FYI: Soros Supplementary Grants Program (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 19:47:52 -0400
From: Center for Civil Society International <ccsi at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Soros Supplementary Grants Program


        SOROS SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS PROGRAM 1997-98
          SOCIAL SCIENCES and HUMANITIES FIELDS
         Grants to supplement student exchanges
         for students of the Former Soviet Union

The Program was created to assist students studying in foreign cultures
within the region. 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 formerly Soviet-
controlled countries. This program offers small grants to students of the
social sciences and humanities who have already managed to arrange for one
academic year and will be granted for most of the costs of their study to
be covered. Awards are offered for one academic year and will be granted
in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.  Awards are available to
undergraduates, graduates, 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. It is specifically
intended for students pursuing degrees in environments that are both
culturally and linguistically different from their own. Participating
countries are as follows (no exceptions): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crotia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.

Applications for support for studies in Western Europe, the United
Kingdom, the United States, or in any country not listed above will not be
considered. Applicants from any country not listed above will also NOT be
considered.

Eligibility:

 Interested applicants must meet the following criteria:
  be enrolled in social sciences or humanities degree program at a
 recognized institute of higher education in one 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 a 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.

Selection Criteria:

 All applicants meeting the eligibility criteria above will be
 considered. Selection will be based on the academic merit of the
 proposed study, the applicants goals as expressed in the written
 essays, and the completeness of the application (especially the
 validity of the proof of other  support).

 Preference will be given to students pursuing degrees in subjects
 currently unavailable or underdeveloped in their home country. For
 those applicants pursuing postgraduate degrees, preference will be
 given to dissertation topics of regional importance (i.e., relevant
 to more than one country).

Ineligibility:

 The following applications will NOT be considered:
   proposals for non-degree research or course work;
  proposals in the following fields of study: Business Administration
 / Management Training , Computer Science, Finance & Banking,
 Engineering, Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry,
 etc.), Language Preparatory Courses (0 Grades), Mathematics, Medical
 Sciences;   proposals for first year undergraduate study.

DEADLINE : JUNE 13, 1997

For additional information and application forms,
please contact the local Soros Foundation scholarships office or
 Open Society Institute - Moscow
 Natasha Pozdnyakova - Scholarship Coordinator
 Bolshoi Kozlovski pereulok 13/17
 Moscow, Russia 107078
 Tel.: (7-095) 921-2065 07 928-4632
 Fax.: (7-095) 921-6005 or 288-9512
 E-mail: pozdn at osi.ru


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