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at German institutions. Contact: avh@
verizon.net; http://www.humboldt-foundation.de
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS. Applications for fellowships at the American Academy in Berlin. Contact: applica-tions@americanacademy.de; http://www.
americanacademy.de
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS. Applications from scholars and scientists
of all nationalities and fields for the
Humboldt Research Fellowship Program.
Contact: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; info@americanfriends-of-avh.
org; http://www.humboldt-foundation.de
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS.
Applications for the LMI Research
Institute’s Distinguished Visiting
Scholar, 2007-8. Contact: Maurice Kelly,
LMI Research Institute, (703) 917-7374;
mkelly@lmi.org; http://www.lmi.org
BUSINESS/MANAGEMEN T (FACUL T Y/RE-SEARCH). Applications for resident
fellowships in the Institute for Global
Enterprise in Indiana at the School of
Business Administration at the University of Evansville. Contact: Robert A.
Clark, School of Business Administration, University of Evansville, 1800
Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, Ind. 47722;
business@evansville.edu
EDUCATION. Applications for the University of Louisville’s Grawemeyer
Fellowships. Contact: Allan E. Dittmer,
University of Louisville Grawemeyer
Award, College of Education and Human
Development, Room 292, University of
Louisville, Louisville, Ky. 40292; (502)
852-8152, fax (502) 852-0657; allan@
louisville.edu; http://www.Grawemeyer.
org
HEALTH/MEDICINE. Applications for
postdoctoral fellowships at the Center
for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Division of Geriatrics at
the University of Pennsylvania. Contact:
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/medpsych/
fellowship.htm
HEALTH/MEDICINE. Applications for a
fellowship in childhood obesity at the
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, in Memphis, Tenn. Contact: Wasim Maziak, Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, 633
Normal Street, Memphis, Tenn. 38152;
wmaziak@memphis.edu; http://cch.
memphis.edu
HUMANI TIES. Applications for a Senior Urban Education Research Fellowship from
the Council of the Great City Schools.
Contact: Amanda Horwitz, (202) 393-
2427; ahorwitz@cgcs.org; http://www.
cgcs.org/research/fellowship.aspx
HUMANI TIES. Applications for English
Language Fellows at Georgetown University. Contact: http://elf.georgetown.
edu
IN TERNATIONAL. Applications for the
Simons postdoctoral fellowship in disarmament and nonproliferation of weapons
of mass destruction and their delivery
systems. Contact: Research Postdoctoral
Continued From Preceding Page
Fellowship Selection, Simons Centre
for Disarmament and Non Proliferation
Research, Liu Institute for Global Issues,
University of British Columbia, 6476
N. W. Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T
1Z2 Canada; simons.centre@ubc.ca;
http://www.ligi.ubc.ca
IN TERNATIONAL. Applications for the
Institute of International Education’s
Scholar Rescue Fund fellowships. Con-
tact: Institute of International Education,
809 United Nations Plaza, Second Floor,
New York, N. Y. 10017; (212) 984-5472,
fax (212) 984-5401; SRF@iie.org; http://
www.iie.org/srf/home
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.
Applications for the 2012-13 Beyster,
Kelso, and related fellowships for Ph.D.
candidates or postdoctoral scholars for
the study of employee stock ownership,
profit sharing, broad-based stock options
in the corporation and society, and the
idea and practice of broadened owner-
ship of capital and economic democracy
in the United States. Contact: Rutgers
University School of Management and
Labor Relations; beysterfellowships@
smlr.rutgers.edu; http://smlr.rutgers.
edu/research-and-centers/fellowship-
programs
OTHER. Applications for Quadrant Project
research residencies focusing on inter-
disciplinary scholarship in the areas of
design and architecture, environmental
sustainability, global cultures, and health
and society at the Institute for Advanced
Study at the University of Minnesota.
Contact: waltn001@umn.edu; http://
www.ias.umn.edu/quadrant.php
OTHER. Applications for postdoctoral fel-
lowships in the department of molecular
and cellular biology at Harvard Univer-
sity. Contact: http://www.mcb.harvard.
edu/jobs/ PostDocs.html
OTHER. Applications for postdoctoral
aerospace fellowships at the University
of Houston. Contact: David Criswell,
Aerospace Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program, Institute for Space Systems
Operations, 617 Science and Research 1,
Mail Code 5005, University of Houston,
Houston, Tex. 77204; (713) 743-3524, fax
(713) 743-3589; dcriswell@uh.edu; http://
www.isso.uh.edu
OTHER. Applications from institutions to
sponsor interns through the Technology
Excellence Fellowship Program. Con-
tact: Marc Siegel, U.S.-Israel Science and
Technology Foundation, (858) 484-9855;
siegel@usistf.org; http://www.usistf.org/
fellowship.html
GRANTS
APRIL 30: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS. Gateway to
College National Network (GtCNN) has
funds available for partnerships between
colleges and K-12 school districts to
implement the Gateway to College dropout recovery program. In the fall of 2012,
GtCNN will select up to 10 college/K-12
partnerships for multi-year contracts
worth between $325,000 and $440,000.
