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The International Forum for U.S. Studies (IFUSS):  A Center for the Transnational Study of the United States, at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announces new Fellowships

The ‚Other‘ Border:  Canada and the United States

President Trump’s election has drawn increased attention to the U.S.-Mexico border, but it has also resulted in changes on the northern U.S. border. In response to the need to theorize this relationship and its historical and evolving dimensions, IFUSS announces a new project:  The ‚Other‘ Border. Up to 5 residential research Fellowships for scholars at all stages of career post-Ph.D., and who are located outside the U.S., are available during February-April of 2018. Perspectives from across the humanities, arts and social sciences are welcome. Projects should explore contemporary or historical dimensions of the movement—or impediments to movement—of ideas, people, practices, and goods among and across the populations, state boundaries, or cultural imaginations of the two nations and the nations within their borders as well.

A public symposium will highlight the residency periods which may vary from a minimum of two to a maximum of six weeks on campus, but which must include the week of March 5 -10 when the symposium will be held (on March 8-10).  Earliest arrival date possible is February 11, 2018.  Latest departure date is April 14, 2018. IFUSS will provide Fellows with the following:  campus office space, computer printer usage, economy round trip airfare, simple on campus housing for the duration of the stay, access to our world class library, connections with faculty and students across the campus, and limited administrative support.

Read the full Call for Applications here.

Deadline for Applications: Nov. 1, 2017

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is accepting applications for their 9-month residential fellowships offered for the 2018-2019 year.

Applicants from any country are welcome to apply (applicants from outside the United States must be able to obtain a J-1 visa). Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of expertise, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff. The Center accepts non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals that address key policy challenges facing the United States and the world. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2017. The Wilson Center consists of over 20 programs, each focusing on a specific region or topic that is critical to United States and/or international policy. These programs include among others the Canada Institute, Cold War International History Project, Digital Futures Project, Environmental Change and Security Program, Global Europe Program, Global Sustainability and Resilience Program, History and Public Policy Program, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Latin American Program, Mexico Institute, Polar Initiative, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Urban Sustainability Laboratory, Women in Public Service Project.

For further information on Fellowship opportunities at the Wilson Center, please visit their Fellowship page.

Deadline for Applications: Oct. 1, 2017

Havard University, Massachussets, United States

The Canada Program at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowships. Two fellows will be appointed for the 2018–2019 academic year, with the possibility of extending for one additional year—conditional on the approval of the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, WCFIA associated faculty, and the co-hosting academic department. The fellowships are open to scholars in all disciplines who are engaged in US-Canada comparative research and teaching, with preference given to individuals working within the social sciences and humanities. For postdoctoral candidates who will have completed the PhD within twelve months of the July 1, 2018, start date, verification of completion of the degree will be required prior to the appointment. Those in possession of a PhD for more than five years are ineligible.
Further information: http://bit.ly/2vXrOgI

Application deadline: Oct. 20, 2017.