Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have recently completed their Ph.D. degrees. Further information and application forms are available from the address given. Applicants must have the Ph.D. degree or must have submitted the thesis by the time of application or, in the case of North American applicants, by September 1st of the year preceding the fellowship. There are no restrictions as to nationality. Applicants must normally have not had more than the equivalent of five years' full-time professional experience since the award of the doctoral degree as of June 30, 2000.
Fellowships are usually for two years.
All genres and styles considered. Final project should run at least an hour in length. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects addressing Asian American experiences in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Through this new program, the Stanford Humanities Center offers fellowships to support scholars with an interest in the arts whose research examines the character and global influences of black arts and culture with a specific focus on performance.