Call for Applicants: Fullbright Canada Scholarship

via ISA:

Are you interested in conducting research in Canada-U.S. relations in the United States? Fulbright Canada offers unique opportunities to promising and prominent Canadian scholars, as well as experienced professionals, to conduct research, develop new professional networks, guest lecture and/or teach at select American universities and research centers. The holder of the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair spends up to five months in residence at the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars conducting research in the field of Canada-U.S. relations. Applications should be received by November 15, 2011. Please see the FULBRIGHT CANADA website and select Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for more information.

Call for Applicants: U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission 2012 Research Fellowship Program

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The USCC was established by Congress to look into the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.   Recent topics of interest to the Commission have included China’s 12th five-year plan, outward foreign direct investment, military modernization, and East Asian security and cooperation.

Call for Applicants: Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Fellowships

via ISA:

The GEM PhD School invites applications for 3-year long Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Fellowships offered by the PhD School on Globalisation, the EU and Multilateralism (GEM PhD School), which is coordinated by the Institut d’Etudes Européennes de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles and funded by the European Commission. The fellowships cover the period ranging from September 2012 to September 2015. Interested parties are invited to APPLY ONLINE by way of the School's Automated Registration System. The GEM PhD School includes 9 leading universities from across the globe engaged in a transnational education, research and mobility exercise. Applications should be received by January 16, 2012. The school also has 10 PhD scholarships set aside for non-EU applicants.

Call for Applicants: NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant Changes

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Dear Colleagues,

Please note that the Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation has updated award information for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. You will find a description of the grants on the program's website (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/ddrip1.jsp).

The most notable change is that the maximum award amount is now $14,000 plus indirect costs. Total awards with indirect costs may exceed that amount. The changes do not apply to proposals submitted for the September 16, 2011 deadline, but will apply to proposals submitted by January 15, 2012 and beyond.

Call for Applicants: "Rethinking Diplomacy": residential fellowships for 2012-13 at the Institute for Historical Studies, UT-Austin

via PSRT-L:

For the 2012-13 theme, the Institute for Historical Studies at TheUniversity of Texas at Austin envisions a fundamental and substantivere-thinking of scholarly approaches to diplomacy as a worldwide,multi-disciplinary, historical practice.

Call for Applicants: Grant for Study of Transnational Crime and Corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia

via PSRT-L:

*Grant Opportunity for Graduate/PhD Students Pre-Tenure Faculty,
Scholars, and Professionals*

2012 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium:
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN EASTERN EUROPE AND EURASIA

Application Deadline: *December 9, 2011*

Call for Applicants: Funded Pre-Doc Fellowship at George Washington University

received via e-mail:

*Predoctoral Fellowships*>>>      *at the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies*>>>      *Elliott School of International Affairs*>      *George Washington University*>      *Washington, DC*>> *Click here for the application form*> <http://www.gwu.edu/%7Eiscs/about/fellowapp.cfm>

Call for Applicants: PhD Fellowships in Political Theory at Central European University

via Public Reason:

Call for Applications:

Political Theory Track of CEU Doctoral Program in Political Science,CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

DOCTORAL SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

We invite applications for the Political Theory Track of CEU Doctoral Program in Political Science for the Academic Year 2012-2013. The Political Theory track is designed to prepare students for a career in academia and institutions of applied research. It is highly competitive and welcomes applications from graduates of Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, Economics, and related disciplines.

Call for Applications: Stanford Center for Ethics in Society Postdocs 2012-13

via Public Reason:

Stanford 2012-13 | Application deadline 11 January 2012

A message from the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford regarding their postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for 2012-2013:

Call for Applicants: 2012 Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship

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The Udall Foundation invites applications for the 2012 Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship. 

The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or U.S. environmental conflict resolution, and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. The application deadline is February 24, 2012.

Call for Applicants: Fellowship in Climate Change and African Political Stability

via the ISA blog:

 The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin announce a call for applications for pre-doctoral fellowships in climate change and security. The Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program will offer up to three pre-doctoral fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year. The CCAPS fellowship program aims to stimulate the development of the next generation of researchers and thought leaders on the topic of climate change and political stability in Africa. Fellowships are available to advanced PhD students, with preference given to those who have made substantial progress towards the completion of their dissertation. CCAPS will consider applicants working on a broad range of topics related to climate change, political stability, and security in Africa. Suitable topics may include, but are not limited to: climate change vulnerability in Africa; potential impacts of climate change on political stability or security in Africa; and strategies for addressing climate change challenges in Africa. Applications should be received by February 15, 2012. For more information about the fellowship, application guidelines, and deadlines please visit the website.

Call for Applicants: The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Syracuse University

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THE INSTITUTE FOR QUALITATIVE AND MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH, MAXWELL SCHOOL OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, JUNE 18-29, 2012.

OPEN POOL APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 18, 2011

Call for Applicants: Carlos E. Castañeda Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mexican American Studies

via the University of Texas, Austin:

The Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) of the College of Liberal Arts is pleased to announce theCarlos E. Castañeda Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mexican American Studies supported by the Office of the President.  This postdoctoral fellowship is in memory of Professor Carlos E. Castañeda (1896-1958), one of the first scholars and activists in Mexican American Studies, a UT Austin alumnus and faculty member, and a native of south Texas.

CMAS is accepting applications for this nine-month postdoctoral fellowship for the 2012-2013 academic year, effective September 1, 2012.  The Castañeda Fellow is obligated to be in residence in Austin, Texas during the entire 2012-2013 fellowship year and to make a contribution to the Center's research program in the form of a major research or writing project.  Use of the Mexican-American archival materials at the Benson Latin American Collection is encouraged.  In addition the Castañeda Fellow is asked to teach one undergraduate course during her/his residency and to deliver a public lecture in the spring semester 2013. The fellow will receive an academic year stipend of $46,000, health insurance benefits, a moving allowance, office space, and logistical office support.

Applicants must have completed the doctoral degree (Ph.D./Ed.D.) within the past five years before the beginning of the fellowship year. The doctoral degree must be awarded by August 1, 2012 for consideration. Current UT Austin faculty members and doctoral candidates are not eligible. 

The application deadline is 5:00 pm CST on Thursday, December 15, 2011.

Visit the following web page for more information for the Carlos E. Castañeda Posdoctoral Fellowship in Mexican American Studies.

Seminar Announcement: 2012 Fulbright German Studies Seminar "The Nation State and European Identity"

via H-Teachpol:

Sent: 01 October 2011 20:06
Subject: Fulbright German Studies Seminar Announcement: Listserv Request

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The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) is now accepting
applications for the 2012 Fulbright German Studies Seminar<http://www.cies.org/GSS/>. The topic is
"Nation-State and European Identity" and the application deadline is October
14, 2011.

Call for Applicants: Georgetown University Post-Doc Fellowship

via the ISA blog:

The GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE IN QATAR'S CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL STUDIES (CIRS) invites applications for the 2012-2013 post-doctoral fellowship. The fellowship will support a recent Ph.D. recipient in any discipline working on the Middle East.  Priority is given to projects with demonstrated relevance to the Persian Gulf. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation (including one from the chair of the dissertation committee), and a short synopsis of the Ph.D. dissertation. Also, candidates should provide a statement outlining the precise nature of the intended work during the period of the fellowship, the final product’s significance for the relevant literature, and when the completion of the project for publication may be expected. Application materials should be sent to cirspositions@georgetown.edu. Review of applications begin January 5, 2012.