Funding Opportunities
ARISC Graduate Fellowships
The American Research Institute of the Southern Caucasus (ARISC) announces the availability of US graduate fellowships in support of research in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, and/or Azerbaijan). We anticipate making four to six awards of a maximum of $1500 each. Projects in all fields in the social sciences and humanities are eligible. Proposals will be judged on their quality and on the potential of the research to strengthen scholarship on the Southern Caucasus. The purpose of the fellowship is to help cover travel to and/or living expenses in the Southern Caucasus. During his/her stay in the Southern Caucasus, the fellow is expected to give an ARISC sponsored presentation on a subject related to his/her research. The fellow will acknowledge ARISC in any publication that emerges from the research carried during the fellowship.
Application requirements: Please send a complete application including the application form, a project statement of not more than 3 pages, work schedule, budget, curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation by November 20, 2009 to info “at” arisc.org. All information must be received by November 20, 2009 in order for the applicant to be considered for the fellowship.
For a full description of the fellowship, please click here.
Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting applications for its 2011-2012 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia, Southeast Europe, Moldova and Ukraine. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for these awards.
The application deadline for Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Academic Year 2011-2012, and Spring 2012 programs is October 1st, 2010.
Programs must begin between February 1st, 2011 and June 30, 2012; and must be completed by September 30, 2012.
Fellowships will be offered in three categories:
*Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
*Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for research and up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, tuition, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
*Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program: Provides
fellowships for graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for a semester, academic year or summer in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. 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.
For a full list of countries eligible for each fellowship, please see our website: http://www.americancouncils.org/research.php.
Funding for these programs is available through American Councils from the U.S. Department of State¹s Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). All competitions for funding are open and merit based. All applications will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, or disability.
Applications are available for download at www.americancouncils.org/research or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.
For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L St. NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound "at" americancouncils.org
Website: http://www.americancouncils.org/research.php
Grant: Research Proposals from Georgia, Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN)
The Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN), launched in 2009 and funded by Gebert Rüf Stiftung, is a 5-year programme aiming at promoting and strengthening social sciences and humanities in the South Caucasus. For this purpose, and besides capacity building trainings and scholarships, funding is provided for research projects conducted by researchers from the region.
The ASCN Management presently launches a call for proposals in social sciences, open to researchers from and resident in Georgia. The research topics/project proposals to be submitted should be relevant to transition themes, and they should address and deal with specific issues at stake. Furthermore, the proposals must fit into the umbrella topic "Transformation, Identities and Social Capital"
Budget line: Swiss Francs (CHF) 20,000 maximum per year.
Maximum duration: 2 years
Application deadline: 7 June 2010
For detailed information: www.ascn.ch
2010 Summer Research Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
DATE: 14 June to 7 August 2010
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign is pleased to announce the 2010 Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia (REEE). Since 1973, the SRL has provided scholars with access to the university’s Slavic and East European Library (one of the largest REEE collections in the country), the services of Slavic Reference Service (SRS) librarians, and specialized workshops and forums for junior scholars. Previous SRL participants have called the lab “the best place to do Slavic research outside of Russia.” Please consult our website for more specific details: http://www.reeec.illinois.edu/srl/
Housing grants are available via a U.S. Department of State Title VIII grant. A limited amount of travel grants is available for graduate students participating in the training workshops. In order to be eligible for grants, scholars’ research much be policy-relevant, and research must focus on the formerly socialist countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. For a full list of countries please see our website, linked above. Given the Title VIII stipulations, grants are only available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Though the SRL runs the majority of the summer, scholars rarely stay for more than two weeks. Therefore it is easy to schedule an SRL visit around other summer plans (e.g., internships, study abroad).
A variety of other events and conferences are held in conjunction with the SRL:
JUNIOR SCHOLAR TRAINING WORKSHOPS:
This summer we will host two interdisciplinary research workshops for junior scholars. Though the structure of the workshops is the choice of the individual workshop leader, participating scholars usually provide papers which are then critiqued by other participants. The purpose of the workshops is to share transdisciplinary knowledge and sources on the regions, share knowledge of the region, network with scholars of different fields, and hone current research. In addition, participants receive an orientation to the SRS and the Slavic and East European Library. If seeking to do extended research, plan an SRL visit which is longer than the workshop period.
