External Fellowships
for Study and Research Abroad
Adenauer Programs
For more information, contact the USC German department: (213) 740-2795.
American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)
A nonprofit educational exchange institution that supports and administers several
United States-based and Turkey-based fellowship programs for scholarly research
in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and language study. Programs
include the Samuel H. Kress/ARIT Graduate Fellowships in Archaeology and the History
of Art and the Bonzaii University Summer Language Program in Advanced Turkish Language.
For more information visit the ARIT website.
Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) Senior Fellowship
Offers opportunities for research in Cambodia and neighboring countries. Open to
U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have earned a Ph.D. in the social sciences
and humanities. Research may be also pursued in other mainland Southeast Asia countries
(Thailand, Laos, Vietnam), so long as some work is undertaken in Cambodia. Visit
the CKS
website.
DAAD Graduate Research Grants
Research grants for research or a course of study and training at universities or
other institutes in Germany. Awarded primarily to highly qualified Ph.D. candidates,
but also to master's degree holders and post-doc researchers. For more information,
visit www.daad.org or contact
the USC German department: (213) 740-2795; helgasch@college.usc.edu.
Fulbright Scholarships
The Institute of International Education (IIE) provides funding for a year abroad—in
one of more than 100 countries—for graduating seniors and graduate students
with U.S. citizenship. Students who receive the Ph.D. degree prior to the date of
travel are eligible for the CIES (Faculty & Professionals Award). Visit www.fulbrightonline.org, and contact Tony Tambascia, USC
Fulbright Program Adviser: (213) 740-9116;
tambasci@usc.edu. Applications are available in June. Deadlines: USC, mid-September;
At-Large, mid-September; CIES, from May to January, depending on country and area
of interest.
Luce Scholars Program
One-year internship placement in Southeast Asia for graduating seniors and recent
graduates who are U.S. citizens. Nomination by USC is required. For more information,
visit www.hluce.org/3scholfm.html.
Deadline: November 1.
Marshall Scholarships
Funding for graduate students with U.S. citizenship to study in England. Applicants
must be under 26 years of age and have a GPA higher than 3.7. Visit www.marshallscholarship.org, and contact the Office of Academic
Recognition in Student Affairs at (213) 740-9116.
Rhodes Scholarship
Funding for U.S. citizens to study for up to three years at Oxford University in
England. Applicants must be unmarried, under 24 years of age, and able to complete
the bachelor's degree before entering Oxford. Applicants with significant extracurricular
activities and high GPA are preferred. Institutional nomination required. Visit
www.rhodesscholar.org,
and contact the Annenberg Graduate Student Services office at (213) 740-3930. Deadline:
early October.
Rotary Scholarship
Funding for one year of study in any foreign country, with the possibility of one
or two months of intensive language training during the summer. USC Rotary Club
contact required. Visit www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/ and contact
the History department at
(213) 740-1657.
