[Plsgs] FW: GradFunding Opportunities - International Education Week 2013

Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert) glambert at email.arizona.edu
Wed Nov 13 08:18:05 MST 2013 

From: gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:50 PM
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Subject: GradFunding Opportunities - International Education Week 2013

Selected Major Fellowships and Postdoctoral Opportunities for Research or Study Abroad

A myriad of opportunities exist for study and research abroad. See below for a sampling of some of the major fellowships. Some of the post-doctoral programs listed below also have support for graduate students. If you do not find opportunities that fit your circumstances, see the bottom of this newsletter for searching tips.

Boren Graduate Fellowships
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Eligibility: Must be US citizen
Deadline: January 28, 2014
Website: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

The Chateaubriand Fellowship
The Chateaubriand Fellowship program, organized by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in Washington, finances the stay in France of American PhD students for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months, as part of a co-supervised research project, and possibly the joint supervision ("cotutelle") of their thesis leading to a dual PhD diploma.
Eligibility: You must be a student in an American university (U.S. citizenship is not required)
Deadline for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS): December 16, 2013
Deadline for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): January 31, 2014
Website: http://chateaubriand-fellowship.org/

Foreign Language and Area Studies Program (FLAS) - Title VI -
The program funds centers around the country that provide fellowships to promote foreign language competencies. The UA is home to two programs; one in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (http://cmes.arizona.edu/FLAS) and the other in the Center for Latin American Studies (http://las.arizona.edu/flas ). Also, you may apply to programs at some other institutions as well, such as UC San Diego's program in Oaxaca or U. Wisconsin's programs in Southeast Asia. Programs are either for the academic year or the summer. Institutions compete every four years for the program. A list of currently funded institutions is at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/awards.html

Fulbright - Institute of International Education (IIE) (the largest program)
Fulbright administers the following fellowships for US students, academic, arts, English teaching assistantships, mtv-U awards, public policy fellowships, and travel grants.
Eligibility: must be US citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: Fall 2014
Website: http://www.iie.org/fulbright
UA contact: Emily Kotay, emkotay at email.arizona.edu<mailto:emkotay at email.arizona.edu>


Fulbright Canada - The U.S.-Canada Fulbright Program
Traditional Fulbright Student Awards are available for recent undergraduates, graduate students, and junior faculty who wish to pursue graduate study or independent research in Canada.
Eligibility: Must be citizen of either Canada or the U.S.
Deadline: Fall 2014
Website: http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students.html

Fulbright Hays - Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Funded by the Department of Education, these fellowships support individual doctoral students who conduct research in non-western countries for six to twelve months.
Eligibility: Must be US citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: TBA
Website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html

Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship
IAF's Fellowships provide support for Ph.D. candidates to conduct dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean on topics related to grassroots development. Funding is for between four and 13 months.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens and citizens of independent Latin American and Caribbean countries
Deadline: Jan 06, 2014 (contact Georgia Ehlers if you plan to apply)
Website: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/IAF-Grassroots-Development-Fellowship-Program

Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually.
Eligibility: Open to any student enrolled in a PhD program in the US
Deadline: Fall 2014
Website: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
DDIGs are intended to improve dissertations and can be used for overseas research.
Eligibility: The PI for a DDIG is a student's advisor, so international students are eligible
Deadlines: Vary by discipline
Websites:
Biological Sciences - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5234&org=NSF

SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SBE DDRIG)
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453&org=NSF

NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
NSF and selected foreign counterpart science and technology agencies sponsor international research institutes for US graduate students in seven East Asia and Pacific locations at times set by the counterpart  agencies between June and August each year. Although applicants apply individually to participate in a Summer Institute, awardees become part of the cohort for each location.
Eligibility: Must be US citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: TBA
Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
ORISE provides fellowships, scholarships, research experiences, and internships to graduate students in science and engineering fields. Programs with locations outside of the US include but are not limited to the following:

  *   Environmental Management Participation Program
  *   Research Participation Program for the U.S. Army Public Health Command
  *   Student Internship Program at the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
  *   The Nature Conservancy
Eligibility: Varies with program
Deadlines: Vary with program
Website: http://see.orau.org/Listing.aspx?By=Location&Type=Grad&Region=Outside

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
The SSRC supports several fellowships that fund research abroad. Eligibility and deadlines vary among programs. See the website for more details.
Website: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/

Tinker Field Research Grants
These pre-doctoral research grants provide graduate students regardless of discipline funds to travel to and within Latin America in order to conduct preliminary investigations or gain a comprehensive knowledge of language and culture.
Eligibility: Individual students should contact their university's Center/Institute of Latin American Studies for applications.
Deadline: October 1
Website: To view a list of universities currently administering these grants following the link below:
http://www.tinker.org/content/field-research-grants

