Grants & Competitions

The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TAARII)
Fellowship opportunities for U.S. Scholars to conduct research on Iraq
TAARII is a consortium of American universities, museums, and other scholarly institutions dedicated to the furtherance of research in and on Iraq and to fostering mutual understanding and respect between American and Iraqi peoples. TAARII aims to establish a full-scale institute on the ground in Baghdad, with a hostel for scholars and a library, when conditions permit. TAARII programming will always include a fellowship program for American scholars to conduct research in any legitimate academic field from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Iraq, giving priority to collaborative projects undertaken jointly by U.S. and Iraqi scholars. At this time, the Institute will consider proposals for feasible research on Iraq-related topics outside the country in any field of the humanities or social sciences. Such topics could include remote sensing studies of ancient Iraqi landscapes, environmental studies, research in Ottoman records related to Iraq, historical research, social science projects that involve interviews with Iraqis living abroad, joint projects involving a U.S. scholar and an Iraqi living in the country, and public health studies.

Proposals are invited from individual post-doctoral and advanced pre-doctoral researchers for awards of up to $10,000 to conduct research related to Iraq in any field of the humanities or social sciences. $14,000 may be requested for a collaborative project with an Iraqi colleague resident in Iraq.
Applications should include five (5) copies of each of the following:; a completed application form (available from the TAARII office or website); curriculum vitae; project narrative of no more than 10 double-spaced pages; project budget; two letters of recommendation (one copy of each; mailed directly to TAARII); and evidence of any official permissions required to carry out the project, from appropriate governmental authorities (e.g. State Board of Antiquities and Heritage).

Awards will be announced in January, for projects that should not begin before March 15, 2010. Special requests for projects to begin sooner may also be considered.
Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who are post-graduate researchers or full-time graduate students in recognized degree programs. Awards will be made on the basis of merit as determined by a review panel consisting of scholars from member universities.

Support for this program comes from a grant from the State Department's Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs (State/ECA) through the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).
For further information on how to apply, contact our website at www.taarii.org, OR: The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq, 1507 E. 53rd Street, Suite 920, Chicago IL 60615 (773 844-9658; stephanie@taarii.org ). Application deadline: November 15, 2009.

The American Center of Oriental Research (Amman) (ACOR)
Fellowships 2010-11

ACOR-CAORC Fellowship: Three or more two- to six-month fellowships for masters and doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Near Eastern studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $19,600. Awards may be subject to funding.

ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for post-doctoral scholars and scholars with a terminal degree in their field, pursuing research or publication projects in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the Near East. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $28,800. Awards may be subject to funding.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship: One four to six month fellowship for scholars who have a Ph.D. or have completed their professional training. Fields of research include: modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediately preceding the application deadline. The maximum award is $27,800.

Jennifer C. Groot Fellowship: Two or more awards of $1,800 each to support beginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted as team members on archaeological projects with ASOR/CAP affiliation in Jordan. Open to undergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenship.

Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship: One award of $1,200 to support a student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of any nationality.

Harrell Family Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to support a graduate student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality.

Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: One or more awards for one to two months residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality participating in an archaeological project or conducting archaeological work in Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $600.

MacDonald/Sampson Fellowship: One award for either six weeks residency at ACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages and history, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative religion, or a travel grant to assist with participation in an archaeological field project in Jordan. The ACOR residency fellowship option includes room and board at ACOR and a stipend of $600 US. The travel grant option provides a single payment of $1,800 US to help with any project related expenses. Both options are open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.

James A. Sauer Fellowship: One award of $1,000 to a Jordanian graduate student, in Jordan or elsewhere, to advance his or her academic career in the field of archaeology, anthropology, conservation, or related areas. The award might be used for participation on an archaeological project, for research expenses, academic tuition, or travel to scholarly conferences. For the 2010-11 funding cycle this competition is open only to Jordanian citizens.

Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to assist a Jordanian student, in Jordan or another country, in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, conservation, or related areas. This cycle the fellowship is open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Jordanian citizenship.

Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship: One award of $1,500 to assist a Jordanian student with the cost of their education. Eligibility is not limited to a specific field of study, but preference will be given to study related to Jordan's cultural heritage. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in a Jordanian university.

ACOR Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarships: Two awards of $6,000 (4,248 JD) each to assist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of their academic programs. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled in either a Master’s or Doctoral program in a Jordanian university. Eligibility is limited to students in programs related to Jordan’s cultural heritage (for example: archaeology, anthropology, history, linguistics/epigraphy, conservation, museum studies, and cultural resource management related issues). Awardees who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs will be eligible to apply in consecutive years.

Please Note: CAORC, NEH, MacDonald/Sampson (residency option), and Bikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting their research.

