program Agency: Academy of Arts and Sciences Next Deadline: Oct 22, 2013 Supports the work of younger public policy analysts, humanists, and social scientists who show promise of becoming leaders in their field, especially those who work on multidisciplinary topics. Studies that examine complex and intellectual issues using a multidisciplinary or comparative perspective are encouraged. AAS will make its historic records accessible to scholars. Visiting scholars are expected to be in residence throughout the academic year (September-May). Stipend is $45,000 for postdocs and up to $65,000 for faculty. See for details. vsp@amacad.org Contact: 136 Irving Street Cambridge, MA / Program: Rome Prize Agency: American Academy in Rome (target date) Supports 30 residential humanities or fine arts fellowships in Rome for emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers. Winners of six-month and 11-month fellowships receive stipends of $15,000 and $27,000, respectively; room and board; and an office or studio. The academy also offers: Residents Program, Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, Affiliated Fellows Program, Rome Sustainable Food Project and Summer Programs. Annual deadline: applications typically due 11/1. See for details. shawn.miller@aarome.org Contact: Shawn Miller, Program Director Programs Office 7 East 60th Street New York, NY / Program: Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies 1

2 Agency: American Council of Learned Societies Next Deadline: Nov 12, 2013 Supports fellowships and grants in China studies designed primarily for scholars early in their careers. Applications in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences are welcome. Three programs are supported: Predissertation Grants for Research in China enables young scholars to establish collaborations with Chinese institutions (11/12/13); Postdoctoral fellowships support work based on the applicant s research in China (11/12/13); and Collaborative Reading-Workshop Grants support for collaborative reading of texts in a workshop format (11/19/13). See cmueller@acls.org Contact: Cynthia Mueller, Manager (ext. 136) Office of Fellowships and Grants 633 Third Avenue, 8th Floor New York, NY / Program: Fellowships, Grants and Scholarships Programs Agency: Archaeological Institute of America Awards several fellowships, grants and scholarships for archaeology students, travel, publications. Support provided for travel and study in areas such as the classics, sculpture, architecture, archaeology, and history. Most deadlines are in the fall, especially 11/1/13. Also supports fellowships for study at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (1/15/14) and archaeology study in Berlin (1/31/14). The site Preservation Grants deadline is 10/15/13. Must be members of the Archaeological Institute of America. See for details. fellowships@aia.bu.edu Contact: Fellowship Coordinator Boston University 656 Beacon Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA / Program: Asian-American Cultural Exchange Program Agency: Asian Cultural Council 2

3 Supports individuals or institutions with an interest in cultural exchanges between the U.S. and the countries of Asia. Areas of interest include: archeology, architecture, art history, arts administration, arts criticism, choreography, conservation, crafts, dance, design (noncommercial), film making, installation art, literature, music, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theater, video art and video conservation. FY 14 grant cycle details will be available in the fall. See for updates. Contact: Ralph Samuelson, Director 6 West 48th Street 12th Floor New York, NY / Program: Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund Agency: Consulate General of Sweden Next Deadline: Nov 15, 2013 Provides two to four week intensive research exchanges within the fields of politics, public administration, working life, human environment, mass media, business and industry, education, and culture. Awards provide up to SEK 30,000 ($4,600) each for proposed study visits to Sweden for two-to-four weeks. Program specifically intended for professional enrichment and not applicable to work related to academic degrees, programs or conferences. Eligibility limited to citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Annual deadline: 11/15. See for details. si@si.se Contact: Program Staff Swedish Institute Slottsbacken 10, Box 7434 Stockholm, 7. Program: Fulbright International Education Administrators Program Agency: Council for International Exchange of Scholars 3

