•FELLOWSHIP ON WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY/ Drapper Hall 302/ 135 Western Avenue/ Albany, New York 12222/ Tel: (518) 442 3900/ Website at www.cwig.albany.edu
The Program is open to graduate students who matriculated in any graduate school in New York State, in any discipline, who can demonstrate an interest in public policy and promise as a public policy actor. In the spring semester fellows are full-time graduate students at Rockefeller College with policy related field placements for thirty hours a week from January through June. A $9,000 stipend covers living expenses during the six months. Deadline for application is May 15.
•FERBER AWARD FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH / Mr. David G. Mick, Editor, Journal of Consumer Research / University of Wisconsin Madison / School of Business / 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1323 / Website:http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JCR/home.html / www.acrweb.org
The award is given to the author of the best article based on a dissertation that is published in the most recent volume of JCR. The winner receives $1,000 and an invitation to present the paper at the annual ACR conference in October. Honorable mention awards also may be given ($500 and an invitation to present the paper at the ACR conference). The last issue of each JCR volume is published in March, and Ferber Award judging is usually completed by June 1. Only authors who have published papers in JCR are eligible.
Your manuscript must address an interdisciplinary aspect of consumer behavior. To submit a manuscript to JCR and be considered a Ferber candidate upon publication, follow these guidelines:
1. Format your paper according to JCR style. The JCR style sheet appears in the June issue each year.
2. Submit the manuscript with a cover letter that lists the dissertation title, the name of the granting department and university, the name of the principal advisor, and the date the degree was awarded. You must also be able to state that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and that it is not being considered for publication by another journal.
•FIERI BRONX / WESTCHESTER SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Donna M. Alfieri (212) 410-8133 or www.fieri.org
Applicant must be of Italian American origin. Applicants must also reside in the Bronx or Westchester County OR be an active member of a chapter of Fieri National. Award is $5,000. All applications must be received by April 8th. For applications contact the telephone number above or visit their website.
• FIVE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR MINORITY SCHOLARS / Carol Angus / Five College Fellowship Program Committee / Five Colleges, Incorporated / 97 Spring Street / Amherst, MA 01002-2324 / (413) 256-8316 / Website: http://www.fivecolleges.edu/academic_programs/academprog_fellowship.html
The fellowship provides a year's support for minority doctoral candidates who are in the final stages of completing their degree. During the fellowship year, Fellows reside within an academic department at the hosting campus, which also provides them with a stipend ($30,000), a research grant, office space, housing assistance, and library privileges at the five colleges. The primary aim of the fellowship is to enable doctoral candidates to complete their degrees before embarking on a full-time academic career.
Applications are available online. Additional information is also available from Carol Angus at Five Colleges Incorporated. Deadline is January 30.
• FLEMISH COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP / c/o Embassy of Belgium / 3330 Garfield Street, NW / Washington, DC 20008 / (202) 625-5850/51 / Fax: (202) 342-8346 / http://www.diplobel.org/usa/StudyingInBelgium/Fellowship.htm
Five fellowships are available to American college graduates who wish to continue their education in Flanders, Belgium. Three of the fellowships are granted to post-graduate students for study or research at universities, conservatories of music, or art academies in the following fields: art, music, humanities, social and political sciences, law, economics, sciences and medicine. General conditions are: U.S. citizenship; Bachelor's or Master's degree; maximum age thirty-five years old; no other Belgian sources of income. The recipients of the fellowship will receive a monthly stipend of approximately 675 EUR (subject to change), a reimbursement of the tuition fee, health insurance and public liability insurance. Duration of the fellowship is 10 months. For applications visit the website above. Deadline: January 31.
•THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS / Ms. Carol Brobeck / Folger Shakespeare Library / 201 East Capitol Street, SE / Washington, DC 20003 / (202) 675-0333 / Website:www.folger.edu / E-mail:brobeck@folger.edu
There are long-term and short-term post-doctoral research fellowships.
(1) Long-Term Fellowships. The Folger Shakespeare Library offers residential fellowships for periods of six to nine months. Successful candidates will be advanced scholars who have made stantial contributions in their fields and whose research projects are appropriate to the collections of the Folger. Annual stipends range between $30,000 and $45,000. Deadline for application is November 1.
(2) Short-Term Fellowships. Short-term fellowships for periods of one to three months are available to postdoctoral scholars from any country. Awards carry a stipend of $1,900 per month. Applicants should submit four copies of each of the following: an application form, a 1,000-word description of the research project, and a curriculum vitae. Three letters of reference should be sent under separate cover to the Fellowship Committee. Deadline for application: March 1.
