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| Past Grant Opportunities for Students and ScholarsThe mission of the Title VIII Program is to sustain the fields of Eurasian and Central and East European studies, support the national capability for advanced research of highly trained and experienced professionals, and make this expertise available for service in and out of government. The Title VIII Program provides funding to graduate students and junior and senior scholars to carry out research projects and participate in language training programs that contribute to our mission and help achieve the State Department's Strategic Goals. Deadlines are listed on this page. Grant announcements can be found after the Calendar below. For full announcements and complete details, please refer directly to the individual Title VIII Grantee Organizations' websites.
2005-2006 Calendar October 2005
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
November 2005
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
December 2005
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center/IREX Regional Policy Symposium: “EU and NATO Member States and Their Eastern Borderlands”
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
January 2006
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
University of Michigan - Institute for Social Research and William Davidson Institute
February 2006
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
March 2006
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
April 2006
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER)
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies and American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS)
June 2006
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
September 2006
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute
October 2006
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils)
Title VIII Grant Opportunity Announcements American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2005 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Research Scholar program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2005 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program serves graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty who, in addition to support for research in the independent states of the former Soviet Union, require supplemental language instruction.
Programs are available in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support in more than one country during a single trip but must plan to be in the field for a total of three to nine months. Those scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe.
Award Components: The total value of Title VIII CRLT fellowships ranges from $5,000 to $25,000. Typical awards include:
Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences who have attained at least an intermediate level of proficiency in Russian or their proposed host-country language are eligible to apply to the program. Typically, CRLT applicants are graduate students at relatively early stages of their dissertation research. However, participants may be at more advanced stages in their careers and applications from established scholars seeking to develop their proficiency in new languages are welcome.
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship Application Deadline: October 1, 2005 (Spring & Summer Program). The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship offers post-doctoral scholars and faculty up to $35,000 for field-based, policy-relevant research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Applicants may apply to conduct research in more than one country, but must plan to spend at least four months in the region overall. Fellows must submit final reports describing their research accomplishments roughly one-month after the completion of their awards.
Eligibility: Applicants to the Special Initiatives Fellowship must:
Application Instructions: To apply, scholars must submit an original and three copies of the following:
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Research Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2005 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Southeast European Research program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Language Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2005 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Southeast European Language Program offers academic year, semester and summer programs for independent research and language study in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro.
Application Requirements: Applicants must plan to study for at least one month in the region. Study-trips for periods of four to nine months are particularly encouraged. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty who have at least elementary language skills. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants should explain how their plans for language-study support their overall research goals. While students with a wide range of interests and research goals have received Title VIII support in the past, all applicants should specify how their studies will contribute to a body of knowledge that enables U.S. policy makers to better understand the region.
Fellowships for Language Study typically provide: --Ongoing logistical support from American Councils offices throughout the region
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact: www.americancouncils.org
ACLS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in Southeast European Studies Application Deadline: November 10, 2005 Tenure: 6 to 12 consecutive months between July 1, 2006 and September 1, 2007
Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (ofa.acls.org ) no later than 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 10, 2005. Decisions will be announced in mid-April 2006.
Pending confirmation of funding, the American Council of Learned Societies will offer support for postdoctoral research and writing in Southeast European studies in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. Applications should be for work related to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo). Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Southeastern Europe or relating Southeast European societies to those of other parts of the world. Every application for this fellowship should state clearly how the proposed research will contribute to a better understanding of the region and to policy-making related to it.
In awarding these grants, primary considerations are the scholarly merit of the proposal, its importance to the development of the field, and the scholarly potential and accomplishments of the applicant. Priority will be given to applicants in the early part of their careers, that is, before tenure. All proposals should be for scholarly work, the product of which is to be disseminated in English. Funds awarded may not be used in Western Europe. We anticipate that three fellowships will be available. They are intended primarily as salary replacement to provide time free for research; the funds may be used to supplement sabbatical salaries, up to but not exceeding the Fellow's normal academic year salary.
EligibilityAn applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States as of the application deadline date. An applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree conferred prior to the application deadline; however, an established scholar who can demonstrate the equivalent of the Ph.D. in publications and professional experience may also qualify. ApplicationThe application process is comprised of the following (all to be submitted online): -Completed application form -Proposal (no more than 5 pages, double spaced) -Bibliography (no more than 2 pages) -Publications list (no more than 2 pages) -Two reference letters To begin the Online Fellowships Application (OFA) process, please click on "APPLICANTS" at ofa.acls.org. For more information check the ACLS website at http://www.acls.org/ or contact ACLS at: American Council of Learned Societies ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in Southeast European Studies Application Deadline: November 10, 2005 Amount: up to $17,000 Tenure: One year beginning between June 1 and September 1, 2006.
Completed applications must be submitted through the ACLS Online Fellowship Application system (ofa.acls.org ) no later than 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 10, 2005. Decisions will be announced in mid-April 2006.
Pending confirmation of funding, the American Council of Learned Societies will offer support for writing dissertations in Southeast European studies in all disciplines of the humanities and the social sciences. Applications should be for work on Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo). Applicants may propose comparative work considering more than one country of Southeastern Europe or relating Southeast European societies to those of other parts of the world. Every application for this fellowship should state clearly how the proposed research will contribute to a better understanding of the region and to policy-making related to it.
