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Fellowship Program: The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to invite applications for Mellon Advanced Research Fellowships in Turkey for 2011-2012. ARIT is offering three or four fellowships to scholars and advanced graduate students from East European countries including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Baltic countries including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ARIT Mellon fellows may engage in individual research projects in any field the humanities and social sciences involving Turkey. The fellowships support three months or more of research to be carried out in affiliation with the ARIT centers in Istanbul and Ankara.
ARIT Institutes: ARIT maintains two research institutes in Turkey. The ARIT-Istanbul library focuses on Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern studies of Turkey. ARIT-Ankara concentrates on the art, archaeology, ancient and modern Turkey in its library. Both institutes offer residential facilities (with advance reservation) and provide general assistance and introductions to colleagues, institutions, and authorities in Turkey.
Purpose and Eligibility: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides the funding to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers to administer for the purpose of bringing East-Central European scholars of the humanities into a broader research community. Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian, and Romanian scholars who are citizens and permanent residents of one of the included countries are eligible to apply. Applicants may hold a PhD. degree or its equivalent. Preference will be given to scholars in the early stages of their careers. Applicants may not have held another fellowship under this program for five years prior to the current fellowship year. Applicants also may use the fellowship to carry out dissertation research. Doctoral applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctorate apart from the dissertation. Fellows are expected to devote full time to their projects and to participate in the activities of the Institute.
Research Permission: Turkish law requires all foreign scholars to obtain formal permission for any research to be carried out in institutions and sites in Turkey. ARIT Mellon fellows are personally responsible for obtaining necessary research permissions. Information about procedures may be obtained through the Turkish diplomatic office within each country included in the competition. Since replies for permission may take several months, applicants are urged learn the procedures involved in gaining permission as early as possible. Applicants may contact the ARIT office or overseas directors for assistance.
Stipend: The program offers a stipend up to $20,000 to cover the costs of conducting the scholar's research project for three months or longer, including travel, living expenses, work-related costs.
Application (see attached application format): Applications should consist of 1) a brief project statement (3-5 pages) outlining the project plan and its significance to the field of study; 2) a current curriculum vitae; and 3) two letters of reference from scholars in the relevant field including comment on the value and feasibility of the project (may be sent separately). Applications and supporting letters must be submitted to ARIT by March 3, 2011, to the American Research Institute in Turkey, c/o University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-3474, fax (215) 898-0657, e-mail:
leinwand@sas.upenn.edu, web: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT.
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
Fellowship Program: The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to invite applications for Mellon Advanced Research Fellowships in Turkey for 2011-2012. ARIT is offering three or four fellowships to scholars and advanced graduate students from East European countries including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Baltic countries including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ARIT Mellon fellows may engage in individual research projects in any field the humanities and social sciences involving Turkey. The fellowships support three months or more of research to be carried out in affiliation with the ARIT centers in Istanbul and Ankara.
ARIT Institutes: ARIT maintains two research institutes in Turkey. The ARIT-Istanbul library focuses on Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern studies of Turkey. ARIT-Ankara concentrates on the art, archaeology, ancient and modern Turkey in its library. Both institutes offer residential facilities (with advance reservation) and provide general assistance and introductions to colleagues, institutions, and authorities in Turkey.
Purpose and Eligibility: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides the funding to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers to administer for the purpose of bringing East-Central European scholars of the humanities into a broader research community. Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian, and Romanian scholars who are citizens and permanent residents of one of the included countries are eligible to apply. Applicants may hold a PhD. degree or its equivalent. Preference will be given to scholars in the early stages of their careers. Applicants may not have held another fellowship under this program for five years prior to the current fellowship year. Applicants also may use the fellowship to carry out dissertation research. Doctoral applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctorate apart from the dissertation. Fellows are expected to devote full time to their projects and to participate in the activities of the Institute.
Research Permission: Turkish law requires all foreign scholars to obtain formal permission for any research to be carried out in institutions and sites in Turkey. ARIT Mellon fellows are personally responsible for obtaining necessary research permissions. Information about procedures may be obtained through the Turkish diplomatic office within each country included in the competition. Since replies for permission may take several months, applicants are urged learn the procedures involved in gaining permission as early as possible. Applicants may contact the ARIT office or overseas directors for assistance.
Stipend: The program offers a stipend up to $20,000 to cover the costs of conducting the scholar's research project for three months or longer, including travel, living expenses, work-related costs.
Application (see attached application format): Applications should consist of 1) a brief project statement (3-5 pages) outlining the project plan and its significance to the field of study; 2) a current curriculum vitae; and 3) two letters of reference from scholars in the relevant field including comment on the value and feasibility of the project (may be sent separately). Applications and supporting letters must be submitted to ARIT by March 3, 2011, to the American Research Institute in Turkey, c/o University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-3474, fax (215) 898-0657, e-mail:
leinwand@sas.upenn.edu, web: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT.
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for this scholarship
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