W. F. Albright Institute
of Archaeological Research

Albright Fellowships, Council of American Overseas Research Centers Awards, and Dever Memorial Prize

The Albright annually provides $275,000 in fellowships and awards to 28 recipients.  In addition, 32 Associate Fellows including Senior, Post-Doctoral, and Research Fellows receive funding from other sources.  The 60 fellowships include appointments for an Annual Professor; and for two National Endowment for the Humanities fellows, three Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellows (for East-Central European scholars), and three Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Fellows; an Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow/Program Coordinator, a Samuel H. Kress, and a Traveling Samuel H. Kress Fellow (Jerusalem and Amman/Athens/Nicosia), a George A. Barton Fellow, and a Glassman Holland Research Fellow, as well as for Associate Fellows.

Fellowships are open to those in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines.  The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country.  Residence at the Albright is required.  The option to accommodate dependents is subject to space available at the Albright.



Available Fellowships


   

Deadlines:

Annual Professorship:
$32,500 award for 10 months. The stipend is $15,910 plus $16,590 for room and half-board for appointee at the Institute. (Spouse included, if applicable.) Open to post-doctoral scholars, who are US citizens. Non-US citizens are eligible for half of the award.

 

October 1, 2007

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships:
Maximum grant of $40,000 for 12 months and $20,000 for 6 months (up to four awards from 4-12 months). Open to post-doctoral scholars who are U.S. citizens (or alien residents for at least three years).

 

October 1, 2007

Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow and Program Coordinator:
$19,000 for 10 months. The stipend is $10,900; remainder ($8,100) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars. Recipient is expected to assist the Albright’s Director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows, which requires a working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel.

 

October 1, 2007

Samuel H. Kress Fellowship:
$18,500 award for ten months. The stipend is $10,400; remainder ($8,100) is for room and half-board at the Institute. A doctoral dissertation research fellowship for students specializing in architecture, art history, archaeology and classical studies. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or students matriculating at U.S. institutions.

 

October 1, 2007

Samuel H. Kress Traveling Fellowship –
Jerusalem & Amman / Athens / Nicosia /  Rome  (new)  :

$18,500 award for residency at the Albright (five months) and one of the following schools: the American Center of Oriental Research in Amman (five months), the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute in Nicosia (five months), the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (five months), or the American Academy in Rome (minimum six weeks). Room and half-board at the Albright is $4,050; the remainder ($14,450) is the stipend which is intended to cover room and any board expenses at any one of the other four institutions as well as travel and incidental expenses. A doctoral dissertation research fellowship for students specializing in architecture, art history, archaeology and classical studies. Applicants must demonstrate the necessity of being resident at the Albright and at one of the other four institutions mentioned above in order to complete their research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or students matriculating at U.S. institutions.

 

October 1, 2007

George A. Barton Fellowship*:
$7,000 for 5 months. The stipend is $2,950; remainder ($4,050) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to all doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients.

 

October 1, 2007

Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowships (ECA)*:

Junior Research Fellowships: $48,000 for three awards of $16,000 each for 10 months. The stipend is $7,900; remainder ($8,100) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to doctoral students and recent Ph.D. recipients who are U.S. citizens.

 

 
October 1, 2007

Associate Fellowships: 13 administrative fee awards for senior and junior fellows (for one or two semesters).

 

No Deadline

 new  Glassman Holland Research Fellowship:
$12,000 for three months. The stipend is $9,570; remainder ($2,430) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to all European post-doctoral researchers who are permanently resident in Europe.

 

March 15, 2008

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships:
$34,500 for three awards of $11,500 each for three months. The stipend is $9,070; remainder ($2,430) is for room and half-board at the Institute. Open to Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak scholars who are at the doctoral or post-doctoral level. Post-doctoral candidates should have obtained a doctorate by the time the fellowship is awarded. All candidates should be permanently resident in one of the nine countries concerned.

 

March 15, 2008

W.F. Albright Associate Fellowships:
No stipend. Open to senior, post-doctoral, and doctoral researchers. Administrative fee required.

 

No Deadline

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Research Fellowship:
The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. It is anticipated that approximately ten fellowships of up to $9,000 each will be awarded.
For more information and to download the application form: http://www.caorc.org/fellowships/multi/index.html, fellowships@caorc.org, 202-633-1599.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
PO Box 37012
NHB, CE-123, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012

 

January 11, 2008

 new  2008 Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program for the Mediterranean Basin and Middle East:
A stipend of up to $3,000 a month for living expenses and up to $1,000 for travel expenses. Open to scholars who are Israeli citizens and who have already obtained a Ph.D. or have professional experience in the study or preservation of cultural heritage and who wish to undertake a specific research project at an overseas research centers in another country. Funded by the Getty Foundation, the fellowships require scholars to affiliate with one of the following overseas research centers: American Academy in Rome; American Center of Oriental Research (Amman); American Institute for Maghrib Studies (Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria); American Institute for Yemeni Studies (Sana’a); American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo); American Research Institute in Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara); American School of Classical Studies at Athens; and the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nicosia).
Getty Application Form – PDF
Getty Application Form – WORD

 

February 15, 2008


* Awards are subject to availability of funds.


The Albright does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex,
sexual orientation, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or disability.




For further information please contact:

Dr. Joan R. Branham
Chair Albright Fellowship Committee
Department of Art and Art History
Providence College
Providence, RI 02918
Tel: (401) 865-1789
Fax: (401) 865-1036
Email: jbranham@providence.edu



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