Arts & Administration | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 157

2011-2012 Steinbeck Fellows Program, USA: Creative writing, including drama, creative nonfiction, and biography

/ January 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Steinbeck Fellows Program of San José State University (SJSU), which was endowed through the generosity of Martha Heasley Cox, offers new writers of any age and background the opportunity to pursue a significant writing project while in residence at SJSU. The emphasis of the program is on helping emerging writers, which generally means someone who has had some success, but has not published extensively, and whose promising work would be aided by the financial support and sponsorship of the Center and the Unviersity’s cretive writing program.
The Steinbeck Fellowship Program is named in honor of author John Steinbeck and is guided by his lifetime of work in literature, the media, and environmental activism. The program offers the opportunity to interact with other writers, faculty and graduate students, and to share their work in progress by giving a public reading once each semester during the fellowship.  The fellowships afford a stipend of $10,000. Housing assistance is available, depending upon need. Residency in the San José area is required during the academic year (approximately 1 September – 20 May).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 2 January 2012

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Robert L. Platzman Memorial Fellowships, USA: Medieval culture, Nineteenth-century American politics, law, theology, urban history

/ January 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

The University of Chicago Library invites applications for short-term research fellowships for use during 2012. Any visiting researcher residing more than 100 miles from Chicago, and whose project requires on-site consultation of University of Chicago Library collections, primarily archives, manuscripts or printed materials in the Special Collections Research Center, is eligible. Support for beginning scholars is a priority of the program. Applications in the fields of late nineteenth- or early twentieth-century physics or physical chemistry, or nineteenth-century classical opera, will receive special consideration. Previous University of Chicago Library research fellowships have been awarded for studies in fields including medieval culture, nineteenth-century American politics, law, theology, urban history, modern literature, and African American history.
Awards will be made based on an evaluation of the research proposal and the applicant’s ability to complete it successfully. Priority will be given to projects that cannot be conducted without on-site access to the original materials and where University of Chicago collections are central to the research. Up to $3,000 of support will be awarded to help cover projected travel, living and research expenses. Applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 14 February 2011

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University of Kent, PhD Scholarships in Antique Archaeology 2011 in UK

/ January 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

Thanks to a grant from the Leverhulme Trust, the University of Kent is able to offer three full 3-year PhD scholarships beginning May 2011, on The Visualisation of the Late Antique City, as part of a research project led by Dr Luke Lavan and Dr Ellen Swift. Our research will aim to establish an academic basis for reconstructions of everyday life in Mediterranean cities of this period, through both synthetic writing and detailed case studies of specific archaeological sites.

The three doctorates will consider everyday Architectural Decoration in the Late Antique City, Urban Artefact Assemblages in Late Antiquity and Dress and Personal Appearance in Late Antiquity.

Sources will be both archaeological, artistic and textual, and will be used to build a shared database on everyday life, in conjunction with a historical illustrator to produce colour images of urban scenes in selected cities. On completion of the project, the doctoral theses will be prepared for publication in a monograph series and will also contribute to a collective volume on Everyday Life in the Late Antique City.

The Centre for Late Antique Archaeology is an active research hub, with easy access to London research libraries, now 50 minutes away by train.

It produces its own annual, Late Antique Archaeology, holds frequent international conferences and is engaged in a number of related field projects, at Ostia, Port of Rome, and on the Saxon Shore Forts. We enjoy good relationships with heritage practitioners of museum display, re-enactment and site interpretation for the late antique period.

The Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies is a vibrant community, committed to the interdisciplinary study of the ancient world and its neighbours, from Minoan to Late Antique times. Applicants should have a first class or 2i degree or equivalent and an established interest in late antique archaeology. An MA degree would be an advantage, as would practical experience of archaeological fieldwork / museums, and knowledge of one or more modern European languages (French, German and Italian). A commitment to meeting deadlines and working within a team is essential, as the project will only achieve its full potential if outputs are delivered on time and a collaborative ethos is maintained.

A tax-free scholarship will be provided for three years, to cover fees at Home/EU level and to provide a living allowance of 13,000 GBP.

Research expenses to cover foreign travel for the project will also be covered.

Applications for the scholarships should consist of a CV, covering letter and an example of written work, made by email to postgraduate secretary Juliette Ash. An application must also be made for the degree programme on-line . No research proposal is required but all application materials (via email or on-line) must make clear which of the above doctorates is being applied for. Candidates are welcome to apply for more than one topic, but must specify an order of preference.

Selection will be based on written submissions, with the option of interview by telephone / email.

Application Deadline: 20th February 2011

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