Soros Supplementary Grants Program, 1998-99 (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

FYI

Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 21:37:01 -0500
From: Center for Civil Society International <ccsi at u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: civilsoc at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU
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Subject: Soros Supplementary Grants Program, 1998-99

From: "Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School" <mac at MAINE.MAINE.EDU>


I have recently received the attached announcement. CEE/NIS  list
members may want to bring this grant program to the attention  of
their  students.  If  I understand  the  announcement  correctly,
grants  are provided for students from the Baltics,  Central  and
East Europe, Russia, and Central Asia who wish to continue  their
education  in neighboring countries. Please direct  inquiries  to
the contact provided at the end of the announcement.
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           Soros Supplementary Grants Program 1998-99
  Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts Fields
                      Academic Year 1998-99
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Program  description:
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The program was created to assist students studying in the  coun-
tries of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and
Mongolia.   The goal is to support cross-cultural,  intraregional
student mobility as part of the Open Society Institute's  overall
efforts to strengthen the academic network within and among these
countries.

This  program offers grants to students of the  social  sciences,
humanities,  and  fine and performing arts who have  already  ar-
ranged  for  part  of the costs of their  study  to  be  covered.
Awards are offered for one academic year only and will be granted
in amounts ranging form $1,000 to $5,000.

Awards  are  available to undergraduates (except for 0  year  and
first  year students) and post-graduates enrolled  at  recognized
institutes  of higher education outside of their home country  or
permanent residence, and in one of the countries listed below.

Participating countries are as follows (no exceptions):

Albania,  Armenia,  Azerbaijan, Belarus,  Bosnia  &  Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,  Croatia,  Czech Republic, Estonia,  Georgia,  Hungary,
Kazakstan,  Kyrgyzstan,  Latvia, Lithuania,  Macedonia,  Moldova,
Mongolia,  Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia,  Tajikis-
tan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.

Applicants for support for studies in Western Europe, the  United
States,  or  in any other country not listed above  will  not  be
considered. Applicants from any county not listed above will also
NOT be considered.
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Eligibility:
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Interested applicants must meet the following criteria:

* be enrolled in social sciences, humanities or fine and perform-
  ing  arts  degree program at a recognized institute  of  higher
  education of the countries listed above;
* be  a  citizen, or permanent resident, of a  different  country
  listed above;
* have  an  outstanding record of academic achievement  shown  by
  transcripts and references;
* have  proof of appropriate language skills for the  country  in
  which they are studying;
* demonstrate  commitment  to return to their home  country  upon
  completion of their degree;
* have proof of other sources of support.
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Selection  Criteria:
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All  applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be  consid-
ered.  Selection will be based on the academic merit of  the  ap-
plicant  as well as of the proposed study, the applicant's  goals
as  expressed in the written essays, and the completeness of  the
application  (especially the validity of the proof of other  sup-
port).
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How to apply:
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Complete  an application form in English or in your  native  lan-
guage  with  a full certified English  translation.   Submit  the
original  application form with all supporting documents  to  the
local Soros Foundation scholarships office in your home  country,
in the country where you study, or to the following address:

                     Open Society Institute
                  Network Scholarship Programs
                         Oktober 6. u.12
                     1051 Budapest, Hungary

For  further  information and/or a free application  form  please
apply at:
                       Natasha Pozdnyakova
                      Tel: (7-095) 928-0926
                      Fax: (7-095) 288-9512
                      E-mail: pozdn at osi.ru
Postal Address:
                      107078 Russia, Moscow
                     B. Kozlovsky per. 13/17
                  Network Scholarships Program
                     Open Society Institute
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