Fellowships will be granted on the basis of the scholarly potential of the applicant, the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, and its importance to the development of scholarship on Southeastern Europe. The fellowships are intended to support dissertation writing in the U.S. after research is complete, although short visits to the countries of Southeastern Europe may be proposed. Funds awarded may not be used in Western Europe. The stipend will be up to $17,000, and approximately 10 fellowships will be available. As a condition of the award, the applicant's home university will be required (consistent with its policies and regulations) to provide or to waive normal academic year tuition payments or to provide alternative cost-sharing support.
EligibilityCurrently enrolled graduate students who will have completed all requirements for the doctorate (including fieldwork and/or archival research) except the dissertation by June 2006 may apply for one-year, non-renewable support to complete the dissertation. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
ApplicationThe application process is comprised of the following: (with the exception of the official transcript, all components must be submitted online.) -Completed application form -Proposal (no more than 5 pages, double spaced) -Bibliography (no more than 2 pages) -Publications list (no more than 2 pages) - optional -Three reference letters -Official transcript of graduate record To begin the Online Fellowships Application (OFA) process, please click on "APPLICANTS" at ofa.acls.org. For more information check the ACLS website at http://www.acls.org/ or contact ACLS at: American Council of Learned Societies SSRC Eurasia Title VIII Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships Application Deadline: November 15, 2005 (9:00 PM, EST) Eurasia Program Fellowships serve to expand and strengthen the field of Eurasian studies through the support of research, writing, advanced training and curriculum development. All fellowships are intended to support work on or related to the New States of Eurasia, the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire, regardless of the applicant's discipline within the social sciences or humanities. Pre-doctoral Fellowships: • Language Training Fellowships - provide up to $7,000 in support of requisite language acquisition for evolving research pursuits. All SSRC Eurasia proposals are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel that rewards clarity of argument, purpose, theory, and method, written in a style accessible to readers both from within and outside the applicant's discipline. Applicants should be aware of the expectation that all proposals be justified in terms of relevance to the modern, contemporary world, regardless of their chosen topic or the historical period studied. All fellowships awarded under this program are contingent upon the receipt of funding from the U.S. Department of State. Detailed information on eligibility criteria and conditions of awards will be available in the application materials. For further information check the SSRC website or contact SSRC by email: eurasia@ssrc.org .
IREX Title VIII Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program Application Deadline for all IARO Programs: November 15, 2005. The IARO Program provides fellowships to U.S. scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to U.S. foreign policy. Limited funding is available for non-policy-relevant topics. The IARO program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and the IREX Scholar Support Fund. Master's Student IARO Predoctoral Student IARO Professional IARO Postdoctoral IARO Eligible Countries of Research Focus: • Fellowships are also available for cross-regional research in Iran with one or more of the countries above. The application can be completed online. Alternately, printable applications are available for download from the IREX website. For more information, please contact IREX: IREX Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies Program Title VIII Research Scholar Grants Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 Eligibility
Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 Closing dates are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later. East European Studies Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute Title VIII Research Scholar Grants Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 Title VIII Research Scholarships lasting three to nine months are available to academic participants in the early stages of their career (before tenure) or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. Eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level for academic participants, although doctoral candidates in the process of completing a dissertation may apply (the dissertation must be successfully defended before taking residence at the Kennan Institute). Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents. Research proposals examining the countries of Central Eurasia are eligible. Those proposals related to regional Russia, Central Asia, and contemporary issues are particularly welcome. The Title VIII Research Scholar grant offers a stipend of $3,000 per month, research facilities, word processing support, and some research assistance. Grant recipients are required to be in residence at the Institute in Washington, D.C., for the duration of their grant.
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: December 1, 2005 Closing dates are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later. The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants (up to one month's duration) to scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C. area. Policy-relevant research is preferred. Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.
Short-Term Grants provide a stipend of $100 per day. The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Short-Term scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses are not directly covered by this grant. There is no official application form for Short-Term Grants. The applicant is requested to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, a curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the Institute. All applicants must note their country of citizenship or permanent residency in their materials.
Letters of recommendation, with signatures, should be sent either by fax or post, all other application materials may be submitted via e-mail or in hard copy. Any materials submitted in hard copy should be in clear dark type, printed on one side only, and without staples.
Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, D.C., for the duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-Term Grants are held each year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly seven weeks after the closing date. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-Americans are eligible for Short-Term Grants, although funding for non-American applicants is limited. Approximately one in three American applicants and one in six non-American applicants are awarded Short-Term Grants in each of the four competition rounds.
The Woodrow Wilson Center can only provide grants to those non-U.S. citizens who hold a J-1 Visa. Non-U.S. citizens who are located in the United States at the time the Short-Term Grant is awarded must leave the United States in order to be issued a J-1 Visa before they can receive their award. J-1 Visas cannot be issued to individuals while they are in the U.S. on a different visa.
