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LUCE/ACLS DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS IN AMERICAN ART

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Application Deadline: 9:00 PM EDT, October 30, 2024.

LOCATION: USA

ACLS invites applications for Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art, which support graduate students pursuing research on the history of art and visual culture of the United States, including all aspects of Native American art, and who are at any stage of PhD dissertation research or writing. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

be a doctoral student at a university in the United States in art history or a related field, such as Native American and Indigenous studies, ethnic studies, or African American studies. (Students preparing theses for the Master of Fine Arts degree are not eligible.)

have a dissertation focused on a topic in the history of the visual arts of the United States, including all facets of Native American art. Projects should be focused foremost on the art object and/or image and employ an art-historical or visual studies approach.

have completed all requirements for the PhD except the dissertation before beginning fellowship tenure.

have not previously applied for this fellowship more than once.

be a US citizen, permanent resident, Indigenous person residing in the United States through rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794, DACA recipient, asylee, refugee, or individual granted Temporary Protected Status in the United States.

BENEFIT:

The total award of $42,000 includes a stipend and additional funds for travel and research. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AFRICAN FUTURES RESEARCH GRANT.

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Application Deadline: August 18, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) is seeking applicants for the fifth cohort of the AAP African Futures Research Leadership Program. This competitive visiting scholar program supports early career researchers from the AAP consortium to work for one year under the mentorship of faculty members from MSU and their home institution, focusing on building skills in research for impact, writing scholarly and/or policy publications, disseminating of research results, and developing grant proposals for external support.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizen of an African country 

Completion of a PhD degree within the last 10 years 

Employed as an Academic Staff member at one of the AAP African consortium universities including Egerton University, Makerere University, University of Dar es Salaam, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Botswana, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University Cheikh Anta Diop, University of Arts and Humanities, Bamako, United States International University-Africa, and University of Pretoria 

Have documented approval of leave or sabbatical to participate in the program for the in-person period 

Have a mentor at their home institution that will serve as a collaborator and mentor

Research must be in one of the AAP priority areas

Applicants may only submit one proposal to AAP in this round of funding. Prior scholars are not eligible to apply. 

BENEFIT:

The scholar and mentor team will receive a small grant for research and professional development activities including conference attendance and publication. Scholars will also receive a stipend during their time at MSU, visa application support, and round-trip travel from their home institution.

Professional development activities – AAP will offer structured professional development workshops centered on topics such as building equitable partnerships, academic time management, proposal development and budgeting, research communication, etc. to establish professional trajectories, to build research, writing, and publishing skills, and to support scholars to move through various stages of review, promotion, and growth. 

Leadership activities – this willcenter on a research leadership retreat to expose scholars to the key competencies of research leaders, the work that research leaders engage in, personal reflection on their characteristics and career goals to help determine the pathway to advancement to research leadership.

Collaboration networks – the early career researcher will be co-mentored by an MSU faculty member and a faculty member from their home institution. Mentors will have the opportunity to visit their counterpart for one week during the duration of the program. The scholar will also gain access to AAP’s broad network of researchers at MSU, across Africa, and beyond.Proposed activities should ultimately lead to potential long-term collaborations between MSU and the partner institution. 

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