American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships

This announcement came in my email recently. Please share with your colleagues--these are important opportunities that support outstanding work.

Greetings from the American Council of Learned Societies!

We are pleased to let you know that the 2011-12 ACLS fellowship competitions are now open. You will find the most updated and comprehensive information on all our programs on the ACLS website: www.acls.org/programs/comps. As in previous years, the majority of competition deadlines are in the early fall.

ACLS awarded nearly $15 million in research support to over 350 scholars worldwide during the past year. Fellows' profiles, along with research abstracts, are accessible at: www.acls.org/fellows/new.

We are looking forward to an equally successful fellowships season in 2011-12.

With best wishes,
Nicole Stahlmann
Director of Fellowship Programs
American Council of Learned Societies
fellowships@acls.org


ACLS Fellowships Office
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017

From Carol Ashcraft, whose funding mailing list is a treasure trove of opportunities, comes this intriguing call for proposals:

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced a call for applications to its Guggenheim Fellows program, "fellowships to assist research and artistic creation."   The fellowships support all endeavors except the performing arts, and include natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities and the creative arts. Fellowships are awarded to selected individuals for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months.  The number of applications per institution is unlimited.

Important dates:
Application deadline: September 15
November 2011:  Guggenheim will contact your references for recommendations.
November 22, 2011:  Work sample submission deadline.
Mid-December:  Acknowledgment of receipt of your application.
April 2012:  Notification of competition results sent to all applicants by email.
April-June 2012:  Return of all work samples to applicants.

The amount of the grant varies according to the project; funds are provided to the individual, not the institution, and are unrestricted.

For more information: See http://www.gf.org/ .

New Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences (Mostly Fulbrights)

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