For more information, visit our website at www.wilsoncenter.org/kennan , or contact:
Fellowships and Grants Kennan Institute One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004-3027 Telephone: (202) 691-4100 Fax: (202) 691-4247 Internet: krunkaitytee@wwic.si.edu
Woodrow Wilson Center/IREX 2006 Regional Policy Symposium: “EU and NATO Member States and Their Eastern Borderlands” Title VIII Junior Scholar Grants Application Deadline: December 2, 2005 The 2006 Regional Symposium takes place in late March 2006, in the Washington DC metropolitan area and involves three days of reviews of current research projects, roundtable discussions, and the development of policy recommendations. Junior scholars are chosen based on a national competition. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to continued study, research, and work on and with the countries of the European Union and its borderlands, as well as submit developed and policy-driven research proposals. Grants will be awarded to approximately 15 junior scholars. Technical Eligibility Requirements: *Applications will not be considered from those who have not fulfilled all requirements for previous IREX and Wilson Center grants. *Current IREX employees and consultants and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children and siblings) are not eligible to compete in any IREX-administered grant programs, either as individuals or as the responsible party representing an institutional applicant. Grant Provisions: Applicants will be notified of award decisions in early February 2006. To receive more information on the 2006 Regional Policy Symposium or to access the application form and instructions, please visit the IREX website at: http://www.irex.org/ . Printable application materials are available for download on the IREX website.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2005 This fellowship provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. To qualify, applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D., or individuals with comparable research skills in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences or other professional terminal graduate degree. NCEEER's peer review selection committee will judge the competition and applicants will be notified of the outcome by February 28, 2006. Purposes and Requirements: Short-term travel grants are individual grants to scholars which may be used for up to two months for the following purposes: 1) enabling scholars to get quick access to research resources in the relevant sub-regions; 2) use the travel grant for refresher visits on particular topics for already established research work; 3) research planning with colleagues from the sub-regions on broader multi-year projects already funded or to be funded by other sources; 4) creation of databases or research aids such as archival guides; and 5) on an exceptional basis, inviting scholars from the sub-regions to the United States for conferences or special collaborative research opportunities. The Short-Term Travel Grant program is meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Applicants may apply a broad definition of "policy relevance." Research that is "policy relevant" does not necessarily need to focus directly on a matter of current and intense concern to U.S. government policy makers. Projects in fields such as history, popular culture, and other matters that may be outside the immediate purview of government officials are eligible for funding, as long as the applicant explains convincingly why the research is relevant at some level, even indirectly, to the formation of policy. Applicants should emphasize in no more than four pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, the following information: Cost-sharing by the applicant is strongly encouraged. Successful applicants will be required to submit a final report to NCEEER, and may be asked to present the results of research and other programmatic experiences in a public forum sponsored by NCEEER and the Department of State. Costs associated with such a forum will not be borne by the applicant. Please note that research reports submitted to NCEEER for scholars' projects may be considered for publication in the journal Problems of Post-Communism. You may download application guidelines and forms from NCEEER's website http://www.nceeer.org , or you may request a copy by telephone, mail or email. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute 2006 Title VIII Research Workshop Series: “Democracy and Civil Society in Ukraine” Application Deadline: December 28, 2005 The Kennan Institute is pleased to announce a new series of research workshops on "Democracy and Civil Society in Ukraine." Among the most surprising aspects of Ukraine's 2004 “Orange Revolution” was the role played by citizen groups and individuals. The protests in Kyiv and the reaction to them in pro-government strongholds revealed the foundations of a powerful civil society, where new configurations of social groups, associations, and networks of affiliations based on shared values were in evidence on a broad scale. For Ukraine, the central question is whether this civil society can be sustained and strengthened, so that it might become an ongoing means of channeling societal interests and checking government power. The matter is complicated by the fact that Ukraine is undergoing substantial institutional reform, both in the distribution of power between executive and legislature, and in the laws for electing the parliament. The case of Ukraine also raises questions about the other countries in the region, and this project will attempt to link the study of the Ukrainian case to broader questions relevant to the entire region. The Kennan Institute proposes to convene a workshop series that will bring together approximately twelve practitioners, policymakers, and scholars from various disciplines who study the emergence of civil society in Ukraine, and the implications of that development for Ukraine and the entire region.
American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar Program Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 (Fall & Academic Year Program). The American Councils Research Scholar program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 (Fall & Academic Year Program). The American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program serves graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty who, in addition to support for research in the independent states of the former Soviet Union, require supplemental language instruction.
Programs are available in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support in more than one country during a single trip but must plan to be in the field for a total of three to nine months. Those scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe.
Award Components: The total value of Title VIII CRLT fellowships ranges from $5,000 to $25,000. Typical awards include:
Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences who have attained at least an intermediate level of proficiency in Russian or their proposed host-country language are eligible to apply to the program. Typically, CRLT applicants are graduate students at relatively early stages of their dissertation research. However, participants may be at more advanced stages in their careers and applications from established scholars seeking to develop their proficiency in new languages are welcome.
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 (Fall & Academic Year Program). The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship offers post-doctoral scholars and faculty up to $35,000 for field-based, policy-relevant research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Applicants may apply to conduct research in more than one country, but must plan to spend at least four months in the region overall. Fellows must submit final reports describing their research accomplishments roughly one-month after the completion of their awards.
