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***A&S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS SPRING 2008 ***

A&S Graduate students are encouraged to apply for support [maximum of $300] from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research that will allow them to collect data at museums or archives, purchase minor research supplies/equipment, and travel to field sites. The purpose of the support is to assist students with expenses directly related to the conduct of research. Not all applicants will receive funding or full funding. Therefore, students are encouraged to apply for additional aid or matching funds from other sources and to indicate this information on their applications. Such information will be viewed favorably in the evaluation process. Students seeking funding for conference travel should not apply to this program, but should see application guidelines for the Graduate Student Association Supplemental Conference Travel funds at http://www.wm.edu/so/gsa/instructions.php. A portion of all of these A&S research and travel grants is made possible by contributions from alumni. After graduation, please consider assisting W&M graduate students in A&S by making a contribution to A&S Graduate Studies at http://www.wm.edu/as/graduate/privategiving.php.

Eligibility
Any graduate student actively enrolled in a graduate program of Arts & Sciences, and who is in good academic standing may apply.  Students who have previously received a Graduate Student Research Grant from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research are eligible to apply, but applications from students who have not previously received such a grant will be given higher funding priority.

Application Procedure
Applications for Spring 2008 must be received in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research by 4:00 p.m. on February 15, 2008, and will cover research from January 1 through June 30, 2008.  Late applications will not be accepted.  Applications must be signed by the student’s faculty advisor, and must also include a signed Institutional Compliance Form.

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There are many research grants--large and small--available to graduate students. Ask your departmental advisor to suggest grant opportunities in your specific field. Your program may also have funding for student research expenses. In addition, the following offices on campus can help you in your search for research funding. The Office of Grants and Research Administration maintains a list of funding opportunities for students. Student Research Grants [maximum $300] are administered by the Charles Center. The Charles Center also oversees students' applications for various national fellowships, some of which are open to graduate students, such as the Fulbright Fellowship, Luce, and Mellon fellowships programs.

Finally, supplemental conference funding is available [maximum $200] through the Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Association.

Other Funding Opportunities

Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) – ARC, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC).  The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) awards fellowships for graduate study leading to masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering related to NASA research and development. This twelve month award includes a required internship at the NASA Center affiliated with the NASA sponsored research. The Ames Research Center (ARC) conducts research activities, technology programs, and flight projects that advance the nation's capabilities in civilian military aeronautics, space sciences, and space applications. This diverse program is organized into aerospace, information sciences and technology, and astrobiology and space research.  Training Grants are awarded for one in the amount of $30,000. This amount includes a $21,000 student stipend, a student travel allowance of $4,000, up to $1,000 for health insurance, and a $4,000 university allowance, which typically goes to the Research Adviser, who becomes the Principal Investigator for the Training Grant.  Eligibility: An applicant must be sponsored by a faculty advisor or his or her graduate department chair. All applicants must be full-time students enrolled in a United States college or university. Students who apply prior to acceptance in graduate school must submit a list of prospective schools and if selected must provide proof of acceptance prior to the award.  Deadline: February 1, 2008.  URL for more information: http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp/nav/.

National Research Council of the National Academies, Research Associateship Programs.  The NRC announces the 2008 Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associate ships Programs to be conducted on behalf of over 120 research laboratories throughout the Unites States representing nearly all U.S. government agencies with research facilities.  Full-time Associateships will be awarded on a competitive basis in 2008 for research in the fields of chemistry, earth and atmospheric sciences, engineering, applied sciences and computer sciences, life and medical sciences, mathematics, space and planetary sciences, and physics.  Postdoctoral awards are made for one or two years, renewable for a maximum of three years.   Deadlines are February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.  Detailed program information, including instruction on how to apply, is available at www.national-academies.org/rap.

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants.  Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.  Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, or integrate two or more subfields.  Deadline: May 1, 2008, November 1, 2008. Grants are non-renewable and provide a maximum of U.S. $25,000. There is no time limit on the duration of the grant, and funding may be requested to cover distinct research phases (for example, two summers) if this is part of the research design. Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled for a doctoral degree.  Application must be made jointly with a dissertation supervisor or other scholar who will undertake responsibility for supervising the project. Qualified doctoral students are eligible without regard to nationality or institutional or departmental affiliation.  Grant funds cannot be released unless the applicant has successfully completed all requirements for the doctoral degree other than the dissertation/thesis. Applications may be submitted before the completion of such requirements; however, all requirements other than the dissertation/thesis must be completed before the start date for the research given by the applicant on the application form. If the application is successful, the foundation will request confirmation that this requirement has been met.  URL for more information: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=367834&attrib_id=13232.

