The Donald Cameron Watt Prize

Applications are invited for consideration for the Donald Cameron Watt Prize.  The prize is awarded annually by the Transatlantic Studies Association for the best paper at its annual conference by an early career scholar.  Judging will be based solely on the written versions of the papers submitted, which may not necessarily be the delivery versions. Entries should be submitted by 31 May, preceding the annual conference in July. This is the final deadline and no late entries can be accepted. The full version of the paper must be submitted by this date. The delivery of the paper is not part of the assessment but candidates for the award must attend and deliver the paper at the conference. 

The prize for the best paper will be awarded at the conference dinner. In addition, the paper will automatically be sent out for refereeing for publication in the Journal of Transatlantic Studies providing that it has not been submitted elsewhere.

Value of Prize: £250

Early career scholar is defined as: a PhD student; anyone within 3 years of having been awarded a PhD; anyone who has a full-time appointment at a recognised higher education institution, but has not held the post for more than 3 years and does not fall into the doctoral category.

Papers should be submitted to Gaynor Johnson g.johnson@salford.ac.uk and to Alan Dobson ad98@st-andrews.ac.uk on or before 31 May 2013 for the annual conference in July 2013

Scottish Charity Regulator: TSA Charity Number SC039378

Fulbright Awards Now Open to Applicants

The Fulbright Commission in Ireland officially opened to applicants on Friday, the 24^th of August 2012. The 2013 - 2014 competition for the Fulbright Awards include a monetary grant for post-graduate students, scholars, and professionals to travel to the US to lecture, research, and study for a maximum period of one year.  

Further information about the application process is available on www.fulbright.ie.

All applications must be received by 3:00 p.m. in hard copy and online on 14^th November 2012.

The following three types of awards are on offer:

1. Fulbright Student Awards: For up to one academic year for postgraduate study or research in the United States in any discipline, including the arts. Grants are a maximum of $20,000. Applicants may stay to complete their academic program if it is longer than one year.
2. Fulbright Scholar and Professional Awards: Grants available for up to €35,000 (Irish Language) and $20,000 (General Awards) for academics and professionals with more than five years’ experience to research and/or lecture in the US, lasting between and three and twelve months.
3. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) Awards: Ten-month Awards for Irish language teachers to refine their teaching skills in the US by teaching at a US college and taking classes at a post-graduate level. Grants are available for approximately €20,000.

There are a number of sponsored awards for students and scholars in specific disciplines, including:

• Fulbright-Environmental Protection Agency Award in Water, Climate Change, and Sustainable Environment (Student and Scholar)
• Fulbright-Marine Institute Award on Any Marine Science/Business Topic (Student and Scholar)
• Fulbright-Enterprise Ireland Award in Innovation (Student Only)
• Fulbright-Teagasc Award in Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (Student Only)
• Fulbright-University of Notre Dame LL.M. in International Human Rights Law (50% tuition waiver) (Student Only)

IAAS Postgraduate BAAS Conference Bursary

From 2012, as part of a reciprocal arrangement with the British Association for American Studies (BAAS), the IAAS is introducing a new scheme for two awards to be made annually to two postgraduate members of the IAAS to travel to BAAS events: one award to attend and present at the BAAS postgraduate symposium (November), and the second to attend and present at the BAAS conference (April).

Each bursary will be to the value of £250.

Applications are invited from postgraduate and early career scholars (those in the first three years after the successful completion of the Ph.D.) normally resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland, and currently working at universities and institutions of higher education. All applicants MUST be IAAS members. Preference may be given to those who have had no previous opportunities for attendance at BAAS events.

Upon completion of their trip, successful recipients will submit a brief report on their experience, their conference presentation etc., for publication on the IAAS website.

For more information, or to apply, contact:

Dr Philip McGowan
School of English
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN

Tel. +4428 90973261

Fax. +4428 90973334

Webpage: http://go.qub.ac.uk/McGowan

IAAS Postdoctoral/Early Career Research & Travel Bursary

From 2012, the IAAS is introducing a new scheme open to postdoctoral and early career members of the IAAS to assist with research and/or travel requirements (e.g. visits to archives, travel to conferences). The resources available, while modest, are aimed at making the difference between a successful applicant being able to travel to an archive or attend a conference, and not.  It is envisaged that grants will be supplemented by funds from other sources. The maximum monies available under this scheme each year will be €500. (Unclaimed monies in any year will be added to the available funds for the following calendar year.)

