The Council is pleased to announce the 2001 competition of the International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program, which provides support for humanists and social scientists to conduct dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Up to fifty fellowships will be awarded in 2001. The program is administered by the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies. Funds are provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowships enable doctoral candidates to use their knowledge of distinctive areas, cultures, languages, economies, polities, and historical experiences, in combination with their disciplinary training, to address issues that transcend their disciplines or area specializations.
Fellows participate in multi-disciplinary workshops upon completion of their field research.
Workshops highlight fellows' research agendas and address themes that resonate across cultures and regions. They are intended to facilitate networks and cross-disciplinary exchanges, and to help fellows engage in issues beyond their doctoral research. Proposals requesting support for a second year of field research will be funded only under exceptional circumstances. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements except the field research component by the time the fellowship begins or by December 2001, whichever comes first. It promotes scholarship that treats place and setting in relation to broader phenomena as well as particular histories and cultures.