THE AMERICAN CENTER OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH (AMMAN)
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS 2012-2013
Deadline for all applications is February 1, 2012
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship: One to two
awards of three to six months for scholars who have a Ph.D. or have
completed their professional training. Fields of research include:
modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history,
jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics,
and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and
political scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years
immediately preceding the application deadline. The award for six
months is $25,200.
ACOR Publication Fellowship: Two awards of four months each for
senior scholars or advanced graduate students pursuing a publication
project in the fields of Jordanian archaeology, anthropology,
cultural resource management, or history with the goal of completing
a final publication. Open to all nationalities. Maximum award of
$19,000 includes residency at ACOR in Amman. The award will be
prorated accordingly if ACOR residency or international travel is not
required. This research must be undertaken in Jordan.
Jennifer C. Groot Fellowship: Two or more awards of $1,800 each to
support beginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted
as team members on archaeological projects with ASOR/CAP affiliation
in Jordan. Open to undergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or
Canadian citizenship.
Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship: One award of $1,200 to support a
student for participation on an archaeological project or research in
Jordan. Senior project staff whose expenses are being borne largely
by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or
graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian.
Harrell Family Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to support a graduate
student for participation on an archaeological project or research in
Jordan. Senior project staff whose expenses are being borne largely
by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of
any nationality except Jordanian.
Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: Two awards for one month each
or one two-month award for residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to
enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian
participating in an archaeological project or conducting
archaeological work in Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board
at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $600.
MacDonald/Sampson Fellowship: One award for either six weeks
residency at ACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern
languages and history, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative
religion, or a travel grant to assist with participation in an
archaeological field project in Jordan. The ACOR residency fellowship
option includes room and board at ACOR and a stipend of $600. The
travel grant option provides a single payment of $1,800 to help with
any project related expenses. Both options are open to enrolled
undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship or landed
immigrant status.
James A. Sauer Fellowship: One award of $1,000 to a Jordanian
graduate student, in Jordan or elsewhere, to advance his or her
academic career in the field of archaeology, anthropology,
conservation, or related areas. The award might be used for
participation on an archaeological project, for research expenses,
academic tuition, or travel to scholarly conferences. For the
2012-2013 funding cycle this competition is open only to Jordanian
citizens.
Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to assist a
Jordanian student, in Jordan or another country, in the fields of
archaeology, anthropology, conservation, or related areas. This cycle
the fellowship is open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students
of Jordanian citizenship.
Kenneth W. Russell Annual Tawjihi Prize: Annual prizes for the male
and female students from Umm Sayhoun (Petra Region) who achieve the
highest score on the yearly Tawjihi examination. The award for each
student is 200 Jordanian Dinars ($280).
Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship: One award of
$1,500 to assist a Jordanian student with the cost of their
education. Eligibility is not limited to a specific field of study,
but preference will be given to study related to Jordan's cultural
heritage. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently
enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in a Jordanian
university.
ACOR Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship: Four awards of $3,000
each to assist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of
their academic programs. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and
currently enrolled in either a Master's or Doctoral program in a
Jordanian university. Eligibility is limited to students in programs
related to Jordan's cultural heritage (for example: archaeology,
anthropology, history, linguistics/epigraphy, conservation, museum
studies, and cultural resource management related issues). Awardees
who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs will be eligible
to apply in consecutive years.
ACOR Jordanian Travel Scholarship for ASOR Annual Meeting: Two travel
scholarships of $3,500 each to assist Jordanians participating and
delivering a paper at the ASOR Annual meeting in mid-November in the
United States. Academic papers should be submitted through the ASOR's
website (www.asor.org/am) by February 1, 2012. Final award selection
will be determined by the ASOR program committee.
ACOR-CAORC Fellowship and ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship: The
next cycle will be in 2013-2014 and applications will be due February
1, 2013.
Please Note: NEH, MacDonald/Sampson (residency option), and Bikai
Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting
their research.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
ACOR 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02215 Tel:
617-353-6571; Fax: 617-353-6575; Email: [log in to unmask]
or
ACOR P.O. Box 2470, Amman 11181, Jordan Fax: 011-9626-534-4181;
Email: [log in to unmask]
Websites: www.acorjordan.org and www.bu.edu/acor
ALSO NOTE:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country
Research Fellowships:
The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have
already earned their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social
sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of
regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars
to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which
hosts a participating American overseas research center. It is
anticipated that approximately ten fellowships of up to $9,000 each
will be awarded. Applications will be available in early October.
Deadline: January 17, 2012
For more information and to download the application form:
www.caorc.org/programs
EMAIL: [log in to unmask],
TEL.: 202-633-1599
MAIL:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
PO Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Critical Language Scholarship Program for Intensive Summer Language Institutes
ACOR will host one of the 2012 Critical Language Scholarship
Program's Intensive Summer Arabic Language Institutes. If you are
interested in applying to the CLS Program to study Advanced
Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced Arabic in Amman, Jordan, see
www.CLSscholarship.org
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Donald R. Keller
American Center of Oriental Research
656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02215 USA
Telephone: 617-353-6571, Fax: 617-353-6575
Email: [log in to unmask], Web site: www.bu.edu/acor
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