USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is the largest and oldest school at the University of Southern California. It serves as the academic heart of USC, offering programs across the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The college houses numerous academic departments, research centers, and institutes, and is committed to advancing knowledge through interdisciplinary research, preparing students for meaningful careers, and engaging with communities through initiatives like Public Exchange to address complex societal challenges.
Funding Opportunities
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant's founders, former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government in the Washington, D.C., area for a one-year paid fellowship. Successful applicants will spend one year in a legislative or executive host office in the Washington, DC area, gaining valuable experience in marine policy and government decision-making processes. The fellowship is designed to provide hands-on experience in how policy decisions are made regarding ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources at the national level.
Interdisciplinary Research Week
Interdisciplinary Research Week is a unique research opportunity offered by the Center for Advanced Genocide Research to collaborative teams of scholars from different universities, different disciplines, and different countries to meet in person at the Center and work together to address a particular challenge within the field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The time together enables teams to intensively discuss their ideas, conduct research with the unique resources at USC, refine their research questions, conceptualize grant proposals, and determine next steps for the future of their project. Teams spend a dedicated week at USC working collaboratively with access to specialized resources including the USC Shoah Foundation's Visual History Archive and other research facilities. The program has supported multiple international research teams since 2014, facilitating groundbreaking interdisciplinary collaborations in genocide studies.
Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence
The Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence fellowship is the Center's most prestigious invitation-only fellowship offered by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research. It enables one esteemed senior international scholar per year to spend a two-week residency at USC to engage in consultation, conversation, and research with Holocaust and genocide research resources available at the university. Fellows have access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive and other specialized research materials. The fellowship brings distinguished scholars to USC to advance their research projects while contributing to the intellectual community of the Center for Advanced Genocide Research. Each Shapiro Scholar delivers a public lecture and engages with faculty, students, and the broader scholarly community during their residency.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 12
- Active Now
- 3
- Source Domain
- dornsife.usc.edu
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