In addition to start-up funds, successful
applicants will receive training, technical assistance, professional development
opportunities, and program evaluation.
Register on the Gateway to College
National Network Web site for complete
program guidelines and application
information. Contact: Ashley Wilkins;
awilkins@gatewaytocollege.org; http://
www.gatewaytocollege.org/start.asp
MA Y 14: ARTS. The Stage Directors and
Choreographers Foundation (SCDF) is
now accepting grant proposals for the
Guest Artist Initiative Program. This
program enables American colleges and
universities to facilitate and fund the hiring of professional stage directors and
choreographers as guest artists. Interested schools may apply by submitting a
completed application form for a production to SDCF. Contact: Ellen Rusconi;
(646) 524-2226; ERusconi@SDCweb.
org; http://www.sdcweb.org/foundation/
guest-artist-initiative
MAY 14: OTHER. Applications are being
accepted for the Head Start Graduate
Student Research Grant. This grant is
meant to facilitate high quality research
that directly addresses the needs of
low-income children, families, and their
early childhood educators to inform and
improve Head Start policies and practice,
and to foster mentoring relationships
between members and doctoral students.
Applicants must be doctoral-level graduate students enrolled in an accredited
institution of higher education. Letters
of intent are due April 16th; applications
are due May 14th. Visit the Web site for
more details. Contact: 1 (877) 350-4624;
HSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com;
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/
view/HHS-2012-ACF-OPRE-YR-0281
MAY 21: OTHER. Applications are being
accepted for the Child Care Graduate
Student Research Grant. This grant is
meant to build capacity in the research
field to focus research on questions that
have direct implications for child care
policy decision-making and program administration and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and
doctoral students. Applicants must be
doctoral level graduate students enrolled
in an accredited institution of higher
education. Letters of intent are due April
13th; applications are due May 21st. Contact: 1 (877) 350-4624; HSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com; http://www.
acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-
2012-ACF-OPRE-YE-0306
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS.
Nominations for the Chang-Lin Tien
Education Leadership Awards from
the Asian Pacific Fund, supporting the
recognition, professional development,
and advancement of Asian-Americans
as leaders of colleges and universities.
Contact: Asian Pacific Fund, 225 Bush
Street, Suite 590, San Francisco, Calif.
94104; (415) 433-6859; awards@asian-pacificfund.org; http://www.asianpacific-fund.org/awards
BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS. Ap-
plications for postdoctoral, dissertation,
and undergraduate grants for resident
research drawing on the center’s data
on adolescence and youth or on data in
its Diversity Archive. Contact: Murray
Research Center, Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study, 10 Garden Street, Cam-
bridge, Mass. 02138; (617) 495-8140;
mrc@radcliffe.edu; http://www.radcliffe.
edu/murray/grants
EDUCATION. Applications for “Transition
to Teaching” awards to provide sup-
port for master’s degrees in elementary,
secondary, and special education at Uni-
versity of Phoenix’s online or on-ground
campuses, in exchange for a commit-
ment to teach three years in a particular
high-needs school or district in Arizona,
Hawaii, Nevada, or American Samoa.
Contact: Adam Krisan, (800) 366-9699;
adam.krisan@phoenix.edu; http://corp-
train.phoenix.edu/project_reach/index.
shtml
EDUCATION. Fully financed Colin McAr-
thur Postgraduate Scholarships for sons
or daughters of victims of September 11
attacks. Contact: campaign@gla.ac.uk;
http://www.nasfaa.org
HEALTH/MEDICINE. Applications from re-
searchers for the California Breast Can-
cer Research Program, administered by
the University of California, to advance
an understanding of the factors that con-
tribute to breast cancer. Contact: (888)
313-2277; http://www.cabreastcancer.org
HUMANI TIES. Applications for “French
Authors on Tour,” for financial aid
to American institutions wishing to
invite and play host to French authors
for readings, signings, and symposia,
from the Book Department of the
Cultural Services of the French Em-
bassy. Contact: Authors on Tour-Book
Department, Cultural Services of the
French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N. Y. 10021; fax (212) 439-
1455; http://frenchculture.org/spip.
