The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) is announcing its annual travel and fellowship competition.
2020-2021 NEH/FPIRI Fellowshipsfor Scholars Conducting Field-Based Humanities Research in Palestine
(Applications due 13 January 2020)
PARC announces its 8th National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) competition for research in the humanities or research that embraces a humanistic approach and methods. Fellowship awards are a minimum of four and a maximum of eight consecutive months for scholars who have earned their PhD or have completed their professional training. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have lived in the U.S. for three years immediately preceding the application deadline. Fellowship awards are for $4,200 per month of research. Applications are due January 13, 2020. For more information, please visit our website: http://parc-us-pal.org/.
2020 Media Development Seminar on Palestine
(24 June – 7 July 2020 in Jerusalem and the West Bank)
PARC announces its 4th Media Development Seminar (MDS) on Palestine competition for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. Applicants must be from fields related to journalism, film, communications, or media. The Program will host 10 to 12 U.S. faculty members to participate in roundtable discussions; visits to university media departments, local media outlets, and cultural and civil society organizations; tours of historic cities; as well as meetings with Palestinian colleagues. Through these activities, participants will learn about the region, deepen their knowledge of media in and about Palestine, and build relationships with Palestinian colleagues and institutions. The MDS program dates for 2020 are June 24 – July 7, 2020. Applications are due January 23, 2020. For more information, please visit our website: http://parc-us-pal.org/.
2020 Faculty Development Seminar on Palestine
(3 June - 16 June 2020 in Jerusalem and the West Bank)
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 11th annual Faculty Development Seminar (FDS) on Palestine competition for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. Applicants may come from any field of study. The program will host 10 to 12 U.S. faculty members to participate in roundtable discussions; visits to Palestinian universities, research institutes, and cultural institutions; tours of historic cities; as well as meetings with Palestinian colleagues. Through these activities, participants willlearn about the region, deepen their knowledge about their fields of interest in Palestine, and build relationships with Palestinian colleagues and institutions.
Further Details Below
2020-2021 NEH/FPIRI Fellowshipsfor Scholars Conducting Field-Based Humanities Research in Palestine
Application due 13 January 2020
Fellowship awards are $4,200 per month for a minimum of four and a maximum of eight months of research
Information about the fellowship:
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Fields of study include, but are not limited to, history, philosophy, comparative religion, literature, languages and linguistics, archaeology and jurisprudence. In addition, research that embraces a humanistic approach and methods will be considered.Applicants must be scholars who have earned their PhD or completed their professional training.
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Applicants must propose a minimum of four and a maximum of eight consecutive months of research that takes place in the West Bank.
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Selected fellows must work on their research full- time during their period of funding.
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Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign. Nationals who have lived in the United States for a minimum of three years immediately preceding the application deadline.
For complete information, visit PARC’s website at http://parc-us-pal.org/.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions
2020 Media Development Seminar on Palestine
24 June - 7 July 2020 in Jerusalem and the West Bank
Applicants must:
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Be U.S. citizens.
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Be faculty members at recognized U.S. colleges or universities. Applicants must be professors in journalism, film, communications, media, or related departments at their universities.
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Have a demonstrated interest in Palestine.
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Have little previous travel experience to Palestine.
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Be willing to integrate their experiences from the seminar into their own teaching and/or pursue a joint research project or publication with a Palestinian colleague.
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Be a member of PARC. Visit the PARC membership page of the PARC website for more information.
PARC will make all arrangements for the program including hotel, site visits, tours, and meetings with Palestinian colleagues. PARC will cover all expenses for in-country, group ground travel, accommodations, and group meals. International travel and personal and free day expenses will be the responsibility of each faculty member and/or her/his/their university. In cases of demonstrated need, there is limited funding available to cover partial costs for international travel.
Program contingent upon funding.
For complete information, visit PARC’s website at http://parc-us-pal.org/.
2020 Faculty Development Seminar on Palestine
3 June - 16 June 2020 in Jerusalem and the West Bank
Applicants must:
- Be U.S. citizens.
- Be full-time faculty members at recognized U.S. colleges or universities. Applicants may come from any academic discipline, including the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, health, and sciences.
- Have a demonstrated interest in Palestine.
- Have little previous travel experience to Palestine.
- Be willing to integrate their experiences from the seminar into their own teaching and/or pursue a joint research project or publication with a Palestinian colleague.
- Be a member of PARC. Visit the PARC membership page of the PARC website for more information.
PARC will make all arrangements for the program, including hotel, site visits, tours, and meetings with Palestinian colleagues. PARC will cover all expenses for in-country, group ground travel, accommodations, and group meals. International travel and personal and free day expenses will be the responsibility of each faculty member and/or her/his/their university. In cases of demonstrated need, there is limited funding available to cover partial costs for international travel. Professors from Minority Serving Institutions and Community Colleges are especially encouraged to apply. PARC will provide three travel stipends up to $1,000 each for airfare for professors from Minority Serving Institutions and/or Community Colleges.
Funding for these three participants is provided by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs through an agreement with CAORC.
For complete information, visit PARC’s website at http://parc-us-pal.org/.