[http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/bulletin/CRBL-mixed.jpg] Council for British Research in the Levant Visiting Fellowships and Scholarships In Jordan and Syria 2011-12 The Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) aims to promote, sponsor and carry out high-quality research in the humanities and social sciences throughout the countries of the Levant. Applications are invited for the following award schemes: Visiting Senior Research Fellowships To enable established scholars in university posts to spend a period of three or six months in the Levant based at The British Institute in Amman and/or in Damascus to conduct primary research, develop contacts, give lectures, and write up project results. There is a small teaching replacement budget available. Visiting Fellowships are available for early career postdoctoral candidates (within three years of the award of PhD) to enable them to spend a period of either six or twelve months based at the British Institute in Amman and/or in Damascus to conduct primary research, develop contacts, give lectures, and work on publications derived from their thesis. The Fellowship includes the option of a three month Arabic course at the Qasid Language Institute in Amman. A monthly subsistence stipend is included. Visiting Scholarships are available for students conducting PhD/DPhil research to enable them to spend a period of either six or twelve months based at the British Institute in Amman and/or in Damascus to conduct primary research, develop contacts, and write up research. The Scholarship includes the option of a three month Arabic course at the Qasid Language Institute in Amman. A monthly subsistence stipend is included. All Fellowships and Scholarships include accommodation, a small research budget, return flights from the UK to Amman, and travel insurance. Applicants for Senior Visiting Fellowships must be employed at a UK HEI, applicants for a Visiting Fellowship must be British or normally resident in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands, applicants for Visiting Scholarships must be registered on a full-time doctoral degree in a UK university. Closing Date: 20 May 2011 Guidance notes and application forms for the above schemes are available at: http://www.cbrl.org.uk/support.html<http://email.britac.ac.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A8299442466867540436296403020&tId=8917276> Please circulate this email to interested colleagues and students. UK Office, CBRL 10 Carlton House Terrace London, SW1Y 5AH England T: +44-(0)20 7969 5296 F: +44-(0)20 7969 5401 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.cbrl.org.uk<http://email.britac.ac.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A8299442466867540436296403020&tId=8917277> -- Click this link to unsubscribe<http://email.britac.ac.uk/_act/get_rcr.php?A8299442466867540436296403020>. {~A8299442466867540436296403020~} Archive of list messages may be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/classicsgrads Visit the same site to change your subscription settings. All queries regarding the list should be directed to: [log in to unmask]