Contact information: ACOR 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02215 (617 ­353­-6571; fax: 617­-353-­6575; acor@bu.edu) or ACOR P.O. Box 2470, Amman 11181, Jordan (Fax: 011­9626­534­4181; acor@acorjordan.org). Websites: <http://www.acorjordan.org>  and  <http://www.bu.edu/acor>

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Research Fellowships: The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. It is anticipated that approximately ten fellowships of up to $9,000 each will be awarded. Applications will be available in early October.
Deadline: January 15, 2010
For more information and to download the application form: www.caorc.org/programs/.

American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
Grants for U.S. scholars 2010-11
TALIM Research Grants: The Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies is the AIMS Overseas Research Center in Morocco and welcomes proposals for research conducted anywhere in Morocco.
CEMAT Research Grants: Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines à Tunis (CEMAT for research anywhere in Tunisia; and in Algeria, the AIMS newly established Overseas Research Center in Oran, Centre d’Etudes Maghrébines en Algérie, welcomes applicants for research anywhere in Algeria.

AIMS Multi-country Research Grants are available for scholars interested in conducting research in Libya or Mauritania or conducting multi-country research in any combination of North African countries. If you plan multi-country research with countries outside the Maghrib, consider applying for a CAORC multi-country grant (www.caorc.org). If your multi-country research is ONLY in North Africa, then you should apply for an AIMS grant (not a CAORC grant). AIMS does not fund research outside North Africa, and CAORC considers the North African region under the aegis of AIMS, so is not multi-country research.

All categories of AIMS grants offer both long and short-term research awards. For details, applications and guidelines contact: American Institute for Maghrib Studies, 845 North Park Ave, Room 477, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ  85721-0158 (aimscmes@email.arizona.edu) or visit: AIMSNorthAfrica.org. Deadline for all grants: December 31, 2009.

American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS)
Fellowships for Research and Study in Yemen
AIYS is a nonprofit consortium of academic institutions founded in 1977 for the purpose of supporting research on Yemeni and South Arabian studies and promoting scholarly exchange between Yemen and the United States. AIYS maintains a research center in Sana’a, Yemen, consisting of a library, residence for visiting scholars, conference/working space, and administrative offices. The AIYS Resident Director in Sana’a coordinates the applications for required research permits for work in Yemen from all scholars based in the United States. During the 2010-11 academic year, AIYS expects to award pre- and post-doctoral fellowships for research and/or Arabic study in Yemen, with funding provided by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Information about the range of fellowship programs and applications may be obtained from the AIYS website http://www.aiys.org/FellowshipUSApp.pdf. Scholars in all fields of the humanities, social sciences and from fields in the sciences such a paleontology and botany are eligible to apply. ECA-supported fellowships for the USA-based scholars may only be held by US citizens.

Please note that there currently is a ban on using State Department-funded fellowships for travel to Yemen. Since it is unknown how long this situation will last, AIYS is accepting fellowship applications, but successful applicants may need to be flexible in their scheduling. Applicants should also note that /for research fellowships only/, AIYS is now accepting applications that propose research on Yemen in venues other than Yemen. AIYS offers fellowship for intensive individual Arabic study at one of the accrediated language centers in Yemen; these fellowships, which may only be used in Yemen, are currently included in the ban on using federal funds for fellowship travel to Yemen. Yemeni citizens may apply to the program that funds small research grants for Yemeni scholars. Applications are available at either AIYS office http://www.aiys.org/organization.html#usadd or on the AIYS website http://www.aiys.org/FellowshipYemenApp.pdf. The deadline for all applications: November 15, 2009.

American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)
Research Fellowships Programs 2010-11

American Research Institute in Turkey National Endowment for the Humanities/ARIT Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey, 2010-11
ARIT/NEH Advanced Fellowships cover all fields of the humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics as well as interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history for applicants who have completed their academic training. The fellowships may be held for terms ranging from four months to a full year. Stipends range from $16,800 to 50,400.

ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey, 2010-11
ARIT Fellowships are offered for research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Post-doctoral and advanced doctoral fellowships may be held for various terms, from two to three months up to terms of a year. Stipends range from $4,000 to $16,000.

Kenan T. Erim Fellowship, 2010-2011
The Erim fellowship will support excavation or field study of excavated material remains at Aphrodisias during the summer 2010, $2375.

Applications for ARIT fellowships must be submitted to ARIT before November 1, 2009. The fellowship committee will notify applicants by late January, 2010.

ARIT Language Fellowship Programs 2010

Critical Language Scholarship Institutes in Turkish Language
The program supports intensive study of Turkish language at all levels, including air fare, tuition, and stipend. Courses are held in several locations in Turkey. The program competition is administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. For more information, please see the program website at http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php. Application deadline: around November 1, 2009 to be announced.

