Category: Fellowships

Center for Khmer Studies: Junior Resident Fellowships (Cambodia)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Junior Resident Fellows Program, Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 1 July-9 August 2024. Deadline: 29 February 2024.

A six-week program in Cambodia for Cambodian, French, and US students to live and study alongside peers about contemporary Cambodian history and society. The Junior Resident Fellows Program provides students with a once-in-a-lifetime experience, allowing them to live and study alongside peers from different backgrounds and cultures while learning about contemporary Cambodian history and society.

Each summer, the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) offers five U.S., five Cambodian, and five French undergraduate students and recent graduates the exciting opportunity to participate in a six-week Junior Resident Fellows Program in Cambodia. Fellows are based at the CKS campus in Siem Reap, situated on the historic grounds of Wat Damnak – one of the city’s major Buddhist pagodas – and mere minutes away from the world-renowned Angkor Wat temple complex. Fellows also spend time in Cambodia’s bustling capital city, Phnom Penh.

Intercultural Leadership Institute Fellowships (USA)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Intercultural Leadership Institute Fellowships 2024, San Antonio, TX, USA. Deadline: 12 January 2024.

“The Intercultural Leadership Institute is a year-long intensive leadership experience for artists, culture bearers and other arts practitioners. ILI is a collaborative program of Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC) , PA’I Foundation, Sipp Culture, First Alaskans Institute, and The International Association of Blacks in Dance. The effort grew out of our direct experiences as leaders of these founding cultural organizations. We often found that many personal and professional leadership programs emphasized dominant cultural norms, modes of learning and social approaches that didn’t match our commitment to cultural equity and change-making in our own communities.

ILI’s “intercultural” approach emphasizes overlapping experiences, shared spaces and mutual accountability – and seeks to challenge dominant social norms while honoring differences of histories, traditions, vocabulary and more. We seek to develop leaders specifically within the arts & culture field to adeptly respond to significant changes that impact society, politics, environment and economy. As a peer cohort, ILI intercultural leaders hone personal and professional skills to affect local, national and global communities – and promote a shift toward greater awareness, resourcing and action in the broader field of arts & culture.”

ILI Year 6 (2024) application here. Unfortunately, ILI does not accept applicants from individuals who reside outside of the United States and US Territories.

Meridian International Center Fellowships (USA)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Meridian International Center Fellowships 2024, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 1 December 2023 for spring awards, but April for summer, and July for fall.

Meridian International Center’s Fellowship Program exposes rising students and professionals to public diplomacy, international relations, exchanges, cultural and corporate diplomacy, and more. Fellows develop the professional experience that will allow them to explore the fields of diplomacy and international affairs by gaining an overview of the operations of a nonprofit public diplomacy center. The fellowship includes professional development activities, including mentorship, training and education sessions, lunches with senior leadership, and an opportunity to create a capstone project that can be used as part of a professional portfolio.

All Fellows will be paid the Washington, D.C. minimum wage. In addition, all Fellows working in person will be eligible for a $75 per month Metro SmartBenefits contribution.

The Meridian Fellowship Program is located in Washington D.C., and Meridian requires MD, DC, or VA residence for all employees. Fellows must have current authorization to work in the United States. Meridian does not sponsor work visas. The position may work partially remotely until further notice.

Open to undergraduate students, master’s candidates, or recent graduates of associate’s programs, bachelor’s programs, or graduate programs OR emerging professionals looking to shift their career focus.

U Coimbra: PHD Research Scholarships (Portugal)

FellowshipsCall for applications: 2 positions, first stage researcher (PHD fellowship), Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Deadline: 21 November 2023.

The Centre for Social Studies (CES) – Associate Laboratory – University of Coimbra (Portugal), opens a call for applications for 2 research scholarships in the project “PROTEMO – Emotional dynamics of protective policies in an age of insecurity,” funded by the European Commission, coordinated by Cristiano Gianolla. The project is part of the research line Democracy, Justice and Human Rights. Engaging with the centrality of the democratization of knowledge with the importance of the struggles and experiences of historically oppressed groups, the main objectives of the line are twofold. On the one hand, aims to analyse the persistence of systems of oppression that are intertwined in the structures of racism, heteropatriarchy and capitalism. On the other hand, examine the socio-legal, socio-political and socio-cultural resistances that, in the framework of the modern State and beyond, mark the present of anti-discrimination policies and the constitution of alternative grammars of dignity.

The selected candidates are expected to have the following responsibilities:

– Develop PhD research (already in progress or to begin in 2024) in the framework of the research project in one of the two research lines:

Ukraine: Investigate social representations of protection and the entangled emotions of Ukrainian refugees and also of people mobilising against the war in Ukraine;
Italy: Investigate the relationship of migration, protective policies and emotions in relation to the EU and the Italian state.

– Support the implementation of the scientific tasks foreseen in the project application, namely, literature review, document research, databases and website maintenance, drafting and editing of reports and publications, field work, data analysis and dissemination activities;

– Support the administrative activities of the project, including the organisation of events, management of communication, review and translation of documents and data, and support of the tasks necessary to implement the project.

NY Public Library Fellowships: Africa/African Diaspora 2024-25 (USA)

FellowshipsCall for applications: Scholars-in-Residence Program Fellowships 2024-25, Schomburg Center, New York Public Library, NY, USA. Deadline: 1 December 2023.

