[URBANTH-L]International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships

[Angela Jancius]

http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/ 

International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships 

The International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship (IDRF) program
provides support for social scientists and humanists conducting dissertation
field research in all areas and regions of the world. Up to fifty
fellowships will be awarded in the year 2005. The program is administered by
the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council
of Learned Societies. Funds are provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 

The IDRF awards enable doctoral candidates of proven achievement and
outstanding potential to use their knowledge of distinctive cultures,
societies, languages, economies, polities, and histories, in combination
with their disciplinary training, to address issues that transcend their
disciplines or area specializations. The program supports scholarship that
treats place and setting in relation to broader phenomena as well as in
particular historical and cultural contexts.
Standard fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months in the
field, plus travel expenses. They will rarely exceed $20,000. In some cases,
the candidate may propose fewer than nine months of overseas fieldwork, but
no award will be given for fewer than six months. 

The fellowship must be held for a single continuous period within the
eighteen months between July 2005 and December 2006. 

International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships

Eligibility 

The program is open to full-time graduate students in the humanities and
social sciences - regardless of citizenship - enrolled in doctoral programs
in the United States.
The program invites proposals for field research on all areas or regions of
the world, as well as for research that is comparative, cross-regional and
cross-cultural. 

Proposals that identify the U.S. as a case for comparative inquiry are
welcome; however, proposals that require no substantial research outside the
United States are not eligible. Proposals requesting support for a second
year of field research will be funded only under exceptional circumstances.
Proposals may cover all periods in history, but must address topics that
have relevance to contemporary issues and debates.
Applicants must complete all Ph.D. requirements except fieldwork and
dissertation by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2005,
whichever comes first. 

Standard fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months in the
field, plus travel expenses. They will rarely exceed $20,000. In some cases,
the candidate may propose fewer than nine months of overseas fieldwork, but
no award will be given for fewer than six months. The fellowship must be
held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months between July
2005 and December 2006. 

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