ARIT Princeton Summer Fellowships for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language at Bogazici University, Istanbul
The program supports intensive study of advanced Turkish language at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, including air fare, tuition, and stipend. Application deadline: February 1, 2010.

Contact: Nancy Leinwand, American Research Institute in Turkey, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South St., Philadelphia PA 19104-6324 (215 898-3474; fax 215 898-0657; leinwand@sas.upenn.edu; http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT).

Arab American National Museum (AANM) 
Arab American Book Award 2010
Books submitted for consideration must be written or illustrated by an Arab American, or address the Arab American experience. The portrayal or representation of Arab Americans should be accurate and engaging; avoid stereotypes, and reflect rich characterization. It must be an original work and published in English between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. An award will be given to an author or illustrator in each of the following four categories:  adult non-fiction in the areas of the social sciences and humanities ; adult fiction, including arts and literature ; poetry; and children or young adult, fiction or non-fiction . For submission forms and information, visit: www.arabamericanmuseum.org. For additional information regarding the Book Award, contact Kristin LaLonde of the AANM Library & Resource Center at 313-624-0223; klalonde@accesscommunity.org. Submissions must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2010.

University of Arkansas
The King Fahd Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies/Syracuse University Press
Translation of Arabic Literature Award 2010
The King Fahd Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, will award a prize in advanced royalties for the best book-length translation of Arabic literature submitted for publication by Syracuse University Press. For this award, the original author (if still holding rights to the work) will receive, in lieu of royalties, $5,000 and the translator will receive $5,000. Independent judges select the award winning translation which may be from any of the following genres: poetry, novel, short story collection, drama, or literary non-fiction such as autobiography or memoir. Submitted translations must be previously unpublished in book form; all translation rights must be cleared for publication.

Previous winners may not submit subsequent manuscripts for a period of 5 years. Submissions from current faculty, students, or anyone affiliated with the University of Arkansas will not be considered. Former University of Arkansas students or faculty remain ineligible for 5 years after graduation or ending their affiliation with the University.

Send manuscript as hard copy and on CD, along with a print version of the original Arabic, to: Professor Adnan Haydar, Dept. of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, 425 Kimpel Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701 (ahaydar@uark.edu). We ask that you send an extra title page with the name of the translator deleted for the benefit of the judges, who will not be informed of the translators’ names. The winner will be announced in September, 2010. Deadline: April 30, 2010.

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
10 Post Doctoral Fellowships for Academic Year 2010-11
Inviting scholars to apply for ten post-doctoral fellowships for the research program.

Europe in the Middle East–The Middle East in Europe
This research program seeks to rethink concepts and premises that link and divide Europe and the Middle East. The project draws on the international expertise of scholars in and outside
of Germany and is embedded in university and extra-university research institutions in Berlin.

'Europe in the Middle East The Middle East in Europe' supports historical-critical philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East and their histories, the social history of cities and the study of Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and secular) as central fields of research not only for area or cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and other academic disciplines. The program explores modernity as a historical space and conceptual frame. The program puts forward three programmatic ideas:

1) supporting research that demonstrates the rich and complex historical legacies and entanglements between Europe and the Middle East; 2) reexamining genealogical notions of mythical 'beginnings', 'origins', and 'purity' in relation to culture and society; and 3) rethinking key concepts of a shared modernity in light of contemporary cultural, social, and political entanglements that supersede identity discourses as well as national, cultural or regional canons and epistemologies that were established in the nineteenth century.

The program 'Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe' is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. It supports and builds upon the following interconnected research fields:

Cities Compared: Cosmopolitanism in the Mediterranean and Adjacent Regions
This research group is directed by Ulrike Freitag and Nora Lafi, both of the Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin. It contributes to the debate on cosmopolitanism and civil society from the historical experience of conviviality and socio-cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in the cities around the Mediterranean;

Islamic Discourse Contested: Middle Eastern and European Perspectives
This research group is directed by Gudrun Kraemer, Institute for Islamic Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin. It analyzes modern Middle Eastern thought and discourses in the framework of theories of multiple or reflexive modernities;

Perspectives on the Qur’an: Negotiating Different View of a Shared History
This research group is directed by Angelika Neuwirth, Seminar for Arabic Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin, and Stefan Wild, Universitaet Bonn. It situates the foundational text of Islam and early Muslim traditions within the religious landscape of late antiquity and combines a historicization of their genesis with an analysis of their reception and perception in Europe and the Middle East;

Travelling Traditions: Comparative Perspective on Near Eastern LIteratures
This research group is directed by Friederike Pannewick, Centrum fuer Nah- und Mitteloststudien, Philipps-Universitaet Marburg, and Samah Selim, Rutgers University. It reassesses literary entanglements and processes of canonization between Europe and the Middle East.

