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Program: Institutional Grants; Film Festival Grants; Academy Film Scholars Program
Agency: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Institutional Grants provide modest funding for film-oriented projects, including college-based internship programs, to college film departments & organizations providing service or info related to motion pictures. Awards between $5-15K (deadline 1/15). Film Festival Grants are to make festival events more accessible to the general public. Awards between $2.5K-$30K (deadline 7/1). The Scholars Program seeks to explore theatrical motion picture art, science, commerce, history or theory. Awards are $25K (deadline 10/1).
Details: http://www.oscars.org/education-outreach/grants/index.html
Program: Long Term/Short Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships
Agency: American Antiquarian Society
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Allows researchers to use the AAS library's resources in American history & culture through 1876 for research & writing. Visiting Academic Research Fellowships include various Long Term awards of $40,000 for senior & mid-career Ph.D. scholars (deadline 1/15/09); Short Term awards, of $1,700 per month for those living off campus at their own expense or $1,200 for those who choose to live rent free on campus, for recent Ph.D.s & doctoral candidates.
Details: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/fellowships.htm
Program: East European Studies Programs
Agency: American Council of Learned Societies
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Provides funding in several areas: Early-Career Postdoc Research (11/11) awards up to $25,000; Dissertation Fellowships (11/11) awards up to $18,000; Language Grants to Individuals for Summer Study (1/15) awards up to $2,500 for intensive summer study of Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Romanian and Institutional Grants (1/15) awards up to $10,000 to institutions supporting summer language programs. Travel & Conference Grants (1/29) and Heritage Speakers Grants (1/15) also available.
Details: http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=530
Program: Travel and Research Grants
Agency: American Musicological Society
Next Deadline: Jan 25, 2010
Provides several travel and research grants that support the mission of AMS: M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet Fund for Research in France (3/1); Jan LaRue Travel Fund for research in Europe (7/25); Janet Levy Fund for Independent Scholars (1/25, 7/25); Membership and Professional Development Committee Travel Grants (7/25); Eileen Southern Travel Fund provides funds for minority students to travel to the annual meeting (9/15); Harold Powers World Travel Fund for Research on Music (3/1); and Eugene K. Wolf Travel Fund for European Research (3/1).
Details: http://www.ams-net.org/grants/
Program: ArtsLink Exchange Programs
Agency: CEC ArtsLink
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports exchanges between artists and arts orgs in the U.S. and Central/Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia through four programs: ArtsLink Residencies (ddln 12/1) place artists at U.S. arts organizations for five weeks; Independent Projects (12/1) support artists/arts managers who have been invited to carry out a project at a U.S. nonprofit organization; ArtsLink Projects (1/15) support U.S. arts professionals to carry out projects; ArtsLink Residencies Hosts (6/1) provides funding to host artists.
Details: http://www.cecartslink.org
Program: Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
Agency: Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars with Ph.D.s in fields of the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences. Must conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in two or more countries outside the U.S., one of which must host a participating American overseas research center. Fellowship term is typically 90 days and fellows receive $10,000.
Details: http://www.caorc.org/programs/multi.htm
Program: Visiting Fellowships
Agency: Houghton Library
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports short and long-term fellowships at the Houghton Library, which contains Harvard College's rare books & manuscripts, particularly European, English, American, & South American literature. Collections include American literary manuscripts, philosophy, religion, history of science, music, printing & graphic arts, dance, & theater. Eligibility is limited to ABD graduate students or postdoctoral researchers with membership in the American Society for 18th-Century Studies at the time of the award. Fellows spend at least one month at the library.
Details: http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/public_programs/visiting_fellowships.cfm
Program: Awards and Grants Program
Agency: International Reading Association
Next Deadline: Jan 01, 2010
The Association's awards program includes honors for teaching, service to the profession, research, media coverage of reading, and authorship of children's books. Grants support professional development, graduate studies, and research. IRA funds Children's Literature Awards; Professional Development Awards & Grants; Research Awards & Grants; Service Awards; Teachers Awards & Grants & Travel Grants. Various deadlines occur for the different programs offered through IRA.
Details: http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx
Program: Long-Term & Short-Term Research Fellowships
Agency: John Carter Brown Library
Next Deadline: Jan 10, 2010
Provides residential fellowships for advanced research to scholars whose work involves the colonial history of the Americas, North & South, including all aspects of the European, African, & Native-American involvement. Short-Term Fellowships are available for pre- & postdoctoral or independent research for two to four months. Long- Term Fellowships are available for five to 10 months; graduate students are not eligible for Long- Term Fellowships.
Details: http://tinyurl.com/yczb3nc
Program: Art History & Conservation Fellowships
Agency: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Next Deadline: Jan 08, 2010
Provides up to $40,000 for senior fellows & $30,000 for pre-doctoral fellows, with up to an additional $5,000 for travel. Fellowships supporting short- term research by senior museum curators are also considered as well as a position for a research scholar in photo conservation. Applications are due by 1/8 for Conservation Fellowships & 11/6 for Art History Fellowships.
