Financial Support for Research and Study in the NIS

[Graham Hettlinger]

Dear SEELANGers,

The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS currently administers a wide range of fellowship programs for graduate students, scholars and teachers who wish to conduct research and/or study in the NIS and east-central Europe. 

Applications are currently being accepted for the following programs: 

National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship: Fellows receive up to $30,000 to conduct research in the former Soviet Union or east-central Europe for four to nine months. Applicants may request contact information from American Councils for potential research collaborators in their chosen fields and regions. Open to post-doctoral scholars; proficiency in regional language is not required if applicant demonstrates research does not necessitate language skills.  Application deadline: February 15, 2001. 

Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three to nine-month research trips to the former Soviet Union. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archive access, research advising, and logistical support in the field. Typical awards range from $12,000 to $25,000. Open to graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. Application deadline: October 1, 2000 (Spring Program); February 15, 2001 (Summer and Fall Programs).

Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support and approximately eight hours per week of individualized language instruction for three to nine months. Language classes are designed to help scholars work successfully in archives and develop advanced Russian skills. Fellowships provide round-trip international travel, housing, tuition, living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archive access, research advising, and logistical support in the field. Typical awards range from $12,000 to $25,000. Open to graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. Application deadline: October 15, 2000 (Spring Program); March 1, 2001 (Summer Program); April 1, 2001 (Academic Year and Fall Program).

Regional Scholar Exchange Program: Open to advanced graduate students and junior to mid-career faculty. Provides round-trip international travel, living stipends, research affiliation, archive access, insurance, and ongoing logistical support in the field. Typical awards range from $8,000 to $15,000. Application deadline: February 15, 2001. 

Central Europe Summer Language Program: Offers international airfare, tuition, insurance, and living stipends to graduate students for up to three months of intensive language study at major universities throughout east-central Europe and the Baltic states. Application deadline: March 1, 2001.

Central Europe Research Program: Provides full support for three to nine month research trips to east-central Europe. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance, and affiliation fees. Typical awards range from $12,000 to $25,000. Open to graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. Application deadline: October 15, 2000 (Spring Programs); March 1, 2001 (Summer Program); April 1, 2001 (Fall Semester and Academic Year Programs).

Summer Russian Language Teachers Program: Offers current and future teachers of Russian the opportunity to study Russian language and culture at Moscow State University for six weeks, beginning mid-June. Fellowships provide round-trip international airfare from Washington, DC to Moscow, pre-departure orientation, full tuition at Moscow State University, housing with Russian host families, insurance, and a one hundred dollar per week living stipend. Fellowship recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who currently teach Russian at the university, high school or grade school level, or graduate students who intend a teaching career. Funded by the Department of Education. Application deadline: February 15, 2001.

For more information, please contact: Outbound Programs, American Councils for International Education, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 833-7522, outbound at actr.org 




Graham Hettlinger
Manager, Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036


 

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