Tradition and the Critique of Modernity: Secularism, Fundamentalism and Religion from Middle Eastern Perspectives
This a special forum, directed by Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin, Ben Gurion University, that attempts to rethink key concepts of modernity like secularity, tradition, or religion in the context of the experiences, interpretations, and critiques of Jews, Arabs, and Muslims in the Middle East and in Europe.

Prerequisites & Application Procedure: The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of history, art history, literature, philology, political philosophy, religion and sociology who want to carry out their research projects in connection with the Berlin program. Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their choice within the framework of one of the above mentioned research fields and in relation to the program 'Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe'. In Berlin, they will be integrated into a university or extra-university research institute.

The working language of the research program is English. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 1.800 EURO (supplement for accompanying spouses: 250 EURO), and are obliged to work in Berlin and to help shape the seminars and working discussions related to their research field. As a rule, the fellowships begin October 1, 2010 and end July 31, 2011. The applicant's doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 2002.

An application should be made in explicit relation to one of the research fields and consist of 1.) a curriculum vitae; 2.) a 2 to 4 page project sketch that should also state what the candidate intends to work on in Berlin if granted a fellowship; 3.) a sample of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from an article; conference paper, or dissertation chapter) and 4.) a letter of recommendation by one university instructor.

The application should be submitted in English and by email with each of the above mentioned four elements as a single PDF file or word document. The letter of recommendation can
be sent directly by email. Address the application should be addressed to: Europe in the Middle East - the Middle East in Europe, c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Attn: Georges Khalil,
Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin, Germany (fax: +49 30 - 89 00 12 00; eume@wiko-berlin.de). Application deadline: January 3, 2010.

For further information on the program 'Europe in the Middle East - The Middle East in Europe' and for detailed information on the research fields, visit: www.eume-berlin.de

For information on the research institutions in
Berlin participating in the program, please visit:
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften:
www.bbaw.de,
Center for Middle Eastern & North African Politics, Freie Universität
Berlin:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/polwiss/forschung/international/vorderer-orient/index.html,
Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies:
www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de,
Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung:
www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de,
Zentrum Moderner Orient:
www.zmo.de,
Institute for Islamic Studies: userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi,
Museum for Islamic Art:
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=12,
Seminar for Arabic Studies: web.fu-berlin.de/semiarab,
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin:
www.wiko-berlin.de.

Brandeis University
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies
Junior Scholar Fellowship
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is offering one-year junior scholar fellowships to outstanding scholars of Middle East politics, economics, history, religion, or social developments for the 2010-11 academic year. This fellowship can be either a post-doctoral position for new PhDs or a research fellowship for assistant professors during their year off from teaching. It will allow junior scholars the flexibility and means to advance a specific research project related to the contemporary Middle East.

About the Crown Center
The Crown Center's research interests encompass the twenty-two members of the Arab League, stretching from Morocco to Iraq, as well as Israel, Turkey, and Iran. The Center's research focus extends well beyond Arab-Israeli tensions to include Middle East politics, Islamic studies, economic and social developments, and regional security and arms control.
The Center's research staff reflects its broad geopolitical focus. During its three years of operation, experienced researchers with high-level expertise about Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia conducted research for the Center. In addition to hosting conferences, seminars, and workshops, the Center has created tools for "real-time" distribution of analyses regarding current developments and events in the Middle East with its "Middle East Brief." The Center also publishes article-length monographs titled “Crown Papers," which is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication. The Center's staff teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses at Brandeis University.

Eligibility
The 2010-2011 junior fellowship is open to both recent Ph.D.s (as a post-doctoral position) and assistant professors in Middle East related fields. PhD must be completed by September 1, 2010.

Terms
This fellowship is a one-year appointment beginning September 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. The stipend for these 10 months will be $43,000. In addition funding is available for research, travel, and related expenses. Fringe benefits will be available during the appointment period. Appointment is subject to budgetary approval. Fellows are expected to be in residence at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship. During their residence, fellows are required to produce a scholarly article related to his/her research project to be submitted to the peer-reviewed "Crown Papers" series, write a Middle East Brief, and participate in all Crown Center seminars, conferences and other events. Notification: February 1, 2010; Please direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-5320. Application deadline: December 15, 2009.

Canadian Committee of MESA (CANMES)
Graduate Student Travel Grants
For graduate students enrolled in a Canadian University—any field of Middle East studies. Contact: Paul Kingston, University of Toronto at Scarborough (416 287-7113; fax: 416 287-7283; kingston@chass.utoronto). Deadline: continually open, submit application two months prior to proposed conference travel.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program, 2010-11
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.

Approximately ten awards of up to $10,000 each will be given to scholars who wish to carry out research on broad questions of multi-country significance in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences. 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. Given changing travel restrictions and/or security warnings to many countries, applicants should contact CAORC before preparing a proposal.

