Under its Visiting Scholars Program, the center provides grants of $500-$1,000 toward reimbursement of travel and lodging expenses of researchers working at the center's archives. The holdings of the center include the papers of many former members of Congress, including Speaker of the House Carl Albert, Robert Kerr, and Fred Harris of Oklahoma; Helen Gahagan Douglas and Jeffery Cohelan of California; and Neil Gallagher of New Jersey. The program is open to any applicant. Although emphasis is given to those pursuing postdoctoral research, graduate students, interested undergraduates, and lay persons may also apply. For details, contact Archivist, Carl Albert Center, 630 Parrington Oval, Rm. 101, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019. (405) 325-6372. Fax (405) 325-6419. E-mail: kosmerick@ou.edu. Web site: http://www.ou.edu/ special/albertctr/archives.htm.

The academy is a center for independent study, artistic creation, and advanced research in the fine arts and humanities. U.S. citizens may apply for the academy's Rome Prize Fellowships for six months to two years of independent study at the academy. Fellowship categories include classical studies and archaeology, postclassical humanistic studies, history of art, historic preservation/conservation, and modern Italian studies. Each fellowship recipient is provided with a stipend, travel funds, room and board, and a study or studio. Application deadline November 15. For details, contact Programs Dept., American Academy in Rome, 7 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022-1001. (212) 751-7200.

The academy also sponsors a Classical Summer School program open to high school teachers and serious students of Latin, ancient history, and the classics. Scholarships are available from the academy, as well as up to 12 awards from the Fulbright Commission, and regional and state classical associations. For details on the Classical Summer School. contact Prof. Stephen L. Dyson, Director of the Classical Summer School at the academy's programs department. For details about the Fulbright Commission awards. call (202) 619-4556.

The American Academy of Religion (AAR) provides grants to individuals to support important aspects of research such as travel to archives and libraries, research assistance, fieldwork, and release time. The maximum award is $5,000. Funds will not be provided for dissertation research. Membership in the AAR is required. Application deadline August 15. For details, contact Thomas L. Bryson, Associate Executive Director, American Academy of Religion, 1703 Clifton Rd., Ste. G5, Atlanta, GA 303294075. (404) 727-7920.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) offers six kinds of visiting fellowships. Stephen Botein Fellowships support persons studying the history of the book in American culture. The fellowships are residential and last one to two months.

Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships may be held for one to three months by individuals engaged in research and writing in the field of American history and culture through 1876.

AAS-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowships may be held for one to two months by persons working in any area of American eighteenth-century studies. They are jointly funded by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) and AAS. Degree candidates are not eligible. ASECS membership is required upon taking an award but not upon application.

American Historical Print Collectors Society Fellowships may be held for one to two months by persons researching American prints of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The Joyce A. Tracey Fellowship is for research on newspapers and magazines or for projects using these resources as primary documentation. This award derives from an endowment established in memory of the society's long-time curator of newspapers and periodicals.

AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships may be held for four (normally six) to twelve months and provide a maximum stipend of $30,000.

All fellowships, unless otherwise noted, carry a stipend of $950 per month. Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of the appropriateness of the research to the society's holdings, the applicant's scholarly qualifications, and the general interest of the project. Recipients must be in regular residence at the library during the term of the grant. Application deadline January 15.

Scholars who hold non-AAS fellowships and who wish to do research at the society for four weeks or more may apply for the designation of research associate. Research associates may be granted the privileges of the society's fellows, even though the AAS will not provide them with stipends.

For details, contact John B. Hench, Vice President for Academic and Public Programs, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609-1634. (508) 752-5813. E-mail: cfs@mwa.org.

The association invited applications for the Competitive Student Research Award. The award supports graduate training in historical research. One proposal will be funded in the amount of $500. Studies must focus on the history of nursing; applicants need to be enrolled in either an NLN accredited masters program or a doctoral program located in a regionally accredited university. Applicants must be members of AAHN, and the research advisor needs to be doctorally prepared with scholarly activity in the field of nursing history and have prior experience in guiding student research.

In 1997 the application deadline was May 15. For details contact Dr Elizabeth Norman, Chair, Awards Committee, American Association for the History of Nursing, 8 South Brookwood Dr., Montclair, NJ 07042. (201) 648-5597. E-mail: enorman@andromeda.rutgers.edu.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers fellowships to U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Nine one-year postdoctoral research fellowships go to women holding a Ph.D. at the time of application. They include the Beckmann Fellowship of $21,000 for research in the theory, criticism, or history of the arts; the Berliner Fellowship of $20,000 for research in the physical or biological sciences; the Palmer Fellowship of $24,500 for research in the arts and humanities; the Cuneo Fellowship of $24,500 for research in the natural sciences; the Curie Fellowship of $21,000 for research in chemistry, physics, or radiology; the Founders Fellowship of $25,000 for research in any field; the Harris Fellowship of $24,500 for research in any field by a woman from an underrepresented minority group; the Siebert Fellowship of $21,000 for research in biological or medical sciences; and the Ray Fellowship of $21,000 for research in the social sciences. Five summer postdoctoral fellowships are offered to women faculty whose heavy teaching loads prevent research during the academic year. Deadline November 15.

Dissertation Fellowships of $14,500 are available to women who have completed all course work and examinations for the doctorate except the dissertation defense by November 15, and who will complete the writing of their dissertations between July 1 and June 30. The awards are for a 12month period and may be used in the United States or abroad. Applicants are expected to receive the doctoral degree at the end of the fellowship year. Deadline November 15.

The AAUW also offers International Fellowships of $15,065 to foreign women students in any field for full-time graduate study or advanced research at an approved institution in the United States. Recipients are expected to return to their countries and provide leadership in their fields. Deadline December 1.

In addition, the AAUW awards Career Development Grants to women pursuing course work in order to reenter the work force, achieve in their careers, or change careers. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, hold a baccalaureate degree, and have completed their most recent degree no later than June 30, 1992. The course work must be a prerequisite for a professional employment plan. Applicants seeking to enter nontraditional career fields will receive preference. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Deadline January 1.

For details, contact American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Fellowships Office, 2201 N. Dodge St., P.O. Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030. (319) 337-1716.

The John Tracy Ellis Dissertation Award is designed to assist a graduate student working on some aspect of the history of the Catholic Church. The award, offered for the first time in 1998, carries a purse of $1,200. Applicants must be citizens or authorized residents of the U.S. or Canada, and must be enrolled in a doctoral program at a recognized institution of higher education. Deadline September 30, 1997. For details, contact Secretary, American Catholic Historical Association, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation jointly sponsor two annual $5,000 fellowships in the history of American obstetrics and gynecology. ACOG members and other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Fellowship recipients spend one month in the Washington, D.C., area working full time to complete specific historical research projects. Although the fellowships are based in the ACOG history library, fellows are encouraged to use other national, historical, and medical collections in the Washington, D.C., area. Research results must be disseminated through publication and through presentation at a professional meeting. Application deadline September 1. For details, contact Susan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 409 12th St., SW, Washington, DC 20024-2588. (202) 863-2578. E-mail: srishwor@acog.com, or srishwor@capcon.net.

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) provides assistance to individual scholars through the following programs.

The Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship Program in American Art History assists graduate students in art history who are working on Ph.D. dissertations on topics in the history of the visual arts of the United States. The stipend is $18,500. Application deadline November 14,1997.

ACLS Fellowships allow postdoctoral scholars (Ph.D. received prior to October 1, 1995) to engage in humanistic research. Fellows must devote six to twelve months of continuous full-time work to their research. Tenure must be initiated between July 1, 1998, and February 1, 1999. Awards will not exceed $20,000. Deadline September 30, 1997

Subject to funding, ACLS/SSRC International Postdoctoral Fellowships may also be available for scholars specializing in the civilizations of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Fellows must devote 6-12 months of continuous full-time work to their research. Tenure must be initiated between July 1, 1998, and February 1, 1999. Awards will not exceed $20,000. Deadline October 15, 1997.

The ACLS is now administering the programs of the Committee on Scholarly Communications with China. The National Program for Advanced Study and Research in China offers: (1) Graduate Program for students in a doctoral program in the humanities and social sciences to carry out 11 months of advanced study or dissertation research at a Chinese university or research institute; (2) Research Program for scholars with the Ph.D. to pursue research in China for two to twelve months between July 1, 1998, and December 31, 1999. Deadline for both programs is October 15, 1997. The Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development are for Chinese scholars in social sciences and humanities with the M.A., Ph.D., or equivalent from a Chinese university to carry out one semester of research at the invitation of a U.S. host scholar. Candidates must be nominated by the U.S. host; Chinese scholars cannot apply directly, and those who have previously visited the U.S. for five months or more, or who are enrolled in degree programs, are not eligible. Deadline October 31, 1997.

The Research in East European Studies Program is sponsored by the ACLS and the Social Science Research Council. The program supports individual research in the humanistic and social scientific aspects of studies relating to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the successor states of Yugoslavia. Postdoctoral fellowships of up to $30,000 will be offered for at least six months of uninterrupted research. Grants of up to $15,000 will be offered for one year of dissertation research and writing. Continuation of the fellowships is contingent upon funding renewal. Deadline October 31, 1997.

Grants for summer language training in eastern European languages and travel grants for graduate students completing preliminary fieldwork investigation may also be available. Deadline January 30, 1998.

For details, contact American Council of Learned Societies, 228 E. 45th St., New York, NY 10017. Fax (212) 949-8058. E-mail: grants@ acls.org. Web site: http:t/www.acls.org.

Each August, the American Council on Education (ACE) invites presidents and other chief academic officers of colleges and universities to nominate candidates for the annual class of ACE Fellows. The program allows senior faculty and midlevel administrators to prepare for top-level careers in higher education administration through seminars and internships with senior campus administrators. ACE selects approximately 30 fellows each year. Salary and benefits are paid by the nominating institution. Nomination and application deadline November 1. For details, contact ACE Fellows Program, American Council on Education, 1 Dupont Circle, Ste. 800, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 939-9420. E-mail: fellows@ace.nche.edu.

The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming offers grants of up to $500 to support travel, food, and lodging to carry out research using the collections of the center. Subject areas include Wyoming, the American West, transportation, conservation, water resources, and the performing arts. Application deadline April 15, 1998. For details, write American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3924, Laramie, WY 82071.

The American Historical Association (AMA) offers four grants and two fellowships for historical research.

Albert J. Beveridge Grants for Research in the History of the Western Hemisphere support research in United States, Canadian, and Latin American history. Application deadline February 2.

Michael Kraus Research Grants recognize the most deserving proposal(s) relating to work in progress in American colonial history, with preference given to the intercultural aspects of American and European relations. Application deadline February 2.

Littleton-Griswold Research Grants support research in American legal history and the field of law and society. Application deadline February 2.

Bernadotte E. Schmitt Grants support research on the history of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Application deadline September 1.

Association members may apply for the above grants. In each case, junior scholars, scholars without access to institutional funds, and those with specific research needs will receive preference.

The AHA also administers the Fellowship in Aerospace History, which is supported by the AHA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The fellowship provides an opportunity for significant and sustained advanced research in all aspects of aerospace history. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have a doctorate in history or a related field or have completed all course work in a doctoral degree-granting program. The fellowship term is for a period of six months to a year. At the term's conclusion, the fellow must write a report and present a paper or a public lecture on the fellowship experience. Deadline February 2.

Each year, the AHA, together with the Library of Congress, offers the J. Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History. The fellowship allows young historians to pursue significant scholarly research in the collections of the Library of Congress. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. degree or equivalent within the last five years. In addition, they must not have published a book-length work or have had one accepted for publication. The fellowship will be awarded for one semester or for as much of an academic year as the fellow wants to spend in full-time residence at the Library of Congress. Before the end of the fellowship, the fellow must summarize his or her research results at a professional gathering. Application deadline January 15.

For details, contact American Historical Association, 400 A St., SE, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 544-2422. Fax (202) 544-8307. E-mail: aha@theaha.org. Web site http://chnm.gmu.edu/chnm/aha.

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) offers short-term travel grants and full research grants to support research in all countries of the Maghrib area. The institute will award $25,000 in short-term travel grants to cover travel and per diem. The grants will average $1,500 to $2,000 each. They may be used in combination with other research support for one to six months from the summer of one year through the spring of the next. The institute will distribute a total of $75,000 in full research grants for three to nine months of research. Each research grant will include funds for travel, a monthly per diem, and a research allowance. Applications must include a one-page summary in French or Arabic of the proposed research. Faculty and graduate students in all disciplines who are U.S. citizens or official residents may apply. Applicants must be AIMS members. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Mark Tessler, AIMS Grants, Center for International Studies, P.O. Box 413, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201. (414) 229-3757. E-mail: tessler@csd.uwm.edu.

The institute offers pre- and postdoctoral fellowships for research and study in Yemen under a variety of programs. Annual application deadlines March 15 and November 1. For details, contact Maria Ellis, American Institute for Yemeni Studies, P.O. Box 311, Ardmore, PA 19003-0311. (610) 896-5412. Fax (610) 896-9049. E-mail: mellis@sas.upenn.edu.

The institute offers grants-in-aid totaling $5,000 annually to graduate students to support historical investigation into some aspect of pharmacy and to pay research expenses not normally met by the degree-granting university. Any thesis project that uses a pharmacohistorical approach and focuses on the history of pharmacy, medicine, or humanistic studies is eligible if based in a U.S. institution of higher learning. Annual deadline February 1.

The institute also offers a total of $5,000 in Fischelis Grants to established scholars. Projects must be connected directly to American pharmacy practice. Twentieth-century topics will receive preference, although studies of earlier periods will be considered. Historical discussions of current practice issues are also eligible. Annual deadline March 1.

For details, contact Gregory J. Higby, Director, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Bldg., 425 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 57306-1508. (608) 262-5378.

The institute's Center for History of Physics offers grants-in-aid of up to $2,500 for research on the history of modern physics and allied sciences. The institute gives preference to those who need part of the grant monies for travel and subsistence in order to use the resources of the center's Neils Bohr Library, in College Park, Md., or who will conduct oral history interviews and deposit copies there. Applicants should be working toward a graduate degree in the history of science or show a record of publication in the field. Application deadlines June 30 and December 31. For details, contact Spencer Weart, Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics, 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. E-mail: sweart@aip.org.

The association offers a $500 scholarship for graduate study of any aspect of the Italian American experience. Deadline September 1. For de" tails, write Philip V. Cannistraro, Dept. of History, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11637.

American Jewish Archives offers six fellowship programs for one month of residential research and writing in American Jewish studies. The Marguerite R. Jacobs Memorial Postdoctoral Award is available for postdoctoral candidates. The stipend is $2,000. The Loewenstein-Wiener Fellowship Awards are available to ABDs or postdoctoral candidates. The stipend is $1,000 for ABDs and $2,000 for postdoctoral candidates.

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Fellowships are available for postdoctoral candidates. The stipend is $2,000. The Rabbi Frederic A. Doppelt Memorial Fellowship is available to ABDs. Preference will be given to candidates from eastern Europe or those working on a topic related to eastern European Jewry in the American context. The stipend is $1,000. The Ethel Marcus Memorial Fellowship is available to ABDs. The stipend is $1,000. The Starkoff Fellowship is available to ABDs. The stipend is $1,000.

Application deadline April 1. For details, write Administrative Director, American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220.

Each year the American Numismatic Society awards a fellowship of $3,500 in support of doctoral dissertation work employing numismatic evidence. Applicants must have attended the society's graduate seminar, have completed the general examinations (or the equivalent), and be writing a dissertation during the coming academic year. The society's council may waive the seminar requirement in exceptional circumstances.

The Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship is awarded periodically to educate qualified students in museum practice and train them in numismatics. As part of the training, students will learn to perform curatorial tasks in the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine departments. Candidates must have completed the BA or equivalent. The stipend will vary with the term of tenure (normally the academic year), but will not exceed $2,000.

The society awards a Fellowship in Roman Studies of up to $5,000 to promote the use of its collections and library in connection with the studies of the Roman world. The fellowship is intended to support extended residence in New York, work in the society's cabinet and library, and consultation with relevant staff in support of a substantive research project. Applicants must be U.S. citizens affiliated with a North American institution of higher learning, and must demonstrate academic competence and submit a detailed proposal for their work. There is no minimum age or degree requirement, but it is expected that the work proposed will lead to publication and teaching. The work undertaken may or may not be in pursuit of a higher degree, but preference will be given to those seeking advanced degrees.

The Shaykh Hamad Fellowship in Islamic Numismatics supports training in museum practice and research on Islamic coinage. Candidates are expected to have some graduate-level training in medieval Near Eastern history or a related field, and some knowledge of Arabic. The stipend is $3,000, and the student will receive training for the equivalent of one day per week for the academic year.

Through the Donald Groves Fund the society seeks to promote publication in the field of early American numismatics involving material dating no later than 1800. Funding is available for travel and other expenses in association with research, as well as for publication costs.

The society also awards 10 grants-in-aid of $2,000 each for attendance at the society's annual graduate seminar in numismatics. To be eligible, students must be affiliated with an institution of higher learning and have completed at least one year of graduate study.

Application deadline for all fellowships is March 1. For details, contact the American Numismatic Society, Broadway at 155th St., New York, NY 10032. (212) 234-3130. Fax (212) 234-3381. E-mail: info@amnumsoc.org.

The society provides grants for scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except those in which assistance by government or corporate enterprise is more appropriate. Grants are rarely made to persons who have held the doctorate for less than one year and never to persons conducting predoctoral research. Projects in the creative or performing arts and educational materials for classroom use are not included. Projects likely to culminate in publications are preferred. Grants cover research-related travel, photocopying of documents, and purchase of consumable supplies not available at applicants' institutions. The society makes no grants for study, salary replacement, travel to conferences, telephone calls, stationery, or purchase of permanent equipment. Maximum award is $6,000. Application deadlines July 1 (1997 only), October 1, December 1, March 1. Telephone requests for forms will not be honored. Written requests of 100 words or less must include a proposed budget and explain the reason for the grant (travel, purchase of microfilm, and the like).

In addition to its grants for scholarly research, the American Philosophical Society offers the following grants and fellowships:

Henry M. Phillips Grants in Jurisprudence support postdoctoral research in jurisprudence. The maximum grant that will be made is $6,000. Deadline December 1.

The John Clarke Slater Fellowship is a doctoral dissertation fellowship. It carries a stipend of $12,000 and supports research on the history of twentieth-century physical sciences. Deadline December 1.

The society also offers Mellon Resident Research Fellowships to support research in the society's library for one to three months. Deadlinc March 1.

For details about any of the above grants or fellowship, write American Philosophical Society, 104 S. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106.

The American Political Science Association (APSA) offers Congressional Fellowships for scholars or journalists with a demonstrated, professional interest in communications. Applicants must show promise of making a significant contribution to the public's understanding of the political process. Funded by MCI Communications Corporation, the fellowships begin in November 1998 with a comprehensive, three-week orientation period, followed by full-time assignments as legislative aides in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Legislative office assignments are enhanced by seminars with leading congressional, governmental, and academic figures. The fellowship carries a $28,000 stipend plus a small travel allowance. Applications are welcome from scholars in all disciplines who have completed their Ph.D. within the past 15 years or who are near completion of their dissertation. Applications are also welcome from journalists who have completed their bachelor's degrees and who have a minimum of two years' full-time experience in newspaper, magazine, radio, or television reporting at the time of application. (Broadcast journalists' backgrounds may be on the air or as producers, directors, writers, or researchers.) Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive Washington experience. Applicants who are not current residents of the United States must be able to fund their own transportation to Washington to be interviewed should they be selected as finalists. Applications for the 1998-99 fellowships should be submitted to the APSA between October 1 and December 1, 1997. All candidates must submit the names of three professional references who will send letters of recommendation to the APSA office by December 15, 1997.

The APSA also announces the small grant program to support research in all fields of political science. Applicants must be APSA members and political science faculty members at a college or university that does not award a Ph.D. in political science, or political scientists not affiliated with an academic institution. Individual grants of up to $1,800 may be used for such research activities as travel, administration and coding of survey instruments, and purchase of data sets. Application deadline in 1997 was February 3.

For details, write American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington. DC 20036.

The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) will offer fellowships for study in Egypt in 1997-98. Grants will be made to postdoctoraland dissertation-level candidates in the areas of archaeology, architecture, art, development, Egyptology, history, the humanities, Islamic studies, and the social sciences. Among the grants to be made are five Egyptian Development Fellowships earmarked for Egyptian predoctoral candidates enrolled in North American universities, a Kress Predoctoral Fellowship in Egyptian Art and Architecture, three National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, and five United States Information Agency Fellowships. The grants will be for three to twelve months, beginning September 1, 1998. Most ARCE fellows receive a monthly stipend commensurate with academic status and number of accompanying dependents, plus round-trip airfare for recipients only.

The ARCE also provides allowances of up to $30,000 for senior scholars to work in Egypt for periods ranging from four to twelve months. Scholars with doctorates or substantial teaching experience are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for receipt of all applications November 1, 1997. For details, contact American Research Center in Egypt, 30 E. 20th St., Ste. 401, New York, NY 10003-1310. (212) 529-6661. Fax (212) 529-6856. E-mail: arce. cente@nyu.edu.

The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) expects to offer several ARIT doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in 1998-99 for research in Turkey. Scholars and advanced graduate students conducting research in the humanities and social sciences with a focus on ancient, medieval, or modern times may apply. Students must have fulfilled all preliminary doctoral requirements and be members in good standing in U.S. or Canadian educational institutions. While grants for travel and maintenance for up to one year will be considered, preference will be given to projects of shorter duration (generally no less than two months). ARIT provides research and study facilities at its Istanbul and Ankara branches.

ARIT hopes to offer a new Kress/ARIT Doctoral Fellowship for research in Turkey in fields of art history and archaeology. Support possible for tenures up to one year. Other requirements as for ARIT fellowships.

ARIT will also offer three ARIT/NEH Postdoctoral Fellowships in 1998-99 to scholars who plan to work in Turkey for a longer periodfrom four to twelve months. These fellowships provide salary replacement and travel expenses. Scholars in any field of the humanities may apply. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline November 15, 1997. Write early for application instructions. For details, contact American Research Institute in Turkey, c/o University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324. (215) 898-3474. Fax (215) 898-0657. E-mail: leinwand@sas.upenn.edu.

ARIT Mellon Fellowships for East European Scholars provide support for postdoctoral scholars who are citizens and residents of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, or Slovakia who wish to carry on research in any field of the humanities or social sciences in Turkey. Stipends of up to $10,500 cover research, travel, and living expenses for terms of two to three months. Scholars may make use of ARIT facilities in Istanbul and Ankara. Deadline March 5, 1998.

ARIT also participates in the ARIT-Bogazici University Summer Language Program in Intensive Turkish. The six-week residential summer language program in advanced Turkish takes place at Bogazici University in Istanbul. The course is equivalent to one full year of Turkish. Participants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and students or teachers of Turkish or related studies. Application deadline February 15, 1998. For details, contact Sheila Andrew, Center for the Study of Islamic Societies and Civilizations, Washington University, Campus Box 1230, 1 Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130-4899. (314) 935-5166. Fax (314) 935-7462. E-mail: sandrew@artsci.wush.edu.

The foundation offers awards to outstanding American scholars for advanced study in the Scandinavian countries in their field of specialization. Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education at the time the overseas project begins. Team projects are available, but each member must apply individually. Grants usually carry an award of $3,000 for one to three months' study or research. Fellowships of up to $15,000 are intended to support a yearlong stay. Application deadline November 1. For details, contact Exchange Division, American-Scandinavian Foundation, 725 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021. (212) 879-9799. Fax (212) 249-3444. E-mail: grants@amscan.org.

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) offers the Irish-American Research Travel Fellowship to support documentary research in Irish repositories in Ireland by American-based scholars of Ireland in the period between the Treaty of Limerick (1691) and the Act of Union (1800). In alternate years, the award will go to Irish-based scholars seeking to travel to North America. The fellowship is restricted to documentary scholars whose research centers on primary sources from the eighteenth century (printed matter, manuscripts, buildings, works of art, or other artifacts) rather than on the secondary literature already extant. Deadline November 1, 1997. For details, write A. C. Elias, Jr., 318 W. Highland Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118.

The society also offers the Gwin J. and Ruth Kolb Travel Fund Award of $500 to support travel to distant collections in North America and abroad. Members of ASECS who are faculty or independent scholars within five years of receipt of the Ph.D. are eligible. Advanced doctoral candidates may also apply. The Robert R. Palmer Award of $500 is offered to support travel for study, research, or performance of professional duties related primarily to the history and culture of France. All members of ASECS are eligible to apply. The Aubrey Williams Research Travel Fellowship of $500 is intended to support the research of an Americabased doctoral student working on a dissertation in the field of eighteenthcentury English literature. Members of the society who are resident in North America may apply. Deadline for these three awards January 1, 1998. For details, contact Jeffrey Smitten, Executive Secretary, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Utah State University, USU CC 108, Logan, UT 84322-3730. (801) 797-4065. Web site: http://www. usu.edu/~english/asecs.html.

Each year, the publication section of the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) designates approximately $1,200 for grantsin-aid to bibliographers and indexers in the fields of religious studies/theology and theological librarianship to encourage bibliographical and indexing work at all levels, especially by persons undertaking their first major bibliographical study or indexing project. ATLA reserves first publication rights for all projects. Application deadline May 15. For details, contact Director of Member Services, American Theological Library Association, 820 Church St., 3rd Fl., Evanston, IL 60201. (847) 869-7788. Fax (847) 869-8513. E-mail: atla@atla.atla.com.

The institute awards fellowships to recent Ph.D.'s and students in doctoral programs. The Anna C. and Oliver C. Colburn Fellowship is awarded to a scholar who has been accepted as an incoming associate member or student associate member of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. It carries a stipend of $11,000 and is awarded every other year.

The Kenan T. Erim Award of $4,000 assists an American or an international research or excavating scholar working on Aphrodisias material.

The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship provides $15,000 toward projects of at least a half-year duration involving travel and study in Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy, Asia Minor, or Mesopotamia.

The Harriet and Leon Pomerance Fellowship supports a project related to Aegean Bronze Age archaeology. It carries a stipend of $3,000.

The Helen M. Woodruff Fellowship is a pre- or postdoctoral fellowship in archaeology and classical studies at the American Academy in Rome.

Deadline for the James Traveling Fellowship, the Pomerance Fellowship, and the Erim award is November 1, 1997. Deadline for the Colburn Fellowship is February 1, 1998. For details about the Helen M. Woodruff Fellowship, write American Academy in Rome, 7 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022. For details about other fellowships, contact the Archaeological Institute of America, 656 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215-2010. (617) 3539361. Fax (617) 353-6550. E-mail: aia@bu.edu.

The council, which strives to enhance public appreciation for the humanities, accomplishes its goals through a resource center, a consortium of scholars and speakers, and a variety of grant programs. The council provides grants of up to $3,000 for individual research on Arizona's history and heritage. For details, write Arizona Humanities Council, 1242 N. Central Ave.. Phoenix. Ay sinn4

The institute's Nonprofit-Sector Research Fund seeks to expand understanding of nonprofit activities, including philanthropy and its underlying values, by supporting high-quality, basic, and applied research undertaken by scholars and practitioners. The fund will make grants for research on a wide range of nonprofit issues but will focus on important topics that have received limited attention. There are two categories of grants: grants of up to $20,000 for individuals to support doctoral dissertation research, and grants of up to $50,000 to support research by any eligible applicant. Proposals are welcome from academic researchers, independent scholars, nonprofit practitioners, and policy analysts. Grants will be awarded to institutions as well as to individuals, but they will not normally be made to for-profit consulting firms. There are two yearly grant cycles. For the first cycle, proposals must be postmarked by January 2; for the second cycle, they must be postmarked by June 1. The institute also provides support for institutions. For details, contact the NonprofitSector Research Fund, The Aspen Institute, 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Ste. 1070, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 736-5838. Fax (202) 4670790. E-mail:NSRF@aspeninst.org. Web site: http://www.aspeninst.org.

The Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies, in conjunction with the Korean Research Foundation, offers a grant program in Korean studies designed to facilitate scholarly research. For research travel within North America, awards of up to $ 1,000 (including a maximum of $100 for daily expenses) are available for scholars who are engaged in research on Korea and who wish to use museum, library, or other archival materials in the United States and Canada. For short-term travel to Korea for projects explicitly related to Korean studies, grants of up to $2,500 are available to scholars who are familiar with Korea and their topic, to cover travel, research, and subsistence expenses. Small grants of up to $500 are also available for research assistance.

The NEAC, in conjunction with the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission supports a variety of grant programs in Japanese studies to facilitate scholarly research, to improve the quality of teaching about Japan on both the college and the precollege level, and to integrate the study of Japan into the major academic disciplines. For research travel within the United States, awards of up to $1,500 (including $100 for daily expenses) are available to American citizens and permanent U.S. residents who are engaged in research on Japan and who wish to use museum, library, or other archival materials in the United States. For short-term travel to Japan for projects explicitly related to Japanese studies, grants of up to $2,500 are available to scholars who are familiar with Japan and their topic, to cover travel, research, and subsistence expenses. Small grants of up to $500 are also available for research assistance.

For details on these and other programs, write NEAC Grants, Association for Asian Studies, University of Michigan, 1 Lane Hall, Ann Arbor. MI 48109-1290. Entry last updated in 1996.

The Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) offers awards under the Foreign Speakers Programme to provide foreign Canadianists with the opportunity to share their research on subjects related to the study of Canada. Programme participants undertake a three-stop weeklong speaking tour; travel, accommodations, and incidental fees are covered under the programme.

Other ACS programmes include the Aid to Student Conferences programme, the Graduate Student Research Travel Scholarship, and the Visiting Faculty Lecturer programme. An annual award of merit recognizes worthy contributions to the development of multidisciplinary or comparative approaches to the study of Canada. Applicants to these programmes must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

For details, contact Program Officer, Association for Canadian Studies, c/o UQAM, V-5130, P.O. Box 8888, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada. (514) 987-7784. Fax (514) 987-8210. E-mail: acs-aec @ uqam.ca. Web site: http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobeVc 1015/acs-aec. html.

The association administers a grants program to encourage and support scholarship and publication by individuals in the field of sound recordings or audio preservation. Application deadline February 28, 1998. For details, write Richard Warren, Grants Committee Chair, Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven. CT 06520-8240.

The institute offers the Adelle and Erwin Tomash Graduate Fellowship for dissertations that will address some aspect of the history of computers and information processing. Topics may be chosen from the technical history of hardware or software, economic or business aspects of the information processing industry, or other topics in the social, institutional, or legal history of computing. The institute gives priority to students who have completed all of the requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation. The stipend will be $10,000, plus $2,000 for approved research expenses. Deadline for the 1997-98 award was January 15, 1997. For details, contact Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, 103 Walter Library, 117 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. (612) 624-5050. Fax (612) 625-8054. Web site: http://www.cbi.umn.edu/.

The Leo Baeck Institute (LBI), in New York City, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offer two fellowships each year for doctoral students under the age of 32 or scholars under the age of 35 who have recently received the Ph.D. The fellowships assist students with dissertation work and academics with scholarly essays or books about the social, communal, or intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry. Recipients receive stipends for periods of research at the LBI (one two-month grant) or at libraries, archives, or research institutions in Germany (one six-month grant or two three-month grants). Applicants must be U.S. citizens affiliated with an accredited American institution of higher education.

The David Baumgardt Memorial Fellowship assists academics with research projects related to the writings of David Baumgardt or his scholarly interests (ethics, Wissenschaft des Judentums, and the modern intellectual history of German-speaking Jewry). Applicants must be affiliated with an institution of higher learning. Stipends are determined by the requirements of the proposed project but usually do not exceed $3,000. Projects should require extensive use of the LBI's facilities, particularly the David Baumgardt Collection.

The Fritz Halbers Fellowship of up to $3,000 assists doctoral students whose projects deal with the culture and history of German-speaking Jewry.

Application deadline November 1. For details, contact Leo Baeck Institute, 129 E. 73rd St., New York, NY 10021. (212) 744-6400. E-mail: Ibil @Ibi.com.

Together with the Society for Italian Historical Studies, the endowment awards the annual Trinity College Barbieri Grant to an American scholar working in any period of Italian history from the medieval period to the present. The grant enables American scholars to conduct research in Italy on approved historical topics. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and residents. They may be doctoral candidates or postdoctoral scholars at any stage of their careers. The grant amount is between $3,500 and $5,000. The grant may be used between June 1998 and June 1999. Application deadline January 10, 1998. For details, write Alan J. Reinerman, Executive Secretary, Society for Italian Historical Studies, Dept. of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3806.

The Robert Foster Cherry Chair for Distinguished Teaching and the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers honor outstanding professors in the English-speaking world. The university presents the awards in alternating years. The recipient of the distinguished teaching chair receives an award of $100,000 and travel expenses. Acceptance of the award requires the recipient to present a weeklong series of lectures in the fall and return in residence to teach in the spring semester, during which a furnished apartment is provided. The great teacher award consists of $25,000, split equally between two recipients. (At the discretion of the Cherry awards committee, the award may be presented to one individual.) Acceptance of the great teacher award requires recipients to present a series of lectures at Baylor University over a period of several days during the fall or spring semesters. Professors in any recognized academic discipline may be nominated. Nominees must be extraordinary teachers, nationally recognized scholars, and residents of English-speaking countries. In addition, they must possess records of positive, inspiring, and longlasting effects on students. Members of learned societies and institutions of higher learning as well as former students may submit nominations. Deadline October 20, 1997. For details, contact Robert Foster Cherry Awards, Baylor University, P.O. Box 97412, Waco, TX 76798-7412. (254) 755-2923. Fax (254) 755-3740. Web site: http://www.baylor.edu/ ~Cherry_Awards/.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation offers small travel grants to enable interested individuals to make use of the research resources of the Beckman Center, the Othmer Library of Chemical History, and associated facilities. Grants, which may be used for travel, subsistence, and copying costs, will not normally exceed $500. Application deadlines February 1 for grants to be used April-June; May 1 for July-September; August 1 for October-December; November 1 for January-March. For details. write Dr. Mary Ellen Bourden Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702.

The center accepts applications for the Edelstein International Fellowship in the History of Chemical Sciences and Technology. The Edelstein Fellow divides his or her time between the Beckman Center, in Philadelphia, and the Edelstein Center for History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine, in Jerusalem. The fellow devotes the major portion of his or her time to research and also contributes to the work of each center. The fellowship period runs from September to June. Application deadline November 15.

The Beckman Center also administers the Edelstein International Studentship for dissertation research and writing on the history of the chemical sciences and technologies. The studentship provides a stipend and travel and dissertation fee support for a five- to six-month stay in Philadelphia and a three- to four-month stay at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the course of one academic year. Deadline November 15. For details, contact Seymour Mauskopf, Coordinator, Edelstein International Awards, Dept. of History, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0719. (919) 684-2581. Fax (919) 681-7670. E-mail: shmaus@acpub.duke.edu.

The library offers short-term fellowships to visiting scholars pursuing postdoctoral or equivalent research in its collections. The fellowships, which support travel to and from New Haven and pay a living allowance of $2,200 per month, provide access to the library for scholars who reside outside the greater New Haven area. The length of a grant, normally one month, will depend on the applicant's research proposal; fellowships must be taken up between September 1998 and May 1999. Recipients must be in residence during the period of their award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University. Application deadline January 15, 1998.

The Beinecke also offers the following fellowships: the Frederick W. Beinecke Fellowship in western Americana, the Hermann Broch Fellowship in German literature, the H. D. Fellowship in English or American literature, the Donald C. Gallup Fellowship in American literature, the A. Bartlett Giamatti Fellowship, the Archibald Hanna, Jr., Fellowship in Americana, the John D. and Rose H. Jackson Fellowship, the Jackson Brothers Fellowship, the H. P. Kraus Fellowship in early books and manuscripts, the James M. Osborn Fellowship in English literature and history, the Frederick A. and Marion S. Pottle Fellowship in eighteenth-century British studies, and the Alexander O. Vietor Fellowship in cartography and related fields.

For details, contact Director, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven, CT 06520-8240. Fax (203) 4324047.

The library sponsors the Researcher Travel Program, which includes both the Bordin-Gillette Fellowships and the Mark C. Stevens Fellowships. This program provides support for travel and other expenses for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral candidates using the library's holdings, which focus primarily on the history of the state of Michigan, its people and organizations, and the University of Michigan. Travel grants of up to $1,000 are awarded. Annual application deadlines October 15 and March 15.

For details, contact William K. Wallach, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, 1150 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113. (313) 764-3482. Fax (313) 936-1333. E-mail: bwallach@umich.edu. Web site: http://www/umich.edu/~bhl/.

The Bibliographical Society of America offers an annual short-ter~n fellowship (one to two months) to support bibliographic research on the history of the book trades and publishing. Projects may concentrate on books and documents in any field, but should focus on the book or manuscript as historical evidence. Projects may include establishing a text or studying the history of book production, publication, distribution, collecting, or reading. Enumerative listings are not eligible for support. The program is not restricted by nationality. The fellowship carries a monthly stipend of up to $1,000 for travel, living, and research expenses. Application deadline January 31. For details, contact Executive Secretary, Bibliographical Society of America, P.O. Box 397, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163. (212) 647-9171. E-mail: bibsocamer@aol.com. Entry last uDdated in 1996.

The institution will award a limited number of resident fellowships in 1998-99 for policy-oriented dissertation research in U.S. foreign policy and international relations. The fellowships assist doctoral candidates whose dissertation topics are directly related to public policy issues and thus to the major interests of the institution. Fellowships carry a stipend of $15,000, payable on a 12-month basis. Candidates must be nominated by graduate departments. Nomination deadline December 15. Application deadline February 15. For details, contact Janne Nolan, Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 7976036.

The library will award approximately 20 short- and long-term research fellowships for the period June 1, 1998, to May 31, 1999. Shortterm fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1,000 per month. These fellowships are open to Americans and to foreign nationals engaged in predoctoral, postdoctoral, or independent research. The following short-term fellowships have various restrictions: the Jeannette D. Black Memorial Fellowship for the history of cartography, the Touro National Heritage Trust Fellowship for research on some aspect of the Jewish experience in the New World before 1860, the Alexander O. Vietor Memorial Fellowship for early maritime history, the Ruth and Lincoln Ekstrom Fellowship for women's and family history, the Center for New World Comparative Studies Fellowship for the comparative history of the Americas, and the Maria Elena Cassiet Fellowship for scholars from Spanish America.

Long-term fellowships funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation are usually for five months and carry a stipend of $2,675 per month. Recipients of longterm fellowships may not be engaged in graduate work and must be U.S. citizens or have resided in the United States for the three years prior to the date of application.

Proposed research must be closely related to the library's holdings. All fellows must relocate to Providence and be in residence continuously for the term of the fellowship.

For details, contact Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912. (401) 863-2725. Fax (401) 863-3477.

The institute, which sponsors a multidisciplinary program for female scholars, scientists, artists, and writers, is one of the major postdoctoral research centers in the country. Fellowship programs support women of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment who wish to pursue independent work in academic and professional f~elds and in the creative arts. Applications will be judged on the significance and quality of the proposed project, on the applicant's record of accomplishment, and on the difference the fellowship might make in advancing the applicant's career. Office or studio space, auditing privileges, and access to libraries and other resources of the college and Harvard University are provided. Residence in the Boston area and participation in the institute community are required during the fellowship appointment. Fellows must present their work in progress at public colloquiums or in exhibitions. The institute offers the following three fellowship programs.

Female scholars in any field, having received a doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in the humanities, visual arts, creative writing, or sciences at least two years prior to appointment, or writers or artists with a significant record of accomplishment and equivalent professional experience, may apply for the Bunting Fellowship Program. The terms include a one-year appointment, from September 15, 1997, to August 15, 1998, with a stipend of approximately $33,000 and affiliation with Harvard-Radcliffe. Application deadline October 15.

Women actively involved in finding peaceful solutions to conflict or potential conflict among groups or nations may apply for the Peace Fellowship. Involvement with peace issues may be of an activist or scholarly nature. One-year appointment, September 15, 1997, to August 15, 1998, with a stipend of approximately $30,000. Application deadline January 15.

Female historians at the postdoctoral level may apply for the Berkshire Summer Fellowship. Preference is given to junior scholars and those who do not normally have access to Boston-area resources. Award in summer 1997 was $3,000. Application deadline January 15.

For details, contact Fellowship Program, Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 495-8212. E-mail: bunting_fellowship@radcliffe.harvard.edu.

The California Historical Society (CHS) invites nominations for CHS fellows. Individuals who have contributed in a distinguished way to knowledge of California history and who have thereby rendered outstanding service to the CHS are eligible for nomination. Fellows become lifetime members of the CHS.

The society's Galland Award recognizes innovative teaching of California history and encourages elementary and secondary school teachers to develop projects on California history. Each year, the CHS presents $1,000 to one teacher or $500 to two teachers who have developed exemplary projects, activities, or lesson plans on California history. Recipients receive a one-year membership in the CHS.

The society presents the Irene and V. Aubrey Neasham Annual Award for Historic Preservation to an individual who has contributed extraordinarily to preserving California's historic sites and buildings. In addition, the society presents an award of merit in historic preservation for outstanding work in architectural, archival, or artifactual preservation.

The society also presents an award of merit in education for a meritorious project by a teacher of California history at any educational level The project must have included significant and direct involvement of students.

Deadlines vary each year. For details, contact Judith Deaton, California Historical Society, Awards and Honors, 678 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 357-1848, ext. 10. Fax (415) 357-1850. E-mail: judith@calhist.org.

The Maurice A. Biot Archives Fund and other funds provided by the archives offer research assistance up to $1,000 to use the collections of the archives of the California Institute of Technology. Applications will be accepted from students working towards a graduate degree or from established scholars. Graduate students must have completed one year of study prior to receiving a grant-in-aid. For the Biot award, preference will be given to those working in the history of technology, especially in the fields of aeronautics, applied mechanics, and geophysics.

The grant-in-aid may be used for travel and living expenses, for photocopy or other photo-reproduction costs related to the research project, and for miscellaneous research expenses. Funds may not be used for the purchase of computer software or hardware. Deadlines June 30 and December 31. For details, contact Archivist, 015A-74, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125. Web site: http://www.caltech.edu /-archives.

The commission awards about 500 graduate fellowships each year to full-time California students who plan to become college or university faculty members. In 1996-97 new awards were $882 for the California State University system, $1,669 for the University of California system, and $6,490 for independent colleges. Applicants must intend to become a college or university faculty member, have an undergraduate degree (A.A., B.S., B.A.) or be admitted to a graduate school (students at all levels may apply but those pursuing undergraduate study in their fifth year are not eligible), and be a legal resident of California, or have taken positive steps to establish residence in the state by September 20, 1996. For details, contact California Student Aid Commission, P.O. Box 510845, Sacramento, CA 94245-0845. (916) 445-0880.

The foundation maintains a center in Cassis, France, for the benefit of scholars who wish to pursue studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and francophone cultures. The foundation also supports creative projects by visual artists, photographers, composers, and writers. The foundation offers, at no cost, eleven furnished apartments, a reference library, an artist's studio, a composer's studio, and a photographer's darkroom. The Camargo Award is strictly a residential grant; therefore no stipends are available. The normal term of residence is one semester (early September to mid-December or mid-January to May 31), precise dates will be announced each year. Applicants may include university and college faculty who intend to pursue special studies while on leave from their institutions; secondary school teachers benefiting from a leave of absence to work on a pedagogical or scholarly project; graduate students whose academic residence and general examination requirements have been met and for whom a stay in France would be beneficial in completing the dissertation; and writers, photographers, visual artists, and composers with specific projects to complete. Because of the limited number of studios, only one artist, one photographer, and one composer can be accepted each semester. Applicants from all countries are welcome

Application deadline February 1. For details, write Mr. Ricarco Bloch, The Camargo Foundation, 125 Park Square Ct., 400 Sibley St., St. Paul, MN SS101-1928.

The program expands research, teaching, and study opportunities for Canadian and American faculty and students engaged in the study of Canada, the United States, and the relationship between the two countries. Faculty may apply for three kinds of fellowships: lecturing, research, or lecturing and research. The University of Calgary Fulbright Chair in North American Studies and the Kahanoff-Fulbright Chair in Volun. tary Sector Management at York University are among the awards available. The award amount is $2,700 per month. The maximum amount of the award for a full year is $25,000. Faculty sabbatical, leave of absence, or research grants may be used concurrently with Fulbright support.

Graduate students may apply for scholarships if they are full-time students in a degree program or if they are awaiting acceptance into such a program. Graduate students receive a fixed sum of $15,000 for a nine-month academic year. Grantees must use awards to cover expenses such as housing, travel, books, tuition, and fees. Deadlines August 1 for American faculty, October 23 for American students, and September 30 for all Canadian applicants. For details, contact Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America, 350 Albert St., Ste. 2015, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1A4, Canada. (613) 237-5366. Fax (613) 237-2029. E-mail: info@fulbright.ca. Web site: http://www.usis-canada. usia.gov/fulbrigh.html.

The embassy's grant programs promote teaching and research in Canadian studies. All projects must be completed within a one-year period.

The Canadian Studies Graduate Student Fellowship Program allows graduate students to conduct part of their doctoral research in Canada. The embassy welcomes applications from full-time doctoral students at accredited U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities whose dissertations are related to the study of Canada, Canada and the United States, or Canada and North America. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and should have completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation by the time of application. Deadline October 31.

The Canadian Studies Faculty Enrichment (Course Development) Program assists faculty in developing courses that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load. Full-time faculty members at accredited U.S. colleges and universities are welcome to apply. Applicants must have held a full-time teaching position for at least two years at their present institution. In addition, they must demonstrate that they are teaching, or will be authorized to teach, courses with a substantial Canadian content. Team-teaching applications are welcome. Deadline October 31.

The Canadian Studies Research Program supports individual scholars or groups of scholars in writing article-length manuscripts of publishable quality about Canada, Canada and the United States, or Canada in North America. The embassy invites applications from full-time faculty members at accredited U.S. colleges and universities and from scholars at American research and policy-planning institutes. Deadline September 30.

The Canadian Studies Senior Fellowship, which is awarded every other year, assists senior scholars in completing and publishing major studies. Full-time. tenured faculty members at accredited U.S. colleges and universities who are fully involved in Canadian studies may apply. These Canadianists should be completing research for books or major monographs. Studies must be on subjects of widespread interest to the Canadian studies community in the United States and Canada. Deadlinc June 15.

For details, contact Academic Relations Office, Canadian Embassy. 501 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001. (202) 682-1740. Web site: http://www.cdnemb-washdc.org.

The center awards approximately 48 postdoctoral fellowships each year. Scholars of exceptional promise or accomplishment in the behavioral sciences, the humanities, biomedicine, or related fields may apply. The fellowships allow recipients to pursue their own studies and to associate with colleagues in the same or related disciplines. The fellowship year is spent at the center. The stipend is based on the academic salary for the preceding year, with cost sharing from fellows in most cases. Normally, nominations are made by academic administrators, former fellows, and other scholars. For details, contact Robert A. Scott, Associate Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 202 Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford, CA 94305. (415) 321-2052.

The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) allows scholars and students committed to careers in Middle East studies to study the Arabic language in the Arab world through its summer and full-year programs at the American University in Cairo. Those selected for the programs will receive fellowships that include round-trip transportation, tuition, and a monthly stipend. Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program at an accredited university or college, or be a professor at such an institution. Application deadline December 31.

The center also sponsors CASA III, a special program designed for university professors who are Middle East specialists. The program allows participants to improve their communication and reading skills in modern standard Arabic.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (CASA III applicants must be citizens) and must have a competence in modern standard Arabic equivalent to at least two years of study on the college level. They must take a written proficiency test in literary Arabic, be committed to Middle East studies, and have sufficient emotional stability and physical stamina to allow unreserved participation in intensive Arabic language study abroad. For details, contact Center for Arabic Study Abroad, SAIS of the Johns Hopkins University, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 663-5751.

The center offers 10 junior fellowships each year to provide untenured (or recently tenured) scholars with a year in which to work on a research project in the field of ancient Greek literature, language, history, philosophy, religion, and, under certain conditions, archaeology and art history. With 45,000 volumes and a large collection of periodicals, the center's library is one of the largest in its field in the United States. The maximum stipend is $20,000. The amount received depends on the number of family dependents and the amount of outside support. Living quarters are provided and residence in these quarters is required. Travel and research assistance of up to $1,000 is available. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent and should have a professional competence in ancient Greek demonstrated by publications. Application deadline October 15. For details, contact Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, 3100 Whitehaven St., NW, Washington, DC 20008. (202) 234-3738. Fax (202) 797-3745. E-mail: KR44@umail.umd.edu.

The center offers a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cultural Studies for advanced study and research in any field of humanistic inquiry, including related social sciences. The fellowship carries a stipend of $31,000, plus $500 for research. The 1998-99 themes are "Discourses of Development and Progress: Global, Regional, and Local Histories" (fall) and "Discourses of Development and Progress: The Return of Religion" (spring). Application deadline November 15.

The center offers a small number of Senior Research Fellowships for a semester or a year to scholars working in cultural studies. Fellows may use offices at the center as well as the services and resources the center provides to further research. Upon application, fellows may also obtain library privileges at Wesleyan and Yale universities. Fellows receive free housing in one of the dwellings the center maintains. Fellows participate in the center's lecture and colloquium series. Arrangements for Senior Research Fellowships are informal and individual; there is no application deadline.

For details, contact Elizabeth Traube, Director, Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459-0069. (860) 6852170. Fax (860) 685-2171.

The center offers pre- and postdoctoral fellowships for work on national security and economics, area studies, nonviolent sanctions, U.S.-Japan relations, transnational security issues, and the performance of democracies. The center also offers summer travel grants to Harvard undergraduate students for thesis research. The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Fellowship has an October deadline, and the other programs have January and February deadlines. For details, contact Fellowships Office, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 495-9899. Fax (617) 495-8292.

The center (formerly the Annenberg Research Institute) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. The center will give preference to scholars engaged in advanced research in Judaic and Near Eastern studies, but other topics may be considered. Stipend amounts are based on a fellow's academic standing and financial need, with a maximum of $35,000 for the academic year. A contribution may also be made toward travel expenses. Deadline November 15. For details, contact Secretary, Fellowship Program, Center for Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106. (215) 238-1290.

The center offers the James Williams Rivers Prize to honor persons who have contributed or rendered, recently or over the course of their careers, outstanding scholarly study, work, or teaching about the culture, history, art, architecture, crafts, flora, fauna, music, literature, law, performing arts, or geography of Louisiana. The prize consists of $1,000. Nomination deadline for 1997 was June 1. Finalists not chosen to receive the prize in 1997 will automatically be considered in 1998. For details, contact James Williams Rivers Prize Committee, Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, P.O. Box 40831, Lafayette, LA 70504-0831. Fax (318) 482-6028.

The center appoints four research assistants each academic year. Approximate monthly salary range is $1,189.50 to $1,520.50. Applicants should be studying for a Ph.D. in some phase of medieval, Renaissance, or Byzantine studies and must be enrolled at UCLA. Application deadline early March.

The center also appoints visiting scholar-researchers on an honorary basis. These appointments facilitate the work of Ph.D.'s who, with support from other sources, wish to conduct research in the medieval and Renaissance fields at UCLA. The center will assist these scholars by providing library privileges, access to parking facilities, personal contacts, and professional orientation.

In addition, the center also administers a summer fellowship for a research scholar pursuing studies in medieval and Renaissance fields in the Los Angeles area. The fellowship provides a $500 stipend and temporary membership in the center with its attendant campus privileges. Application deadline early February.

For details, contact Director, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California, Box 951485, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1485. (310) 825-1880.

The center promotes the study of Muncie, Indiana, according to the intellectual tradition established by Robert S. and Helen Merrell Lynd in their books, Middletown (1929) and Middletown in Transition (1937). The center assists the work of scholars in the United States and abroad who conduct research related to Muncie as Middletown in the fields of history, political science, sociology, journalism, architecture, urban studies, music, art, and literature. Scholars who visit the center may use the extensive Middletown collection at Ball State University's Bracken Library. Limited funds are available to provide modest stipends and travel, housing, trans. portation, or secretarial support to scholars who wish to visit the center. The center expects scholars to acknowledge its assistance in any publications that result from research conducted at the center. Professional scholars and graduate students may apply. For details, contact Bruce Geelhoed, Director, Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. (317) 285-8037. Fax (317) 285- 1624.

The center supports a limited number of nonstipendiary senior postdoctoral fellowships for scholars outside the Toronto area. The fellowships provide access to specially reserved work spaces, a membership in the Victoria College Senior Common Room, and access to other University of Toronto research libraries. For details, write Director, Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria University, 71 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1K7, Canada. Web site: http://citd.scar. utoronto ca/crrs/index html

The center supports research and publication, scholarship, and the creation of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural programs that advance the understanding of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The center administers the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, which is known for its collections on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain, Oscar Wilde and the 1 890s, the history of printing, and certain aspects of the American West. The center offers the following fellowships.

Ahmanson-Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships, which carry a stipend of $9,200 per quarter, are theme-based residential fellowships. They are awarded for two academic quarters for participation in the interdisciplinary, cross-cultural programs of the center and the Clark Library. The theme for 1998-99 is "The Fin de Siecle and Oscar Wilde."

American Socieb for Eighteenth-Century Studies-Clark Fellowships are one-month residential fellowships. Postdoctoral scholars with projects on the Restoration or the eighteenth century may apply. Fellowship holders must be members in good standing of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Stipend for the month is $2,000.

Clark Short-Term Fellowships, which carry a stipend of $2,000 per month, are residential fellowships that are awarded for periods of one to three months for research relevant to the Clark Library's holdings. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the equivalent.

Clark-Huntington Joint Bibliographical Fellowships support postdoctoral bibliographical research in early modern British history and literature as well as other areas where the two libraries have common strengths. The stipend for the two-month fellowship is $3,600.

Predoctoral Fellowships are three-month residential fellowships for University of California system advanced doctoral candidates whose dissertations are related to the Clark's collections or to the center's programs. Stipend for the three-month period is $6,OOO.

Application deadline March 15. For details about Ahmanson-Getty Fellowships, contact Fellowship Coordinator, Center for 17th- and 18thCentury Studies, University of California, 395 Dodd Hall, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1404. (310) 206-8552. Fax (310) 206-8577. E-mail: cl718cs@humnet.ucla.edu. For details about the other fellowships, contact Fellowship Coordinator, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 2520 Cimarron St., Los Angeles, CA 90018-2098. (213) 7357605. Fax (213) 732-8744. E-mail: clarkfel@humnet.ucla.edu. Web site: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c 1718cs.

Every other summer, the center sponsors the Lillian Sholtis Brunner Summer Fellowship for historical research in nursing. The $2,500 fellowship supports six to eight weeks of residential study and use of the center's collections. The center considers preparation for or productivity in historical research on nursing in selecting Brunner scholars. Application deadline December31, 1997.

In alternate summers the center offers the Alice Fisher Society Historical Scholarship of $2,500 to nurses at the master's or doctoral level who need assistance with the research and writing part of their historical studies. Application deadline December 31, 1998.

For details, contact Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 307 Nursing Education Bldg., 420 Service Dr., Philadelphia, PA 19014-6096. (215) 898-4502. E-mail: nhistorv @Dobox.uDenn.edu.

