The John “Bud” Velde Visiting Scholars Program
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library annually awards two stipends of up to $3,000 to scholars and researchers, unaffiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who would like to spend a month or more conducting research with our materials.

The holdings of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library are substantial. Comprehensive collections support research in printing and printing history, Renaissance studies, Elizabethan and Stuart life and letters, John Milton and his age, emblem studies, economic history, and works on early science and natural history. The library also houses the papers of such diverse literary figures as Carl Sandburg, H. G. Wells, William Maxwell, and W. S. Merwin.

For information about this program, how to apply, and to find out more about The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, please visit our Web site at: http://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/research_fellowships.html

Please contact the Public Programs Manager, Dennis Sears, with further questions about the program or the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, or email Dennis: dsears@illinois.edu.

Deadline for application: 1 February, 2015.

The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. The Library collections range chronologically from the eleventh century to the present and include seven million manuscripts, 420,000 rare books, 275,000 reference works, and 1.3 million photographs, prints, and ephemera. The Burndy Library consists of some 67,000 rare books and reference volumes in the history of science and technology, as well as an important collection of scientific instruments. Within the general fields listed above there are many areas of special strength, including: Middle Ages, Renaissance, 19th- and 20th-century literature, British drama, Colonial America, American Civil War, Western America, and California. The Art Collections contain notable British and American paintings, fine prints, photographs, and an art reference library. In the library of the Botanical Gardens is a broad collection of reference works in botany, horticulture, and gardening.

The Huntington will award to scholars over 150 fellowships for the academic year 2015-2016. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources and have different terms. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at the Huntington and to participate in and make a contribution to its intellectual life.

Application deadline for all fellowships: Nov. 15, 2014. (Please note this is an earlier deadline than in past years.)

For more information on the fellowships and how to apply, please visit: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=566

Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Junior Research Fellowships

The purpose of Junior Research Fellowships is to allow highly-talented women (fellowships at Newnham are restricted to women. These appointments comply with legislation on sex discrimination, relying on the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 22, and Article 3 of the College Charter) to pursue their research single-mindedly in a supportive academic environment. Fellowships are normally awarded to women just finishing their PhDs, or those in their first post-doctoral appointment.

Research Fellows are appointed for a period of three years, although many leave sooner if they are successful in gaining faculty appointments in Cambridge or elsewhere. Both selection panels use the concept of “research age” in judging how long a candidate has been active in research, so that time out of research for professional or family reasons will not be a disadvantage.

During their tenure JRFs have no other duties other than to pursue their research, but they may, if they wish, participate in College teaching. They are members of the College Governing Body, and may serve on other College committees.

The Fellowships carry a competitive stipend, plus accommodation in a college set or flat. An additional allowance is paid if the holder chooses to live in non-College accommodation. Fellowships may be also be awarded on a non-stipendiary basis to women who hold another post-doctoral appointment in the University or in a recognised University Partner Institution (UPI). Funds are available to support research costs, such as conference travel: all Research Fellows are also entitled to a one-off sum of up to £10K towards the cost of a research project, or towards running a Newnham-based research event, such as a conference or workshop.

We normally elect two women to Junior Research Fellowships each year, one in the Sciences (including Mathematics, Engineering and Psychology) and one in the Humanities and Social Sciences. However, for 2014/15 one Junior Research Fellowship will be offered in the Sciences, and two in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship subjects are normally offered on a three-year rotation. However, for 2014/15 only, one Fellowship will be offered in the rotational subjects as listed below, and the second will be entirely open as to field within the Humanities and Social Sciences.

2014/15: Classics, Human, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) (including Archaeology and Anthropology, Politics and International Studies, Social Sciences) Modern and Medieval Languages (including Theoretical and Applied Linguistics), Philosophy, Geography, History and Philosophy of Science.

Applications are currently being accepted, with appointment wef 1st October 2015.
The closing date for applications is Friday 31st October 2014.

Newnham research students in the whole field of the Humanities and Social Sciences are eligible for both Research Fellowships, regardless of the rotational listing.
For further information re: both Humanities Fellowships, and details of how to apply click here.

