Listed in order of approaching
deadline dates.
Important: Please note that IES
makes every effort to be accurate regarding deadlines, but
we encourage each applicant to check with the funding source
directly to verify each year's approaching deadline. (Many
funding sources are also administered by or listed on the Graduate
Division Fellowship Office's website.
Please consult it as well.)
October 2008 Deadlines:
November 2008 Deadlines:
December 2008 Deadlines:
January 2009 Deadlines:
February 2009 Deadlines:
March 2009 Deadlines:
April 2009 Deadlines:
May 2009 Deadlines:
Open Deadline:
Contributing to the
IES Fellowship Fund
October
IES
Dissertation Fellowship
A limited number of Graduate
Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships is available
to UC Berkeley graduate students whose dissertations focus
on topics related to Western Europe and the European Union.
Topics should focus on political, historical, economic, social,
cultural, and intellectual issues or public policy. Recipients
must be advanced to candidacy, and preference will be given
to applicants who have finished the bulk of their fieldwork.
A Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
provides $ 3,000 for AY 07-08, and can be used to supplement
external grants. A Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
cannot be deferred and must be used within AY 07-08. The
deadline for application receipt at IES is October 1, 2008. Requirements: 2
page dissertation prospectus and nomination from the Chair
of your dissertation committee. Please e-mail your prospectus
to Beverly Crawford, Associate Director. Institute of European
Studies: ies [@] berkeley.edu. The faculty nomination
should also be e-mailed to: ies [@] berkeley.edu.
Deadline: October 1, 2008
The Robert Bosch
Foundation Fellowship Program: Fostering
a Community of Transatlantic Leaders
Over the past twenty years, the Robert Bosch Foundation
Fellowship Program has enabled over 300 young American professionals
to acquire an in-depth understanding of the political, economic,
and cultural environment of Germany and European Union. The
nine-month program consists of three seminars and two work
phases, during which fellows complete executive-level internships
in major German institutions, including the Federal Government,
the Federal Parliament, headquarters of private corporations,
think-tanks, and media and cultural organizations. Seven
months of German language training in the U.S. and Berlin
are provided prior to the start of the program in September.
Fellows receive a living stipend of EURO 1,800 per month,
with additional funds available for spouses and children.
Through their work experience and seminars taking place all
over Europe, Bosch Fellows acquire invaluable professional
experience and develop an enduring commitment to the transatlantic
relationship.
Bosch Fellows are competitively chosen from five fields:
Business Administration/Economics, Journalism/Mass Communications,
Law, Political Science, and Public Affairs/ Public Policy.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens between the ages of 23 and
34 and, ideally, have completed a graduate degree prior to
the beginning of the program. Strong candidates will also
possess 2+ years of relevant work experience. Knowledge of
German is not required at the time of application.
Applications must be received no later than October 14,
2008 for the program beginning in September 2009. For further
information and to download an application, please visit
our website, www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/bosch.htm.
Inquiries may be addressed to Jeanne
Fahey or Joanna Curtis via
email or at 212.497.3500.
Deadline: October 14, 2008
November
UCB Working
Group Grants for Students in European Studies
The Institute
of European Studies (IES) invites undergraduate and graduate
students to form working groups to explore European topics
under IES sponsorship. We envision such groups as forums
for collaboration and exchange across the various European
area studies programs and academic disciplines on campus.
As such, they should provide opportunities for students
to both explore a European issue or event in depth, and acquire
new perspectives from fields outside their major or scholarly
focus.
Examples of possible topics include but are not
limited to: migration, religion, the environment, sports,
the family, multiculturalism, and the EU. While we are
interested in all proposals, we especially appreciate those
which establish comparative
perspectives looking at individual themes as they
manifest themselves in the various countries comprising
Europe, or interdisciplinary
frameworks exploring the representation of European
topics in cultural texts from such diverse fields as
literature, film, psychology, political science, sociology,
art history, mass media, economics, business, history,
and music.
