ASOR Mesopotamian Fellowship
2010/2011 Application Guidelines
The Mesopotamian Fellowship provides support in the amount of $7,500 for a period of research lasting three months to a year. $1,000 of this Fellowship amount will be allocated for registration and travel support to the 2010 or 2011 ASOR Annual Meeting where the successful applicant will be expected to present a paper on his or her research. This Fellowship is primarily intended to support field/research on ancient Mesopotamian civilization carried out in the Middle East, but other projects such as travel to work on museum collections or archives related to ancient Mesopotamia will also be considered. The Mesopotamian Fellowship is based on a July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 fiscal year. A recipient who does not use the fellowship for at least three months must forfeit part of the fellowship and return a prorated amount of the stipend. Fellowship time should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the Middle East.
Pre-doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars from any country are invited to apply. Applicants must be affiliated with an institution that is a corporate member of ASOR (see list of current institutional/corporate members here) or must obtain individual membership in ASOR.
Applications consist of a coversheet (with contact information, ASOR membership information [or statement that the candidate is enrolled at an ASOR-member school], title of project, and a brief abstract) and a short proposal—no more than five double-spaced pages (ca. 1000 words)—detailing the research project to be pursued and outlining plans for the fellowship period. The proposal should include appropriate documentation and a short bibliography. It can also include illustrations, if necessary. Applicants currently in graduate degree programs should provide three recommendations endorsing their proposals.
Applicants should submit their proposals as a Microsoft Word.doc or Adobe Acrobat.pdf attachment to asor@bu.edu and ask recommenders to do the same with their letters. Applicants or recommenders who are unable to submit proposals or letters by email may send them to the address given below.
Each recipient must submit a written report within two months of the conclusion of the award period, according to ASOR guidelines. A portion of the stipend will be withheld until the report is received. An acknowledgment of ASOR support must be included in the published reports of the project.
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. Successful applicants will be notified by April 30, 2010. These dates are subject to revision by the current chairperson of the Committee on Mesopotamian Civilizations. This paragraph will be updated when ASOR has received confirmation of the deadlines from the Committee.
View our list of past recipients or frequently-asked-questions.
Mesopotamian Fellowship
American Schools of Oriental Research
656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02215-2010
Phone: (617) 353-6570
Fax: (617) 353-6575
E-mail: asor@bu.edu
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