LGBT Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2008-2011

Application postmark deadline: October 8, 2007

The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for the 2008-2011 fellowship competition.

Five fellowships will be awarded:
• two Open fellowships (all disciplines represented in the Society of Fellows)
• one fellowship in Judaic Studies
• one fellowship in LGBT Studies
• one fellowship in Race and/or Ethnicity Studies

Applicants for any of the specialized fellowships may also apply for an Open fellowship. Please see website (listed below) for application details and relevant disciplines.

Hosted jointly by the Humanities Council and academic departments, Postdoctoral Fellows pursue their research and teach half-time for a term of three years. The postdoctoral fellowship carries with it an appointment as Lecturer. In each of the first two years, Fellows typically teach one course each semester, following the requirements of the fellowship. In their third year, Fellows teach only one course while remaining in residence in Princeton.

Fellows must reside in or near Princeton during the academic year. The stipend for 2008-2009 will be approximately $66,500. Non-US citizens may apply. Recipients of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University are not eligible.

• Selection is based on scholarly excellence, range and quality of teaching experience, and
potential contributions to an interdisciplinary community.

• Candidates must have received their Ph.D. degree between Jan.1, 2005 and October 8, 2007.
Exception: those candidates who will not meet the October 8, 2007 deadline but expect to have fulfilled all conditions for the Ph.D. degree by June 15, 2008 may apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the support of a letter of confirmation from their department chair. See website for details.

• Candidates are asked to submit an application form (online) and a full dossier, postmarked by October 8, 2007.

Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts www.princeton.edu/~sf
The Joseph Henry House fellows@princeton.edu
Princeton University tel: 609 258-4717
Princeton, NJ 08544 fax: 609 258-2783

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Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund for student activists

A scholarship opportunity for you and your students.

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The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has applications available for
student activists who are building the progressive movement and will
be enrolled in school during the 2007-08 academic year.  Our website
provides answers to questions about the Fund, the application
process, and the students we support.  If you know of students
working for peace and justice, or if you have a list of activist
contacts, please send this announcement along and refer potential
applicants to the Fund's website: http://www.davisputter.org/

Since 1961 the Davis-Putter Fund has provided need-based grants to
students who are able to do academic work at the college level and
are involved in building movements for social and economic justice.
Grantees are both graduates and undergraduates enrolled in accredited
schools for the period covered by their grant.  Although citizenship
is not a consideration, applicants must live in the United States and
plan to enroll an accredited program in the US in order to qualify.

The maximum grant is $8,000 and may be considerably smaller depending
on the applicant's circumstances and the funding available.  All the
funds come from individual donors and there are 25-30 grants awarded
each year.  Grants are for one year although students may re-apply
for subsequent years.

Applications and the supporting documents -- transcripts, a personal
statement, two letters of recommendation, a photograph, financial aid
reports -- must be postmarked by April 1.  Final decisions are not
announced until July.