To apply for funding please submit the following to Beverly Crawford, IES
Associate Director, 207 Moses Hall by November 1st,
2008:
- Description of the working group
(1-2 pages): Proposed topic, areas and disciplines
encompassed, a list of activities including a schedule
of meetings and potential texts or cultural works to
be studied, and the name and contact information of the
group’s primary coordinator.
- Budget: IES can provide up to $1,750
for working group activities. Funds may be used for diverse
purposes, including guest speakers, film rentals, book
purchases, reader production, and refreshments. In your
application please note the amount your group requires,
and describe how it will be used. The primary coordinator
of the Working Group must be affiliated with at least one
UC Berkeley department, which will serve as the home department
and will administer the funds awarded by the Institute
of European Studies.
Deadline: November 1,
2008
Download information here: Student
Working Group Annoucement (.doc)
American-Scandinavian
Foundation
Awards for Study in Scandinavia. Synopsis: Applicants must have a well-defined
research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential. Projects
should be planned to fall within the summer period.
For more info: http://www.amscan.org/fellowship.html
Deadline: November 1,
2008
Fulbright German-Studies Seminar
The German-American
Fulbright Commission annually administers a German Studies
Seminar for U.S. university and college teachers. The two-week
seminar covers wide areas of contemporary Germany with
program portions in Berlin and other cities in eastern
and western Germany. Each year the seminar is dedicated
to a special topic. For example, this year’s seminar
dealt with: "Muslim
Minorities: Opportunities and Challenges in West European
Societies. German and French Experiences."
Award benefits include
program costs, round-trip transportation and a per diem allowance for meals,
lodging, and local travel.
Deadline: November 1, 2008
December
Foreign
Language Teaching Grants
IES is pleased to announce a competition for a $1,500 travel
grant for Berkeley foreign language instructors of Western
European languages to support the acquisition of new information
and training in language pedagogy, second-language acquisition,
and applied linguistics. The competition is open to GSIs,
lecturers, tenure-track, and tenured faculty. Applications
should include the following:
- A proposal statement describing the applicant planned
travel and how it will enhance language instruction at
UCB Berkeley
- A budget
- A curriculum vitae
Please submit these items to Beverly Crawford,
Associate Director, Institute of European Studies, 202 Moses
Hall #2316, Berkeley, CA 94720-2316.
Deadline: December 1, 2008
January
Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables highly qualified,
early-stage researchers from abroad, who hold doctorates,
to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany
. Applications may be submitted for long-term research stays
of at least 6 and at most 12 months; an extension of up to
24 months is possible. Researchers of all nationalities and
disciplines may apply to the AvH directly at any time. There
are no quotas for individual countries and disciplines. Funding
is not available for short-term study visits, participation
in conferences, or training courses. Research fellowships
are offered world-wide on a competitive basis.
The most important
criteria for selection are the applicant's (international)
publications to date and the quality and feasibility
of the research proposal. Applicants choose their own research
projects and their own German hosts. Details of the research
project and the time-schedule must be agreed upon with
the prospective host in advance. Applications to continue
a research stay which has already begun may be considered
in exceptional cases.
Deadline: January 4, 2009.
Foreign Language and
Area Studies Awards: Academic Year and Summer
The Graduate Fellowship Office has begun accepting
applications for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)
awards for Academic Year 2009-09 and Summer 2010.
FLAS awards enable students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents to
acquire a high level of competence in one or more foreign languages. Fellowships
are awarded to students in modern foreign language and area studies, with priority
given to students in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields.
Eligible languages for the IES include Breton, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish,
French, German, modern Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese,
Spanish, Swedish, Welsh, and Yiddish. Priority is given to advanced study
in the least commonly taught languages to students in the social sciences and
professional schools. Please note that past recipients may reapply.
For academic year awards, entering students must submit the combined Graduate
Application for Admission and Fellowships by the departmental deadline.
Continuing students should apply directly to the Graduate Fellowships Office,
318 Sproul Hall. See the Graduate
Division Web site for complete program details and the online application
form.
Deadline: January 28 , 2009.
