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THE AMERICAN CENTER OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH (AMMAN)ANNOUNCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS2013-2014Deadline for all applications is February 1, 2013National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship: One to two awards offour to six months for scholars who have a Ph.D. or have completed theirprofessional training. Fields of research include:modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history,jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, andthe history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and politicalscientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S.citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediatelypreceding the application deadline. The award for six months is $25,200.Awards must be used between May 15, 2013 and December 31, 2014.ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-monthfellowships for post-doctoral scholars and scholars with a terminal degreein their field, pursuing research or publication projects in the natural andsocial sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the NearEast. U.S. citizenship required.Maximum award is $31,800. Awards must be used between May 15, 2013 andDecember 31, 2014.ACOR-CAORC Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for mastersand doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanitiesand the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarshipin Near Eastern studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is$22,600. Awards must be used between May 15, 2013 and December 31, 2014.ACOR Publication Fellowship: One award of three to four months for seniorscholars or advanced graduate students pursuing a publication project in thefields of Jordanian archaeology, anthropology, cultural resource management,or history with the goal of completing a final publication. Open to allnationalities. Maximum award of $19,000 includes residency at ACOR in Amman.The award will be prorated accordingly if ACOR residency or internationaltravel is not required. This research must be undertaken in Jordan. Theaward is subject to funding and it must be used between May 15, 2013 andDecember 31, 2014.Jennifer C. Groot Fellowship: Two or more awards of $1,800 each to supportbeginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted as team memberson archaeological projects with ASOR/CAP affiliation in Jordan. Open toundergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenship.Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship: One award of $1,200 to support a studentfor participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Seniorproject staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the projectare ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of anynationality except Jordanian citizens.Harrell Family Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to support a graduate studentfor participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Seniorproject staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the projectare ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality exceptJordanian citizens.Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: Two awards for one month each or onetwo-month award for residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to enrolledgraduate students of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens,participating in an archaeological project or conducting archaeological workin Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a monthlystipend of $600.MacDonald/Sampson Fellowship: One award for either six weeks residency atACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages andhistory, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative religion, or a travelgrant to assist with participation in an archaeological field project inJordan. The ACOR residency fellowship option includes room and board at ACORand a stipend of $600. The travel grant option provides a single payment of$1,800 to help with any project related expenses. Both options are open toenrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship orlanded immigrant status.James A. Sauer Fellowship: One award for one month residency at ACOR.It is open to enrolled graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenshipparticipating on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Thefellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a stipend of $400.Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship: One award of $1,800 to support a graduatestudent for participation in an ACOR-approved archaeological researchproject, which has passed an academic review process. Senior project staffmembers whose expenses are being borne largely by the project areineligible. For this cycle the competition is closed to Jordanian students,but open to enrolled graduate students of all other nationalities.Kenneth W. Russell Annual Tawjihi Prize:  Annual prizes for the male andfemale students from Umm Sayhoun (Petra Region) who achieve the highestscore on the yearly Tawjihi examination. The award for each student is 200Jordanian Dinars ($280).Frederick-Wenger Jordanian Educational Fellowship: One award of $1,500 toassist a Jordanian student with the cost of their education. Eligibility isnot limited to a specific field of study, but preference will be given tostudy related to Jordan's cultural heritage. Candidates must be Jordaniancitizens and currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in aJordanian university.ACOR Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship: Four awards of $3,000 each toassist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of their academicprograms. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled ineither a Master's or Doctoral program in a Jordanian university. Eligibilityis limited to students in programs related to Jordan's cultural heritage(for example: archaeology, anthropology, history, linguistics/epigraphy,conservation, museum studies, and cultural resource management relatedissues). Awardees who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs willbe eligible to apply in consecutive years.ACOR Jordanian Travel Scholarship for ASOR Annual Meeting: Two travelscholarships of $3,500 each to assist Jordanians participating anddelivering a paper at the ASOR Annual meeting in mid-November in the UnitedStates. Academic papers should be submitted through the ASOR's website(www.asor.org/am) by February 1, 2013. Final award selection will bedetermined by the ASOR program committee.Please Note: NEH, CAORC, MacDonald/Sampson (residency option), Sauer, andBikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conductingtheir research.CONTACT INFORMATION:ACOR 656 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02215 Tel:617-353-6571; Fax: 617-353-6575; Email: acor@bu.edu or ACOR P.O. Box 2470,Amman 11181, Jordan Fax: 011-9626-534-4181;Email: acor@acorjordan.orgWebsites: www.acorjordan.org   and   www.bu.edu/acorALSO NOTE:Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country ResearchFellowships:The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who havealready earned their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social sciences, orallied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional ortrans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conductresearch in more than one country, at least one of which hosts aparticipating American overseas research center. It is anticipated thatapproximately ten fellowships of up to $9,000 each will be awarded.Applications will be available in early October.Deadline: January 15, 2013For more information and to download the application form:www.caorc.org/programsEMAIL: fellowships@caorc.org,TEL.: 202-633-1599MAIL:Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) PO Box 37012, MRC 178Washington, DC 20013-7012--Donald R. KellerAmerican Center of Oriental Research656 Beacon Street, 5th FloorBoston, MA 02215 USATelephone: 617-353-6571, Fax: 617-353-6575Email: acor@bu.edu, Web site: www.bu.edu/acor