[NYC-L] FW: Upcoming Deadlines for Research and LanguageStudyFellowships (fwd)

[Erkanda Bujari]

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[mailto:owner-harriman-news at columbia.edu] On Behalf Of kevin eric laney
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 4:36 PM
To: harriman-news at columbia.edu
Subject: Upcoming Deadlines for Research and LanguageStudyFellowships


From: Nurhan Kocaoglu <Kocaoglu at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG>

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS announces the
following fellowship programs:

National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship:
Provides fellowships of up to $40,000 for four to nine months of
research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Proposals must include plans to
work with at least one collaborator in the field. The merit-based
competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars in the humanities
and most social sciences, including such disciplines as modern and
classical languages, history, linguistics, literature, jurisprudence,
philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, sociology, and ethics.
Application deadline: February 15.

Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three to
nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the Southern
Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip
international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance,
affiliation fees, archive access, research advising, and logistical
support in the field. Open to graduate students, post-doctoral scholars,
and faculty. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, Program for the
Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union (Title VIII). Application deadlines: October 1 (Spring Program);
January 15 (Summer, Fall and Academic Year Programs).

Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides
full support for research and approximately ten hours per week of
advanced language instruction for three to nine months in Russia,
Central Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, tuition,
living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archive access,
research advising, and logistical support in the field. Open to graduate
students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Funded by the U.S.
Department of State, Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). Application
deadlines: October 1 (Spring Program); January 15 (Summer, Fall and
Academic Year Programs.)

Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to
$35,000 for field research on policy-relevant topics in Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Applicants must
hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant field, have held an academic research
position for at least five years, and have sufficient language-ability
to carry out proposed research. Scholars must conduct research for at
least four months in the field. Funded by the U.S. Department of State,
Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). Application deadlines: October 1
(Spring Program); January 15 (Summer, Fall and Academic Year Programs.)

Title VIII Central Europe Research and Language Study Programs: Provides
full support for three to nine months of research and/or language study
in East-Central Europe. Fellowships include round-trip international
travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance, tuition, and
affiliation fees. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, Program for
the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States (Title VIII).
Open to graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty.
Application deadline: October 1 (Spring Program); January 15 (Summer,
Fall and Academic Year Programs).

Title VIII Central Europe Summer Language Program: Offers international
airfare, tuition, insurance, and living stipends to graduate students
for up to three months of intensive language study at major universities
throughout East-Central Europe and the Baltic states. Open to students
at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as faculty and post-doctoral
scholars. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, Program for the Study
of Eastern Europe and the Independent States (Title VIII). Application
deadline: January 15.

Summer Russian Language Teachers Program: Provides full support for
teachers of Russian at the university, high school, and secondary school
level to study Russian literature, language, culture, and second
language pedagogy at Moscow State University for six weeks. Graduate
students with a commitment to the teaching profession are also
encouraged to apply. Awards provide round-trip international airfare
from Washington, DC to Moscow, Russia; living stipends; full tuition;
housing with Russian host families; pre-departure orientation; weekly
cultural excursions; insurance; and visas.  Tentative program dates are
June 17 to August 4.  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Application deadline: March 1.

For more information, contact: Outbound Programs, American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 833-7522,
outbound at americancouncils.org.

Nurhan Kocaoglu
Program Officer
Russia and Eurasia Outbound Department
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachussetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 833-7522  ext. 171
Fax: (202) 872-7523
www.americancouncils.org

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