Postdoctoral Residential Fellowships
in Public Law and Political Science, Madrid
The Centro de Estudios Políticos
y Constitucionales (Madrid) is offering three-year postdoctoral
residential fellowships in Public Law and Political Science
for scholars who have defended their Ph.D since Jan. 31,
2001 (or 2000 for individuals with circumstances warranting
an extension, e.g., maternity leave).
Candidates should prove that they have spent at least
12 months in a research institution different to the one
awarding the doctorate degree. The current research programs
of the CEPC include: 1) Territorial structure of the State,
2) European Union, 3) Democratic governance: Democratisation,
rule of law, constitutional reform.
Deadline: January 31, 2009.
More information is available at:
Nominations Invited for Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights
The Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health
and Human Rights is presented annually to honor a
leading practitioner in health and human
rights, and to help call attention to the vital links between health
and human rights. The award program is supported by the
Association François-Xavier
Bagnoud, Doctors of the World, and the Global Health Council.
The award
will be presented to a practitioner in health and human rights, be it
an individual or organization. The award is a substantial cash prize
and is intended to allow its recipients a measure of freedom to pursue
their work in the area of global health and human rights.
In reviewing the nominees,
the following criteria will be considered and evaluated: practical work
in the field and in difficult circumstances; actual relevance to the
linkage of health with human rights; predominant activities in developing
countries and with marginalized people; evidence of serious and long-term
commitment; potential of the award to strengthen nominees' work; potential
for receipt of the award to raise the profile of the award itself; potential
of funding to enhance visibility and public awareness of the issue or
project the awardee is addressing; and potential for attracting additional
resources toward resolution of the issue.
An effort is made to cast broadly for award
candidates to ensure individuals and organizations working at the grassroots
level are given the same attention and opportunities of those operating
at the national or international level.
See
the Global Health Council Web site for complete program details and
the online nomination form. Additional
RFPs in Health... And more
RFPs in Human Services...
Deadline: January 31, 2009.
February 2009 Deadlines
IES
& CGES (General) Predissertation
Fellowships
Summer/Fall 2009
Fellowships for short-term
(two to three months) predissertation research in Europe
during summer/fall 2009 for graduate students working on
modern European topics and enrolled at any UC campus. Graduate
students often find that a first separate visit improves
their chances of efficient and successful dissertation
research abroad. This permits a network of academic support
and contacts to be built up before the major stay. This
Predissertation Research Program is designed to provide
such opportunities and is not intended to be a supplement
or substitute for regular dissertation support. Under normal
circumstances, students receiving the grants will be expected
to return to their home institution following the grant
period for the purpose of defining and/or refining their
dissertation project in anticipation of their subsequent
dissertation research abroad. The Center is unable to support
predissertation projects that are purely literary, philosophical,
or theoretical in character. It also cannot support projects
in early modern history outside the Central European field
or those that deal exclusively with Russian history. Applicants
should be in the process of preparing their dissertation
proposals, and there should be a gap of at least one semester
or two quarters between the completion of their predissertation
fellowship and the beginning of their field work abroad.
These fellowships of $3,000 each are expected to cover
two or three months' research in Europe.
Download
the CGES/IES
Predissertation Information Sheet Download
the CGES/IES
Predissertation Application
Deadline: February 1,
2009.
IES Berkeley-Vienna Pre-Dissertation,
Dissertation, and Berkeley-Viadrina Fellowships
For more information and application
forms, click here...
Deadline: February 1, 2009.
IES UC European
Proseminar Program
Visiting European Professor
Fall 2009 / Spring 2010
The Institute of European Studies invites applications from
UC departments and professional schools who wish to fund a visiting
European professor for
fall 2009/Spring 2010.
Download
the Proseminar Application Information
Deadline: February 1, 2009.
IREX Short-Term Travel Grants Program
E-mail: irex@irex.org
Website: www.irex.org
IREX (the International Research & Exchange Board) is an international
nonprofit organization specializing in education, independent media, Internet
development, and civil society programs. Through training, partnerships,
education, research, and grant programs, IREX develops the capacity of individuals
and institutions to contribute to their societies.