“State, Society, and Modernity in Central Asia” 14-16 June 2010
Moderator: Ed Schatz, Political Science, University of Toronto
The central aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars in various disciplines to explore changes in the relationships between state and society in Central Asia that have occurred during historical or recent modernization projects (understood variously as ideological, developmental, cultural, political, bureaucratic, or neo‐colonial). The workshop's objectives are to foster a supportive network of colleagues involved in this field and to explore recent research paradigms and resources.
“Fluid Future: Understanding the Black Sea as ‘Region’” 14-16 June 2010
Moderator: Charles King, Government, Georgetown University
The Black Sea region has reemerged as a dynamic--but still often troubled--corner of Europe. Security issues, state sovereignty, minority rights, economic competition and integration, and environmental challenges are some of the key concerns of littoral states and of international organizations such as the European Union and NATO. These policy concerns are matched by a newfound interest among historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and others in the evident "connectedness" of the Black Sea as a body of water. Topics such as the history of disease and migration, the politics of tourism, and the evident sharing of art forms, religious practices, and folk customs--as well as greater access to archival resources and field sites--have all made the greater Black Sea world into an exciting arena of research. This seminar will allow researchers to share their work with other scholars currently working on the history, politics, and society of the Black Sea region, from the Balkans to the Caucasus and from Turkey to the Eurasian steppe.
2010 Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum, 24-26 June
The 2010 Fisher Forum will be held in conjunction with the 2010 SRL. This year’s Forum is entitled “The Socialist 1960’s: Popular Culture and the Socialist City in Global Perspective.” It is being organized by Diane Koenker, History, University of Illinois-Urbana and Anne Gorsuch, History, University of British Columbia. Scholars from around the world attend the three-day forum. The purpose of this conference will be to use the Second World, the socialist societies of the 1960s, as the center from which to explore global interconnections and uncover new and perhaps surprising patterns of cultural cross-pollination. This forum will be structured around cities as the units of analysis, and it will focus on the arena of popular culture as played out in these city spaces.
Individualized Research Practicum
Slavic Reference Services
The SRS librarians are phenomenally well-versed in the reference sources of the region. SRL scholars who are graduate students are highly encouraged to apply for an Individualized Research Practicum. SRS staff will develop a personalized, project-based program for each participant covering electronic tools and software, print and electronic bibliographic resources and databases, archival sources, vernacular-language search techniques, vernacular keyboard options, vernacular full-text resources, and as needed, online consultations with information specialists located in Eurasia and Eastern Europe. The practicum is also a wonderful way to learn of research resources available in a REEE country before traveling to that country.
In order to maximize the worth of the practicum, applicants are encouraged to contact the SRS before attending. Scholars are asked to share the extent of research already accomplished, an abstract of their project, whether they have traveled to the region, and any other relevant information.
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Applications for the SRL are due April 1st, 2010 for international applicants, April 15th for U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Keep track of SRL updates via the listserv: write to sashermn "at" illinois.edu with “REQUEST TO JOIN SRL LISTERV” in the subject header.
In addition, there is a Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Champaign-IL/Summer-Research-Laboratory/121548098810?v=info
For information about the Slavic and East European Library, consult their website: http://www.library.illinois.edu/spx/
For more information about the 2010 SRL, and for the application, consult this website.
http://www.reeec.illinois.edu/srl/
US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program
IREX is pleased to announce 2010-2011 competition for the US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program.
EPS provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for up to eight weeks to serve US Embassies in Eurasia as policy specialists on a chosen topic and pursue their own research project independently. EPS Grant covers the cost of travel and in-country housing and provides a stipend for living expenses.
