PARC 2010-11 Fellowship Competition for U.S. Scholars Conducting Field-Based Research on Palestine

Full proposals due January 15, 2010

Fellowship awards from $6,000 to $10,000

Awards announced March 16, 2010

The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 11th annual competition for post-doctoral and doctoral research fellowships in Palestinian studies.

Important information about the fellowship competition:

• Research must contribute to Palestinian studies. Any area of Palestinian studies will be considered, including the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, health and science. Purely scientific research is not eligible for this fellowship competition.
• Research must take place in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, or Syria.
• PARC funding is for one year only.
• Applicants must be post-doctoral scholars, established researchers, or full-time doctoral students enrolled in a recognized degree program. Doctoral students must have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for the doctorate degree except the dissertation by the time the research commences. The fellowship will not cover tuition fees. Senior researchers without doctorates but with a record of academic publication are eligible. Applicants with a master’s may only apply jointly with a post-doctoral scholar.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Permanent residents are not eligible.
• Applicants must be PARC members. See the PARC website for membership information.
• Individual and joint research projects are eligible.
• Former PARC fellows who received grants in the last three years are not eligible to apply.
• Applications from women are especially encouraged.

Applicants must send four copies of the full application (except for letters of recommendation) to:

PARC
Penelope Mitchell, Executive Director
6520 East Halbert Road
Bethesda, MD 20817-5414

Applicants must be PARC members to submit an application. For more information, visit our membership page or contact us at us.parc@gmail.com.

Palestinians who are not U.S. citizens should direct inquiries to: Dr. Hadeel Qazzaz, Palestine Director, at parcpal@palnet.com. Palestinian applicants must submit a preproposal to PARC's Palestine office by October 23, 2009. More information for Palestinians