2015/16: Economics, English, Education, Business & Management, Land Economy, Music, Law.
(Applications will open in late summer 2015, with appointment wef 1 October 2016)

2016/17: History, Architecture, History of Art, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Divinity.
(Applications will open in late summer 2016, with appointment wef 1 October 2017)

The Governing Body of Emmanuel College invites applications for three stipendiary Research Fellowships in any subject; all three Fellowships are for a three-year fixed term, and will commence on 1 October, 2015.

Applications will be accepted from any graduate of a university within or outside the United Kingdom. Eligibility is restricted to those for whom the Research Fellowship would be their first substantial paid academic or research appointment (other than as a doctoral student).

These Fellowships are intended for outstanding researchers early in their careers: successful candidates are likely to be in the latter stages of their research leading to a PhD degree, or post-doctoral researchers who have been awarded their PhD degree after 1 October, 2013. Candidates should note that these Fellowships are extremely competitive.

For details and to apply please see http://resfell.emma.cam.ac.uk/rf_2015

Applications must be submitted online and received by 17:00 BST on Thursday 2nd October, 2014. Incomplete or late applications will NOT be accepted after this date.

As part of its international research collaboration, CHE will fund outstanding international scholars in the field to visit one or more of the Australian nodes for a period of between four weeks and two months, to work with members of the Centre on a research program of their choice

Since the object of the Visiting Fellowships is primarily to promote collaborative research, the Fellows will not be required to undertake any undergraduate teaching, but will be required to deliver at least one paper or lecture.

The Fellow will be provided with a return airfare from their home to Australia, accommodation, and travel between Australian nodes of the Centre. A contribution to living expenses may be negotiated.

Intending applicants are eligible to apply if they are based at a university outside Australia (note: this includes Australian citizens currently working at universities outside Australia).

CHE is now issuing a call for applications for Distinguished International Research Fellowships, to be taken over the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016.

Applicants should provide:

1. An up-to-date academic CV of no more than 6 pages.
2. A description, no longer than two A4 pages, of the proposed research to be undertaken during the Fellowship, including a statement of how the work relates to the Centre’s overall research into the history of emotions in Europe 1100-1800, the program into which your work falls, and the proposed outcomes of the research (e.g. draft of an article, perhaps jointly authored with one or more CHE member(s), development of further research interchange and collaboration activities). It is expected that CHE support will be acknowledged in any publication deriving from the Fellowship.
3. The name(s) of CHE staff with whom the applicant wishes to collaborate, the preferred dates of the fellowship, and the preferred ‘home’ university for the duration of the visit. (It is hoped that successful applicants will take the opportunity to develop research associations with members of the Centre. Applicants are encouraged to seek advice on their proposed projects from appropriate CHE personnel.)

Applications should preferably be sent via email to:
Pam Bond, Acting Centre Manager: pam.bond@uwa.edu.au

Or mailed to:
ARC CoE for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800)
Faculty of Arts
University of Western Australia
M201 / 35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Attention: Pam Bond

Closing date: 30 September 2014

For further information on the Centre’s research programs and projects, please contact the Acting Director Professor Andrew Lynch: andrew.lynch@uwa.edu.au.

The John Rylands Research Institute is a partnership between The University of Manchester Library and The University of Manchester to reveal and explore hidden ideas and knowledge contained within our world-leading Special Collections. We are creating an international community of scholars across many disciplines to support outstanding research and to bring this information to the wider public in exciting and innovative ways.

The Library¹s Special Collections count among the foremost repositories of primary sources in the UK, with research potential across an exceptionally broad array of disciplines. Candidates, whether in established academic posts or not, should at least hold a doctorate at the time of application.

Successful applicants will be reimbursed expenses up to £1,500 per month for up to 3 months, to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses during the Fellowship. All applications must be based strongly on the Special Collections of the University of Manchester Library.

Applications in the areas of Revolutions in Print, Religions and Science and Medicine are especially welcome, as are those that have the potential to result in high-profile publications. Fellowships can be taken up at a mutually agreed time between 1 January and 31st July 2015. Consideration will be given to exceptional candidates undertaking their fellowship at a future time.

