MELLON POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN TURKEY FOR EAST EUROPEAN SCHOLARS 2009-2010
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DESCRIPTION: The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to invite applications for Mellon Research Fellowships in Turkey* for 2009-2010. Funds for the fellowships have been provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (http://www.mellon.org) for the purpose of bringing East-Central European scholars into a broader research community. ARIT is offering three fellowships to scholars and advanced graduate students from East European and Baltic countries including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Advanced scholars must have completed the PhD degree or its equivalent. Doctoral applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctorate apart from the dissertation. ARIT Mellon fellows may engage in advanced research in any field of the humanities and allied social sciences involving Turkey.
STIPEND: The fellowships cover two to three months of research to be carried out in Turkey, in affiliation with the ARIT centers in Istanbul and Ankara. The program offers a stipend up to $11,500 to cover the costs of conducting the scholar's research project, including travel, living expenses, and work-related costs. Scholars are affiliated with ARIT centers in Istanbul and/or Ankara. The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (http://www.caorc.org) administers the Mellon Fellowship Program.
ELIGIBILITY: Scholars from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, who are citizens and permanent residents of one of the nine included countries are eligible to apply. Applicants may hold a PhD. degree or its equivalent or also may be prepared to carry out doctoral research. Preference is given to scholars in the early stages of their careers who have not had the opportunity for extensive travel. Fellows are expected to devote full time to their projects and to participate in the activities of the Institute's centers in Istanbul and Ankara. Applicants may not have held a fellowship under this program for five years prior to the current fellowship year.
RESEARCH PERMISSION: Turkish law requires all foreign scholars to obtain formal permission for any research to be carried out in Turkey. ARIT Mellon fellows are personally responsible for obtaining their research permission. Information on procedures may be obtained through the Turkish diplomatic office within each country. Since it may take several months to gain research permission, applicants are urged to learn the procedures necessary for gaining a permit as early as possible. Applicants may contact the ARIT office in the U.S. for assistance.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications consist of 1) a brief project statement (3-5 pages) outlining the project and its significance; 2) a current curriculum vitae; and 3) two letters of reference from scholars in the applicant's field commenting on the value and feasibility of the project. (Letters of reference should be sent directly from the reviewer). (See application format.) Applications and supporting letters must be submitted by March 5, 2009, to the American Research Institute in Turkey, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia PA 19104-6324. For further information contact ARIT, telephone: (215) 898-3474; fax: (215) 898-0657; e-mail: ARIT executive director [leinwand at sas.upenn.edu]. A post-mark deadline is permitted. ARIT expects to notify applicants of the decision of the Committee on Fellowships by the end of May 2009.
*ARIT-Mellon Fellowships are funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.