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Fellowships, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs, at the May 5, 

2009 deadline. 

10. Date: July 20, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Art History II in 

Fellowships, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs, at the May 5, 

2009 deadline. 

11. Date: July 21, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Political Science and 

Jurisprudence in Fellowships, 

submitted to the Division of Research 

Programs, at the May 5, 2009 deadline. 

12. Date: July 21, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for American Studies in 

Fellowships, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs, at the May 5, 

2009 deadline. 

13. Date: July 21, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Art & Anthropology, 

submitted to the Office of Challenge 

Grants, at the May 5, 2009 deadline. 

14. Date: July 27, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Musicology in 

Fellowships, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs, at the May 5, 

2009 deadline. 

15. Date: July 27, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Art History I in 

Fellowships, submitted to the Division 

of Research Programs, at the May 5, 

2009 deadline. 

16. Date: July 28, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Germanic and Slavic 

Studies in Fellowships, submitted to the 

Division of Research Programs, at the 

May 5, 2009 deadline. 

17. Date: July 28, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Comparative Literature 

and Literary Theory in Fellowships, 

submitted to the Division of Research 

Programs, at the May 5, 2009 deadline. 

18. Date: July 28, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Public Programming, 

submitted to the Office of Challenge 

Grants, at the May 5, 2009 deadline. 

19. Date: July 29, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Advanced Social 

Science Research on Japan in 

Fellowships for Advanced Research on 

Japan, submitted to the Division of 

Research Programs, at the May 5, 2009 

deadline. 

20. Date: July 29, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Anthropology and 

Archaeology in Fellowships, submitted 

to the Division of Research Programs, at 

the May 5, 2009 deadline. 

21. Date: July 30, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for History II, submitted to 

the Office of Challenge Grants, at the 

May 5, 2009 deadline. 

22. Date: July 30, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Latin American Studies 

I in Fellowships, submitted to the 

Division of Research Programs, at the 

May 5, 2009 deadline. 

23. Date: July 30, 2009. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 415. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Latin American Studies 

II in Fellowships, submitted to the 

Division of Research Programs, at the 

May 5, 2009 deadline. 

Michael P. McDonald, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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