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Please add on-line resources to this page under the appropriate category.  Annotations, and comments are welcome.
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'''Advice on writing Grant Applications'''
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''Chronicle for Higher Education'': Signposting and Front-Loading [http://http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/12/2008120501c.htm] (BC 12/5/8)
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''The Owl at Purdue'': Writing the Curriculum Vitae [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/641/01/] (BC 1/1/8)
''The Owl at Purdue'': Writing the Curriculum Vitae [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/641/01/] (BC 1/1/8)
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''Career Services, University of Pennsylvania'': Various Guides to CV and Resume Writing, Including Templates and Examples - [http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/samples.html] (CB 1/20/08)
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Career Center at Duke University: Sample CVs and Writing Advice - http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/graduate/find_job/apply/cv.html (LM 1/24/08)
'''Writing a Research Prospectus'''
'''Writing a Research Prospectus'''
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'''Graduate Student Journals & Associations'''
'''Graduate Student Journals & Associations'''
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Epoch����¯�¿�½������©: The University of California Journal for the Study of Religion [http://www.epoche.ucsb.edu/index.htm] (JS 01/11/08)
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Epoche: The University of California Journal for the Study of Religion [http://www.epoche.ucsb.edu/index.htm] (JS 01/11/08) - This is a very new journal (launched in 2005), there are no submission guidelines posted online, many articles reflecting a cultural studies methodology in the study of religion, editorial board is primarily graduate students at UCSB. (EDM 01/24/08)
The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas [http://home.earthlink.net/~shschroeder/2006jasatbooks.htm] (JS 01/11/08)
The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas [http://home.earthlink.net/~shschroeder/2006jasatbooks.htm] (JS 01/11/08)
Agora: An Online Graduate Journal (University of Alberta) [http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/agora/Documents.cfm?DocNo=103] (JS 01/11/08)
Agora: An Online Graduate Journal (University of Alberta) [http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/agora/Documents.cfm?DocNo=103] (JS 01/11/08)
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Phi Alpha Theta Honor Association & ''The Historian'' Journal [http://www.phialphatheta.org] (ARS 01/17/2008)
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'''Professional Associations'''
'''Professional Associations'''
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American Historical Association [http://www.historians.org/] (JS 01/19/08)
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Labor and Working Class History Association [http://www.lawcha.org/] (JS 01/19/08)
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Latin American Studies Association (LASA) [http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/] (JS 01/19/08)
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Organization of American Historians (OAH) [http://www.oah.org/]  (JS 01/19/08)
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Economic History Association [http://eh.net/eha/membership] (NS 03/14/08)
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African Studies Association (ASA) [http://www.africanstudies.org/] (NS 03/14/08)
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Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) [http://www.asalh.org/] (NS 03/14/08)
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American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE)[http://www.ethnohistory.org/] (NS 03/14/08)
'''Travel Grants'''
'''Travel Grants'''
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"Hibernian Research Award" : Cushwa Center, Notre Dame [http://www.nd.edu/~cushwa/hibernian/index.shtml] (EDM 01/24/08)
''Harvard-Yenching Library Grant'': Harvard-Yenching Library [http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/harvard-yenching/travel_grant_program.html] (CT 01/11/08)
''Harvard-Yenching Library Grant'': Harvard-Yenching Library [http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/harvard-yenching/travel_grant_program.html] (CT 01/11/08)
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"Humanities Graduate Student Research Grant" [http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu/humresgra.pdf] (EB 01/31/08)
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"Travel Funding Progams in Multiple Disciplines" [http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/travel.html] (EB 01/31/08)
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"Small Travel Grants from CIEE ($500-$1,000). Can be used for any study abroad programs through UC." [http://www.ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx] (NS 03/14/08)
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"UCSC Institute for Humanities Research, $500 travel grants and Dissertation grants." [http://humwww.ucsc.edu/ihr/graduate.html] (NS 03/14/08)
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'''UC Granting Agencies'''
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Humanities/Oakes Dissertation Fellowship offered each spring for 18,000 plus fees to students in their last year of writing. No weblink, contact Humanities Dvision or Oakes college for more info.
