PRINCETON SOCIETY OF FELLOWS OFFERS THREE-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS

The Princeton Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for the 2012-2015 Fellowship competition. Four three-year Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded this year (two in the Humanities and Social Sciences, one in East Asian Studies, and one in Humanistic Studies).

The stipend for academic year 2012-13 will be approximately $76,000. Fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5000 per year, and access to university grants, benefits and other resources. Applicants must have completed the PhD degree between Jan. 1, 2010 and Sept 30, 2011, or ABD applicants must have fulfilled all conditions for degree by June 15, 2012. Complete applications and all supplementary materials must be postmarked by September 30, 2011.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/omscbn

NEW BOOK: LL.M. ROADMAP FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

"LL.M. Roadmap: An International Student’s Guide to U.S. Law School Programs" provides 'roadmaps' through the LL.M. process, from considering why to do an LL.M., choosing the “best” U.S. law school (and getting admitted), ranking, funding, succeeding in school, and various law careers. LL.M. Roadmap provides many checklists and reference sources for international LL.M. students wishing to study at a U.S law school. Professor George Edwards, the author of "LL.M. Roadmap," teaches at Indiana University School of Law, where he is the director of the Program in International Human Rights Law. Personal profits from LL.M. Roadmap are being donated to the International Law Students Association (ILSA) (http://www.ilsa.org). The book will be available July 2011 through the publisher Aspen/Wolters Kluwer.

For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/qs8AHn

Visa Tips from Visa Officers

Last week David Donahue, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for visa services, gave three tips to students applying for visas to study in America:
1) Apply early2) Be informed3) Be prepared

Watch Mr. Donahue give this advice in a video from the State Department
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1857622883?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGWqYgE~,KxHPzbPALrFGi6o0QhQY9IxyliWBJ3Vq&bctid=1011344458001

For more information about student visas, please go to AIT website at:
English http://www.ait.org.tw/en/student-and-exchange-visitor-visas.html
Chinese http://www.ait.org.tw/zh/student-and-exchange-visitor-visas.html

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAUNCHES BECKER FRIEDMAN INSTITUTE

The Becker Friedman Institute brings together two major economic research centers at the University of Chicago: the Milton Friedman Institute for Research in Economics and the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory. Supported by the faculties of the University’s Economics Department, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Law School, the Becker Friedman Institute will continue to support scholarship and attract outstanding visiting scholars of all levels to the University.

The Becker Friedman Institute will appoint highly accomplished scholars to serve as Distinguished Fellows who will visit the University for extended periods and play leadership roles in research initiatives. The Institute will support inquiry on price theory and on the interaction of economics, public policy and the law, historical strengths at Chicago. Other durable and collaborative research initiatives will address some of today’s most pressing issues: systemic risks in the global economy, long-term fiscal imbalances, economics and the family, investment in human capital and other topics.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/j6Ldcg

INTERNATIONAL PEACE SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS

The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949 by the Philanthropic Educational Organization, is a program that provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. The applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study or working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the US or Canada. In order to qualify for her first scholarship, the applicant must have at least one full year of coursework remaining and be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year.

Eligibility must be established before application material is made available electronically to applicants, and the completed eligibility material will be accepted electronically only between August 15 and December 15. The deadline for submitting application and all related material, except applicant’s confirmation of admission from the university, is January 31.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/mFvVuR

Chat with an U.S. Expert: Researching Choices

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Young Explorers Grants (YEG) Offer Opportunities to Ages 18 to 25

Young Explorers Grants (YEG) offer opportunities to individuals ages 18 to 25 to pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects consistent with National Geographic's existing grant programs, including: the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), the Expeditions Council (EC), and the Conservation Trust (CT).

The Young Explorers Grants Program supports a variety of projects—and an age-range of applicants—that are generally not covered by other sources of funding. Applicants are not required to have advanced degrees. However, a record of prior experience in the fields of research, conservation, or exploration should be submitted as it pertains to the proposed project.
Funding is not restricted to United States citizens—foreign nationals are invited to apply. Researchers planning work in countries abroad should make great effort to include at least one local collaborator as part of their team.

For more information, visit: http://on.natgeo.com/gyYWoh