-------- Original Message -------- Subject: History of Cartography funding, Brown University Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:12:07 +0000 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> To: AMC <[log in to unmask]>, mapsL <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> Title: Short-Term Research Fellowships Sponsor: Brown (John Carter) Library SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards short-term in-residence research fellowships in support of advanced research centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African and Native American involvement. Awards are for two to four months and include a monthly stipend of $2,000. Deadline(s): 10/01/2010 Established Date: 19/01/1982 Follow-Up Date: 01/12/2010 Review Date: 29/10/2009 Contact: Director Address: Box 1894 Providence, RI 02912 U.S.A. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web Site: http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/fr_resfellow3.html Program URL: http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/pages/right_resfell! ow2.html Tel: 401-863-2725 Award Type(s): Facilities-Access To Fellowship In-Residence Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: Any/No Restrictions Appl Type(s): Postdoctoral Predoctoral-Non-Student Researcher/Investigator Graduate Student Target Group(s): NONE Funding Limit: $2,000 MONTH Duration: 4 MONTHS OBJECTIVES: The sponsor supports in-residence short-term research fellowships for pre- and postdoctoral and independent researchers, for advanced research in history and the humanities. Sponsorship is reserved exclusively for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and South, including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. The stipends of many of the Fellows each year are paid out of restricted funds generously donated to the Library for this purpose: The Jeannette D. Black Memorial Fellowship is for research in the history of cartography or a closely related area. The Alexander O. Vietor Memorial Fellowship and the Marie L. and William R. Hartland Fellowship focus on research in early maritime history. The foregoing list is intended to suggest area! s of research on colonial America that may benefit from the use of JCB materials. Applicants should not however, apply for a grant in a specific Fellowship category. All short-term applications are reveiwed as a group without reference to these categories. ELIGIBILITY Eligible applicants are foreign scholars, graduate students, and independent researchers, as well as to U.S.-based academics at any level. Graduate students must have passed their preliminary or general examinations at the time of the application. All fellowships are residential, and fellows are expected to relocate and be in continuous residence at the Library for the entire term of the award. Those living within commuting distance (approximately forty-five miles) are ordinarily not eligible for JCB Fellowships. Applicants should not apply for a grant in a specific Fellowship category. All short-term applic! ations are reviewed as a group without reference to specific research categories. FUNDING Fellowships offer a stipend of $2,000 per month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep your friends updated— even when you’re not signed in. <http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_5:092010>