Eligible Embassies and Fields (for more detailed descriptions of research fields please see application instructions posted on the link below):
Armenia (US Embassy, Yerevan)
· Economics
· Anti-Corruption/ Economics
Azerbaijan (US Embassy, Baku)
· Economic Development
· Alternative/ Renewable Energy
· History
Georgia (US Embassy, Tbilisi)
· Higher Education/Public Policy
· Civic Engagement
· Higher Education
Kazakhstan (US Embassy, Astana)
· Civil Society
· Foreign Relations
· Politics
Kyrgyzstan (US Embassy, Bishkek)
· Foreign Investment and Trade
· Labor Migration
· Kyrgyz Attitudes towards the US
Moldova (US Embassy, Chisinau)
· Democracy Building/Civil Society
· Transnistria
Russia
· History of US-Russia Relations (US Consulate, St. Petersburg)
· Environment (US Embassy, Moscow)
Tajikistan (US Embassy, Dushanbe)
· Politics
· Energy Economics
· History
Turkmenistan (US Embassy, Ashgabat)
· Agriculture
· Alternative Energy
The EPS application and instructions are available on the IREX website:
http://www.irex. org/programs/ us_scholars/ uss_info. asp
Completed applications are due no later than March 15, 2010.
Scholars and Professionals with advanced degrees (PhD, MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) and US citizenship or permanent residency are eligible to apply for the EPS Program.
Questions may be addressed to the EPS Program Staff at eps "at" irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188.
EPS is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program.
Post-doctoral Fellowships for a new project on Human Rights in the Post-Communist World: Actors, Strategies, and Outcomes
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University announces two Post-doctoral Fellowships for a new project on Human Rights in the Post-Communist World: Actors, Strategies, and Outcomes. The fellowships are open to applicants from all disciplines. PhD required. The term of the fellowship is from September 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the Ph.D within the three years prior to the fellowship period for which they are applying. Candidates cannot hold a faculty position and must have successfully defended and deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship. Candidates should send the following materials to the Fellowship Committee, c/o Barbara Singleton, at the address below, by March 1, 2010:
1. A curriculum Vitae
2. A brief writing sample
3. Three letters of recommendation
The Harriman Institute -MC 3345
Columbia University
Room 1215
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
Indiana University's 60th Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages
June 18th - August 13th, 2010
* ALL participants pay IN-STATE TUITION.
* Foreign Language Area Studies Awards
* Title VIII funding
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, and Romanian are ACLS-funded and TUITION-FREE for graduate students.
Deadline for the first round of fellowship awards is March 22, 2010.
2010 Languages:
Russian (1st through 6th years)
Arabic (1st)
Azerbaijani (1st & 2nd)
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (1st)
Czech (1st)
Georgian (1st)
Hungarian (1st)
Kazakh (1st & 2nd)
Macedonian (1st)
Mongolian (1st)
Pashto (1st and 2nd)
Polish (1st)
Romanian (1st)
Tajik (1st through 3rd)
Turkmen (1st & 2nd)
Ukrainian (2nd)
Uyghur (1st through 3rd)
Uzbek (1st & 2nd)
Yiddish (1st)
Application: http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
For more information contact:
Adam Julian
Ballantine Hall 502
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-2608
swseel "at" indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/
Intensive Summer Course of Armenian Language and Culture
August 2010
The intensive summer course of Armenian Language and Culture of the University of Venice (Department of Eurasian Studies, Chair of Armenian Studies), in collaboration with the Cultural Association “Padus-Araxes” and ESU of Venice (Student Homes Administration of Venice) will take place from August 2 nd to August 18th . Examinations on August 19th . ARRIVALS: on July 31st and August 1st . DEPARTURES: on August 20th and 21st .
Applications must be done PERSONALLY and BY WRITTEN giving a PHONE and a FAX number, and also an EM address. For acceptance, IT IS NECESSARY to be at least of eighteen years of age.
The course has four basic levels from the Absolute beginners to the Advanced. Lessons take place from Monday to Friday five hours a day in the morning. ATTENDANCE of lessons IS COMPULSORY.
Various cultural initiatives will accompany the course.
Also free COURSES OF ARMENIAN DANCE will be offered in the afternoon, to participants who wish to take part.
On August 13th through the 15th , the 25th anniversary of the Course will be celebrated. Details will be announced subsequently.