For more details and application, please see http://www.caorc.org/programs/multi.htm Deadline: Friday, January 15, 2010.

Danish Institute in Damascus
Islam graduate research school, Damascus
03-15 May 2010
Islam and Muslims in a plural world: the local and the global in the Middle East, Europe and North America
Organized by:
- The Danish Institute in Damascus (www.damaskus.dk)
- Centre for European Islamic Thought, University of Copenhagen (http://www.teol.ku.dk/english/dept/ceit_eng/ )
- The New Islamic Public Sphere Programme, University of Copenhagen (http://islamicpublicsphere.hum.ku.dk/)
- Department of Near and Middle East Civilizations, University of Toronto (http://www.utoronto.ca/nmc/)

Applications are invited from graduate students working on their Masters or PhDs for up to 24 places on a research ‘master class’ to take place at the Danish Institute in Damascus 03-15 May 2010. The research school will be staffed by four senior academics, one from each of the organizing institutions. Each participant will submit a research paper in advance, which will normally be a draft chapter from their thesis/dissertation, plus an overall outline of the research project identifying the topic, main research questions, theoretical and methodological issues and a tentative chapter outline.

The research submitted should fall within the theme indicated by the heading and may come from any relevant discipline. This includes fields of research such as migration and Muslim communities in Europe and North America, Islam and pluralism (religious, legal, social, political) in the Middle East, contemporary developments in Islamic thinking about pluralisms whether theoretical or locally contextualized, the routes and mechanisms by which experiences and ideas connect localities mutually and globally, especially via electronic media. These suggestions are not exclusive, and applicants will need to indicate how their topics may contribute to the project theme.

The programme will take place over two weeks and will consist of four elements:
- Four parallel workshops on sub-themes, each led by a staff member, bringing together up to six participants. Each participant will have a half-day (3-hour) session to present and discuss their pre-submitted papers.
- Four plenary sessions at which each of the staff members will present current research-in-progress for open discussion.
- A series of discussion meetings with significant and interesting local researchers and personalities of relevance to the field.
- Excursions to sites and institutions of interest within and outside Damascus.

The programme will be staffed by: Prof. Todd Lawson, Toronto; Dr. Hans Christian Korsholm Nielsen, Damascus; Prof. Jørgen S. Nielsen, Copenhagen; andProf. Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen, Copenhagen.

For participants who need to earn credit towards their programme requirements, the organizers are happy to negotiate specific arrangements.

The programme sessions will normally take place at the Danish Institute (www.damaskus.dk). Participants will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. Help will be provided to book accommodation. Depending on the quality prices are likely to vary between 50 and 150 US dollars for a single room per night incl. breakfast. Students wishing to go on longer excursions in the middle weekend (8-9 May 2010) can get advice on how best to make such arrangements from the organizers.

There will be a course fee of 450.00 Euros to cover staff costs, local excursions, lunch and dinner Monday to Friday in both weeks.

Applications should be submitted electronically, including an abstract of the paper to be presented, to Ms. Line Stæhr: ls@teol.ku.dk as early as possible but at the latest on 01 April 2010. This is also the deadline for submission of the full text of the paper to be presented for discussion. Responses to applications will be sent within one month of receipt (quicker for late applications).

Freie Universität Berlin
The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies
Funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments and will admit fifteen PhD students to its doctoral program to begin October 1, 2010. Ten of these candidates will receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their quest for funding.

The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. It invites applications from candidates whose dissertation project fits one of the Graduate School’s Research Areas. Successful applicants will have a master’s degree in one of the disciplines represented at the Graduate School, with a ranking, where applicable, of above average. The language of communication is English. Admission is for one year, and, contingent upon a positive evaluation after the first year of study, will be extended for another twelve months. Admission and grant can be extended for a total of three years.

The application package needs to include the following documents: a completed and signed application form; an outline of the dissertation project (up to 6 pages, with a brief summary); a signed curriculum vitae; two letters of reference; certified copies of degrees received; evidence of proficiency in the language(s) relevant to the dissertation project; and for non-native speakers of English, proof of proficiency in English. Holders of PhD scholarships that were awarded on the basis of academic references for the same project with which applicants apply to the Graduate School can submit copies of these references.

Applications will be reviewed by the School’s Admissions and Grants Committee. Submit the complete application package to:Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, Managing Director, Dr Arnim Heinemann, Altensteinstr. 48, 14195 Berlin Germany For more information contact: office@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de or visit: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de. Application deadline: November 30, 2009.

