Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities

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• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities

-- Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

-- SYNOPSIS: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are available for the 2009-2010 academic year for untenured scholars in the humanities who received or will receive their Ph.D. between December 2000 and December 2008.

-- Deadline: 10/15/2008

-- Web Site: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu

-- Program URL: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/mellon_cfa.shtml

-- OBJECTIVES: For the 2009�/2010 academic year, the sponsor has set Connections as the theme. Humanists and those in related fields are invited to submit research proposals on any aspect of this topic, except educational curriculum building and the performing arts.

-- ELIGIBILITY: The fellowship is open to all scholars, national and international, who are not yet tenured and who are no more than eight years out of their doctorate. Candidates may hold a tenure-track position but may not be tenured either before or during the fellowship year. For the 2009-2010 Fellowship, candidates must have received or will receive their Ph.D. between December 2000 and December 2008.

-- FUNDING: Fellows teach one undergraduate course each of two terms in addition to conducting their research. The fellowship stipend is $46,500, plus health insurance.