It’s fellowship application season!
In addition to providing our own fellowships for international research, CAORC supports fellowship and grant programs run by the network of American Overseas Research Centers (ORCs).
As specialists in their respective world regions, ORCs provide a superb scholarly infrastructure to visiting researchers, with services including libraries and archives, assistance with research permits, housing, hosting of conferences and collaborations, and more.
We’ve highlighted below the ORC programs with upcoming deadlines, and provide a running list of current competitions on our Open Fellowships page.
Please visit the ORC websites directly for the most up-to-date information.
Cyprus - Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute
Graduate and Post-doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: December 10, 2018
Egypt - American Research Center in Egypt
Research Fellowships and Pre-dissertation Travel Grants
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Greece - American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Graduate and Post-doctoral Fellowships; Aegean Exchange Program
Deadline: January 15 and March 15, 2019
India - American Institute of Indian Studies
Research Fellowships and Performing & Creative Arts Fellowships
Deadline: July 1, 2019
Indonesia - American Institute for Indonesian Studies
Grants for American Scholars
Deadline: January 7, 2019
Iraq - The Academic Research Institute in Iraq
Research Fellowships for U.S. and Iraqi Citizens
Deadline: December 30, 2018
Jerusalem - W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Archaeological Fellowship
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Jordan - American Center of Oriental Research
Pre- and Post-doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2019
Mongolia - American Center for Mongolian Studies
Research and Library Fellowships; Summer Language Program; Summer Field School
Deadline: February 15 and March 1, 2019
North Africa - American Institute for Maghrib Studies
Research Grants
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Pakistan - American Institute of Pakistan Studies
Senior & Junior Research Fellowships and Short-term Research Grants
Deadline: February 1 and February 15, 2019
Palestine - Palestinian American Research Center
Fellowships for Scholars Conducting Research on Palestine
Deadline: January 2019 (varies by program)
South Caucasus - American Research Institute of the South Caucasus
Graduate and Post-doc Research Fellowships
Deadline: December 28, 2018 and January 18, 2019
West Africa - West African Research Association
Pre- and Post-doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: February 1, 2019
Yemen - American Institute for Yemeni Studies
Fellowships for U.S. and Yemeni Scholars
Deadline: February 12, 2019
Multiple Countries - Council of American Overseas Research Centers
NEH Senior Research Fellowships and Multi-Country Research Fellowships
Deadline: January 24, 2019
Coming Soon - Keep an eye on these ORCs for upcoming opportunities with deadlines in spring/summer 2019!
Afghanistan - American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
The Americas - Americas Research Network
Cambodia - Center for Khmer Studies
Nepal - Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