'''Other Grants & Resources'''
'''Other Grants & Resources'''
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''AHA Grant Database (huge!)'': American Historical Association Grants and Fellowships Database[http://www.historians.org/members/Grants/Index.cfm](CB 1/15/08)
''AHA Grant Database (huge!)'': American Historical Association Grants and Fellowships Database[http://www.historians.org/members/Grants/Index.cfm](CB 1/15/08)
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"Cornell Fellowship Database": Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database [http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132] (ARS 1/17/08)
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'''Dissertation Grants'''
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"Search Graduate Fellowship Database": Graduate Fellowship Database
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[http://www.grad.nd.edu/gfd/] (MG 3/7/08)
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"UCSC Division of Graduate Studies": Fellowships and Grants
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[http://graddiv.ucsc.edu/student_affairs/datefellowships.php] (MG 3/7/08)
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"Huntington Library Fellowships": Short Term and Long Term
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[http://www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.html] (MG 3/7/08)
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"John Carter Brown Library": Twenty-five Fellowships Yearly From 2-10 Months
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[http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/fr_resfellow.html] (MG 3/7/08)
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"The Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department": 2 Fellowships in Environmental History
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[http://history.denverlibrary.org/about/fellowship.html] (MG 3/7/08)
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"H-Net Database": H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences Funding Database [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce/group.cgi?type=Funding] (ARS 1/17/08)
''UCSC Institute for Humanities Research Dissertation and Travel Fellowships'': UCSC Institute for Humanities Research[http://humanities.ucsc.edu/ihr/graduate.html](CB 1/15/08)
''UCSC Institute for Humanities Research Dissertation and Travel Fellowships'': UCSC Institute for Humanities Research[http://humanities.ucsc.edu/ihr/graduate.html](CB 1/15/08)
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"Smithsonian Institution: Latino Studies Fellowship Program" [http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/LSFELL/LSFELLapp.htm] (JS 01/11/08)
"Smithsonian Institution: Latino Studies Fellowship Program" [http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/LSFELL/LSFELLapp.htm] (JS 01/11/08)
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"Ford Fundation Diversity Fellowships"
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[http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/] (EB 01/23/08)
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"Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program"
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[http://mellonmays.ssrc.org/grants/] (EB 01/23/08)
'''Research Grants'''
'''Research Grants'''
"The Bancroft Library Study Award" [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/fellowships.html](JS 01/11/08)
"The Bancroft Library Study Award" [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/fellowships.html](JS 01/11/08)
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"Harry S. Truman Library Institute" [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants] (ARS 01/17/08)
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"American Antiquarian Society" [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/fellowships.htm] (HP 01/22/08)
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"Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture" [http://oieahc.wm.edu/fello.html] (HP 01/23/08)
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OAH List of Awards Granted http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/ (LM 1/24/08)
'''Summer Grants'''
'''Summer Grants'''
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''Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Summer Program''
''Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Summer Program''
[http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-summer/index.html](CT 10/1/08)
[http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-summer/index.html](CT 10/1/08)
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'''Language Learning Grants'''
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"Japan Foundation Japanese Language Grants" [http://www.jftor.org/language/programs.php] (CT 02/09/08)
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'''Advice on Organizing and Running Conferences'''
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''Chronicle for Higher Education'' Running a conference session, part 1 [http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008031401c/careers.html] (BC 3/14/08)
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''Chronicle for Higher Education'' Running a conference session, part 2 [http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008032101c/careers.html] (BC 3/23/08)
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'''The Job Interview'''
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[http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2008/04/how-to-best-pre.html] (BC 4/20/08)

