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ADC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2006 Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship

Purpose: To recognize Arab-American students who excel in Media Studies. Amount: $1000. Eligibility: Juniors, Seniors, or Graduate students; must be attending college in the 2006-07 academic year; must be majoring in Journalism, Radio, Television, and/or Film; and must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a US citizen of Arab heritage. Applicants should send the following to the ADC Research Institute: a one-page statement stating that you are a US citizen, explaining your goals and why you merit the scholarship; copies of articles, videos, films, etc.; official academic transcripts including your GPA; and permanent home address, phone number, email address; also address, phone number, and email address during the school year. Awards will be announced and presented during the ADC's annual Convention on June 15-18 in Washington, DC. Send materials to: ADC Research Institute (ADCRI), 1732 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington DC 20007 (202 244-2990; fax: 202 244-2196). Application deadline: April 12, 2006.

ALBRIGHT INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, JERUSALEM
Research Fellowships 2006-07
Fellowships are open to those in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion or related disciplines in ancient Near Eastern studies, from Pre-history through the early Islamic period. Awards include room and half-board at the Albright Institute, located near the Old City of Jerusalem. Living accommodations include a hostel for thirty people, a served dinner, self-service breakfast, and a garden area for tea and coffee. The research library contains more than 27,500 volumes, over 450 journal titles, map and artifact collections. Extensive computer facilities available in library; hostel rooms are wired for internet access.
 
Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowships (ECA)*:
Junior Research Fellowships: $48,000 for three awards of $16,000 each for 10 months. Open to doctoral students and recent PhD recipients who are US citizens.
Associate Fellowships: 13 administrative fee awards for senior and junior fellows (for one or two semesters). No deadline.
 
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships: $34,500 for three awards of $11,500 each for three months. Open to Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak scholars. Candidates should not be permanently resident outside the nine countries concerned, and should have obtained a doctorate by the time the fellowship is awarded. Application deadline: April 2, 2006.
 
W.F. Albright Associate Fellowships: No stipend. Open to senior, post-doctoral, and doctoral researchers. Administrative fee required. No deadline.
 

For complete information and application forms, visit the website or contact:
Dr. Joan R. Branham, Department of Art and Art History, Providence College, Providence RI 02918 (401 865-1789; fax: 401 865-1036; jbranham@providence.edu; www.aiar.org).
 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
2005-06 Best Paper in Business or Economics of the Middle East

A $1,000 prize will be awarded to the best paper on any topic related to business, development economics, political economy, financial systems or business/economic history of the Arab World, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia. Papers submitted must not have been previously published. Preference will be given to papers that deal with comparative modern or contemporary topics through a theoretically based, cross country analysis using primary sources where feasible. Open to all graduate students currently registered in any department or professional school at UC Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara or San Diego. Complete applications include: a cover letter introducing yourself and your paper and complete copy of the final paper; name, email address, phone number, campus and UC student ID number in your cover letter. For information or to submit, contact: Dr. Emily Gottreich, Vice Chair, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 340 Stephens Hall, MC #2314, University of California, Berkeley CA 94720-2314 (510 642-8208; cmes@berkeley.edu). Application deadline: April 3, 2006.

Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Curatorial Fellowship in Islamic Art

The CMA is pleased to announce a fellowship in the field of Islamic art.  This two-year post-doctoral fellowship will provide curatorial training and support scholarly research related to the permanent collection and projects of the Cleveland Museum of Art, despite the galleries being temporarily closed for renovation and expansion.  As one of the nation’s most distinguished, comprehensive art museums, the scholarly resources of the CMA are among the finest in the country, including a major research library and conservation facility.

The Cleveland Curatorial Fellow in Islamic art will have the opportunity for scholarly research in the field to support a publication on Islamic textiles, based on the museum’s exceptional collection. Knowledge of textiles is not required. The Fellow will be fully integrated into the Textile and Islamic Art Departments and will experience the range of curatorial activities, including acquisitions, documentation of the permanent collection, development and interpretation of the new Islamic and Textile galleries, and general correspondence. The fellowship will be directed by Louise W. Mackie, Curator of Textiles and Islamic Art.