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Woodrow Wilson International Center supports a variety of fellowships for international scholarship, including 9-month residential fellowship to scholars, practitioners, journalists, and public intellectuals.
Eligibility: Citizens or permanent residents from any country (applicants from countries outside of the United States must hold a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1 visa even if they are currently in the United States); applicants currently working on degree are ineligible; academic candidates must receive the Ph.D. by the application deadline
Deadlines: October 1
Website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/fellowships-grants

International Postdoctoral Opportunities

Postdoctoral awards are often available without U.S. citizenship requirements. Postdoctoral awards are typically found at research based philanthropic organizations, federal and some state agencies, and universities.  Awards listed below with an asterisk are for U.S. Citizens/nationals/permanent residents only.


  *   Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation - www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-postdoc.html<http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-postdoc.html>
  *   American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), American Research in China* www.acls.org/programs/comps<http://www.acls.org/programs/comps>
  *   Asian Cultural Council Program - http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/?page_id=18
  *   American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) Fellowships - ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/index.html<http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/index.html>

  *   American Schools of Oriental Research, Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowships - www.aiar.org/fellowships.html<http://www.aiar.org/fellowships.html>
  *   Cancer Research Institute - www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/fellowship.html<http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/research/fellowship.html>
  *   German Studies Association, Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies - userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bprogram/<http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/%7Ebprogram/>
  *   Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grants - http://www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm
  *   International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), US Embassy Policy Specialist Program* www.irex.org/project/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps<http://www.irex.org/project/us-embassy-policy-specialist-program-eps>
  *   Institute of Current World Affairs - http://www.icwa.org/FellowshipProgram.htm#Support
  *   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html
  *   John E. Fogarty International Center, NIH Visiting Program for Foreign Scientists - dis.ors.od.nih.gov/<http://dis.ors.od.nih.gov/>
  *   Japan Foundation Research Fellowship* - www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/fellowship.html<http://www.jfny.org/japanese_studies/fellowship.html>
  *   Korea Foundation Fellowships for Korean Language Training - http://www.kf.or.kr/eng/01_sks/sks_fel_sfa01.asp
  *   Life Sciences Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship - www.lsrf.org/pages/geninfo.htm<http://www.lsrf.org/pages/geninfo.htm>
  *   National Center for Atmospheric Research http://www.asp.ucar.edu/pdfp/pd_announcement.php
  *   National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program - http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/
  *   National Science Foundation postdoctoral opportunities - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=3
     *   Arctic Research Opportunities
     *   Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship
     *   Earth Sciences
     *   International Research Fellowship Program
     *   Ocean Sciences
     *   Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program
     *   Polar Regions Research
  *   Oak Ridge National Laboratory Postdoctoral Opportunities - http://www.orau.org/ornl/postdocs/default.htm
  *   Phi Beta Kappa, Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship in French Studies - http://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView.aspx?t=&id=28
  *   Social Science Research council ABE Fellowship Program - www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/<http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe-fellowship/>
  *   UC MEXUS-Postdoctoral Fellowships Program - http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/funding/fellowship_post_doc.html
  *   UC San Diego, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies - http://usmex.ucsd.edu/programs/
  *   Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral - http://www.wennergren.org/programs/hunt-postdoctoral-fellowships
  *   Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program - www.whitaker.org<http://www.whitaker.org>
  *   Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences - http://www.wilsoncenter.org/fellowships-grants

Advice for Searching for Funding


  1.  Talk to professors, colleagues in your department, and people at conferences; find out where they got funding.
  2.  Do searches on the following databases:
GrantForward (under "more qualifiers" specify "travel")
http://www.grantforward.com/advanced_search

Pivot (under "more search attributes" and "funding type" specify "travel")
http://pivot.cos.com/funding/search


  1.  Become familiar with foundations and programs that support U.S. graduate students abroad such as DAAD, Japan Foundation, Korea Foundation, Scandinavian Foundation, etc. Many of the post-doc opportunities listed in the accompanying email also have opportunities for graduate students.


  1.  Institute of International Education (IIE) manages the Fulbright, Humphries and many other programs. This is a good gateway site for all things international.
http://www.iie.org/


  1.  The Grantsmanship Center's International Funding Sources has a convenient map and list of foundations that provide funding in different regions of the world. This can be a quick way to narrow down the resources you want to research.
http://www.tgci.com/funding.shtml

       4. Stanford Library has a list of Africa Funding Resources
           http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/grants.html


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Katherine Silvester, PhD Candidate
University of Arizona Graduate College
Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement
University Services Building #204E
888 N Euclid Ave
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-626-0870 ksilvester at grad.arizona.edu<mailto:ksilvester at grad.arizona.edu>

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