Fellowship Programs

Russia and CIS Countries

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American Bar Association/Central and East European Legal Initiative

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Fellows work entirely in CEELI's Washington, D.C. office as part of the Legislative Assistance & Research program. They are fully integrated into CEELI's day-to-day operations in Washington DC, and are relied upon to conduct in-depth legal research and provide analysis of issues related to the rule of law and legal reform in emerging democracies and transitioning states. While on staff at CEELI, Fellows will pursue both directed and independent research projects. Fellows are hired as employees for roughly one year, beginning on or about September 2, 2003, and ending August 31, 2004. $35,000 annually with benefits

Rolling Application Process

American Councils Eurasian Regional Language Program

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The NIS Regional Language program provides graduate and advanced undergraduate students the unique opportunity to study virtually any of the languages of the former Soviet Union in an overseas, immersion setting.

Academic Year. April 1
($13,000 plus airfare)

Fall Semester. April 1
($7,000 plus airfare)

Spring Semester Oct. 15
($7,000 plus airfare)

Summer. March 1
($4,000 plus airfare)

American Councils National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research Grant

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The National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship provides support of up to $40,000 for U.S. scholars conducting humanities research in any country of East-Central Europe and Eurasia. Applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to strengthen academic linkages beyond the traditional centers are particularly encouraged.

Range from $5,000 to $40,000, depending on the applicant's proposed budget and the number of months to be spent on the project.

February 15

American Councils Russian Language and Area Studies - Academic Year

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The academic program serves both graduate and undergraduate students; it is designed to improve participants' oral, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in Russian language and to develop their knowledge of Russian history, politics, culture and society. The academic year program is comprised of two semesters; each providing at least 15 weeks of class and seven-to-ten days of group, in-country travel. All semester programs provide approximately 20 in-class contact hours for a minimum of 15 weeks; an additional seven to ten days are dedicated to in-country travel. Programs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Vladimir.

Must have 2-3 years of college Russian to be eligible.

Academic Year Only
April 1
($16,000)

*Program financial aid available.

American Councils Russian Language and Area Studies - Summer

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Summer programs provide approximately 20 in-class contact hours per week for a minimum of seven weeks; an additional seven days are dedicated to in-country travel. Summer programs usually begin in the second week of June and end in the first week of August. Program applicants should have completed the equivalent of at least two years of college-level Russian.

Summer: March 1
($6,000 includes airfare)

*Program financial aid available.

Fulbright Eurasia Regional Program

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Grant for Research and Study up to one academic year in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, and Uzbekistan.

October 21

IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO)

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The Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO) provides fellowships to predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars from the United States for individual long-term research in Europe and Eurasia. Support is now available for master's level students to conduct research on policy relevant topics.

November 1

Central, Eastern & Southern Europe

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American Councils Special Initiatives Central Asia Fellowship

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The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship is for post-doctoral scholars doing field-based, policy-relevant research in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Applicants may apply to conduct research in more than one country, but must plan to spend at least four months in the region overall.

Up to $35,000

Spring: October 1

Summer, Fall, and Academic Year: January 15

Dissertation Fellowships in East European Studies

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The American Council of Learned Societies will offer support for writing dissertations in East European studies. Applications, therefore, should be for doctoral dissertations related to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or the successor states of the former Yugoslavia in any discipline or disciplines of the humanities and the social sciences. Proposals dealing with Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia are particularly encouraged. The Program supports comparative work considering more than one country of Eastern Europe or relating East European societies to those of other parts of the world. Up to $17,000; one year

November 3

East European Language Training Grants

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Individuals may apply for grants of up to $2,500 each for summer study of Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, or Slovene. Applicants should present proposals for attendance at intensive courses offered by institutions of higher education in the US, or, in exceptional cases, for study at the advanced level in courses in Eastern Europe.

January 15

SSRC Abe Fellowships

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Abe Fellowships support postdoctoral research on contemporary policy-relevant issues. The objectives of the program are to foster high quality research in the social sciences and the humanities, to build new collaborative networks of researchers around the three thematic foci of the program, to bring new data and new data resources to the attention of those researchers, and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry.

September 1

The Carter Center Graduate Assistantship Program

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The Carter Center Graduate Assistantship Program offers a limited number of stipends to currently enrolled graduate and professional students who have completed at least one year of graduate study. Graduate assistantships are available for the summer session only. $3,000 for a 10-week, 40-hour-per-week term.

March 15

Title VIII Central, Eastern & Southern European Language Program

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American Councils East-Central Europe Language program provide full support for language study, in any of the following countries: Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the former Yugoslavia.

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.
Applicants must be graduate students at the MA level or higher who have at least elementary language skills.

Summer, Fall, Academic Year: Jan. 15
Spring Semester: Oct. 1

Title VIII Central, Eastern & Southern European Research Scholar Program

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Funded by the U.S. Department of State's Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and The Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils East-Central Europe Research Scholar Program provides full fellowship support for research or a combination of research and language-study in any of the following countries: Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the former Yugoslavia.

Summer, Fall, Academic Year: Jan. 15
Spring Semester: Oct. 1

General

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ACLS (The American Council of Learned Societies) Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships for Junior Faculty

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In response to increasingly rigorous expectations for tenure, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided funding for 22 additional fellowships to Assistant Professors or the equivalent. Applicants must have at least two years' post-Ph.D. teaching experience by July 1, 2004.

ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships

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Scholars pursuing research and writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, East Europe, and the former Soviet Union will be eligible for these special fellowships.

ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships

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The ACLS and the New York Public Library offer a collaborative program to provide up to 5 residential fellowships at the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. The Center provides opportunities for up to 15 Fellows to explore and use the collections of the NYPL Humanities and Social Sciences Library. The Center provides individual office space and common areas in the Library building for its Fellows. Fellows are required to be in continuous residence for the entire academic year and to participate in Center activities. Each Fellow will also be required to offer a public presentation-a paper, a lecture-of publishable quality. $50,000 stipend

American Councils Title VIII Research Scholar Program

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The American Councils Research Scholar program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars seeking to conduct research for three months 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. Full support, including international travel, housing, insurance, living stipend, academic affiliation(s), and visa(s).

Central Intelligence Agency Undergraduate Scholarship Program

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  The Undergraduate Scholarship Program has as its goal the attraction of minorities and students with disabilities. It is open to high school seniors and college sophomores. It offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of our nation's foreign intelligence effort. Scholars selected from this program receive a salary and stipend to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and supplies. They work each summer at an Agency facility. All students must agree to continue employment with the Agency after college graduation. For the summer work periods, the Agency pays the cost of transportation between school and the Washington, DC area and provides a housing allowance.

November 1

Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in East European Studies

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The American Council of Learned Societies will offer support for postdoctoral research and writing in East European studies. Applications should be for research in East European studies, that is, for work related to Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, in any discipline(s) of the humanities and the social sciences. Proposals dealing with Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia are particularly encouraged. The Program supports comparative work considering more than one country of Eastern Europe or relating East European societies to those of other parts of the world.Up to $25,000; 6 to 12 months

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships: Academic Year and Summer

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$11,000 stipend plus UNC-CH tuition and fees, area studies and language (academic year). $2400 plus tuition and fees, for intensive language study (Summer)

Fulbright English Teaching Fellowship

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Teach English while doing research in a target country. Opportunities available in Argentina, Belgium/Luxingbourg, Chile, Czech Republic, France, German, Hungary, Indonesia, Korea, Romania, Taiwan, and Turkey.

Fulbright Grant for Study or Research in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine

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Grant for Research and Study up to one academic year in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

Institute of International Education Professional Development Fellowships

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A fellowship program for young American researchers in professional, policy and public administration-related fields who want to develop a specialized knowledge of southeastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The program is intended to support young specialists in the fields of business and economics, education reform, environmental and conservation policy, international relations, journalism, law, public administration and public health. Fellows will go to a country in the region to deepen their understanding of current reforms and national development, and become familiar with scholarly resources which they will use in future projects.

Grants are available for periods of three to seven months.

March 15

IREX Central Asia and Its Neighbors Regional Policy Symposium

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The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan Institute, Asian Program, and Middle East Project (WWC), will be administering a Symposium to bring together senior and junior US scholars to discuss a variety of political, economic, historical, and cultural topics related to Central Asia and its relationship with neighboring Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, China, Mongolia, and Azerbaijan. Grants will be awarded to approximately 15 junior scholars. The 2003 Regional Symposium is scheduled to take place March 13 - 16, 2003 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities

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Grants of two to nine months to predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars for policy-relevant research at institutions in the host country. Grants of four to nine months to postdoctoral scholars for research in the humanities at institutions in the host country. Grants of one to three months are now available for master's level students to conduct research on policy-relevant topics.

November 1

IREX Short Term Travel Grants

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The Short-Term Travel Grants program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other professional terminal graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects at institutions in Europe and Eurasia. Grants must not require administrative assistance or logistical support.
Up to $5,000

IREX The John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship Program

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This program supports cutting-edge research in Europe, Eurasia, the Near East, and Asia. A single grant will be awarded each year for up to 18 months in length. This year applications will be accepted only for research in the field of education. Maximum award: $50,000

March 15

Library of Congress Fellowships in International Studies

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The Library of Congress, the Association of American Universities, and the American Council of Learned Societies are pleased to announce the Library of Congress Fellowships in International Studies, supporting postdoctoral research in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences using the foreign language collections of the Library of Congress. Proposals in multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are also welcome, as are proposals focused on single or multiple geographical areas.$3,500 per month; four to nine months

National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships

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Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

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This fellowship, through the National Endowment for Democracy, enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change. Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows maintain full-time residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies (the Forum), the research arm of the Endowment, located in Washington, D.C.

November 1

SSRC Central Asia, Louis Dupree Prize for Research

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A prize of $2,500 will be awarded for the most promising dissertation involving field research in Central Asia, a region broadly defined to include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kirghizia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and culturally related contiguous areas of Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and China.

Rolling Application Process

USIA Fulbright Program

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The U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master's and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. The Program promotes cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom.

October 21

Visiting Fellow at the International Forum for Democratic Studies

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The International Forum for Democratic Studies hosts a small number of Visiting Fellows per year as part of its program. Visiting Fellows are scholars and practitioners who wish to conduct research and writing at the Forum for a limited period of time but do not need any financial assistance.

Rolling Application Process

Woodrow Wilson International Center Fellowships

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The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics should intersect with questions of public policy or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illumine policy issues of contemporary importance. Fellows are expected to be in residence for the entire U.S. academic year (nine months), although a few fellowships are occasionally awarded for shorter periods with a minimum of four months.

October 1