The fellowship is intended for scholars who have gained their Ph.D. in Art History within the last five years, as well as for Ph.D. candidates who have fulfilled all required coursework and are in the final year of writing their dissertation. Candidates will be judged on their excellence and promise, interpersonal and communication skills, and interest in the Islamic textile publication, and in the museum profession.  Candidates outside the United States are welcome to apply.  The preferred starting date for the fellowship is August 1, 2006. The annual stipend is $25,000 with an additional travel allowance.  Fellows are eligible to obtain medical benefits through the institution.

Letters of application must include the following:

Ø       A cover letter that addresses the candidate’s interest in the fellowship.

Ø       A description of the applicant’s area of research and interest in supporting the Islamic textile book project (3 page maximum).

Ø       A published paper or writing sample.

Ø       A complete curriculum vitae of education, employment, honors, awards, and publications.

Ø       Three letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional)

Applications will be reviewed by the managing curator and by a curatorial fellowship committee.  Materials should be submitted to: Dr. Charles L. Venable, Deputy Director for Collections and Programs, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland OH 44106-1797. Application deadline: April 15, 2006.

Two Distinguished Chair awards in Israel. Application deadline: May 1, 2006.

Opportunities to host scholars from the Middle East and select countries in Asia for three-six weeks through the Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct access to the Muslim World. Application deadline: June 1, 2006.

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United State Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For information, contact: Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St., NW, Suite 5L, Washington DC 20008-3009 (202 686-7877; fax: 202 362-3442; apprequest@cies.iie.org; www.cies.org).

Announcing 3 programs
1. Traditional Scholar Program on March 1, 2006. Research, lecture or do both for one semester or an academic year. Application deadline: August 1, 2006.

2. Two Distinguished Chair awards in Israel. Application deadline: May 1, 2006.

3. Opportunities to host scholars form the Middle East and select countries in Asia for three to six weeks through the Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World. Application deadline: June 1, 2006.

For information, contact: Council for International exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Program, 3007 Tilden St., NW, Suite 5L, Washington DC 20008-3009 (202 686-7877; fax: 202 3652-3442; apprequest@cies.iie.org; www.cies.org.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Sultanate of Oman Scholarly Paper Prize

The Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is pleased to announce the Sultanate of Oman Scholarly Paper Prize.  The $5,000 Prize will be awarded annually for the best original scholarly paper in the field of modern Arab studies, broadly construed.  To be eligible for consideration, papers must be of publishable quality to the standard of the leading scholarly journals.  Submissions from the humanities and the social sciences are welcomed.  Papers will be judged for originality and innovation of research, theoretical quality, and contribution to knowledge about the Arab world.  Submissions must be in English and may be in the range of 10,000-20,000 words. Papers must not have been previously published.  CCAS reserves the option to publish the paper as a CCAS Occasional Paper or, if the paper is subsequently accepted for publication in a major journal or book, CCAS and the Oman Prize are to be duly acknowledged. Please send submissions (in 3 copies, typewritten, double-spaced) to: Naila Sherman, Oman Publication Prize, CCAS - ICC 241, Georgetown University, 37^th and O Streets NW, Washington DC 20057-1020.  Please note that papers submitted will not be returned. Call for submissions deadline: April 21, 2006.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Faculty of Oriental Studies
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval European, Byzantine or Islamic History
Research Staff Salary Scale: £20,044-£30,002

The University proposes to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellow in medieval European, Byzantine or Islamic History as par to f a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar in ‘Violence and authority: comparative studies on European, Byzantine and Islamic states and state-building’. The year-long, weekly seminar will bring together historians of medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam. It is to be convened by Dr. P. Sijpesteijn and Dr. C.F. Robinson, and hosted at Christ Church.

Candidates should have expertise in medieval European, Byzantine or classical Islamic History, and should have completed, or be near completing, a doctorate. The successful candidate will be expected to attend all seminar meetings and to undertake some administrative and research tasks related to the seminar. This is a two-year, full-time and fixed-term appointment, which will commence on 1 October 2006 and terminate on 30 September 2008.

