Central and Eastern European Grant Announcement

[MARY PETRUSEWICZ]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS

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The Baltics / Bulgaria / The Czech Republic / Hungary /
Macedonia / Moldova / Poland / Slovakia

The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, in
conjunction with the United States Department of State, announces the
opening of its competition for the Title VIII Research Scholar Program and
the Combined Research and Language Training Program for 1999-2000.
These U.S. Department of State-funded programs will provide
fellowships for approximately twelve U.S. scholars to pursue three- to
nine-month research projects and language study at universities and
research institutions in central, southern, or eastern Europe.

The Title VIII Research Scholar Program and the Combined Research and
Language Training Program is open to U.S. citizens who are advanced
graduate students, university faculty or scholars.  We encourage
applications from scholars whose projects are focused on an analysis
of new developments in central, southern, or eastern Europe, and
whose research goal is to formulate a coherent vision of the future of
these transitional regions.  Successful applicants must be able to
demonstrate both a need to pursue their research in-country and
proficiency in their research language.  Proposals will be reviewed by an
independent selection committee of leading U.S. scholars in the social
sciences and the humanities.

Participants will receive round-trip airfare from their home cities to their
host universities, access to libraries and archives, monthly stipend,
housing, and health insurance.  Placements available include:  Budapest
University of Economic Sciences, Charles University, Comenius
University, Eotvos Lorand University, Magadan Pedagogical University,
Masaryk University, Palacky University, and University of Debrecen.
Other institutional placements can be arranged as requested.

Application deadlines:  Summer 1999:                    March 1
                        Fall Semester/Academic Year:    April 1
                        Spring Semester 2000:           October 1

For more information, please write or call:
Russian and Eurasian Programs
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202-833-7522       Fax: 202-833-7523
             E-mail: research at actr.org      Web: www.actr.org