[NYC-L] FELLOWSHIP - 2006 IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO)

[Erkanda Bujari]

FELLOWSHIP - 2006 IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO)
Fellowships

IREX is pleased to announce the 2006 competition of the Individual
Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Program.  The IARO Program
provides fellowships to US students, scholars and professionals for
overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or
cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. Limited funding is
also available for non-policy-relevant topics. 

IARO applications and supporting materials are available on the IREX
website at http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/index.asp  

The application deadline is November 15, 2005. 

Fellowships will be awarded to Masters students, Predocs, Postdocs and
Professionals with advanced degrees.  

The countries eligible for research are 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.  

Limited funding is also available for the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.  

Fellowships are also available for cross-regional research in Iran with
one or more of the countries above.
 
IARO Fellowships cover travel expenses, housing costs and a stipend.
IARO is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII
Program and the IREX Scholar Support Fund.

Questions may be addressed to the IARO Program Staff at IARO at IREX.org or
by calling 202/628-8188.

You may find a list of all IREX International Fellowship opportunities
on the website: http://www.irex.org/programs/grants.asp 


IREX, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037 USA 
Phone: 202-628-8188

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Wendy Amin
Senior Program Officer
Education Programs Division
IREX  <www.irex.org>
2121 K Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
TEL: (202) 628-8188 x 158
FAX: (202) 628-8189
E-MAIL: wamin at irex.org