Send application, or for further particulars, including details of how to apply, contact: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or the Office of the Faculty Board Secretary, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE (+44 1865 278210; fax: +44-(0)1865-278190; oriental@admin.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications and references should be sent not later than 14 April 2006. Applicants should ask for two references to be sent by the referees directly to the Faculty Board Secretary by the closing date. The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr. Sijpesteijn (petra.sijpesteijn@christ-church.oxford.ac.uk) or Dr. Robinson (chase.robinson@orinst.ox.ac.uk). Application deadline: April 14, 2006.
 

PFIC specifically emphasizes the importance of international collaboration on dissertation projects that involve international field research. Selected fellows will be expected to conduct their research and/or training under the supervision of a scholar in a country of their choice outside of the United States. This collaboration will provide valuable insights on the viability of the proposed dissertation project, and on its relevance, salience and reception in the region of study. PFIC will also provide fellows with a network of professional contacts in preparation for future dissertation field work, equally emphasizing regional knowledge and approaches, alongside the training provided by the fellow's home university and primary advisor.

Applicants need not have worked previously with colleagues in the proposed country of research; however, they must make arrangements to work with a relevant scholar prior to submitting their application. The SSRC encourages students to rely upon existing networks of and recommendations from their advisors, professors, and/or fellow graduate students when searching for a potential colleague with whom to collaborate abroad.

As a condition of these awards, each fellow is expected to attend two workshops– the first in May 2006 and the second in late fall 2006 (the first workshop will be held at the SSRC offices in New York City, and the location of the second workshop will be determined at a later date). Full funding for this fellowship and related activities is provided by the Ford Foundation.

TURKISH STUDIES ASSOCIATION
2006 Prize Competitions

M. Fuat Köprülü Book Prize  
A $500 prize will be awarded for the best book in the area of Turkish and Ottoman studies published in 2004 or 2005. This prize is sponsored by the Turkish Studies Association with the generous support of the M. Münir Ertegün Foundation. Nominations may be made by the author, colleagues, publishers, or friends. Three copies of the nominated book, including the mailing address, phone number, and email address of the author, as well as a stamped, addressed postcard for acknowledgement of receipt, should be mailed to the following three prize committee members. You must also provide the names and addresses of the author’s department Chairperson and Dean (where appropriate) to this year’s Committee Chair, Professor Frank Tachau. 1) Professor Frank Tachau, Chair, Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) U. Illinois at Chicago 200 Lee St., Apt.. 2A, Evanston IL 60202 (ftachau@uic.edu); 2) Professor Madeline Zilfi, Dept.of History, University of Maryland, 2101J Francis Scott Key Hall, College Park MD 20742 (mzilfi@umd.edu); 3) Professor Walter B. Denny, Program in Art History, University of Massachusetts Bartlett Hall 317 B, Amherst MA 01003 (wbdenny@arthist.umass.edu).

Mail to: TSA Secretariat, Professor Molly Greene, Princeton University, Dept. of History, 129 Dickinson Hall, Princeton NJ 08544-1017 (turk@princeton.edu. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2006 (postmarked).

The Sydney N. Fisher Graduate Student Paper Prize
The Turkish Studies Association will award a $200 prize for the best paper written in English by a graduate student in Turkish or Ottoman studies during the academic year 2004/2005. The winning paper will be considered for publication in the Journal of the Turkish Studies Association. Papers may be submitted electronically (as a Word attachment) or on disk in Word format, and two paper copies must also be mailed to us. Submissions should include the author's address and phone number, names and addresses of the author’s disciplinary mentor and Dean, and either a return e-mail address, or a stamped, addressed postcard for acknowledgement of receipt.

Mail to: TSA Secretariat, C/O Barbara Leavey, Turkish Studies Association, 129 Dickinson Hall, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544 (turk@princton.edu). Nomination deadline: June 15, 2006 (postmarked).

