• WELLESLEY COLLEGE CENTER FOR WORK AND SERVICE / Secretary to the Committee on Graduate Fellowships / Center for Work and Service / Wellesley College / 106 Central Street / Wellesley, MA 02181-8200 / (781) 283-3525 / Website:http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/main.html
(1) Mary McEwen Schimke Scholarship Applicant must be enrolled/admitted to this institution. Applicant must be a graduate of any American institution, female, age 30 or over, and currently engaged in graduate study in literature and/or history. Preference is given for American studies. Award is to provide aid for household and child care while pursuing study. Selection is based upon scholarly expectation and identified need.
Award: up to $1,400.
(2) M.A Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship is for the study of medicine with a view to general practice, not psychiatry.
Award: minimum of $9,000.
• THE WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH / 220 Fifth Ave. 16th Floor / New York, NY 10001-7708 / Phone: 212.683.5000 - Fax: 212.683.9151. Website: www.wennergren.org
Grants for amounts up to $25,000 are available for basic research in all branches of anthropology. Grants are made to seed innovative approaches and ideas, to cover specific expenses or phases of a project, and/or to encourage aid from other funding agencies. The foundation particularly invites projects employing comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of anthropology. A small number of awards is available for projects designed to develop resources for anthropological research and scholarly exchange.
The foundation, under its Individual Research Grants Program, offers:
(1) Dissertation Fieldwork Grants. Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to individuals to aid doctoral dissertation or thesis research. Applicants must be enrolled for a doctoral degree. Application must be made jointly with a thesis advisor or other scholar who will undertake responsibility for supervising the project. Awards are contigent upon the applicant's successful completion of all requirements for the degree other than the dissertation/thesis. Applications may be submitted before such requirements have been met; however, should an award be approved, the foundation will at that time request evidence of that the applicant is "all-but-dissertation/ advanced-to-candidacy". Qualified students of all nationalities are eligible. Deadline is May 1.
(2) Post-Ph.D. Grants.
(3) Richard Carley Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships.
•WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY / ANDREW W. MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CULTURAL STUDIES / The Director, Center for the Humanities / Wesleyan University / Middletown, CT 06459-0069 / (860) 685-2170 / Website:http://www.wesleyan.edu/chum/mellon.html
Scholars who have received their Ph.D. degrees within the last four years in any field of humanistic inquiry are eligible. Fellowship for residence at the Center for the Humanities. Scholar will teach one undergraduate course and participate in the work of the Center, which is currently focusing on cultural studies. The purpose of this Fellowship is to promote interdisciplinary interests among younger scholars, to further their scholarship by providing free time and participation in a research group, and to associate them with a distinguished teaching and research faculty. The stipend is $40,000. No citizenship requirements. Deadline: November 15.
• WHITNEY (HELEN HAY) FOUNDATION / POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS / The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation / 450 East 63rd Street / New York, NY 10021-7999 / (212) 751-8228 / Website:www.hhwf.org
Fellowships for periods of two and three years are available to any qualified person in North America holding a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree, and who is seriously considering a career in biological or medical research. Stipend: $40,000 per year; it is not acceptable to hold concurrently a full fellowship from another source. Non-research activities such as teaching must not occupy more than 10% of the Fellow's time. An annual allowance of $2,500 is given to the Fellow's laboratory to help defray research expenses. Fellowships to noncitizens are tenable only in the U.S. Deadline: August 15. For further information about this particular fellowship click here
• WILLIAMS COLLEGE / GAIUS CHARLES BOLIN FELLOWSHIP FOR MINORITY GRADUATE STUDENTS / Williams College
P.O. Box 141 /
Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267 / (413) 597-3131 / Website: http://www.williams.edu/admin/deanfac/bolin.html
Named in honor of its first black graduate, who was admitted to Williams in 1885, the Bolin Fellowships will be awarded to graduate students from underrepresented groups who are working toward the Ph.D. in the humanities or in the natural, social, or behavioral sciences. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year. The stipend for 2004-2005 is $30,500. The College will also provide housing assistance, academic support including office space and computer and library privileges, and an allowance of up to $4,000 for research-related expenses. During the year of residence at Williams, the Bolin Fellows will be affiliated with an appropriate department or program, and will be expected to teach one one-semester course, normally in the fall semester. Candidates should submit two full sets in hard copy form (electronic applications will not be accepted) of each of the following materials, postmarked by January 1:
(1) a full curriculum vitae
(2) a graduate school transcript and three confidential letters of recommendation
(3) a copy of the dissertation prospectus, preferably limited to 10-15 pp.