The center offers the Fellowship on Women and Public Policy, a special opportunity for graduate students who want to help to improve the status of women. The program places talented graduate students in policymaking offices to enhance New York state's sensitivity to the needs of women and families. Fellows work for a legislator, policy-oriented nonprofit organization, or state agency for 30 hours each week. They concentrate on a wide range of issues and become involved in all aspects of the policymaking process. Fellows must also complete three seminars (12 credits) designed to complement their placements by providing a comprehensive perspective on policymaking and its effect on women and families. The center will award a stipend of $9,000 for the seven-month period between January and July 1999. It also provides a tuition waiver for 12 credits of academic coursework at the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany. The fellowship is open to graduate students from all academic disciplines who are matriculating in colleges and universities in New York state. For details, contact Margery Saunders, Fellowship Director, Center for Women in Government, State University of New York, Draper Hall, Rm. 302, Albany, NY 12222. (518) 442-3383. Fax (518) 442-3877.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) offers the Glenn E. and Barbara Hodsdon Ullyot Scholarship to advance public understanding of the importance of chemical sciences to public welfare. The scholarship carries a stipend of $1,500 to support a minimum of four weeks' research on the heritage of the chemical sciences using the resources of the foundation's Othmer Library of Chemical History, and other associated resources in Philadelphia. The Othmer Library houses primary sources from the sixteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Deadline in 1996 was March 31. For details, contact Laurel Adelman, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106. (215) 925-2222. Fax (215) 925-1954.

The Dexter Award, given annually by the American Chemical Society's Division of History of Chemistry, honors outstanding accomplishment throughout the world in the history of chemistry. Deadline in 1997 was January 1. For details, write Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Dexter Award Committee Chair, Merck and Co., Inc., I Merck Dr., P.O. Box 100, WS2A-55, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100.

Through CHF, the American Philosophical Society offers a doctoral dissertation fellowship of $12,000 in the history of the physical sciences in the twentieth century. The John Clarke Slater Fellowship is open to candidates for the doctorate in the U.S. and abroad who plan to spend the fellowship year in association with an American university or research institution, who have passed their preliminary examinations. Deadline December 1. For details, write Slater Foundation, American Philosophical Societv. 104 S. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387.

The society offers two scholarships of $2,500 each to a graduate student and a secondary school teacher of classical languages or civilization. The scholarships, which are awarded on a competitive basis, enable recipients to attend the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome. High school students and college undergraduates are not eligible. Applicants should be U.S. citizens. Application deadline February 15.

For details concerning the Classical Summer School, write Prof. Stephen Dyson, Dept. of Classics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 712 Clemens Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, or American Academy in Rome, 7 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10002-1001. For details of the society's scholarship program, contact Anne Laidlaw, 415 Wingate Rd., Baltimore, MD 21210. (410) 366-2948.

The center welcomes applications for two research fellowships. The Clements Research Fellowship in Southwest Studies is open to individuals from any field in the humanities or social sciences doing research on Southwestern America. The Summerlee Research Fellowship focuses specifically on the field of Texas history. The fellowship holders will be expected to spend the 1998-99 academic year at SMU as research fellows of the Clements Center. The fellowships are designed to provide time for senior or junior scholars to bring book-length manuscripts to completion. The fellows will teach one course during the two-semester duration of the fellowship and participate in center activities. They will receive access to the holdings of the DeGolyer Library and a subvention toward the publication of their books. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $30,000, health benefits, a modest allowance for research and travel expenses, and support for the publication of the book.

Deadline January 15. For details write David J. Weber, Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Dept. of History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0176. Web site: http://www.smu. edu/-swcenter/.

Established in 1787, the college is one of the oldest honorary, private medical academies in the United States. The college's resources include its library, the Mutter Museum, and the Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine. Each year, the Wood Institute sponsors two programs that enable scholars to spend time in residence at the college in order to use its library or museum.

Resident Research Fellowships provide short-term grants of up to $1,000 to scholars who need to use the historical collections of the college's library and museum during the spring, summer, or fall. Deadline end of January.

The Scholar-in-Residence Program provides one grant of up to $30,000 to a scholar who wishes to spend the academic year in residence conducting research. The scholar-in-residence participates in the Wood Institute seminar series and confers with the institute's staff on progra~n development. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent record of professional experience and scholarly publication. Deadline mid-January.

For details, contact Thomas A. Horrocks, Director of Historical Programs and Services, F. C. Wood Institute, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 563-3737.

The committee, at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), offers awards to support research in lesbian and gay history. The Ken Dawson Award of $5,000 is for print media projects; the proposal deadline for 1996 was March 15. The Constance Jordan Award of $4,000 for is doctoral research on a topic in gay and lesbian literary studies with historical context; the deadline in 1996 was May 1. The CUNY Student Paper Awards (winner, $250; finalist, $150) recognize master's or doctoral level papers in any academic discipline or professional program on a topic related to gay and lesbian studies; the deadline in 1996 was May 15. Scholarly grants-in-aid of $500 are available to CUNY graduate students to assist in travel and expenses related to research in lesbian and gay studies. Deadlines for grants-in-aid for 1996 were October 15 for the fall semester and March 1 for the spring semester.

For details, contact Committee on Lesbian and Gay History, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, 33 W. 42nd St., Rm. 404N, New York, NY 10036-8099. (212) 642-2924.

Lydia Cabrera Awards assist researchers who study the history of Cuba between 1492 and 1868. The awards of up to $5,000 support original research on Cuban history in Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. archives; the publication of meritorious out-of-print books on Cuba; and the publication of historical statistics, historical documents, and guides to Spanish archives that relate to Cuban history between 1492 and 1868. Applicants must be trained in Latin American studies, possess knowledge of Spanish, and be engaged in graduate studies at a U.S. institution or affiliated with a college, university, or accredited historical association in the United States. Recipients must disseminate their research results through scholarly publications, professional papers delivered at scholarly conferences, or public lectures at educational institutions. Deadline in 1997 was June 1.

The James R. Scobie Memorial Award permits predoctoral students to take a short, exploratory research trip abroad to determine the feasibility of a Ph.D. dissertation topic dealing with some facet of Latin American history. One or two travel grants (up to $1,000) are awarded each year. The grant normally must be used during the summer following the award. At the end of the grant period, each recipient must submit a report outlining what was accomplished. Application deadline April 1.

The conference also presents the Distinguished Service Award each year to a member whose career in scholarship, teaching, publishing, librarianship, institutional development, or other fields has contributed significantly to advancing the study of Latin American history in the United States.

For details, contact Secretariat, Conference on Latin American History, 320A Thach Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5258. (334) 8444161. Fax (334) 844-6673.

The consortium's Minority Scholar-in-Residence Program grows out of the conviction that a strong representation of minority scholars on the faculties of liberal arts colleges is essential. Member institutions of the consortium, an association of selective undergraduate institutions, have developed a program to assist minority scholars in the early stages of their careers. The program offers two types of fellowships and invites applications from all disciplines of the liberal arts and engineering. Up to 25 awards may be made. Recipients must be citizens of the United States and should have no more than five years of teaching experience before holding a fellowship.

The Dissertation Fellowship allows scholars who have completed all of the requirements for a doctorate or M.F.A. except the dissertation to complete the final requirements for the degree. Scholars will receive a stipend based on an average of the salaries paid to instructors at the host institution. Scholars will teach a semester course or the eauivalent during the year of residency, participate in departmental seminars, and interact with students.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship is for scholars who have recently been awarded the Ph.D. or the M.F.A. These fellows will teach one course in each academic term of their residency, participate in departmental seminars, and interact with students. The scholars will receive compensation based on the average salary paid by the host college to beginning professors. Start-up funds may be made available to finance proposed research, subject to the usual institutional procedures.

Application deadline for both fellowships on or around December 1. For details, write Frank Thomas, Human Resources Department, Grinnell College, P.O. Box 805, Grinnell, IA 50112.

The museum offers the Peter Krueger-Christies Fellowship for a predoctoral scholar to pursue research in a field that complements the interests and resources of the museum. A stipend of up to $15,000 for a 12month appointment and $2,OOO for research-related travel are available. Application deadline April 30. For details, write Sheila Bisenius, CooperHewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 2 E. 91st St., New York, NY 10128.

Two $500 graduate student awards are presented each year to assist in dissertation work. Applicants must be female graduate students in history departments in U.S. institutions. Application deadline September 15. For details, write Janice M. Leone, Award Committee Chair, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

The society awards the Stella Blum Research Grant of up to $3,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student to support a single project focusing on any aspect of North American costume. Applicants must be matriculating in a degree program at an accredited institution and must be members of the society. (Student membership is $40.) Application deadline February 1. New information about the Blum grant will be available in late August or early September. For details, contact Grant Administrator, Costume Society of America, 55 Edgewater Dr., P.O. Box 73, Earleville, MD 21919. (410) 275-2329, or (800) CSA-9447. Fax (410) 275-8936.

The council administers the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching U.S. Professor of the Year Program. National-level winners are named in four categories: community colleges, baccalaureate colleges, master's universities and colleges, and research and doctoral universities. National winners receive $5,000 and participate in an award ceremony. State winners are also chosen in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Professors must teach at the undergraduate level and meet the program's main criterion of extraordinary dedication to teaching. Deadline June 2. For details, contact Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 11 Dupont Circle, Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20036-1261. (202) 328-5900.

The council sponsors the Predissertation Fellowship Program, which enables graduate students to spend a summer or equivalent period in Europe to explore the feasibility of dissertation topics and to sharpen research skills before making final plans for dissertations. Scholars from all social science fields, including history, may apply. Applicants must have completed at least two years of graduate study at a U.S. or Canadian university. The ideal applicant, however, will not have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. Most applicants are second- or third-year students. The council limits its support to topics on the industrial period (generally post-1750) in western or eastern Europe. Comparative projects across the east-west division are especially welcome. Proposed research, which must be designed in close consultation with a graduate adviser, may include initial interviewing, exploration of data resources, and library and archival work with materials not available in North America. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and must demonstrate competence in the languages necessary for the proposed research. The awards of $3,000 may be used for transportation, living, and research expenses. Fellowship winners must submit narrative reports upon their return. Application deadline February 1.

For details, contact Council for European Studies, Columbia University, 807-807A, International Affairs Bldg., New York, NY 10027. (212) 854-4172/4727. Fax (212) 854-8808. E-mail: ces@columbia.edu.

The Fulbright Senior Scholar Program provides approximately 700 grants for research, combined research and lecturing, or university lecturing. Grants range from two months to a full academic year; many assignments are flexible according to the needs of the grantee. Nearly one-third of the grants are targeted for research, and many lecturing awards offer research opportunities. There are openings in more than 120 countries. In many regions, multicountry research is possible. Scholars in all academic ranks, from junior faculty to professor emeritus, may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and have the Ph.D. or comparable professional qualifications. Lecturing awards require university or college teaching experience, and some awards require foreign language proficiency. Benefits vary by country, but usually include round-trip travel expenses for the grantee and, for full academic year awards, one dependent; a monthly stipend in U.S. dollars, host country currency, or a combination of the two; and a book and baggage allowance. Applications available each March. Deadline August 1.

NATO Advanced Research Fellowships promote research leading to publication on political, security, and economic issues directly affecting the health of the NATO alliance.

For details, contact Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St., NW, Ste. 5M, Washington, DC 20008-3009. (202) 6867877. Fax (202) 362-3442. E-mail: ciesl @ciesnet.cies.org. Web site: http: //www.cies.org/.

The council administers the Russian Language for Research program for advanced students of Russian during the summer, semester, and academic year. Scholarships are available to qualifying U.S. students for study in St. Petersburg. To be eligible, applicants must have taken at least three years of college-level Russian and already hold an advanced degree. Applicants must also show a clear commitment to the field of Russian Studies. For details, contact the Council on International Educational Exchange, Information Center, 205 East 42nd St., New York, NY 100175706. (888) 268-6245. E-mail: info@ciee.org. Web site: http://www. ciee.org.

The center offers the Hibernian Research Award to promote the scholarly study of the Irish in the United States. A $2,000 award will be made to a postdoctoral scholar of any academic discipline who is engaged in a research project related to the study of the Irish people in the United States.

The center also offers Research Travel Grants to aid scholars who wish to use the library and archives of the University of Notre Dame for research on American Catholicism. The library collection is particularly rich in Catholic newspapers, the history of midwestern Catholicism, Catholic literature, and the history of Catholicism in the United States. The research must be related to the study of the American Catholic community.

Application deadline December 31. For details, contact Assistant Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame, 614 Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame, IN 46556. (219) 6315441. Fax (219) 631-8471. E-mail: cushwa.l@nd.edu.

The library sponsors resident research fellowships for the study of America, circa 1750-1800. Awards are intended to encourage use of the library's extensive microform collections. Doctoral candidates who have passed their qualifying exams and postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply. Fellows have the option of using the on-site residence facility. Application deadline March 1, 1998. For details, contact Director, David Library, P.O. Box 748, Washington Crossing, PA 18977.

Harvard University's Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian Studies (formerly the Russian Research Center) invites applications for its fellowship program for postdoctoral research in the humanities and social sciences on Russia and the Soviet successor states. Awards of $27,500 will be made to scholars within five years of receiving the Ph.D., and will vary according to individual applications for more senior scholars. Approximately five awards will be made. Awards are usually for the academic year, but shorter term appointments can be arranged as well. A limited number of non-stipendiary affiliations with the center are also available. Deadline December 31, 1997. For details, write Fellowship Program, Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138.

The center's 1998-99 seminar is entitled "Corruption." The center will offer a limited number of research fellowships for one or two semesters, running from September to January and from February to June, designed for highly recommended younger scholars and for senior scholars with established reputations. Candidates must have finished their dissertations. Fellows are expected to live in Princeton in order to participate in intellectual interchange with other seminar members. Funds are limited, and candidates are encouraged to seek support from other grant-giving institutions. For details, write Manager, Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, 129 Dickinson Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544-1017.

In 1998-99 the foundation will sponsor a program of pre- and postdoctoral grants for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. The foundation will provide awards of $500 to $12,500 for historical research on Venice and the former Venetian empire and for studies of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Humanities and social science disciplines, including archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater, are eligible for support. The foundation may offer funds to assist in the publication of studies made possible by Delmas grants. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and have had some experience in advanced research at the graduate level or equivalent. Graduate students must have completed all doctoral requirements except completion of the dissertation (but including acceptance of the dissertation proposal) by the time of application. For details, write Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, 521 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1612, New York, NY 10175-1699.

The Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology invites applications to its two fellowship programs for 1998-99: the Senior Fellows program and the Postdoctoral Fellows program. The institute expects to have fifteen senior fellows each term, and up to five postdoctoral fellows each year.

Candidates for senior fellowships should have advanced degrees in appropriate fields and offer evidence of substantial scholarly accomplishment and professional experience. Senior fellows may apply for a second fellowship appointment after five years. Scholars may apply to the Senior Resident Fellows Program for the fall (term one), the spring (term two), or both. Term one runs from August 1 to December 31, with full activities beginning September 1. Term two runs from January 1 to May 31, with full activities beginning February 1. At the time of application, term one candidates may request an arrival date in July; term two candidates may request an extension into June. Scholars may apply to the Senior Visiting Fellows Program for less than a full term but for at least two consecutive months.

Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to outstanding young scholars of diverse countries of origin who have obtained the Ph.D. or equivalent within the previous five years. Postdoctoral fellowships run for one year, from September 1 to August 31, and may be extended for a second year at the discretion of the Dibner Institute.

For details, contact Trudy Kontoff, Program Coordinator, Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Dibner Building, MIT E56-100, 38 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, MA 02139. (617) 253-6989. Fax (617) 253-9858. E-mail: dibner@ mit.edu.

The center awards grants of up to $3,000 to individuals to support research on Congress or congressional leadership in the United States. Anyone with a serious interest in Congress may apply. The center particularly invites proposals from historians, political scientists, journalists, and graduate students. Possible topics include the external factors that influence congressional leadership, the institutional conditions that affect it, the resources and techniques that leaders use, or the prospects for change or continuity in patterns of leadership. In addition, the center is interested in proposals that link Congress and congressional leadership with the creation, implementation, and oversight of public policy ~n areas such a.s trade, regulation, the environment, labor relations, and technology development. Application deadline April 30. For details, contact Frank H Mackaman, Executive Director, Dirksen Congressional Center, 301 S. 4th St., Ste. A, Pekin, IL 61554-4219. (309) 347-7113. E-mail: fmackaman@pekin.net.

The institute offers three types of residential fellowships. Fellows receive office space in the institute, full access to the university's facilities, and opportunities for collaboration. The postdoctoral fellowship, which carries a stipend of $30,000, supports the completion of a project. During the tenure of the award, the postdoctoral fellow teaches one course and conducts a seminar. The predoctoral dissertation fellowship provides a stipend of $10,500 and (possibly) summer funds. The predoctoral fellow focuses primarily on completing the dissertation but also works with the institute's director to organize a colloquium, a lecture, and other events. The institute also offers two four-year fellowships for graduate study. These fellowships provide tuition and academic-year stipends ranging from $6,000 to $8,000. All fellows must be in full-time residence during the tenure of their awards. Application deadline January 31. For details, contact Associate Director for Research and Curriculum, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African American Studies, University of Rochester, 302 Morey Hall, Rochester, NY 14627. (716) 275-7235. E-mail: railroad @troi.cc.rochester.edu.

Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas: Byzantine studies, pre-Columbian studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and studies in landscape architecture. Junior fellowships allow students who have fulfilled all requirements for a Ph.D. to work on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. Dumbarton Oaks provides research fellowships for scholars who hold doctorates or who have established themselves in their fields. Graduate students who expect to have the Ph.D. in hand before residence at Dumbarton Oaks may also apply for these fellowships. Scholars of any level who are not incumbent fellows may apply for summer fellowships. Research fellowships and junior fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year from September 15 until May 22. Applications are also accepted for either the first (September 15 to January 16) or the second (January 26 to May 22) term or for shorter periods.

Dumbarton Oaks also awards grants to assist with scholarly projects in the three fields with which it is concerned. These grants may cover modest expenses for supplies, services, photography, and sometimes travel. Prospective applicants should contact Dumbarton Oaks no later than October I to determine if their projects are within the institute's purview.

Application deadline November 1. For details, write Office of the Directar. Dumharton Oaks. 1703 32nd St.. NW. Washin~ton. DC 20007.

Each year, the association offers up to four small grants-in-aid of up to $2,000 to serious students, researchers, or institutions. Projects must focus on the identification and use of obsolete tools, craft practices, or industrial technology leading to publication, exhibition, or audio-visual or educational materials. Individuals may be sponsored by an institution or be self-directed; undergraduates are not eligible for funding. Recipients may combine the grants with other sources of funding and may use them to defray travel expenses and research costs. Application deadline March 15. For details, contact Justine Mataleno, Coordinator, 1324 Shallcross Ave., Wilmington. DE 19806. (302) 652-7297.

The association awards a number of research grants for projects related to East Texas history. The grants are usually in the amount of $500. The association also provides a $500 scholarship to a bachelor's or master's candidate in history who wants to enroll in an East Texas college or university. In addition, the association presents excellence-in-teaching awards, which consist of $250 and a plaque, to teachers in secondary schools, junior or community colleges, and four-year educational institutions in East Texas.

Each year, the association, together with the Texas Forestry Museum, presents the Lucille Terry Preservation Award to recognize excellence in the historic preservation of a building or site in the East Texas area. The award, which is presented at the association's annual meeting, is a bronze sculpture of a log cabin. Nomination deadline September 1.

For details, contact East Texas Historical Association, Box 6223, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962. (409) 468-2407.

The association offers Arthur H. Cole Grants-in-Aid for research in economic history. Preference is given to recent Ph.D. recipients. Stipends do not exceed $2,000. Grants-in-aid are designed to supplement other grants or income. Application deadline April 1. For details, contact Administrative Assistant, Economic History Association, c/o Dept. of Economics, University of Kansas, 213 Summerfield Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045. (913) 864-2847. Fax (913) 864-5270. E-mail: eha@falcon.cc. ukans.edu.

The association awards the Jonathan Hughes Prize of $1,000 for excellence in teaching economic history. Teachers of economic history at all levels are eligible, and anyone may submit a nomination. Deadline March 20, 1998. For details, contact Hugh Rockoff, Dept. of Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5055. (908) 932-7857. Fax (908) 932-7416. E-mail: hrockoff@rei.rutgers.edu.

The institute, in cooperation with the Eisenhower Foundation of Abilene, Kans., assists scholars in using the comprehensive archival resources of the Eisenhower Library through the Abilene Travel Grants Program. The library awards grants to individual researchers on a competitive basis. The size of the grant depends upon the distance traveled and the duration of the stay in Abilene. Application deadlines February 28 and September 30. For details, write Grants Coordinator, Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, 1620 Eye St., NW, Ste. 703, Washington, DC 20006.

The center offers a summer fellowship of $2,500. Graduate students and untenured faculty at American and Canadian universities may apply for the fellowship, which was established to support research in American Jewish history from the colonial period to the present. The center has a special interest in research that draws on Philadelphia-area archival collections, but it will consider all appropriate subjects in making its award. Next deadline April 1998.

In the 1998-99 school year, the center, in association with the American Jewish Committee, will offer a fellowship of $18,000 for a graduate student who is in the concluding stages of his or her dissertation, and is doing research in the field of American Jewish women's history. Preference will be given to applicants whose work is compatible with the center's major project on American Jewish women's religious history.

In addition, the center sponsors a program of ongoing fellowships to promote research in American and Philadelphia Jewish history. The grants of up to $2,500 support up to 12 months of research. Graduate students and untenured faculty may apply for these fellowships.

For details, contact Murray Friedman, Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, Temple University, 117 S. 17th St., Ste. 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 665-2300. Fax (215) 665-8737.

The Albert Gallatin Fellowship in International Affairs allows an American Ph.D. candidate to study for up to nine months at the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Applicants must be actively engaged in dissertation research for the doctorate within the field of international relations. The fellowship provides a stipend of 1,700 Swiss francs a month for living and other expenses, round-trip travel from New York to Geneva, an allowance for travel outside of Geneva, and an allowance for purchase or transport of books related to research. Application deadline March 13. For details, contact Allen Lynch, International Studies Office, University of Virginia, 2nd Fl., Minor Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903. (804) 982-3010. Fax (804) 9823011.

The trust will award a $10,000 research grant and other smaller grants to mid-career professionals who have an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years experience and an established identity in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts. The grants are intended to support innovative original research and creative design which advances the practice of preservation in the United States. Deadline in 1997 was May 1. For details, contact Morley Bland, James Marston Fitch Charitable Trust, Offices of Beyer Blinder Belle, 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003. (212) 7777800. Fax (212) 475-7424.

Five institutions--Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts--participate in the fellowship program, which allows advanced minority graduate students to complete their dissertations before taking on the instructional and institutional responsibilities of full-time appointments. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation. In addition to completing their dissertations, fellows work with students and faculty at the host campus and at the other colleges. Most fellows teach, but no more than one one-semester course at the host institution. The fellowship carries a stipend of approximately $25,000 plus fringe benefits, including housing assistance. Fellowships last from approximately September 1 to May 31. Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Carol Angus, Associate Coordinator, Five College Fellowship Program for Minority Scholars, Five Colleges, 97 Spring St., Amherst, MA 01002-2324. (413) 256-8316.

The center, a joint project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, offers research associate positions to scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers, and political activists, both local and international. Projects in all disciplines are supported. The unfunded associate positions are for varying terms of residency, ranging from a semester to a year. Associates are provided with office space, library privileges, and access to computer facilities. For details, contact Five College Women's Studies Research Center, Mount Holyoke College, Dickinson House, Box A, South Hadley, MA 01075. (413) 538-2275 or 2022. Fax (413) 538-2082. E-mail: fcwsrc @persephone.hampshire.edu.

The Flemish Community in Belgium offers five annual fellowships to American college students who wish to study in Flanders, Belgium. Three of the fellowships support postgraduate study; the other two assist sophomores who want to spend their junior or senior year at a Flemish university. Recipients may study art, music, the humanities, the social or political sciences, law, economics, sciences, or medicine at universities, conservatories of music, or art academies affiliated with the Flemish Community. Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Flemish Community, c/o Embassy of Belgium, 3330 Garfield St., NW, Washington, DC 20008. (202) 625-5850. Fax (202) 342-8346.

The institute, a center for advanced study and research in the humanities, is sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses one of the world's finest collections of Renaissance books, and by a consortium of universities. The institute offers various grants-in-aid. Faculty members and graduate students from affiliated universities who participate in the institute's programs may apply for grants funded in part by those institutions' annual membership fees. Support is available for travel to attend seminars and for lodging and other expenses. In collaboration with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS), the institute also awards an annual ASECS/Folger Institute Fellowship of $2,000 to a scholar researching the period 1660-1815. For details, contact Kathleen Lynch, Executive Director, Folger Institute, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003. E-mail: institute@ folcer.edu.

The library sponsors fellowship programs for independent postdoctoral research. Short-term postdoctoral fellowships carry stipends of up to $1,700 per month for a term of one to three months. Application deadline March 1.

Senior scholars who have made substantial contributions in their fields and whose research projects could benefit from the use of the Folger's collections may apply for a limited number of National Endowment for the Humanities Resident Fellowships, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, and Folger Long-Term Fellowships. The fellowships are for six to nine months. Mellon Fellowships carry stipends of $45,000 and $30,000, and NEH Fellowships carry stipends of up to $30,000. Application deadline November 1.

For details, contact Carol Brobeck, Fellowship Committee, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003. E-mail: brobeck@folger.edu.

The foundation awards research grants ranging up to $2,000 for projects that make significant use of the collections of the Gerald R. Ford Library. The collections' strengths include U.S. domestic affairs, foreign relations, economic policies, and national politics of the 1970s. Stipends help to defray living, travel, and related expenses incurred while conducting research at the library. The library offers a free 90-page guide to its collections, search reports from its PRESNET database of more than 60,000 folder titles, and reference advice to prospective researchers and grant applicants. Application deadlines March 15 and September 15. For details, contact Geir Gundersen, Grants Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. (313) 741-2218. Fax (313) 741-2341. E-mail: library@fordlib.nara.gov.

The Alfred D. Bell, Jr., Visiting Scholars Program provides a travel grant of up to $750 to scholars who wish to use the Forest History Society Library and Archives. No deadline. The society also offers the annual Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Fellowship of $11,000 to support a Duke University graduate student. Application deadline January 31. For details, contact Harold K. Steen, 701 Vickers Ave., Durham, NC 27701. (919) 682-9319. Fax (919) 682-2349.

The foundation offers one-year Bicentennial Fellowships for postgraduate research in France to promote and encourage future professors of French civilization and culture. The fellowships are open to American doctoral students for research on French civilization. The fellowships carry a stipend of $1,750 per month, plus a travel reimbursement allowance of up to $500. Students who are working on a dissertation on a French topic and who plan to graduate from one of the following academic departments may apply: economics, anthropology, history (including the history of technology), film studies, political science, sociology, French language and literature, or art history. Candidates must have passed the qualifying examination for the Ph.D. by the end of the academic year in which they apply. Application deadline February 2. For details, contact FrenchAmerican Foundation, 41 E. 72nd St., New York, NY 10021. (212) 2884400. Fax (212) 288-4769. E-mail: french_amerfdn@msn.com.

Each year, the friends present the Alice P. Kenney Award of $250 to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to colonial Dutch studies or who has promoted understanding of the Dutch colonial experience in North America through research, teaching, writing, speaking, or similar activities. Projects that reach a broad, popular audience are of particular interest. Candidates for the award may be nominated by members of the Friends of New Netherland, by historical organizations, or by members of the public. Nomination deadline February 1. For details, contact Alice P. Kenney Award Selection Committee, Friends of New Netherland, P.O. Box 2536 ESP, Albany, NY 12220-0536. (518) 4864815. E-mail: hnewhous@unix2.nysed.gov.

The United States Information Agency sponsors the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program, which is open to academic administrators, elementary and secondary school teachers, and two-year college faculty of all subjects. The program currently conducts direct exchanges with educators from 24 countries in eastern and western Europe, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Canada. Most exchanges are for a full academic year. The program also sponsors a short-term seminar in Italy for college faculty and teachers (grades nine through twelve) of Latin, Greek, or the classics. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, hold at least a B.A., be currently employed full time with three years of full-time teaching experience, and (for some countries) have fluency in the language of the host country. Application deadline October 15. For details, contact Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program, 600 Maryland Ave., SW, Rm. 140, Washington, DC 20024, Attn: JBL. (800) 726-0479.

