Opportunities

Welcome to our opportunities listing, which includes prize and fellowship announcements, calls for submissions to publications and conferences, and more. Because the MLA does not solicit the items listed here and cannot vouch for their reliability, please exercise judgment in responding to them.

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Conferences and Meetings

Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies World Congress: Translation, Transposition, and Travel in the Global Nineteenth Century

Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies World Congress: Translation, Transposition, and . . .

Cascade Song Festival

Cascade Song Festival, 23–26 Jan. 2025, Univ. of Oregon. Deadline . . .

The Role of Materials Development in Foreign/Second Language Teacher Education: A European Online Conference

The Role of Materials Development in Foreign/Second Language Teacher Education: . . .

Collaborating beyond the Humanities

Collaborating beyond the Humanities, 30 Jan. 2025, online. Inquiries registration . . .

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Awards and Prizes

Duques de Soria Foundation

The Duques de Soria Foundation announces an international competition to . . .

American Academy in Rome

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME: Each year, through a national competition, the Rome Prize is awarded to fifteen emerging artists (working in architecture, landscape architecture, design, historic preservation and conservation, literature, musical composition, or visual arts) and fifteen scholars (working in…

Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY’S ROBERT FOSTER CHERRY AWARD FOR GREAT TEACHING: Designed to honor great teachers, to stimulate discussion in the academy about the value of…

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Calls for Papers

Journal of the Midwestern Modern Language Association: Special Spring Issue on Solidarity

For this special spring issue of the Journal of the . . .

Southern Quarterly

The Southern Quarterly invites submissions of interdisciplinary articles; interviews with . . .

Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies

The Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS) is . . .

Configurations Special Issue: Out of the Past: Reconsidering Nineteenth-Century Literature, Science, and Technology

Contributions are sought for a special issue of Configurations analyzing . . .

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Grants and Fellowships

Ahmanson-Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships

2023–24 fellowship theme: Open Edo: Diverse, Ecological, and Global Perspectives . . .

Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellowships

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS: For highly qualified scholars from any country to carry out long-term (6 to 24 months) research projects in Germany. All academic disciplines are sponsored; the PhD is required. Monthly stipends range from €2,250 to €2,450….

American Academy in Berlin

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN: The academy is a private, nonprofit center for advanced research in a range of academic, cultural, and professional areas. It welcomes American scholars, writers, policy makers, and artists who wish to engage in independent study in…

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Visiting Scholars Program

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences invites applications for its visiting scholars program. The postmark deadline for applications is 15 October. For further information, contact the Visiting Scholars Program, American…

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