Eligibility: Applicants to the Special Initiatives Fellowship must:
Application Instructions: To apply, scholars must submit an original and three copies of the following:
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Research Program Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 (Fall & Academic Year Program). The American Councils Southeast European Research program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Language Program Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 (Fall & Academic Year Program). The American Councils Southeast European Language Program offers academic year, semester and summer programs for independent research and language study in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro.
Application Requirements: Applicants must plan to study for at least one month in the region. Study-trips for periods of four to nine months are particularly encouraged. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty who have at least elementary language skills. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants should explain how their plans for language-study support their overall research goals. While students with a wide range of interests and research goals have received Title VIII support in the past, all applicants should specify how their studies will contribute to a body of knowledge that enables U.S. policy makers to better understand the region.
Fellowships for Language Study typically provide: --Ongoing logistical support from American Councils offices throughout the region
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
NCEEER Title VIII George F. Russell Fellowship Program Application Deadline: January 15, 2006 The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) announces the creation of the Title VIII George F. Russell Fellowship Program. This fellowship provides up to $50,000 for research of up to one year on the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and/or Southeastern Europe (SEE) to be conducted at research institutions in the United States. To qualify applicants must be scholars or researchers, either American or from the FSU or SEE, holding a PhD in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences. Individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold the PhD degree are also welcome to apply. Applications must focus on one or more of the following foci of analysis: 1) social, historical, political, economic and international relations of countries of Central Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus, including comparative research with cross-border areas such as China, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey; 2) issues affecting private sector development and entrepreneurship throughout the FSU and SEE, including comparative research with cross-border areas listed above; 3) nuclear nonproliferation, including issues of nuclear materials theft and disposal; and 4) the crisis of HIV/AIDS through the FSU and SEE and concrete programmatic and policy recommendations to help to deal with this crisis. Grants can be made in the form of an institutional award or directly with NCEEER. Placement at research institutions would take place no earlier than October 1, 2006. NCEEER's Board of Directors or a selection committee designated by the Board will judge the competition and applicants will be notified of the outcome by March 15, 2006. In seeking the Russell Fellowship, applicants should emphasize in no more than 10 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, the following information: 1) The nature of the research to be conducted, including its direct relevance to contemporary concerns of policy makers responsible for the formation or implementation of U.S. foreign policy toward one or more countries of the region; and 2) A written agreement with a research institution in the United States that such institution is willing to provide placement and suitable space and related access to equipment for the scholar or researcher; and cost-sharing to be provided by the sponsoring institution of the scholar or researcher. The stipend to be provided can be used for salary support and benefits or travel to the FSU or SEE. Funding for summer salary support of scholars or researchers is ordinarily not fundable by NCEEER. Research support funding is primarily to be devoted to necessary travel and research expenses. While regular salary support will be considered, summer salary support will be considered as the lowest priority for funding. Any exception concerning summer salary support will need to have clear and detailed specification of its necessity for completion of the proposed project. Successful applicants will also be required to provide two letters of recommendation (in addition to the written agreement with the U.S.-based research institution regarding placement), and submit a mid-term and final report to NCEEER, as well as present the results of research and other programmatic experiences in a public forum sponsored by NCEEER, the Department of State, or private foundations or the private sector. You may download application guidelines and forms from NCEEER's website http://www.nceeer.org , or you may request a copy by telephone, mail or email. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
ACLS Southeast European Language Training Grants for Individuals Application Deadline: January 16, 2006 Amount: up to $2,500 Period: Summer 2006
Pending confirmation of funding, ACLS will offer grants of up to $2,500 each for intensive summer study of Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Romanian. These awards are intended for people who will use these languages in academic research or teaching. Approximately 12 grants will be available.
Applicants may request support for beginning, intermediate, or advanced language study, and the application should specify the name of the institution they wish to attend, along with a statement of the significance of this training for their career plans. In most cases, proposals for beginning or intermediate level should be for attendance at intensive courses offered by institutions of higher education in the US, although, in exceptional cases, proposals for study in Southeast Europe will be considered. Proposals for study at the advanced level will ordinarily be for courses in Southeastern Europe.
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, and must have completed, at minimum, a four-year college degree. Application materials for this program are provided in pdf format; you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free of charge) if you do not already have it on your computer. To begin the application process, please print out the application packet for Southeast European Language Training Grants for Individuals.
A paper copy of the application packet may also be requested from grants@acls.org or by writing to: Office of Fellowships and Grants
ACLS Southeast European Language Training Grants for Institutions Application Deadline: January 16, 2006 Amount: up to $10,000 Period: Summer 2007
Pending confirmation of funding, ACLS will offer grants up to $10,000 each to institutions for support of intensive summer programs in Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Romanian. Course instruction should be at the beginning or intermediate level, so designed that it covers the basic structures of the language in the summer equivalent of two full academic-year semesters. For detailed application guidelines, please contact Olga Bukhina, Coordinator of International Programs, obukhina@acls.org.
ACLS Institutional Grants for Advanced-Mastery Language Training Application Deadline: January 16, 2006 Amount: up to $10,000 Period: Summer 2006 or Summer 2007
Pending confirmation of funding, ACLS will offer grants up to $10,000 each to institutions for the organization of intensive summer courses in professional skills needed for tasks such as reading in specialized disciplinary fields, translation of texts, interpretation of speech, copy-editing, and editing. Courses should be designed for those who have already attained a high level of language proficiency, either as native speakers, as heritage speakers, or as a result of instruction. (Note: To be eligible for ACLS advanced-mastery grants, a language course must presume advanced competence; language courses at the advanced level do not qualify.)
