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NWO Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellowships 2010, Netherlands

/ August 19, 2010 Leave a Comment

The aim of the Rubicon programme is to encourage talented researchers at Dutch universities and research institutes run by KNAW and NWO to dedicate themselves to a career in postdoctoral research. Rubicon offers researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands (maximum of two years).

The Rubicon programme also offers talented researchers from abroad the opportunity to obtain grants to spend a maximum of two years in the Netherlands to conduct research.

Who can apply
Postgraduates who are currently engaged in doctoral research or who have been awarded a doctorate in the twelve months preceding the relevant deadline. Applicants who are still engaged in doctoral research may only apply if their supervisor provides a written declaration approving their thesis.

Women especially are urged to apply.

Researchers from abroad may apply

What can be applied for

A period of up to two years at an institution outside the Netherlands or at a Dutch institution. The minimum duration is twelve months. Standard awards have been set both for periods spent abroad and for periods spent in the Netherlands.
When can be applied

* Closing date for submitting applications is 1 September 2010

There are three selection rounds a year for Rubicon grants.
Extra Information

In order to promote mobility among researchers, applications will be admissible only if the candidate is to conduct the research at an institution other than the one where he or she graduated or that awarded his or her doctorate. The research must also be conducted in a country other than the one where the applicant graduated or obtained the doctorate, unless that country is the Netherlands. It is not allowed to combine research at different institutes. Depending on the nature of the project, applicants may conduct field research.

Candidates may apply for a Rubicon grant only once. An application will be deemed to have been made if the application has been accepted for consideration by NWO. Past recipients of Talent grants will not be eligible for consideration under the Rubicon programme. Applications must be submitted by individual researchers and not by pairs or teams of researchers.

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be assessed on the basis of quality criteria (as listed in the brochure which can be downloaded from this website) and certain policy criteria.
Procedure

* Multidisciplinary advisory committees will assess the applications.
* The views of external referees will not be sought.
* The final award decisions will be made by the boards of the relevant divisions/foundation.
* The entire assessment procedure will take approximately 4 months.

Committees

Three multidisciplinary advisory committees will be appointed by NWO:

* the Social Sciences (MaGW) and Humanities (GW) divisions will appoint a single advisory committee for the alpha and gamma cluster;
* the Earth and Life Sciences (ALW) and Medical Sciences (ZonMw) divisions will appoint a single advisory committee for the life sciences cluster;
* and the Physical Sciences (EW), Chemical Sciences (CW) and Physics (N) divisions and the Technology Foundation (STW) will appoint a single advisory committee for the beta cluster.

Application Deadline 1 September 2010

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2011 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, USA

/ August 18, 2010 Leave a Comment

his award fosters research in academic librarianship by encouraging and assisting doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research.

Award

TBD – 2011 award currently on hold.

Eligibility

The recipient of the fellowship must meet the following qualifications:

* Be an active doctoral student enrolled in an accredited degree-granting institution
* Be engaged in researching a topic related to academic librarianship
* Have completed all coursework
* Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by the institution
* A recipient of the fellowship may not receive it a second time.
* Applicant need not be an ACRL member

Criteria

Proposals will be judged primarily on merit with emphasis on the following:

* Potential significance of the research to the field of academic librarianship. (No attempt will be made to define academic librarianship, but the subject should be consistent with topics usually published in College & Research Libraries or key refereed library and information science research journals or presented at ACRL meetings.)
* Validity of the methodology and proposed methods of analysis
* Originality and creativity
* Clarity and completeness of the proposal
* Presentation of a convincing plan for completion in a reasonable amount of time
* Evidence of a continuing interest in scholarship such as a previous publication record

Awardee Obligation

Recipients of the fellowship are required to submit a 6-10 page report of the results of their research to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) within two months of the project’s completion. A 500-word summary for possible publication in C&RL News is also due at that time.

Submissions

Qualified students who wish to be considered for the fellowship may apply by e-mailing a brief (ten pages or less double-spaced) proposal that includes the following:

* Description of the research, including significance and methodology
* Schedule for completion
* Budget and budget justification for items for which support is sought. (Must be items for which no other support is available. Examples of acceptable items are printing, computer time, fees to subjects, statistical consulting, photography, artwork, typing, and professional travel.)
* Name of dissertation advisor and committee members
* Letter from dissertation advisor endorsing the proposal
* Completed checklist confirming applicant eligibility

An up-to-date curriculum vitae should accompany the proposal. Because of limits imposed by timing considerations, applications may be made for research under way, e.g., a student who begins research in the fall may apply for support for expenses incurred from the fall until the time the award is made.

Electronic submissions are required. E-mail the application to Megan Griffin at mgriffin@ala.org. If sending multiple files, each file name must contain the applicant’s name. Submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail.

If you have questions or need help compiling a nomination, contact Megan Griffin, mgriffin@ala.org.

Submission Deadline: Open Until Filled

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Hertz Graduate Fellowship Award 2011-2012

/ August 18, 2010 2 Comments

The annual competition for Graduate Fellowships begins with the application period which opens each year in August at which time a deadline consistent with those of NSF and other fellowship granting organizations will be posted. Only those applications which are complete, with all supporting materials and documents provided (including Reference Reports) by the posted deadline will be assured of full consideration by the Foundation. Untimely or incompletely-submitted applications will be entertained only at the Foundation’s discretion and convenience.

Each year’s competition concludes at the end of the following March, at which time the Foundation’s Board of Directors determines the most highly qualified Fellowship applicants and the number of new Fellowships which available resources will be able to support.
All Fellowship applicants are notified by mail of the Foundation’s action on their application on or before April 1 of each year.

The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend.
The cost-of-education allowance is accepted by all of the tenable schools in lieu of all fees and tuition. Hertz Fellows therefore have no liability for any ordinary educational costs, regardless of their choice among tenable schools.

The Hertz Foundation Fellowship application will be available for the academic year 2011-2012 by August 16, 2010.

Deadline For Submission is October 29, 2010 – 11:59 pm, Pacific Time.

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