The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program offers both long-term and short-term fellowships designed to support and encourage top-quality research and writing on the history, politics, literature, and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, as well as to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary exchange among scholars and writers in residence at the Schomburg Center.

Long-term fellowships provide a $35,000 stipend to support postdoctoral scholars and independent researchers who work in residence at the Center for a continuous period of six months. The Scholars-in-Residence Program provides funding for six fellows each year, three of whom are supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Selected fellows can choose to begin their term either in September or in January. Fellows are provided with individual office space and a computer, research assistance, and full access to the unparalleled resources of the Schomburg Center. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows also engage in an ongoing interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, sharing their research with one another in a weekly work-in-progress seminar. While in residence, they are also exposed to the vibrant intellectual life of the Schomburg through its public exhibitions, panels, screenings, and events.

Short-term fellowships are open to postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets) who work in residence at the Center for a continuous period of one to three months. Short-term fellows receive a stipend of $3000 per month.

The Schomburg Center is a world-renowned repository of sources on every facet of the African diasporic experience, with extensive holdings including numerous unique manuscript and archival collections as well as a comprehensive range of publications, photographs, films, audio recordings, and visual art. It was established in 1983.

Other fellowship opportunities at the New York Public Library may be of interest, if other topics in their collection are of interest.

US-Japan Leadership Program 2024/25 (Japan/USA)

FellowshipsCall for applications: US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), participants expected to be in Seattle, WA July 27 – Saturday, August 3, 2023 AND in the Japan in July 2025. Deadline: 8 January 2023.

USJLP is the flagship program of the United States-Japan Foundation. It launched in 2000 with the purpose of developing a network of communication, friendship and understanding among the next generation of leaders in each country.  With the goal of bridging the gap between East and West, the Program fosters a continuing dialogue among future leaders in a broad variety of professions. It starts this process by bringing some young leaders together from each country for two intensive weeklong conferences over two years, with discussions revolving around historical and current issues in bilateral relations, as well as issues reaching beyond our two countries. Through serious conversation as well as recreation and shared cultural activities it seeks to nurture lifelong friendships. The Program is designed to keep the leaders in touch with each other throughout their careers through a dedicated website and member directory, frequent reunions and newsletters, and online social networks.

All members hold US or Japanese citizenship, enter the Program between the ages of 28-44 and have demonstrated leadership in their respective fields. Membership requires a commitment to participate in two consecutive summer conferences as a Delegate (one in Japan, and one in the USA), and the intent to remain active in the Program as a Fellow (alumnus).

CFP CMM Institute: 2024 Fellows

FellowshipsCall for proposals, 2024 Fellowship program, Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) Institute, Oracle, AZ, USA. Deadline: 10 December 2023.

The CMM Institute invites scholar-practitioners who appreciate the central role of communication in making our social worlds to apply for a Fellowship in 2024. The Fellowship theme is open for 2024 and they encourage anyone with a special interest in exploring any of the many social, environmental, organisational or political challenges that we are currently facing in our social worlds. These Fellowships offer peer mentoring, support of a dedicated community of scholar-practitioners, opportunities to engage with other Fellows and a stipend to support the work of the Fellow.

IMéRA Fellowships 2024-5 (France)

Fellowships

Call for applications: IMéRA Core Fellowships 2024-5, IMéRA Institute for Advanced Study at Aix-Marseille University, France. Deadline: 16 October 2023.

For the year 2024-25, Iméra, the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of Aix-Marseille University, is opening 14 resident fellowships ranging between 5 and 10 months, targeting academics and/or artists. The fellowships are distributed over four programs (Arts & Sciences: Indisciplined Knowledge; Interdisciplinary Explorations; Mediterranean; Necessary Utopias).

Prerequisites common to all available fellowships and that must be taken into account before the eligibility criteria specific to each fellowship include:

  • An active knowledge of French and/or English (written and spoken) is essential.

  • Candidates commit to participate in the activities planned with the other fellows and the scientific team of Iméra.

Wilson Center Fellowships 2024-5 (USA)

Fellowships

Wilson Center Fellowships for 2024-5, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. Deadline: 1 October 2023.

Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.

Central European U IAS Fellowships 2024-5 (Hungary)

Fellowships

Junior and Senior core Fellowships, Institute for Advanced Studies, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Deadline: 21 September 2023.

The Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (IAS CEU) is pleased to invite applications for its Core Junior and Senior Fellowship programs for the academic year 2024/25. Fellowships are available in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined. Fellowships run for the full 9- month period (October-June), for the 3-month short fall semester (October- December), the 5-month fall semester (October-February) or the 6-month spring semester (January-June).

Each year, IAS CEU selects some twenty fellows for its fellowship programs. Fellows are chosen through a rigorous selection process, which includes stages of pre-selection and peer reviews as well as a final decision made by an independent, interdisciplinary, and international Selection Committee. The Institute is committed to the pursuit of cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship and will seek innovative research proposals. Young scholars with demonstrable promise of excellence will be considered; established senior scholars are expected to have solid records of first-rate scholarship. All disciplines within this remit are welcome. A primary criterion for selection is the expectation that each fellow’s stay at the Institute will yield original and significant research results.