4 Supports international education professionals and senior university administrators in two, three-week summer seminars in either France (2/1), Germany (2/1), India (8/1), Japan (11/1), Korea (11/1), or United Kingdom (TBD). Seminars introduce participants to the society, culture, and higher education systems of these countries through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and officials, attendance at cultural events, and briefings on education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have significant responsibility for international programs and activities. Doctoral degrees not required. See for details. Contact: Alexandra Squitieri, Senior Program Officer 1400 K Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC / Program: German Studies Research Grant Agency: DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service Provides grants to promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective. Candidates must be nominated by department and/or program chairs. Master's level candidates are eligible. Grants are restricted to citizens of the U.S. and Canada who are enrolled full time at the university that nominates them. Awards range from $1,500 - $3,000. Other grants and scholarships also available with varying deadlines. See for details. thomanek@daad.org Contact: Program Officer New York Office 871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY / Program: Residential Fellowships Agency: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Dumbarton Oaks is a research institute of Harvard University, located in Washingtron, DC. Three types of residential fellowships relating to Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies and 4

5 Garden and Landscape Studies are available: Junior Fellowships for doctoral candidates completing their dissertations; Fellowships for established scholars who hold or will hold a doctorate by the start of the residency (stipends range from $27,000-$47,000); and Smaller Summer Fellowships for scholars at all levels are also available. See for updates when posted. FellowshipPrograms@doaks.org Contact: Francisco Lopez, Fellowship Program Coordinator Director's Office nd Street, NW Washington, DC / Program: Research Fellowships Agency: Folger Shakespeare Library Provides Long-Term (six-nine months) residential fellowships of up to $50,000 for research in fields appropriate to the Folger's collection (British and European literary, cultural, political, religious, and social history of the 15th-18th centuries). Candidates must be advanced scholars who have made contributions in their fields. Short-Term Fellowships of $2,500/month for up to three months are also available for postdoctoral scholars. Annual deadlines: 11/1 for Long- Term; 3/1 for Short-Term. See for details. cbrobeck@folger.edu Contact: Carol Brobeck, Fellowships Administrator Administrative Offices 201 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC / Program: Fellowship Program Agency: Howard Foundation Ten fellowships of $30,000 each allow early to mid-career scholars to pursue full-time research for one year. Priority is given to different academic areas each year. The program will support History, Music, Musicology, Playwriting, and Theatre Studies. Award disciplines have been decided through

6 See for details. Contact: Susan Clifford, Coordinator Brown University Box 1945, 194 Meeting Street Providence, RI / Program: Visiting Member Awards Agency: Institute for Advanced Study School of Social Science Supports a group of interdisciplinary and international scholars to pursue their own research. Also organizes a seminar on the year s focus and a weekly lunch at which members as well as invited guests present their on-going work. Visiting scholars are drawn from a wide range of fields including political science, economics, law, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, philosophy, and literary criticism. The theme for is Egalitarianisms. Applications that do not fall within the parameters of the theme will also receive full consideration. See for details. applications@ias.edu Contact: Administrative Officer Public Affairs Office Einstein Drive Princeton, NJ / Program: Residential Grants and Fellowships Agency: J. Paul Getty Trust Next Deadline: Oct 15, 2013 Getty Scholar grants support established researchers working on projects related to a specific theme in the arts, humanities or social sciences in residence at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.There is an annual theme. Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships support emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual theme. New deadlines for the above programs expected in summer Getty Library Research Grants provide short-term travel and living expenses to scholars whose research requires use of the Getty Research Institute (10/15/13). 6

7 See Contact: Program Officer Getty Research Institute 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA / Program: Fellowships Abroad in Israel Agency: Lady Davis Fellowship Trust Next Deadline: Nov 30, 2013 Awards made from Israel's two leading academic institutions, Hebrew University (all academic areas) and Technion (in the areas of engineering, architecture and town planning, the sciences, and medicine). Programs support: postdoctoral fellows, visiting professorships, doctoral students, and graduate students. Deadlines vary, but most are 11/30. Prospective HU candidates should contact the university to obtain a HU faculty sponsor. See for details. LDFT@vms.huji.ac.il (M. Mark Sopher, HU contact). Kayellet@tx.technion.ac.il (Ayellet Raz-Katalan, Technion contact). Contact: M. Mark Sopher, HU Executive Secretary Hebrew University Givat Ram Jerusalem, Program: Research Fellowships in Early American Economy and Society Agency: Library Company of Philadelphia Library offers three fellowships in residence to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, from its colonial beginnings to the 1850s. Will award one postdoctoral research fellowship, with a stipend of $40,000 (11/1); one dissertation-level fellowship, with a stipend of $20,000 (3/1); and four one-month fellowships with stipends of $2,000 each for scholars at all levels (3/1). Topics may include the history of commerce, finance, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal improvements, and political economy. cmatson@udel.edu 7

