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Subject: International Education Week - Workshop and Opportunities

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Dear Graduate Students,

In honor of International Education Week, I would like to offer you a sampling of the myriad of opportunities that exist for study and research abroad. 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 advice newsletter for searching tips.

If you are interested in international study, research, or internships, please see below for information on a workshop tomorrow and for information about specific funding opportunities.

Workshop on International Funding for U.S. Graduate Students
This workshop will provide information for graduate students on various sources of funding for international internships and research. Graduate students who have received funding for research and internships abroad will explain how they prepared for their experiences and describe the challenges and benefits of doing international work. Attendees will leave the workshop with information on funding opportunities, advice for applying for opportunities, and tips for preparing for travel.
Thursday, November 17 from 11:00 - 12:15
University Services Building Room 216
Website: https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/fellowships-international-travel-and-research

Selected Major Fellowships and Postdoctoral Opportunities
for Research or Study Abroad

Boren Graduate Fellowships
Boren Fellowships provide up to $24,000 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 31, 2017
Website: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship/basics.html

Catholic Relief Services International Development Services
The Catholic Relief Services IDFP provides an overseas opportunity to those interested in careers in international relief and development with a faith-based organization. Fellows increase their overseas experience and gain project management skills as they contribute to the work of Catholic Relief Services. More than 80% of IDFP participants go on to become program managers with CRS.  These 10-month fellowship opportunities are based overseas in one of our country programs.  Fellows experience different facets of running a CRS program overseas. They are exposed to project management, business development, budgeting, working with donors, working with partners, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: Rolling (applications received after Dec 1 will be considered for following year)
Website: http://www.crs.org/about/careers/fellowships/

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): January 20, 2017
Deadline for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): January 20, 2017
Website: http://chateaubriand-fellowship.org/

Confucius China Studies Program Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship
The program provides generous funding and support for qualified students who wish to pursue doctoral research in China. Funding awards range from six months to two years. Students from a wide range of academic areas focusing on China are encouraged to apply. Applications from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds in the Humanities, Arts, Education, and Social Sciences are welcomed.
Eligibility: U.S. and international (non-Chinese) students
Deadline: mid-February
Website: http://www.iie.org/Programs/Confucius-China-Studies-Program

Council of American Overseas Research Centers
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers offers a focused regional fellowship program enabling pre- and early postdoctoral scholars to carry out research in the humanities and related social sciences in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Deadline: TBA
Website: https://caorc.fluidreview.com/

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 a program in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (http://cmes.arizona.edu/FLAS). some other FLAS programs at other institutions are open for all students. 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 Student Program - Institute of International Education (IIE)
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 2017
Website: http://www.iie.org/fulbright
UA contact: Emily Kotay (it is a good idea to contact her now!), 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 2016
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 dissertation research in non-western countries for six to twelve months. Must have proficiency in the language of research. Contact Shelley Hawthorne Smith (shellh at email.arizona.edu<mailto:shellh at email.arizona.edu>) for information.
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 thirteen months.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens and citizens of independent Latin American and Caribbean countries
Deadline: Jan 11, 2017 (contact Shelley Hawthorne Smith at shellh at email.arizona.edu<mailto:shellh at email.arizona.edu> prior to Nov 30 if you plan to apply.)
Website: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/IAF-Grassroots-Development-Fellowship-Program

Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
The Social Science Research Council 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 2017
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. Not all directorates offer DDIGs or DDRIGS, but check on the website below.
Eligibility: The PI for a DDIG is a student's advisor, so international students are eligible
Deadlines: Vary by discipline
Websites: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2

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 (most recent was November 10, 2016)
Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284&org=NSF

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
ORISE provides fellowships, scholarships, research experiences, and internships to graduate students in science and engineering fields. Some programs have locations outside of the US.
Eligibility: Varies with program
Deadlines: Vary with program
Website: http://orise.orau.gov/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/graduates.aspx

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 (competition is held just for UA students!)
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: Unrestricted
Deadline: Competition usually opens in January
Website: http://las.arizona.edu/node/548

U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Graduate Research Grant - United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security graduate research grant program supports exceptional graduate students who are interested in developing a component of their graduate research in a developing country setting. All topics that relate to food security (e.g., agriculture, nutrition, ecological resources, poverty) and are linked to the research strategies of the Feed the Future initiative are admissible. The grants have a maximum value of $15-$40,000 for 6-month to 2-year long international research stays.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: spring
Website: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/food/borlaugfellows/research-fellowship/index.php

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>

  *   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* https://www.irex.org/
  *   Institute of Current World Affairs - http://www.icwa.org/
  *   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 -
https://en.kf.or.kr/?menuno=3792

  *   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
    Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
    Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)

o   Documenting Endangered Languages

o   GeoPRISMS Program

o   International Research Fellowship Program

o   Law & Social Sciences

o   Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

o   NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

o   NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships

o   Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program

o   Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

o   SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

o   ASEE/NSF Corporate Postdoctoral Fellowship for Engineers

o   Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

  *   Oak Ridge National Laboratory Postdoctoral Opportunities - http://www.orau.org/ornl/postdocs/default.htm
  *   Simons Foundation Collaboration on the Origins of Life - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/life-sciences/simons-collaboration-on-the-origins-of-life/
  *   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 - https://usmex.ucsd.edu/
  *   Wenner-Gren Foundation - Hunt Postdoctoral - http://www.wennergren.org/programs/hunt-postdoctoral-fellowships
  *   Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program in Biomedical Engineering - 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

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University of Arizona Graduate College
Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement
University Services Building #204E
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