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Fulbright Awards for advanced teaching and research are available to U.S. citizens who hold a Ph.D. or have comparable professional qualifications. For further information about Fulbright Awards and application materials, contact the USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St. NW, Ste. 5M, Box GNEWS, Washington, DC 20008-3009 (202-686-7877; cies1@ciesnet.cies.org [requests for application materials only]; http://www.cies.org).

The International Research and Exchanges Board offers programs focused on Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. Programs include curriculum development, library science, individual advanced research, short-term travel grants, and Southeastern Europe area studies. For further information, contact the International Research and Exchanges Board, 1616 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 (202-628-8188; fax 202-628-8189; irex@info.irex.org; http://www.irex.org/; http://www.irex.ru/). The deadline for applications varies, depending on the award period.

The National Endowment for the Humanities invites applications from individuals and institutions (colleges, universities, nonprofit academic and cultural organizations) to its more than 35 funding programs. These programs support faculty institutes, fellowships, dissertation grants, preservation efforts, publication subventions, collaborative projects, and a variety of other activities that advance and disseminate knowledge in all disciplines of the humanities. For further information and application materials, contact the Division of Research Programs, Rm. 318, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20506 (202-606-8400 and 1-800-NEH-1121; info@neh.gov; http://www.neh.gov).

The American branch of the Richard III Society offers William B. Schallek Memorial Graduate Fellowship Awards to graduate students researching later-medieval, and especially Yorkist-era, English history and culture. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent resident aliens, or have registered for first citizenship papers. Preference is given to students researching or writing Ph.D. dissertations; awards may be used for travel expenses. For further information visit the society's Web site (http://www.r3.org/) or write to the American branch program officer: Nancy Northcott, 1915 Euclid Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203-4707. The deadline is 28 February for the following academic year.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Foreign Scholars to fund research projects lasting 6-12 months at research institutes in Germany. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. or equivalent, be under the age of 40, and have high academic qualifications, academic publications, a specific research plan, and a good command of the German language. For further information contact the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, International Scientific Exchange Programs, Ste. 903, 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202-296-2990; fax 202-833-8514); or the main office of the foundation, at Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Ger. (49-228-8330; fax 49-228-83-3199). Selection meetings are held every March, June/July, and November.

The American Numismatic Society will award a Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship and a Graduate Fellowship for 1999-2000. The Schwartz fellowship supports the study of numismatic and museum methodology at the society by candidates with a B.A. or the equivalent. The Graduate Fellowship will be awarded to a doctoral candidate in the humanities or social sciences writing a dissertation in which numismatic evidence plays a significant role and who has attended one of the society's graduate seminars. The society reserves the right to waive any of the listed requirements. For information and application forms, contact the American Numismatic Society, Broadway at 155th St., New York, NY 10032. The deadline is 1 March 1999.

The Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies will award the Ecole des Chartes Exchange Fellowship (3 months) to a doctoral candidate and the Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship in Renaissance Studies (3 months) to postdoctoral scholars for 1999-2000. For further information and application forms, contact the Newberry Library, Dept. of Research and Education, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610-3305 (312-255-3666; research@newberry.org; http://www.newberry.org/). The deadline for both fellowships is 1 March 1999.

The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies will award Mellon Fellowships for 1999-2000 for research at the institute. Applicants should be young medievalists of exceptional promise who have completed their doctoral work, ordinarily within the previous five years, and who are starting on their professional academic careers at approximately the assistant professor level. For further information, contact the President's Office, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 59 Queen's Park Cresc. E., Toronto, ON M5S 2C4, Canada. The deadline for applications is 1 March 1999.

The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, offers Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon Visiting Senior Fellowships for scholars who have held the Ph.D. for at least five years or who possess an equivalent record of professional accomplishment. The awards last a maximum of sixty days. Applications will be considered for study in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts and are also solicited from scholars who are interested in research related to objects in the collections of the National Gallery. For information and application forms, write to the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565 (202-842-6482; fax 202-842-6733; advstudy@nga.gov; http://www.capcon.nect/casva). The deadlines for applications are 21 March 1999 for the September 1999-February 2000 awards, and 21 September 1999 for the March-August 2000 awards.

Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries will award at least two grants annually for humanities research in the library. The grants of $1,000 fund a one-month research visit to the library. Applicants must have the Ph.D., have completed all requirements for it except the dissertation, or be able to demonstrate a record of solid intellectual accomplishment. For further information and application forms, contact Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries Award Committee, 976 Memorial Library, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, or John Tortorice at the same address (608-265-2505; fax 608-265-2754; tortoric@doit.wisc.edu). The deadlines are 1 April and 1 October each year.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation offers fellowships to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, dissertation grants in women's studies, and Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for the study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. Applicants for the Woodrow Wilson fellowships must have published beyond their doctoral dissertations, or, if non-academics, have an equivalent degree of professional achievement. They should propose a project transcending narrow specialties that will generate a significant book. For further information about the dissertation fellowships visit the following Web sites: http://www.woodrow.org/newcombe/apply/cwnapp.html, http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/99wsapp.html, and http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/health/99jjapp.html. For further information about the Woodrow Wilson fellowships, contact the Fellowships Office, Woodrow Wilson Ctr., 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW, S1 MRC 022, Washington, DC 20560 (202-357-2841; 202-357-4439). The deadline for Woodrow Wilson Fellowships in 2000-2001 is 1 October 1999.

The Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies at Princeton University will offer a limited number of one- or two-semester research fellowships for the 1999-2001 conferences and weekly seminars exploring "Conversion: Sacred and Profane." The center envisages papers exploring the processes by which individuals and groups come to accept or engage beliefs, ideas, rituals, or social and material practices often radically different from those with which they began. The fellowships are designed for younger scholars who have finished their dissertations as well as for senior scholars. For information and applications, contact the Manager, Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Dept. of History, 129 Dickinson Hall, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08544-1017. Applications for 2000-2001 are due 1 December 1999.

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