Albright Fellowships, Council of American Overseas Research Centers Awards, and Dever Memorial Prize
The Albright annually provides up to $252,000 in fellowships and awards to 28 recipients. In addition, 32 Associate Fellows including Senior, Post-Doctoral, and Research Fellows receive funding from other sources.
Fellowships are open to those in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Residence at the Albright is required. The option to accommodate dependents is subject to space available at the Albright.
Available Fellowships
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Annual Professorship:
$32,500 award for 9 months. The stipend is $15,910 plus $16,590 for room and half-board for appointee at the Institute. (Spouse included, if applicable.) Open to post-doctoral scholars, who are US citizens. Non-US citizens are eligible for half of the award.
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October 1, 2008
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships:
Maximum grant of $40,000 for 12 months and $20,000 for 6 months (up to four awards from 4-12 months). Room and half-board at the Institute is $891 per month and the remainder is stipend. Open to post-doctoral scholars who are U.S. citizens (or alien residents for at least three years).
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October 1, 2008
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Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow and Program Coordinator:
$24,000 for 9 months. The stipend is $15,981; remainder ($8,019) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars. Recipient is expected to assist the Albright’s Director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows, which requires a working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel. It also includes assisting the Director with the videoconferencing lecture program for Students of Archaeology from Al-Quds University.
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October 1, 2008
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Samuel H. Kress Fellowship:
$22,500-per-year Kress Institutional Fellowships in the History of European Art for a two-year research appointment. Application is made directly to the Kress Foundation at www.kressfoundation.org. Restricted to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art and related disciplines (such as archaeology, architecture, or classics). Nominees must be U.S. citizens or individuals matriculated at an American university. Dissertation research must focus on European, Mediterranean, or Classical art history from antiquity to the early 19th century.
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November 30, 2008
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George A. Barton Fellowship*:
$5,000 for 2 months. The stipend is $3,218; remainder ($1,782) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to all doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients.
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October 1, 2008
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Carol and Eric Meyers Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship new! :
$5,000 for 2 months. The stipend is $3,218; remainder ($1,782) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Eligibility is for doctoral students whose research involves the study of archaeology and society in the biblical or early post-biblical periods. Topics dealing with society at the household level are encouraged.
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October 1, 2008
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Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowships (ECA)*:
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Junior Research Fellowships: $40,000 for two awards ($20,000 each) for 9 months. The stipend is $11,981; remainder ($8,019) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients who are U.S. citizens.
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October 1, 2008
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Associate Fellowships:
13 administrative fee awards for senior and junior fellows (for one or two semesters).
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No deadline
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Glassman Holland Research Fellowship:
$12,000 for 3 months. The stipend is $9,327; remainder ($2,673) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to all European post-doctoral researchers who are permanently resident in Europe.
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March 15, 2009
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships:
$34,500 for three awards of $11,500 each for 3 months. The stipend is $8,827; remainder ($2,673) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak scholars who are at the doctoral or post-doctoral level. Post-doctoral candidates should have obtained a doctorate by the time the fellowship is awarded. All candidates should be permanently resident in one of the nine countries concerned.
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March 15, 2009
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W.F. Albright Associate Fellowships:
No stipend. Open to senior, post-doctoral, and doctoral researchers. Administrative fee required.
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No deadline
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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 Ph.D. 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.
For more information and to download the application form: www.caorc.org/programs/index.html,
EMAIL: fellowships@caorc.org,
TEL.: 202-633-1599,
MAIL:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
PO Box 37012
NHB, CE-123, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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January, 2009
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Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East new! :
A stipend of up to $3,000 a month for living expenses and up to $1,000 for travel expenses. Open to scholars who are Israeli citizens and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the study or preservation of cultural heritage and who wish to undertake a specific research project at an overseas research centers in another country. Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowships require scholars to affiliate with one of the following overseas research centers: American Academy in Rome; American Center of Oriental Research (Amman); American Institute for Maghrib Studies (Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria); American Institute for Yemeni Studies (Sana’a); American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo); American Research Institute in Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara); American School of Classical Studies at Athens; and the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nicosia).
Getty Application Form – PDF
Getty Application Form – WORD
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February 15, 2009
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ACLS Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowship new! :
$30,000 for 10 months. The stipend is $21,090; remainder ($8,910) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Eligibility is limited to awardees and alternates of the Mellon / ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships the prior year. For more information:
http://www.acls.org
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December 12, 2008
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* Awards are subject to availability of funds.