Since its founding in 1968, IREX has supported nearly 20,000 students, scholars,
policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and other professionals.
IREXs US scholar programs are funded by the US Department of State (Title VIII
Program), and Nancy Lee Roberts, and IREXs own Scholar Support Fund. IREX supports
the following programs.
Short-Term Travel Grants Program
Grants of up to $3,500 for short-term independent
or collaborative research with a policy-relevant focus in Europe and Eurasia
for postdoctoral scholars
and professionals with terminal degrees.
Deadlines: February
1, 2009.
Stanford - Center for International Security and Cooperation, Hamburg
Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
These fellowships
fund one year in residence for studies
related to peace and international security, including Europe, Asia
and the FSU.
Contact: Barbara Platt, Fellowship Coordinator,
Stanford University, CISAC, 320 Galvez St, Stanford CA 94305-6165;
tel: 650-723-9626; Fax: 650-723-0089; barbara.platt@stanford.edu;
cisac.stanford.edu.
Deadline: February 1, 2009.
March 2009 Deadlines
UC
Berkeley, UC San Diego & UC System — Entering Graduate
Fellowships in Modern European Studies
The Center for German and European Studies announces the availability
of fellowships in the amount of $10,000 ($5,000 each semester), Fall 2009 and
Spring 2010 for outstanding entering graduate students who demonstrate an
interest in modern European studies. The sponsoring unit must agree to provide
tuition and fee waivers for students who are selected. The Center will also
provide a matching grant of $5,000 for a third semester (Fall 2010), provided
that the nominating department continues the tuition and fee waiver support
and agrees to provide an additional $5,000 to the student. The department’s
contribution can come in the form of a GSI or GSR appointment. The student’s
graduate advisor is required to write a brief narrative report on their progress
each semester.
Nominations should be submitted by the sponsoring department or professional
school. All campuses other than UC Berkeley and UC San Diego must route the
nominations through their Contracts and Grants office. Nominations should
include the student’s complete application file—transcripts,
GRE scores, statement of purpose, letters of reference—and a letter
of nomination from the department. These should be sent to:
John Efron, Director
Entering Graduate Fellowship Competition
Institute of European Studies
Center for German and European Studies
University of California
207 Moses Hall #2316
Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
If you need any additional information regarding these awards, please contact
Gia White-Forbes at (510) 642-4555
or by e-mail at gia@berkeley.edu
Deadline: March 7, 2009
North American Freshman Scholarship to Germany
Summer University at Freie Universitaet Berlin-FUBiS
2009
The Freie Universitaet Berlin offers 25 North American Freshman
Scholarships, applicable to the second Summer Session of the 7th
International Summer University at Freie Universitaet Berlin
FUBiS 2009), which will take place from July 17 through August 12,
2009. These scholarships are sponsored to 100 percent by funds
of the European Recovery Program.
Eligibility
Only students who are currently in their freshman year at an American
or a Canadian college or university are eligible to apply. Applicants
must hold either U.S. American or Canadian citizenship
at the time of their application. Students must be 18 years of age
at the beginning of the FUBiS program (July 17, 2009.) Knowledge of
German is not a pre-requisite.
Application
Please note that the application accompanied by all required documents
must be received free-of-charge by the FUBiS Office at latest by March
18, 2009 (not postmarked.). Applications should be sent in one
package.
For the downloadable application form and detailed information about
the scholarship please see the Freie Universitaet Berlin International Summer University
website.
You may also obtain information about the summer university program
of FUBiS which is open for all students in two different summer sessions
on their website.
For more information, please contact:
Nina Reinecke
FUBiS Student Advisor
Freie Universitaet Berlin - International Summer University FUBiS
Email: fubis@fubis.org
Web: Freie Universitaet Berlin International Summer.
Deadlines: March 18, 2009.
