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Scholarships & Fellowships
Robert H. Dyson
Postdoctoral Fellowship
in Near Eastern Archaeology
The purpose
of the Postdoctoral Fellowship is to encourage the publication
of the University of Pennsylvania Museum's excavations and/or archaeological
collections.
The Fellowship
is open to archaeologists and language specialists who are assigned
a substantial amount of material from the Museum’s excavations
and/or collections. They are also open to scholars who have been given
permission to study aspects of the permanent collections of the Museum
in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Sections.
| Areas
of Study |
Robert
H. Dyson Fellowship: Near East and, secondarily, Egypt and North
Africa |
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| Terms |
Only
one Fellow will be appointed in any given year.
Fellowship is for one academic year, but in exceptional circumstances
may be renewed for an additional year.
Fellows must be in residence at the Museum during the University’s
academic year (normally September 1-May 31), and may offer a graduate-level
seminar on their research. In addition, Fellows will be required
to give a public lecture at the Museum in the spring.
[The stipend for 2006-07 was $35,000. Fellows will also receive
health and dental benefits and academic support including office
space, computer and library privileges.]
Fellows are required to submit a report within three months of the
end of their appointment and are expected to produce a substantial
publication based on their research. The University of Pennsylvania
Museum will have first rights to publish manuscripts resulting from
the work done by those holding the Fellowship. |
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| Applications
Materials |
Applicants
should submit hard copies of a brief statement outlining the proposed
research, a full curriculum vitae, and a list of three referees.
Applications should be submitted by March 1, 2007. Selection
of the Fellows will be announced by April 2007. |
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| Inquiries/Applications
should be directed to |
The
Williams Director
University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324 |
For more information about either of these fellowships, please e-mail Margaret R. Spencer, Executive Assistant to the Director.
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