The allocation of a grant will take place after the assessment of an application form by the Steering Group of the John Rylands Research Institute, which is advised by curators and experts from the relevant academic schools.

The deadline for applications will be 30 September 2014.

For full application details please see: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/jrri/opportunities/visiting-fellowships.

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, Europe 1100 – 1800 (CHE), has a core goal to provide small grant support to scholars as Associate Investigators (AIs) conducting research that focuses on the study of emotions in Europe 1100-­1800, or explores the extension of that history in subsequent periods in Australia. Topics should fit within our project areas: Meanings, Change, Performance and Shaping the Modern. Applicants from any relevant discipline are welcome. The call for applications for AIs for 2015 is now open.

AI Scheme Key Principles

1. Projects must investigate an aspect of the History of Emotions, Europe 1100‐1800, or the extension of that history in subsequent periods in Australia, and can be for any length of time up to one year (with a possibility to renew or extend for another year on evidence of achievement of first-­year project outcomes). However, any successful applicant who, during the period of their AI status, wins national competitive grant funding for a project focusing on the study of emotions in Europe 1100-­1800, will be automatically offered AI status for the duration of that project;
2. Applicants must propose demonstrable outcomes appropriate to the nature of the project and the aims of CHE;
3. Applicants can seek up to a maximum of AUD3000 per year to support project expenses. All budgets must be fully costed and evidenced in the pro forma application;
4. Successful applicants will be known for the length of their funding period as ‘Associate Investigators’ of the Centre;
5. Successful applicants must complete a six-monthly progress report and a final report one month after completion of the funding period;
6. Successful applicants must acknowledge the support of CHE in all public presentations of project materials (written, oral etc.).

Eligible applicants will:

1. Be resident in Australia
2. Applicants are normally expected to hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, but cases may be made for equivalent scholarly standing based on a strong research track record. Currently enrolled postgraduate students may not apply.

AI Application Process

1. A project pro forma must be completed in all aspects and provide the committee with the information to assess relevance, originality and viability of the proposed research project.
2. Candidates must also supply a CV no longer than three A4 pages, and a statement that indicates track record relative to experience;
3. Current AIs applying for a further year’s extension of their AI status must also provide a progress report, no longer than two A4 pages, on their current AI project, detailing outcomes achieved and progress made towards anticipated outcomes;
4. Former AIs (for instance, those holding AI status in 2012 or 2013) are welcome to apply, but must have submitted a final report on their original project.

Final submission date for applications:  31 August 2014.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.historyofemotions.org.au/get-involved/associate-investigators.aspx

The AFIRC in partnership with the Screen Cultures Lab at RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication is pleased to announce the 2014 AFIRC Research Fellowship.

The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) is a specialist film and television industry research library open to the public. The Collection houses unique materials not available for film scholarship elsewhere and a range of books, journals, scripts, directories, reports, and festival catalogues. It is particularly strong in screen history, theory and Australian cinema.

The AFIRC invites proposals from scholars wishing to undertake research that utilises the Collection’s resources and promotes the AFIRC through a published outcome. This research may take the form of a book, a journal article, a film or a digital project. The Fellowship is designed to showcase the unique holdings of the AFIRC, which include special collections from Henry Mayer, Wayne Levy and Crawford Productions, as well as film stills, newspaper clippings and other significant artefacts from the Australian film and television industry.

The Fellow will have access to the Collection under the guidance of the AFIRC Library staff. The Fellowship will provide a stipend of up to $5000 (AUD). The Fellow will be required to make a presentation of their work in progress to the School of Media and Communication towards the conclusion of their Fellowship.

Application forms can be found at here: http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014_AFIRC-Research-Fellowship-Application-Form.doc
For general information on the fellowship look here: http://afiresearch.rmit.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AFIRC-Fellowship-General-Info.rtf

For further information about the Fellowship, contact Dr Stephen Gaunson, School of Media and Communication, stephen.gaunson@rmit.edu.au.

Closing date for applications is Friday 25 July 2014.