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Society for the Humanities Fellowships

The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University invites applications for residential fellowships from scholars whose research projects reflect on the 2020-21 theme of FABRICATION. Six to eight Fellows will be appointed. The fellowships are held for one academic year. Each Society Fellow will receive $52,000. 

 

American Antiquarian Society Fellowships

The American Antiquarian Society offers three broad categories of visiting research fellowships, with tenures ranging from one to twelve months.

 

Newberry Library Fellowship

The Newberry Library Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 academic year. There are two fellowships: long term fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars for continuous residence at the Newberry for periods of 4 to 9 months; the stipend is $4,200 per month, and short term fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, and those who hold other terminal degrees. Short-Term Fellowships are generally awarded for 1 to 2 months; unless otherwise noted the stipend is $2,500 per month. 

 

Friends of the Turnbull Library Research Grant

The Friends of the Turnbull Library offers an annual research grant available to scholars whose research involves use of the Alexander Turnbull Library. The grant is worth up to $15,000.

 

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships

The Huntington Library will award $50,000 for a nine- to 12- month in-residence fellowships to scholars to work in the holdings of the Huntington collections.

 

RFP - Outreach and Education Services for Spanish and English Speaking Survivor Population to support the World Trade Center Heath Center Program

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for Outreach and Education Services for Outreach and Education Services for Spanish and English Speaking Survivor Population to support the World Trade Center Heath Center Program. The procurement process for this requirement is full and open competition in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. The Government has selected NAICS code 813319 as the most appropriate for this solicitation. The resultant award is expected to be a firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. The Period of Performance will be a 12-month base year and two 12-monthoption years. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. All responsible and qualified sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. No written solicitation document is available, telephone requests will not be honored and no offerors list will be maintained. Notifications will not be sent to the offerors regarding the issuance of the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the offerors' responsibility to check this website. All proposals should be received by August 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST)

 

RFP - Outreach and Education Services for the English and Spanish Speaking Population to support the World Trade Center Heath Program

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for Outreach and Education Services for English and Spanish-Speaking Responder Population to support the World Trade Center Heath Program. The procurement process for this requirement is full and open competition in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. The Government has selected NAICS code 813319 as the most appropriate for this solicitation. The resultant award is expected to be a firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. The Period of Performance will be a 12-month base year and two 12-month option years. Interested parties must respond to the RFP in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. All responsible and qualified sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. No written solicitation document is available, telephone requests will not be honored and no offerors list will be maintained. Notifications will not be sent to the offerors regarding the issuance of the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the offerors' responsibility to check this website. All proposals must be received by August 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST).

 

Melon Fellowship

The Huntington Library will provide an awards of $50,000 for nine to 12 months to support in-residence fellowships for scholars to work in the holdings of the library's collections.

 

Barbara Thom Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Thom fellowships are intended to support non-tenured faculty who are revising their dissertation for publication as their first monograph. Applicants must be pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to The Huntington's collections and must have received the PhD between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016. The value of the award is $50,000.

 

Molina Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

The Huntington Library provides awards of $50,000 for nine to twelve months in-residence fellowships to scholars to work in the holdings of its library collections. Applicants for this specific fellowship must be pursuing scholarship in the history of medicine and related sciences, including public health.

 

Visiting Researchers - Rose Library - Emory University

The Rose Library offers a variety of programs to support the use of its research collections. From travel subsidies to awards for the best use of primary sources, Rose Library encourages the Emory and broader research communities to engage with the rich materials found in our holdings.

 

Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship

Kenyon College, a highly selective, nationally ranked liberal arts college in central Ohio, invites applications for a Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship beginning in July 2019. Kenyon will provide a stipend of $36,000, plus health benefits, housing (or equivalent allowance), and a small moving allowance. The College will also provide some allowance to cover research, travel to conferences, and professional expenses. The Fellow will be provided an office, a networked computer, and secretarial support services.

 

The Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars Award

The Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars Award is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Malkiel Scholars Award offers a $17,500 stipend—$10,000 to be used for summer research support and $7,500 for research assistance during the academic year. The award is structured to free the time of junior faculty who have passed their midpoint tenure review—including those from underrepresented groups and others committed to eradicating disparities in their fields—so that they can both engage in and build support for systems, networks, and affinity groups that make their fields and campuses more inclusive.

 

Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Researchers

The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Fellowship for Independent Researchers will be awarded to an independent scholar or researcher who wishes to participate in the rich and varied scholarly and public programming of the Newberry Library. Preference is given to scholars working on historical issues related to social justice or reform.

 

Postdoctoral Fellowships

The UCLA Center administers a number of programs for senior and postdoctoral scholars. Applications are considered once each year. Applications for appointments to be held anytime during a given fiscal year (from 1 July to 30 June) must be received in the preceding fiscal year, by 1 February.

 

Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS)

The University of Michigan invites outstanding individuals to apply for the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS). This program is designed to encourage rising seniors, recent B.A.s and terminal master’s students from diverse cultural, economic, geographic, and ethnic backgrounds to consider pursuing a doctoral degree in the humanities at the University of Michigan. Our goal is to attract diverse scholars with unique experiences who foster innovation and push the humanities to meet today’s challenges. For 2020, students interested in the fields of Asian Languages and Cultures, Comparative Literature, Classical Studies, English, History, Linguistics, Romance Languages and Literatures, Sociology (qualitative), and Women’s Studies (any humanities field) are eligible.