Advanced-mastery language courses should be designed primarily for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who have made a career commitment to Southeast European studies but may also accept individuals who work in non-governmental organizations or governmental agencies. Many graduate students, researchers, and other professionals who use a foreign language in their work often find themselves translating, interpreting, editing, etc., on a volunteer and untrained basis. Advanced mastery courses should train them in the technical skills they need to perform these tasks with greater professional competence.
Special start-up consideration: ACLS will consider requests for an initial supplement per institution of up to $5,000, based on a detailed budget, for costs related to the organization of these new courses, including curriculum preparation, recruitment, and integration with existing language curricula at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced level.
For detailed application guidelines, please contact Olga Bukhina, Coordinator of International Programs, obukhina@acls.org.
SSRC Eurasia Title VIII Teaching Fellowship Application Deadline: January 24, 2006 (9:00 PM, EST) Eurasia Program Fellowships serve to expand and strengthen the field of Eurasian studies through the support of research, writing, advanced training and curriculum development. All fellowships are intended to support work on or related to the New States of Eurasia, the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire, regardless of the applicant's discipline within the social sciences or humanities. Postdoctoral Fellowships: All SSRC Eurasia proposals are reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel that rewards clarity of argument, purpose, theory, and method, written in a style accessible to readers both from within and outside the applicant's discipline. Applicants should be aware of the expectation that all proposals be justified in terms of relevance to the modern, contemporary world, regardless of their chosen topic or the historical period studied. All fellowships awarded under this program are contingent upon the receipt of funding from the U.S. Department of State. Detailed information on eligibility criteria and conditions of awards will be available in the application materials. For further information check the SSRC website or contact SSRC by email: eurasia@ssrc.org .
University of Michigan - Institute for Social Research and William Davidson Institute Research Competition: Title VIII Grants for Research on Public Policy and Business Development in Eurasia Application Deadline: January 28, 2006 (Please click here for the application package in PDF format)
For answers to procedural questions, contact Kelly Janiga, Manager of Research Programs, at janigak@umich.edu (734) 615-4562. Content questions should be directed to Anna Meyendorff, Project Director, at ameyen@isr.umich.edu. This competition is supported by Title VIII funding from the U.S. Department of State.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2005 The Short-Term Travel Grants program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to U.S. post-doctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. Fellowships are available to applicants who demonstrate how their research will make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region, and how such knowledge is relevant to U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. Department of State Title VIII Program, the primary source of support for the STG Program, supports research topics that strengthen the fields of Eurasian and East European studies, and that address U.S. foreign policy interests, in the region, broadly defined. Historical or cultural research that promotes understanding of current events in the region is acceptable if an explicit connection is made to policy relevant issues, broadly defined. Countries Eligible for Research: • Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Technical Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must: • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the U.S. for three consecutive years prior to the application. • Hold a PhD or other terminal degree. • Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants.
Grant Provisions: Grants of up to $5,000 cover: • Travel from the United States to the host country. • Miscellaneous research expenses directly related to the project (including but not limited to in-country travel and photocopying) and deemed to be appropriate by the selection committee and IREX. • Grantees will be required to submit both a final and research report upon completion of the grant. Two hundred dollars will be withheld from the stipend amount until the reports are received.
Application and Review Process: • Review by rotating panel of experts. In 2005-2006, 29 STG grants were awarded. A list of grantees is online. Application materials and further information, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), are available for download from the IREX website. For more information, please contact IREX: IREX
Application Deadline: February 15, 2006 The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) invites proposals for its Title VIII National Research Competition. Research Contracts support collaborative projects involving multiple post-doctoral scholars, or individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold PhDs, including at least one U.S.-based scholar, with a maximum award of $70,000. Research Grants support research projects conducted by individual U.S.-based scholars or researchers, with a maximum award of $40,000. Contracts will provide funding to scholars or researchers via institutional awards, while Grants will be awarded directly to the scholar. Accordingly, Contracts and Grants involve different application forms and guidelines. NCEEER's Board of Directors will judge the competition, and applicants will be notified of the outcome by June 1, 2005. Please note that research on the following countries will not be supported: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Research activity supported by a Contract or Grant may begin as early as October 1, 2006. Scholars should schedule their research activities so as to complete and submit all project requirements to NCEEER by September 30, 2008. Please note that research reports submitted to NCEEER for scholars' projects may be considered for publication in the journal Problems of Post-Communism. NCEEER encourages projects that: involve participation by graduate students; facilitate interaction between the public and private sectors; develop data banks and research aids that can be of use to other scholars; and advance the exchange of ideas in academic, governmental and public fora. NCEEER emphasizes projects that produce readable analysis, reliable information, and lively debate about current economic, political, and international issues. Applicants must demonstrate, directly or indirectly, how their research impacts upon policy debates and research on such issues. You may download application guidelines and forms from NCEEER's website http://www.nceeer.org , or you may request a copy by telephone, mail or email. When you request a form, please specify whether you plan to apply for a Research Contract or a Research Grant. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies Program Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: March 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: March 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2006 The U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS) offers U.S. senior scholars an opportunity to conduct research abroad while serving as experts to a U.S. embassy or consulate. This year, IREX anticipates awarding four grants. Successful applicants will demonstrate how their experience, skills, and knowledge will benefit U.S. Embassy personnel, as well as the academic merit and feasibility of their proposed research. Grantees will serve the embassy or consulate and conduct their own research for approximately one month. Grant length and dates will be decided upon in consultation with the specific embassy or consulate. Examples of embassy service can include attending meetings, giving lectures, writing policy papers, assisting with grant panels, and consulting with embassy policy staff. This year, the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program plans to accept applications in the following fields and countries: Chisinau, Moldova: • Banking (specifically lending, mortgages, agricultural financing, financial instruments) • Public Debt Management • Energy Regulation • Tajik Diaspora and Narcotics Trafficking • Study of the “Black Market” and the market economy • Islam in Tajikistan • Economic impact of narcotics trafficking • Migration trends • Economic and political integration of Central Asia • Family survival strategies in extreme poverty • Economic diversification (from a public policy angle, specifically how different regions in the United States have reoriented their economies, i.e., away from steel in Pittsburgh. Ideally, the specialist could also touch upon related subjects such as explaining WTO membership and the benefit of attracting foreign investment) • NGO development (focus on organizational methods and encouraging community involvement) • Higher education media program development
Two grantees will be chosen for Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Technical Eligibility Requirements: Each applicant must: • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the U.S. for three consecutive years prior to the application. • Submit a complete application package by the deadline. • Hold a PhD or graduate degree at the time of application (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) • Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants. • Not currently be enrolled in an academic program.
Financial Provisions: • Roundtrip airfare from the United States to the host country.
Applications will be reviewed by a rotating panel of experts. All applicants will be notified of their status by the end of April 2006. Application materials and further information are available for download from the IREX website. For more information, please contact IREX: IREX
Application Deadline: March 15, 2006 The Title VIII Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship supports research on the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) or Central or Southeastern Europe (SEE) conducted by an individual scholar under the auspices of a U.S. government agency, embassy, or field office of a U.S. nongovernmental organization in these regions. The maximum award is $60,000. Applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D. in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration and considerable background in some aspect of the history, culture, politics, and economics of the countries of the FSU and SEE. Individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold a PhD will also be considered. Awards can be made in the form of an institutional contract or a direct grant, but not more than $1,000 will be permitted for contract administration by the sponsoring institution. NCEEER's Board of Directors will judge the competition, and applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2006. Please note that research on the following countries will not be supported: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Placements may begin as early as October 1, 2006, and may last up to one year. Fellows will be required to submit to NCEEER mid-term and final progress reports and a short working paper based on the results of their research. Research reports submitted to NCEEER for scholars' projects may be considered for publication in the journal Problems of Post-Communism. Applications should include the following items: Additionally, NCEEER generally requires applications that include a written agreement with a U.S. government agency, embassy, or field office of a U.S. nongovernmental organization in an FSU or SEE country stating that the agency, embassy, or field office is willing to provide placement and office space and equipment for the project. In the case of an applicant seeking placement in a U.S. government agency only, NCEEER will consider applications from candidates who have not yet concluded such an agreement. The Department of State and NCEEER have received tentative indications of interest for hosting Hewett Fellows in U.S. embassies. Please contact NCEEER for further information: Robert T. Huber, President
Application Deadline: April 1, 2006 The Policy-Connect Program provides fellowships to U.S. scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to U.S. foreign policy. Fellowships support collaborative teams of two or three U.S. scholars and professionals for up to 12 months. Policy Connect Collaborative Research Grants are funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program and John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts. Eligible Countries of Research Focus: Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Cross-regional: Countries of Eurasia (see above) and Algeria, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen. Grant Award: Up to $30,000 Application materials and further information are available for download from the IREX website. For more information, please contact IREX: IREX
University of Illinois 2006 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia Application Deadline: April 15, 2006 Housing and Travel Grants for the Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are pleased to announce its 2006 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Please check the website for the full list of programs, eligibility, and application information: http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html The SRL enables scholars to conduct advanced research in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Lab associates are given full access to the collection and resources of the University of Illinois Library, the largest Slavic collection west of Washington DC, and are able to seek assistance from the Slavic Reference Service staff. The SRL provides an opportunity for specialists to keep current on knowledge and research in the field, to access newly available and archival materials, and disseminate knowledge to other scholars, professionals, government officials, and the public. The Summer Lab is an ideal program for doctoral students conducting pre-dissertation/dissertation research. The following persons are eligible to apply to the Summer Lab:
To be eligible for housing grants and the new graduate student travel grants, the above criteria apply along with the following:
Application Deadlines : For more information, please contact:
Application Deadline: April 15, 2006 Location: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Workshop Moderator Gerald Creed, Professor of Anthropology, CUNY, a leading specialist in Balkan studies.
