Fellowships and Awards
Apart from the base support provided by the Graduate School, students in the Joukowsky Institute are strongly encouraged to seek out and apply for other internal and external fellowships and awards. These can vary from small sums of travel money to fellowships that cover costs for a full year of study and research. Such support can become especially vital in the later stages of a student doctoral career.
Brown University Resources
Graduate School (conference travel, research travel)
Cogut Center for the Humanities (graduate fellowships)
Office of the Vice President for Research (funding opportunities, proposal writing support)
Office of Sponsored Projects (links, searchable databases, and help with research and proposals)
Sheridan Center (funding links)
Swearer Center for Public Service (grantwriting and fundraising information)
External Resources
For assistance in locating alternative funding sources, consult the External Funding page of the Graduate School website.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship: U.S. Dept. of Education
Description: The Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is designed to assist students of superior abilities to pursue graduate study leading to the doctorate in selected fields within the arts, humanities and social sciences. Fellows will be chosen on the basis of demonstrated achievements and exceptional promise. Stipend is determined wholly by the fellow's financial need as determined by the institution the fellow attends and cannot exceed student's demonstrated level of need. Must be U.S. citizen and cannot have more than 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours or equivalent of graduate credit.
Higher Education Programs / US Dept of Education / 1990 K St. NW, Floor 6 /Washington, DC 20006-8521 / Telephone: (202) 502-7700.
Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship
Description: For unmarried women between 25 and 35 who are studying French language and literature or Greek language and literature, history or archaeology. The fellowship carries a stipend of $20,000. Greek and French awards usually alternate every other year.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society / 1785 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Fourth Floor / Washington, DC 20036 / Telephone: (202) 265-3803.
American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE)
Description: Fellowships for research in Egypt for Egyptian Ph.D. students who have successfully completed the preliminary exams, who are currently enrolled in a graduate program of an American or Canadian university, and who have J1 student visas. Eligible fields of study: Archeology, Architecture, Art, Egyptology, History, Humanities, Islamic Studies, and Social Sciences. Awardees receive monthly stipend commensurate with academic status and round trip air transportation.
Emory University West Campus / Bldg A, Suite 423W / 1256 Briarcliff Rd NE / Atlanta, GA 30306. E-mail: arce@emory.edu / Telephone: (404) 712-9854
ARCE
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (US/ED)
Description: For U.S. citizens and permanent residents planning doctoral dissertation research abroad, for the study of a world area outside of Western Europe, using a modern foreign language, by advanced graduate students who are enrolled in a PhD program where they specialize in a modern foreign language or area studies. Awards provide round-trip air fare, local travel, supplies, tuition, insurance, cost-of-living allowance, and dependents' allowance.
U.S. Department of Education, OPE / International Education Programs Service / 1990 K St. NW, Floor 6 /Washington, DC 20006-8521 / Telephone: (202) 502-7632.
Fulbright Grants for Graduate Study Abroad (IIE)
Description: Programs offered include full grants for research/study, travel grants for selected countries, and various opportunities for teaching assistantships in English. Must be senior or graduate student, and a U.S. citizen. Local interview by faculty committee is required. Grants vary; most provide round-trip transportation, tuition, books, and one year of maintenance. Program operates worldwide.
Brown students with questions about this program should contact Associate Dean William Heindel
U.S. Department of Education, OPE / International Education Programs Service / 1990 K St. NW, Floor 6 /Washington, DC 20006-8521 / Telephone: (202) 502-7632.
The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)
Description: The American Research Institute in Turkey awards fellowships to graduate students who wish to do research in Turkey as well as summer fellowships to students who want to attend Intensive Advanced Turkish Language programs at the Bosphorus University in Istanbul.
University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324. Email: leinwand@sas.upenn.edu / Telephone: (215) 898-3474 / Fax: (215) 898-0657.
Getty Research Institute
Description: Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships provide support for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual theme. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue research to complete their dissertations or to expand them for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly meeting devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty Center.
Attn: Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships/ The Getty Grant Program / 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800 / Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685 / Email: researchgrants@getty.edu / Telephone: (310) 440-7374.
American Academy in Rome (Rome Prize)
Description: Fellowships are offered in the fine arts and humanities in a number of disciplines, including archaeology, history of art, and classical studies. Rome Prize winners are provided with a stipend, room and board, and a workspace.