While there is no specific time limit for the duration of the award, the funds should be exhausted within the calendar year. It is not intended that the award should be used to supplement or extend much longer-term awards.

Applications are invited from persons normally resident in Ireland or Northern Ireland, and from early career scholars (those in the first three years after the successful completion of the Ph.D.) currently working at universities and institutions of higher education. All applicants MUST be IAAS members. Preference will be given to those who have had no previous opportunities for research-related visits to the USA, and to young scholars, including postdoctoral students. IAAS particularly welcomes applications from postgraduates needing to visit the USA for research purposes.

Upon completion of their research and/or travel to the USA, successful recipients will submit a brief report detailing how long they were in America, which resources they accessed, libraries and archives that they visited etc., for publication on the IAAS website.

For more information, or to apply, contact:

Dr Philip McGowan
School of English
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN

Tel. +4428 90973261

Fax. +4428 90973334

Webpage: http://go.qub.ac.uk/McGowan

Scholarships for Two Symposia at the Salzburg Global Seminar

The American Studies Network, a group of 18 American Studies Centers that operate within the framework of the European Association for American Studies (EAAS)is offering a half scholarship for a young American Studies scholar from an EAAS country to attend one of the following symposia that will take place at the Salzburg Global Seminar, Salzburg, Austria. Each of the two scholarships is for 325 Euro, which is one half of the symposium fee of 650 Euro. Travel expenses are not included.

American Studies Symposia at the Salzburg Global Seminar - 2012

1) Resistance and Readiness: Immigration, Nativism and the Challenge of Ethnic and Religious Diversity in the US and Europe Today - September 27-October 1, 2012 Distinguished specialists in the field will lead plenary sessions, panels and discussion groups looking at such topics as grounds for migration (push and pull factors), dichotomies between "natives" and "newcomers" and their significance in the US and Europe, identifies and distinctions between "they" and "we" as expressed in politics and in the art and literature of marginality, patterns of adaptation and integration -- and isolation, and the varied meanings of "tolerance". For more information about the program and speakers see www.SalzburgGlobal.org/go/SSASA2012immigration

2) Screening America: Film and Television in the 21st Century - November 15-19, 2012 The symposium will concern itself with changes in the modern media and particularly in the film and television industries, and the ways in which film and television have reflected and engaged with America and abroad. In addition to sessions related to and the impact of films and television on individuals, sessions will explore their institutional effect on the arts, technology and politics of the US and ultimately their relation to the perception of America abroad. For more information about the program and speakers see www.SalzburgGlobal.org/go/SSASA2012filmandtv

The ASN is sponsoring this award to acknowledge the important role played by the Salzburg Global Seminar in the establishment of American Studies in Europe since 1947, where the founding of the EAAS took place in 1954. Scholars who would like to receive the program announcement and apply for this award should send an email to Ms. Marty Gecek, Symposium Director, along with a brief cv and a personal statement about his/her interest in attending. mgecek@SalzburgGlobal.org

Susan Fenimore Cooper Scholarship 2012

Call for the Susan Fenimore Cooper Scholarship 2012

Instituto Franklin – UAH calls for the first edition of the Susan Fenimore Cooper Scholarship, devoted to pre- or recent post doctorate (max. 8 years) researchers interested in studying any aspect related to Ecocriticism in the US.

Aside from being endowed with €1,600 for room and board, material, etc., Instituto Franklin provides an adequate space in its building to be used during 15 days of July or the first two weeks of September 2012.

The application period ends on March 21st, 2012. A Commission designated by Instituto Franklin - UAH will study the proposals and evaluate them. The name of the recipient will be announced in the Institute’s web page.

For further information please contact Carmen Flys at carmen.flys [at] uah.es or click here.

Comunicación Instituto Franklin - UAH

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Richard Rorty Scholarship 2012

Call for the Richard Rorty Scholarship 2012

Instituto Franklin – UAH calls for the fourth edition of the Richard Rorty Scholarship, devoted to PhD candidates and PhD holders interested in researching on History of North American Philosophical thoughts.

Aside from its scope of €1,600 for room and board, material, etc., Instituto Franklin provides an adequate space in its building to be used during 15 days of July or the first two weeks of September 2012.

The application period ends on March 14th, 2012. A commission designated by Instituto Franklin will study the proposals and evaluate them. The recipient will be informed by e-mail and announced in the Institute’s web page.

For further information please contact Olga Villegas: olga.villegas [at] institutofranklin.net or click here.

Comunicación Instituto Franklin - UAH
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