Monday, May 18, 2009

RESEARCH AND TRAVEL GRANTS FOR WRITERS AND SCHOLARS

HISTORICAL RESEARCH: Hodson-Brown Fellowship
The Hodson-Brown fellowship supports work by scholars and writers working on significant projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830. It is also open to filmmakers, novelists, creative and performing artists, and others working on projects that draw on this period of history. The fellowship award supports two months of research (in Providence, R.I.) and two months of writing (at Washington College in Chestertown, Md). Housing and university privileges will be provided. The fellowship includes a stipend of $5,000 per month for a total of $20,000. Deadline for applications for the 2010 fellowship year is July 15, 2009. For more information, go to: http://starrcenter.washcoll.edu

JOURNALISTS: Ochberg Fellowship
Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Department of Communications, 102 Communications Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3740 E-Mail: [email protected]
Six or more expense-paid fellowships are available to mid-career journalists who want to apply knowledge of emotional trauma to improving coverage of violent events. Fellowships are open to print and broadcast reporters, photographers, editors and producers with at least five years of journalism experience. Fellows will attend a two-day seminar on the role emotional trauma plays in coverage of violent events, then will have access to all events and speakers in the annual conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (www.istss.org). See web site for guidelines and application form. For more info, go to: http://www.dartcenter.org/fellowships/index.php Deadline: July 30.

FULBRIGHT GRANTS: Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, D.C. 20008-3009 www.cies.org/us_scholars
The Council administers the Department of State-sponsored Fulbright Scholar Program for advanced research and university lecturing in more than 1,400 countries around the world. Some 800 grants are awarded annually to faculty and professionals in virtually all academic disciplines, including creative writing. Grant benefits vary by country, but usually include international travel, a monthly stipend, and other allowances. A similar program for scholars from abroad for university lecturing and advanced research in the U.S. is administered in this country by the Council. Interested non-U.S. citizens should inquire at the U.S. embassy or Fulbright agency in their home country. Deadline: August 1. See web site for more details. Also, please see my article "Fulbrights: The Inside Scoop" here: http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/04/fubright-grants-inside-scoop.html for more information on applying for this amazing grant.

KENNEDY LIBRARY RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS:
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125-3313 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.jfklibrary.org Kennedy Library Research Grants, ranging from $500 to $1,500, are offered to scholars and students, fifteen to twenty in number, to help defray living, travel, and related costs incurred while doing research at the library. Applications are evaluated on the basis of expected use of available library holdings, the degree to which projects address research needs in Kennedy-related studies, and qualifications of applicants. Write to William Johnson, Chief Archivist, at above address for more details. The Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Research Fellowship, carrying a stipend of up to $7,000, is intended to support scholars in the preparation of substantial works on the foreign policy of the Kennedy years, especially with regard to the Western Hemisphere, or on Kennedy domestic policy, especially with regard to racial justice and to the conservation of natural resources. The fellowship may be awarded to a single individual or divided between two recipients. Write to William Johnson, Chief Archivist, at above address for more details. Deadline for Fellowships and Grants is August 15.

GUGGENHEIM RESEARCH GRANTS: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
25 West 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10019-5401 Website: www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm
Research Grants, ranging from $15,000 to $30,000 a year for periods of one or two years, are available to postdoctoral scholars working on projects in any of the natural or social sciences or the humanities that "promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance." Requests will be considered for salaries, employee benefits, research assistantships, computer time, supplies and equipment, fieldwork, secretarial and technical help, and other essentials for the completion of the project. Write or see web site for additional information and application procedures. Deadline: August 1.

RESEARCH IN INDIA: American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships
University of Chicago, 1130 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.indiastudies.org/fellow.htm Application Deadline: July 1, 2009.
The American Institute of Indian Studies annually offers a variety of fellowships, including Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships for study and research in India. Award funds are made available in foreign currency only. Requirements vary; query the Institute before applying. Available to U.S. citizens at the doctoral or postdoctoral level and foreign nationals enrolled at the doctoral level or teaching full-time (postdoctoral) at American colleges or universities.

For those of you who didn't see this one that I previously posted:
HISTORICAL RESEARCH:
Dianne Woest Fellowship
Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-2179
email: [email protected] Website: www.hnoc.org/programs/fellowship.php The Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities offers a stipend of $4,000/month, to be disbursed on a monthly basis for a minimum of one and a maximum of three months to doctoral candidates, academic and museum professionals, or independent scholars who will be based at the Williams Research Center. While THNOC resources should play a central role in the proposed research agenda, fellows will also be encouraged to explore other research facilities in the Greater New Orleans area. Deadline: August 1.

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This blog provides information on upcoming grants, fellowships and residencies for artists, writers, composers, and media artists. It is for serious professionals only, from emerging to mid-career to established. I also publish information for graduate students from time to time. However, I do not publish information on exhibition or publishing opportunities, nor do I advertise artist retreats and workshops that charge money. At least that is my current policy. For more info on where to exhibit or publish, please see my links section which I try to periodically update. I sift through hundreds of search engines and websites to find opportunities for YOU dear artist. In return, I ask you to pass the information along to those who need it. Also, since this is a free blog, I don't always have the time to weed carefully through everything. If you find a grant or website or residency that is not up-to-date, is dodgy in some way, or is no longer in existence, please let me know! Also, if you stay somewhere at one of the residencies I suggest and have a good experience, I want that feedback too. Please check my FAQs at the top right side bar if you have questions before starting your search. Best wishes and happy hunting!