ACLS East European Training Grants for INDIVIDUALS

[Natalia Haimson]

The American Council of Learned Societies announces a competition for
grants in amounts up to $2000 to be used at intensive summer programs in
2005 for training in Southeast European languages.  Due to new eligibility
guidelines issued by the funder, eligible languages are Albanian, Bosnian-
Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Romanian.

Funding for these grants is provided by the U.S. Department of State under
the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 (Title VIII).

Grants are primarily intended for graduate students at US universities
making a serious commitment to research and teaching.  Therefore,
preference will be given to applicants
    1) who cannot study their chosen language (at the appropriate level)
at their home institution,
    2) who will be continuing the study of this language in the year
following summer study, and
    3) who have begun or are beginning language training early in their
academic careers.
Applicants should explain particular circumstances that would constitute
exceptions to this general rule.

Grants will support elementary or intermediate study in the U.S. (in
special cases, proposals to study in Southeastern Europe will also be
considered), or advanced study in Southeastern Europe.

Graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and others who need one of the
eligible languages in their professional careers are eligible to apply.
U.S. citizenship or permanent legal residence is required.  The deadline
for receipt of completed applications is January 13, 2005, for study
during the summer of 2005. Application forms may be obtained through the
ACLS website, <www.acls.org>.

Applicants must apply directly to the language study program they wish to
attend, applying to the ACLS only for financial assistance.  Applicants
should therefore contact the appropriate institutions regarding course
offerings and admission procedures.  This should be done as soon as
possible.  Applicants may apply for ACLS awards before being admitted to a
language program, but the awards will be made only contingent upon
admission.

Successful applicants must inform ACLS if they receive any other financial
assistance for the proposed language study, which might result in
adjustment of the ACLS stipend.  After completion of the training
supported by these awards, awardees must submit a report to ACLS
describing the progress they have made.

Notice of language programs in 2005 supported by ACLS

ACLS supports selected intensive language programs at U.S. institutions of
higher education with funds provided by Title VIII.  A list of these, with
full contact information, may also be found on the ACLS website
<www.acls.org>.  In summer 2005 ACLS will support programs in Albanian,
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, and Romanian.

In announcing these programs, ACLS would like to publicize the fact that
all institutions receiving ACLS support must waive tuition for any
graduate student pursuing a course of East European studies in any
discipline.  However, there is no expectation that individuals will apply
only to ACLS-supported programs, nor that they will receive special
consideration by the selection committee if they do so.

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