The Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation has issued its annual request for applications for the Whiting Fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to faculty with the aim to stimulate and broaden the awardees minds so as to improve and enhance the quality of their instruction. Grants are primarily for travel and… Continue reading »
On the occasion of the centennial of World War I, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are pleased to announce an open competition for scholars under the age of 30 to research and write a scholarly paper on a major aspect of how scientists and engineers in… Continue reading »
The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residencies. Mid-career as well as senior scholars from all areas of the humanities are encouraged to apply; emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are also invited to apply. Located in the vibrant Triangle region of North Carolina,… Continue reading »
The deadline to apply to the Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for 2018-19 has closed for most awards. However, a select number of opportunities in Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia are open until Tuesday, September 12, 2017. · Jordan: All Disciplines (8358-JO): Scholars in any area of… Continue reading »
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is now accepting applications for Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars. These fellowships, which are made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, support long-term, ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences. The Burkhardt program includes… Continue reading »
The 360 XOCHI QUETZAL Artist and Writer’s Residency Program is accepting applications for a one-month residency in Chapala, Mexico. This residency is open to artists, writers, and musicians who would benefit from having uninterrupted time to devote to their creativity. Housing and a generous food allowance are provided. The dates… Continue reading »
Jim Shepard, the J. Leland Miller Professor of American History, Literature and Eloquence has won the 2016 Rea Award for the Short Story. The Rea Award is unique in that it is not given for a collection of stories or for a body of work,but rather for originality and influence… Continue reading »
Assistant Professor of Biology Matt Carter has been awarded a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The five-year, $586,000 grant, awarded to junior faculty, will support Carter’s research into sleep and wakefulness. To learn more Professor Carter’s grant, click here. Continue reading »
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., April 6, 2017—Anne Skinner, senior lecturer emerita in chemistry at Williams College, has been awarded a Fulbright fellowship to spend four months doing research in Brazil in 2018. Skinner’s project, “Shining Light on the Early Human Occupation of Northeast Brazil: A Multi-Institutional and Multidisciplinary Approach,” will combine excavations… Continue reading »
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS)—a cooperative, non-profit organization of eighty-four American colleges and universities that supports the advancement of knowledge and understanding of India, its people, and culture—is now welcoming applications for its 2018-2019 fellowship program. The deadline for submission is July 1, 2017. Applications to conduct research… Continue reading »