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POSTGRADUATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITES IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

 

SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

AVAILABLE FOR OCTOBER 2010 ENTRY

 

The School of Advanced Study at the University of London offers a number of funding opportunities across its range of postgraduate taught Master’s and research degree programmes (commencing October 2010) in subjects spanning the humanities and social sciences, including:

 

•   American and Latin American studies
•   Cultural studies
•   English
•   Globalisation
•   History
•   Human rights
•   International development
•   Law (taxation law, international corporate governance, financial regulation and economic law, and legislative studies)
•   Modern languages (French, German, Hispanic and Italian)
•   Politics and international relations

 For the full list of Master’s degrees go to www.sas.ac.uk/maprogramme.html

 

Funding options include:

 

• Arts and Humanities Research Council Studentships (deadline approaching)
• 2 x AHRC Research studentships in History (2)
• 2 x Master's degree studentships in History (RPM)
• 1 x Master's degree studentship in Law (Human Rights) (PPM)
• 1 x Collaborative Doctoral award at the IHR’s Centre for Contemporary British History with the Rothschild Archive.

 

School of Advanced Studentships (deadline approaching)

•   2 x Master’s degree studentships
•  1 x research degree studentship

  Bursaries and studentships offered by the Institutes of the School:

• Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
• Institute of Classical Studies
• Institute of Commonwealth Studies
• Institute of English Studies
• Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
• Institute of Historical Research
• Institute of Musical Research
• Institute of Philosophy
• Institute for the Study of the Americas
• Warburg Institute

Further information

 

For more details, please visit www.sas.ac.uk/funding.html

 

Or contact Registry by emailing sas.registry@sas.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)20 7862 8662 or 8661

 

The School of Advanced Study, University of London, unites ten prestigious research institutes to form the UK’s national centre for the facilitation and promotion of research in the humanities and social sciences.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS: JOURNAL OF SHI‘A ISLAMIC STUDIES

As the premier English-language Shi‘a journal, the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies (JSIS) is continuously in search of the latest and best research into Shi‘a Islam. Now in its third volume, JSIS covers all areas of Shi‘a studies, from the historical to the contemporary and from the theological to the philosophical. JSIS has a prestigious advisory board and is covered by the leading relevant indexing services.

Interested scholars are invited to submit their essays for the consideration of the Editor, at the address below. Essays undergo a process of blind peer review and should therefore not indicate the identity of the author(s).

LINK TO JOURNAL WEBSITE: http://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/Research/JSIS.html

CONTRIBUTIONS:

Editor, Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, The Islamic College, 133 High Road, London NW10 2SW. England. E-mail: editor@islamic-college.ac.uk  

Your sincerely,

S. K. Toussi
Editor

The Islamic College
133 High Road
Willesden
London NW10 2SW
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8451 9993
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8451 9994
E-mail: editor@islamic-college.ac.uk  

IU Conference: The Turks & Islam

The Indiana University Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair will host a multidisciplinary international conference entitled “The Turks and Islam” on September 11, 2010 in Bloomington, IN, USA. The conference will explore the many aspects of the Turkic-speaking peoples’ interactions with Islam throughout the centuries. Scholars, independent researchers, and advanced graduate students of all disciplines are encouraged to send paper proposals (approximately 200 words) along with brief CVs to Professor Kemal Silay (tsp@indiana.edu). All papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in an edited volume. Deadline for proposals: May 1, 2010.

American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) Employment Opportunities

AATA is an organization that aims to facilitate communication and cooperation between teachers of Arabic and to promote study, criticism, research and instruction in the field of Arabic language pedagogy, Arabic linguistics and Arabic literature.

This website is a great source for a number of topics! Check our their Employment Opportunities page for information on who is currently hiring Arabic instructors, and while you are there check out their other resources.

California State University 3rd Annual Middle East Studies Conference

Call for Proposals


The 3rd Annual Middle East Studies Conference
October 7-9, 2010
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, California, USA

Deadline for Abstract Submission: June 1, 2010

The Middle East Studies Program (MESP) of California State University, Fresno, is pleased to announce the
third annual conference on Middle East Studies to be held on the campus of Fresno State. The conference
intends to bring together faculty, scholars, and graduate students whose area of research focuses on the modern Middle East.

CONFERENCE THEME

While the conference is concerned mostly with teaching about the Middle East, other areas dealing with the
modern Middle East will be considered as well. In particular, priority will be given to the following research
topics:

 Art, Architecture, Visual & Performing Arts
 Academic Freedom
 Human Rights
 History & Historiography
 Literature, Literary Studies & Linguistics
 Culture and Society
 Diaspora & Migration Culture
 Middle East Politics & Representations
 U.S. Foreign Policy
 Media Studies (including Film, Broadcast, Print, News, etc.)
 Economic development, Sustainability and Democratic transitions
 Business and Finance
 Religion in the context of the Middle East

PROPOSALS

Proposals for complete panels will be given priority. However, the conference is also open to individual
proposals.

Panel Proposals: Panel proposals should be submitted by a moderator, inviting three to four presenters
to discuss a topic relevant to the themes mentioned above. The topic should be one that would benefit
from diverse opinions and open discussion. Panel presentations will be limited to 90 minutes.

Paper Proposals: Exploring original research on the Middle East by one or more authors. Presentations
will be 20 minutes long.

All submissions should be in MS Word and mailed electronically to

Dr. Sasan Fayazmanesh (sasanf@csufresno.edu)
Program Committee Chair
Department of Economics
California State University, Fresno
5245 N. Backer MS/PB20
Fresno CA 93740-8001

Please include the following:
 Cover Sheet: Required for all submissions. On a separate cover sheet, list the title of the presentation, author name(s), school affiliation(s), contact person address, and audio-visual requirements. Please make a separate cover sheet for each submission.
Abstracts: Abstract submissions should be approximately 500 words and must be in English. Abstract and full paper submissions should be sent in MS Word or PDF document format. Please include title but do not include author name(s) or school affiliation(s).

DEADLINES
Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2010
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2010

CONFERENCE FEES, REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION

Participants are expected to complete the registration process before September 1, 2010. Failing to send the
registration fees on or before this date might result in excluding the paper from the proceedings. Registration fee is $75 for conference participants and $25 for students. An additional $25 will be charged for late registration.

Accommodation is available at Piccadilly Inn University Hotel, 4961 North Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726, (559) 224-4200.