Thursday, February 11, 2010

2010-2011 Fellowships

An open thread for posting fellowship information: solicitations for applications, rumors about the status of selection processes, and the like. We'll move comments about fellowships from other threads to here, but it might take us a little while to catch them all.

104 comments:

IR Rumor Mill said...

Originally posted 7 February 2010:

"Does anyone know if the Intrastate Conflict Program at Belfer will offer fellowships next year? I know they didn't this year."

IR Rumor Mill said...

Originally posted 2 February 2010:

"The Belfer Center has announced a new initiative to help build a new generation of people who can bring professional history to bear on strategic studies and major issues of international affairs. We will select two Fellows next year in history and policy who will be called Ernest May Fellows. Niall Ferguson, Laurence Tisch Professor of History and Belfer Center Board member, will serve as their point of contact and mentor at the University.

The fellows selected will be housed at the Belfer Center and participate in the activities of the Center as part of the International Security Fellows Program.

Fellowship applications for the 2010–2011 academic year are due on February 15, 2010. Decisions are expected by March 15, 2010.

For more information on the Ernest May Fellowship, go to: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/fellowships/may-fellows.html"

IR Rumor Mill said...

Originally posted 25 January 2010:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Survey Methods and International Development Policy)

The Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary is currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to help design and oversee a large survey of high-level policymakers (i.e. ministers, deputy ministers, chiefs of staff) and donor agency representatives in 120 developing countries.

Responsibilities

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will play a leadership role and have responsibility for a wide range of methodological decisions and technical activities related to the project. He/she will co-manage a team of 8-12 research assistants alongside the project’s Principal Investigator. Specific duties will include: providing expert advice and leadership on methodological issues (i.e. sampling, weighting, estimation, and imputation); managing the overall process of data collection and cleaning; conducting non-response analysis; and analyzing and communicating survey findings to technical and non-technical audiences. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will also have time to work on his/her own research.

Required Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Ph.D. in Political Science, Statistics, Survey Methodology, Public Policy, Economics, or a related field in the social sciences;

• Advanced knowledge of survey research methods;

• Demonstrated experience overseeing web or mail surveys;

• Expert knowledge of computer software packages for statistical analysis (SAS, STATA, or SPSS);

• Strong organizational, communication, and writing skills; and

• Demonstrated experience in project management


Salary and Benefits

Compensation for this position includes salary ($40,000-$50,000 per year), health insurance benefits, and travel funds. The initial appointment will last for 18 months, with the possibility of a second year of funding. Strong preference will be given to candidates who can commit to work for the full duration of the project and begin work in March 2010.

Application

Application materials include a letter of application, a current CV, a statement of research interests, copy of transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and samples of scholarly writing. Please send all materials to Bradley Parks, Project Director and Principal Investigator, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, College of William & Mary, bcpark@wm.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

IR Rumor Mill said...

Originally posted 15 January 2010:

The Belfer Center's International Security Program (ISP) has been has been invited to participate in a new nuclear security fellowship program funded by The Stanton Foundation. These fellowships are for predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty. The purpose of the fellowships is to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the issues. Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows will be joint International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) research fellows.
Applications for these fellowships for the 2010–2011 academic year will be accepted until February 15, 2010.
For more information including application information, go to: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19861/

Anonymous said...

Niehaus sent rejections this week

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from OCV (Yale)?

IR Rumor Mill said...

The 2010-11 Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows in Central European Studies

Johns Hopkins University
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC

The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowships in Central European Studies enable each year two outstanding scholars to conduct research on important issues related to Central Europe at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. The first Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows will be appointed for a nine (9) month period from October 2010-June 2011.

The Fellows are closely integrated into the research, training, and outreach activities of the Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) at SAIS, and will participate in CTR events and meetings. Each Fellow is expected to complete
a research paper during the period of residence according to the terms of the assignment entered into with the Foundation.

Each year the Center and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation identify several themes of particular interest. For 2010-11, the Center is particularly interested in receiving applications that deal with any of the following:

* Central European countries and the international financial crisis
* Issues of political and economic stability and reform in central and
eastern Europe

Eligibility
Applicants for the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowship must have a doctorate or be at the post-doctorate level, have demonstrated research capacity, be fluent in English, and be eligible for a J-1 visa. Preference will be given to qualified and competitive candidates from Austria, but the
Fellowship is open to candidates of other nationalities as well.

Stipend
The Fellow will enter into a research assignment with the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation and will receive a monthly stipend of $5,000; an office with computer, Internet access and voicemail; access to Johns Hopkins University
libraries and other facilities. The Fellow is expected to take care of
his/her travel, accommodation, health care coverage and living expenses.