(4) a description of teaching interests.
• WINTERTHUR MUSEUM FELLOWSHIPS Director / Research Fellowship Program / Winterthur Museum, Library, and Garden / Winterthur, DE 19735 / (302) 888-4649 / E-mail: pelliott@winterthur.org / Website:www.winterthur.org /
Three types of dissertation fellowships are available for research (including doctoral) in American studies, art, and culture at the Winterthur Museum.
(1) National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. Winterthur participates in an NEH funded program, Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions. This fellowship is offered to scholars pursuing advanced research and may not be used in the pursuit of a degree. NEH awards are for four to twelve months, at stipends of up to $40,000 but generally $3,333 per month. NEH applicants must be U.S. citizens or residents for three years prior to application. This fellowship may be used to revise a dissertation for publication, but the doctorate must be in hand at the time the fellowship commences. The NEH is for advanced scholars only, for four to twelve months.
(2) The Winterthur Research Fellowships. The program awards approximately 15 short-term fellowships each year at $1,500 per month. This is our most general category of fellowship, open to all candidates, including those in pursuit of a graduate degree, who can demonstrate a specific need for research in our collections. Applicants need not apply for a specific named fellowship, but the program does designate certain awards as:
-Faith Andrews Fellowships--for the study of Shaker life and material culture.
-Robert Lee Gill Fellowships--for research on American decorative arts, painting, architecture, or historic preservation.
-Dwight P. Lanmon Fellowships--for the study of glass and ceramics.
(3) Lois F. McNeil Dissertation Fellowships.
Winterthur awards four semesters of McNeil funding each year, at $7,000 per semester. Applicants may apply for one semester or for the academic year. This fellowship is intended to support dissertation research in Winterthur's collections and so is particularly appropriate for candidates in the earlier stages of a project.
All deadlines: December 1.
• WOODS HOLES OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION / Woods Hole, MA 02543 (617) 548-1400 / Website:www.whoi.edu
For a list of researh opportunities visit the website above.
•WOMEN'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE
/ CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP ON WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY/
Women's Research and Education Institute /
1750 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 350 /
Washington, DC 20006 / Website:www.wrei.org
This program provides a graduate student with the opportunity of working for nine months in a congressional office as a legislative aide dealing with policies affecting women. Fellowship applications are due by June 18, 2004. Fellows are selected on the basis of academic competence as well as their demonstrated interest in the public policy process. They are expected to be articulate and adaptable and to have strong writing skills. Only students who are currently in, or have recently completed, a graduate or professional-degree program at an accredited institution in the United States are eligible.
•THE WOODROW WILSON NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION / Department WS / CN 5281 / Princeton, NJ 08543-5281 / (609)452-7007 / Fax: (609)452-0066 / Website: www.woodrow.org
1. Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies. These fellowships are designed to support promising students as they pursue advanced study in the disciplines of the humanities. This award is for first-year doctoral students only and cannot be deferred. Mellon Fellows are expected to carry a full course load during the nine-month academic year of the fellowship. Fellows may take their awards to any accredited graduate program in the United States or Canada. Each year, approximately 85 fellowships are available. The fellowship covers full graduate tuition and fees for the first year and includes a one-year stipend of $17,500. Deadline is the first of December of each year.
2. Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. These fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations might consider the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. Stipend is $17,500 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing. Deadline is usually the first week in December.