php?article50&tout=ok
HUMANITIES. Applications from librar-
ies, museums, colleges, universities, and
other cultural and historical institutions
in Gulf Coast areas affected by Hur-
ricane Katrina for emergency grants
from the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Contact: Division of Pres-
ervation and Access Programs, National
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Room
501, Washington, D.C. 20506; (202)
606-8570; preservation@neh.gov; http://
www.neh.gov
IN TERNATIONAL. Applications for grants
for research on international educational
systems. Contact: International Educa-
tion Research Foundation, P.O. Box
3665, Culver City, Calif. 90231; (310)
258-9451; fax (310) 342-7086; kdickey@
ierf.org; http://www.ierf.org
INSTITUTES, WORKSHOPS
MAY 15: ARTS. Call for proposals for the
“Ekphrasis: A Collaboration Among
the Arts” 2012 Inaugural Conference
designed to discover and explore the
artistic impact when intertwining the
disciplines of visual art, dance, music,
and the written word. Proposals for pre-
sentations (individual or panels) should
address the following topics: arts and
cultural tourism; arts in education (inter-
disciplinary connections); arts and com-
munities; arts advocacy; public art and
public policy; arts and heritage. Contact:
Margaret Chalfant, 400 E. Hickory,
Denton, Tex. 76201; (940) 382-2787; ad-
min@dentonarts.com; http://dentonarts.
com
MA Y 18: AR TS. The Cincinnati Opera and
the University of Cincinnati College-
Conservatory of Music are accepting
applications for two Opera Fusion: New
Works workshops to be held October
18-28 and November 5-15. Opera Fusion:
New Works offers composers or com-
poser/librettist teams the opportunity
to workshop an opera during a 10-day
residency. Applicants must be U.S.
citizens or legal residents. There are no
age restrictions. The program seeks ap-
plicants with operatic works which are
either completed or already in progress,
and which have not yet had a profes-
sional premiere. Works will be reviewed
and selected by the program’s co-artistic
directors, along with an advisory board
made up of artists and professionals from
the world of opera and theater. Please
visit the Web site for more information
on the application process. Contact:
operafusion@cincinnatiopera.org; http://
www.cincinnatiopera.org/about-us/op-
era-fusion-new-works
MA Y 31: AR TS. Applications are being ac-
cepted for Quinnipiac University’s fifth
and final Connecticut Film Industry
Training Program. Classes will begin
Monday, June 4, and are only available
to Connecticut residents. Visit the Web
site for more information. Contact: http://
www.ctfilmworkforce.com
JUNE 15: EXECUTIVE. ”Advancing to the
Presidency: A Workshop on Successful
Presidential Search and Transition”
is a workshop for senior administra-
tors who will be seeking a presidency
within the next two years. This two-
day workshop focuses on presidential
leadership, the CEO search process,
contract negotiation, and successful
transitions into the presidency. It of-
fers highly interactive sessions, includ-
ing candid conversations with search
firm executives, coaching by current
presidents from diverse institutions,
feedback from mock interviews, and
cover letter/resume critiques. Visit the
Web site for more information. Con-
tact: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/
NavigationMenu/ProgramsServices/
Leadership/ExecutiveLeadership-
Group/Programs/ atp.htm
ARTS. Applications for the Summer Insti-
tute in Sustainable Design at the Califor-
nia College of the Arts, in June, in Point
Reyes and San Francisco, Calif. Contact:
California College of the Arts, Office
of Special Programs, 5212 Broadway,
Oakland, Calif. 94618; http://www.cca.
edu/sustainable
HUMANITIES. Applications to par-
ticipate in the Summer Seminar in
Rhetoric and Composition in June at
Michigan State University, in East
Lansing, Mich. Contact: Nancy DeJoy,
Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and
American Cultures, Michigan State
University, 297 Bessey Hall, East
Lansing, Mich. 48824; (517) 432-4031;
dejoy@msu.edu; http://kairos.wide.
msu.edu/~seminar
HUMANI TIES. Applications for the Oral
History Research Office Summer Insti-
tute: “Oral History, Advocacy and the
Law,” in June at Columbia University, in
New York, N. Y. Contact: (212) 854-4012;
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/in-
div/oral
HUMANI TIES. Applications for the Sum-
mer Institute for Intercultural Communi-
cation in July at Reed College. Contact:
Intercultural Communication Institute,
8835 S. W. Canyon Lane, Suite 238, Port-
land, Ore. 97225; (503) 297-4622, fax
(503) 297-4695; ici@intercultural.org;
http://www.intercultural.org
PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. Applications for
the Harvard Design School Executive
Education Summer Seminars, in July or
August. Contact: execed@gsd.harvard.
edu; http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/execed/
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