2014
Ebrahim Moosa appointed at Notre Dame
Ebrahim E.I. Moosa has been appointed Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dameʼs Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and in the Depatment of History. Moosa will co-direct, with Scott Appleby, Contending Modernities, the global research and education initiative examining the interaction among Catholic, Muslim, and other religious and secular forces in the world. Moosa joins Notre Dame from his position at Duke University, where he has taught in the Department of Religious Studies since 2001. He previously taught in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town (1989-1998) and in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University (1998-2001).
2014
Revoke the Terra Nullius papal bulls
Though this perhaps a bit out of the way from the items that are normally posted on the AASR website, I wish to draw your attention to
as contrary to modern international law, and as violations of the basic human rights of aboriginal peoples worldwide.
2014
38 ACLS-AHP Fellowships Awards 2014-2015
The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce 38 fellowship awards to African scholars in the sixth year of the African Humanities Program (AHP), a multi-year initiative of annual, international competitions funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The program is open to humanities scholars in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
2014 African Humanities Program Dissertation Fellows
2014 African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellows
The humanities lay the foundations for understanding and furthering every society’s economic and social development. The AHP is committed to advancing the humanities as a core component of higher education in Africa. To revitalize humanistic study, AHP offers fellowships for the completion of PhD dissertations and postdoctoral projects by early career scholars. Stipends provide a year free from teaching for full-time dissertation writing or postdoctoral research and writing as well as the option of a two-month residency at one of six internationally renowned research centers in Africa.
Applications are evaluated by an international committee of senior scholars from African universities in a rigorous process of peer review.
In addition to fellowships, the AHP organizes two annual Manuscript Development Workshops for AHP Fellows who have completed book manuscripts.
The African Humanities Series, a collaboration between the AHP and University of South Africa Press, publishes selected manuscripts written by AHP Fellows.
Application materials for the 2014-15 competition will be available in early September. See the competition announcement for details. This year’s deadline is November 1, 2014.
African Humanities Program
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Eszter Csicsai
Program Coordinator
African Humanities Program
American Council of Learned Societies
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New York, NY 10017-6795
Tel.: 212.697.1505 x 135
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2014
John Templeton Foundation, Autum 2014 Open Submission Call for Proposals
The Autumn open-submission call for proposals for the John Templeton Foundation is open now until October 1, 2014. Visit https://portal.templeton.org/login to apply.
The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) will distribute $155M of funding in 2015 (up from $93M in 2013) for topics that range from quantum physics to the evolution of cultural complexity. A proportion of these funds are dedicated to topics relating to the social scientific study of religion (including non-religion), including sociological, psychological, anthropological, and economic approaches.
JTF gives grants for up to 3 years in duration and for projects ranging in scope from $50,000 to more than $5,000,000. There are no constraints on the nationalities of the principal investigator or project members. The application process begins with an Online Funding Inquiry (essentially a letter of intent); applicants who are successful at this first stage are invited to submit a more detailed full proposal. The process includes peer review and is highly competitive: ~85% of proposals considered in the Human Sciences portfolio are rejected at the first stage and ~50% are rejected at the second stage.
Learn more about JTF’s grantmaking process here: http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/our-grantmaking-process
Learn more about Sir John Templeton’s philanthropic vision here: http://www.templeton.org/sir-john-templeton/philanthropic-vision
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Nicholas J. S. Gibson, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Human Sciences
John Templeton Foundation