Workshop Goals The central aim of this three-day workshop is to bring together advanced graduate students, junior faculty and other professionals who focus on the modern Balkans in various disciplines to discuss their work and issues in the field. Although massive political change and the Yugoslav wars regularly put the region on the front page of major newspapers throughout the 1990s, Balkan studies is still a relatively underrepresented field. The workshop's objectives are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this field and to explore recent research paradigms and resources. The workshop will provide a superb forum in which to investigate a variety of pressing issues, including, but not limited to, the following: § State formation and democratization § Privatization and the creation of new market economies § Ethnopolitics and the civil rights of minorities § Law reform, the writing of new legal codes, and rethinking intellectual property rights § Human security (terrorism, trafficking of women and children, organized crime syndicates) § Demographic movement (displaced peoples, diasporic formations, refugees, guest workers) § The culture of socialism and postsocialism § Education (rewriting of curricula; establishment of new institutions for higher learning) § Popular culture and contemporary society (the entertainment industry, especially music and film) § The arts, social change, and postsocialist identity (literature, fine arts, architecture) § The changing position of Balkan states vis-à-vis the EU, the U.S., Russia, and the Middle East § Islam in Europe (architectural restoration, revival of Sufism, renewal of worship practices) § Gender, especially changing roles and images of women in society Selected participants will be asked to submit a paper by May 31, 2006 to be pre-circulated.
Workshop Format Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants' research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be available for research in the UI Library--one of the largest Slavic and East European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop dates to conduct individual research.
This workshop is part of the Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia; organized by the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and funded in part by the U.S. Department of State Title VIII program.
Workshop Eligibility The workshop is open to advanced graduate students and junior faculty in any discipline and professionals who specialize in the modern Balkans. To be eligible for workshop housing and travel grants, which are funded by a U.S. State Department Title VIII grant, applicants must be U.S. citizens/permanent residents and must state the policy relevance (broadly defined) of their research in the application. Depending on space availability, those who do not qualify for financial support may participate in the workshop at their own expense. Please see the Summer Lab website (url below) for more information.
Housing and Travel Grants Participants who are eligible for workshop housing and travel grants (see eligibility) may also apply for additional research housing grants--a total of up to 14 days for graduate students; 8 for all others. Graduate students may also apply for travel grants of up to $200.
Deadline April 15, 2006 for US citizens/permanent residents
Application All participants are considered Summer Lab associates and must submit a Summer Research Lab application and application fee. To apply for financial assistance, applicants must also submit a one- to two-page research proposal that includes a statement clearly indicating the policy relevance of the proposed research. Workshop space is limited.
T o download an application form go to www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html and click on “how to apply” in the navigation bar. To request a paper application form contact:
Summer Research Lab Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 104 International Studies Building 910 S. Fifth Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
For more information on the workshop see www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html
University of Illinois Russian-Jewish Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars: “From the Pale to Moscow: Russian-Jewish and Soviet-Yiddish Studies” Application Deadlines: April 15, 2006 Workshop Location: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Workshop Moderators Gennady Estraikh , Visiting Associate Professor, Jewish Studies, New York University Harriet Murav , Professor and Head, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign David Shneer , Director, Center for Judaic Studies; Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Denver
Workshop Goals The goal of this five-day workshop is to bring together advanced graduate students, junior faculty, and professionals who work in various disciplines on Russian-Jewish-Soviet-Yiddish studies (with a primary focus on the 20th - 21st century) to discuss their research and current issues in the field. The increase in publication in this field in recent years, the opening of new faculty positions, the discovery of new archival materials, and shifts in basic conceptual paradigms in humanities and social sciences have created new opportunities for scholarly research. However, rarely do scholars have the opportunity to exchange their ideas in a forum that is devoted exclusively to Russian-Jewish studies and brings together an array of multidisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches to issues and questions in the field.
This workshop will provide scholars with an opportunity to present their work on topics including, but not limited to: § Language in conflict: Hebrew and Yiddish in the Soviet Union; Russian as a language of Russian-Jewish culture; language policy and culture § Re-assessing ethnicity, nationality, religion, and citizenship as categories of analysis in Russian-Jewish studies; the viability of models of multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic identity in the Soviet and post-Soviet era § The contribution of current critical theory and cultural studies approaches to Russian-Jewish studies: post-colonial studies, post-socialist studies, gender, sexuality, the body, trauma § Historicizing the shift away from state and society approaches § Approaching anti-Semitism and interethnic conflict as cultural phenomena and/or state policies § Holocaust studies; genocide studies § The cultural turn: literature and other forms of cultural production, including visual culture, film, photography, and theater; revisiting the question of socialist realism § Frames of reference: 1917, 1938, 1952, 1991 --how the use of these dates shapes the analysis of history, culture, and identity Selected participants will be asked to submit a paper by May 31, 2006 to be pre-circulated.
Workshop Format Workshop sessions will be devoted to a discussion of the participants' research; investigation of current literature and paradigms; and a presentation of scholarly resources, including relevant databases by staff specialists from the Slavic and East European Library. Time will also be available for research in the UI Library--one of the largest Slavic and East European collections in the U.S. Participants may stay beyond the workshop dates to conduct individual research. This workshop is part of the Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia; organized by the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and funded in part by the U.S. Department of State Title VIII program.
Workshop Eligibility The workshop is open to advanced graduate students and junior faculty in any discipline and professionals who specialize in Russian-Jewish issues. To be eligible for workshop housing and travel grants, which are funded by a U.S. State Department Title VIII grant, applicants must be U.S. citizens/permanent residents and must state the policy relevance (broadly defined) of their research in the application. Inquiries about policy relevance of research topics can be directed to Harriet Murav at hlmurav@uiuc.edu . Depending on space availability, those who do not qualify for financial support may participate in the workshop at their own expense.