The department offers the J. N. G. Finley Postdoctoral Fellowship in U.S. History which will, for the next three years, focus on the history of American rights broadly defined. The fellowship will include teaching two undergraduate classes and one graduate course, as well as some adrninistrative responsibilities for the Finley lecture series, which brings prominent historians and public figures to speak on the campus.

In addition the department awards various fellowships and scholarships for undergraduates and graduate students of history. The Evelyn Pugh Memorial Fellowship Award provides 12 hours of in-state tuition to an outstanding graduate student. The Charles and Polly Webber Outstanding Graduate Student Award provides $500 to a meritorious graduate student. The J. N. G. Finley Teaching Assistantship provides a year long stipend. The Josephine Pacheco Webber Award recognizes the year's outstanding graduate paper with $100. The Charles and Polly Webber Award offers $1,000 to an outstanding history major with the highest G.P.A. The Donald R. Barr Memorial Award provides the outstanding graduate history major with $500. The Evelyn Pugh Outstanding Undergraduate Women Award offers an outstanding undergraduate junior or senior woman $100. The Winslow Hatch Award recognizes the best senior seminar paper with $100.

For details, write Jack R. Censer, Chair, Dep. of History, 3G1, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444.

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers various forms of assistance for study and research in the United States and Germany. Grantees may not hold a DAAD, Fulbright, or other German grant concurrently or consecutively. Individual programs have varying awards and eligibility requirements.

The Hochschulsommerkurse Program offers three- to four-week courses in German studies and language at various German universities. Applicants may be undergraduate (at least of junior status) or graduate students, in any discipline enrolled full time at a U.S. university, with two years of college-level German or equivalent by the time of application. Deadline January 31.

Deutschlandlundlicher Sommerkurs at the University of Regensburg provides six weeks of German studies courses in language instruction with concentration on the historical, cultural, and economic aspects of contemporary Germany. Students with a background in German studies with at least junior status and two years of college-level German or equivalent by the time of application may apply. Deadline January 31.

Study Visit Research Grants (open to all fields) support faculty research projects in Germany for one to three months. At least two years of teaching or research experience after the Ph.D. is required. Deadline November 1.

The Learn German in Germany Program provides intensive language courses for faculty members. Applicants must have completed three semesters of college-level German or equivalent by the time of application. Deadline January 31.

Grants for summer language courses at the Goethe Institute are available to graduate students who are enrolled at United States universities and who have completed three semesters of college-level German or equivalent. Deadline January 31.

The Young Lawyers Program introduces young lawyers to the structure and function of German law during a 10-month program in Germany. Applicants must have an excellent command of German and must have passed the bar exam. Deadline March 15.

Research Grants are available for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D.'s who wish to carry out research in Germany for two to six months.

Applicants should posses adequate knowledge of the German language to carry out their proposed research. The requirement is not obligatory in the natural or engineering sciences. Deadline November 1.

Groups of between 15 and 25 students and a professor may apply for funding for information visits to Germany of seven to twenty-one days. Financial assistance is on a per person-per diem basis.

For details, contact German Academic Exchange Service, 950 3rd Ave., 19th Fl., New York, NY 10022. (212) 758-3223. Fax (212) 7555780. E-mail: daadnv@daad.ore. Web site: http://www.daad.org.

The German-American Academic Council Foundation announces lectureship grants for distinguished German and American scientists and scholars from all academic fields. The program will support invited lectureships of German scholars to the U.S., and of their U.S. counterparts to Germany with up to $10,000. Special emphasis is placed on including contact with young scientists and scholars in the program. By enabling presentations, lectures, and visits of acclaimed scholars the program aims at improving the exchange of information on current aspects of research and technology, and illuminating the political, social, and economic conditions and consequences in the lecturers' home countries. The program is a means of strengthening and expanding scientific and scholarly contacts and cooperation between the scientific and scholarly communities of both countries.

For details, contact German-American Academic Council Foundation, Distinguished Lectureship Program, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Ste. 2020, Washington, DC 20007. (202) 296-2991. Fax (202) 833-8514. E-mail: gaac@nas.edu. Web site: http://www.access.digex.net/-gaac/gaachome.html.

The German Historical Institute offers scholarships to doctoral students working on themes related to the inshtute's scope of interest. American applicants should be working on German history topics for which they need to evaluate source material located in the United States. Deadline May 31. For details, contact Deutsches Historisches Institut/German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 387-3355. Fax (202) 483-3430. E-mail: verwdhi@mail.idt.net.

The fund offers grants for research that seeks to improve the understanding of contemporary economic, political, and social developments that involve the United States and Europe. Projects may focus on comparative domestic or international issues. The fund awarded 12 fellowships in 1995. A fellowship allows the recipient to work on research full time, without teaching, administrative, or other substantial professional responsibilities, during an academic term or for up to one year. Projects of three months or less are not eligible for support. With a fixed maximum of $30,000, a fellowship will help meet, but cannot exceed, a recipient's current income. The fund seeks to assist established U.S. scholars at various stages in their academic careers. Applicants must have completed all degree requirements by the time of application and should have completed one or more research projects that have received critical review. The fund particularly wishes to identify younger scholars whose research accomplishments are outstanding but perhaps still limited in number. A younger applicant for a fellowship will typically have earned a doctorate two to seven years before submitting an application. Application deadline November 15. For details, contact German Marshall Fund of the United States, Research Fellowship Program, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 745-3950.

The Goff Institute offers short-term research fellowships for scholars working on a topic related to its mission of fostering the critical and historical study of creativity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and invention in business, technology, and related fields. The research fellowships provide an honorarium of $500 and a stipend for expenses of up to an additional $2,000. The program primarily supports work related to Rhode Island and collections-based research in the Providence metropolitan area. Application deadline January 20.

The institute also sponsors a special opportunity fellowship for twentieth-century scholarship of up to $5,000 to stimulate new research into social, technological, and economic change related to Rhode Island. Application deadline January 5.

Applications for all programs are welcomed from scholars, curators, and doctoral students working in history, economics, business, or technology. For details, contact Goff Institute, Rhode Island Historical Society, 110 Benevolent St., Providence, RI 02906. (401) 331-8575. Fax (401) 351-0127. E-mail: kgrau@dsl.rhilinet.gov.

The foundation offers fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists by allowing them to engage in research in any field of knowledge or creation in any of the arts. The foundation awards fellowships to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Appointments are normally for one year and never for less than six consecutive months. Stipends are individually determined according to need, resources, and scope of studies. Fellowships are awarded to citizens and permanent residents of the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Application deadline October 1 for U.S. and Canadian competitions; December I for Latin American competition. For details, write John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 90 Park Ave.. New York. NY 10016.

The center awards the H. B. duPont Fellowship quarterly for two to six months of residential advanced research and study in the library, archival, and artifact collections of the Hagley Museum and Library. The fellowship carries a maximum monthly stipend of $1,700. Deadlines March 31, June 30, and October 31.

The center also funds the Hagley-Winterthur Fellowship, which is a residential fellowship of one to six months. Scholars interested in economic life and the arts, including design, architecture, crafts, and fine arts, may apply. Deadline December 1.

The Henry Belin duPont Dissertation Fellowship in Business, Technology, and Society is open to graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation. Applications are invited from Ph.D. candidates whose research would benefit from use of Hagley's research collections. This is a residential fellowship with a term of four months. The fellowship provides $6,000, free housing on Hagley's grounds, use of a computer, e-mail and internet access, and an off~ce. Application deadline November 15. For details, contact Dr. Roger Horowitz, Associate Director, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807. (302) 658-2400. Fax (302) 655-3188. E-mail: rh@udel.edu.

In addition, the center sponsors grants-in-aid of up to $1,200 per month for degree candidates and advanced scholars for short-term, two- to eight-week research periods in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections of the Hagley Museum and Library. Deadlines March 31, June 30, and October 31.

The center also provides research associates with office space, at-cost photocopying, and library stack privileges for up to six months. Scholars working on dissertations or monographs involving Hagley collections are urged to apply for research associate status. The center will provide one research associate with up to three months of no-cost housing. Deadline December 1.

For details, contact Philip B. Scranton, Director, Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807. (302) 658-2400. Fax (302) 655-3188. E-mail: crl@udel.edu.

The trust awards the J. B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography intended to promote scholarly use of cartographic material available in London. Fellowship awards are normally £400 for two weeks, but may also be £800 for four weeks. Applicants from any discipline or profession are eligible. Recipients are expected to reside near London for the duration of the award. Those living within reasonable commuting distance of London are not normally accepted. Preference will be given to interpretative studies in map history, irrespective of area, theme, or period. Recipients should work toward publication. There is no special application form, but applicants should demonstrate, in an outline research proposal of not more than 1,000 words, how they intend to make use of the available collections. Deadline November 1. For details, contact Hon. Secretary, J. B. Harley Research Fellowships, Map Library, The British Library, Great Russell St., London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom. 0-171-412-7525. Fax 0-171-412-7780. E-mail: tony.campbell@bl.uk.

The business school and the society are offering a postdoctoral fellowship in business history to support 12 months of residence, study, and research at the Harvard Business School for the academic year 1996-97. The fellowship, with a stipend of $44,000, enables scholars who have received their Ph.D. in history, economics, or related disciplines within the past 10 years to improve their professional acquaintance with business and economic history. Application deadline November 1. For details, contact Nancy F. Koehn, Harvard Business School, Morgan 295, Boston, MA 02163. (617) 495-6008. Fax (617) 496-5994. E-mail: esampson@ hEs.edu.

For the academic year 1998-99, the school will offer four or five liberal arts fellowships to college and university teachers in the arts and sciences for a year at Harvard Law School. The fellowships enable teachers in the social sciences and humanities to study the fundamental techniques, concepts, and aims of law so that they can make better use of legal materials and principles in their own disciplines. The year of study and research will not count toward a degree. The fellowship grant covers tuition and health fees only. Office space will be provided. Application deadline January 15, 1998. For details, write Chair, Committee on Liberal Arts Fellowships, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA 02138.

The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust awards fellowships at the doctoral, postdoctoral, and professorial level for research on ancient and modern Israel. Fellowships are tenable for one to two years. The stipend defrays the costs of travel and modest living expenses in Israel. There are no citizenship requirements. Fellows will be expected to reside at either Hebrew University of Jerusalem or the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Application deadline November 30. For details, contact Lady Davis Fellowship Trust, Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. (972) 2-663848.

The library will award a number of grants of up to $2,000 to support research in the James J. Hill and Louis W. Hill papers. The Hill papers are a rich source for the study of the railroad industry, tourism and Glacier National Park, political developments in the nation and the Northwest, national and regional economic development, agronomy, and many other topics concerned with the Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Western Canada. Application deadline November 1, 1997. For details, contact W. Thomas White, Curator, James J. Hill Reference Library, 80 W. 4th St., St. Paul, MN 55102. Fax (612) 222-4139. E-mail: twhite@jjhill.org.

The research center of the Historial de la Grande Guerre, in Peronne, Somme, France, invites applications for postgraduate scholarships. Students studvina the ori~ins of the 1914-18 war, its conduct, and its consequences may apply. Deadline January 15. For details, write Caroline Fontaine, Centre de Recherche, Historial de la Grande Guerre, B. P. 63, 80201 Peronne. Cedex. Somme, France.

The association, a privately supported charitable and educational foundation, offers grants to researchers to cover the cost of trips to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, in West Branch, Iowa. Although there is no dollar limit, grants have ranged from $500 to $1,200 per applicant in recent years. The grants support the scholarly use of the more than 150 manuscript collections held by the library. The association encourages potential applicants to consult the library's guide to holdings, which is available free upon request. The association also strongly urges applicants to contact the archival staff at (319) 643-5301 concerning their topics prior to submitting their requests for funding. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Grant Committee, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association, P.O. Box 696, West Branch, IA 52358. (319) 643-5327.

The research group sponsors Visiting Humanities Fellowships at the university. Scholars with research projects in traditional humanities disciplines or in theoretical, historical, or philosophical aspects of the sciences, social sciences, arts, and professional studies may apply. Applicants must hold a doctorate or the equivalent. Fellowships are tenable for four months to one year; they carry no stipend. The research group provides office space, university affiliation, and library privileges. Application deadline February 15. For details, contact Director, Humanities Research Group, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada. (519) 253-3000, ext. 3508. Fax (519) 971-3620. E-mail: hrgmail @uwindsor.ca.

Each year, the foundation offers 200 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowships to highly qualified German doctorate-holders who are 38 years old or younger. Fellows carry out research projects of their own design at institutes of former Humboldt guest researchers abroad. Applications are accepted at any time; selection meetings are held every March, June/July, and November. Monthly fellowship rates start at DM 3,200. Applicants must have a history of publication and a good command of English or the language of the host country. Applications must be submitted five months prior to the selection committee meeting at which the applicant wishes to be considered.

The foundation also awards Humboldt Research Fellowships for foreign scholars for periods of six to twelve months. Fellows may conduct research of their own choosing. The fellowships are valued at between DM 3,400 and DM 4,200 monthly. Applicants must be under 40 years of age and have a good knowledge of German, high academic qualifications, a doctorate or an academic degree comparable to a doctorate, and a history of scholarly publications. Scholars of all nations (except Germans) and academic disciplines may apply. Up to 500 research fellowships are available each year. Selection meetings are held every March, June/July, and November. Applications should be submitted at least five months prior to a committee meeting.

The foundation awards 10 Federal Chancellor Scholarships annually to Americans in the humanities, social sciences, law, and economics to spend a year at one or more academic or research and study institutions in Germany. Applicants must be under 32 and have at least a bachelor's degree. The sponsorship period is normally one year beginning in September and is preceded by language classes held in August in Germany. Monthly scholarship stipends vary from DM 3,000 to DM 5,500. Travel and language expenses will be reimbursed. The program includes an introductory seminar, a study tour, and a final meeting in Bonn. Application deadline October 31.

For details, contact Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Jean-Paul Str. 12, D-53173 Bonn, Germany. Fax 0228-833199 or Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, U.S. Liaison Office, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Ste. 2030, Washington, DC 20007. (202) 296-2990. Fax (202) 8338514. E-mail: humboldt@umail.umd.edu. Web site: http://www.avh.de.

The Huntington will award approximately 100 fellowships for the academic year 1998-99 to scholars studying British and American history, literature, art, and the history of science. All fellowships are for study while in residence at the Huntington.

Huntington Research Awards are for one to five months and carry monthly stipends of $1,800.

W.M. Keck Foundation Fellowships for Young Scholars are intended to support the research necessary either to complete a doctoral dissertation or to begin a new project. They may be held for one to three months and carry a stipend of $2,300 per month.

Barbara Thom Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to support a non-tenured faculty member while revising a manuscript for publication. The stipend is $30,000.

NEH Fellowships offer stipends of up to $30,000 for four to twelve months in residence.

Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are for nine to twelve months with a stipend of $30,000.

Applications will be accepted between October 1 and December 15. For details, contact Chair, Committee on Fellowships, The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108. (818) 405-2194.

The Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system offers 17 internships. Applicants must have completed work for a bachelor's degree before the starting date of the internship. They should have had outstanding academic records in their junior and senior years or in their previous graduate or professional study. Interns must be enrolled in a graduate program in history or political science and must have been accepted into a graduate program for the coming academic year at one of the following IRAD universities: Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois at Springfield, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, or Western Illinois University. The work component of the IRAD program runs for 10 months, beginning August 1 and ending May 31. Interns must perform IRAD duties for 20 hours per week during the internship period. The archives provides a monthly stipend of $700 to each student intern. The archives also provides payment for each student intern's tuition and fees for the academic year up to a total of $2,500. Application deadline on or around April 15. For details, write Karl Moore, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois State Archives, Norton Bldg., Springfield, IL 62756.

The society offers the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Research Award, which annually provides a grant of $750 for dissertation research in immigration history. Ph.D. candidates who have passed their qualifying examination by December I of each grant year, and whose theses deal with American immigration, emigration, or ethnic history, are eligible to apply. Deadline December 15. For details, contact June G. Alexander, Immigration History Society, 3410 Bishop St., Cineinnati, OH 452201831. (513) 861-7462. Fax (513) 556-7901. E-mail: alexanje@uebeh.san.uc.edu.

Eaeh year, the society offers two doctoral dissertation fellowships of $6,000 each to encourage understanding of the history of Indiana or of Indiana and the regions with which it has been associated, sueh as the Old Northwest and the Midwest. Applieants must be enrolled in aeeredited institutions and must have completed all coursework for a doctorate except the dissertation. Subjects of study must reflect the grant's purpose and must be approved by the institution's graduate committee. Application deadline March 13.

The society also sponsors two grant programs for individual scholarly research into some aspect of Indiana history. Clio Grants provide from $2,500 to $15,000 for no more than two years. The principal products of the grants are book manuscripts, for which the society has the right of first refusal, or articles. Application deadlines are the first Monday of February, May, August, and November.

The society's Director's Grant provides up to $1,500, primarily to assist individual researchers in gaining access to sources. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

For details, contact Robert M. Taylor, Jr., Indiana Historical Society, 315 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. (317) 232-1876. Fax (317) 2333109. E-mail: mbierlein@statelib.lib.in.us. Web site: http://www. ihsl830.org.

The institute will award 100 nonstipendiary Visiting Fellowships to leading scholars, from any discipline, whose work concerns the European Enlightenment (ca. 1720-1800). Applications are invited for fellowships of between three and six months from September 1995 to September 2000. The election committee will meet annually and will consider the academic record and publications of all applicants, their capacity to disseminate their views effectively in public, and the likelihood of completing the proposed research task within a reasonable period of the fellowship. Submissions by groups of candidates working on a collaborative project will also be considered. Candidates should have the Ph.D. or similar qualification. Application deadline December 1.

Through its Visiting Research Fellowships Program, the institute promotes humanities and interdisciplinary research in archaeology, art history, classics, English literature, history, European and Oriental languages, linguistics, philosophy, Scottish studies, history of science, law, divinity, music, and social sciences. Scholars who hold a doctorate or who can demonstrate an equivalent aptitude for advanced studies may apply. Degree candidates are not eligible for fellowships. In selecting recipients, the institute considers academic excellence and the need to pursue research in Edinburgh. Fellowships of between two and six months are available for the period between May 1997 and September 1999. Application deadline December 1, 1997.

Send all correspondence by air mail or fax. For details, contact Director, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, Hope Park Sq., Edinburgh EH8 9NW, Scotland, United Kingdom. (0131) 650-4671. Fax (0131) 668-2252.

The institute's School of Historical Studies awards approximately 40 visiting memberships each year for research in the history of Western and Near Eastern civilization, with particular emphasis on Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe, Islamic culture, the history of modern international relations, and the history of art.

Apart from residence in Princeton during term time, the only obligation of visiting members is to pursue their own research. If they wish, however, members may participate in seminars and meetings both within the institute and at nearby universities. Qualified applicants of any nationality may apply for research memberships for one or two terms. The Ph.D. (or equivalent) and substantial publications are required of all candidates at the time of application. Application deadline November 15. For details, contact Administrative Officer, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540. E-mail: mzelazny @ ias.edu.

The institute's School of Social Science offers 15 to 18 visiting memberships. The school is committed to broadly humanistic, interpretive approaches to inquiry through interaction with scholars from a wide intellectual spectrum and emphasis on the value of diverse perspectives. The c~h~ol favors no single approach, but encourages social science with a historical and humanistic bent. Fields include anthropology, sociology, political theory, social and intellectual history, economics, psychology, literature, art history, and philosophy. Members must be in residence for a full academic year, and will be expected to pursue their own research. The school organizes a weekly seminar at which members and invited guests present their ongoing research. For the next three or four years, the school will be considering the process of globalization and the different kinds of local resistance to it. In 1998-99 the focus will be on political economy and on the interrelated processes of economic globalization and political change as they are manifest in various parts of the world: Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

A doctorate is required of all candidates at the time of application, and memberships are awarded at the junior and senior levels. Application deadline November 15. For details write Administrative Officer, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540.

The institute supports interdisciplinary graduate training and postdoctoral study in history, anthropology, and other disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, with a focus on local cultural history in a global context. Graduate fellowships are available through associated departments. The institute regularly offers a postdoctoral Mellon Fellowship in African American Studies. The institute also invites applications for visiting fellowships from postdoctoral researchers whose interests fall within the institute's work and who wish to study at Johns Hopkins for one semester or longer. Applications from overseas are welcome. For details, contact Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Director, Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power, and History, Johns Hopkins University, 404 Macaulay Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218. (410) 516-7794.

The institute offers Humane Studies Fellowships of up to $12,000 to students who are interested in the principles of classical liberal or libertarian thought and who intend to pursue an intellectual career. Graduate students and undergraduates who will have junior or senior standing at an accredited domestic or foreign institution by the 1996-97 academic year may apply. The institute will select recipients according to their academic performance, interest in classical liberal ideas, and potential for success. Application deadline December 31.

The institute also offers Residential Summer Fellowships of up to $5,000 for graduate students. Recipients come to the institute to participate in a summer research seminar and to write a paper of publishable quality. Payment of the final one-third of the fellowship is contingent upon the submission of a paper fit for publication. Application deadline for 1996 was March 1.

For details, contact Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University, 4084 University Dr., Ste. 101, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. (703) 934-6920. Fax (703) 352-7535.

The institute offers Friedrich Solmsen Fellowships for postdoctoral scholars engaged in literary and historical studies of Europe from antiquity through the seventeenth century. The institute plans to provide up to three fellowships with stipends of approximately $26,000. Applicants must have the doctorate at the time of application; anticipation of the degree by the beginning of the fellowship period is insufficient. Application deadline October 15.

The institute also offers nonstipendiary postdoctoral fellowships for one academic year, one semester, or one summer. Recipients receive office space (if available) and access to university facilities, and secretarial support. Applicants must be engaged in scholarly research in the humanities (defined to include literary, linguistic, historical, and philosophical studies) and must be prepared to commit themselves fully to participation in the institute's activities for the period of appointment. Applicants should contact the director of the institute well in advance of the proposed period of residency.

For details, contact Loretta Freiling, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Wisconsin, 1401 Observatory Dr., Madison, Wl 53706. (608) 262-3855.

The Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals (ISAE) encourages the study of evangelical Christianity in its historical and contemporary contexts. To promote this goal, the ISAE and the officers of the archives, library, and museum of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, in Wheaton, III., award grants of up to $1,000 to researchers of any academic discipline whose work would benefit through access to the Graham Center's collections in missions and evangelism. The ISAE gives special consideration to studies that will produce a thesis, dissertation, article, or book or that will enhance the ministry or teaching of a researcher. Researchers who reside more than 100 miles from the Graham Center and who are presently enrolled in graduate school or employed as junior faculty will also receive special consideration. Deadline May 1. For details, contact Larry Eskridge, Institute for the Study of American Evan~elicals, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187. (630) 752-5937.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) offers the IEEE Fellowship in Electrical History. The fellowship of $14,000 allows recipients to study the history of electrical science and technology full time for an academic year. Full-time Ph.D. candidates enrolled at a college or university of recognized standing and candidates who have received the Ph.D. within three years of the application deadline may apply. Predoctoral candidates must have been accepted into an appropriate graduate history program at a school of recognized standing in order to receive the award. The institute encourages students with research projects in the history of electrical engineering to apply. Application deadline February 1. For details, contact Center for the History of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rutgers University, 39 Union St., New Brunswick, NJ 08903. (908) 932-1066. E-mail: history @ieee.ora.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) accepts and screens applications for the Fulbright Program, which provides grants for study, research, and professional training abroad. Each year, the program allows Americans to study or conduct research in approximately 120 nations. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and, in most cases, must hold a bachelor's degree. Professional experience or training, especially in the arts, may substitute for degrees in some cases. Language requirements vary. In general, grantees should be able to communicate with people in the countries in which they study. Application deadline October 23.

IIE also conducts competitions for a variety of programs supported by foreign governments, universities, and private donors. To receive the booklet Fulbright and Related Grants for Graduate Study Abroad, 19981999, contact Institute of International Education, U.S. Student Programs Division, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3580. (212) 984-5330.

The institute is a university-based educational center dedicated to enhancing historical and multicultural understanding. The institute's research staff and researchers from other institutions produce materials for publications and audiovisuals as well as for other special teaching aids. Even though the institute does not offer general grants to historians, it engages in contracts with historians, folklorists, and other humanists for specific projects that fall within the scope of the institute's mission. For details, contact Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 S. Bowie St., San Antonio, TX 78205-3296. (210) 458-2300.

The Institute of Turkish Studies offers its program of grants in the field of Ottoman and modern Turkish studies. The competition is open to individuals in the United States with research projects in the fields of social sciences and humanities. Grants provide financial support up to $4,000 for doctoral students writing dissertations, up to $6,000 for graduate fellowships, and round-trip airfare to Turkey for postdoctoral scholars for summer travel and research in Turkey. The institute also offers grants to develop teaching aids, subventions for publications, and grants to institutions for library acquisition, conference and lecture support, and matching seed-money for the establishment of new university positions in the field of Turkish studies.

Application deadline in 1997 was March 15. For details, contact the Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University, Intercultural Center, Box 571033, Washington, DC 20057-1033. (202) 687-0295. Fax (202) 687-3780. E-mail: acara@gunet.georgetown.edu.

The Institute of United States Studies, founded in 1965 to promote and coordinate American Studies at the University of London, announces the 1998-99 John Adams Fellowships. Research focus is on any scholarly working the traditional humanities or social science disciplines with a focus on American Studies. Fellows will spend three months to one year at the University of London, and, in addition to research, will offer a public lecture. Though the fellowship provides no financial support, it does offer in-kind support, including an office, word-processing equipment, library privileges, local telephone, and a modest photocopy budget.

Applications are invited from scholars of established reputation, although less senior scholars are eligible if they will have a doctorate or equivalent qualification at least two years prior to the beginning of the fellowship. The fellowships are intended for scholars on sabbatical or release-time leaves to provide the opportunity for a research visit to the institute. Deadline April 24, 1998. For details contact Anna Brooke, Institute of United States Studies, University of London, Senate House, Malet St. London WCIE 7HU, Great Britain. Tel: 0-11-44-171-636-8000, ext. 5102 Fax: 0-11-44-171-580-7352. E-mail: abrooke@sas.ac.uk.

The International Federation of University Women (IFUW) holds competitions for three types of fellowships every two years.

International Fellowships enable university women to undertake original research in countries other than those in which they received their education or habitually reside. Applicants must be well started on the research programs to which their applications relate; fellowships will not be awarded for the first year of a Ph.D. program. The fellowships cover a period of eight months.

Winifred Cullis Grants assist women graduates in carrying out independent research or in obtaining specialized training essential to their research in new techniques in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The grants may be used for work in any branch of learning, preferably in a country other than the one in which the candidate resides or in which she received her education. Cullis Grants cover a period of not less than two months.

Dorothy Leet Grants assist women graduates of countries with comparatively low per capita incomes. Grants may also be given to women graduates who wish to work as experts in these countries or whose research is of value to such countries. Recipients may use the grants for any branch of learning. Leet Grants cover a period of not less than two months.

All applicants must be women graduates and IFUW members. Women can become IFUW members by joining one of the federations or associations of university women affiliated with IFUW or by becoming an independent member if they live in countries where there is no IFUW affiliate. Members of an affiliated national federation or association must apply through the affiliate to which they belong. The closing date for receipt of completed applications at IFUW headquarters in Geneva is December 1. The deadline for national affiliates is November 1. In the United States, the deadline is September 1 of odd-numbered years. Independent IFUW members receive application forms in their monthly mailing.

Independent members who wish to apply should send their completed application forms to IFUW headquarters in Geneva by September 15.

For details, those within the United States should contact American Association of University Women Executive Office, 1111 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 785-7725. Those outside the United States should write International Federation of University Women, 37 Quai Wilson, CH-1201, Geneva, Switzerland. Web site: http://www.ifuw.org.

The International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) administers academic exchange programs between U.S. scholars and scholars from the countries of central and eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan), and Mongolia. IREX sponsors the following programs.

American scholars who wish to improve their knowledge of Bulgarian language and culture may apply for a one-month fellowship to attend IREX's Bulgarian studies seminar. The seminar, which is held in Sofia during the month of July, consists of lectures on Bulgarian language, history, culture, and literature. Applicants should have already begun formal study of the Bulgarian language. Scholars at all academic levels, from graduate students to full professors, may apply. Application deadline November 1.