American Academy in Rome, Fellowship Coordinator / 7 East 60th / New York, N.Y. 10021 / Telephone: (212) 517-7200.
Archaeological Institute of America
Description: The Archaeological Institute of America awards several fellowships each year, with the exception of the Anna C. and Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship, which is awarded every other year. These fellowships are generally awarded to students in doctoral programs or to recent recipients of the Ph.D. whose focus is Classical Archaeology.
Archaeological Institute of America/Located at Boston University / 656 Beacon Street / Boston, MA 02215-2006 / Telephone: (617) 353-9361.
American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Description: The American School of Classical Studies offers a number of pre-doctoral fellowships, including full support for one year as a “regular member” at the school in Athens and several more advanced fellowships in classical and Greek art history, the history of architecture, and pottery. For detailed information see the school’s website:
ASCSA / 54 Souidias Street / GR-106 76 / Athens, Greece. Email: ascsa@ascsa,edu,gr / Telephone: (+30) 210-72-36-313 / Fax: (+30) 210-72-50-584.
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Description: Awards for research in all branches of anthropology and related disciplines to aid in dissertation research Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to individuals to aid doctoral dissertation or thesis research. Applicants must be enrolled for a doctoral degree. Application must be made jointly with a thesis advisor or other scholar who will undertake responsibility for supervising the project. Awards are contingent upon the applicant's successful completion of all requirements for the degree other than the dissertation/thesis. Applications may be submitted before such requirements have been met; however, should an award be approved, the foundation will at that time request evidence that the applicant is "all-but-dissertation/ advanced-to-candidacy". Qualified students of all nationalities are eligible.
470 Park Ave. South / 8th Floor / New York, NY 10016-6819 / Telephone: (212) 683-5000.
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Description: The ANS provides 6 stipends of $2,500 for attendance at the Society’s annual Graduate Seminar in Numismatics, and one award yearly of the Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship to support work and study of numismatic and museum methodology at the ANS. Additional information and application forms will be provided upon request. The forms can be printed from the website and submitted by mail (electronic applications are not accepted).
The American Numismatic Society / 96 Fulton Street / New York, NY 10038. E-mail: info@numismatics.org / Telephone: (212) 571-4470
American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR)
Description: ACOR supports various kinds of pre-doctoral fellowships for students, including work on a dissertation or an ACOR-approved archaeological research project. Research must focus on the Near East.
ACOR Fellowship Committee / 656 Beacon Street, Fifth Floor / Boston, MA 02215 / Email: acor@bu.edu / Telephone: (617) 353-6571.
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Description: Each fellowship is for a period of two years. A fellow may pursue a graduate degree in any professional field (engineering, medicine, law, social work, etc.) or scholarly discipline in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences. Fine/Performing Arts are included. The grant is for $20,000 and a tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the US graduate program attended by the fellow. By "New Americans" we include Green Card holders, naturalized citizens, and children of parents where both parents are naturalized citizens.
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans / 400 W. 59th Street / New York, NY 10019 / Email: Pdsoros_Fellow@sorosny.org / Telephone: (212) 547-6926 / Fax: (212) 548-4623.
Woodrow Wilson Women's Studies Grant
Description: Students in doctoral programs in any field of study at graduate schools in the U.S. who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements. To encourage original and significant research about women on such topics as the evolution of women's role in society and particularly in contemporary America, women in history, the psychology of women, and women as seen in literature. Award is $2,000 for dissertation related expenses.
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation / Women's Studies Program CN 5281 / Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
Fondazione Lemmermann
The Lemmermann Foundation awards scholarships to University students, who need to study in Rome to carry out research and prepare their theses concerning Rome and the Roman culture from the Pre-Roman period to the present day time in the classical studies. Applicants should: 1) be attending a recognized University course; 2) have a basic knowledge of the Italian language. The monthly scholarship amount is established at 750 Euros. Application forms and further information are available from the website.
Fondazione Lemmermann / c/o Studio Associato Romanelli / via Cosseria, 5 / 00192 Roma, Italy / E-mail: lemmermann@mail.nexus.it / Tel. (+39-06) 324.30.23 / Fax. (+39-06) 322.17.88
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