Housing and Travel Grants Participants who are eligible for workshop housing and travel grants (see eligibility) may also apply for additional research housing grants--a total of up to 14 days for graduate students; 8 for all others. Graduate students may also apply for travel grants of up to $200.
Deadline April 15, 2006 for U.S. citizens/permanent residents
Application All participants are considered Summer Lab associates and must submit a Summer Research Lab application and application fee. To apply for financial assistance, applicants must also submit a one- to two-page research proposal that includes a statement clearly indicating the policy relevance of the proposed research. Workshop space is limited.
T o download an application form go to www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html and click on “how to apply” in the navigation bar. To request a paper application form contact:
Summer Research Lab Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 104 International Studies Building 910 S. Fifth Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
For more information see www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html
Application Deadline: April 15, 2006 This fellowship provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. To qualify, applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D., or individuals with comparable research skills in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences or other professional terminal graduate degree. NCEEER's peer review selection committee will judge the competition. Purposes and Requirements: Short-term travel grants are individual grants to scholars which may be used for up to two months for the following purposes: 1) enabling scholars to get quick access to research resources in the relevant sub-regions; 2) use the travel grant for refresher visits on particular topics for already established research work; 3) research planning with colleagues from the sub-regions on broader multi-year projects already funded or to be funded by other sources; 4) creation of databases or research aids such as archival guides; and 5) on an exceptional basis, inviting scholars from the sub-regions to the United States for conferences or special collaborative research opportunities. The Short-Term Travel Grant program is meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Applicants may apply a broad definition of "policy relevance." Research that is "policy relevant" does not necessarily need to focus directly on a matter of current and intense concern to U.S. government policy makers. Projects in fields such as history, popular culture, and other matters that may be outside the immediate purview of government officials are eligible for funding, as long as the applicant explains convincingly why the research is relevant at some level, even indirectly, to the formation of policy. Applicants should emphasize in no more than four pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, the following information: Cost-sharing by the applicant is strongly encouraged. Successful applicants will be required to submit a final report to NCEEER, and may be asked to present the results of research and other programmatic experiences in a public forum sponsored by NCEEER and the Department of State. Costs associated with such a forum will not be borne by the applicant. Please note that research reports submitted to NCEEER for scholars' projects may be considered for publication in the journal Problems of Post-Communism. You may download application guidelines and forms from NCEEER's website http://www.nceeer.org , or you may request a copy by telephone, mail or email. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies and ACLS: Title VIII Junior Scholars' Training Seminar (JSTS) Application Deadline: April 17, 2006 Background Information Applicants will be notified approximately six weeks after the deadline.
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies Program Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: June 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: June 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
Woodrow Wilson Center - East European Studies Program Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: September 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
Woodrow Wilson Center - Kennan Institute Title VIII Short-Term Scholar Grants Application Deadline: September 1, 2006 Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants will be notified approximately one month later.
American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Research Scholar program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program serves graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty who, in addition to support for research in the independent states of the former Soviet Union, require supplemental language instruction.
Programs are available in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Scholars may apply for support in more than one country during a single trip but must plan to be in the field for a total of three to nine months. Those scholars seeking support for research and/or language study in the countries of Southeast Europe should apply to the Title VIII Research and Language Training Programs for Southeast Europe.
Award Components: The total value of Title VIII CRLT fellowships ranges from $5,000 to $25,000. Typical awards include:
Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences who have attained at least an intermediate level of proficiency in Russian or their proposed host-country language are eligible to apply to the program. Typically, CRLT applicants are graduate students at relatively early stages of their dissertation research. However, participants may be at more advanced stages in their careers and applications from established scholars seeking to develop their proficiency in new languages are welcome.
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 (Spring & Summer Program). The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship offers post-doctoral scholars and faculty up to $35,000 for field-based, policy-relevant research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Applicants may apply to conduct research in more than one country, but must plan to spend at least four months in the region overall. Fellows must submit final reports describing their research accomplishments roughly one-month after the completion of their awards.
Eligibility: Applicants to the Special Initiatives Fellowship must:
Application Instructions: To apply, scholars must submit an original and three copies of the following:
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Research Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Southeast European Research program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Application Requirements: Scholars in the humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply for the program. While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of their work, be it in anthropology, literature, history, international relations, political science, or some other field. For more information contact: Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils Title VIII Southeast European Language Program Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 (Spring & Summer Program). The American Councils Southeast European Language Program offers academic year, semester and summer programs for independent research and language study in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro.
Application Requirements: Applicants must plan to study for at least one month in the region. Study-trips for periods of four to nine months are particularly encouraged. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty who have at least elementary language skills. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants should explain how their plans for language-study support their overall research goals. While students with a wide range of interests and research goals have received Title VIII support in the past, all applicants should specify how their studies will contribute to a body of knowledge that enables U.S. policy makers to better understand the region.
Fellowships for Language Study typically provide: --Ongoing logistical support from American Councils offices throughout the region
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1.
For more information contact:
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