American Overseas Advanced Research Centers
Located around the globe but operated by American parent institutions, interdisciplinary American Overseas Advanced Research Centers provide essential support to American humanistic and social science scholars working in foreign countries.
Located around the globe but operated by American parent institutions, interdisciplinary American Overseas Advanced Research Centers provide essential support to American humanistic and social science scholars working in foreign countries. In 1978, the Academy brought together representatives of the centers to reduce their sense of isolation and to help them band together in the face of diminishing financial support and interest in foreign study. The resulting report, “Corners of a Foreign Field,” led to the creation in 1981 of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). Located in Washington, D.C., CAORC serves as an informational clearinghouse and organizational advocate for the centers. By 2007, the council had grown to include 19 member centers, a multicountry fellowship program, and a Digital Library for International Research.
Go to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) website.
Resulting Publication
- Corners of a Foreign Field: Discussions about American Overseas Advanced Research Centers in the Humanities and Social Sciences, eds. Robert McCormick Adams and Corinne S. Schelling. New York: The Rockefeller Foundation, 1979. (out of print)