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Center for International and Regional Studies
Post Doctoral Fellowship
Location: Doha, Qatar
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship will support a recent PhD recipient in all disciplines working on the area of the Middle East with priority to those working on the Gulf. The Fellowship is for a period of one academic year starting in the Fall 2010 semester. The Fellow is expected to devote this time to turning his/her dissertation into a book manuscript for publication.

Applicants must have completed a PhD (in hand) between August 1, 2007 and July 31, 2010. The fellowship requires residence at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. Compensation, benefits and other terms of employment are highly competitive. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a synopsis of their PhD dissertation. Also, candidates should provide a statement outlining the precise nature of their intended work during the period of the fellowship, the final product’s significance in terms of the discipline and the body of knowledge, and when the completion of the project for publication may be expected. Please submit application materials electronically to cirspositions@georgetown.edu. Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, visit the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Information page. Review of applications begins January 04, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Center for International and Regional Studies
Visiting Scholar Fellowship
Location: Doha, Qatar
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), is pleased to announce an opening for a nonresidential Visiting Scholar Fellowship beginning in Fall 2010. The position is open to scholars in all disciplines working on any area of the Middle East, with priority given to those working on the Gulf. Visiting Scholars will receive library privileges at GU-Qatar, office space, and a computer at CIRS.

The Visiting Scholar is required to visit Qatar three times each year, for one to two weeks each time. CIRS will cover all expenses related to the trips, including business class airfare to and from Doha, accommodation, meals, hotel, and transportation in Doha. The Visiting Scholar is expected to participate in the intellectual life of the Center and the faculty and students of GU-Qatar. This includes presentation of a public lecture, authorship of a CIRS Occasional Paper, and, whenever possible, meetings and discussions with Georgetown faculty and students. This position is ideal for mid- and senior-level academics.  Compensation, benefits and other terms of employment are highly competitive.
Interested scholars should submit a cover letter and a statement outlining their intended research while in residence at CIRS, the names and contact information for five references, and a current curriculum vitae.
Please submit application materials electronically to cirspositions@georgetown.edu.  Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.   Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, visit the  Fellowship Information page. Review of applications begins January 04, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

Georgetown University
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Established by a generous grant from the State of Qatar, this fellowship supports a recent PhD working on the topics of U.S.-Arab relations, Arab studies, or Islamic studies for one academic year. Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree at a university in the United States between January 1, 2008 and August 30, 2010. For information contact: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 241 Intercultural Center, Washington, DC 20057 (202 687-5793; fax: 202 687-7001; http://ccas.georgetown.edu, or visit: http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-scholarships-qatar_f.cfm for more information. Application deadline: February 1, 2010.

Institute for Advanced Study
School of Historical Studies
Opportunities for Scholars 2010-11
The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Islamic history and Near Eastern Studies are among the School’s principal interests, but the program is open to all fields of historical research.  Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those chosen are offered membership and a stipend for up to a year. The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services. Candidates of any nationality may apply for a single term or a full academic year. Residence in Princeton during term time is required. The only other obligation of Members is to pursue their own research. The PhD (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required. Information and application forms may be found on the School’s website: www.hs.ias.edu, or contact the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Dr., Princeton NJ 08540 (mzelazny@ias.edu). Deadline: November 1, 2009.

IREX
Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Fellowship 2010-11
 The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) provides students, scholars and professionals with support to perform policy relevant field research, in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. In addition to engaging in research in the region, the IARO fellowship affords scholars the opportunity to increase their understanding of critical, policy relevant issues, develop and sustain international networks, and collaborate with foreign scholars on topics vital to both the academic and policy-making communities.

Applications and all supporting documents for 2010-2011 IARO Fellowship will only be accepted through the online application system found at: http://www.irex.org/programs/us_scholars/uss_info.asp


Masters Students, Pre-doctoral Students, Postdoctoral Students, and Professionals with advanced degrees are eligible for the IARO Fellowship. IARO Fellowships cover the cost of international airfare, a living/housing stipend, visa support, travel insurance, and access to the resources available at any of our 25 area field offices.

Questions may be addressed to the IARO Program Staff at iaro@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188.

Countries Eligible for Research: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

IARO is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program. Applications must be completed and submitted (including all required supporting documents) by November 17, 2009.

Kennan Institute
Grant Opportunities 2010-11
Summer Research Grant. Scholars who conduct research in the social sciences or humanities focusing on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C. area can apply for the new Summer Research grant. The summer grants must be used between May-September 2010, and grant applicants are required to hold an MA degree or higher. The Summer Research Grant will provide a stipend of $3,200 per month, support for a summer intern, and access to the facilities of the Kennan Institute, including its library. The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Summer Grant scholars.  Travel and accommodation expenses also are not directly covered by this grant.

