LINGUIST List 12.329

Thu Feb 8 2001

FYI: NSF Women's Prog/New Director, NEH Fellowships

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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  • Catherine N. Ball, NSF Women's Program (ADVANCE); New Program Director
  • Aikin, Jane, General Ling - NEH Fellowships

    Message 1: NSF Women's Program (ADVANCE); New Program Director

     Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 19:19:07 -0500
    From: Catherine N. Ball <cballnsf.gov>
    Subject: NSF Women's Program (ADVANCE); New Program Director


    Dear Colleagues at US Institutions,

    I am pleased to announce the new program director for linguistics at the National Science Foundation: Dr. Cecile McKee of the University of Arizona, who began her rotation at NSF on Feb. 1st, 2001. Cecile's e-mail address is cmckeensf.gov.

    I would also like to announce a new funding program for women: ADVANCE. The goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the participation of women in the scientific and engineering workforce through the increased representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers [including linguistics and the language sciences]. There are three types of awards this year: fellows awards, institution transformation awards, and leadership awards. Please read the program announcement, at http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/advance/ . It looks like there may be nice opportunities for women who are now on postdocs or out of a full-time position due to family responsibilities or relocation of a spouse. The leadership and institutional transformation awards include opportunities for chaired professorships.

    Best wishes,

    -- Cathy Ball

    Message 2: General Ling - NEH Fellowships

     Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 10:30:01 -0500
    From: Aikin, Jane <JAikinneh.gov>
    Subject: General Ling - NEH Fellowships


    NEH Fellowships, 2002-2003

    Application Deadline: May 1, 2001

    The National Endowment for the Humanities announces the competition for Fellowships for 2002-2003. These Fellowships provide opportunities for individuals to pursue advanced research in the humanities. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges or universities or of primary or secondary schools. Scholars and writers working independently, in institutions such as museums, libraries, and historical associations, or in institutions with no connection to the humanities, also are eligible to apply.

    NEH Fellowships support a variety of activities. Projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge, to the advancement of teaching, or to the general public understanding of the humanities. Award recipients might eventually produce scholarly articles, a book-length treatment of a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, a database, or some other scholarly tool.

    CITIZENSHIP: Applicants should be U.S. citizens, native residents of U.S. jurisdictions, or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline.

    ELIGIBILITY: Applicants whose professional training includes a degree program must have received the degree or completed all requirements for it by the application deadline. Persons seeking support for work leading to a degree are not eligible to apply, nor are active candidates for degrees. Further information is available in the printed guidelines on the Endowment's web site: < http://www.neh.gov/grants/onebook/fellowships.html >

    TENURE AND STIPENDS: Tenure must cover an uninterrupted period of from six to twelve months. The earliest beginning date is January 1, 2002, and the latest is the start of the spring term of the 2002-2003 academic term, or April 1, 2003 for those who are not on an academic year schedule. Tenure periods for teachers must include at least one complete term of the academic year. A stipend of $40,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for a grant period of nine months to twelve months. A stipend of $24,000 will be awarded to those holding fellowships for a grant period of six months to eight months.

    SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: The Fellowships Program begins accepting applications on March 1, 2001. All applications must be postmarked on or before May 1, 2001. Please note that the Program does not accept applications submitted by fax or e-mail. Applicants will be notified of the decisions on their applications by mid-December 2001.

    APPLICATION MATERIALS AND INFORMATION:

    Web: < http://www.neh.gov/grants/onebook/fellowships.html >

    Mail inquiries: Fellowships Division of Research Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 318 Washington, D.C. 20506

    Telephone: 202-606-8200

    E-mail inquiries: fellowshipsneh.gov