CAORC 2017-2018 Fellowship Programs

Event Details

End: January 31, 2018
Contact: fellowships@caorc.org
More Info: https://www.caorc.org/faq

CAORC is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 fellowship applications are now available online! Please find further details below. 

 

NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program
 
The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research in the humanities for US postdoctoral scholars, and foreign national postdoctoral scholars who have been residents in the US for three or more years. Fellowship stipends are $4,200 per month for a total of four months.
 
Eligibility
 
Applicants must:
  • carry out research in a country which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Eligible countries for 2018 are: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka or Tunisia;
  • be postdoctoral scholars;
  • be US citizens or foreign nationals who have been residents in the US for three years prior to the application deadline.
Applications
 
Applications for the NEH Senior Research Fellowship Program are now available at orcfellowships.fluidreview.com.
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2018 and announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2018. More information can be found here. 
 
 
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
 
The CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or transregional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the US, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Approximately eight awards of up to $10,500 each will be given each year.
 
Eligibility
 
Applicants must:
  • be a US citizen. Proof of citizenship (photocopy of passport) must be shown upon award notification;
  • have a PhD or be a doctoral candidate who has completed all PhD requirements with the exception of the dissertation;
  • be engaged in the study of and research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences;
  • seek to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in two or more countries outside the US, one of which must host a participating American overseas research center (AORC). Please note travel is currently restricted by the U.S. Department of State to the following AORC countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, and Yemen.
Applications
 
Applications for the Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program are now available at orcfellowships.fluidreview.com.
 
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2018 and announcements are expected to be made by the end of April 2018. More information can be found here.