IREX Grant Opportunities for US Scholars

[Michelle Duplissis]

2000-2001 Grant Opportunities for US Scholars

The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) administers academic
exchange programs for US scholars traveling to Central and Eastern Europe,
Eurasia, Mongolia, Turkey, and Iran.  With funding from the United States
Department of State (Title VIII Program and the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs), The Carnegie Corporation of New York, The National
Endowment for the Humanities, The Starr Foundation, The Henry Luce
Foundation, Inc., and its own Scholar Support Fund, IREX supports the
following programs:


Black Sea Regional Symposium

IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International
Scholars, 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 the Black Sea Region. Junior scholars will be
chosen based on a national competition. Applications must demonstrate a
commitment to continued study, research, and work on and with the countries
of the Black Sea Region. The symposium is scheduled for April 2001.
Junior Scholar Application Deadline: December 1, 2000

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/black-sea/index.htm


Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program

Grants of two to nine months to US pre- and postdoctoral scholars for
research in the social sciences and humanities at institutions in Central
and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Applicants can choose from the Fellowships
in Policy Research and Development or Fellowships in Humanities options.
These projects should demonstrate academic merit and relevance and
contribute to the body of knowledge on these regions through the
dissemination of research results. Limited funding is available for
cross-regional research in Turkey and Iran for postdoctoral humanities
scholars.
Deadline:  November 1, 2000

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/index.htm


Mongolia Research Fellowship Program

Grants of one to four months for US pre- and postdoctoral scholars for
research in the social sciences and humanities in Mongolia.
Deadline:  January 31, 2001

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/mongoliaprog/index.htm


Mongolian Language Training Program

Grants for US upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and
postdoctoral researchers with a developing interest in Mongolia.
Participants will take part in a nine-week intensive summer language
training program in Ulaanbaatar.
Deadline:  December 1, 2000

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/mltp/index.htm


Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program

One-year exchange fellowships for non-degree graduate-level academic
programs in the field of Russian area studies, including course work in
conflict resolution, economics, government studies, history, international
relations, and political science at universities throughout the Russian
Federation.  The program also includes a public service component and a
professional internship.
Deadline:  November 30, 2000

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/ylf/index.htm


Short-Term Travel Grants Program

Grants of up to two months for postdoctoral scholars and professionals with
terminal degrees who do not require administrative support from IREX, for
travel to Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. These projects in the
social sciences and humanities should demonstrate academic merit and
relevance and contribute to the body of knowledge on these regions through
the dissemination of research results.  Limited funding is available for
travel to Turkey and Iran for cross-regional research in the humanities.
Deadline: February 1, 2001

For more information and applications:
http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.htm


 Eligibility requirements vary by program.


OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO IREX SCHOLARS:

Fulbright Senior Scholar Program

Since fall 1999, IREX has been cooperating with the Council for
International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) to provide in-country orientation
and assistance for US Fulbright senior scholars in the countries of Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, and Uzbekistan.  For more information on the program and
to obtain an application, visit the CIES website at
<http://www.iie.org/cies.

IIE Professional Development Fellowships

The Institute of International Education (IIE) administers a fellowship
program for young American researchers in professional, policy and public
administration-related fields who want to develop a specialized knowledge of
the NIS or certain Eastern European countries.  The program is funded by the
US Department of State under Title VIII. Grants are available for periods of
three to seven months.  Full details are available on IIE's website at
<http://www.iie.org/pgms/pdfnis.
Deadline: February 2, 2001


For More Information:
www.irex.org
International Research & Exchanges Board
1616 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 628-8188     Fax: (202) 628-8189
E-mail: irex at irex.org

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