Research Scholar Grants. The Kennan Institute offers resident grants to scholars to utilize the unique resources of the Washington area. The Title VIII Research Scholar program is open to academic participants in the early stages of their career (before tenure) or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed, and provides 3 to 9 months of support—including office space, a research intern, and special borrowing privileges at the Library of Congress.

Short-Term Grants.  Title VIII Short-Term Grants provide up to 30 days of stipend support and use of Institute facilities to conduct research in Washington, and are open to scholars who either possess a doctoral degree or are doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations.

The deadline for the Research Scholar and the Summer Research grants is December 1, 2009. The Short-Term grant competition takes place on a quarterly basis, and the next deadline for Short-Term grants is also December 1, 2009.  Please note that Title VIII awards are limited to applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents upon commencement of their scholarship.  For information, contact William Pomeranz (202 691-4237; William.Pomeranz@wilsoncenter.org; www.wilsoncenter.org/kennangrants.

Migration Policy Institute
National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy
E-Pluribus Unum Prizes
Last year the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy launched the E-Pluribus Unum Prizes. The Prizes national awards program provides four $50,000 awards annually to exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration. The awards are intended to recognize exceptional immigrant integration initiatives that help immigrants and their children adapt, thrive, and contribute to the United States or that bring immigrants and the native born together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. The application is open to everyone: individuals, nonprofit and community organizations, businesses, religious groups, and government entities, agencies, or officials operating in the United States. Additional information about the program, including profiles of the 2009 winners and finalists can be found here: http://www.integrationawards.org/. Applications will be accepted from October 1 - December 10, 2009. 

National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Call for applications–‘Networks and Network Analysis for Humanities"
Applications are currently being accepted for an NEH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities at UCLA, August 15-27, 2010.In recent years, attention has been drawn in both the academic and popular press to the ubiquity of networks in everyday life, from communications networks to investment networks to power transmission networks to social networks. As a result of this increasing awareness, the study of the different types of networks that link us together, and the analysis of the structure of those networks has risen to greater and greater prominence not only in the mathematical and social sciences but also in the Humanities. Despite this increasing awareness of the importance of networks for theoretical advances in the Humanities, there is a considerable gap between recognizing in the broadest strokes the existence of these complex, dynamic systems and the very hard work of the consistent application of rigorous theoretically sound methods to the study of networks. Computational tools for the discovery and analysis of networks offer the promise of bridging this gap; unfortunately, many of these tools are as complex to work with as the underlying data itself. A main goal of this institute is to teach Humanities scholars some of the most accessible of these techniques.

In broadest terms, the topics to be addressed in the Institute are: (a) the science of networks and networks in Humanistic inquiry (b) preparing and cleaning Humanities data for network analysis (c) internal networks in Humanistic data: networks of characters, networks of texts, networks of language (d) external networks in Humanistic data: networks of influence, networks of production, networks of reception. Applications must be submitted online no later than November 5, 2009. For more information, and for the online application, please visit http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/hum2010

New York University
The Falak Sufi Scholarship
The Graduate School of Arts and Science of New York University is pleased to announce the establishment of the Falak Sufi Scholarships awarded by the master’s program in Near Eastern Studies at the Kevorkian Center. Candidates for the master’s program in Near Eastern Studies are eligible to apply, including applicants to the program’s joint degree with Journalism, the concentration with Museum Studies, and the business track.

The Falak Sufi Scholarship is to honor the memory of a beloved student in the Near Eastern Studies program who died tragically in New York in 2008, and to support students from countries with a majority Islamic population in South Asia who might not otherwise be able to obtain a graduate education.  

For 2010–11, the scholarship includes an academic-year stipend (a minimum of $22,440), tuition, student health insurance, and registration and services fees for up to two years, provided that academic standards of the Graduate School and the graduate program are met. For more information, eligibility and application requirements, visit www.gsas.nyu.edu/object/sufischolarship.
The application deadline for fall 2010 admission is January 4, 2010.

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Visiting Fellowships 2010-2011
The Fellowships are offered to support research in any area of the arts, humanities or social sciences that has relevance to the study of Islam or the Muslim world, particularly anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, law, literature philosophy, politics, religion, and sociology. Applicants would normally be scholars or writers at the postdoctoral or equivalent level, but senior researchers are also eligible. An academic affiliation is not a necessary requirement. Each Fellowship carries a stipend of £4000 and membership of the common Room. The stipend is intended as a supplementary award and may be held in conjunction with other research grants, stipends, or sabbatical salaries. Fellowships may be held from October 1, 2010 for up to nine months (though shorter periods will be considered). Obtain details and application forms from: www.oxcis.ac.uk. Applications should include a CV and a brief statement of proposed research. Two letters or recommendation should be sent directly to the Centre. Address all correspondence to: Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies, George St., Oxford OX1 2AR UK (44 1862 278730; fax: 44 1865 248942; academic.assistant@oxcis.ac.uk). Application deadline: December 4, 2009.

