The University of Michigan Library’s Special Collections Library is delighted to offer William P. Heidrich Research Fellowships to study in the USA. The US, as well as foreign nationals, are eligible to apply for this fellowship program.

­The University of Michigan mission is to support, enhance, and collaborate in the instructional, research, and service activities of the faculty, students, and staff, and contribute to the common good by collecting, organizing, preserving, communicating, and sharing the record of human knowledge.

Course Level: Fellowships are available to pursue research.

Study Subject: Applications for support for all types of research projects — academic, creative, journalistic, etc. — will be considered, and no specific credentials are required.

Scholarship Award: The fellowships will provide funds for travel and housing for on-site research on any topic that is supported by the Labadie Collection. The amount of funding awarded will be based on the individual needs of the recipient(s).

Number of Scholarships: Not Known

Scholarship can be taken in the USA

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

• United States citizens and foreign nationals are eligible to apply. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. There are no academic requirements.

Nationality: The US, as well as foreign nationals, are eligible to apply for this fellowship program.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

How to Apply: Application Components

• Project proposal (500 words or fewer) describing the research topic and why Labadie Collection materials are central to the work. Please be as specific as possible.
• Budget of time needed and travel expenses (make note of regular closings)
• Two letters of support
• CV or resume
• Optional: previous research funding awards (amounts, source, project)
• Optional: personal statement (500 words or fewer) to further support your application
• Applications must be submitted via email to heidrichresearchfellowship-at-umich.edu as a single attachment. The application evaluation process may include requests for further information, such as writing samples.

Application Deadline: Fellowship application deadline is September 15, 2017.

Scholarship Link

The Harry Ransom Center invites applications for its 2018–2019 research fellowships. The fellowships support projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

Course Level: Fellowships are available to undertake research project at the University of Texas at Austin.

Study Subject(s): The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.

Scholarship Award: The available fellowships include:

• One to three month fellowships $3,500 per month (Domestic) and $4,000 per month (International): One- to three-month fellowships are available for post-doctoral or independent scholars whose projects require extensive work with the Ransom Center’s collections.
• Travel Stipends $2,000 (Domestic) and $2,500 (International): Travel stipends are available for post-doctoral or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s work with the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.
• Dissertation Fellowships $2,000 (Domestic) and $2,500 (International):Dissertation fellowships, generously supported by the Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation and The University of Texas at Austin Office of Graduate Studies, are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.

Number of Scholarships: For its 2018–2019 fellowship program, the Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections.

Scholarship can be taken in the USA

Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality.
• Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply after two full fellowship cycles have passed.
• One- to three-month fellowships and travel stipends are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or with a substantial record of professional achievement, demonstrated on their curriculum vitae. If the Ph.D. is in-progress at the time of application, the proposal and letters of recommendation must clearly indicate completion by June 1, 2018. Successful applicants must complete the Ph.D. by this date in order to accept the fellowship.
• Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research by the time of application.

Nationality: The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have previous degree.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirement: All international applicants for whom English is not the native tongue must provide proof of competence in the English language.

How to Apply: The proposal and required letter(s) of recommendation for 2018–2019 fellowship applications must be submitted through the Center’s online application system. A complete application consists of a three-page proposal and one or two letters of recommendation as outlined below. These materials must be uploaded to the Ransom Center’s online application system as PDF files by the application deadline. To begin your application for a 2018–2019 fellowship, create a fellowship account. Upon successful creation of your account, you will receive a fellowship account number, which you must use to submit your proposal, and which your referee(s) must use to submit the required letter(s) of recommendation. Please note that information cannot be revised once submitted. Previous applicants for Ransom Center fellowships must create a new account for 2018–2019, as accounts from previous applications cannot be reused.

Application Form

Application Deadline: The application deadline is November 15, 2017.

Scholarship Link

The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce Afghan Junior Faculty Development Program for teachers/lecturers with 1-5 years of teaching experience at the university level. The programme is a ten-week professional development programme.

The aim of the programme is to strengthen ties between US and Afghan applicants.

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kabul is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Course Level: This is a ten-week professional development programme.

Study Subject:  The programme is awarded in the field of study of English Language and Literature.

Scholarship Award: The programme will cover the following:

• All program costs will be included in the scholarship, including lodging, meals, supplemental health and accident benefits, a book and materials allowance, and travel costs to program location.

Numbers of Scholarships:  Not known

Scholarship can be taken in the USA

Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Applicants must be citizens of Afghanistan currently employed full-time as a junior level faculty member at a public or private higher education institution in Afghanistan;
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year and maximum of five years of teaching experience;
• Applicants must have demonstrated interest in and intent to continue teaching at the university level in Afghanistan;
• Applicants must at the minimum a four-year bachelor’s degree along with transcripts reflecting eight full semesters of coursework;
• Applicants must demonstrate leadership qualities and achievements through professional work and volunteer experience;
• Applicants should have strong English language skills.  Applicants with a valid TOEFL iBT score will be given preference when selecting candidates.  Candidates with TOEFL scores must include a screenshot or their highest such score in the application package. Selected applicants may be required to retake a TOEFL iBT later.  Competitive applicants will have a TOEFL score of at least 61 iBT.
• Applicants must submit three recommendation letters along with their application. One of the three recommendation letters must be from the applicant’s faculty’s Dean and must clearly state that if selected, the university will facilitate and approve the applicant’s participation, which includes absence for ten weeks, and guarantees the applicant’s position upon return;
• Applicants must accept the “NO dependent policy” – the Afghan Junior Faculty Development Program will only provide support to the recipient; dependents, including spouse, are not supported;
• Applicants currently living outside Afghanistan, dual citizens and U.S. citizens are NOT eligible for the program.
• Persons who have a pending application for immigration to any country (this includes Special Immigrant Visas to the United States); employees of the U.S. government, such as U.S. Embassy/USAID, and their family members (parents, siblings, spouses, and children) are NOT eligible for the program.

Nationality: Afghan applicants are eligible for the programme.

 College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must be teachers/lecturers with 1-5 years of teaching experience at the university level.

English Language Requirement: It is imperative that all candidates demonstrate English language fluency. Participants will be expected to handle substantial reading assignments in English and to be active participants in all seminar and panel discussions. English fluency is vital to a successful experience.

How to Apply: Applicants can apply through email.

• Submit Your Application Package to: KabulJFDP-at-state.gov

Application Form

Application Deadline: The application deadline is August 30, 2017.

Scholarship Link