8 See details. Contact: Cathy Matson, Program Director Program in Early Am. Economy & Society 1314 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA / Program: Art History and Conservation Fellowships Agency: Metropolitan Museum of Art Provides support for in-residence fellowships up to $40,000 for senior fellows and $30,000 for pre-doctoral fellows, with up to an additional $5,000 for travel. Fellowships supporting short-term research by senior museum curators are also considered as well as a position for a research scholar in photo conservation. Applications deadline for 12/6 for Conservation Fellowships and 11/1 for Art History Fellowships. Internships also available. See for details. education.grants@metmuseum.org Contact: Christina Garza, Education Programs Associate Education Office 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY / Program: Scholars-in-Residence Program Agency: New York Public Library Supports research on black history, literature, and culture with access to resources at both the Schomburg Center as well as other NY Public Library research units. Projects must focus on the history, literature, and culture of peoples of African descent from a humanistic perspective or on other fields related to the Center's collections and program activities. Studies in the social sciences, arts, science and technology, psychology, education, and religion are eligible with conditions. Stipends are $30,000 for six months or $60,000 for a year. See for details. scgenref@nypl.org 8

9 Contact: G. McLaurin, Associate Chief Librarian Schomburg Cntr for Rsrch in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY / Program: Grant Programs Agency: Rockefeller Archive Center Provides assistance to scholars who need to visit the Rockefeller Archive Center to conduct research in its collections of the Rockfeller family. Grants-in-Aid Program (11/1) offers support to scholars (up to $5,000) in any discipline who are engaged in research requiring the use of the archival collections housed at the center. Also supports short-term research (applications accepted anytime) in the Paul Ehrlich Collection. Up to $2500 is available. For either program applicants must first the Archive Center's staff about their proposal ideas before applying. See archive@rockefeller.edu Contact: Archive Center Staff 15 Dayton Avenue Sleepy Hollow, NY Program: Kress Fellowships Agency: Samuel H. Kress Foundation Next Deadline: Nov 30, 2013 Supports art historians and art conservators in the final stages of preparation for professional careers. Awards are offered under three areas: History of Art: Institutional (11/30) supports twoyear research appointments in association with one of six foreign host institutions; Conservation Fellowships (1/22); and Interpretive Fellowships at Art Museums (4/1). Awards are up to $30,000. Applicants encouraged to include a CD containing a complete set of the application materials in addition to printed materials. See for details. info@kressfoundation.org Contact: Wyman Meers, Program Administrator 174 East 80th Street 9

10 New York, NY / Program: Visiting Scholar Fellowships on the Holocaust and Genocide Agency: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Next Deadline: Nov 30, 2013 Awards fellowships-in-residence to support significant research and writing about the Holocaust. Disciplines include history, political science, literature, Jewish studies, philosophy, religion, sociology, anthropology, comparative genocide studies, law, and others. Stipend up to $3,500 per month, residents of the Washington, DC, metropolitan area receive a reduced stipend of $1,750 per month. Are eligible candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars. Scholars early in their careers are encouraged to apply. vscholars@ushmm.org See for details. Contact: Jo-Ellyn Decker, Program Coordinator Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC (202) Program: Grants Program Agency: Weill (Kurt) Foundation for Music Promotes public understanding and appreciation of musical works by Kurt Weill. Funding will be provided for research and travel, Kurt Weill Dissertation Fellowship, publication assistance, educational outreach, college/university performance, professional performance, and broadcasts. Deadlines are 6/1 (for certain college/university performance grants) and 11/1 each year. Applications for support of major professional productions/festivals/exhibitions, etc., will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis without application or performance deadlines. See for details. cweber@kwf.org Contact: Carolyn Weber, Director and Vice President Office of Program Administration 7 East 20th Street 10

11 New York, NY /