Predoctoral Fellowship Program for Summer Travel Abroad for Historians of American Art, National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA).  The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, a part of the National Gallery of Art, is offering fellowships to doctoral students in art history who study aspects of art and architecture of the United States before 1980, including native and pre-Revolutionary America. The travel fellowship is intended to encourage a breadth of experience beyond the candidate's major field, with preference accorded to those who have had little opportunity for professional travel abroad. The fellowship is not intended for advancement of a dissertation. The fellowship is a period of continuous travel to museums, exhibitions, collections, monuments, and historic sites.  Deadline: February 15, 2008. Internal coordination required. Application for travel fellowships may be made only through the chair of graduate departments of art history and other appropriate departments, who should act as a sponsor. Each department may support only two candidates.  The center is offering up to ten fellowships. The fellowship period is for two to three months. The award is dependent on the travel plan with a maximum of $4,500.  URL for more information: http://www.nga.gov/resources/casvatrv.htm.

Swann Foundation Fellowship, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.  Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon.  The Swann Foundation awards one fellowship annually to assist ongoing scholarly research and writing projects in the field of caricature and cartoon. Although research must be in the field of caricature and cartoon, there is no limitation regarding the place or time period covered. Since the fund encourages research in a variety of academic disciplines, there is no restriction upon the university department in which this work is being done, provided the subject pertains to caricature or cartoon art. Deadline: February 15, 2008.  Amount: $15,000.  Eligibility: To be eligible, one  must be a candidate for an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in a university in the United States, Canada or Mexico and working toward the completion of a dissertation or thesis for that degree, or be engaged in postgraduate research within three years of receiving an M.A. or Ph.D. Although research must be in the field of caricature and cartoon, there is http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html.

The Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University in Washington DC invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral Schusterman Teaching Fellowship, beginning Fall 2008.  This two-year postdoctoral Schusterman Teaching Fellowship is part of the Jewish Studies Expansion Project, a new initiative that aims to expand the number and breadth of Jewish studies courses in order to provide greater opportunity for Jewish learning and engagement at participating schools. Successful applicants will be dynamic individuals with strong academic credentials and a desire to raise the visibility of Jewish studies on campus and beyond. The Jewish Studies Expansion Project is a program of the Foundation for Jewish Culture, supported by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. For more information about the program please contact  pzak@jewishculture.org or visit www.jewishculture.org.  Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or have completed their doctorate by August 2008, be prepared to teach, advise, and mentor undergraduate students in Jewish Studies, and have demonstrated excellence in scholarship and teaching in any area of Jewish Studies which complements the strengths of the existing program.  Send a letter of application addressing teaching and research interests and experience, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to the Search Committee, Jewish Studies Program, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8042.  For best consideration applications should be complete by November 30, 2007.  Direct inquiries to Prof. Pamela S. Nadell, pnadell@american.edu. American University is an AA/EEO employer, committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.  Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.  American University is seeking highly dedicated teachers and scholars who are deeply committed to interdisciplinary learning, the application of new technologies in teaching and scholarship and to the preparation of students for life in a diverse and rapidly changing global society.

The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Postdoctoral Fellows Program was established in 2005 to foster a vibrant relation between the New-York Historical Society and The New School’s Eugene Lang College.  Post-doctoral Fellows are invited to help build this connection through research, teaching, and public history programming. In the course of a one-year (non-renewable) fellowship, Bernard and Irene Schwartz fellows are expected to develop a major research project with the resources of the New-York Historical Society, to teach two undergraduate courses at Eugene Lang College, and to share in both institutions’ commitments to public history.  The successful candidate will be a recent Ph.D. (within past three years of starting date), with a strong record of previous teaching (as a TA or otherwise). Candidates must submit a 2-3 page proposal, describing the theme of the major research project the fellow will undertake, and stating specifically why the resources of the New-York Historical Society are critical to the project. Candidates must also submit a C.V., two letters of recommendation (which may be sent directly), a short writing sample, and two detailed syllabi outlining the undergraduate courses they envision teaching at the New School’s Eugene Lang College.  While all areas of American history will be considered, the College has a particular interest in imaginative approaches to the survey of U.S. history, as well as in topical courses which address, for example, material culture as history, America in the Age of Revolutions, slavery and its consequences, patterns of leisure and consumption, and history of communication.  Candidates may be asked to curate a small exhibition; support various public history projects presently underway at The New School; lead undergraduates on a critical tour of urban monuments, historic districts and museum exhibitions; or give a public lecture. The fellowship requires residency in New York for the year, beginning September 1, 2008. Fellows will receive $60,000 plus benefits.  Application Deadline: postmark February 15, 2008.  Candidates should send two copies of their application, one to each of
the following addresses:
Jean Ashton
Vice President and Library Director
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, New York 10024

