Conference grants and funded fellowships - ISA

The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA), School of Advanced Study, University of London, is delighted to announce the launch of two new funding schemes for the academic year 2012-13. Full details are available by following the links below.

Conference Grants

Applications are now sought for Conference Grants for scholars working on any aspect of the Americas. At least six conferences will be funded under this scheme in 2012-13, to a value of up to £2,200 per conference.Closing date: 1 August 2012.

Funded Fellowships

Applications are now sought for funded Fellowships at the Institute for the Study of the Americas. These Fellowships represent an opportunity for scholars working on any aspect of the Americas to undertake research at ISA for a period of up to eight consecutive months during the academic year. These positions attract a modest monthly stipend and at least two funded Fellowship appointments will be made for 2012-13. Fellows will be free to undertake research using the Institute's facilities, including the library, IT and office accommodation. Fellows will be expected to play an active part in the intellectual life of the Institute and the School, whilst also engaging in its mission to promote and facilitate research by assisting with the editing of ISA publications and convening academic events. It should be noted that, because the School does not participate in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), publications and other research outputs resulting from these Fellowships may be used by the Fellow's 'home' institution as part of its submission to the REF. Closing date: 1 August 2012.

EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme 2012 – “Thinking Canada”

EU-Canada Study Tour and Internship Programme 2012 – “Thinking Canada”

“Thinking Canada” is a joint initiative of the European Network for Canadian Studies and the European Commission – a four-week study tour to Canada for European students that will take place from 2 - 30 September 2012, followed by two-month internships for selected participants. The tour to Canada commences with three days of briefings in Brussels on the EU and EU-Canada relations.

The aim of the study tour is to offer its participants a unique in-depth experience of Canada through an intensive programme of visits to major private and public institutions, government bodies, think tanks and NGOs. At each place, the students will receive briefings and have the opportunity to exchange views with representatives of these bodies, many of them leading experts in their fields. The tour will begin in Brussels, and travel to Ottawa, Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria.

This immersion in Canada will offer a unique opportunity for an academic experience in a non-academic setting. The tour is focused on a number of themes, in particular cultural diversity (including the English/French relationship, the First Nations and multiculturalism), political issues (federalism, regionalism, the role of government), the environment (including Arctic issues), urban issues and economic topics (business, finance, trade). EU-Canada relations will also be covered and provide a recurring backdrop to the discussions. Academic advisors will be accompanying the tour to serve as resource persons and provide feedback.

In addition to the tour, nine two-month internships will be offered to participants immediately following the end of the tour.

For further information on the tour, its programme, internships, cost and how to apply, see the tour’s website at http://www.thinking-canada.eu/

Deadline for applications: Monday 30 April 2012

You can read reports on Thinking Canada 2011 by UK participants Sarah Hodgett http://www.canadian-studies.info/main/content/view/265/43/ and Helen Ayres http://www.canadian-studies.info/main/content/view/264/43/

Full-time, three year PhD studentship available from 1 October 2012: Caribbean Writers

One full-time, three year PhD studentship available from 1 October 2012 based at The Open University and the British Library

The Faculty of Arts of The Open University has a long history of innovative engagement with museums, libraries and galleries. As a result of an exciting new partnership between the British Library and The Open University seeking to consider the theme of The Arts and their Audiences¹, we are able to offer an AHRC studentship for doctoral work in English Language and Literature. While proposals will be accepted for any project seeking to utilise the British Library¹s collections to illuminate the relationship between literature and its reception/audience, we would be particularly interested in receiving applications for work drawing on the important, recently acquired archives of James Berry and Andrew Salkey. Both of these archives are rich in documentation illustrative of the impact of Caribbean writers on Britain. Proposals which seek to exploit the Library's collection of audio-recordings would also be welcome.

You will be supervised by a specialist team in the Department of English at The Open University headed by Professor Susheila Nasta and by curators in the Department of English and Drama at the British Library.

Further details of research in the Faculty of Arts at The Open University can be found at http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/research/index.shtml For details on how to apply, please see the further particulars at http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment
Applications are through the standard Open University research degree application form online at
http://www.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/index.php For advice on the applications procedure, contact Lyn Archer in the Research Degrees Team (l.archer@open.ac.uk; 01908 653806) or the Department of English: 01908 652092 (Bronwen Sharp at b.m.sharp@open.ac.uk).

Please note that this studentship is subject to the eligibility regulations for AHRC awards:  http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/GuidetoStudentFunding.pdf Closing date: 31 March 2012. Interviews will be held during the week commencing 23 April 2012. It is expected that the studentship will start in October 2012.

2012/13 Australian Bicentennial Scholarship & Fellowship

Applications for the 2012/13 Australian Bicentennial Scholarship & Fellowship awards are now open.


The Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships is a one-off award of up to £4,000 to enable UK postgraduate students or academic staff to undertake research/study in Australia for a minimum of 3 months. Also open to Australian postgraduate students/academic staff wishing to come to the UK.

For full details, and to apply, please visit the Menzies Centre website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/ahri/centres/menzies/scholarships/absf/index.aspx

Bridget Jones Travel Award: Call For Applications

BRIDGET JONES TRAVEL AWARD: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

 

Arts researchers or practitioners living and working in the Caribbean are eligible to apply for the Bridget Jones Travel Award, the deadline for which is the 13th January 2012. The winner of the award will present their work at the 36th Society for Caribbean Studies Annual Conference, which will be held at Oxford University from the 4th – 6th July 2012.

 

Eligibility

 

If you are an arts practitioner living and working in any region of the Anglophone, Hispanic, Francophone or Dutch speaking Caribbean, you may apply for the Award. The successful recipient will receive £650 towards travel expenses and, in addition, a full bursary to cover conference fees and accommodation. Applications are especially welcome from individuals with no institutional affiliations. We encourage applications from across the arts: from visual artists, performers, creative writers, film-makers, folklorists, playwrights etc.

