Center for Advanced
Study in the Behavioral Sciences is funding residential postdoctoral fellowship
program for scientists and scholars from USA and abroad at Stanford University
in USA. Applications will be accepted for the 2014-15 fellowship year by
October 3, 2013. The length of fellowship is of nine months and it covers
stipends, research allowance, accommodation facility etc.
Study
Subject(s):
The fellowship is awarded in social and behavioral disciplines of anthropology,
economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as scholars from
a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics and the
biological sciences.
Course Level:
This fellowship is for pursuing postdoctoral level at CASBS.
Scholarship
Provider: CASBS-Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral
Sciences at Stanford University
Scholarship can
be taken at: USA
Eligibility: The Center offers a
residential postdoctoral fellowship program for scientists and scholars from
this country and abroad.
Scholarship
Open for Students of Following Countries: Scholars from International and USA are
eligible for this
Scholarship
Description:
CASBS Fellowships have been awarded to scholars working in a diverse range of
disciplines. These include the five core social and behavioral disciplines of
anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as
scholars from a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics
and the biological sciences. We expect Fellows to ask challenging questions of
themselves and others. We also expect Fellows to work hard on their scholarly
pursuits. Individuals who have been here often describe their center experience
as productive, trans formative and the best year of their entire career. In
addition, we expect members of group projects to define metrics for “success,”
and periodically to evaluate their progress according to those metrics.
Duration of
award(s):
Fellowships can be awarded for a single semester only. Fellows able to
stay for the 9-month academic year.
What does it
cover? Stipends
for the academic year will be awarded to first-time Fellows to supplement
faculty sabbatical support. Returning Fellows are expected to provide their own
stipend. All Fellows are provided with a modest research allowance.The Center
does make an effort to accommodate partners and spouses who need to do academic
work and who have no academic office in the vicinity. Staff support services
are reserved for CASBS Fellows. The Center provides a range of services
designed to make Fellows more effective and efficient while in residence,
including:
•library assistance
•network and personal computer maintenance and support
•fax and mail services
•administrative services
•pleasant work spaces at the Center
•housing information for relocating to the Palo Alto area for the fellowship
year.
Selection
Criteria:
Final roster decisions (for all scholars requesting consideration, including
past Fellows) take into account a range of criteria for cohort composition,
including, but not limited to: disciplinary balance, institution diversity, and
demographic diversity (race/ethnicity, gender, career stage,
domestic/international, geographic location).
Notification:
Notifications
regarding the 2014-15 fellowship selection results will be sent via email in
mid-February 2014.
How to Apply: Applications are submitted
via an on-line application system only.
Scholarship
Application Deadline:
The deadline for applications is October 3, 2013.