TUITION FEE is 700 € or its equivalent in other currency. Of this amount 500 € must be sent as a REGISTRATION FEE upon acceptance WITHIN THE DEADLINE OF MARCH 31st .
After this date, it will be of 550 €. The total amount will be settled ON THE ARRIVAL DAY in one of the main Western currencies. This payment in full on the arrival day is an ABSOLUTELY BASIC CONDITION FOR ACCESS TO THE LODGEMENT. Money once paid WILL NOT BE REFUNDED for any reason.
A 10% DISCOUNT is applied to those who have already attended the course, at least twice, with a good result as well as to one of the close relatives (parents, brothers, husband/wife) . International bank checks or money-orders must be MADE OUT ONLY to Associazione Padus-Araxes , and MAILED TO: Assoc. Padus-Araxes - c/o Dipt. Studi Eurasiatici - S. Polo 2035 - 30125 Venezia (Italia) . POSTAL CHECKS as well as PERSONAL CHECKS are NOT accepted. ALL CHECKS MUST have the cover of the bank and set on an associated Italian Bank. Those who wish to pay through a BANK TRANSFER will receive the Bank account to which to send their payment. ALL bank charges are at the expenses of the applicant .
A LODGEMENT is offered to the participants at a Student Home in the HISTORIC CENTRE of VENICE . ACCOMODATION FEE for the whole period from July 31 st through August 20 th included is: € 820 for a single room, € 610 for a double room. Within this period ANY PER DIEM CALCULATION IS NOT ADMITTED for any reason. A LUNCH OR DINNER will cost 8 € to be paid on place.
For INFORMATION fax to +39.041.2414448 or send an EM to < daniela "at" padus- araxes.com >. For urgent information CALL at +39.041.2414448 on Monday and Thursday morning from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm., or at +39.347.4562981 at 8-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (ITALIAN TIME).
CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowships
The Council of American Overseas Research Center’s (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams.
Approximately ten awards of up to $9,000 each will be given to scholars who wish to carry out research on broad questions of multi-country significance in the fields of humanities, social sciences, and related natural sciences. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outside the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. Given changing travel restrictions and/or security warnings to many countries, applicants should contact CAORC before preparing a proposal.
The full description can be found at http://www.caorc.org/programs/multi.htm (please note this is last year's announcement). The deadline will be sometime in January 2010.
Fellowships for Language Study in Central Eurasia, American Councils
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the Spring 2010 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language study in Central Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
Applications for the Spring 2010 program are due October 1st, 2009. Applications are now available for download from the American Councils website: http://www.americancouncils.org.
Fellowships are available through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Recent program participants have also received substantial fellowship support from the Institute of International Education (IIE), the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).
Recent Eurasian Regional Language Program participants have studied:
Azeri in Baku;
Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi;
Kazakh in Almaty;
Kyrgyz in Bishkek;
Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki) in Dushanbe;
Ukrainian in Kyiv;
Uzbek in Dushanbe
Programs also available for the study of Armenian, Buryat, Chechen, Romanian, Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut. Please note that some languages are offered in more than one country.
The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may enroll in semester, academic year, or summer programs. All courses are conducted by expert faculty from leading local universities and educational institutions. Students with at least two years of college-level instruction in the target language, Russian, or a language related to the target language are eligible to apply to the program.
Courses are designed to strengthen participants' oral, listening, reading and writing proficiency in the language of study. Participants receive approximately fifteen hours per week of in-class instruction in the target language. Courses in history, literature, and politics are also available for advanced speakers. Other program features include peer tutoring, housing with local host families, and graduate- or undergraduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr College.
Application deadlines
- Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1
- Summer Program: March 1
- Spring Semester: October 1
For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound "at" americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org
Fellowships for Research and Language Training in Eurasia
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia, Southeast Europe, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
Application deadline for Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Academic Year 2010-2011, and Spring 2011 programs: October 1st, 2009.
Programs must begin between Feb. 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011; and must be completed by September 30, 2011. Please note that for the next deadline (October 1st, 2010) and for each deadline thereafter, programs must begin between June 2011 and June 2012; and must be completed by September 30, 2012. Therefore if you want to begin your fellowship during spring 2011, you must apply to the October 1, 2009 deadline.
