Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture

The Phi Beta Kappa Society announces the Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture. The Fellowship is awarded for at least six months of study in France. The purpose of the award is to help educators and researchers improve education in standard French language, literature and culture and in the study of standard French in the United States. The fellowship is awarded annually and has a stipend of at least $10,000. Phi Beta Kappa will also cover a single round-trip, economy-class ticket for the recipient to travel to France; some additional support may be available to those with dependents.

 Candidates must be U.S. citizens under the age of 40 who can demonstrate their career does or will involve active use of the French language. They must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution with a 3.0 minimum GPA in French language and literature as a major. They must demonstrate superior competence in French, according to the standards established by the American Association of Teachers of French.
http://www.pbk.org/jensen

 

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library Fellowships and Grants

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, in Washington, DC, is an institute of Harvard University dedicated to supporting scholarship internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, meetings, exhibitions, and publications. Located in Georgetown and bequeathed by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks welcomes scholars to consult its books, images, and objects, and the public to visit its garden, museum, and music room for lectures and concerts.

Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies.

Junior Fellowships are for degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. (or appropriate final degree) and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university.

Fellowships are for scholars who hold a doctorate (or appropriate final degree) or have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research. Applications will also be accepted from graduate students who expect to have the Ph.D. in hand prior to taking up residence at Dumbarton Oaks.

Summer Fellowships are for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape scholars on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate (post-baccalaureate) study.

http://www.doaks.org/research/info_fellowships.html

A limited number of grants are available to assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The normal range of awards is $3,000–$10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Project grants are limited to applicants holding a doctorate or the equivalent. See Web site for more qualifications and conditions.

http://www.doaks.org/research/info_project_grants.html

New York City Human Rights Fellowship

The New York City Human Rights Fellowship offers recent college graduates the opportunity to get practical City government experience in the areas of civil rights, community relations, public education, mediation and conflict resolution, and advocacy. This full-time year-long fellowship is a work experience at the NYC Commission on Human Rights – the agency of New York City government with statutory responsibility for fostering positive inter-group relations among the city’s many diverse communities. Fellows will provide hands-on support in community organizing, social justice, and educational efforts in the neighborhoods of the City’s five boroughs.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/humanrightsfellowship.shtml

Petrie New York City Teacher Fellowship

Twenty of the nation’s outstanding college graduates will be supported as they pursue master’s degrees at Teachers College (Columbia University) and prepare for careers as New York City K-12 teachers.  Awards are based on academic accomplishments, financial need, demonstrated potential for leadership, and a commitment to service and a career as an urban teacher.
View more at: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/i/a/document/6074_Petrie.pdf