IREX's Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program offers grants for research in central and eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia for periods of one to twelve months. IREX accepts applications from all disciplines, with emphasis on the humanities and social sciences. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents whose command of the host-country language would permit them to do advanced research. Normally, applicants must be affiliated full time with a college or university and be faculty members or doctoral candidates who will have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by the time of participation. Independent scholars or recipients of professional degrees may also qualify. Application deadline November 1.

IREX offers three types of short-term travel grants (one to two weeks) for scholarly projects involving central and eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. Applicants must have Ph.D. or equivalent professional or terminal degree. Grants support U.S. scholars who wish to pursue individual research in libraries and archives; gather data; conduct interviews in the region (except Mongolia); make presentations at scholarly conferences focused on the region; deliver invited lectures; or participate in collaborative projects. Limited funding is also available for international scholars for collaborative research only. Deadlines for all three grants February 1, June 1, and October 1.

IREX's Special Projects in Library and Information Science Program provides grants to support librarians, archivists, and information specialists pursuing projects related to central and eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia, including the former German Democratic Republic. Application deadline January 15.

IREX publishes Crant Opportunities for U.S. Scholars, Grant Opportunities for Foreign Scholars, About IREX, News in Brief (a free, bimonthly newsletter), Annual Report, and Register of American Field Research.

For details, contact International Research and Exchanges Board, 1616 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20006. (202) 628-8188. Fax (202) 6288189. E-mail: irex@info.irex.org.

The institute offers honorary Visiting Associateships to established scholars in the social sciences engaged in projects related to research interests in the university's faculty of social sciences (which includes the department of economic and social history and the Centre of Canadian Studies). Visiting Associates receive office accommodation and access to library and research facilities. For details, contact Visitor Programme, International Social Sciences Institute, Chisholm House, High School Yards, Edinburgh EHI lLZ, Scotland. E-mail: issi@ed.ac.uk.

The Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI) is a nonprofit public foundation dedicated to preserving Irish culture and promoting an awareness of the best of Irish civilization. The Irish Research Fund, which is managed by the IACI, provides financial support to scholars who wish to conduct research on the Irish American experience. Applications to the Irish Research Fund may come from any discipline and any part of the world. IACI particularly welcomes projects that examine the Irish in New York and the Midwest. The fund focuses primarily on research, but projects such as museum exhibitions, curriculum development, and compilation of bibliographies are also eligible for funding. Typical awards range from $3,000 to $5,000, although requests for larger amounts will be considered for particularly meaningful projects. Application is August 15.

The IACI also offers a four-month fellowship in cooperation with University College Galway. Scholars whose work touches on any aspect of Irish studies and who normally reside in the United States may apply. The fellowship provides a stipend of $13,000 plus airfare. The fellowship requires a residency of not less than four months at the college. Holders will have the status of visiting faculty. Deadline December 31.

For details, contact Irish American Cultural Institute, 1 Lackawanna Place. Morristown, NJ 07960. (201) 605-1991. Fax (201) 605-8875.

Stonewall Jackson House and Washington and Lee University award two fellowships to encourage the study of mid-nineteenth-century social history, arts, and architecture. Stonewall Jackson House Graduate Fellowships promote the study of Virginia's arts and industry west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Edmund N. Snyder Graduate Fellowships promote study to provide a context for T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson's life and the community in which he lived. The program offers three-month sum~na internships to qualified students who are currently enrolled in M.A. or Ph.D. programs. Recipients may pursue work or study in the fields of American history, museum studies, material culture, and architectural history at the Stonewall Jackson House, in Lexington, Va. The fellowships are not intended to support dissertation research. Stipends are up to $3,600 for living expenses. Application deadline on or near March 1. For details, write Director, Stonewall Jackson House, 8 E. Washington St., Lexington, VA 24450.

The foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. The foundation offers research fellowships and doctoral fellowships. Applicants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and proposal topics must be significantly related to Japan. Application deadline November 1.

Research fellowships assist scholars in the social sciences and humanities and other professionals who wish to conduct research in Japan. Scholars should have an academic position in a research institution as well as substantial experience in research. teaching, and writing. Applicants in other fields should have substantial professional experience. Fellowships last from two to twelve months. A monthly stipend of Y370,000 or Y430,000, plus allowances, is provided.

Doctoral fellowships allow doctoral candidates in the social sciences and humanities to conduct dissertation research in Japan. Recipients must have completed all requirements except the dissertation by the time that they begin the fellowship. Fellowships may range from four to fourteen months. A monthly stipend of Y310,000, plus allowances, is provided.

Updated information and application forms will be available in early August. For details, contact The Japan Foundation, 152 W. 57th St., 39th F1., New York, NY 10019. (212) 489-0299. Fax (212) 489-0409. Web site: http://www jfny.org.

The foundation awards limited numbers of grants-in-aid to help defray travel, living, and other expenses incurred by researchers working at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library. Most awards fall in the range of $500 to $2,000. Grant requests should be calculated on the basis of $75 per day. The grants are awarded semi-annually. The grant periods are September I through February 28 and March I through August 31. Deadlines are July 31 for the September through February grant period, and January 31 for the March through August grant period. For details, contact Executive Director, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, 2313 Red River St., Austin, IX 78705. (512) 478-7829.

The society offers the Alfred M. Landon Historical Research Grants to encourage research in the collections and holdings of the Kansas State Historical Society to enhance the public's knowledge and understanding of the heritage of Kansas. Grants of up to $500 are awarded annually to graduate students. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of expected utilization of the historical society's holdings, the degree to which the project addresses new scholarship in Kansas heritage, the potential for wide dissemination, the timetable for project completion, and the qualifications of the applicant. Application deadline April 1. For details, contact David A. Haury, Assistant Director, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66615-1099. (913) 272-8681, ext. 201. Fax (913) 272-8682. E-mail: dhaury@hspo.wpo.state.ks.us.

The fund was created to help strengthen Canada's future by encour ing advanced study. Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships provid $15,000 (Canadian) for master's degrees and $18,500 (Canadian) for dor toral degrees, less fees. Additional funds to assist with transportation t Halifax will be supplied, and Killam Scholars will receive additional re muneration for teaching and related duties.

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships are availabl in most fields of study, including history. The annual stipend is $33,000 (Canadian), plus travel grants. Applicants should have received a Ph.D recently (within the last two years) from a recognized university or expe to obtain the degree before taking up a fellowship. An appointment m be taken up at any time between July and January, but preferably in September or October. Deadline October 15.

For details, contact Office of the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studic Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H6, Canada. Fax (90 494-8797.

The university invites applications for two predoctoral minority fellowships for the 1997-98 academic year. Fellows will offer one course in each of two of the university's three terms and be in residence for all thr terms. Fellows may enroll in the university's life insurance and health c programs. Stipends are $25,000, plus $1,500 for travel and research. A plicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation. Preference will be given to minority candidates (African Americ Asian American, Hispanic American, or Native American) with U.S. citizzenship. Application deadline December 1, 1997. For details, contact the Dean of the Faculty, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54912-059 (414) 832-6528.

The league offers four grants of $500 each for research in the field of World War I aviation history. For details. write Noel Shirley, 72 Swanswood Court, San Jose, CA 95120.

The Library Company offers fellowships to support in-residence dissertation and postdoctoral research in its collections. The Library Company is an independent research library of printed materials documenting American history and culture (and its European background) up to the late nineteenth century. Special strengths include Afro-Americana, medicine, philosophy, literature, women's history, business, technology, publishing, photography, and Philadelphia history. The fellowships are tenable for one month from June to May of the following year and carry stipends of $1,400. Application deadline February 1. For details, contact James Green, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. (215) 546-3181. Fax (215) 546-5167. E-mail: jg24 @libertynet.org.

The institute will award up to 15 summer stipend fellowships in 1998 to support postdoctoral research projects on American religion. Fellowships include a stipend of $8,000 and up to $1,000 toward research expenses. Application deadline November 1, 1997.

The institute will also award up to 15 dissertation fellowships in 1998. Applicants must be candidates for the Ph.D. or Th.D. and must expect to complete their dissertations during the 1998-99 academic year. Fellowships include a stipend of $14,000. Application deadline December 31, 1997.

For details, contact James W. Lewis, Executive Director, Loulsville Institute, 1044 Alta Vista Rd., Louisville, KY 40205. (502) 895-3411, ext. 487. Fax (502) 894-2286. E-mail: info@louisville-institute.org. Web site: http://www.louisville-institute.org.

The foundation is currently rewriting its guidelines; more information will be available in late 1997. For details, write Grants for Research and Writing in International Peace and Security, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1100, Chicago, IL 60603.

The foundation awards approximately 60 James Madison Fellowships annually to in-service secondary school teachers of American history, American government, social studies, and political science in grades seven through twelve and to graduating or graduated collegians who wish to become secondary school teachers of the same subjects. The $24,000 awards cover the actual tuition, fees, books, room and board associated with study leading to master's degrees in American history, political science, or education, with concentrations in the framing, principles, and history of the U.S. Constitution. Stipends cover five years of part-time study by teachers or two years of full-time study by recent baccalaureates. Application deadline March 1, 1998. For details, contact James Madison Fellowship Program, P.O. Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030. (800) 525-6928. Fax (319) 337-1204. E-mail:recogprog@act.org.

The university offers the Rosanna A. Blake and Fred E. Hulse Scholarship in Confederate History, 1840-1880, to graduate students. Applicants must have an interest in Confederate history and an aptitude for research and writing. The stipend is $5,000, plus tuition. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of History, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755. Fax (304) 6962957. E-mail: maddox@marshall.edu.

The society's Center for the Study of New England History will offer approximately 17 short-term grants.

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships are for research on any topic for which the society's holdings are appropriate. The center will award approximately 10 Mellon Fellowships.

The Andrew Oliver Fellowship supports research in the society's collections of portraits, engravings, silhouettes, and other graphic materials.

The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fellowship assists research on colonial Massachusetts, with priority given to military and political history topics.

The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Fellowship supports research on the Revolutionary War era.

The Benjamin F. Stevens Fellowship is for research on the history of New England.

The center awards two W. B. H. Dowse Fellowships for research on the history of colonial New England.

The Paul Revere Memorial Association Fellowship promotes research on subjects that contribute to understanding Revere and his world. In addition to biographical studies of Revere, the society encourages projects that relate in some way to important aspects of his life. In return for the fellowship, the recipient will be expected to share the results of the research with the Paul Revere Memorial Association.

The fellowships carry stipends of $1,500. Each successful candidate must spend at least four weeks in residence at the society between July 1, 1998, and June 30, 1999. Independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and scholars holding the Ph.D. or the equivalent may apply. Application deadline March 1. Candidates who live 50 miles or more from Boston will receive preference. For details, write Director, Center for the Study of New England History, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215.

The George Meany Memorial Archives offers five fellowships for the academic year: archives (three fellowships), museum (one fellowship), and library (one fellowship). Each carries a stipend of $11,500; generally, the fellow's school remits tuition. Applicants must be full-time graduate students pursuing a doctorate in history, library science, museum studies, American studies, material culture, or related fields. U.S. citizenship is required.

Fellows work primarily at the Archives, and occasionally assist in fieldwork, for 19.5 hours each week for two semesters, and gain firsthand experience in these functions: archives-processing, reference, accessioning, and editorial assistance on Labor's Heritage, the Archives' quarterly journal; museum-collections management, exhibit installation, and program development; and library-online database reference cataloging (OCLC), bibliography compilation, interlibrary loan, and integrated automation system. Additionally, fellows have opportunities to participate in the archives' outreach functions, including a lecture series and a labor symposium.

The Meany Archives is the official archives of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. The archives provides records management services and administers the historical records of the AFL-CIO and its predecessor organizations. The archives is located on the campus of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, a nonprofit educational institute affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

The George Meany Center admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and other school-administered programs.

Application period December 15 to March 15. For details, contact Lynda DeLoach, The George Meany Memorial Archives, 10000 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903. (301) 431-5441. Fax (301) 431-0385. E-mail: Ideloach@capcon.net

The society will offer four three-year postdoctoral fellowships at the university to begin September 1998. The fellowships recognize and reward academic and creative excellence in the arts, sciences, and professions by supporting individuals selected for outstanding achievement, professional promise, and interdisciplinary interests. Fellows are appointed as assistant professors with departmental affiliation and as postdoctoral scholars in the Michigan Society of Fellows. Fields of research include all departments and schools at the university. Candidates should be near the beginning of their professional careers and must have received the Ph.D. or a comparable professional or artistic degree between September 1, 1995, and September 1, 1998. Fellows dedicate the equivalent of one academic year to teaching or departmental research; they devote the balance of their time to independent scholarly research and creative work. Annual stipend is $32,500, plus benefits. Application deadline October 11, 1997. For details, contact Michigan Society of Fellows, University of Michigan, 3030 Rackham Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. (313) 763-1259. E-mail: society.of.fellows @ umich.edu.

The association offers the Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies, an annual award of $750 for dissertation research in British Victorian studies to be undertaken by students currently enrolled in doctoral programs in U.S. and Canadian institutions. The association welcomes proposals in literature, history, art history, or musicology. Proposals should have a significant interdisciplinary component. Application deadline February 1, 1998. For details, write Kristine Ottesen Garrigan, Dept. of English, DePaul University, 802 W. Belden, Chicago, IL 60614-3214.

The society offers grants to support original research and interpretive writing on the history of Minnesota by academicians, independent scholars, and professional and nonprofessional writers. Preference is given to projects that will produce article- or book-length manuscripts to be considered for publication in Minnesota History, the society's quarterly, or by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Applications that focus on the history of people of color and other under-researched groups and topics are particularly encouraged. Grants are not awarded to support work on dissertations or theses or to assist in the purchase of computers or other equipment. The amount of funds available for grants may vary from year to year. For details, contact Deborah Miller, Research Dept., Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. (612) 297-4464. Fax (612) 297-1345. E-mail: debbie.miller@mnhs.ore.

The commission, a state humanities council affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities, annually awards 10 grants of $2,000 to Minnesota scholars for research that will, in some way, reach the public. For details, contact Minnesota Humanities Commission, 26 E. Exchange St., LL North, St. Paul, MN 55101. (612) 224-5739.

The society offers the Dunbar Rowland Award to individuals who have made a major contribution to the preservation of Mississippi history. The B. L. C. Wailes Award honors a distinguished historian of national reputation who is a native Mississippian or who has spent a portion of his or her professional career in Mississippi. For both awards, a framed certificate plus travel expenses are awarded periodically, when merited, at the annual meeting of the society. Deadline January 1. For details, contact Mississippi Historical Society, P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571. (601) 359-6850.

The society offers two short-term research fellowships to encourage significant research related to its collections and ongoing programs. The precise terms of the fellowship vary annually and are announced each October. Graduate- or professional-level applicants are welcome. The stipend is $1,700 per month. Application deadline February 28, 1998. For details, write Missouri Historical Society, Research Division, P.O. Box 11940. St. Louis, MO 63112-0040.

The society offers fellowships of up to $1,000 per year to support projects on the life and work of William Morris. Projects may deal with any subject-biographical, literary, historical, social, artistic, political, or typographical-relating to Morris, and may be scholarly or creative in nature. Application deadline December 1. For details, contact Mark Samuels Lasner, President, William Morris Society in the United States, 1870 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Apt. 101, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 745-1927. E-mail: biblio@aol.com.

Graduates of the college may apply for Joseph Skinner Fellowships for studies leading to a Ph.D. in history. Stipends vary between $500 and $2,000. Applicants seeking support for dissertation research usually receive priority. Application deadline mid-February. For details, write Chair, Dept. of History, Mount Holyoke College, S. Hadley, MA 01075.

The center, a national repository of social and behavioral sciences data with a special focus on the lives of American women, offers grants of up to $5,000 to postdoctoral investigators for research drawing on the center's resources. Deadlines October 15 and April 15. The center also offers the Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award and the Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award. Deadline April 1. For details, contact Henry A. Murray Research Center, Radcliffe College, 10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 495-8140. Fax (617) 496-3993. E-mail: mrc@radcliffe.edu. Web site: http://www.radcliffe.edu/murray.

Mystic Seaport offers the Paul Cuffe Memorial Fellowship to encourage research and writing on the participation of Native and African Americans in maritime activities. Mystic Seaport will judge applications on the merits of proposed research projects, applicants' qualifications, and the extent to which the scholarly resources of southeastern New England will be used. In addition to Mystic Seaport's Blunt White Library, the following neighboring institutions hold relevant research materials: American Antiquarian Society, John Carter Brown Library, Old Dartmouth Historical Society, Kendall Whaling Museum, New Bedford Public Library, and Yale University. The fellowships carry a stipend of up to $2,400. Fellows normally carry out a portion of their work in the Mystic area and must write a report on their research within one year. Deadline June 15.

The Robert G. Stone Fellowship in American Maritime History is a two-year appointment. The fellow teaches American maritime history each semester in the Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program and engages in scholarly pursuits, such as publishing his or her dissertation. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand or be near completion. Next deadline is expected to be January 10, 1999.

The Museum Studies Internship Program allows students to use Mystic Seaport as a laboratory in history interpretation and museum practice. Interns engage in fieldwork ancillary to undergraduate and postgraduate curricula in the humanities, social sciences, or education. The program options consist of a variety of interrelated areas in museum studies. All interns take part in general museum training and an organizational practicum, field trips, and the museum studies seminar. Areas of individually selected work/study involve four days of work each week with one focus selected from the following list: exhibit interpretation; collections registration; museum development; library science; historic vessel research; museum education; collections storage and conservation; exhibit production and maintenance; manuscripts; and ship's plans archives. The program is open to college graduates, entry-level museum professionals, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates in good standing at accredited colleges and universities in any academic field. The museum provides furnished housing for interns at minimal expense. Limited stipends are available to qualified participants. Deadline March 15.

For details, contact Munson Institute, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., P.O. Box 6000, Mystic, CT 06355-0990. (860) 572-5359. E-mail: munson@mysticseaport.org. Web site: http://www.mysticseaport. OrR.

Each spring, the academy awards 30 fellowships of $40,000 each to postdoctoral scholars pursuing research in education. The awards are intended primarily to replace salary during the fellowship period. Fellows may elect to take the fellowship for one academic year, working full-time, or for two academic years working half-time. Those who have held the Ed.D., Ph.D., or an equivalent degree for no more than six years and who are doing research relevant to education may apply. Deadline December 11. Deadline for requesting application packet November 26. For details, contact National Academy of Education, School of Education. Stanford University, CERAS 108, Stanford, CA 94305-3084. (415) 725-1003.

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) offers the A. Verville Fellowship annually. All interested candidates who can provide a critical analysis of major trends, developments, and accomplishments in some aspect of aviation and space studies may apply.

The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Fellowship is a one-year residential appointment for scholars interested in historical and scientific research related to aviation and space. Predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates may apply.

The Charles A. Lindbergh Chair is awarded annually to a distinguished senior scholar in the history of aeronautics who is nominated by the Smithsonian.

For details, write National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560.

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education (FASSE) administers three grants. Two annual FASSE General Grants of up to $1,000 encourage social studies projects related to an annual theme determined by the FASSE governing board. Teachers of grades K-5, 6-9, and 10-12. and college and university faculty in teacher education may apply. Proposal deadline March 22.

The NCSS presents the Christa McAuliffe Award of $1,000 biennially in even-numbered years to the applicant whose proposal best reflects a unique ambition or dream that would not otherwise be fulfilled. Full-time social studies teachers and teacher educators may apply. Application deadline March 22, 1998. Both the FASSE and the McAuliffe awards require current NCSS membership status.

The $2,500 Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy is awarded for a proposal for a program that incorporates geography into the social studies curriculum. In selecting a grant recipient, the selection committee considers the strength of the program's rationale, the feasibility of its implementation, the number of teachers and students served, and the program's potential for continuation after initial implementation. Consideration is also given to the incorporation of the Fundamental Themes in Geography, Geography for Life (national geography standards), and appropriate sections of Expectations of Excellence (NCSS-developed social studies curriculum standards). The grant is co-sponsored by the George F. Cram ComDanY. Proposal deadline March 22.

The NCSS also administers the following teaching awards. The Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award, co-sponsored by Weekly Reader, recognizes a current K-6 classroom teacher who teaches social studies at least half-time in a departmentalized school setting or regularly and systematically in an elementary school setting. The Outstanding Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award, co-sponsored by Scholastic, Inc., recognizes a current classroom teacher of grades 5-8 who teaches social studies at least half-time in a departmentalized setting or regularly and systematically in a middle school setting. The Outstanding Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Awards, cosponsored by Time Magazine, recognizes two current classroom teachers of grades 7-12 who teach social studies at least half-time in a high school setting. Nominees must have maintained current NCSS membership status for at least two years prior to the nomination date. Each award includes $2,500 and an annual conference presentation. Nomination deadline March 22.

NCSS sponsors biennial awards designed to recognize substantive scholarly inquiry in social studies education. For these awards, social studies education and research are broadly defined.

The Exemplary Dissertation in Social Studies Award is conferred biennially in odd-numbered years for research completed for the doctoral degree. Eligible research must be completed between June 16 of the year of the previous award and June 15 of the award year. Research must have evident connection to social studies education and make a significant contribution to research in the field. Award includes $250 and annual conference presentation. Deadline June 22, in odd-numbered years.

The Distinguished Career Research in Social Studies Award recognizes professionals who have made extensive contributions to knowledge concerning significant areas of social studies education through meritorious research. Award includes annual conference session and complimentary memberships in NCSS and its College and University Faculty Assembly. Deadline June 1, in even-numbered years.

NCSS also co-sponsors the Defense of Academic Freedom Award (with Social Issues Resources, Inc.), the Spirit of America Award (with Social Studies School Service), and the Social Studies Programs of Excellence Awards (with MetLife Resources). Specific criteria, submission, and documentation requirements apply to all awards.

For details, contact Information Services, National Council for the Social Studies, 3501 Newark St., NW, Washington, DC 20016-3167. (202) 966-7840, ext. 106. Fax (202) 966-2061. E-mail: excellence@ncss.org.

The council is a nonprofit academic body that encourages high-quality research on eastern Europe, the USSR, and its successor states in the social sciences and humanities, including history, geography, demography, and environmental studies. The council annually invites proposals for its program, which focuses on research that will contribute to the understanding of current developments and an analysis of their significance for the present and the future. Research proposals may include related activities, such as meetings and workshops, research-specific training, contact among scholars and specialists in government and private enterprise, and development of data banks and other research aids. Principal investigators must be U.S. citizens or scholars with permanent resident status. Academic participants must be at the postdoctoral level; those from other fields must have equivalent experience. Application deadline in 1997 was February 14. For details, contact National Council for Soviet and East European Research, 1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Ste. 304, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 387-0168. Fax (202) 387-1608. E-mail: ncseer@ix.

Through grants to educational institutions, fellowships to scholars, and support of significant research, this division (formerly the Division of Research Programs and the Division of Education) is designed to strengthen sustained, thoughtful study of the humanities at all levels of education and promote original research in the humanities. The division is divided into four subgroups. For general details, contact the Division of Research and Education, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Rm. 318, Washington, DC 20506, by telephone or e-mail at specific programs (see below), or at http://www.neh.fed.us.

Fellowships and summer stipends: Fellowships for college teachers and independent scholars provide support for teachers in two-, four-, and five-year colleges and universities that do not grant the Ph.D., and to those scholars working independently. Fellowships support study and research that will enhance skills as teachers, scholars, or interpreters of the humanities to the public. Application deadline May 1. (202) 606-8467. E-mail: fellowscollind@ neh.fed.us.

Fellowships for university teachers support faculty members working in departments and programs that grant the Ph.D. Application deadline May 1. (202) 606-8466. E-mail: fellowsuniv@neh.fed.us.

The Faculty Graduate Study Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities offers grants to allow faculty members at HBCUs to undertake one year of full-time graduate study leading to a doctoral degree in the humanities. Application deadline March 15. (202) 606-8467. E-mail: fellowscollind@neh.fed.us.

Summer stipends allow faculty members in two-, four-, and five-year colleges and universities and others working in the humanities to devote two consecutive summer months of full-time research to their projects. College and university teachers must be nominated by their institution; others may apply directly. Application deadline October 1. (202) 6068551. E-mail: stipends@neh.fed.us.

Education development and demonstration: Grants, including "next semester" Humanities Focus Grants, support curriculum and materials development efforts; faculty study programs within and among educe. tional institutions; and dissemination of significant developments in humanities education. The endowment is interested in projects that help teachers use new electronic technologies to enhance students' understanding of humanities subjects. Applications submitted in response to the Teaching with Technology initiative are encouraged. Application deadlines for Humanities Focus Grants are September 15 and April 15. Application deadline for materials development, curriculum development and demonstration, and dissemination and diffusion grants is October 1. (202) 606-8380. E-mail: education@neh.fed.us.

Research: Grants provide up to three years of support for collaborative research in the preparation for publication of editions, translations, and other important works in the humanities, and in the conduct of large or complex interpretive studies including archaeology projects and the humanities studies of science and technology. Grants also support fellowships offered through independent research institutions. A list of funded fellowship programs is available from the division or the NEH web site. Application deadline for collaborative research is September 1; for independent research institutions it October 1. (202) 606-8210. E-mail: research@neh.fed.us.

Summer seminars and institutes: The summer seminars and institutes for college teachers program provides participants' grants for teachers in two-, four-, and five-year colleges and universities and for others who are qualified to do the work of a summer seminar and make a contribution. A list of seminars and institutes may be obtained from the program or the NEH web site. The program also awards directors' grants to provide support for humanities scholars who direct summer seminars and institutes at institutions with collections suitable for advanced study. Potential directors should apply through institutions. The application deadline for all participants is March 1 for seminars and institutes held that summer. Prospective participants submit applications directly to the seminars or institute director. The application deadline for all prospective directors is March I for seminars and institutes held during the summer of the following year. Potential directors are encouraged to communicate with program staff members prior to the application deadline.

The summer seminars and institutes for school teachers program offers participants' grants to allow for full-time or regular part-time school teachers to participate in summer seminars and institutes, directed by accomplished teachers and active scholars, focusing on significant texts and topics in the humanities. A list of offerings may be obtained from the program or NEH web site. Teachers of grades K-12 and other school personnel may apply. The program also offers directors' grants for accomplished teachers and scholars to direct summer seminars and institutes at colleges, universities, museums, libraries, and similar institutions. Potential directors should apply through institutions. The application deadline for all participants is March 1 for seminars and institutes held that summer. Prospective participants submit applications directly to the seminars or institute director. The application deadline for all prospective directors is March I for seminars and institutes held during the summer of the following year. Potential directors are encouraged to communicate with program staff members prior to the application deadline. (202) 606-8463. E-mail: education@neh fed.us.

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, which encourages the study of the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, and urbanism, offers Paul Mellon, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, and Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellowships. The center will consider applications from scholars for research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts of any geographical area and of any period. Scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis and criticism of physical form may also apply. In addition, the center welcomes applications from scholars interested in research related to objects in the gallery's collections. Applicants must have held the Ph.D. for five years or more and have a record of professional accomplishment. Age and nationality are not restrictions. The center will offer one Paul Mellon Senior Fellowship and a total of four to six Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellowships. There are also a number of short-term (maximum 60 days) Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellowships, with the same qualifications.

The center will also consider appointment of associates who have obtained awards for full-time research from other institutions and desire affiliation with the center. Associates receive a study and subsidized luncheon privileges. Qualifications for associate status are the same as for senior fellowships. Application deadline for senior fellowships and associate appointments October 1. Application deadline for visiting senior fellowships and associate appointments September 21 (for March 1August 31) and March 21 (for September l-February 28).

The center also offers the following fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research. Applicants must have completed their residence requirements and coursework for the Ph.D., and they must know two foreign languages related to their dissertation topics.

The David E. Finley Fellowship and the Paul Mellon Fellowship provide $16,000 annually for three years of work on a dissertation in Western art.

The Mary Davis Fellowship provides $13,000 annually, plus a $3,000 housing allowance, for two years of work on a dissertation in Western art.