•THE FOOD AND DRUG LAW INSTITUTE / H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competitions /
1000 Vermont Avenue / Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20005 / (202) 371-1420 / Website: www.fdli.org / E-mail: cat@fdli.org
The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) sponsors the Writing Competitions to encourage law students interested in the areas of law that affect foods, drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biotechnology. Winning papers will be considered for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal. There are two competitions -one for papers with a maximum of 40 pages, and one for papers 41 pages and over. Entrants must be currently enrolled in a J.D. program ata ny of the antion's law schools. First and second prizes are $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. Possible topics include an in-depth analysis of a current issue including a review of relevant case law, legislative history, and other authorities, where agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the Environmental Protection Agency are involved. Deadline: June 15.
•FORD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS FOR MINORITIES Fellowship Office, GR 346A
National Research Council of the National Academies / 550 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 / Phone: (202) 334-2872 / Website:http://national-academies.org/fellowships / E-mail:infofell@nas.edu
(1) Predoctoral Minority Fellowships. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Astronomy, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Ethnomusicology, Geography, History, International Relations, Life Sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Language, Mathematics, Performance Study, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Urban Planning.
Stipend is $17,000. Cost-of-Education Allowance is $6,000. Deadline is November 19th.
(2) Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships For Minorities
Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Astronomy, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, Ethnomusicology, Geography, History, International Relations, Life Sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Language, Mathematics, Performance Study, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Urban Planning. Stipend is $21,000. Deadline is December 3.
(3)Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities. wards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: Archaeology, Anthropology, Art History, Astronomy, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Engineering, Ethnomusicology, Geography, History, International Relations, Life Sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Language, Mathematics, Performance Study, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Urban Planning. Stipend is $40,000. There is an employing Institution Allowance of $1,500. Deadline is December 17th.
•THE FOUNDATION CENTER (FC)/ 79 Fifth Avenue (near 16th St) / New York, NY 10003 / Tel: (212) 620-4230 / Website: http://fdncenter.org/
This Foundation offers a variety of free programs and resources to aid your grant seeking efforts.
• THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES / Residential Fellowships / Associate Director for Research and Curriculum / University of Rochester / 302 Morey Hall / Rochester, NY 14627 / (716) 275-7235/ Website: http://www.rochester.edu/college/aas/
There are two types of residential fellowship programs:
(I) The Postdoctoral Fellowship is awarded to scholars who hold a Ph.D. degree in a field related to the African and African-American experience. It carries an annual stipend of $35,000 and supports the completion of a research project for one academic year. The Fellow will teach two courses (one per semester) in his or her area of specialization.
(2) The Predoctoral Fellowship is awarded annually to a graduate student of any university who studies aspects of the African and African-American experience. This fellowship, which carries an annual stipend of $18,000, does not come with any teaching obligation, but will require the Fellow to work with the Institute's Director in organizing colloquium, lectures, and other events.
All Fellows receive office space in the Institute, full access to the University's facilities, and opportunities to interact and collaborate with scholars of their respective disciplines within the University.
• FRIENDS OF THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM / Scholarship Chairman / PO Box 1295 / Morristown, NJ 07962-1295 / (201) 326-7603 / Website:www.arboretumfriends.org
The Friends of Frelinghuysen Arboretum annually award the Benjamin C. Blackburn Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to a student (undergraduate or grad) majoring in Horticulture, Botany, Landscape Architecture or a related field. The student must be a resident of New Jersey. Deadline: April 5.
• FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS from THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION / DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / FACULTY RESEARCH ABROAD PROGRAM or DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD PROGRAM / Website:www.iie.org
These Fulbright Programs are institutional awards. Faculty on joint-appointment to one of the colleges and The Graduate School must submit through their home school for a Dept. of Ed. Fulbright, for non-Western European countries (except for flights into Western Europe from the host country for short research searches) through your Dean's office or through your school's Institutional Research office. Faculty on direct appointment to The Graduate School must submit through The Graduate School. The deadline date for final submission to the Dept. of Ed. for faculty is traditionally one week before the November 15th deadline date. Faculty may wish to have their applications reviewed by Dr. Alan Gartner, or Ms. Hilry Fisher.
The Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program application is due one week prior to the final deadline. Students who may want to apply for this program will have to prove that they have a background of "area studies" by either pointing out the relevant "area studies" courses on their transcripts or on their vitae. Area studies are usually defined to include special knowledge of the area or the country where the research is to be done, or in relation to the country, including knowledge of the language, knowledge of the economy, history, or other relevant aspects. Citizens as well as permanent residents are allowed to apply.
•FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS / COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF SCHOLARS FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM/ 3007 Tilden Street, NW / Suite 5L / Washington, DC 20008-3009 / (202) 686-4000 / Fax: (202)362-3442 / E-mail: cieswebmaster@cies.iie.org / Website: www.cies.org
U.S. Scholar Programs:
(1) Traditional Scholar Program. This program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Deadline: August 1.