Application Procedure
Each applicant should submit the following (in English):

1. A letter supporting the application.
2. A 3 to 5 page double-spaced statement that proposes a research
project, including its relevance to the research interests of the Center.
3. A curriculum vitae.
4. Two sealed letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's professional competence.

The applicant is responsible for collecting all materials and submitting them as one packet before March 30, 2010:

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellowship

Center for Transatlantic Relations

School for Advanced International Studies

Johns Hopkins University

1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 525

Washington, DC 20036

USA



The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellows are selected by the Center for Transatlantic Relations and the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation. Applicants will be notified by April 15st, 2010. The 2010-2011 Fellowship begins on October 1, 2010.



For further information, write to transatlantic@jhu.edu or office@marshallplan.at or call 202-663-5880.

Anonymous said...

CFR is notifying by telephone for Stanton Fellowships.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard about decisions on the dissertation fellowship at the Miller Center for Public Affairs?

Anonymous said...

PSJR site says belfer notices are out today. Has anyone received something?

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Rand about their Stanton fellowships?

Anonymous said...

Only the first round of ISP/MTA nuclear security fellowships at the Belfer Center have gone out.

Anonymous said...

Any word from CISAC? Anyone know when we can expect to hear? How do they normally notify winners?

Anonymous said...

^Any info on the regular ISP predocs/postdocs?

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Stanford one way or another (CDDRL or CISAC postdocs)?

Anonymous said...

Heard a rumor that CISAC had notified successful applicants, but I am not sure whether it was for pre-docs, post-docs, or both.

Anonymous said...

Got a rejection letter for the pre-doc in the mail from CISAC. Dated March 18.

Anonymous said...

Miller Center pre-doctoral fellowship anyone? Bueller?

Anonymous said...

I also received a CISAC rejection. Any news on who got the pre-docs?

Anonymous said...

Anyone know who got the Belfer and Yale/OCV pre-doc offers?

Anonymous said...

Any news on the Belfer ISP fellowship?

Anonymous said...

UVA Miller Center pre-doc offers went out today via email.

Anonymous said...

Any news on the CISAC post doc fellowship?

Anonymous said...

Any one applied for the Newton International Fellowship? When will they announce the results?

Anonymous said...

Any one applied for Newton fellowship? Has your status changed?

Anonymous said...

ISP/MTA, ISP/RIIA, and ISP/WAPPP offers are out. ISP offers should be out tomorrow.

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Good luck, everyone.

Anonymous said...

Any word on who got the go-ahead from Belfer's ISP program?

Anonymous said...

ISP first round offers are out.

Anonymous said...

Any news regarding the Ernest May fellowship?

Anonymous said...

Any word on the OCV fellowships at Yale? I had heard that announcements were going out today.

Anonymous said...

Any news on the Watson Institute (3-yr) visiting fellowships?

Anonymous said...

Any news about the USIP? It seems like their notification dates have varied significantly over the years...

Anonymous said...

Second round ISP offers are out.

Anonymous said...

Yes- also wondering about USIP...

Anonymous said...

Is there any news regarding Yale's OCV fellowships?

Anonymous said...

Any news about Belfer's May fellowships?

Anonymous said...

NEWTON Fellowship....they said it will take 5 months from the date of submission...so, should hear by early July.

On Status change: it just says 'approved' in mine- I guess it means eligibility checked.

Do post, if any news on NEWTON Fellowship....its such a long wait...

Anonymous said...

Crossing my fingers and waiting to hear this coming week (April 15) about AAUW and Josephine de Karman dissertation fellowships...anyone else?

Anonymous said...

ON Newton Fellowship: 1) you need to press 'manage' to view your eligibility status. 'approved' at the front page does not quite mean anything. 2)I notice, on this rumor website, that the applicants of last year'r round were announced in later May.

Anonymous said...

Post-Doc in EU Politics

Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge


Applications are invited for one post-doctoral fellowship (ER: Experienced Researcher) as part of a new Marie Curie Initial Training Network looking at the Dynamics of Institutional Cooperation in the EU (INCOOP). Under the leadership of Dr Julie Smith, the postholders will join an exciting project looking primarily at cooperation in the context of the European Council/Council of Ministers. Further details on the network can be found at http://www.in-coop.eu/welcome.


The level of appointment will be dependent on qualifications and experience. A PhD (for post-doctoral positions) in a relevant or an associated discipline is required.