The Wyeth Fellowship provides $16,000 annually for two years for research on American art.

The Ittleson Fellowship and the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship provide $16,000 annually for two years of work on a dissertation in nonWestern art.

The Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fellowship provides $16,000 for one year of work in Dutch or Flemish art history.

The Chester Dale Fellowship provides two grants of $16,000 for one year of work on a dissertation in Western art.

Application deadline for dissertation fellowships November 15. Applications must be made through a department chair who acts as a sponsor.

For details, contact Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. (202) 842-6482. Fax (202) 842-6733. Web site: http://www.nga.gov/resources/casva.htm.

The society, through its Committee for Research and Exploration, provides grants-in-aid for basic, original, scientific field research and exploration covering a broad spectrum of disciplines from anthropology to zoology. Particular emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary projects of an environmental nature. Priorities favor research that addresses pressing environmental concerns-loss of biodiversity or habitat, impacts from increasing population, etc. All projects must have geographical significance.

Applications for laboratory work or archival research will not be accepted. Funding is worldwide, and if research is planned in foreign countries, one or more local collaborators should be identified and included in the research team. Projects may focus on local issues, but those with a broader scope relevant to global geographic issues may be given preference. Grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit and are separate from the society's other media divisions. Recipients of grants must give the society the first opportunity to publish or promote any research results. Investigators with advanced degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent) and associated with institutions of higher learning or other scientific and educational nonprofit organizations or museums may apply. Independent researchers or individuals pursuing a Ph.D.-level degree may also apply. It should be noted, however, that the society does not offer scholarships or fellowships or pay educational tuition through this program. Citizens of any country are eligible to apply. Grants vary in amount, depending upon the need and nature of the project, but average between $15,000 and $20,000 per annum. Certain funding restrictions apply. Applications may be submitted at any time. For details, write Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society, 1145 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036-4688. Web site: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission will offer one documentary editing history fellowship with a stipend of $33,000 and up to $8,250 in benefits, contingent upon funding. Fellows will spend 10 months on a documentary project. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or have completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Laurie A. Baty, National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Rm. 607, National Archives (Archives D, Washington, DC 20408. (202) 501-5610. Fax (202) 501-5601. E-mail: laurie.baty@archl.nara.gov.

The center offers approximately 30 fellowships for advanced study in history, philosophy, languages and literature, classics, religion, history of the arts, and other fields in the liberal arts. Social scientists, natural scientists, or professionals whose work has a humanistic dimension are also welcome to apply. Scholars from any nation may apply. The center awards fellowships to senior scholars of recognized accomplishment and to promising young scholars. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional accomplishments. Young scholars should be en<~aged in research beyond the revision of their dissertations. During the years 1997-2001, three or four of the center's thirty fellowships will be awarded for the study of religion by humanistic scholars from fields other than religion and theology. These fellows will form the core of a monthly seminar on religion and the humanities. Eligible scholars are encouraged to submit applications through the center's regular process. Fellows work at the center, where they have private studies, library and manuscript preparation services, and other administrative support. Fellowships are for September through May, though a few may be available for a single semester. Fellowship stipends are individually determined in accordance with the needs of each fellow and the center's ability to meet them. As the center cannot usually replace full salaries, applicants are urged to seek partial funding in the form of sabbatical salaries or grants from other sources. In addition to stipends, the center provides travel expenses for fellows and immediate family to and from North Carolina. Application deadline October 15. For details, write Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2256.

The council administers the Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities Program and the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities Program, which awards approximately 50 predoctoral fellowships, 25 dissertation fellowships, and 20 postdoctoral fellowships annually. Each predoctoral fellowship provides support for up to three years of study and consists of an annual stipend of $14,000 and a cost-of-education grant of $6,000 per year. The nonrenewable dissertation fellowships provide support for between nine and twelve months and consist of an $18,000 stipend. Postdoctoral awards are in the amount of $25,000. The awards are for study in research-based doctoral programs and are made on a competitive basis to U.S. citizens or nationals who are members of one of the following minority groups: Eskimo, Aleut, American Indian, Black American, Mexican American/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian/Micronesian), or Puerto Rican. Application materials for 1998 awards will be available in September 1997. For details, contact Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418. (202) 334-2872. Fax (202) 334-3419. E-mail: infofell@nas.edu. Web site: http:// fellowships.nas.edu.

The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) will award Pergamon-NWSA Graduate Scholarships in Women's Studies to students who will be doing research for or writing a master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. Those whose research projects on women examine color or class will receive preference. First-place recipient will receive $1,000; second-place recipient will receive $500.

The NWSA Scholarship in Lesbian Studies will be awarded to a student who in the fall of 1997 will be doing research for or writing a master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in lesbian studies. The scholarship amount is $500.

The NWSA will award the Scholarship in Jewish Women's Studies to a graduate student whose area of research is Jewish women's studies. The award amount is $500.

Application deadline for all three awards February 15. NWSA members will receive special preference in all cases. For details, contact National Women's Studies Association, 7100 Baltimore Ave., Ste. 301, College Park, MD 20740. (301) 403-0525.

The center will make two Vice Admiral Edwin B. Hooper Post graduate Grants of up to $2,500 each to individuals undertaking research and writing in the field of U.S. naval history. Applicants should have the Ph.D. or equivalent credentials and must be U.S. citizens.

The center will award the Rear Admiral John D. Hayes Predoctoral Fellowship of $8,000 to a candidate who is researching and writing a dissertation in the field of U.S. naval history. Applicants should be U.S. citizens who are enrolled in an accredited graduate school and who will have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by June 1, 1998.

In addition, internships are available in museum studies and in other branches of the center.

Application deadline February 28, 1998. For details, contact Senior Historian, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-5060. (202) 433-9785.

The commission's Grant-in-Aid Program supports projects that advance Dublic knowledge of New Jersey history. Eligible projects include original research and writing; editorial work; publication; classroom instruction; production of instructional materials, films, digital media, and finding aids; and surveys of New Jersey historical resources. Some grant funds are provided by the commission's Afro-American History Program and are reserved for projects on Afro-American history in New Jersey. Amounts range from $1,000 to $8,000, with a minigrant category of up to $1,000. Deadlines October 1 and February 1; no deadline for minigrants. For details, contact Grants and Prizes, New Jersey Historical Commission, 20 W. State St., CN 305, Trenton, NJ 08625. (609) 292-6062. Fax (609) 633-8168.

Each year, the council awards scholarships to 150 New York state teachers (K-12) to allow them to attend an intensive week-long Humanities Teacher Institute (HTI). The HTI allows teachers to work with nationally renowned scholars to sharpen their skills and their awareness of recent trends in humanities scholarship. The topic for the institute changes annually. The 1997 topic was "Journeys Real and Imagined: Literature as a Teaching Tool." Applications are available in the fall. Applications deadline in 1997 was February 14. FJr details, contact New York Council for the Humanities, 198 Broadway, 10th Fl., New York, NY 10038. (212) 233-1131. Fax (212) 233-4607.

The archives, in collaboration with the Archives Partnership Trust, offers, under the Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program, awards to support research in the holdings of the archives. Award amounts are greater for in-depth research over a substantial period of time, but generally fall in the $1,500 to $2,000-a-month range. Applicants working on doctoral dissertations and those at the postdoctoral level are particularly encouraged to apply, but any proposal for advanced research will be considered. Projects involving alternative uses of the archives, such as background research for multimedia projects, exhibits, documentaries, and historical novels, are also eligible. Deadline January 30. For details, contact Jill A. Rydberg, Archives Partnership Trust, Cultural Education Center, Room 9C49, Albany, NY 12230. (518) 473-7091. Fax (518) 4737058. E-mail: jrydberg@mail.nysed.gov.

The Newberry Library is an independent research library located in Chicago. It has a strong general collection in history and the humanities in Western civilization from the late Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. The Newberry Library fosters the use of its resources by developing long-term projects and centers where extended research is conducted by a community of scholars. Since the library's numerous programs undergo constant revision, applicants should contact the library directly for the most current information. The Newberry's centers include the Herrnon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography; the D'Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian; the William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History; the Newberry Library Program in the Humanities of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and the Great Lakes Colleges Association; and the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies. Fellowships for periods of one month to one year are available for individual research and participation in some of the above programs.

In addition, the library administers the following fellowship programs for individual research: National Endowment for the Humanities Fell lowships for research in residence at the Newberry Library for periods of six to eleven months; Lloyd Lewis Fellowships in American history; short-term fellowships for research in residence for periods of one to three months; the Newberry-British Academy Fellowship for Study in Great Britain; American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowships; the Monticello College Foundation Fellowship for Women; South Cen. tral Modern Languages Association Fellowship; the Lester J. Cappon Fellowship in Documentary Editing; short-term fellowships in the history of cartography; Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowships; Spencer Foundation Fellowships in the History of Education; the Au. drey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship in Renaissance Studies; Resident Fellowships for Unaffiliated Scholars; and John N. Stern Fellowships for Oberlin College faculty. For details, contact Committee on Awards, Newberrv Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610. (312) 255-3666.

The North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS), in collaboration with the Huntington Library, offers annually the Huntington Library Fellowship to aid in dissertation research in the collections of the library. The amount of the fellowship is currently $1,800. The time of tenure must be spent in residence at the library.

The NACBS also offers the Dissertation Year Fellowship, awarded biennially, to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British (including Scottish, Irish, and imperial) history. There is a $5,000 stipend. Institutions may nominate one candidate, who must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen, and who has completed all degree requirements except the dissertation.

For details, contact David Harris Sacks, Executive Secretary, North American Conference on British Studies, Dept. of History, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202. (503) 771-1112, ext. 7334. Fax (503) 777-7769. E-mail dcacks@reed edu

Archie K. Davis Fellowships help cover travel and subsistence expenses of scholars using documentary resources on North Carolina history and culture. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact H. G. Jones, Secretary, North Caroliniana Society, Campus Box 3930, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890. Fax (919) 962-4452.

The council offers an award of $100 for an effort in the field of teaching Latin American studies. This effort can include the development of audiovisual materials, theoretical or practical papers, or any other project designed to improve teaching in Latin American studies. Projects may be directed at any educational level, or the general public. For details, contact Dereka Rushbrook, Program Chair, North Central Council of Latin Americanists, Dept. of Economics, Ripon College, P.O. Box 248, Ripon, WI 54971. (414) 748-8391.

The Frederick B. Artz Summer Research Grants Program offers three grants of up to $500 to scholars and independent researchers for travel and other expenses related to research in the college's archives and special collection holdings. The archives' holdings include the institution's permanently valuable records as well as those of individuals, families, and organizations affiliated with Oberlin College or the town of Oberlin, Ohio. Materials include information on movements with which Oberlin has been associated, such as antislavery, black education, coeducation, missions, and temperance. There are 343 manuscript collections as well as records of local governments. The special collections include antislavery books and pamphlets, Oberliniana, and the Goodkind/Violin Society of America Collection, which is related to string instruments. The holdings provide rich material for the study of liberal arts education in the United States. Application deadline January 15. For details, write Roland M. Baumann, Director, Dept. of Archives, Oberlin College, 420 Mudd Ctr., Oberlin, OH 44074.

The foundation will offer up to 15 individual research grants of $500 each, and also offers support to nonprofit educational and cultural institutions. The awards are offered as a modest effort to encourage and assist original humanities research by Oklahoma scholars. The foundation will I give the awards either to individuals or to nonprofit educational or cultural institutions in support of scholars in their employ. The awards must be matched at least dollar for dollar by the applying individual or institution. The scholar must hold a master's or Ph.D. degree in one of the humanities disciplines as defined by the NEH. The scholar must be a resident of Oklahoma or be employed in Oklahoma. Application deadline December 1. For details, write Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities, 428 W. California, Ste. 270, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

The Old York Historical Society (OYHS) offers a summer fellowship program in museum practice and research for graduate and senior undergraduate students. Working closely with the staff and collections at OYHS, fellows serve as interpreters for OYHS's buildings four days a week and have one day a week to conduct primary document-based research on the local architecture, social history, material culture, and decorative arts of the region. Research topics vary annually; past fellowship projects in social history and material culture included maritime history, New England decorative arts, women's history, and historic costume. Interpretation projects consisted of a comprehensive visitor survey, the design and production of an orientation video, and the reinstallation of period rooms. Weekly staff meetings, lectures by museum professionals and scholars, and field trips to regional museums augment the experience. The summer culminates in the publication and formal presentation of the fellows' research at an annual symposium. Housing and stipend are included in the fellowship. Academic credits may also be arranged through an applicant's college or university. For details, contact Old York Historical Society, P.O. Box 312, York, ME 03909. (207) 363-4974. Fax (207) 3634021. Web site: http://www.nentug.org/museums/oldyork.

The institute offers annually one two-year postdoctoral fellowship and one one-year Andrew W. Mellon Posidoctoral Research Fellowship, both in any area of early American studies. A principal criterion for the selection is that the candidate's dissertation or other manuscript have significant potential as a distinguished, book-length contribution to scholarship. Applicants may not have previously published or have under contract a scholarly monograph, and must have met all requirements for the doctorate before commencing the fellowship. Those who have earned the Ph.D. and begun careers are also encouraged to apply. The institute holds first claim on publishing the appointed fellow's completed manuscript. A substantial portion of the work must be submitted with the application. Application deadline for both fellowships is November 1. For details, write Director, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Box 8781, Williamsbure'VA 23187-8781.

The Oral History Association (OHA) offers two awards for outstanding examples of the use of oral history in teaching. The award for precollegiate teaching is presented biennially in odd-numbered years, and the award for postsecondary teaching is presented biennially in evennumbered years. Recipients receive an award certificate, a one-year membership in the OHA, and registration to the annual meeting at which the award will be made. Application deadline for the postsecondary teaching award is April 1, 1998, and for the precollegiate teaching award the deadline is April 1, 1999. The association also offers scholarships to assist attendance at its annual meeting for people not on the meeting program. For details, contact Oral History Association, P.O. Box 97234, Waco, TX 76798-7234. E-mail: oha_support@baylor.edu.

The center awards at least three fellowships each year to scholars in the humanities. The fellowships carry stipends of up to $30,000. Fellows join Oregon State faculty fellows-in-residence at the center and pursue research related to an annual theme. The theme for 1998-99 will be announced on September 1, 1997. Fellows are expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the center and the university by giving lectures and leading seminars on their research. Fellows must have a Ph.D. and at least one year of teaching experience. Application deadline December 15. For details, write Peter J. Copek, Director, Center for the Humanities, Oregon State University, 811 SW Jefferson, Corvallis, OR 97333-4506.

The Organization of American Historians (OAH) established the annual Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Precollegiate Teaching Award to recognize the contributions made by precollegiate teachers to history education. In 1997, the award was $750. The award may be given for exceptional performance across a wide range of activities, including involving students in historical research and writing, enhancing the professional development of history teachers, strengthening links between precollegiate and collegiate history teachers, enhancing the place of history in the public realm or the place of public history in precollegiate schools, developing innovative history curricula, and publishing or publicly presenting scholarship that advances history education or historical knowledge. The award memorializes the career of the late Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau of the University of Louisville and especially her path-breaking efforts to build bridges between university and precollegiate teachers. Deadline is December 1.

The recipient will receive a certificate, a cash award based on endowment income from the previous year, a one-year OAH membership, and a one-year subscription to the OAH Magazine of History. If the winner is an OAH member, the award will include a one-year renewal in the same membership category.

The OAH presents Huggins-Quarles Awards annually to minority graduate students at the dissertation stage of their Ph.D. program. The award amount will not exceed $1,000. Application deadline January 8.

For details, contact Organization of American Historians, 112 N. Bryan St., Bloomington, IN 47408-4199. (812) 855-9852.

Through its Regular Training Program, the Organization of American States (OAS) offers fellowships for research and for advanced study at the graduate level. The program promotes the economic, social, scientific, and cultural development of member states to achieve a stronger bond and better understanding among the peoples of the Americas. All fields, except for medical sciences and related areas and introductory language studies, are eligible for support. Citizens or permanent residents of OAS member states who hold a university degree and who have demonstrated an ability to pursue advanced studies in a particular field may apply. Fellowships are granted for periods of over three months, but not more than two years, and are tenable in any country except for the one in which a candidate is a citizen or permanent resident. Candidates must know the language of the study country and must choose a university or research center and make the necessary contacts to secure acceptance. Fellowships provide, depending on the circumstances of each fellow, the following benefits: a roundtrip ticket, tuition fees, a set sum for study materials, health insurance, and a subsistence allowance. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Patricia Quiroz, Information Officer, Organization of American States, Dept. of Fellowships, 1889 F St. NW, Ste. 230Aa, Washington, DC 20006-4499. (202) 458-3889 or (202) 458-3890. Fax (202) 458-3897. E-mail: quiroz_patricia@oas.org. Web site: http://www.oas.org.

The center, in New Haven, Conn., administers the Research Enablement Program for the advancement of scholarship in studies of the worldwide Christian movement and of the development of Christian communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. Subject to availability of funds, grants are awarded on a competitive basis in the following categories: postdoctoral book research and writing projects; international research for doctoral dissertations; scholarly consultations on world Christianity; and projects for establishing, preserving, and making accessible collections of non-Western research materials. Projects that are cross-cultural, collaborative, and interdisciplinary are especially welcome. Deadline November 14.

For details, contact Geoffrey A. Little, Coordinator, Research Enablement Program, Overseas Ministries Study Center, 490 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511-2196. (203) 865-1827. Fax (203) 865-2857. E-mail: glittle.rep@omsc.org.

The museum, in Salem, Mass., offers fellowships to support the use of its library and museum collections for research and publication on New England history and culture. Advanced scholars, graduate students, independent scholars, and library and museum professionals may apply. Stipends will be awarded for up to two months, at a rate of $750 per month. Free housing may also be available. Application deadline January 31, 1998. For details, contact Fellowship Program, Peabody Essex Museum, E. India Sq., Salem, MA 01970. (508) 745-1876, ext. 3032.

The commission invites applications for its 1998-99 Scholars in Residence Program. The program encourages research broadly related to the history of Pennsylvania that draws upon the commission's archive, artifact, and architecture collections and which promotes the widespread dissemination of research findings to the professional community of scholars and to the general public. The program provides support for full-time research and study at any of the facilities maintained by the commission, including the State Archives, the State Museum, and 26 historical sites around the commonwealth. Stipends will be awarded for a period of four to twelve consecutive weeks between May 1, 1998, and April 30, 1999, at the rate of $1,200 per month. Scholars will be asked to share their work in progress through a seminar or lecture and to submit a brief final report. Those who are currently involved in or who are planning to conduct research on Pennsylvania history, including academic scholars, public sector professionals, independent scholars, graduate students, writers, filmmakers, precollegiate educators and others, may apply. Application deadline January 16. For details, contact Division of History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108. (717) 787-3034. Fax (717) 787-4822.

The program plans to offer research fellowships for the academic year 1998-99. Sixteen scholars will be awarded grants of $35,000 each to pursue research in the humanities, social sciences, or theological disciplines. Applicants should hold the Ph.D., be North American or employed at a North American institution, and be interested in showing how their Christian faith informs their scholarly work. The program invites proposals on both religious and nonreligious topics. Application deadline November 30. For details, contact Michael S. Hamilton, Pew Evangelical Scholars Program, University of Notre Dame, G123 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, TN 46556. (219) 631-8347. Fax (219) 631-8721.

Through a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the program offers fellowships for graduate students completing dissertations and for faculty members completing first books. Awards range from $5,000 to $37,000.

Application deadline October 17. For details, contact Pew Program in Religion and American History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208287, New Haven, CT 06520-8287. E-mail: pew_yale@quickmail.yale.edu.

Phi Alpha Theta, the international honor society in history, offers the A. F. Zimmerman Award of $1,250 to a student member who is entering graduate school for the first time and working toward the master's degree in history. Application deadline March 15.

The society offers the John Pine Memorial Award of $1,000 to a graduate student member for advanced graduate study. Application deadline March 15.

The society presents the Phi Alpha Theta Scholarship Award of $1,000 to an advanced graduate student member for purposes such as research travel, purchase of research material, and expenses for the final copy of the dissertation. Application deadline June 1.

Phi Alpha Theta also offers four additional grants of $750 each to either student members entering graduate school for the f~rst time for work leading to a master's degree in history, or to student members who are already in graduate school for further graduate study. Application deadline March 15.

For details, contact Graydon A. Tunstall, Jr., Executive Secretary/Treasurer, Phi Alpha Theta, 50 College Drive, Allentown, PA 181046100. (800) 394-8195. Fax (610) 433-4661. E-mail: phialpha@ptd.net.

Each year, the society awards the Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship, which carries a stipend of $20,000, to an unmarried woman between 25 and 35 years of age for advanced work in French or Greek studies. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. The fellowship is awarded in alternate years for the study of French language and literature (1998) and Greek language, history, literature, or archaeology (1999). Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship Committee, Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1811 Q St., NW, Washington, DC 20009. (202) 265-3808. Fax (202) 986-1601. E-mail: Isurles@pbk.org.

The center offers dissertation fellowships to support research and writing in any aspect of early American studies, with prime, but not exclusive, focus upon the political, social, economic, or cultural development of the mid-Atlantic region to 1850. One of the fellowships, the Barra Foundation Fellowship is designed for candidates specializing in early American art or material culture. Dissertation candidates in a wide range of disciplines who are in the research or writing stage may apply. Each Dissertation Fellow receives a stipend of $12,500. Appointment is for a term of nine months. No teaching is required, but recipients must spend the appointment in residence and participate in center seminars. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market St., Ste. 540, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3325. (215) 898-9251. E-mail: pceas@ccat. sas.upenn.edu.

The center, comprising some 70 social and cultural historians from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, and other Pittsburgh-area institutions, invites applications for travel grants to Pittsburgh from scholars who have conducted research on a topic of interest to one of the center's four active working groups: innovative methods in the study of ritual and other forms of collective behavior; relationships between class and gender, race, or ethnicity; issues Iying at the convergence of social and political analysis; and, more generally, the study of the Atlantic community. Those who would like to be invited to present the results of their work in one of these fields to the center should write to Professor Peter Karsten, Dept. of History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Please indicate the preferred dates of the visit.

The association promotes the dissemination of knowledge about the history and culture of Polish America. Scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences may apply for the association's awards. Groups are eligible for the association's Civic Achievement Award.

The association offers the Mieczyslaw Haiman Award annually to a scholar who has made a sustained contribution to the study of the Polish past in America. The award consists of a medallion.

In addition, the association offers the Civic Achievement Award to individuals or groups that have contributed to the dissemination of knowledge about Poland and Polish America in their local or regional communities through lectures, exhibitions, or other public projects. The award is a framed certificate.

Deadline June 1. For details, write John Kromkowski, Executive Secretary, Polish American Historical Association, Catholic University of America, Box 20, Cardinal Station, Washington, DC 20064.

The council will award fellowships for the 1998-99 academic year for advanced training in population studies, including demography and biostatistics, and for study plans in population in combination with a social science discipline, such as economics, sociology, anthropology, or geography. Applications are accepted for dissertation, postdoctoral, and n~idcareer study. Selection criteria will stress academic excellence and prospective contribution to the population field. Awards consist of a monthly stipend based on the type of fellowship and place of study, tuition payments and related fees, transportation expenses, and health insurance. Application deadline January 2. For details, write Manager, Fellowship Program, Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. E-mail: SSFellowship@popcouncil.org. Web site: http://www.popcouncil.org/council/fellowsh/socsci/socsci.htm.

The University of Washington's Project for Critical Asian Studies invites proposals for its research fellowship. The project, an interdisciplinary initiative to promote contemporary theoretical work, is concerned with how "Asia" as an object of study is being reconfigured in the processes of late twentieth-century economic and cultural transformation. Proposals are sought that explore one or more of the following areas: the political economy of the internationalization of scholarship on Asia; contemporary social formations now racializing, ethnicizing, and gendering Asian-North American-Asian social and cultural circuits; troubled boundaries between Asian studies and Asian-American studies or, broadly construed, the question of internationalizing academic disciplines; and projects that either demonstrate a commitment to activism or look at theories of the ethics and politics of building productive relationships among academic scholars and community interests, for example ethnicized American communities, Asian communities in diaspora outside the United States, and refugee and migrant communities.

Fellows will be in residence for one academic year of three quarters and will teach one graduate seminar funded separately by the University of Washington. They are also expected to lead a quarter-long, bi-weekly seminar open to faculty and graduate students for the purpose of intellectual exchanges between fellows and resident faculty. Fellows will receive a basic stipend according to seniority, ranging from $25,000 to $40,000, plus up to $5,000 to cover costs of relocation and health and other benefits. Senior scholars are welcome to seek supplementary support from their home institutions or other institutional funding.

Eligible applicants will have completed the Ph.D. prior to the beginning for the fellowship (September 15, 1998). Proposals by applicants who do not have a doctoral degree must demonstrate significant experience in community involvement. Senior scholars are encouraged to apply, as are scholars and activists working on or in the regions of South and Southeast Asia. Deadline January 15. For details, contact Ann Anagnost and Tani Barlow, Project for Critical Asian Studies, The University of Washington, Center for the Humanities, Lewis Annex II, Box 353910, Seattle, WA 98195-3910. E-mail: critas@u.washington.edu.

The Quaker Collection of Haverford College announces three $1,500 Gest Fellowships for one month of research using Quaker Collection materials to study a topic in the field of comparative religion. The fellowships, which are available for pre- or postgraduate study, may be used for any one-month period between June 1, 1998, and January 31, 1999. Application deadline February 2, 1998. For details, write Ann W. Upton, Quaker Collection, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041.

The center will offer a number of one- to four-month research fellowships, available for the period from June 1, 1998, through August 31, 1999, to scholars who wish to engage in postdoctoral or equivalent research based on the center's collections. The stipend ranges from $1,500 to $2,000 per month. Travel stipends of $750 are available to scholars for research projects that do not require a 30 day residency at the center. Application deadline February 1.

Fellowships include the British Studies Fellowships, Cline Fellowships, the Fleur Cowles Fellowships, the Alfred A. and Blanche W. Knopf Fellowship, the Limited Editions Club Fellowship, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships, the Pforrheimer Fellowship in Renaissance Studies, the Ransom Center/American Eighteenth-Century Society Fellowships, the C. P. Snow Fellowship, and the Ransom Center/South Central Modern Language Association Fellowship.

For details, contact Research Fellowships-AHA, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, P.O. Box 7219, Austin, TX 78713-7219. (512) 471 -8944. Fax (512) 471 -9646.

The center offers an annual fellowship for the study of some aspect of change in the mountain west (defined as Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) during the late nineteenth or twentieth century. Applicants must be faculty members at an institution of higher learning and be qualified to do research in a humanities discipline or the social-behavioral sciences. The fellowship is for $3,000. Application deadline March 15.

The center also offers an annual fellowship for independent scholars not connected to an academic institution as a faculty member or a student who are interested in researching some aspect of the American experience in the mountain west. The topic should focus on the arts, humanities, or social-behavioral sciences. The fellowship is for $1,000. Application deadline March 15.

The center also sponsors an annual summer grant program for upperdivision and graduate students in the field of western American studies dealing with the mountain west. Applicants must be qualified to do research and must be endorsed by a faculty member who will agree to direct the research during the summer. Candidates will be selected from the humanities or the social-behavioral fields. Proposed projects may include preparing seminar papers, theses, or dissertations. Grant stipends are up to $1,000 per project. Application deadline March 15.

Charles Redd Assistantships are awarded to graduate students specializing in the American west at Brigham Young University. Students receive $7,000 per year and are expected to work 15 hours each week as research assistants to faculty members. Application deadline April 15.

For details, write Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University, 4069 HBLL. Provo, UT 84602.

The institute offers several postdoctoral fellowships in Japanese studies for young scholars who have recently received their Ph.D. and who want to turn their dissertation into a publishable manuscript. Fellowships are for either 10 or 12 months, commencing July 1 or September 1, with a stipend of $27,000. Application deadline March 1. For details, contact M. J. Scott, Administrative Officer, or Ruiko Connor, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University, Coolidge Hall, Rm. 319, l 737 Cambridae St., Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 495-4339.

