The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) and the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) are pleased to announce the first International Research Fellowship. This fellowship will be awarded to a scholar from outside the U.S. and Canada, for research using the Rockefeller Archive Center and attendance at the 8th International Conference of ISTR.

Applicants must demonstrate that they have a scholarly research project that will benefit from attending the ISTR conference and requires research at the Rockefeller Archive Center. Information about the RAC and its collections can be found at http://archive.rockefeller.edu. Applicants must have a record of prior scholarship, which may be a thesis or dissertation. Applicants must contact the RAC at least one month prior to applying for the Fellowship so that they can clearly identify the substantial archival materials that are related to their research project.

The fellowship award is US $5,000 intended to cover the cost of travel to and attendance at the ISTR conference in Barcelona, Spain (July 9-12,2008), and to the RAC in Sleepy Hollow, New York, for research at the Archives. Applicants must attend the entire ISTR Conference. In addition, they must plan on spending at least three days at the RAC for the purpose of conducting their research.  The award is expected to cover the full costs of travel, lodging, meals and incidentals. Applicants are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel visas.

Applications must include the following:

• proposal of no more than four pages (2,000 to 2,500 words) describing the research project aims, pur­pose, methodology, and outcomes;
• letter (500 to 1,000 words) explaining how participation at the Conference and use of the Archives will help enhance this project;
• records of prior scholarly accomplishments; and short sample of scholarly writing (up to 3,000 to 5,000 words, e.g.,average journal size)demonstrating research abilities.

Deadline:  Applications must be received by November 15, 2007.

The fellowship award will be announced by January 31, 2008.

Applications and supporting materials should be sent to:
ISTR International Research Fellowship
559 Wyman Park Building
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2688 USA

For inquiries or questions: istr@jhu.edu