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Imam Bukhari & Imam Tirmizi Visiting Research Fellowships 2010-2011
Applicants should be citizens of countries in Asia or Africa. Preference will be given to those studying classical Islamic sciences, although other areas in the humanities and social sciences will be considered. Each Research Fellowship carries a stipend of £3000 and membership of the common room. The stipend is intended as a supplementary award and may be held in conjunction with other research grants, stipends, or sabbatical salaries. The Visiting Research Fellowships may be held from October 1, 2010 for minimum period of three months. These Visiting Research Fellowships are intended to encourage interaction among academics from different traditions of learning. The Fellows will be expected to devote their time to research and writing and to participate in the Centre’s academic activities. Obtain details and application forms from: www.oxcis.ac.uk. Applications should include a CV and a brief statement of proposed research. Two letters or recommendation should be sent directly to the Centre.  Address all correspondence to: Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies, George St., Oxford OX1 2AR UK (44 1862 278730; fax: 44 1865 248942; academic.assistant@oxcis.ac.uk). Application deadline: December 4, 2009.

Sabanci University
Sakip Sabanci International Research Award 2010
“Multiculturalism in the Governance of the European Union and Turkish Accession”
The Essays submitted to the competition would address the issues and challenges that multiculturalism presents for the governance of the European Union. In particular, the authors should assess the benefits and contributions of Turkey’s accession to the EU’s governance in meeting these challenges. The competition is open to all scholars of social sciences and humanities working on contemporary Turkey. The prize winners are selected each year by an independent international jury.

Guidelines: All entries must be new and original works, not published previously in any form. Essays must be approximately 13,000 words, including title, citations, and endnotes. (References should be shown in the form of endnotes.)An abstract of 500 words and a short CV of the applicant are required. Entries must be submitted in English by email, in the form an attached Word or .pdf document to: sabanciaward@sabanciuniv.edu. Each submission must include a cover page with the following information: applicant’s name, home institution and department, mailing and email address and phone number. Sakip Sabanci International Research Award is administered by the Trustees of Sabanci University. The Award is named in honor of the late Mr. Sakip Sabaci, a prominent Turkish philanthropist and business leader. The corporation that he headed, Sabanci Holding, is one of the world’s  largest family owned businesses. Mr. Sabanci is also the honorary chairman of Sabanci University’s Board of Trustees. The Award is a first prize of US$20,000. The Award is designed to promote creative thinking, new ideas, and original research in the field of Turkish studies in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences. Second prize: US$10,000; third prize: US$5,000. Submission deadline: March 19, 2010.

Textile Society of America
R. L. Shep Ethnic Textile Book Award 2010
The Textile Society of America is pleased to solicit nominations for the R. L. Shep Ethnic Textile Book Award for books published in 2009. Given annually, the award is meant to encourage the study and understanding of ethnic textile traditions by recognizing exceptional scholarship in the field. The award consists of a cash prize, funded by an endowment established by R. L. Shep in 2000. TheTextile Society of America administers the endowment through a committee appointed by the Board of Directors. Nominations are open to English-language books (including bilingual publications in which all essential information appears in English). For the purpose of the award, "ethnic" textiles are defined as the non-industrial textiles of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Native and Latin America, as well as those in identifiable cultural groups in Europe and North America. Books of a variety of formats, including monographs, anthologies, and exhibition catalogs may be nominated. High-quality research and scholarship are the principal criteria for the prize-winning book. The book must also be presented in an accessible, engaging manner. Books must contain a printed publication date of 2009. The award will be presented at the Textile Society of America’s Biennial Symposium next fall in Lincoln, Nebraska (October 6 -9, 2010). Visit the TSA website for further details: www.textilesociety.org. Please send the full bibliographic citation of each book nominated to Barbara Belle Sloan, Associate Director, Center for the Study of Regional Dress, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles CA 90095-1549 (bsloan@arts.ucla.edu). Submissions deadline: March 1, 2010.

Western Association of Women Historians
Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize 2010
The Western Association of Women Historians’ Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize is an annual $1000 prize that recognizes the best monograph in the field of history published by a WAWH member. Applicants to the Keller-Sierra Prize must be current members of WAWH when they submit their book. The book must be a single-authored monograph based on original research. Anthologies and edited works are not eligible. The book must have been published in the year prior to the prize. Books may only be submitted for consideration once. Books cannot be submitted a second time as paperbacks or new editions. All fields of history are eligible. Contact the committee chair with any questions: Hend Gilli-Elewy, Cal Poly Pomona, IGE Department, 3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona CA 91768 (909 869-4512; hgillielewy@csupomona.edu). Deadline: January 15, 2010 (postmarked).