[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: US government-funded research fellowships

[Karen L Gardner]

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From: "M. Amah Edoh" <medoh at mit.edu<mailto:medoh at mit.edu>>
Subject: US government-funded research fellowships
Date: November 2, 2015 12:18:18 PM EST
To: "hasts-students at mit.edu<mailto:hasts-students at mit.edu> Students" <hasts-students at mit.edu<mailto:hasts-students at mit.edu>>
Cc: Heather Paxson <paxson at mit.edu<mailto:paxson at mit.edu>>, Karen Gardner <kgardner at mit.edu<mailto:kgardner at mit.edu>>

May be of interest to some of you (US citizenship/permanent residency required, unfortunately), from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
Best,
Amah

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Andrew W. Mellon Mediterranean Regional Research Fellowship<https://caorc.fluidreview.com/>

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers is pleased to offer a focused regional fellowship program enabling pre- and early postdoctoral scholars to carry out research in the humanities and related social sciences in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers. Funding for this program is generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Applicants must:
•be a US citizen or Permanent Resident;
•be a doctoral candidate or a scholar who obtained his/her Ph.D. within the last ten years (September 2005 or later);
•propose a three to nine month humanities or related social science research project;
•propose travel to one or more Mediterranean region country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center:

  *   American Academy in Rome
  *   American Center of Oriental Research in Amman
  *   American Institute for Maghrib Studies, with centers in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
  *   American Research Center in Egypt
  *   American Research Institute in Turkey
  *   American School of Classical Studies at Athens
  *   Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
  *   Palestinian American Research Center
  *   W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem


Multi-country Research Fellowship Program
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams.



Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Approximately nine awards of up to $10,500 each will be given. Funding is provided by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs




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Doctoral Candidate
Program in History, Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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