3. The Humanities at Work. The Humanities at Work initiative encourages talented humanities PhDs to take their knowledge of human history, society, and culture, along with their skills in languages, communication, project management and critical thinking, and to put them to the service of the larger community. At the same time, the program encourages companies, non-profit organizations, schools, and government agencies, to mine this rich seam of talent both for the understanding of the values that bind our society and for proven abilities.
4. MMUF Dissertation Grants And Travel and Research Grants.
5. Public Policy and Foreign Affairs Programs. The Graduate FAF Program provides fellowship funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply. It aims to attract outstanding students who will be in master's degree programs in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology or foreign languages, who represent all ethnic, racial and social backgrounds, and who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State.
6. Schools and Scholars.
7. Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies.
8. Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women's & Children's Health.
This program encourages original and significant research on issues related to women's health. Students in doctoral programs such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work, at graduate schools in the United States are eligible to apply. Candidates must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by October 24, 2003, and expect to complete their dissertations by the summer of 2005. Winners will receive grants of $6,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation. Deadline is first week in November.
9. The Humanities at Work.
10. Woodrow Wilson Academic Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities.
• WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION / EDUCATION OFFICE / MS #31 / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / 360 Wood Hole Road / Woods Hole, MA 02543-1546 / (508) 289-2219 / Fax: (508) 457-2188 / or MIT/WHOI Joint Program Office / 54-911 / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / 77 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02139 / (617) 253-7544 / Website: www.whoi.edu/education
1. MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean Science and Engineering - Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) are offered in oceanography jointly by WHOI and MIT. Master's programs are available in some disciplines. Students may concentrate in one or more of the following areas: chemical oceanography, marine geology, marine geophysics, physical oceanography, or biological oceanography. Doctoral, engineer's, and master's degrees in oceanographic engineering are also offered under the Joint Program through the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at WHOI and any of the following engineering departments at MIT: Civil and Environmental, Mechanical, Ocean Engineering, or Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
2. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (GFD) Fellowships. - Graduate students and researchers from a variety of fields who share a common interest in the nonlinear dynamics of rotating, stratified fluids share an intense ten-week research experience, and vigorous discussions of concepts that span different disciplines. Fellows pursue a research project under the supervision of the staff and present a lecture and a written report for a proceedings volume. Fellows receive a stipend and an allowance for travel expenses within the United States. Fellows are expected to be in residence for the full ten weeks of the program.
3. Guest Students - Graduates students who are accepted as student interns in WHOI laboratories on a year-round basis. These are unpaid positions.
4. Postdoctoral Programs. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers several types of postdoctoral awards. A term appointment to the position of Postdoctoral Scholar, Fellow, or Investigator may be offered to an individual who has completed the requirements for a Ph.D. degree. The degree may or may not have been officially awarded; a letter from the individual's university asserting that he or she has completed all of the requirements for the degree is satisfactory for establishing eligibility for the position. Each type of postdoctoral appointment has a slightly different selection and appointment procedure. For further information contact their website above.
•THE WORLD GUIDE TO VOLUNTARY WORK IN NATURE CONSERVATION./ www.greenvol.com / Projects to work from one week to one year with endangered species in National Parks, rainforests, tropical coasts, in various habitats. The guide costs about $16. The website also has summer job guides in the UK and in Europe.
•WORLDTEACH / Center for International Development/Harvard University/ 79 John F.Kennedy Street / Cambridge, MA 02138 / (800) 4-TEACH-0 and (617) 495-5527 / Fax: (617) 495-1599 / Email: info@worldteach.org / Website:www.worldteach.org
WorldTeach, Inc., a non-profit organization based at Harvard University, sends volunteers to teach in developing countries. Volunteers with a Bachelor's degree teach for one year in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Namibia, Poland, Russia, Thailand, or South Africa. Open to undergraduates, as well as graduates, is an eight-week Shanghai Summer Teaching Program in China. For any WorldTeach program volunteers pay or fundraise a fee to cover the cost of airfare, health insurance, field support, training and administration. Volunteers are provided with housing and a modest stipend. The most up to date information can be accessed by visiting the above mentioned Worldteach website.