BAAS Graduate Assistantship in American History (University of New Hampshire)

The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) research fellowship program is committed to providing funding for scholars whose research requires the use of KHS’s rich collections. The program supports senior and emerging scholars, including doctoral students, through one-to-four week fellowships ($400 for each week of fellowship residency). To learn more about the strengths of our holdings, especially our signature collections in the early-American frontier, post–Civil War commemoration, and twentieth-century Appalachia, please visit history.ky.gov/collections. For application instructions and award requirements, and to learn more about the work of our past fellows, please visithistory.ky.gov/research-fellowships. Fellowship applications are due, via email, September 1, 2016 to Dr. Amanda L. Higgins,Amanda.higgins@ky.gov .

Advising & Marketing Assistant Closing date: Friday, 2 September 2016 (5 pm BST) The US-UK Fulbright Commission is a not-for-profit organisation funded by both governments to promote educational exchange between the US and the UK. The Commission offers prestigious Awards for postgraduate study and academic research in the US, as well as an Advisory Service. As part of the EducationUSA advising network, the Advisory Service is the only official source of US study information in the UK. The Advising & Marketing Assistant will provide administrative support for the advising team and work closely with the Senior Executive Manager. This role is public-facing and includes advising students and schools about US study, helping to coordinate and participate in events and outreach activities, editing US admission content on the website and answering public enquiries. They will also assist with event planning and administration of the Sutton Trust US Programme. Generally speaking, we are […]

New Job Posting: Curator North American Published Collections, The British Library For full details visit: http://bit.ly/BL_curator The British Library holds one of the largest and most important collections from North America in the world, from the colonial period to the present day. As a core member of the Americas and Australasian team, you will help to build these collections through acquisition and donation and seek to make this intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. You will help to manage the post-1850 American collections and approval plans for contemporary acquisitions from the USA and Canada, and will assist those using the collections across all periods. You will work closely with the Eccles Centre for American Studies, and encourage use of our USA and Canadian collections on site and online You will have experience of relevant work in a research library or similar institution and, ideally, a library and […]

The British Association for American Studies (BAAS), with the support of the United States Embassy, London, is delighted to announce a new Small Grants Programme for cultural, educational and outreach activities that will foster American Studies and otherwise enhance the understanding of the United States in the United Kingdom. Grants may be requested for a range of activities, including (but not limited to): Curriculum development, including schools activities; Student exchanges; US and UK Speaker programs; Film and arts programming; Conferences and symposia; Faculty development and exchange; Public dissemination of academic research. Applications for activities that introduce new audiences to American studies and / or have a focus on children, young people, and disadvantaged communities are welcome. Applicants need to show how they intend to actively promote an understanding of the United States and how they will engage with American studies communities and the wider public. Deadlines for the US Embassy […]

The College Art Association and Terra Foundation for American Art Announce Opening of 2017 Terra Foundation for American Art International Publication Grant The College Art Association (CAA) and Terra Foundation for American Art invite applications for the 2017 Terra Foundation for American Art International Publication Grant. The grant provides financial support for the publication of book-length scholarly manuscripts on the history of American art from circa 1500 to 1980 in the current-day geographic United States. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2016. “Now in its sixth year, this international grant program helps to ensure that the field of American art history includes a wide range of culturally and geographically diverse voices,” stated Terra Foundation Publication Program Director Francesca Rose. “For example, Angela Harutyunyan’s Armenian translation of Erika Doss’s book Twentieth-Century American Art increases awareness of the historical art of the United States by making important scholarship available to a broader audience […]