ARIT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
ARIT directly supports and administers a variety of programs of fellowships for scholarly research and for language study in Turkey. Programs for U.S. –based scholars and graduate students include the ARIT, Kenan T. Erim, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the ARIT-Princeton Summer Language Program at Bogazici University in Istanbul. ARIT Fellows come from all regions of the country and represent many fields of the humanities and social sciences. ARIT fellowships support individual research projects in ancient, historical, and modern times in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, that must be carried out in Turkey.
Opportunities for Turkish students and scholars include the Hanfmann and Turkish Fellowship programs and the Cross-Coulson Aegean Exchange . The Mellon Fellowships support advanced scholars from east European and Baltic countries.
See list of recent ARIT Fellows for a sample of supported research. Updated announcements for the Language program, Mellon, Hanfmann, and Turkish Fellowship programs will appear in the fall, 2008.
Fellowship Programs offered by the American Research Institute in Turkey include:
National Endowment for the Humanities/ARIT Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
ARIT/NEH
Fellowships, funded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities, provide longer term support for advanced research in all fields of the
humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics
as well as interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history. The fellowship tenures
range from four months to a full year. Stipends range from $13,335 to $40,000.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents affiliated with U.S. or Canadian
institution and have completed formal training in their field of study.
Kenan
Erim Fellowship
Funded
by the American Friends of Aphrodisias, the
Kenan Erim Fellowship supports archaeological excavation and research at the site of
Aphrodisias in Turkey.
Bogaziçi University Summer Language Program in Advanced Turkish Language
The
ARIT/ Princeton University/BU Program offers scholarship, travel, and stipend to support
eight weeks of intensive advanced study of Turkish language and culture at Bogaziçi University in
Istanbul. Applicants must be graduate students in good standing or
advanced scholars and also must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The Bogaziçi University Turkish Language and Culture Program offers intensive courses at all levels.
Critical Language Scholarships at Summer Institutes:
New
programs support graduate and undergraduate students who will participate in
intensive study of Turkish at the beginning and intermediate levels during the
summer, 2009. This is a new separate program for language study. For further information and
application instructions, please see http://www.clscholarship.org/programs.php.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships for
East European Scholars
Three
or four post-doctoral fellowships are available to scholars from the East European and
Baltic countries including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria,
Rumania, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. Fellowships provide support of up to $11,500
for two to three months of research in any field of the social sciences or humanities to
be carried out in Turkey. Fellows may make use of ARIT center facilities to carry
out their work. Program details for 2009 will appear here later in the fall.
Turkish Fellowship Program
This
program provides support for Turkish scholars and advanced graduate students affiliated
with Turkish institutions who are conducting research in any field of the humanities or
social sciences in Turkey. Administered by the Turk Amerikan Ilmi Arastirmalar
Dernegi in Istanbul.
W.D.E.
Coulson & Toni Cross Aegean Exchange Program
The W.D.E. Coulson & Toni Cross Aegean Exchange Program
supports Turkish scholars who wish to conduct research in Greece. The purpose of these fellowships
is to promote closer relations and scholarly exchange between Turkey and Greece
by supporting the research of nationals of the Republic of Turkey in any field
of the humanities and social sciences from pre-historic to modern times who need
to conduct their study in Greece. The
American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) cooperates
to support the program.
George and Ilse
Hanfmann Fellowships and Machteld J. Mellink Fellowship Program
This program provides support for
Turkish yournger scholars and advanced graduate students in archaeology and related fields who are affiliated
with Turkish institutions and who wish to study abroad in North America or elsewhere.
Administered by the Turk Amerikan Ilmi Arastirmalar Dernekler in Istanbul and
Ankara.
Getty Exchange Fellowship Program
The Getty program supports scholars who are Turkish citizens and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the study or preservation of cultural heritage, and who wish to undertake a specific research project at an overseas research centers in another country. Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowships require scholars to affiliate with one of several American overseas research centers.
Other Fellowship Programs that offer support for research in Turkey include:
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) administers funds to support post-doctoral research in international and area studies,
including Turkey. For further information contact the ACLS, 228 East 45th
Street, New York, NY 10017-3398. Request an application by fax at 212-949-8058
or view the web page.
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC),
of which ARIT is a member, sponsors the Advanced Multi-Country Research Program which
allows scholars to conduct research inmore than one country, at least one of which hosts
an American overseas research center. The program is open to U.S. doctoral
candidates and scholars who have earned their doctorates in fields in the humanities,
social sciences, or allied natural sciences, and who wish to carry out research of
regional significance. For further
information, see the CAORC program web page
or contact CAORC, Smithsonian Institution, P. O. Box 37012, NHB Room
CE123, MRC-178, Washington DC 20013-7012.
The Institute for International Education (IIE) offers programs to support international exchanges with Turkey for students,
faculty, and professionals. For information see the IIE website [http://www.iie.org/fulbright], or contact the
Institute for International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017-3580.
The U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Fellowships to support Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad.
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation offers travel and institutional fellowships that include affiliation with the ARIT centers in Ankara and Istanbul. For information view the web page.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation sponsors a variety of fellowship programs, including some that support advanced scholarship abroad [http://www.mellon.org/programs/highered/research/research.htm].
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers fellowships for research in the social sciences and humanities to be carried out in the countries of the Near and Middle East. Affiliation with an overseas research center or other institution in the host country is required. Fellowships support pre-doctoral, dissertation, and post-doctoral study and research. Check the SSRC fellowship announcements for exact application deadlines. For further information, see the SSRC website [http://www.ssrc.org/], or contact Social Science Research Council, 810 - 7th Avenue, New York NY 10019, (212) 377-2700, fax (212) 377-2727, or e-mail the fellowships coordinator, [info@ssrc.org].
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
The Turkish Studies Association (TSA)
The Institute for Turkish Studies (ITS)