Grants for Graduate Students Funding Opportunities in the Liberal Arts
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How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 1. See grant announcement for materials to be submitted with proposal. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Y More Info: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/funding/residential/getty_pre_postdoctoral_fellowships.html ______________________________ Title: Professor Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program for Young Scientists Sponsor: U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation Deadline: 11/03/2014 Amount: $4,000 Description: The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program is open to U.S. and Israeli Ph.D. students doing research that requires facilities or expertise not available in their home countries. The trips will be only to a higher education or a research facility in the U.S.A. (for Israelis) or Israel (for Americans). The program will not support participation in conferences or trips by late-stage Ph.D. students. Eligible fields include psychology, economics, and sociology, among other disciplines in the physical and life sciences. How to Apply: Contact Elizabeth Korves (korvesem@austin.utexas.edu) in the Office of Graduate Studies for application instructions. Disciplines: Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.bsf.org.il/bsfpublic/DefaultPage1.aspx?PageId=25&innerTextID=25 ______________________________ Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) (PA-14-147) Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deadline: 11/03/2014 Amount: $22,476/ yr. stipend; $4,200 institutional allowance; tuition Description: The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA predoctoral fellowship (F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the applicants dissertation research project and is expected to clearly enhance the individuals potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date. How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Liberal Arts Grants Services (lagrants@austin.utexas.edu) and return Proposal Review Form by November 3. Disciplines: Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-147.html ______________________________ Title: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) (13-584) Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Deadline: 11/04/2014 Amount: $30,000 stipend, $12,000 tuition Description: The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science (including social science) and engineering research. Applicants must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline. Fellowships are awarded to individuals in the early stages of their graduate study, and are eligible to apply during the senior year of college, after graduating college and before entering graduate school, during the first year of graduate school, or prior to completing the fall term of the second year of graduate school. International applicants are not eligible. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: N More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13584/nsf13584.htm ______________________________ Title: Tribeca All Access Sponsor: Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) Deadline: 11/05/2014 Amount: $15,000 Description: Tribeca All Access supports working filmmakers in the United States and Puerto Rico from communities statistically underrepresented in the film industry with grants, year-round resources, and greater access to industry contacts. The program seeks feature-length narrative and documentary submissions from established and emerging filmmakers whose team includes a U.S.-based director or screenwriter from a community that is statistically underrepresented in the film industry. Projects may be in any stage of development, from treatment/screenplay to post-production. Projects of any genre and/or budget range are eligible for a grant. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 5. See solicitation for list of materials to be submitted with the application. Disciplines: Humanities; International Students: Unknown More Info: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/programs/detail/tribeca_all_access ______________________________ Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity) (PA-14-148) Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Deadline: 11/10/2014 Amount: $22,476/ yr. stipend; $4,200 institutional allowance; tuition Description: The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA predoctoral fellowship (F31) award is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce. Such individuals include those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through this award program, promising predoctoral students will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting well-defined research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individuals potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date. How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Liberal Arts Grants Services (lagrants@austin.utexas.edu) and return Proposal Review Form by November 10. Disciplines: Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-148.html ______________________________ Title: East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EASPI) (NSF 13-593) Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Deadline: 11/13/2014 Amount: $5,000 Description: NSF and selected foreign counterpart science and technology agencies sponsor international research institutes for U.S. graduate students in seven East Asia and Pacific locations at times set by the counterpart agencies between June and August each year. The Summer Institutes (EAPSI) operate similarly and the research visits to a particular location take place at the same time. Although applicants apply individually to participate in a Summer Institute, awardees become part of the cohort for each location. Applicants must propose a location, host scientist, and research project that is appropriate for the host site and duration of the international visit. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 13. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284 ______________________________ Title: Dissertation Fellowships Sponsor: Ford Foundation Deadline: 11/14/2014 Amount: $25,000 Description: These fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. 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. The foundation is especially interested in applicants who are members of the following underrepresented groups: Alaska natives, Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders, Puerto Ricans. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 14. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/ ______________________________ Title: Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Religion and Ethics Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Deadline: 11/15/2014 Amount: $25,000 Description: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. The Newcombe Fellowships are provided to Ph.D. candidates at American institutions located in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 15. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Y More Info: http://woodrow.org/fellowships/newcombe/ ______________________________ Title: Fellowships at the Huntington Sponsor: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Deadline: 11/15/2014 Amount: $3,000-$50,000 Description: The Huntington is an independent research center with extensive holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine, with the collections ranging chronologically from the eleventh century to the present. The Huntington will award to scholars over 150 fellowships for the academic year 2015-2016. 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 its intellectual life. Short- and long-term awards are available, including a Mellon dissertation fellowship. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 15. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=566 ______________________________ Title: Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources Sponsor: Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) & Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Deadline: 11/15/2013 Amount: $25,000 Description: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences in original sources. Traditional proposals for original source research in such fields as history will be welcome and the committee will give preference to sound non-traditional projects in all eligible fields such as those that use newly available or little studied sources, make interdisciplinary use of sources, use sources in innovative, creative ways, use sources in repositories that cannot, themselves, provide financial assistance to researchers. Fellows may propose to work in more than one repository during the fellowship period, including repositories abroad. Preference is given to applicants working away from their home institutions. International students are eligible to apply. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 15. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Y More Info: http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html/ ______________________________ Title: American Dissertation Fellowships Sponsor: American Association of University Women (AAUW) Deadline: 11/17/2014 Amount: $20,000 Description: Dissertation Fellowships offset a scholar’s living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must have completed all course work, passed all preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposals or plans by the preceding November. Students holding fellowships for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowships year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields or researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 17. See grant announcement for materials to be submitted with proposal. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: N More Info: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/ ______________________________ Title: Fellowships and Grants for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia Sponsor: D. Kim Foundation Deadline: 11/17/2014 Amount: $2,500-$55,000 Description: The D. Kim Foundation provides fellowships and grants in support of graduate students and young scholars pursuing studies in the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Comparative studies of East Asia and the West as well as studies in related fields (mathematics, medicine, and public health) are also welcome. The foundation offers postdoctoral and dissertation fellowships as well as grants for travel/research and for group projects. How to Apply: Faculty applying for travel/research or group funding should contact their departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Liberal Arts Grants Services (lagrants@austin.utexas.edu) and return Proposal Review Form by November 17. Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants may apply directly to sponsor December 15. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.dkimfoundation.org/fellowships.html ______________________________ Title: Predoctoral Fellowships Sponsor: Ford Foundation Deadline: 11/19/2014 Amount: $20,000/yr. Description: These fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree. 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. The foundation is especially interested in applicants who are members of the following underrepresented groups: Alaska natives, Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders, Puerto Ricans. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 19. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958.htm ______________________________ Title: Doctoral Scholarships Sponsor: Trudeau Foundation Deadline: November TBA Amount: $60,000/yr., up to 4 yrs. Description: This program is open to students who are Canadian citizens applying to a doctoral program or in their first or second year of a doctoral program in the social sciences or humanities. Applicants must be pursuing research on one or more of the Foundation's four themes: human rights and dignity, responsible citizenship, Canada in the world, and people and their natural environment. How to Apply: Nomination by UT Graduate School required. Internal competition deadline in November annually. Contact Elizabeth Korves (korvesem@austin.utexas.edu), Assistant Fellowship Manager, for application instructions. Disciplines: Humanities, Social Sciences; International Students: Y (Canada only) More Info: http://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/en/programs/scholarships ______________________________ Title: History of Art: Institutional Fellowships Sponsor: Kress Foundation Deadline: 11/30/2014 Amount: $30,000/yr. Description: Six Kress Institutional Fellowships in the History of European Art will be awarded each year for a two-year research appointment hosted with one of the following (six) European research centers: Florence Kunsthistorisches Institut / Institute for Art History, Leiden Kunsthistorisch Instituut der Rijksuniversiteit / Art Historical Institute, Rijksuniversiteit, London Courtauld Institute of Art & Warburg Institute of Art (jointly administered), Munich Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte / Central Institute for Art History, Paris Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA) / National Institute for the History of Art, Rome Bibliotheca Hertziana. Restricted to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art and related disciplines (such as archaeology, architecture, or classics). Nominees must be U.S. citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university. Dissertation research must focus on European art from antiquity to the early 19th century. Candidates must be nominated by their academic department. How to Apply: Apply directly to sponsor by November 30. See grant announcement for complete list of materials to be submitted with application. Disciplines: Humanities; International Students: Y More Info: http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/institutional/ ______________________________ Title: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) in Political Science (NSF 11-547) Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Deadline: 12/01/2014 Amount: $14,000 (including indirect costs) Description: The Political Science Program supports scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, American government and politics, comparative government and politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, and political institutions. How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Liberal Arts Grants Services (lagrants@austin.utexas.edu) and return Proposal Review Form by December 1. Disciplines: Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418 ______________________________ Title: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) in Research on Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys (NSF 12-545) Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Deadline: 12/01/2014 Amount: $12,000 Description: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) funds doctoral dissertation research on science, engineering, technology, and innovation (S&T) issues and policies that affect the U.S. in its international setting. It supports high quality doctoral research that may lead to (1) improved survey methodologies to generate S&T data, (2) creation or improvement of S&T indicators reflecting science, research and development, innovation activities, engineering, technology, or the science and engineering workforce, (3) strengthening of methodologies to analyze statistical S&T data, or (4) development of novel means to convey the information in these data to a variety of audiences. NCSES encourages proposals that analyze NCSES S&T data or NCSES data in conjunction with relevant data from other sources, but also accepts proposals to analyze data from non-NCSES sources alone, including international data. How to Apply: Contact your departmental Grants and Contracts Specialist or Liberal Arts Grants Services (lagrants@austin.utexas.edu) and return Proposal Review Form by December 1. Disciplines: Social Sciences; International Students: Unknown More Info: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ddig_srs.jsp ______________________________ Title: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS), Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) (NSF 14-574) Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) Deadline: 12/01/2014 Amount: Varies Description: The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. The Program interacts with the other programs in Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) as well as other programs in the Foundation, most notably the Statistics Program in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). The Program also partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the development of new and innovative approaches to surveys and to the analysis of survey data. Awards will be made in three categories: regular research awards; awards for conferences, workshops and community-development activities; and doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awards. Research experiences for undergraduate (REU) supplements are also available. Directory: research research -> Charter School Enrollment Data Annual Report research -> Lyra Viol Composers research -> Geographies of Race and Food research -> Author (s) title research -> The Media and Intercollegiate Sports research -> Project Title: Research and Development for goes-r risk Reduction Principal Investigator research -> Why Everyday Life Matters: Class, Community and Making Life Livable Les Back research -> Ecocritique and the Materialities of Animation Download 0.53 Mb. Share with your friends:
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