Fellowships will be offered in five categories:
* Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
* Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for research and up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipends, tuition, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
* Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to $35,000 for field research on policy-relevant topics in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant field and conduct research for at least four months in the field. Annual deadline: October 1st.
* Title VIII Southeast European Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. 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. Annual deadline: October 1st.
* Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program: Provides fellowships for graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for a semester, academic year or summer in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. 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. Annual deadline: October 1st.
Funding for these programs is available through American Councils from the U.S. Department of State's Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). All competitions for funding are open and merit based. All applications will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, or disability.
Applications are available for download at www.americancouncils.org/research or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.
For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound "at" americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org
Global Supplementary Grant Program for Doctoral Studies
The Open Society Institute offers supplementary grants to students from select countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences at accredited universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle/Near East, and North America.
Eligibility
The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to citizens of the following: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Ineligibility
Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include:
- Business Administration/Management Training
- Computer Science
- Finance/Banking/Marketing
- Engineering
- Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
- Mathematics
- Medical Sciences
GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master’s programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a PhD program, are ineligible.
Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.
Deadline
The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia, Australia, North America, or the Middle East is April 2, 2010.
The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Europe is June 10, 2010.
Applications will not be accepted after the appropriate deadline. Late applications will be automatically disqualified.
Application Process
Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System which may be found at www.soros.org/grants/oas.
Applicants must complete the appropriate application (GSGP-NA or GSGP-Europe) based on the continent of study. Applicants applying to universities in North American and Europe will need to submit 2 applications.
Applications for GSGP North America sent by mail (application available for download below) must be postmarked by April 2, 2010, and may be sent to the following New York address:
Global Supplementary Grant Program -North America
Open Society Institute
1700 Broadway, 17th floor
New York, NY 10019
USA
Applications for GSGP Europe (application available for download below) must be postmarked by June 10, 2010, and sent to the following London address:
Global Supplementary Grant Program - Europe
Open Society Foundation
Scholarship Programs
Cambridge House
100 Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
United Kingdom
Alternately, applications may also be sent to your local Soros Foundation or Educational Advising Center.
Grant Opportunities at the Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is pleased to announce a number of grant opportunities that may be of interest to students and scholars studying Russia, Ukraine, and the Eurasian region.
In particular, we are pleased to announce a new Title VIII 2-month Summer Research Grant that can be used from May - September 2010.
This grant will be available to applicants who hold a MA degree or higher. In addition, we also will be accepting applications for our Research Scholar program in Washington, D.C., ranging from 3-9 months,
as well as for our one month Short-Term grants.
1. Summer Research Grant. Scholars who conduct research in the social sciences or humanities focusing 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 can apply for the new Summer Research grant. The summer grants must be used between May-September 2010, and grant applicants are required to hold an MA degree or higher. The Summer Research Grant will provide a stipend of $3,200 per month, support for a summer intern, and access to the facilities of the Kennan Institute, including its library. The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Summer Grant scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses also are not directly covered by this grant.
2. Research Scholar Grants. The Kennan Institute offers resident grants to scholars to utilize the unique resources of the Washington area. The Title VIII Research Scholar program is open to academic participants in the early stages of their career (before tenure) or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed, and provides 3 to 9 months of support--including office space, a research intern, and
special borrowing privileges at the Library of Congress.
3. Short-Term Grants. Title VIII Short-Term Grants provide up to 30 days of stipend support and use of Institute facilities to conduct research in Washington, and are open to scholars who either possess a
doctoral degree or are doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations.
The deadline for the Research Scholar and the Summer Research grants is December 1, 2009. The Short-Term grant competition takes place on a quarterly basis, and the next deadline for Short-Term grants is also December 1, 2009. Please note that Title VIII awards are limited to applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents upon commencement of their scholarship. We encourage you to share these exciting opportunities and to visit our website to learn about the application process (www.wilsoncenter.org/kennangrants).
Please do not hesitate to contact William Pomeranz at (202) 691-4237 or by email at William.Pomeranz "at" wilsoncenter.org if you should have any questions.