The institute offers several programs to foster the development of Holocaust and genocide studies, broadly defined.

The institute annually appoints a distinguished specialist in Holocaust studies as the J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Senior Scholar-inResidence. In addition to pursuing independent research and writing, the Shapiro Scholar presents lectures at universities throughout the United States and acts as a resource for the museum, the institute, governmental personnel, teachers, students, and the public.

The Pearl Resnick Postdoctoral Fellowship Program allows promising new scholars to spend a year in residence at the institute. The fellowship carries a $40,000 stipend for the academic year.

Individuals who have obtained awards from other institutions may apply for associate status for periods of one month to an academic year. Associates do not receive stipends. The institute also offers a limited number of paid and unpaid internships each semester and during the summer.

For details, contact Mr. Jaime Monllor, Academic Programs, Research Institute, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl., SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150. (202) 488-6110. Fax (202) 479-9726

The society's American branch offers William B. Schallek Memorial Graduate Fellowship Awards, ranging from $500 to $2,000, to graduate students, typically Ph.D. candidates researching and writing their dissertations, who are concentrating on late medieval English history and culture, particularly during the War of the Roses (ca. 1450-1487). Candidates must be United States citizens, have made application for citizenship, or be permanent resident aliens. They must be enrolled at a recognized educational institution making normal progress toward a graduate degree. Application deadline February 28. For details, contact Nancy Northcott, American Branch program officer, 1915 Euclid Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203-4707. Web site: http://www.r3.org.

The center's research grants program is open to scholars in any discipline who are engaged in research that requires substantial use of the center's collections. The collections include the papers of Rockefeller family members and the records of the Roekefeller University, the Roekefeller Foundation, the Roekefeller Brothers Fund, the Commonwealth Fund, the Russell Sage Foundation, the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, and other institutions and associated individuals. The eolleetions offer outstanding resources for the study of philanthropy, agriculture, the arts, black history and raee relations, education, international relations and eeonomie development, labor relations, medicine and public health, polities, population, religion, science, the social sciences, social welfare, and women's history.

In addition to the regular program, the center in recent years has begun to designate between five and ten grants for research in specific subject areas. For 1998, these targeted grants will support research on the history of the social sciences. The center recently opened the archives of the Social Science Research Council. Additional material on the social sciences is located in the records of the Russell Sage Foundation, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rockefeller Family archives.

The amount of individual grants will depend upon the travel, temporary lodging, and research expenses of the applicant. Applicants from the United States and Canada may request support of up to $1,500. Because of additional travel costs, applicants from outside the United States and Canada may request up to $2,000. Application deadline November 30, 1997. For details, contact Darwin H. Stapleton, Director, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Ave., Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591-1598. (914) 631-4505. E-mail: archive@rockvax.roekefeller.edu. Web site: http://www. rockefeller.edu/arehive.etr/.

The foundation offers Sub-Saharan Afriean Dissertation Internship Awards to enable African graduate students enrolled in U.S. universities to undertake supervised dissertation research in Africa. The foundation will provide support for young Afriean graduate students to return to Africa to carry out doctoral research that must involve field observation or the use of primary sources available only in Africa. Students are strongly encouraced to Plan to be in the field for at least 12 months. Application deadlines October 1 and March 1. For details, write African Dissertation Internships, Rockefeller Foundation, 420 Fifth Ave., New York, NY no 18-2702.

Each year, the institute funds a grants-in-aid program to assist researchers in scholarly study on the Roosevelt era at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, N.Y. Awards are made in the fall and the spring. Deadlines February 15 and September 15. For details, write Chairman, Grants Committee, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 511 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538.

The center offers two senior and two postdoctoral fellowships for researchers interested in exploring topics relating to The Black Atlantic: Race, Nation, and Gender. The center encourages a multidisciplinary approach and welcomes applications from members of all historically oriented disciplines. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens. Deadline December 15. Senior fellows will receive stipends of $27,500; postdoctoral fellows will be paid at the assistant professor salary level. For details, contact Deborah G. White or Mia E. Bay, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, Rutgers University, 88 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08903. (908) 932-8701.

The archive-library offers the Geiger Fellowship of $1,500 to assist scholars who wish to use the archive-library and its holdings to pursue research on the American Southwest before 1846. Studies relating to Alta and Baja California will receive preference. Junior scholars who hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and who are beginning careers in an academic institution or field may apply. Consideration will also be given to outstanding graduate students in candidacy for the doctorate. Application deadline April 1. For details, write Geiger Fellowship Committee, Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3697.

The college offers dissertation and research support grants to scholars whose research requires access to the holdings of its Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. The college also appoints honorary visiting scholars who need to use the library.

The college awards dissertation grants of $1,500 each to applicants enrolled in a doctoral program in a relevant field who have an approved dissertation topic by the time of applciation. Research support grants, ranging from $100 to $2,0000 are awarded to scholars who have completed the Ph.D. at least a year before the time of application or who have equivalent research and writing experience. The program for honorary visiting scholars supports visiting fgaculty from other colleges and universities and independent scholars. There is no stipend, but appointees will be provided with office space and will have library privileges. The application deadline for all programs is February 15. For details, write Grants Program, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, 10 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library announces its scholar in residence program for support of research in the black experience which can benefit from extended access to the center's collections. Stipends of $15,000 for six months and up to $30,000 for 12 months are awarded. Deadline January 12. For details, contact Scholars in Residence Program, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, NY 10037-1801, (212) 491-2203.

Resident schola fellowships are available for scholars working in any world area or any topic within anthropology and related disciplines in the humanities and social scienes. There are three types of fellowship programs available. The Weatherhead Fellowship supports doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars in all areas of anthropology and allied fields. National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships support post doctoral scholars in areas related to the humanities; and the Katrin H. Lamon Fellowshipon is open to Native Aemrcian scholars, either pre- or postdoctoral. Preference is given to applicants whose research and analysis are complete and who need time to write up their results. Applications deadline December 1. For details, contact Resident Scholar Program, School of American Research, P.O. Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM 87504. (505) 982-2919. E-mail: scholar@sarsf.org.

The foundation's international affairs program offers up to three research grants of $50,000 each year to support junior faculty research in the fields of American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. Untenured junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book in these fields are eligible to apply. The writing of the book must be completed during the one year term of the grant. Deadline in 1997 was June 2. For details, contact The Junior Faculty Research Program, Smith Richardson Foundation, 60 Jessup Rd., Westport, CT 06880. (203) 222-6222.

Architectural History and Historic Preservation (AHHP) offers internships for the study of the architectural history of various Smithsonian buildings. Historic preservation internships are also available. Internships in architectural history focus on the use of primary research materials. Interns integrate original documentation, architectural drawings, photographs, and other archival materials into the architectural history of the Smithsonian. Preservation interns use similar research materials and methodology to address specific preservation issues at the Smithsonian. Internships dealing with the holdings in the Castle collection vary in specific content but generally focus on managing the collected objects. The buildings comprising the Smithsonian range in date from the Patent Office Building of 1839, which now houses the Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery, to the National Museum of the American Indian now under construction. An internship in AHHP is a prearranged, structured learning experience under the guidance of AHHP's director. Interns participate in weekly tutorial sessions with the director or other staff members, create work plans, and write 20-page papers as part of their internships. The AHHP cooperates with the faculty of each intern's college or university to arrange credit for the internship. Undergraduate and graduate students may apply. The AHHP will give preference to those who have completed coursework in either art history or architectural histoq. Application deadline for summer internship program April 1. Contact the AHHP to arrange fall or spring internships. For details, write Architectural History and Historic Preservation, Smithsonian Institution, A & I Rm. 2263, Washington, DC 20560.

Smithsonian Fellowships support research in residence at the Smithsonian Institution. Fellows work in association with the staff and use the institution's resources. Early contact with a potential adviser is necessary. Awards are based on merit.

Scholars more than seven years beyond the Ph.D. degree may apply for Senior Fellowships. Scholars who have held the degree for less than seven years may apply for Postdoctoral Fellowships. Both fellowships have a term of three to twelve months and offer a stipend of $25,000 plus allowances. Application deadline January 15.

Predoctoral Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates who seek research training supplementary to their university instruction, who have completed preliminary coursework and examinations for the Ph.D., and who are engaged in dissertation research. Predoctoral fellowships have a term of three to twelve months and carry a stipend of $14,000 plus allowances. Application deadline January 15.

Graduate students not yet advanced to candidacy may apply for Graduate Student Fellowships for individual research under staff direction. The term is 10 weeks, and the stipend is $3,000. Application deadline January 15.

The Minority Internship Program allows students to participate in research or museum-related activities for periods of 10 weeks. U.S. minority undergraduates and beginning graduate students may apply. Undergraduates receive a stipend of $250 per week, and graduate students receive $300 per week. Travel allowances may be provided. Application deadline February 15.

The Native American Internship Program provides internships in residence at the Smithsonian for Native Americans. Internships last from nine to twelve weeks. Native American students engaged in graduate or undergraduate study may apply. The appointments carry a stipend of $250 per week for undergraduates and $300 per week for graduates. A travel allowance may be provided. Applications deadlines March 1 (for summer), July I (for fall), and November 1 (for spring).

Native American Community Scholars Awards are offered to Native Americans who are formally or informally related to a Native American community and who wish to undertake projects on Native American topics that require use of the Smithsonian's Native American resources.

In addition, individual museums, research institutes, or offices of the institution sometimes offer support for investigators to conduct research projects at Smithsonian facilities. The specific museum, research institute, or office in which research might be undertaken can provide further information about these opportunities. Scholars and students with outside sources of funding are also encouraged to use the institution's resources and facilities. The Office of Fellowships and Grants can facilitate visiting appointments.

For details, contact Office of Fellowships and Grants, Smithsonian Institution, Ste. 7000, L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20560. (202) 2873271. E-mail: siofg@sivm.si.edu.

The program offers short-term study grants of $1,700 per month for a term of one to three months to do research at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology and at other library collections at the Smithsonian. Historians, librarians, doctoral students, and other scholars may apply. Scholars must be in residence at the Smithsonian Institution. The Dibner Library specializes in the physical and applied sciences and technologies, and contains books and manuscripts from the fifteenth through the twentieth century. The library's strengths include electronics, civil and mechanical engineering, chemical industries, textiles and cerarnics, military history, instrumentation, microscopy, pharmacy, and modern physics. Application deadline December 1, 1997. For details, contact SIL/Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, NHB 24, Mail Stop 154, Washington, DC 20560. (202) 357lR50. E-mail: libmail@sil.si.edu.

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an exceptional resource for scholars working on projects that include some aspect of foreign study.

SSRC-MacArthur Foundation Fellowships on Peace and Security in a Changing World support innovative and interdisciplinary research on the relationships among security issues and worldwide cultural, military, social, economic, environmental, and political changes, and the impact of these changes on issues of international peace and security. Dissertation Fellowships are open to researchers who are finishing course work, examinations, or similar requirements for the Ph.D. or its equivalent. Applicants must complete all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation by spring 1998. Postdoctoral Fellowships are normally open to applicants holding the Ph.D. or its equivalent, but others who can demonstrate comDarable research experience and an ability to contribute to the research literature are also eligible to apply. Application deadline November 15.

Grants for International Research support advanced research in the social sciences and humanities in the following countries and regions: Africa, Japan, Korea, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Near and Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Application deadlines vary.

The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies supports advanced research in the social sciences and the humanities. Application deadline February 1, 1998.

Sexuality Research Fellowships provide dissertation and postdoctoral support for social and behavioral research on sexuality. Joint application from fellow applicant and research adviser/associate is required. Deadline December 5.

Through its Near and Middle East Program, the SSRC offers a variety of fellowships for graduate students and scholars conducting research and study in the Middle East. Predissertation Research and Training Fellowships are available to U.S. citizens currently enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program who have not yet advanced to candidacy. The fellowships support four to nine months of direct preparation for dissertation research through training and study in the Middle East. Language training may be required as one component of the fellowship when appropriate. Dissertation Research Fellowships in the Social Sciences and Humanities are available to students who have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation. The fellowships support four to nine months of dissertation research requiring fieldwork in the Middle East. Application deadline for graduate fellowships is November 1, 1997.

The Advanced Research Fellowships in the Social Sciences and Humanities, the Junior Faculty Tenure Support Fellowships, and the Midcareer Skills Enrichment Program for Tenured Faculty are available to professionals at varying career levels to conduct four to nine months of research and fieldwork in the Middle East. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold a Ph.D. in a social science or humanities discipline. Application deadline December 1.

For details about SSRC programs and courses, contact Science Research Council, 810 Seventh Ave., 31st floor, New York, NY 10019. (212) 337-2700. Fax (212) 377-2727. E-mail: henderso@ssrc.org. Web site. http://www.ssrc.org.

The Society for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French History offer jointly the Research-Travel Fellowship, an annual award of $1,000 to defray travel expenses on research on any aspect of the history of France. The award is offered exclusively to Ph.D.s without tenure and must be spent within one year of its acceptance.

The organizations also sponsor jointly the John B. and Theta H. Wolf Travel Fellowship, which offers $1,250 to defray travel expenses on dissertation research on any aspect of French history. The recipient must be a graduate student at a North American university at the dissertation stage of work.

Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Lenard R. Berlanstein, Executive Director SFHS, Dept. of History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-3284. (804) 924-6386. Fax (804) 9247891. E-mail: Irb@virainia.edu.

The society will next offer the Myrna F. Bernath Research Fellow. ship of $2,500 in 1999 to encourage the study of foreign relations among women scholars. Women at U.S. universities and women abroad who wish to do research in the United States may apply. The society will give preference to graduate students and newly finished Ph.D.s. Research should be based in history and should concern American foreign relations or aspects of international history, broadly conceived. Work on purely domestic topics will not be considered. Application deadline November 15, 1998. For details, write Carolyn Eisenberg, History Dept., Hager Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550.

The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) sponsors the International Scholars Program to foster a stronger international community for the study of the history of technology. SHOT International Scholars live and work outside the United States. They may be junior or more advanced scholars, although SHOT believes that junior scholars and established scholars just beginning to work in the history of technology will derive the greatest benefit from designation as SHOT International Scholars. Appointments are for two years beginning each January. International Scholars will be full members of the society and receive a complimentary subscription to the society's journal, Technology and Culture, during their term. In rerurn, they will be asked to prepare a report or essay on current developments in the history of technology in their countries for presentation to, or publication by, the society. Individuals may be nominated or may nominate themselves. Nomination deadline June 1.

The society also offers Young Scholar Travel Grants to assist graduate students, independent scholars, and young professionals who would like to attend SHOT's annual meeting. Graduate students in a Ph.D. program who are working on a subject in the history of technology and independent scholars and young professionals who have not been working in their fields for more than five years past their terminal degree may apply. The society especially encourages members residing outside the United States to apply. Application deadline June 10.

For details, contact Lindy Biggs, Secretary, Society for the History of Technology, History Dept., 310 Thach Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5207. (334) 844-6645. E-mail: biggslb@mail.auburn.edu.

The society expects to appoint six postdoctoral fellowships. Each fellow wil1 receive $32,000 for the year. Fellows spend most of their time at Cornell doing research and writing but are encouraged to offer an informal seminar related to their research. Fellows should be working on topics related to the year's theme, "The Virtual: Old and New." Applicants must have received their Ph.D. by the time of application and must have one or more years of college teaching experience. Application deadline October 21, 1997.

Cornel1 University will also offer Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in 1998-99. Nontenured scholars and teachers in the humanities may apply. The teaching-research fellowships are for a period of one year, beginning July 1998, and carry stipends of $30,000. While in residence at Cornell, postdoctoral fellows hold departmental affiliation and have limited teaching duties and the opportunity for scholarly work. The fellowships are available in six areas of specialization: Asian studies, linguistics, government, history of art, philosophy, and women's studies. Scholars who have received the Ph.D. between September 1992 and June 30, 1998, may apply. U.S. and Canadian citizens as well as those with U.S. residency cards are eligible. Application deadline January 3.

For details, contact Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, Andrew D. White House, 27 East Ave., Ithaca, NY 14853-1101. (607) 255-9274. E-mail: as63@cornell.edu.

The society awards the Miriam U. Chrisman Travel Fellowship of $1,500 every other year to a graduate student who needs to travel abroad for doctoral dissertation research. The award competition is open to all students of European history, 1450-1650, whose topics deal with religious history in some way. In 1997 the application deadline was January 1. For details, contact Center for Reformation Research, 6477 San Bonita Ave, St. Louis. MO 63105. (314) 727-6655.

The Society of American Archivists' (SAA) Oliver Wendell Holmes Award allows overseas archivists already in the United States or Canada for training to attend the SAA's annual meeting. Application deadline February 28.

Each year, the Colonial Dames Scholarship Award enables two archivists to attend the National Archives and Records Administration's modern Archives Institute. Summer institute deadline April 1. Winter institute deadline December 1.

SAA's J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award honors an individual, institution, or organization not directly involved in archival work that promotes greater public awareness, appreciation, or support of archival activities or programs. Contributions should have a direct or indirect national impact. Application deadline February 28.

SAA's Sister M. Claude Lane Award recognizes individual archivists who have made a significant contribution to the field of religious archives. The award is cosponsored by the Society of Southwest Archivists. Application deadline February 28.

SAA's Minority Student Award encourages minority students to consider careers in the archival profession and promotes minority participation in the SAA. The award provides complimentary registration to the SAA's annual meeting to a minority student enrolled in a postsecondary institution. Nominees must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) for the academic year preceding the award. Preference will be given to full-time students. Nomination deadline February 28.

For details, contact Society of American Archivists, 600 S. Federal, Ste. 504. Chicago, IL 60605. (312) 922-0140. Fax (312) 347-1452.

Each year, the Society of Architectural Historians (SAM) awards the Rocann Berrv Fellowship to enable an advanced graduate student to attend the SAH annual meeting. Applicants must have been SAH members for at least one year prior to the meeting and must be currently engaged in advanced graduate study (beyond the master's level) in architectural history or a closely allied feld (e.g., city planning, historic preservation, or landscape architecture). The award is $500. Application deadline December 15.

The SAH and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) jointly offer the Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship of $7,500 to allow an architectural history student to work as a summer intern on a HABS project. Application deadline January.

The Edilia and rancois-Auguste de Montequin Fellowship in Iberian and Latin American Architecture provides a stipend of $1,000 to support travel for research on Spanish, Portuguese, or Ibero-American architecture. The SAH intends for the fellowship to assist junior scholars, including graduate students, but senior scholars may apply. Application deadline December 15.

The Keepers Preservation Education Fund Fellowship is awarded each year to enable a graduate student in historic preservation to attend the annual meeting of the society. The award is $500. Application deadline December 15.

The society also offers an Architectural Study Tour Scholarship to allow an outstanding student to participate in the annual SAH domestic tour. Applicants must be SAH members and should be engaged in graduate work in architecture, architectural history, city planning, urban history, landscape, or the history of landscape design. Deadlines vary.

For details, contact Society of Architectural Historians, 1365 North Astor St., Chicago, IL 60610-2144. (312) 573-1365.

The society will appoint a number of postdoctoral fellows in the humanities for the academic year 1998-99. Fellows are appointed at a rank equivalent to that of lecturer with the expectation of renewal for a second year. The fellow will teach one section of a core curriculum course in general education: contemporary civilization, literature humanities, music or fine arts humanities, Asian civilizations, or Asian humanities. Fellows newly appointed for 1998-99 must have received the Ph.D. between January 1, 1992, and July 1, 1998. The stipend will be $30,000, with one-half for teaching and one-half for independent research. Additional funds will be available to support research. Deadline October 15, 1997. For details, write Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Mail code 5700, col'~mhia University, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027.

The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives offers Lynn E. May, Jr., Study Grants of up to $500. The grants encourage the use of the resources of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives. Application deadline April 1. For details, contact Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, 901 Commerce St., Ste. 400, Nashville, TN 37203-3630. (615) 244-0344. E-mail: bsumners@edge.net.

The society awards grants of up to $3,000 to facilitate completion of projects relating to southern Jewish history. Such projects may include publication of books or exhibit catalogues, presentation of slide or video programs, or the preparation of exhibit modules. Grants may not be used, however, for travel or research. For details, contact Beryl H. Weiner, Chair, Southern Jewish Historical Society Grants Committee, 2100 River Edge Parkway, Ste. 1010, Atlanta, GA 30328-4654. E-mail: lilyyan@ ix.netcom.com.

The foundation has a small grants program for postdoctoral scholars engaged in exploratory research, problem finding, pilot programs, modest research projects, and initial phases of larger investigations relevant to the field of education. The grants carry stipends of up to $12,000 for projects of one year or less. Applicants ordinarily must have a Ph.D. in an academic discipline and must hold an appointment at a college, university, research facility, or cultural institution. Proposals are welcome at any time. The foundation also provides major multiyear grants for research on education, including the history of education. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted in this program. For details, write Small Grants Program or Major Grants Program, Spencer Foundation, 900 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 2800. Chicago, IL 60611.

The center expects to offer up to six external fellowships for 1998-99 for scholars and teachers in the humanities and for those in other fields working on related projects. The center offers two types of fellowships: senior fellowships for well-established scholars and junior fellowships for scholars who during the fellowship year are at least three years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. and normally no more than ten. The fellowships enable recipients to pursue their own research and writing in a collegial setting along with Stanford faculty and graduate fellows. Recipients must devote about one-sixth of their time to teaching or contributing in some other way to intellectual life in the humanities at Stanford. The center will offer stipends of up to $25,000 for junior scholars and up to $40,000 for senior scholars. In addition, a housing/travel subsidy of up to $10,000 is offered. Applicants are expected to seek supplementary financial support and are required to contribute this support, together with any sabbatical earnings, to their stipends. The center is unable to provide medical insurance. Application deadline November 15.

For details, contact Fellowship Program, Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford University, Mariposa House, Stanford, CA 94305-8630. (415) 723-3052. Fax (415) 723- 1895.

Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships at Stanford University will be awarded to highly promising scholar-teachers in the humanities. These nonfaculty one-year positions will carry departmental affiliation, limited teaching duties, and the opportunity for scholarly work and intellectual growth. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. after June 1991 and before September 1997. The award carries an annual stipend of $39,275 plus benefits and is renewable for a second year. Application deadline November 13, 1998. For details, write Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships, Dean's Office, Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2070. E-mail: edsell@csli.stanford.edu.

In 1998-99 the State Historical Society of Iowa will offer a limited number of research stipends of up to $1,000 each to support original research and interpretive writing related to the history of Iowa or of Iowa and the Midwest. Applicants who plan to study previously neglected topics or to take new approaches to previously treated topics will receive preference. Applicants will be expected to produce a manuscript suitable for publication in The Annals of lowa. Application deadline April 15, 1998. For details, contact Marvin Bergman, State Historical Society of Iowa, 402 lowa Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240. (319) 335-3931. Fax (319) 335-3935. E-mail: mbergman@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu.

The society offers the Alice E. Smith Fellowship of $2,000 to a woman doing research in American history, with preference given to applicants who are conducting graduate research on the history of Wisconsin or the Midwest. Application deadline July 15.

The society offers the John C. Geilfuss Fellowship of $2,000. The fellowship is for research at the graduate level and beyond on Wisconsin and U.S. business or economic history, with an emphasis on topics in the American Midwest, or for research using the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Deadline February 1.

The society also offers the Amy Louise Hunter Fellowship of $2,500. The fellowship is awarded in even-numbered years at the graduate level and beyond for research on topics related to the history of women and public policy, broadly construed, with preference given to Wisconsin topics, or for research using the collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Application deadline May 1 of even-numbered years.

For details, contact Michael Stevens, State Historian, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706-1488. (608) 2646464.

This program is designed to aid independent scholars doing research in Russian and Eastern European studies. The Summer Research Laboratory on Russia and Eastern Europe allows scholars to use the resources of the university library for independent research. Professional librarians and graduate students working on dissertation research may also apply. Associates are offered housing awards for up to 14 nights and have the opportunity to attend seminars and cultural events and to discuss current re" search. Application deadline April 1. For details, contact Russian and E$t European Research Center, University of Illinois, 104 International Stud" ies Bldg., 910 S. 5th St., Champaign, IL 61820. (217) 333-1244.

The Judicial Fellows Commission invites applications for the 1998-99 Judicial Fellows Program. The program, patterned after the White House and Congressional Fellowships programs, seeks outstanding individuals from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in thc administration of justice and who show promise of making a contribution to the judiciary. The commission will select four fellows to spend a calendar year, beginning in late August or early September 1998, in Washington, D.C., at the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or the United States Sentencing Commission. Candidates must be familiar with the federal judicial system, have at least one postgraduate degree, and have two or more years of successful professional experience. Fellowship stipends are based on salaries for comparable government work and on individual salary histories but will not exceed GS15, step three, presently $76,316. Application deadline in 1996 was November 16.

The Judicial Intern Program allows advanced undergraduates and graduating seniors who have interests in law, management, and social sciences a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the field of judicial adrninistration through work in the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice. The intern assists with information gathering and other tasks. Most internships last approximately four months. Application deadlines June I (for fall), October 10 (winter), and March 10 (summer).

For details about the Judicial Fellows Program, contact Vanessa Yarnall, Administrative Director, Judicial Fellows Program, Supreme Court of the United States, Rm. 5, Washington, DC 20543. (202) 479-3415. For details about the Judicial Intern Program, contact Judicial Intern Program, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, Rm. 5, Washington, DC 20543. (202) 479-3409.

The center supports three one-year fellowships to visiting scholars for interdisciplinary research and programming in the humanities. The fellowships include an award (currently $27,500), an office in the College of Humanities' Carlson Hall, and full university privileges. Fellows are expected to teach one course or create a public program during their fellowship year and participate in center and college activities. The university holds strong collections in the history of the American West and Middle East area studies, and also affords easy access to the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which houses the largest collection of genealogical records in the world and welcomes research by social historians. Historians of all fields are welcome to apply. Application deadline early December. For details, contact Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center, University of Utah, 201 Carlson Hall, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. (801) 581-7989. Web site: http://diakonos. hum.utah.edu/humcntr/Welcome.html.

The association offers up to two archival research fellowships annually to young scholars with a research interest in the educational projects of American industrialist Lucien L. Nunn (1853-1925). The fellowships cover travel, room and board at Telluride House, and a modest stipend for a stay of up to two months in Ithaca, where scholars have access to the archival collections of the association at Telluride House and in the libraries of Cornell University. For details, contact Archival Research Fellowship Committee, Telluride Association, 217 West Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 273-5011. Fax (607) 272-2667. E-mail: telluride@cornell.edu.

The institute offers four types of support. In even-numbered years, the institute offers a Scholar's Award to a scholar whose work focuses heavily on the public career of Harry S. Truman or on some aspect of the Truman administration. Dissertation Year Fellowships, which carry a stipend of $16,00O, support two graduate students who have begun or are ready to begin dissertations. Application deadline February 1. Research Grants enable graduate students or postdoctoral scholars to come to the Truman Library for one to three weeks to use its archival facilities. Grants do not exceed $2,500. Undergraduate Honors Grants encourage undergraduate honors students to engage in research in original sources. For details, contact Secretary, Harry S. Truman Library Institute, Harry S. Truman Library, U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware, Independence, MO 64050-1798. (816) 833-0425. Fax (816) 833-2715. Entr,v last updated in 1996.

The foundation, which was created to honor President Truman and his contributions to the nation, awards scholarships to college students with outstanding leadership potential who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service and who wish to attend graduate school to help prepare for their careers. Truman Scholars participate in leadership development programs and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government. In 1998, the foundation will award up to 80 Truman Scholarships on the basis of merit to junior-level students at four-year colleges and universities. A Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000. Scholars are eligible for $3,000 for the senior year of undergraduate education and $27,000 for graduate studies. Nominees must be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, committed to a career in public service, in the upper quarter of their classes, and U.S. citizens or nationals. Candidates must be nominated by their institutions of higher education. The foundation invites eligible accredited institutions to nominate up to four students for the 1998 competition. Nomination deadline for students is January 27, 1998. For details, contact Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, 712 Jackson Pl., NW, Washington, DC 20006. (202) 395-7429. Fax (202) 395-6995.