(2) Distinguished Chairs Program. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Candidates should have a prominent record of scholarly accomplishment. Applicants should submit a letter of interest (about three pages), a curriculum vitae (maximum eight pages) and a sample syllabus (maximum four pages) by the May 1 deadline.
(3) Senior Specialists Program.In order to extend the scope and reach of the traditional program in a new era, the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program has been initiated to provide short-term Fulbright grants of two to six weeks.
(4) New Century Scholars Program. Thirty top academics and professionals collaborate for a year on a topic of global significance. For this year the topic is "Toward Equality: The Global Empowerment of Women." Dealine is mid-December.
(5) Alumni Initiatives Awards Program. The objective of the AIA program is to help translate the individual Fulbright experience into long-term institutional impact. To this end, the program provides small institutional grants to Fulbright alumni to develop innovative projects that will foster institutionally supported linkages and sustainable, mutually beneficial relationships between the Fulbright scholar's home and host institutions. Deadline is mid-February.
(6) International Administrators Program. U.S international education administrators are invited to apply for two- to three-week summer seminars in Germany, Japan or Korea.
The seminars are designed to introduce participants to the society, culture and higher education systems of these countries through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, attendance at cultural events and briefings on education. Deadline is November 1.
(7) German Studies Seminar Program. Three-week seminars on current German society and culture. Participants will examine the political, social and economic institutions of Germany. Each seminar has a specific thematic focus. The program will begin in Berlin and include visits to other cities in eastern and western Germany. Ph.D. candidates who hold full-time teaching appointments and meet other requirements are eligible. Deadline is November 1.
Non U.S. Scholar Programs:
(1) Fulbright Visiting Scholar Programs
(2) Fulbright Visiting Specialists: Direct Access to the Muslim World. will support 20-25 grants for visits of between two and six weeks by scholars and professionals from abroad to American institutions that desire to enrich understanding and knowledge of Islamic societies and cultures. Deadline: April 15.
(3) Scholar-in-Residence Program.
This program brings visiting scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. Application Deadline: November 3.
(4) European Union Scholar-in-Residence Program. Grants are available to bring European scholars specializing in EU affairs to U.S. campuses as resident fellows for one term of the academic year. Dealine is November 3.
(5) Occasional Lecturer Program. This program enables Fulbright Visiting Scholars to accept guest lecturing invitations at colleges and universities.
• FULBRIGHT TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM / 600 Maryland Avenue, SW / Suite 320 / Washington, DC 20024 / 1(800) 726-0479 / Website: www.fulbrightexchanges.org
College faculty, school administrators, and elementary and secondary school teachers are eligible to apply for positions abroad. However, not all categories of applicants are eligible for all countries. The application deadline date is October 15.
•FULBRIGHT-HAYS SEMINARS ABROAD - BILATERAL PROJECTS / Center for International Education / U.S.Department of Education, OPE / International Education Programs Service / 1990 K Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8500 / Website:www.ed.gov
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Elementary and secondary teachers, college instructors, and assistant professors are eligible to participate. U.S. citizenship, a bachelor's degree, and three years full-time teaching experience are required. Applications forms (available in September) are due in early November.
•FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD PROGRAM / Institute of International Education / 809 United Nations Plaza / New York, NY 10017-3580 / Tel: (212)984-5330 / Fax: (212)984-5325
This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.
•THE FUND FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM P.O. Box 60184
Washington, DC 20039-0184 /
Voice: (202) 362-0260 /
Fax: (301) 576-0804 / Website: fij.org/
The Fund for Investigative Journalism gives grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to reporters working outside the protection and backing of major news organizations.
Grants are limited to journalists seeking pre-publication help for investigative pieces involving corruption, malfeasance, incompetence and societal ills in general as well as for investigative media criticism.
The Robert I. Friedman Award supports the work of a journalist wishing to pursue an international investigative project.
In keeping with Robert Friedman's life and work, the award will be given to an investigative project focused outside the United States. Both U.S. and foreign-based reporters are eligible to apply. The grant will be in an amount up to $5,000, depending on the budget of the project.
Book Award. The Fund awards a $25,000 book prize. The award is for a work-in-progress and not for a book that has already been published. Applicants should send a letter describing the project and other information that may be helpful, such as a chapter outline or a sample chapter.
•THE FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (FIPSE) / 1990 K Street, NW / Washington, DC 20006-8544. / Telephone: (202) 502-7500/ Fax: (202) 502-7877 / Website: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
The Comprehensive Program supports a wide range of projects that promise to make improvements in postsecondary education. For more information, application and deadlines visit their website above.