Final deadline reminder: Funding for Research in Eurasia, Russia and Southeast Europe

[Sheila Dawes]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 
is accepting applications for the following Fall 2006 and Academic Year
2006-2007 fellowship programs with January 15, 2006 deadlines:

*Please note, the application deadline for Summer 2006 programs was
October 1; however, American Councils will accept applications for
summer fellowships until January 15.

Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three to
nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the Southern
Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip
international travel, housing, living stipends, visas, insurance,
affiliation fees, archive access, research advising, and logistical
support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral
scholars, and faculty. Full and partial fellowships are available 
through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII)
grant support.

Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides
full support for research and approximately ten hours per week of
advanced language instruction for three to nine months in Russia,
Central Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing, tuition,
living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archive access,
research advising, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S.
graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Full and partial
fellowships are available for research and/or language study through
American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) grant
support. 

Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to
$35,000 for field research on policy-relevant topics in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant field
and have sufficient language-ability to carry out proposed research.
Scholars must conduct research for at least four months in the field.
Full and partial fellowships are available for U.S. researchers through
American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) grant
support. 

Title VIII Southeast European Research Programs: Provides full support
for three to nine months of research in Southeast Europe. Fellowships
include round-trip international travel, housing, living stipends,
visas, insurance, and affiliation fees. Full and partial fellowships are
available for research through American Councils from U.S. Department of
State (Title VIII) grant support. Open to U.S. graduate students,
post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. 

Title VIII Southeast European Language Program: Offers international
travel, housing, living stipends, visas, tuition, insurance, and
affiliation fees for one to nine months of intensive language study at
major universities throughout Southeast Europe. Open to U.S. students at
the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as faculty and post-doctoral scholars.
Full and partial fellowships are available for research and/or language
study through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title
VIII) grant support. 

For more information and an application, contact: Outbound Programs,
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, 1776
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036; (202)
833-7522, Email: outbound at americancouncils.org; Website:
www.americancouncils.org.

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