Post-Doctoral Funding

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• Individual Research Grants - American Academy of Religion

-- SYNOPSIS: To fulfill its commitment to advance research in religion, the sponsor each year grants awards ranging from $500 to $5000 to support projects proposed by members of the sponsors organization and selected by the Research Grants Review Committee.

-- Deadline: 08/01/2009

-- Contact: Jessica Davenport

-- E-mail: jdavenport@aarweb.org

-- Web Site: http://www.aarweb.org

-- Program URL: http://www.aarweb.org/Programs/Grants/Research/individual.asp

-- OBJECTIVES: These grants provide support for important aspects of research such as travel to archives and libraries, research assistance, field work, and released time.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Qualifications include: Applicants must be current AAR members who have been in good standing for the previous three years; Applicants will not be considered who have received an AAR Research Award in the previous five years; and Applicants must have completed the doctorate.

-- FUNDING: Awards range from $500 to $5000.

• University of Toronto - Jewish Studies Program - Ray D. Wolfe Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship:

-- Targeted Fields: Humanities. Social Sciences. Jewish Studies.

-- Open To Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation. Postdoctoral Scholars.

-- Citizenship: No citizenship requirements.

-- Eligibility Requirements: Predoctoral fellows must complete their thesis by the end of their term as fellows. Postdoctoral fellows should have completed their degree requirements within the last 3 years.

-- Stipend: Award amount is $40,000 (Canadian).

-- Deadline: 2/27/2009

-- Program Description: One fellowship given to complete thesis, prepare thesis for publication, work on research projects and to assist young scholars pursuing academic careers in an area of Jewish Studies. Fellows will spend the academic year at the University of Toronto where they will be expected to teach and deliver a public lecture.

-- For More Information: Jewish Studies Program, University of Toronto, 15 King's College Circle, Room 316, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7 Canada / (416) 978-8118 / jewish.studies@utoronto.ca / http://www.cjs.utoronto.ca/awards

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

-- Sponsor: American Jewish Archives

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor's intent is to provide a forum where students and scholars of the American Jewish experience can gather together to research, discuss, and study their chosen topics. Under the auspices of this unique program scholars come to Cincinnati to conduct in-depth research at the American Jewish Archives and to take part in the academic community of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. The program provides fellows with an opportunity not only to pursue their own research, but also to interact and exchange ideas with research peers as well as with the faculty and students of HUC-JIR.

-- Deadline: 03/18/2009

-- Program URL: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/programs_fellowship.php

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor offers fellowships for postdoctoral research or writing in American Jewish studies at the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Applicants must be conducting serious research in some area relating to the history of North American Jewry. The goal of the program is to advance the understanding of American Jewish history and, simultaneously, of the American nation as a whole.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are postdoctoral candidates, Ph.D. candidates who are completing dissertations, and senior or independent scholars.

-- FUNDING: The stipend will be sufficient to cover transportation and living expenses while in residence in Cincinnati. The duration is one month.

• Visiting Research Fellowships

-- Sponsor: Center for Inquiry

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards visiting research fellowships and scholarships in the areas of the borderlands of science; religion, ethics, and society; medicine and mental health. All relevant disciplines are welcome.

-- Contact: John Shook, jshook@centerforinquiry.net

-- Program URL: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/research/more_information/

-- DEADLINE NOTE: Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

-- OBJECTIVES: While in residence at the Center for Inquiry's main branch at the State University of New York at Buffalo, fellows and scholars typically conduct research and publish in CFI or other journals; deliver public presentations; participate in conferences, seminars, and symposia; and interact with the university community.

-- FUNDING: Visiting fellows take up residence for at least one semester, receiving a courtesy appointment in the appropriate department at State University of New York at Buffalo, a stipend, and accommodations in the Center's guest residence. (klu)