PROG. INFO- 2008 Summer Research Lab, U Illinois, deadlines: April 1 & 15

[Lynda Park]

2008 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia
June 9 - August 1
University of Illinois

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East 
European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are 
pleased to announce its 2008 Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) on Russia, 
Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, June 9 - August 1.  Please check the website 
for the full list of programs, eligibility, and application information: 
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html

The SRL enables scholars to conduct advanced research in Russian, East 
European and Eurasian Studies.  Lab associates are given full access to the 
collection and resources of the University of Illinois Library, the largest 
Slavic collection west of Washington, DC, and are able to seek assistance 
from the Slavic Reference Service staff.  The SRL provides an opportunity 
for specialists to keep current on knowledge and research in the field, to 
access newly available and archival materials, and disseminate knowledge to 
other scholars, professionals, government officials, and the public.  The 
Summer Lab is an ideal program for doctoral students conducting 
pre-dissertation/dissertation research.

The following persons are eligible to apply to the Summer Lab:
  - Faculty or graduate students at a university or college who are 
teaching and/or doing research on the region.
  - Individuals who have a PhD and are doing research on the region, even 
if this expertise is not being used in current employment.
  - Individuals working in an area of government, NGOs or business related 
to the region, regardless of academic training.
  - Librarians specializing in the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian field.

To be eligible for housing grants, the above criteria apply along with the 
following: Scholars conducting policy relevant research (broadly defined) 
on the countries of Eurasia and Southeastern Europe. Under U.S. Department 
of State regulations, scholars whose research focuses on any EU member 
state­Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, 
Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania­must be doing comparative 
research that includes a non EU member state of Eurasia or Southeastern 
Europe in order to be eligible for funding.

Application Deadlines:
Housing Grants: for non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents  1 April
                          for U.S. citizens and permanent residents  15 April
Graduate Student Travel Grants: for U.S. citizens and permanent residents 
only  15 April
Lab Only (no housing grant): for guaranteed housing availability 15 April, 
or at least 2 weeks prior to arrival (housing not guaranteed)

2008 SUMMER RESEARCH LAB PROGRAMS
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2008/programs.html

Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum
"Interpreting Emotion in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia"
June 19-21
Faculty Organizers: Mark Steinberg (Professor of History, University of 
Illinois; Editor of the Slavic Review) and Valeria Sobol (Assistant 
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Illinois)

Eurasia Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars
"Gendering Democracy: Self, State, and Political Reform in Eurasia and Beyond"
June 11-13
Moderator: Cynthia Buckley (Associate Professor of Sociology, University of 
Texas, Austin)

Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholar
"Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives"
June 30-July 2
Moderator: Julie Mostov (Associate Vice Provost for International Programs 
and Associate Professor of Political Science, Drexel University)

SRS Individualized Research Practicum
Duration of the Lab
The Slavic Reference Service offers Individualized Research Practicum to 
select Summer Lab associates. Associates can apply using the SRL application.

Voluntary Discussion Group: Russian History and Culture, June 9-13
Coordinator:  Ann Kleimola (Professor of History, University of Nebraska)

For more information contact the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center 
at the University of Illinois at reec at uiuc.edu, 217.333.1244.


Lynda Y. Park, Associate Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark at uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu

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