SSRC Eurasia Program Fellowships

[Holly Danzeisen]

SSRC Eurasia Program
2006 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition

The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is currently offering a number of fellowships at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels for the 2006-2007 academic year. These fellowships are intended to support research, writing, training and curriculum development on or related to the New States of Eurasia, the Soviet Union, and/or the Russian Empire, regardless of the applicant's discipline within the social sciences or humanities. These fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of State under the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). Online applications and supporting materials are now available on the SSRC website at www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia. The electronic application submission deadline is November 15, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. for all categories of fellowships except the Teaching Fellowship. Teaching Fellowship applications will continue to be accepted until January 24, 2006 at 9:00 p.m.
 
Awards will be offered in the following five categories:

Predissertation Training Fellowships-support the development of research skills and/or language training for graduate students in the early stages of their doctoral programs;
Dissertation Write-up Fellowships- provide support for the 2006-2007 academic year to graduate students nearing the completion of their doctoral programs;
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships-provide support for recent PhD recipients and junior faculty wishing to complete existing projects and/or undertake new research; 
Postdoctoral Language Training Fellowships, NEW- support postdoctoral scholars in acquiring requisite language competency that will allow them to broaden existing and/or advance new research projects;
Teaching Fellowships-provide support for faculty members wishing to create and implement significantly revised or wholly new university courses. 
 
Additional information may be found at: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia/, and questions may be addressed to the Eurasia Program Staff: eurasia at ssrc.org.  Please periodically check our website for additional information, including details and application materials for annual dissertation development workshops, training seminars, institutional grants, and other events.
 
General Deadline: November 15, 2005 9:00 PM EST

Eurasia Program Fellowships
Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Ave 31st Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-377-2700/Fax: 212-377-2727




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