Intensive Dutch Language Summer Study Fellowships at Indiana University
Indiana University's European Union Study Center of Excellence is offering
Euro 2000 graduate fellowships for summer study of Dutch at Indiana University's
Summer Dutch Institute from May 21-June 29, 2009
Graduate students with an interest in public policy or those needing language
training before embarking upon a professional internship in the EU are elligible.
Applicants should state the relevance of their language study in the application.
Graduates in other disciplines such as history or popular culture may apply
a broad definition of policy studies, but need to explain convincingly how
their interests are relevant to EU policy as a whole or to policy debates
and research.
Both US and non-US citizens are eligible.
For more information, visit the EU Center site at http://www.indiana.edu/~eucenter/langfellows.shtml
More information on Dutch studies is also available at http://www.iub.edu/~sdi
Deadline: March 23, 2009.
April Deadlines
Berkeley Faculty
Foreign Language Teaching Grants
IES is pleased to announce a competition for a $1,500 travel grant for Berkeley
foreign language instructors of Western European languages to support the acquisition
of new information and training in language pedagogy, second-language acquisition,
and applied linguistics. The competition is open to lecturers, tenure-track,
and tenured faculty. Applications should include the following:
- A proposal statement describing the applicant’s planned travel
and how it will enhance language instruction at UCB Berkeley
- A budget
- A curriculum vitae
Please submit these items by April 30, 2009, to
Beverly Crawford, Associate Director, Institute of European Studies, 202
Moses Hall #2316, Berkeley, CA 94720-2316.
Deadline: April 30, 2009
May 2009 Deadlines
European Summer Institute
2009 (ESI 2009) on
the Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels
The Prague's Centre for Public Policy
(Centrum pro verejnou politiku - CPVP) is honored to invite students to the European
Summer Institute, ESI 2009.
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
When: July 17-26
Who: The founders of the European Spring/Summer Institute
2004 (ESI2004) have teamed up with the Prague's Centre for Public Policy (Centrum pro verejnou politiku - CPVP) and INstrategy -
Institute for European and National Strategies, to
organize the third European Summer Institute 2009 (ESI 2009).
What is it about: The
European Summer Institute 2009 is a ten-day academic program designed to bring
together 30 undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and
academic backgrounds from the USA, Eastern and Western Europe to enjoy their
summer holidays in the unique academic and cultural environment.
Why: The aim of the
program is to provide students with an opportunity to deepen their own expertise,
thereby enhancing their knowledge of the EU politics and exchanging their ideas
with academics, EU policy practitioners and fellow students from different cultural
environment. The summer program combines intensive academic courses with cultural,
social, and recreational opportunities.
We invite you to visit our website http://www.cpvp.cz/esi/ to
discover all the details about the ESI 2009. The website contains updated information
about the Institute, application process and on-line application.
We also suggest students to submit
their applications by the Early Bird Application Deadline of May 19, 2009. The
Final Deadline is May 30, 2009.
Should you have any questions regarding
the Institute or application process, please do not hesitate to contact us:
European Summer Institute 2009
Centrum pro verejnou politiku
Vyjezdova 510
190 11 Prague 9
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 737 679 605
Fax: +420 281 930 584
www: http://www.cpvp.cz/esi/
E-mail: esi@ cpvp.cz
We are looking forward to your application!!!
Deadline: 5/19/09
(Earlybird) and 5/31/09
National Italian American Foundation.
Culture and Heritage Grants.
Available to individuals or organizations pursuing projects to promote, research,
educate or preserve Italian American culture, history or heritage. More Info: http://www.niaf.org/grants/index.asp
Deadline: 5/31/09
Open Deadline
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program
The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
(short-term) is for North American and
European
researchers, and is being offered through
the Japan Society for Promotion of
Science. This
program provides opportunities to postdoctoral
researchers from two regions to conduct,
under
the guidance of
their hosts, cooperative research with leading
research groups in universities and other
Japanese
institutions. Contact information: JSPS
San Francisco Office, email: webmaster@jspsusa-sf.org,
Tel: (510) 665-1890,
Fax: (510)-665-1891.
Deadline: None.
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