The center supports scholarly research and writing among qualified civilian graduate students preparing dissertations on the history of war on land, particularly the history of the U.S. Army, by offering up to two Dissertation Year Fellowships each academic year. The fellowships carry a stipend of up to $8,000 and provide access to the center's facilities and technical expertise. The center assists fellows in gaining access to archival and library sources in the Washington area and to the U.S. Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks. Applicants must be civilian citizens of the United States and must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation by the starting date of the fellowship. Annual deadline February 1. For details, write Executive Secretary, CMH Dissertation Fellowship Committee, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Franklin Ct. Bldg., 1099 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005-3402.

The institute offers grants to support individual research in its holdings on topics of special interest to the Department of the Army. Stipends and the number of grants vary according to available funding. Candidates must be scholars at the graduate or postgraduate level or must have comparable qualifications based on experience. Application deadline January 1, 1997. For details, write Assistant Director for Educational Services, U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5008.

Applications are invited for the thirteenth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publication on the history of the art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one month to one year; the stipend is $1,500 per month. Applications deadline February 15, 1998. For details, contact Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, Washinaton, DC 20515. (202) 228-1222.

The committee seeks U.S. citizen graduate students or young professionals for paid internships in Australia, France, Ghana, Great Britain, Lithuania, Poland, India, Croatia, Russia, Chile, the Slovak Republic, and other countries, in summer 1998. Participants work for public and private nonprofit historic preservation organizations and agencies, under the direction of professionals, for a period of three months. Application deadline March 5, 1998. For details, contact Ellen Delage, Program Director, US/ICOMOS, 401 F Street NW, Room 331, Washington, DC 20001-2728. (202) 842-1862. Fax (202) 842-1861.

The United States Institute of Peace invites applications for the 199899 Senior Fellowship Competition and the Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship Competition of the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace. Senior fellowships are awarded annually to scholars and practitioners from a variety of professions, including college and university faculty, journalists, diplomats, writers, military officers, international negotiators, and lawyers. The institute funds projects related to preventive diplomacy, ethnic or regional conflict, peacekeeping and peace operations, peace settlements, post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation, democratization and the rule of law, cross-cultural negotiations, and U.S. foreign policy in the twenty first century. Fellows reside at the institute for a period of up to one year to conduct research on their project, consult with the staff, and contribute to the ongoing work of the institute. The fellowship award includes a stipend, an office with computer and voicemail, and a part-time research assistant. The competition is open to citizens of all nations; women and members of minority groups are especially encouraged to apply. Deadline October 1.

Peace Scholar dissertation fellowships support doctoral dissertations that explore the sources and nature of international conflict, and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. Dissertation research from a broad range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields is eligible. Peace Scholars work at their universities or appropriate field research sites. Pri ority will be given to projects that contribute knowledge relevant to the formulation of policy on international peace and conflict issues. Doctoral students must be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States, but citizens of all countries are eligible. Applicants must complete all requirements for the degree except the dissertation by the commencement of the award, September 1, 1998. The fellowship award is $14,000 for one year and may be used to support writing or field research. Deadline November 17, 1997.

For details on both fellowships, contact the Jennings Randolph Program, U.S. Institute of Peace, 1550 M St., NW, Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20005. (202) 429-3886. Fax (202) 429-6063. E-mail: jrprogram@usip.org. Web site: http://www.usip.org.

The center offers Historical Program Research Grants, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships, and Master's Thesis Fellowships in Marine Corps history. The grant program is primarily, but not exclusively, for graduate students in history with projects of direct benefit to the Marine Corps Historical Program. Grant applicants must have demonstrated an ability and special aptitude for advanced study in aspects of American military history directly related to Marine Corps activities. Grant stipends range from $400 to $2,000. There are no application deadlines. The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship carries a stipend of $7,500. Students who have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation may apply. Dissertation topics must be historical and related to the Marine Corps. The Master's Thesis Fellowship carries a stipend of $2,500 and is open to any graduate student enrolled in an accredited master's degree program that requires a thesis. Thesis topics must be historical and related to the Marine Corps. Application deadline May 1. For details, write Coordinator, Grants and Fellowships, Marine Corps Historical Center, Bldg. 58, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M St., SE, Washington, DC 20374-5040.

The fund provides financial support for individuals and cultural institutions to carry out projects that reflect the artistic and cultural diversity of Mexico and the United States and that encourage collaboration between specialists of both countries in dance, theater, music, museums, visual arts, libraries, media arts, cultural studies, and literary and cultural publishing. The fund does not support essentially academic projects intended to lead to a university degree or to otherwise meet the requirements of an academic institution. Grant awards range from $2,000 to $25,000. For details, contact U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture, c/o BBF, P.O. Box 3087, Laredo, TX 78044-3087. (525) 592-5386. E-mail: usmexcult@laneta.apc.org. Web site: http://www.laneta.apc.org/usmexcult/intro.html.

The Chancellor's Fellowship of $14,000 plus fees provides the first year of support for graduate students enrolled in Ph.D. programs. The second and third years of support are provided by the student's department in the form of a teaching assistantship or fellowship. The fourth year of the Chancellor's fellowship will be a dissertation year fellowship which will awarded after the student is advanced to candidacy for the doctorate. The department also awards unrestricted fellowships to students at all levels of graduate study in varying amounts up to $13,000 for a period of one quarter to one year. The 1939 Club offers a graduate fellowship of $5,000 in memory of Jewish Holocaust victims. The fellowship assists a graduate student who intends to make the study of the Holocaust, its origins, history, or impact his or her field of study. For details, write Graduate Adviser, Dept. of History, University of California. 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095.

The Angie Francis and Joseph M. Francis Fellowship in the His" tory of Health Sciences for Medical Professionals supports medical students or physicians who wish to pursue graduate studies in the history of health sciences at the University of California at San Francisco. Applicants who are currently in medical school receive priority. Francis Fellows must be accepted by the Department of the History of Health Sciences for the M.A. or the Ph.D. degree program. The fellowship of approximately $14,000 is for one year, with a possibility of renewal. Tuition and fees are not included.

The J. Elliott Royer Postdoctoral Research Fellowship supports historians whose Ph.D. is concentrated in eighteenth- to twentieth-century health-related topics. Preference will be given to historians wishing to use the archival and library resources in the Bay area. In addition to research and writing, there are limited opportunities for teaching. Awards will be made for 12 months with a possibility of renewal. The position is available July 1, 1998. The stipend for the 12-month appointment is $2,250 per month. and includes health benefits and a research allowance.

The university offers the Mellon Fellowship in Latin American History to support graduate study. The fellowships, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will be available to graduate students in the third year of their study at Chicago. The awards include full support (tuition from the university and stipend from the foundation), and are renewable every year for a three-year period. Funds from the Mellon Foundation will also be available for dissertation workshops, summer research for graduate students, and travel for Mellon Fellows to professional meetings. For details, contact Claudio Lomnitz, Latin American History, University of Chicago, Social Science Graduate Division, 1126 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637. (773) 702-8541. Fax (773) 702-7550.

The university invites applications for Charles Phelps Taft Postdoctoral Fellowships. Awards are made to applicants in a number of disciplines, including history. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. during the past five years or have completed all requirements for the degree by September I of the year in which the tenure of the fellowship begins. The stipend is $30,000 plus medical insurance (single coverage). Fellows must devote their full time to research during the tenure of the fellowship and may not accept other compensation or supplementation from employment or from another fellowship, scholarship, or grant. However, fellows may be offered the opportunity to teach one course as lecturer for an honorarium to be negotiated between the fellows and their departments (minimum of $2,000). In addition, $500 is available to defray documented moving expenses and $1,000 for research/travel expenses during the fellowship year. Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Taft Postdoctoral Fellowships, University of Cincinnati, ML 0037, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0037. (513) 556-0675.

The history department of the university offers the John Rice Fellowships for graduate study in British history. At the M.A. Ievel, the fellowship provides two years of financial support through a combination of fellowships and graduate or teaching assistantships. Ph.D. students receive five years of support, with fellowships the first and last years, and graduate or teaching assistantships in the middle three. Application deadline January 1, 1998. For details, contact Graduate Secretary, Dept. of History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0234. (303) 492-2352. E-mail: diannejohnson@colorado.edu.

The university offers two- and four-year courses of study leading to master's or doctoral degrees in history. Students who plan careers in college teaching or public history may apply. The program focuses on the history of industrialization, broadly conceived to include business, economic, labor, and social history, as well as the history of technology. Hagley students enroll as degree candidates in the history department at the University of Delaware. Master's candidates receive a yearly stipend of about $9,900, and doctoral candidates receive $10,700. Those seeking a terminal master's degree may renew their fellowships once; those seeking the doctorate may renew their fellowships three times beyond the initial year. Hagley fellows serve as teaching assistants for one semester of each year of aid. Application deadline January 30. For details, write Coordinator, University of Delaware-Hagley Program, Dept. of History, University of llelaware. Newark, DE 19716.

The department awards the Samuel Proctor Fellowship, which carries a nine-month stipend and partial tuition waiver. The fellowship is for graduate study in American, particularly Southern, history. Application deadline February 1. For details, write Thomas Gallant, Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of History, University of Florida, Box 117320, Gainesville, FL 32611-7320.

The department offers the T. Glendenning Hamilton Grant of up to $600 (Canadian) to scholars interested in using the department's substantial manuscript and rare book collections. The grant assists graduate students, faculty members, staff, and others whose research projects call for intensive, on-site use of the collections which focus on Canadian literature, agriculture, history of the Canadian Northwest, Arctic exploration, local Winnipeg history, and other topics. Those interested in using the Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Collection of Manitoba history and of psychic phenomena will receive special consideration. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Applications for funding of student research assistants will also be considered. For details, contact T. Glendenning Hamilton Research Grant Program, Dept. of Archives and Special Collections, University of Manitoba, 331 Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada.

The Dubois-Mandela-Rodney Fellowship Program at the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS) was established to identify and support scholars of high ability engaged in postdoctoral work in the AfroAmerican, African, and Caribbean experiences of people of color. The program focuses on the social sciences and the humanities; the theme for 1998-99 will be determined in August 1997. Fellows conduct a CAAS seminar on their research during one of their semesters in residence. The stipend is approximately $30,000. Candidates must be no more than 10 years beyond the completion of their degree.

For details, contact Fellowship Office, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, 200 W. Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092. (313) 764-5513.

The history department awards the following fellowships to incoming students on the basis of admissions materials, which are due December 15.

Four Regents Fellowships provide $12,000 plus tuition for three years, including two terms as a teaching assistant. Rackham Merit Fellowships offer support for students from historically underrepresented minority groups. In addition, the area studies centers (Chinese, Japanese, Near Eastern, Russian, South/Southeast Asian) at the University of Michigan offer some fellowships for foreign language study.

For details, contact Graduate Administrator, Dept. of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045. (313) 764-2559.

The university offers a junior- or senior-level Andrew W. Mellon Posidoctoral Fellowship for research and teaching that explores intersections of the biological and social at the borders of science and culture, with a strong preference given to historical projects situated at the crossroads of human science, life science, and culture. The 1998-99 fellowship is open to candidates with doctorates in history, the history of science, science studies, or related fields. The Mellon fellow will have residence with the University's History of Science Department and the University Libraries' History of Science Collections. The fellowship carries a stipend of up to $30,000, with benefits including a budget for travel and research expenses. Applications should be postmarked by January 10, 1998. For details, contact Dr. Gregg Mitman, History of Science Department, 601 Elm St., Rm. 622, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-0315. (405) 325-6476. Fax (405) 325-2363. E-mail: gmitman@ou.edu.

The university offers Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities to younger scholars who, as of October 15, 1996, have had the Ph.D. for eight years or less and who have not yet been granted tenure. Research proposals are invited in all areas of humanistic studies except educational curriculum building and performing arts. Preference is given to proposals that are interdisciplinary and to candidates who have not previously had access to the university's research resources, and who will make a contribution to its intellectual life. The award carries an annual stipend of $32,000. Application deadline October 15. For details, contact Chair, Humanities Coordinating Committee, c/o Tracey L. Turner, Program Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, 16 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6378. (215) 898-7156.

The faculty of arts and sciences offers African American Postdoctoral Fellowships to promote the diversity of its own and the nation's faculty pool. The fellowships foster the professional development of recent African American recipients of doctoral degrees who are committed to careers in university research and teaching. Applicants must have completed all doctoral degree requirements before September I of the fellowship year in one of the following fields: anthropology, biological sciences, chemistry, communication computer science, economics, geology and planetary science, history, mathematics and statistics, physics and astronomy, political science, psychology or sociology. The faculty will give preference to applicants who show promise for tenure-track appointments that may become available at the University of Pittsburgh. Fellows must be in residence for the duration of their appointment; engage in advanced study, research, and writing; and teach one course per year. Fellows are eligible for two years of support. The fellowship carries a $30,000 stipend for eleven months with one month of vacation. Health insurance and other fringe benefits are included. Fellows receive $2,500 per year for travel and research costs. Application deadline for 1997 was March 1. For details, contact African American Postdoctoral Fellowships, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean, University of Pittsburgh, 910 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-6109. (412) 624-6094.

The university awards Graduate School Fellowships of up to $15,000 to the most outstanding applicants to the university. These fellowships may be held for up to four years. The university also awards James A. Morris Carolina Fellowships of up to $5,000 to outstanding new students.

The R. Means Davis Fellowship of $500 to $1,000 is awarded to a graduate student at the master's or doctoral level in Southern history. The H. Smith Richardson Fellowship of $ 1,000 is awarded every third year to a deserving graduate student in international studies, history, or political science. The university provides research assistance grants of a few hundred dollars each to defray unusual costs for master's and doctoral research in most fields. Summer Dissertation Fellowships of up to $2,000 are available in any field to outstanding doctoral candidates who have completed all other degree requirements. Application deadlines October 15 and February 15. For details, contact Graduate School, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, (803) 777-4243, or the history department, (803) 777-4492.

The history department provides financial aid, on a competitive basis, chiefly in the form of fellowships and assistantships. Applicants for admission who indicate that they would like to receive financial aid are automatically considered for all fellowships. Normally, students who seek only a master's degree will not be eligible for fellowships. The number and value of the fellowships vary from year to year. The most important annual fellowships include the Phillip Francis duPont Fellowships, which are available in all fields of history; Academic Enhancement Program Fellowships, which are also available in all fields of history; Governor's Fellowships for outstanding students who are residents of Virginia; President's Fellowships, which are awarded by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to exceptional students; State Council of Higher Education Fellowships for minority-group students; Virginia Fellowships, which are offered by the Carter G. Woodson Institute in Afro-American and African Studies to advanced graduate students for dissertation work in African or Afro-American history; Foreign Language and Area Study National Resource Fellowships for students working in South Asian history or eastern Europe and Russia; International Center for Jefferson Studies dissertation year fellowships, which are generally awarded to students working on the age of Jefferson; and Southern Fellowships for students of the American South.

Teaching assistantships can pay up to $7,200. The graduate school usually remits out-of-state tuition in the form of tuition differential fellowships to students holding teaching assistantships. More advanced graduate students have opportunities for additional instructorships according to their qualifications and current curriculum needs.

For details, contact Admissions Officer, Corcoran Dept. of History, University of Virginia, Randall Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903. (804) 924-7146. Fax (804) 924-7891. E-mail: ecs2q@virginia.edu.

Maurice L. Richardson Fellowships are available to graduate students in the history of medicine at the University of Wisconsin. Beginning and advanced graduate students in the history of science or with a major concentration in the history of medicine may apply. Funds are limited and awards will be made on the basis of merit. Students may reapply for up to three years of support, one of which may be at the dissertation level. Stipends range from $500 to $13,500 per academic year. Application deadline March 15. For details, write Dept. of History of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 1420 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1532.

The University of Wyoming announces its inaugural offering of the Bernard L. Maiewski Fellowship and invites applications from interested scholars. The fellowship is named in honor of the late petroleum industry pioneer, Bernard L. Majewski and provides a stipend of $2,500 in support of research conducted in the archival collections at the American Heritage Center on the campus of UW. Acceptable areas of research include history, oral history and historical archaeology pertaining to economic and petroleum geology or environment and natural resources, or business or economic history pertaining to economic and petroleum geology. Application deadline March 15, 1998. Research should be conducted by the fellow within one year of appointment. For details contact Sally Sutherland, International Archive of Economic Geology, P.O. Box 3924, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071. (307) 766-4295. Fax (307) 7665511. E-mail: sallys@uwyo.edu.

The council offers two annual research fellowships for humanities scholars. One fellowship will be awarded for a project in Utah studies; the second will be awarded for a project of national or international scope. Each provides a stipend of $3,000 to support two consecutive months of full-time research, or equivalent part-time research, within a one-year time period in one or more of the humanities disciplines. The research must result in three public humanities programs in Utah. Applicants must be scholars actively involved in teaching, research, or writing in the humanities. While they do not have to be affiliated with a college or university, applicants must demonstrate a solid grounding in one or more of the humanities disciplines, preferably with an advanced degree. Proposed projects must focus on one or more of the following areas of study: language, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, ethics, archaeology, comparative religion, history, and criticism of the arts, and those aspects of the social sciences that have humanistic applications and employ humanistic methods. Application deadline September 1. For details, contact Utah Humanities Council, 350 S 400 E, Ste. 110. Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2946. (801) 531-7868. Fax (801) 531-7896.

The Mellon Fellowship Program assists doctoral and postdoctoral scholars who wish to conduct research in the Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library at St. Louis University. The program provides some travel expenses and a reasonable per diem to scholars for well-defined research projects for periods of two to eight weeks. Projects in areas such as classical languages and literature, paleography, scriptural and patristic studies, history, the philosophy and science of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and Roman literature are eligible for support. There are also opportunities for support in the history of music, manuscript illumination, mathematics and technology, theology, liturgy, Roman and canon law, and political theory. Fellowships run from January 15 to May 15, from June I to July 31, and from September 1 to December 22. For details, contact Mellon Fellowship Program, Vatican Film Library, Pius XII Memorial Library, St. Louis University, 3650 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108. Fax (314) 977-3108. E-mail: ermatcj@slu.edu.

The center offers up to 15 fellowships for independent study on any aspect of the Italian Renaissance. The fellowships, which can be stipendiary or nonstipendiary, are for scholars of any nationality. Recipients are generally postdoctoral and in the earlier stages of their careers. Stipends will be awarded according to the individual needs of appointees and the availability of funds. The maximum grant will be $30,000; most will be considerably less. Fellows must devote full time to their projects and may not have any other obligations, such as teaching, during the fellowship year. Application deadline October 15, 1997. For details, contact Walter Kaiser, Director, Villa I Tatti, Via di Vincigliata 26, 50135 Florence, Italy; or Villa I Tatti Office, Harvard University, University Pl., 124 Mt. Auburn St . Cambridee, MA 02138-5762; (617) 495-8042.

Through its Research Fellowship Program, the society promotes the study of Virginia history and increases access to its collections. The program provides short-term financial assistance to selected scholars. Grants include Betty Sams Christian Fellowships in business history, Sydney and Frances Lewis Fellowships in women's studies, and Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships. The society awards the fellowships on the basis of applicants' scholarly qualifications, the merits of their proposals, and the appropriateness of the proposals to the society's collections. Grant recipients work on a regular basis in the society's reading room during the period of the award. Applications from doctoral candidates are welcome; master's candidates are not eligible. Awards will be made at the rate of $375 per week. Deadline January 15. For details, contact Nelson D. Lankford, Chair, Mellon Research Fellowship Committee, Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311. (804) 358-4901.

Each April the society presents a History Teacher of the Year Award of $250 to a secondary school teacher in Virginia who demonstrates scholarship, enthusiasm, and creativity in the teaching of Virginia and American history. For details, contact William B. Obrochta, Head of Educational Services, Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311. (804) 358-4901.

The association offers annually the Rundell Graduate Student Award of $1,000 to a doctoral candidate who has completed Ph.D. comprehensive examinations and is researching the dissertation subject. Students must be nominated by their graduate adviser. Nominations deadline July 31. The annual Sara Jackson Award of $500 is offered for research support. Preference is given to African American or other minority students. For details, contact Western History Association, University of New Mexico, 1080 Mesa Vista Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1181. (505) 2775234. Fax (505) 277-6023.

Each year, the Western History Association and Utah State University jointly offer an editorial fellowship with the Western Hlstorical Quarterly. The fellowship carries a stipend of $8,000 for the academic year and a waiver of out-of-state tuition. The fellow must enroll in Utah State University's master's program in history. Duties at the Quarterly include assisting with manuscript selection, preparation, compilation, composition, and copyediting. Time devoted to the Quarterly amounts to about 20 hours per week. The fellowship may be retained for a second year depending upon satisfactory progress toward a master's degree and acceptable completion of editorial assignments. Additional financial support is available for the editorial fellow to work at the Quarterly during the summer. Application deadline February 1. For details, write Editor, Western [listorical Quarterly, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0740. (801) 797-1301. E-mail: abutler@wpo.hess.edu.

Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships for Minority Graduate Students enable two minority graduate students to devote the majority of their time during the academic year to completing dissertation work. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must have finished all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year. The stipend is $25,000. In addition, Williams College will provide housing support and an allowance of up to $2,500 for research-related expenses. Application deadline on or around January 1, 1998. For details, write David L. Smith, Dean of the Faculty, Williams College, Hopkins Hall, Williamstown, MA 01267.

John William Miller Fellowship of $10,000 supports research that advances the study of Miller's papers in the college library and leads to a book-length publication. Dissertation research is eligible. The fellowships are renewable, and there is no application deadline. For details, write John William Miller Fellowship Fund. c/o Library, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267.

The center, located in Washington, D.C., awards approximately 35 residential fellowships each year for advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. Men and women from any country and from a wide variety of backgrounds, including government, the corporate world, the professions, and academe, may apply. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional accomplishments. Fellows receive offices access to the Library of Congress, computers or manuscript typing serNices, and research assistants. The center publishes selected works written at the center through the Woodrow Wilson Center Press. Fellowships are normally for an academic year. In determining stipends, the center follows the principle of no gain/no loss according to a fellow's salary for the previous year. In no case, however, can the center's stipend exceed $62,000. The average yearly stipend is $43,000. In addition, the center provides travel expenses and 75% of health insurance premiums for fellows and their immediate dependents. Application deadline October 1, 1997. For details, contact Fe}lowships Of fice, Woodrow Wilson Center, 1000 Jefferson Dr., SW, SI MRC 022, Washington, DC 20560. (202) 357-2841. Fax (202) 357-4439. E-mail: wcfellow@sivm.si.edu. Web site: http://wwics. si.edu.

The foundation plans to award approximately 80 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies to exceptionally promising students who plan to prepare for careers in humanistic teaching and scholarship. The fellowships are for the first year of a Ph.D. program. Applicants must he enrolled in a Drogram leading to the Ph.D. Deadline for requests for applications December 8. Application deadline December 31, 1997. For details, e-mail jacquie@woodrow.org.

In addition, the foundation sponsors the annual Robert F. Goheen Prize in Classical Studies. All past and present Mellon fellows in classics who have not yet attained the doctorate are eligible. Selection will be based on distinguished academic achievement and timely progress toward the degree. The foundation will give preference to proposed study at a classical site or center for research.

The foundation plans to offer 15 Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies to encourage original and significant research about women on such topics as the evolution of women's role in society, women in history, the psychology of women, and women as seen in literature and art. The foundation also plans to offer 35 to 40 Charlotte Newcombe Dissertation Fellowships to encourage original and significant study of ethical and religious values in all fields. Candidates at United States schools who have completed all predissertation requirements are eligible. The stipend is $14.000 for 12 months. For deadlines, e-mail charlotte@ woodrow.org.

For details, contact Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, CN 5281, Princeton, NJ 08543. (609) 452-7007. Fax (609) 452-0066.

Each year, Winterthur offers various fellowships to encourage research on America's artistic, cultural, intellectual, and social history. Fellowships are residential programs and last up to one year. Historians, museum professionals, doctoral candidates, and advanced scholars who wish to use the resources of the museum and library may apply. Availability of fellowships and stipends vary yearly. Housing is available. The NEH grants up to $30,000 for four to twelve months of work. Winterthur grants from $1,000 to $2,000 per month for one to six months, and a residential and dissertation fellowship for two semesters at $11,500. Application deadline January 15. For details, contact Office of Advanced Studies, Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, Winterthur, DE 19735. (302) 888-4649. E-mail: pelli@udel.edu.

The center offers Wolfsonian Fellowships, visiting scholar appointments, honorary associate appointments, and, periodically, invites a distinguished applicant to serve as Wolfsonian Scholar for a period of three to six months. The fellowships are offered for up to six-week periods during the academic term January to July. Grants are based on need and the duration of research, and can include a stipend, round-trip travel expenses, a research allowance, and a housing stipend. For details, contact Research Center Program Officer, Wolfsonian Research Center, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139. (305) 535-2626. Fax (305) 531-2133.

The institute offers residential research fellowships to support projects in the humanities and social sciences that are related to Afro-American and African studies. (For the purposes of this competition, Afro-American and African studies cover Africa, Africans, and peoples of African descent in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.) Postdoctoral fellowships are for one year and carry a stipend of $25,000. Predoctoral fellowships are for two years and carry a stipend of $12,500 per year. Applicants for the predoctoral fellowships must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation prior to August 1, 1996. Applicants for the postdoctoral fellowships must have been awarded their Ph.D. by the time of application or must furnish proof that it will be received before June 30, 1997. Fellowship recipients must be in residence at the University of Virginia for the duration of the award period and contribute to the intellectual life of the university. Application deadline December 2, 1996.

For details, contact Afro-American and African Studies Fellowship, Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia, 1512 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, VA 22903. (804) 924-3109. Fax (804) 924-8820. Entry last updated in 1996.

The program, which will offer four to six visiting research fellowships in 1998-99, promotes intellectual links between Western and non-Western studies, contemporary and historical work, and the social sciences and the humanities in the context of research on rural life and society. Fellowships provide $30,000 per academic year. Fellows must have finished the dissertation and have a full-time paid position to which they can return. We also encourage applications from knowledgeable "activists" and "public intellectuals" whose work on rural life transcends the academy. They must reside in New Haven, pursue their own research, and participate in a col" loquium series entitled Hinterlands, Frontiers, Cities and States: Transactions and Identities. Application deadline January 2, 1998. For details, contact James C. Scott, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University, Box 2().~300, New Haven, CT 06520-8300. Fax (203) 432-5036.

The institute offers the Rose and Isidore Drench Fellowship to support scholars conducting research in American Jewish history at the YIVO Library and Archives. Special consideration will be given to scholars working on some aspect of the Jewish labor movement. Fellowships last from one to three months and carry a stipend of $2,000. At the end of the fellowship, the recipient will deliver a lecture based on his or her fellowship research and will submit a paper to the YIVO Annual for possible publication.

The institute also offers the Vivian Hort Memorial Fellowship to support scholars conducting research in any aspect of Yiddish literature at the YIVO Library and Archives. Fellowships are from one to three months and carry a stipend of $1,500. At the end of the fellowship, the recipient will deliver a lecture based on the fellowship research and will submit a paper to the YIVO Annual for possible publication.

The Maria Salit-Gitelson Tell Memorial Fellowship carries a stipend of $1,500 for the research in Lithuanian Jewish history, in particular on the city of Vilnius. The recipient is expected to deliver a lecture based on the research and submit a paper for possible publication in the YIVO Annual.

In addition, the following fellowships are offered to support research for one to three months at the library and archives of the institute, in the field of East European Jewish studies. The Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial Fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000. The recipient is expected to lead a minimum of two faculty seminars, deliver a lecture based on the research, and submit a paper for possible publication in the YIVO Annual. The Natalie and Mendel Racolin Fellowship carries a stipend of $1,500. The recipient is expected to deliver a lecture based on the research and submit a paper for possible publication in the YIVO Annual.

Application deadline December 1. For details, contact Allan L. Nadler, Research Director, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 555 W. 57th St., Ste. 1100, New York, NY 10019-2925. (212) 246-6080. Fax (212) 292-1892.