Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

Communities in Exile: Antinomies of Displacement
Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Term: Academic Year 2001-2002, The University of California, Berkeley
Amount: $35,000/Year Plus Benefits

Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, "Community in Contention: is a three-year program of research funded by the Institute of International Studies, the Human Rights Center, and the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities. The project intends to explore the meanings and uses of, and prospects for, the idea of community in its social, political, and cultural expressions at the end of the twentieth century. Each year of the project will be organized around a broad theme and will support two post-doctoral fellowships (one year in duration).

Applications are welcome from the social sciences, humanities, and legal, helath and human rights fields. Regional, comparative, and interdisciplinary interests are especially welcome. In addition to ther individual writing andn research, fellows will participate in seminars, conferences and other activities relevant to the overall themes of the project. For a full description of this program and application details, see the Institute of International Studies website or write to:

Professor Michael Watts
Community in Contention
Institute of International Studies
215 Moses Hall
University of California
Berkeley, California 94720-2308

Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities

Approximately 60 predoctoral, 40 dissertation, and 30 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council.

Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen or national
• Native American Indian, Mexican American/Chicana/Chicano, Alaska Native (Eskimo or Aleut), Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), Black/African American, or Puerto Rican
• Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level

Stipends and Allowances:

• Predoctoral - $16,000 to the fellow, institutional allowance of $7,500 for three years
• Dissertation - $24,000 for one year
• Postdoctoral - $35,000 for one year, $3,000 travel and relocation allowance, $2,000 cost-of-research allowance, $2,500 employing institution allowance, to be matched by employing institution

Application Deadline Dates:

• Predoctoral: November 19, 2001
• Dissertation: December 3, 2001
• Postdoctoral: January 7, 2002

For further information and applications, contact:

Fellowship Office, TJ-2041
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418

Phone: 202/334-2872
Fax: 202/334-3419
Email: infofell@nas.edu

See website for complete eligibility information. Web-based applications may be filled out and submitted online.

University of Southern California Rossier School of Education
Admission Deadline: December 15, 2001

The Rossier School of Education is inviting applications and nominations for admission to the Ph.D. program. The School's primary mission is to redefine excellence in urban education. Diversity in the educational experience plays a central role in the USC graduate program.

Ten qualified Ph.D. applicants will receive a research, teaching, or graduate assistantship and/or scholarship ranging from $16,000 to $35,000 per year. Ph.D. applicants must demonstrate research interests that are consistent with the Rossier Schoolo's urban mission. Emphasis are available in: Counseling Psychology, Policy and Administration, and Learning and Instruction.

Questions regarding admission to the Ph.D. program may be directed to the following:
Dr. Melora Sundt
213/740-2606

AAUW Educational Foundation: Funding for Outstanding Graduate Women
2001-02 Fellowships, Grants, & Awards

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation each year awards more than $3.3 million to outstanding women through fellowships, grants, and special programs. Approximately 25 percent of recipients each year, not including International Fellows, are women of color. To learn more, visit www.aauw.org and click on fellowships, grants, awards
Or contact:
AAUW Educational Foundation
c/o Customer Service
2201 North Dodge Street, Department 157
Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4030
319/337-1716 ext. 157

Your On-Line Source for Fellowship and Research Opportunities:
www.orau.gov/orise/educ.htm

Information is now available on-line for dozens of fellowship and research participation opportunities at federal research facilities for faculty, postgraduates, graduate students, and undergraduates. These programs are administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies.

For a hard copy, call (865/576-3424) or e-mail Maggie West

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The deadlines for the upcoming awards from the following resources have already passed. However, you may contact them for information on future opportunities.

Faculty Scholars Awards
The William T. Grant Foundation awards up to $250,000 ($50,000 annually for 5 years) to each of five post doctoral scholars from diverse disciplines to conduct research in three areas:

• Original research on youth development
• Evaluations and analyses of programs, policies, laws, and systems affecting young people
• Original research on adult attitudes about and perceptions of young people, and on the consequences of those attitudes and perceptions.

Interested scholars can request more information at the following address:
Faculty Scholars Program/William T. Grant Foundation
570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10022-6837
Voice: 212/752-0071
e-mail: fs@wtgrantfdn.org

American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition

For applications, please write or call our office:
American Institute of Indian Studies
1130 East 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773-702-8638
or request and application by email aiis@uchicago.edu

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