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University of Louisville: Doctoral Assistantships
The Urban and Public Affairs Ph.D. program at the University of Louisville has several assistantships available for the 2007-08 academic year. Assistantship support is available for up to four years, and includes a stipend of $18,000 paid over 12 months, plus tuition remission, health insurance, and office space with a computer. In addition, financial support is provided for travel to conferences and, in some cases, for dissertation research.
The Ph.D. program has tracks in (1) Urban Planning and Development and (2) Urban Policy and Administration. We are particularly interested in attracting students desiring to work in areas such as Environmental Policy, Urban Design, Urban Demography, and housing, although potential students with interests in other relevant areas are also encouraged to apply.
For further information, see our web site at http://supa.louisville.edu or write to upa@louisville.edu.
Texas Council for the Humanities Community Projects Grants
Sponsor: Texas Council for the Humanities
Title: Community Projects Grants
E-mail: elupfer@humanitiestexas.org
Web Site: http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants.htm
Program URL: http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/downloads/HTxcommunitygrant.pdf
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides support for public humanities projects developed by local sponsors on topics from the disciplines of the humanities.
Deadline(s): 08/15/2007
DEADLINE NOTE: Letters of intent are due August 15 for the September 15 application deadline.
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Center for Latin American Studies Summer Visiting Scholar Grant
Sponsor: Center for Latin American Studies
Title: Summer Visiting Scholar Grant
E-mail: clas@uchicago.edu
Program URL: http://clas.uchicago.edu/svsrg.shtml
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor announces its annual Summer Visiting Scholars Competition for faculty from non-research U.S. universities and colleges. Recipients research and write on a Latin American topic for one month during the summer of 2007 at either or both campus(es) of the University of Chicago or University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and enjoy access to university libraries and resources.
Deadline(s): 02/28/2007
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Library of Congress Kluge Center Fellowships
Sponsor: Library of Congress
Title: Kluge Center Fellowships
E-mail: scholarly@loc.gov
Program URL: http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kluge.html
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor seeks qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months. Up to twelve fellowships will be awarded annually. The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library’s large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world’s largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available. Further information about the Library’s collections can be found on the Library’s website: http://www.loc.gov/rr/.
Deadline(s): 08/15/2007
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