CFA: HESP Academic Mobility Grants

[Serguei Alex. Oushakine]

see www.osi.hu/hesp

2001 HESP Mobility Program
Call for Applications

The International Higher Education Support Program of the Open Society
Institute invites applications for its 2001 Mobility Program. The HESP
Mobility Grant is intended for HESP Network Institutions to host and send
individuals as listed below, in order to develop and enhance humanities and
social science curricula and teaching practices.

Regulations

Who is eligible:  Humanities, Social Sciences and Business and Management
students and faculties; Administrative and Library staff, who are nationals
of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (the
HESP region) and non-national staff or teachers resident in the region with
the explicit support of the home institution.
Location*:  Higher education institutions in HESP region (except Central
European University). The grant is for travel to a foreign country and may
not be used to visit an institution in the applicant's home country. One of
the institutions (sending or receiving) must be a HESP Network Institution.
Length of visit:  Students - up to one semester (5 months)
Faculty - up to one month
Administrative Staff - up to one week
Eligible costs: Travel within the HESP region only, living expenses
(stipend), accommodation, book allowance for students and faculty.
Other costs:  Student applicants must obtain a tuition and fee waiver from
the host institution. Applicants must confirm the possibility of credits
transfer if required by the home Institution.
Priority area:  Curriculum development.
How to apply:  By Application Form, to the International HESP office in
Hungary.
Ineligible activities: Travel to and from the Central European University;
travel to an institution in the home country; study at Summer Schools, short
courses or seminars; conference attendance.

Up to five grants per academic year (with an exception of AUBG in case of
student mobility; see details below: appendix #1) may be awarded to each
HESP Network Institutions in each of the following categories:

1) As HOST institution for:

· students
· faculty
· staff

coming from other institutions.

2) As HOME institution for:

· students
· faculty
· staff

traveling to other institutions.

Deadline for Application

Applications may be submitted at any time and at least two months prior to
the proposed visit. Applications do not need to be made simultaneously.

Complete Applications should be sent to:

HESP, Open Society Institute
Nador utca 11,
H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Tel: ( + 36 1) 327 3862,
Fax: ( + 36 1) 327 3864,
Email: hesp at osi.hu

* IMPORTANT


No travel to Western countries or the USA will be supported.
No applications to participate in any kind of seminars and conferences
inside and outside of a country of residence will be considered

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