AmericanScholarship - Update on Scholarships in America

Agency deadline: October 5, 2007
Award: Up to $30,000 stipend for graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
Requirements include:

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Graduating university senior
• Demonstrated financial need

Details: See the Web site.

Lehigh University
Tenure Track Position in Organizational Behavior

Lehigh University’s Department of Management seeks to fill one tenure track position in organizational behavior beginning fall 2008. Preference will be given to faculty desiring consideration at the rank of either associate or full professor with a high profile research record. Experienced assistant professors will only be considered with an outstanding research record. Active scholarship in leadership and interpersonal processes with a strong focus on research methods is desirable. An excellent teaching record is required with a broad interest in OB and HR preferable. Team teaching, distance education, and web-based instruction are likely. Industry/professional experience is highly desirable. Earned doctorate in organizational behavior or human resources from a recognized school of business is required.
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Provides stipends and internships for fifteen young Americans to live and work in Asia for a year. Those who already have significant experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible. Criteria include: record of high achievement, outstanding leadership ability, and a clearly defined career interest with evidence of potential for professional accomplishment. Must be under 30 years old at time of application.
US Citizenship required. Swarthmore can nominate three applicants.
Swarthmore internal deadline: early November, 2007, exact date tba
Luce deadline: early December, 2007, exact date tba
http://hluce.org/3scholfm.html

The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship program addresses the under-representation of African American faculty at colleges and universities in the state of Florida by increasing the number of African American citizens qualified to teach with Ph.D. degrees. Students pursue their doctoral degree at one of the 10 participating institutions in the state of Florida.
Qualifications: Applicants must be African-American U.S. citizens holding at least a bachelor’s degree. Students should be interested in pursuing Ph.D. degrees in one of the disciplines in the arts and sciences, mathematics, business, or engineering. The fellowships are to be used at one of the following institutions: Barry University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Institute of Technology, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Miami, or University of South Florida. (more…)