Council of American Overseas Research Centers

Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Formation 1981
Type NGO
Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States
Executive Director
Mary Ellen Lane
Website caorc.org

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a private not-for-profit association of centers that research, conserve and record cultural heritage and modern societies.[1] CAORC, founded in 1981, helps arrange research projects that span national boundaries, in which member centers collaborate.[2]

Funding

The council is funded in part by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Smithsonian Institution, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Getty Foundation as well as through fees paid by members.[2]

Scholarships

The CAORC supports a multi-country research fellowship program for scholars who have obtained a Ph.D. in the humanities or social sciences and who want to conduct regional or trans-regional research.[3] Under the National Security Language Initiative, the United States Department of State funds scholarships in the "Critical Language Scholarships Program" that were originally organized by CAORC. These scholarships are now administered by the American Councils for International Education. [4]

Member centers

The member centers as of 2012 were:[5]

References

  1. "Council of American Overseas Research Centers". West African Research Association. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "About CAORC". Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. "The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program for Advanced Multi-Country Research". University of Arizona. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  4. "United States Department of State Council of American Overseas Research Centers Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes (CAORC)(DOS)". Columbia University. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  5. "American Overseas Research Centers". Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Retrieved 2012-03-28.