[ALBSA-Info] Grants

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2001 RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM

Nature of Program.  The German Marshall Fund of the United States offers
grants
for advanced research to improve the understanding of significant
contemporary
economic, political and social developments relating to Europe, European
integration and relations between Europe and the United States.

Projects should involve either comparative analysis of a specific issue in
more
than one country or the exploration of an issue in a single country in ways
that
can be expected to have relevance for other countries.  The geographic scope
of
the program includes Western, Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia
and
Turkey as they relate to Europe, but not the Central Asian countries that
were
formerly part of the Soviet Union.

Applicants.  The German Marshall Fund?s program will provide assistance to
graduate students, recent Ph.D. or LL.M. recipients, and more senior
scholars.
Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible.  Special
consideration
will be given to applicants seeking support for dissertation fieldwork in
one or
more European countries and to projects involving parallel or collaborative
research by both established and younger scholars, including projects
designed
on a transatlantic basis.  The program will also consider the provision of
small
predissertation research grants to applicants committed to completion of a
dissertation related to Europe who can demonstrate special need for such
support.

Applications for support for dissertation fieldwork or predissertation
research
should be accompanied by one or more letters of recommendation from
dissertation
adviser(s).

Selection Criteria.  The following selection criteria are important:
scholarly
qualifications, achievements; quality, importance and originality of the
proposed research; disciplinary and/or policy relevance of the project and
its
expected results; demonstrable need for support that is unavailable from
other
sources; and the likelihood of completing the proposed research or fieldwork
during the support period.

Deadline and Review Process.  Completed applications must be postmarked no
later
than November 15, 2000 for dissertation and advanced research applicants and
January 15, 2001 for predissertation research applicants.  Submissions will
be
reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee of established scholars.  An
independent selection committee of scholars will make recommendations to
GMF.
Awards will be announced by letter no later than March 15, 2001.

Support Policy.
?    Support for predissertation research will not exceed $3,000 and
recipients
will be expected to spend at least six weeks in Europe working on the design
of
their dissertations.
?    Support for dissertation fieldwork in Europe will be available for one
year
in the amount of $20,000.
?    Recipients of support for advanced research are expected to work
full-time
on the proposed project, without teaching or other substantial professional
responsibilities, for a period not less than one academic term and not
greater
than one year.  Awards of up to $40,000 will be made for postdoctoral and
advanced research (the awards are intended to help meet, but cannot exceed,
a
recipient?s current income).

All award recipients are responsible for arranging their own housing,
insurance,
benefits and travel (including visas if applicable).

Application Forms.  For application forms and additional information,
contact:
     The German Marshall Fund of the United States
     11 Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 750
     Washington D.C. 20036
     Telephone (202) 745-3950; Fax (202) 265-1662
     E-mail: info at g...
Information and downloadable applications forms are also available on the
Internet at http://www.gmfus.org.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States is an independent grantmaking
institution.  It was established in 1972 by a gift from the Federal Republic
of
Germany in appreciation of U.S. postwar economic recovery assistance.