The Program in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration at Yale University seeks to appoint at least one Postdoctoral Associate for a renewable one year position in the field(s) of Asian American Studies, Latina/o Studies, Native American Studies, or Comparative Ethnic Studies beginning July 1, 2008. Candidates who will complete their doctorates by July 1, 2008, or who have completed their doctorates since 2003, will be considered.  Successful applicant(s) will be jointly sponsored by the Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Program and the Religious Studies Department, the History of Art Department, the History Department, or the Political Science Department. Scholars are expected to be in residence throughout the term of their appointment and to contribute to the intellectual life of the University. Postdoctoral Associates will teach one undergraduate seminar per year. Salary for postdoctoral associates will be $50,000 per year. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff and faculty, and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Send a cover letter (indicating qualifications, plans for research and writing, as well as interest in the Religious Studies Department, the History of Art Department, the History Department, or the Political Science Department), a CV, one or more writing samples up to a total one hundred pages in length, a syllabus of a proposed course, and three letters of reference to Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Scholars Program, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206. Inquiries may be directed to erm@yale.edu. All application materials must be postmarked by November 26, 2007.  Contact Info: Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Scholars Program,  Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206. Inquiries may be directed to rm@yale.edu.

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.  United States Department of Energy (DOE).  The fellowship program is designed to provide incentive and encouragement to students with outstanding academic records to continue their graduate studies in preparation for careers in computational science. The award is limited to a maximum of 48 months and must be renewed each year. The duration of the award is affected by the status of the awardee and projected availability of funds. Renewal of the fellowship is based on excellent academic progress and research consistent with national goals in computational science. Students usually undertake their practicum assignment during the summer and may receive an additional dislocation allowance during the practicum period.  Eligibility: Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. Students currently in their first or second year of graduate study in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences are eligible to apply. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. The basic objective of the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program is to encourage talented students in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences to enter a period of study and research in computational science accompanied by practical work experience at recognized U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facilities. URL for more information:  http://www.krellinst.org/CSGF/.

Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program.  This program provides hands-on paid research experiences for qualified undergraduate and graduate students (rising juniors and above) on-site at NASA Langley Research Center.  We offer three sessions, summer, fall, and spring.  The summer session is a 10-week internship and the spring and fall are 15-week internships.  The summer deadline is February.  Women and underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Eligibility requirements include: US Citizenship, full-time college student, rising junior and above by the start of the program, pursuing a discipline of interest to NASA-3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.  Deadlines: 2008 Summer Session – February 2008; Fall Session – March 2009; Spring Session – October 24 2009.  Funding: Rising juniors and seniors - $4,500 scholarship for the 10-week period.  Graduate students - $5,000 scholarship for the 10-week period.  Spring and Fall sessions are prorated according to the 10-week rate.  For more information go to: URL http://research.nianet.org/larss.

Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, United States Department of Energy (DOE).  The basic objective of the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program is to encourage talented students in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences to enter a period of study and research in computational science accompanied by practical work experience at recognized U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research facilities.  The fellowship program is designed to provide incentive and encouragement to students with outstanding academic records to continue their graduate studies in preparation for careers in computational science. The award is limited to a maximum of 48 months and must be renewed each year. The duration of the award is affected by the status of the awardee and projected availability of funds. Renewal of the fellowship is based on excellent academic progress and research consistent with national goals in computational science. Students usually undertake their practicum assignment during the summer and may receive an additional dislocation allowance during the practicum period.  Deadline: January 16, 2009.  A yearly stipend of $32,400 will be paid in monthly increments starting the end of September, 2008.  Eligibility:  Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at a U.S. university. Students currently in their first or second year of graduate study in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences are eligible to apply. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.  URL for more information: http://www.krellinst.org/CSGF/.

Conservation Internships, Smithsonian Institution Museum Conservation Institute.   The Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) offers conservation internships to advanced students enrolled in graduate conservation training programs that require the student to have a year of experience. The term is one academic year in length.  Deadline:  February 1, 2008. 
URL for more information:  http://www.si.edu/ofg/intern.htm#imci.