The James W. Redhouse Student Prize Competition for Best Progress in the Turkish Language
In recognition of the students who have made the best progress in Turkish in the academic year 2005-06. With funding from the Ertegün Foundation at NES, Princeton University, The Turkish Studies Association and the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages will award up to four prizes of $100 each to students in each of four regions of the United States and Canada as determined by Area Coordinators and a committee composed of one member each of the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages and the Turkish Studies Association. Any student (graduate or undergraduate) who has completed a full one-year course at any level in modern Turkish or Ottoman at a university offering such courses in its regular program can be nominated. For specific information on nominations, visit: http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/aatt/Redhouse.htm. Mail to: Eastern US and Canada: Prof. Güliz Kuruoğlu (UCLA) 2692 Redlands, Costa Mesa CA 92627; Western US and Canada: Prof. Sylvia Önder, Georgetown University, Eastern Mediterranean Languages, Box 571041, Washington DC 20057-1041. Nomination deadline: June 1, 2006 (postmarked).
 

Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
10 Postdoctoral Fellowships: “Europe in the Middle East-the Middle East in Europe”

For the academic year 2006/7 (starting on 1.10.06) the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin invite scholars to apply for ten postdoctoral fellowships for the program EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THE MIDDLE EAST IN EUROPE This research program supports and rests upon the following four interconnected research fields:

- Cities Compared: Cosmopolitanism in the Mediterranean and Adjacent Regions contributes to the debate on cosmopolitanism and civil society from the historical experience of conviviality and socio-cultural, ethnic, and religious differences in the cities around the Mediterranean;

- Islamic Discourse Contested: Middle Eastern and European Perspectives analyzes modern Middle Eastern thought and discourses in the framework of theories of multiple or reflexive modernities;

- Perspectives on the Qur'an: Negotiating Different Views of a Shared History situates the foundational text of Islam within the religious landscape of Late Antiquity and combines a historicization of its genesis with its reception and perception in Europe and the Middle East;

- Travelling Traditions: Comparative Perspectives on Near Eastern Literatures reassesses literary entanglements and processes of canonization between Europe and the Middle East.

The program 'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe' is funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation; it seeks to rethink key concepts and premises that divide Europe from the Middle East and supports historical-critical philology, rigorous engagement with the literatures of the Middle East and their histories, the social history of cities and the study of Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and secular) as central fields of research not only for area or cultural studies, but also for European intellectual history and academic disciplines. The program explores modernity as a reflexive and polyvalent historical space and conceptual frame. The program puts forward three programmatic ideas:

1) support for research that demonstrates the rich and complex historical legacies between Europe and the Middle East;

2) a re-examination of genealogical notions of mythical 'beginnings', 'origins', and 'purity' in relation to culture and society; and

3) an attempt to contribute to the rethinking of key concepts of a common modernity in light of today's perspective on cultural, social, and political entanglements that supersede rigid identity discourses, national, cultural or regional canons and epistemologies established in the world of the nineteenth century.

The fellowships are intended above all for scholars of History, Literature, Philology, Political Philosophy, Religion and Sociology from the Middle East who want to carry out their research projects in connection with the Berlin program. Fellows gain the opportunity to pursue research projects of their choice within the framework of one of the above-mentioned four research fields and connected to the program 'Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe' as a whole. In Berlin, they will be integrated in a university or non-university research institute. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of €1,800 (supplement for married Fellows:  €250) and are obligated to work in Berlin and to help shape the seminars and working discussions related to their research field. As a rule, the fellowships begin on 1 October 2006 and end on 31 July 2007. The applicant’s doctorate should have been completed no earlier than 1998. An application should be made in explicit relation to one of the four research fields and consist of a curriculum vitae, a 2 to 4-page project sketch, a sample of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from an article, conference paper, or dissertation chapter) and an evaluation by one university instructor. It should be submitted in English and sent to: Europe in the Middle East; the Middle East in Europe, c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Attention: Georges Khalil, Wallotstrasse 19, 14193 Berlin (Fax: +49 30 - 89 00 12 00; khalil@wiko-berlin.de). For further information on the program 'Europe in the Middle East; the

Middle East in Europe' and detailed information on the four research fields please see: http://www.wiko-berlin.de/kolleg/projekte/AKMI?hpl=2; Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences: http://www.bbaw.de/; Center for Literary Research: http://www.zfl.gwz-berlin.de/; Center of Modern Oriental Studies: http://www.zmo.de/; Institute for Islamic Studies: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~islamwi/; Seminar for Arabic Studies: http://web.fu-berlin.de/semiarab/;Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin: http://www.wiko-berlin.de/. Application deadline: April 10,  2006 (received by).