Under the terms of the EU funding, which aims to promote mobility within the research community, no-one can apply for a position within their own country or a country where they have been resident, worked or been a student for more than 12 months out of the three years immediately prior to appointment. UK nationals and others who do not meet the mobility requirements for the Cambridge positions are therefore not eligible to apply for these positions. Those interested in research opportunities within the network who are not eligible for consideration for the Cambridge posts should visit the INCOOP website. Initial Training Networks are limited to researchers in the first 5 years of their career at the time of recruitment. Full details of the eligibility criteria for early stage and experienced researchers, the person specifications and the responsibilities of the posts are provided in the further particulars.


The further particulars and an application form (PD18) are downloadable from the Department of Politics and International Studies website http://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/dept/jobs.html Two sets of the application documentation should be sent IN HARD COPY to Dr Julie Smith, Department of Politics and International Studies, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX by 1st May 2010. The successful applicants will be expected to start in September 2010. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Julie Smith (email: jes42@cam.ac.uk). We regret that only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted.


* Limit of tenure: 36 Months


Closing date: 1 May 2010. Planned Interview dates: Interviews will take place in June.

Anonymous said...

Is there any news with regards to the Order, Conflict and Violence fellowship?

Anonymous said...

First round offers for Ernest May Fellowships are out.

Unknown said...

Are we supposed to hear from AAUW today? Anyone know anything?

Unknown said...

Hey
Has anyone heard about the AAUW international fellowship results for 2010-2011

Anonymous said...

AAUW dissertation fellowships announced:
http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/fgaRecipients2010-11.pdf

Anonymous said...

de Karman fellowship committee is meeting May 1st. Award recipients are supposed to be notified that day, if you are not notified May 1, you are to assume you did not receive an award. (via their phone message, called them 4/19)

So May 1 it is! Seems a little odd given that it's a Saturday.

Anonymous said...

Got email from AAUW on April 15th (the official letter followed a few days later) that I was an alternate.

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard anything about the HF Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship on violence?

Anonymous said...

HF Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship decisions to be given in June.

Anonymous said...

HFG Committee doesn't meet until June, according to the website.

Anonymous said...

NEWTON Fellowship: any news with status change in e-gap?

I saw someone suggesting that we will hear sometime in May. I assume they will write an email?

-newton applicant

Anonymous said...

What happened with OCV?

Anonymous said...

Last year, Newton applicants got the rejection email on May 27th.

Anonymous said...

When I spoke to someone at USIP in early March, she said she "expected" that they would be announcing the fellows in mid-April. Has anyone heard anything?

Anonymous said...

According to PSJR some people received OCV rejections...but it's still not confirmed. I haven't heard a thing! Anyone know if offers have been extended?

Anonymous said...

Just got off the phone with USIP. They will notify all applicants of their decision by next Monday via email.

Anonymous said...

de Karman was to notify selected recipients today. I didn't get any notification and their voicemail says to assume you were not selected if you are not notified May 1. Sigh!

Anonymous said...

What happened with OCV? Who got the fellowship?

Anonymous said...

Has anyone heard from Newton fellowship?

Anonymous said...

NEWTON: Anyone heard from Newton Fellowship?
I notice that there is status change in e-gap- which says 'assessed' in mine. Any update will be great. do post if anyone has heard the good news?

-applicant

Anonymous said...

Someone on the poli sci rumor mill reported receiving a rejection letter from Guggenheim last week. Has anyone else heard anything?

Anonymous said...

on NEWTON: my status changed from 'approved' to 'assessed' in the front page- when I clicked 'managed' it says- 'pending'....havent heard from Newton yet...i think the good news should come out by now.

Anonymous said...

Newton fellowship:
My status is still "approved". No change ever since.

Anonymous said...

Newton fellowship application:
My status has been changed to "assessed". Last year, people got rejection/offer emails on May 27th. I guess all the applicants this year will get informed next week.

Anonymous said...

i heard that NEWTON fellowship announced its fellows for 2010...is it true? I have not heard from Newton about its outcome yet?

Anonymous said...

On Newton fellowship, my application status has been changed to "assessed" today!

Anonymous said...

My status has changed to assessed.
When I click 'manage' it says Formal Offer: Pending... whatever that means.

Anonymous said...

About Newton, does anybody else have the following information on e-gap:

Formal Offer: Pending
Final Report: Pending
Interim Report: Pending.

My status still shows 'approved' but a click on 'manage' it brings the above information!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know if the Transatlantic Postdoc in International Relations (TAPIR) allows successful applicants to defer their appointment? Know anyone who had successfully requested/received one?

Anonymous said...

