2015-16 NEH/FPIRI Fellowship Competition for
Scholars Conducting Field-Based
Humanities Research in Palestine
Deadline extended to January 16, 2015
Full proposals due December 22, 2014
Awards announced March 10, 2015
Fellowship awards are a minimum of four and a maximum of eight consecutive months. Selected fellows are awarded $4,200 per month of the award.
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its third National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) competition for post-doctoral fellowships for research in Palestine.
Click here to view the full announcement, application, and submission instructions.
2015 Faculty Development Seminar
May 14-25, 2015
in Jerusalem and the West Bank
Applications due January 9, 2015
Awards announced March 3, 2015
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its sixth Faculty Development Seminar on Palestine. This 12-day seminar is for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine.
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Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
(Research at PARC included in this program)
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. citizens who are doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Approximately eight awards of up to $10,500 each will be given. Funded by the Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State. Application deadline January 31, 2015. Click here to learn more.
Mediterranean Regional Research
Fellowship Program
(Research at PARC included in this program)
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers announces a new focused regional fellowship program enabling pre- and early postdoctoral scholars to carry out research in the humanities and related social sciences in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers. Must be US citizens or permanent residents. Funding for this program provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Application deadline January 31, 2015. Click here to learn more.
2015-16 Fellowship Competition for
U.S. Scholars Conducting Field-Based
Research on Palestine
Full proposals due December 22, 2014
Awards announced March 10, 2015
Fellowship awards from $6,000 - $9,000
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 16th annual competition for doctoral and post-doctoral research fellowships in Palestinian studies.
Click here to view the full announcement, application, and submission instructions.
2015-16 Fellowship Competition for
Palestinian Scholars Conducting
Field-Based Research on Palestine
Fellowship awards from $3,000 to $6,000
Pre-proposal applications due 2 September 2014
Notification of invitation to submit a
full proposal 11 October 2014
Full proposals due 15 November 2014
(only people invited to submit are eligible)
Awards announced 8 March 2015
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 16th annual competition for Palestinian doctoral and post-doctoral reseach fellowships in Palestinian studies.
Click here to view the full announcement, application, and submission instructions.
PARC at MESA
Below is a summary of PARC's activities at the 2014 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) in Washington, DC.
- Three PARC-sponsored panels:
- Settler-Colonialism and the Study of Zionism: Erasure, Transfer and Assimilation, Sunday, November 23 at 11:00 am
- Bridging the Rupture of 1948: The "Decolonization" and Erasure of Mandate Palestine, Monday, November 24 at 2:30 pm
- Beyond National Cartographies: Space, Place and Time in Palestinian Literature, Monday, November 24 at 5:00 pm
- Special Sessions Related to Palestine
- The Salaita Case and New Assaults on Academic Freedom, Saturday, November 22 at 3:30 PM
- Abandoned Yet Central: Gaza and the Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Sunday, November 23 at 4:30 PM
For more information about these panels, see our MESA page or visit MESA's official web page at http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/annual-meeting/index.html.
MESA 2014 Highlights
Please click here to view a listing of panels and presentations on Palestine at the Middle East Studies Association's 2014 meeting. (pdf format)
