Guggenheim fellowships

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Program Number:   01854
Title:
Dissertation Fellowships


Sponsor:          Guggenheim (Harry Frank) Foundation

SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided for individuals to complete the writing of their
doctoral dissertations in any of the natural and social sciences and the
humanities that will increase understanding of the causes, manifestations,
and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Fellowships are
$15,000 each.

Deadline(s):      02/01/2004
Established Date: 06/12/1992
Follow-Up Date:   11/01/2004
Review Date:      12/15/2003

Contact:
Address:          527 Madison Avenue
                  New York, NY 10022
                  U.S.A.
E-mail:
Program URL: http://www.hfg.org/html.pages/dissert.htm
Tel:              212-644-4907
Fax:              212-644-5110
Deadline Ind:     Receipt

Deadline Open:    No



Award Type(s):    Fellowship
                  Dissertation


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                  Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable:    Any/No Restrictions


Appl Type(s):     Graduate Student


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $15,000
Duration:         1 YEAR(s)
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Foundations


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS


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OBJECTIVES:
Highest priority is given to research that can increase
understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence,
aggression, and dominance in the modern world.  Particular questions
that interest the sponsor concern violence, aggression, and dominance
in relation to social change, the socialization of children,
intergroup conflict, interstate warfare, crime, family relationships,
and investigations of the control of aggression and violence.
Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving
adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible applicants are Ph.D. candidates who are in the writing
stage of the dissertation.  Applicants may be citizens of any country
and studying at colleges or universities in any country.


FUNDING
Ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year.
(jrd)


KEYWORDS:         ARTS/HUMANITIES/CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
                  Humanities, General/Other
                  BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES
                  Family
                  Children/Youth
                  Violent Behavior
                  Social Sciences--Humanistic Emphasis
                  Crime Control
                  Violent Crime
                  Social Change
                  Natural Sciences





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