Current revision as of 23:12, 5 December 2008

[edit] HIS 280B Research and Grant Writing

Instructions Please add on-line resources to this page under the appropriate category. Annotations, and comments are welcome.


Advice on writing Grant Applications

Chronicle for Higher Education: Signposting and Front-Loading [1] (BC 12/5/8)


Advice on writing CVs

Chronicle for Higher Education: The CV Doctor - [2] (BC 1/1/8)

Chronicle for Higher Education: The CV Doctor Returns - [3](BC 1/1/8)

The Owl at Purdue: Writing the Curriculum Vitae [4] (BC 1/1/8)

Career Services, University of Pennsylvania: Various Guides to CV and Resume Writing, Including Templates and Examples - [5] (CB 1/20/08)

Career Center at Duke University: Sample CVs and Writing Advice - http://career.studentaffairs.duke.edu/graduate/find_job/apply/cv.html (LM 1/24/08)

Writing a Research Prospectus

Writing Your Research Prospectus: University of Colorado [6] (BC 1/1/8)

Writer's Handbook: University of Wisconsin at Madison [7] (BC 1/1/8)

The Prospectus: from Central Oregon Community College [8](BC 1/1/8)


Online Resources for Research Grants

Guide to Grantmanship: GSAS Teaching Center, Columbia University [9] (CT 01/11/08)

"The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions" [10] (JS 1/11/08)

Graduate Student Journals & Associations

Epoche: The University of California Journal for the Study of Religion [11] (JS 01/11/08) - This is a very new journal (launched in 2005), there are no submission guidelines posted online, many articles reflecting a cultural studies methodology in the study of religion, editorial board is primarily graduate students at UCSB. (EDM 01/24/08)

The Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas [12] (JS 01/11/08)

Agora: An Online Graduate Journal (University of Alberta) [13] (JS 01/11/08)

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Association & The Historian Journal [14] (ARS 01/17/2008)


Professional Associations

American Historical Association [15] (JS 01/19/08)

Labor and Working Class History Association [16] (JS 01/19/08)

Latin American Studies Association (LASA) [17] (JS 01/19/08)

Organization of American Historians (OAH) [18] (JS 01/19/08)

Economic History Association [19] (NS 03/14/08)

African Studies Association (ASA) [20] (NS 03/14/08)

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) [21] (NS 03/14/08)

American Society for Ethnohistory (ASE)[22] (NS 03/14/08)


Travel Grants

"Hibernian Research Award" : Cushwa Center, Notre Dame [23] (EDM 01/24/08)

Harvard-Yenching Library Grant: Harvard-Yenching Library [24] (CT 01/11/08)

"Humanities Graduate Student Research Grant" [25] (EB 01/31/08)

"Travel Funding Progams in Multiple Disciplines" [26] (EB 01/31/08)

"Small Travel Grants from CIEE ($500-$1,000). Can be used for any study abroad programs through UC." [27] (NS 03/14/08)

"UCSC Institute for Humanities Research, $500 travel grants and Dissertation grants." [28] (NS 03/14/08)


UC Granting Agencies

Humanities/Oakes Dissertation Fellowship offered each spring for 18,000 plus fees to students in their last year of writing. No weblink, contact Humanities Dvision or Oakes college for more info.

Other Grants & Resources

AHA Grant Database (huge!): American Historical Association Grants and Fellowships Database[29](CB 1/15/08)

"Cornell Fellowship Database": Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database [30] (ARS 1/17/08)

"Search Graduate Fellowship Database": Graduate Fellowship Database [31] (MG 3/7/08)

"UCSC Division of Graduate Studies": Fellowships and Grants [32] (MG 3/7/08)

"Huntington Library Fellowships": Short Term and Long Term [33] (MG 3/7/08)

"John Carter Brown Library": Twenty-five Fellowships Yearly From 2-10 Months [34] (MG 3/7/08)

"The Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department": 2 Fellowships in Environmental History [35] (MG 3/7/08)

"H-Net Database": H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences Funding Database [36] (ARS 1/17/08)

UCSC Institute for Humanities Research Dissertation and Travel Fellowships: UCSC Institute for Humanities Research[37](CB 1/15/08)

IGCC Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships: University of California, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation[38](CT 10/1/08)

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada [39] (CT 10/1/08)

"Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies": Academy Scholars Program [40] (JS 01/11/08)

"Social Science Research Coucil (SSRC): International Dissertation Research Fellowships" [41] (JS 01/11/08)

"Smithsonian Institution: Latino Studies Fellowship Program" [42] (JS 01/11/08)

"Ford Fundation Diversity Fellowships" [43] (EB 01/23/08)

"Mellon Mays Graduate Initiatives Program" [44] (EB 01/23/08)

Research Grants

"The Bancroft Library Study Award" [45](JS 01/11/08)

"Harry S. Truman Library Institute" [46] (ARS 01/17/08)

"American Antiquarian Society" [47] (HP 01/22/08)

"Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture" [48] (HP 01/23/08)

OAH List of Awards Granted http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/ (LM 1/24/08)

Summer Grants

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Summer Program [49](CT 10/1/08)

Language Learning Grants

"Japan Foundation Japanese Language Grants" [50] (CT 02/09/08)


Advice on Organizing and Running Conferences

Chronicle for Higher Education Running a conference session, part 1 [51] (BC 3/14/08)

Chronicle for Higher Education Running a conference session, part 2 [52] (BC 3/23/08)


The Job Interview

[53] (BC 4/20/08)

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