 

How To Apply

 

To apply for the Award you must submit the following:

 

• A covering letter
• Curriculum vitae (no more than 4 sides of A4) Statements from 2 referees who are able to comment on your work

AND either

• (a) A proposal for a presentation of your work in the areas of film, literature, visual or performing arts, or
• (b) A proposal for a reading of original creative work.

Presentations normally last for up to one hour, including time for questions from the audience. The most important part of your application will therefore be a full description of the proposed presentation detailing the themes and rationale behind the presentation, as well as how the presentation will be organised and any props required (eg. if intending to screen clips of films; show slides of artwork; incorporate live performance etc).

 

Applications and enquiries should be sent by e-mail to Kate Quinn, Chair of the Bridget Jones Award Sub-Committee on kate.quinn@sas.ac.uk

 

Completed applications must be received by 13th January 2012. A decision will be made by the committee in late January.

 

For more information on the Bridget Jones Travel Award and the Society for Caribbean Studies, visit the Society website on http://www.caribbeanstudies.org.uk/

Understanding Canada Program

Through the Understanding Canada Program, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade fosters a greater knowledge and understanding of Canada, its values and its culture among scholars and other influential groups abroad. The Program consists of a comprehensive set of grants designed to enable foreign international academics to develop and teach courses about Canada, or to undertake research in their own discipline about an aspect of Canada, leading to publication in Canadian and foreign scholarly presses.


Grants for individuals: In programs designed for individuals, the awards assist selected academics and graduate students to undertake studies relating to Canada by contributing towards international airfare, and a flat-rate weekly or monthly allowance during their study visit in Canada, and/or research expenses within their own country and Canada.

Grants for organizations: The programs designed for organizations seek to assist foreign organizations in the promotion and development of the study of Canada (particularly through seminars, conferences, workshops and roundtables); the development of Canadian Studies programs or activities abroad; the strengthening of Canadiana library holdings in support of teaching and research about Canada; engage in research and publications about Canada and provide incentives to foreign publishing houses to publish scholarly works about Canada in the national language.

Upcoming application deadlines:

November 24th, 2011:

**Note: Please consult the attached deadline calendar as certain countries have different deadline dates: http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/feptable_en.php

• Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/faculty-enrichment-program.php

• Faculty Research Program (FRP): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/faculty-research-program.php

• Doctoral Student Research Award (DSRA): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/doctoral-student-research.php

• Canada-Europe Award in Canadian Studies: http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/canada-europe-awards.php

• International Research Linkages (IRL): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/international-research-linkages.php

December 1st, 2011:

• Canada Conference Grant: http://www.international.gc.ca/studies-etudes/grantconf-subconf.aspx?lang=en&view=d

February 1st, 2012:

• Student Mobility Support Program: http://www.international.gc.ca/studies-etudes/mobility-mobilite.aspx?lang=en&view=d

Applications must be submitted to the local Canadian mission as outlined in the application.

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Par l'intermédiaire du programme Comprendre le Canada, le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international favorise une plus grande connaissance et compréhension du Canada, de ses valeurs et de sa culture auprès des universitaires et autres groupes influents à l'étranger. Le programme offre un ensemble de subventions visant à aider les organisations et universitaires étrangers soit à développer et offrir des cours portant sur le Canada; soit à entreprendre des recherches dans leur propre discipline et s’intéressant à un ou plusieurs aspects des réalités canadiennes et menant à des publications dans la presse savante canadienne et internationale.

Subventions pour les individus: En ce qui a trait aux programmes conçus pour les individus, les subventions ont pour objet d’aider des universitaires et des étudiants au doctorat à entreprendre des études sur le Canada, en contribuant à défrayer leurs coûts de transport par avion jusqu’au Canada, en leur versant une indemnité forfaitaire hebdomadaire ou mensuelle pour la durée de leur séjour et, dans certains cas, en incluant une allocation pour leurs frais de recherche dans leur pays et/ou au Canada.

Subventions pour les organisations: Les programmes conçus pour les organisations visent à soutenir les organismes étrangers dans leurs efforts de promotion et de développement d’études sur le Canada (notamment à travers des séminaires, des conférences, ateliers et tables rondes), d’aider les établissements d’enseignement supérieur et organismes spécialisés à créer des programmes d'études canadiennes, d’augmenter leur collection de livres canadiens afin de favoriser l'enseignement et la recherche sur le Canada, de participer à des travaux de recherche et à des publications sur le Canada et d’encourager les maisons d'édition étrangère à publier des ouvrages savants sur le Canada dans leur langue nationale.

Dates limites à venir:

24 novembre 2011:

N.b. veuillez consulter le calendrier ci-joint car certains pays ont des dates limites différentes: http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/feptable_en.php

• Bourses de complément de spécialisation (BCS): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/bourses-complement-specialisation.php

• Bourses de recherche en études canadiennes (BREC): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/bourses-recherche.php

• Bourses de recherche en doctorat (BRD): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/bourses-recherche-doctorat.php

• Réseaux internationaux de recherche (PARRI): http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/reseaux-internationaux-recherche.php

• Bourses Canada-Europe: http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/bourses-canada-europe.php

1er décembre 2011:

• Programme de conféérences sur le Canada: http://www.international.gc.ca/studies-etudes/grantconf-subconf.aspx?lang=fr&view=d

1er février 2012:

• Programme d'appui à la mobilité étudiante: http://www.international.gc.ca/studies-etudes/mobility-mobilite.aspx?lang=fr&view=d

Les demandes doivent être présentées à la mission canadienne locale tel que indiqué dans la demande.