African American Studies
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
Scholars-in-Residence Program Fellowship 2007-2008
Established in 1972, The Schomburg Center promotes the study of the histories and cultures of peoples of African descent and interprets its collections through exhibitions, publications, and educational, scholarly and cultural programs. The SCHOLARS-IN-RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP program assists scholars and professionals whose research on the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships will allow recipients to spend six months or a year in residence in New York City with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other research units of The New York Public Library.
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Conference and Workshop Grants
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. is a private operating Foundation that is dedicated to the advancement of anthropology throughout the world. Through programs of funding for research projects, conferences, symposia, fellowships, and publication, the Foundation aids basic research in all branches of anthropology and closely related disciplines concerned with human origins, development and variation.
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/ The National Academies
Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity FellowshipThe FORD FOUNDATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP is designed to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/ Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
The most prestigious award in the Fulbright Scholar Program, the DISTINGUISHED CHAIR provides opportunities to senior faculty with a prominent record of scholarly accomplishment.
http://www.cies.org/ Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Fulbright Traditional Scholar Program
The traditional FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. http://www.cies.org/ Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)Fulbright Senior Specialists ProgramThe FULBRIGHT SENIOR SPECIALISTS PROGRAM is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals to promote academic exchanges that will broaden your cultural perspective in your academic field. Shorter grant lengths give Specialists greater flexibility to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or professional commitments.
http://www.cies.org/