On Newton, the final and interm reports are only for successful application. you will know that you get the fellowship or not from the formal offer.

if your application still "appoved@ and not assessed , you still have to wait longer for the results

Anonymous said...

Re Newton, Yes I have those three fields now pending too. Yesterday the final report field was blank.

Anonymous said...

Newton: Mine shows 'assessed' in the first page. In the other page, it shows 'pending, pending pending'.

Anonymous said...

Re: Newton, I also have the three-Final Offer, Interim Report and Final Report indicating pending. As well under the heading "Assigned To", full name was listed in relation to Interim Report and Final Offer....Don't know what that means....

Anonymous said...

Any new outcomes on Newton Fellowship?
If the staus is "approved"
what it means?

Anonymous said...

Just contacted the royal society about Newton: results will be announced in late summer, i.e. early September (sic)!

Anonymous said...

re: newton is not responding; nothing is changing in e-gap. its been showing pending.

i want to know yes or not.... been waiting for too long.

Anonymous said...

my status is assessed. but I dont know the result.

Anonymous said...

It's ridiculous how long the evaluation phase of the Newton fellowship is. February to May/June would have been okay, but February to September? C'mon....

Anonymous said...

re Newton: I would assume, based on similar fellowship competitions (such as ESRC) that they assess the applications on a point scale according to the criteria etc, and then, when all are assessed, they rank them and offer awards to the top 50. that's probably why some have received an 'assessed' status already, including myself, and others are still waiting.

Anonymous said...

My status also says assessed, and pending, pending, pending in the application summary...wow...they are gonna anounce the results in September!!! WOW......I guess this means that there is much more applicant than the previous years......hence much lower success rate....

Anonymous said...

Newton Fellowships: Last year applicants were notified at the end of May, but the application deadline was about a month earlier than it was this year. So maybe we will hear in late June/early July

Anonymous said...

I am surprised that Newton is going to inform applicants only in September- this is a little crazy, anyway.... although they did say that the results will come out only after 5 months or so...

Anonymous said...

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/government%20to%20cut%20projects%20worth%201632%20billion/3684027

England is about to phase out the Newton fellowship.

Anonymous said...

any further news from Newton? Has anybody emailed the email id given in the website?

Anonymous said...

A Twitter entry says this is meant for the Newton Scholarships and not the Newton Fellowships..here is teh link to the page: http://twitter.com/ResFortnight/status/16386526082

Anonymous said...

newton scholarship will be cut not newton fellowship.. they are different

http://fundermental.blogspot.com/2010/06/newton-fellowships-amongst-first.html

Anonymous said...

Re Newton: I dont really see why people are so intense, asking about deadlines, emails etc. just relax and enjoy the ride... oooh, and get to work in the meantime!

Anonymous said...

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=412191&sectioncode=26

Anonymous said...

It'll be awfully difficult to make arrangements to move from North America to the United Kingdom for January if I don't hear anything until September.

Anonymous said...

But why are they saying September anyway, technically 8 JUly should be the completion of five months...so at least by end July all shouldbe through...I think off the cuff Royal Society cannot say September...an email to the info@newton...could be helpful...

Anonymous said...

message from newton fellowship manager:
"Applications are still going through the assessment process. We hope to announce results by email to the applicants by the end of August or early September."

enjoy waiting guys....

Anonymous said...

I have just emailed at info@newtonfellowships.org enquiring about the results, this is the answer:

"Applications are still going through the assessment process. We hope to announce results by email to the applicants by the end of August or early September".

Let us be pacient then...

Anonymous said...

Anyone know what happened with Yale's OCV and/or Harry Frank Guggenheim?

Anonymous said...

When can we expect a big board for 2010-2011?

Anonymous said...

I was just informed by the Royal Society that I was awarded a Newton Fellowship. Good luck to everyone else...

Anonymous said...

Just received a notification (positive!) for the Newton International Fellowship.

Wish I'd heard earlier, since now I may have to decline it....

Anonymous said...

Just got a (positive) response from Newton: the last round of results are (finally) coming

Anonymous said...

Newton Fellowship, just got notified about the unsuccessful result...

Anonymous said...

I just got a negative result too, but I'm not cut up about it. Would have been really difficult for me to take anyways!

Anonymous said...

Unsuccessful in newton fellowship. Seven months waiting.

Anonymous said...

who got the Harry Frank Guggenheim dissertation fellowships? Have those been announced anywhere?

Anonymous said...

Unsuccessful in newton fellowship can anybody tell what is the criteria for selection. Pls successful candidates write about your and host profile.

Anonymous said...

Anyone knows about 2011 Newton Fellowships results?