Scholarship Details

Brief description:

One six-month fellowship is available for a female social scientist from a developing nation, either pre- or post-doctoral, whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.

The fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation.

Host Institution(s):

School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience in New Mexico, USA

Field of study:

Social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.

Number of Awards:

One fellowship is available.

Target group:

Women scholars from developing countries.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

In addition to a $4,500/month stipend and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners.

Eligibility:

• Citizenship: Applicants may not be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be a national of a developing country that is currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.

• Academic Discipline: Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.

• Research Topic: Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women’s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women’s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women’s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin.

• English Fluency: To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.

Application instructions:

It is important to read the how-to apply page and visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Applications to the Resident Scholar Program are due 1 November each year.

Contact information:

For application form and submission specifications go to scholar.app.sarweb.org or contact Scholar Programs at scholar@sarsf.org or (505) 954-7201.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://sarweb.org/index.php?resident_scholar_campbell_fellowship

Campbell Fellowship Brochure (PDF File): http://sarweb.org/media/files/campbell_fellowship_flier.pdf

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