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Subject: 99-717 Center for Advanced Study Fellowships 


>Information as of September 23, 1999
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>SCOPE: The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is
>inviting applications for residential fellowships in a wide variety of
>disciplines (not necessarily those traditionally associated with the
>behavioral sciences).
>
>DEADLINE: None.
>
>FUNDS: The Center awards up to 50 fellowships each year. In most cases
>the Fellow contributes to the cost of the stipend, which is based on
>the academic salary for the year preceding residence at the Center.
>
>ELIGIBILITY: Open to distinguished elder scholars, scholars at the
>peak of their productivity, and young scholars who have already
>demonstrated their capacity to do excellent work. Eligibility is a
>three-step process: nomination, rating by a review panel, and
>selection by the board of trustees. After eligibility is granted, the
>prospective Fellow and the Center negotiate a mutually convenient year
>for the residency.
>
>Any scholar is entitled to nominate another person for consideration
>as a Fellow, but most nominations come from well-known scholars,
>academic administrators, former Fellows, and directors of the Center's
>summer institutes. Self-nominations are accepted from postdoctoral
>scholars who have a record of publication.
>
>AREAS: The eligible fields include but are not limited to
>anthropology, art history, biology, classics, economics, education,
>geography, history, law, linguistics, literature, mathematical and
>statistical specialties, medicine, musicology, philosophy, political
>science, psychiatry, psychology, and sociology.
>
>CONTACT: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 75 Alta
>Road, Stanford, CA 94305, 650--321-2052, fax 650-321-1192.
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