FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > SSRC-ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program 2001 > Fellowship Deadline: 2000-11-13 > > REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS > > The Council is pleased to announce the 2001 competition of the > International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program, which > provides support for humanists and social scientists to conduct > dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Up to > fifty fellowships will be awarded in 2001. The program is administered by > the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American > Council of Learned Societies. Funds are provided by the Andrew W. Mellon > Foundation. > > The fellowships enable doctoral candidates to use their knowledge of > distinctive areas, cultures, languages, economies, polities, and historical > experiences, in combination with their disciplinary training, to address > issues that transcend their disciplines or area specializations. > > Fellows participate in multi-disciplinary workshops upon completion of > their field research. Workshops highlight fellows' research agendas and > address themes that resonate across cultures and regions. They are > intended to facilitate networks and cross-disciplinary exchanges, and to > help fellows engage in issues beyond their doctoral research. > > ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS > > The program is open to full-time graduate students in the humanities and > social sciences-regardless of citizenship-enrolled in doctoral programs in > the United States. The program invites proposals for field research on all > areas or regions of the world, as well as for research that is comparative, > cross-regional, and/or cross-cultural. Proposals that identify the U.S. as > a case for comparative study are welcome; however, proposals that require > no field research outside the United States are not eligible. Proposals > requesting support for a second year of field research will be funded only > under exceptional circumstances. > > Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the field > research component by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2001, > whichever comes first. > > CRITERIA FOR SELECTION > > The IDRF program helps promising young scholars launch their careers with > substantive knowledge about societies, cultures, economies, and/or polities > outside the United States. It promotes scholarship that treats place and > setting in relation to broader phenomena as well as particular histories > and cultures. > > Applicants are expected to write in clear, intelligible prose for a > selection committee that is multi-disciplinary and cross-regional. > Proposals should display a thorough knowledge of the major concepts and > methods relevant to the research, both in the applicant's discipline or > subfield and in other fields where appropriate. The proposed research will > be assessed in terms of the probability that it can inform debates that go > beyond the specific topic and place chosen for study. Applications should > exhibit a grounding in the methods and theories of a particular discipline > or subdiscipline, but also must of demonstrable cross-disciplinary > interest. > > Applicants should specify why an extended period of field-based research is > critical to the successful completion of the proposed doctoral > dissertation. The research design of proposals should be realistic in > scope, clearly formulated, and responsive to theoretical and methodological > concerns. Applicants should provide evidence of having attained an > appropriate level of training and skill to undertake the proposed field > research, including evidence of a degree of language fluency adequate to > complete the project. > > APPLICATION RECEIPT DEADLINE > > November 13, 2000 > > An application form should be requested well before the submission deadline > by email, fax, or phone. Applications sent by fax or electronic means, or > received after the deadline will not be accepted. All materials must be > typed or computer-printed according to the instructions on the application. > A digital copy of the application may be downloaded from the SSRC website, > but applications must be submitted by mail. > > Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a single application packet > consisting of completed application forms, a proposal, three letters of > references, language evaluation(s), and graduate school transcripts. > Proposals should be no longer than ten pages, followed by a one or two-page > bibliography or bibliographic essay. > > ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS > > April 30, 2001 > > FELLOWSHIP TERMS > > Standard fellowships will rarely exceed $18,000 in field research support. > In exceptional circumstances, the candidate may propose less than nine > months of fieldwork, but no award will be given for less than six months of > fieldwork. The fellowship must be held for a single continuous period > within the eighteen months between July 2001-December 2002. > > The Council does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, > disability, gender, marital status, national origin, race or sexual > orientation. > > > Contact information: > IDRF Program > Social Science Research Council > 810 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor > New York, NY 10019 USA > Phone: (212) 377-2700 > Fax: (212) 377-2727 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fellowship website: > http://www.ssrc.org ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