Details: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_fellow.asp
Program: Teacher Enrichment Grant Program
Agency: Music Teachers National Association: MTNA Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 08, 2010
Provides support to music teachers, including faculty, for private study or special projects in performance, pedagogy, music theory, composition, etc. Support is also available for individual classes, small projects, workshops, master classes, and seminars for the enhancement of teaching skills. Membership in MTNA is not required. Most awards range from $250 to $1,000 each.
Details: http://tinyurl.com/yc4hpyk
Program: America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Implementation Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Jan 28, 2010
Supports traveling or long-term museum exhibitions, library-based projects, interpretation of historic places or areas, interpretive web sites, or other project formats that creatively engage audiences in exploring humanities ideas and questions. Applicants should have already done most of the planning for their projects, including the identification of the key humanities themes, relevant scholarship, & program formats. Projects with interdisciplinary perspectives & those that use innovative formats & non-traditional ways of engaging audiences are eligible.
Details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html#public
Program: America's Historical and Cultural Organizations: Planning Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Jan 28, 2010
Program allows institutions to provide the public with opportunities to explore the humanities through activities such as exhibitions, reading & film discussion series, catalogs, lectures, symposia, & websites. Projects with broad outreach and digital components are strongly encouraged. Grants generally are for up to $40,000, though especially complex projects may receive up to $75,000.
Details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html#public
Program: America's Media Makers: Development and Production Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Next Deadline: Jan 28, 2010
Projects must promote active exploration & engagement for broad public audiences in history, literature, archaeology, art history, comparative religion, philosophy, or other humanities. Development grants enable producers/scholars to develop the content & format & to prepare the programs for production; awards last from 6-12 months & range from $40K to $75K. Production grants enable producers & scholars to continue their engagement with humanities topics, & they support the production & postproduction of programs; awards last for 1-3 years & range from $100K to $800K.
Details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html
Program: Long-Term and Short-Term Fellowships
Agency: Newberry Library
Next Deadline: Jan 11, 2010
Long-Term awards (deadline 1/11) provide postdoctoral scholars up to $50K for six to 11 months to use library history, music, linguistics, literature, printing, and cartography collections. Supports individual research and promotes intellectual exchange through participation in library scholarly activities, including biweekly fellows' seminar. Short-Term awards (deadline 3/1) provide $1,600/month to postdoctoral scholars or Ph.D. candidates who need to use Newberry collections. Other special awards and fellowships offered.
Details: http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html
Program: Kress Grants
Agency: Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports scholarly projects that promote the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of European art from antiquity to the early 19th century. Funding is offered under four main areas: History of Art and Conservation (1/15, 4/15, 7/15 10/15); Digital Resources (4/15, 10/15); and Responsive Grants (rolling deadlines). Awards are up to $100,000.
Details: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/default.aspx?id=56
Program: Fellowship and Internship Programs
Agency: Smithsonian Institution
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Grad-level, Predoc, Postdoc & Senior Fellowships support research at the Smithsonian in the following areas: anthropology; archaeology; astrophysics & astronomy; earth sciences; ecology, behavioral, & environmental sciences; evolutionary & systematic biology; history of science & technology; art history; & social & cultural history of the U.S. The stipend & length of fellowship vary. Other grad-level/undergrad-level internships are also available. Applicants should note that although 1/15 is the standard deadline, other program deadlines vary.
Details: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
Program: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars
Agency: U.S. Department of State
Next Deadline: Dec 03, 2009
Supports six-week summer academic programs for multinational groups of university faculty from abroad. U.S. universities compete to hold institutes on their campuses. Funding cycles run every two to three years. Themes for 2010 are Culture and Society, Journalism and Media, and Secondary Educators. Approximately 18-30 foreign educators participate in each institute.
Details: http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
Program: Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
Agency: U.S. Institute of Peace
Next Deadline: Jan 05, 2010
Senior Fellowships (9/8) are awarded to professionals in the broad areas of international peace and conflict management. Program is open to individuals with national or international stature in conflict resolution and mid-career professionals. Senior Fellows work in residence at USIP in Washington, D.C. for up to 10 months for up to $1000,000. Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship Awards (1/5) provide $20,000 for10 months of writing or field research. Must have completed all Ph.D. coursework.
Details: http://www.usip.org/gf.html
Program: Grant Programs
Agency: United States-Japan Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports cooperation between the U.S. and Japan through three programs: Communication/Public Opinion funds projects that raise awareness and address issues that affect bilateral relations and stimulate quality media coverage of relevant issues; Pre-college Education supports improved instruction about Japan in U.S. schools and the U.S. in Japanese schools through creative curriculum development and teacher training; and U.S. Japan Policy funds projects in such areas as security, trade relations, environmental protection, energy, science & technology. Deadlines for required LOI.
Details: http://www.us-jf.org
Program: Summer Workshop Fellowships, Project & Small Project Grants
Agency: Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Next Deadline: Jan 01, 2010
Supports programs for full-time faculty in religion departments of IHEs and in theological schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. Project Grants (1/1, 5/1, 9/1) are for projects on teaching & learning and can also support research on a more limited scope and Small Project Grants (rolling deadlines) are for special meetings and projects. Other grants available for special programs participants.
Details: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/grants/types.aspx
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