FELLOWSHIPS- American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

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FELLOWSHIPS- American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

Posted by: Michael Carroll <mcarroll@bu.edu>

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies

2008 John F. Richards Fellowship Program

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) invites
applications for support of short term research or other scholarly
projects that will advance the knowledge of Afghanistan. Applicants
should be at the post-doctoral level or have equivalent professional
experience. The Fellowship will support work focusing on any aspect
of Afghanistan studies, but cannot currently be used within, or for
travel to, Afghanistan. The maximum award for each fellowship will be
$6500. The application deadline is April 1, 2008 with an anticipated
award date of May 1, 2008. The project or research must be completed
by October 1, 2008. Eligibility is limited to US citizens and
permanent residents.

For application and additional information, please go to

http://www.bu.edu/aias/fellowships.html or contact AIAS at aias@bu.edu.

2008 Getty Research Exchange Fellowship Program for the Mediterranean
Basin and Middle East

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and the Council of
American Overseas Research Centers announce a new fellowship program
open to scholars who are Afghan 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;
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (Nicosia); and the
W.F Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (Jerusalem). The
deadline for this application is February 15, 2008.

For application and additional information, please go to

http://www.bu.edu/aias/fellowships.html or contact AIAS at aias@bu.edu.

Michael Carroll
Center Administrator
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
745 Commonwealth Ave. Rm. 639
Boston, MA 02215

617-358-4649
Fax: 617-358-4650
mcarroll@bu.edu

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