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Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Scholarships for Belgium and Luxembourg

The Commission will only consider applications in this competition from research scholars and lecturers who are assured of a position with an American institution of higher education.

I. Fulbright Awards

Approximately 10 grants-in-aid and travel grants will be available for candidates who would undertake post-doctoral research or university lecturing for a minimum of three months, maximum one year, at a maximum of two accredited American universities or institutions of higher education. preliminary application

II. Fulbright-Schuman Program

Approximately 22 awards will be available for EU academics, professionals, or policy makers for research or lecturing on EU affairs or U.S.-E.U. relations at a recognized institution in the U.S. Each award includes a monthly stipend, round-trip travel, health and accident insurance, and visa sponsorship. Fulbright-Schuman Program.
Fellowship Application Deadline: 1March2011
Further Fellowship Information and Application

The McFarlane PhD Scholarship 2011, UK: History

One scholarship will be awarded to the best full time applicant who meets the criteria below and is accepted onto a PhD in History. The value of the award is £15,000 per year for the duration of the recipient’s PhD degree programme (usually three years subject to satisfactory progress).
The Scholarship will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fees, a stipend and research allowance (£450).
The scholarship is funded by a leading financier and his wife who have pledged their support for a new historical centre at the University of Edinburgh, which will study the influence of Scots abroad. Investment fund manager Alan McFarlane and his wife, Anne, have donated £1 Million to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, to support two PhD scholarships in perpetuity and provide 10 undergraduate access bursaries to help students in financial need. The gift is believed to be the largest private donation to a history-related project at a British University. The McFarlanes are both Edinburgh graduates.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

ANRC Overseas Travel Fellowships for PhD Students (The Netherlands): Southeast Asian Studies

Applications are invited from individuals currently enrolled in a PhD program at a Dutch university who are researching Southeast Asia. Funding is available for students to conduct specific, defined tasks in Australia related to their PhD. These tasks could include fieldwork, consulting an archive or library, engaging in language or disciplinary study, or consulting academic experts. PhD projects should address topics related to the humanities or social sciences. Funds will cover economy class return travel between the Netherlands and Australia plus a living allowance for a period of between one and six months. The research must occur within the term of the PhD enrolment, and take place in the period May, 2011 – June, 2012. Up to four Fellowships will be offered in this round.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 February 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application