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British Academy: British Conference Grants

British Academy: Joint Activities Grants
British Academy funds are available to support international joint activities, involving British scholars in collaboration with foreign partners. Applications must be for projects involving genuine collaborative work between a defined group of scholars in one, or possibly two, other countries. Priority may be given to applications involving either the initiation of a new programme, or a special activity to bring an existing programme to completion. Grants are available for advanced research, at postdoctoral or equivalent level or beyond, in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.

British Academy: Larger Research Grants

British Academy: Networks Grants
British Academy grants are available for advanced research, at postdoctoral or equivalent level or beyond, in the fields of the humanities and social sciences. Networks Grants are available to support small networks of scholars in the humanities or the social sciences from different countries meeting over a period of three to five years.The network may involve individual scholars, or groups of scholars, from one, two, or more other countries. The proposal should encompass a research project, or a discussion of broad methodological issues, that requires and would benefit from the input of participants from a range of countries, institutions, and disciplines. Amount note: Grants are available to a maximum of £5,000 per year for up to five years.

British Academy: Overseas Conference Grants

British Academy: Research Readerships and Senior Research Fellowships

British Academy: Small Research Grants

British Academy: Visiting Professorships and Fellowships

Carnegie Trust for The Universities of Scotland: Small Research Grants
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland invites applications for its small research grants. These are intended for members of staff or retired members of staff of a Scottish university. Grants are for a maximum of £2,000. Graduates of a Scottish university may also apply for these grants to conduct personal research which does not relate directly to the work for which they are employed. Those graduates who are studying for a postgraduate degree or diploma can apply only if they hold a Carnegie or Caledonian scholarship or a studentship awarded by a Scottish university or the British Academy or are self-funded. Those not resident in Scotland can be considered only if their work is of benefit to the Scottish universities. Further information: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/carnegie/research.html

Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland: Larger Grants for Research
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland invites applications for a number of larger grants. Submissions for larger grants, up to £30,000, may be made for projects which are of interest to the Scottish universities as a whole. Further information: http://www.carnegie-trust.org/

The Foundation for Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom
' The Foundation for Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom was established in 1975 to support teaching, research and publishing about Canada in the United Kingdom, and to promote academic links and student exchanges between Canadian and British universities. We support these activities through grants, travel awards and the funding of academic posts and scholarships at British universities.'

Leverhulme Trust Academic Network Grants
'The Leverhulme Trust invites preliminary applications for its academic network grants to encourage the formation of academic networks and to permit the visit of individual scholars to the UK. The lead applicant should be employed at a university or other institution of higher and further learning in the UK. Grants are awarded for up to three years and cover travel costs and subsistence, costs for the organising and running of local seminars or workshops, and the salary of a network facilitator.' Further information.

Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Fellowships

Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Studentships

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Fellowships Scheme

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship Scheme

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Research Grant

The US-UK Fulbright Commission's Fulbright Awards Programme

From U.S. institutions

 

American Historical Association (AHA) Prizes and Research Grants

American Philosophical Society Grants and Fellowships

Filson Historical Society Fellowships and Internships
'The Filson fellowships and internships encourage the scholarly use of our nationally significant collections by providing support for travel and lodging. Internships provide practical experience in collections management and research for graduate students. Fellows as well as interns are expected to be in continuous residence at The Filson. Application deadlines for all fellowships and internships are October 15th and February 15th each year. Applications are reviewed two times a year. The Society’s collections are especially strong for the frontier, antebellum, and Civil War eras of Kentucky history. The fellowships are designed to encourage research in all aspects of the history of Kentucky and the regions of the Ohio Valley and the Upper South. Applicants should indicate how The Filson’s collections are relevant to their research topics and will have the opportunity to present the results of their research to scholars and the general public as appropriate.'

Fulbright Scholar Program (Council for International Exchange of Scholars)

Getty Research Grants

Huntington Library Fellowships

International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello Fellowships

Library Company of Philadelphia Fellowships

NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) Grants

Newberry Library 2003-2004 Fellowships in the Humanities

North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) Awards and Fellowships

The Organization of American Historians Awards and Prizes

The US-UK Fulbright Commission's Fulbright Awards Programme

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation


From Canadian institutions

Canadian and International Scholarship Programs
This website administered by The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) offers information on awards and scholarships programs available to Canadian students wishing to study abroad and to foreign students wishing to study in Canada, as well as a program for Canadian academic institutions wishing to offer courses under the Professional Development Scholarships Program of the Organization of American States (OAS).

 

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