The next deadline is November 1, 1999.
Countries: All countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia
(Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan).
Description: Grants of two to twelve months to predoctoral and
postdoctoral scholars for research at institutions in the host
country.
Candidate Eligibility:
US citizenship or permanent residency for three years prior to
submitting an application. Normally, command of the host country
language sufficient for advanced research is required of all research
applicants. Normally, applicants are required to have a full-time
affiliation with a college or university and to be faculty members or
doctoral candidates who will have completed all requirements for the
PhD except the dissertation by the time of participation. Independent
scholars or recipients of professional degrees (MFA, JO, MO, MLIS,
MBA, MPA) may also qualify. Inquiries about eligibility are welcome.
Applications will not be considered from those who have not fulfilled
reporting requirements for previous IREX grants.
Grant Provisions: Note: Provisions may vary slightly by country.
Round-trip airfare and visa fees. Dollar stipend. (Graduate students
receive a monthly allowance; salaried participants receive a stipend
in lieu of salary based on academic salary at the time of
application). Stipend for host-country room and board. Local research
allowance. Excess baggage allowance.
Application, Review, and Placement Process:
Application deadline: November 1, 1998 for participation beginning
September 1, 1999. Review by a rotating panel of experts appointed by
the IREX Governing Board, with separate panels for Central and
Eastern Europe and Eurasia. For two- to twelve-month grants,
placements negotiated by IREX with institutions in Central and
Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Notification of award decisions after
March 1, 1999.
Testing Required: Applicants may be required to take an IREX-
administered written and/or oral test of the relevant host-country
language.
Focus:
American scholars in policy research and development, humanities and
social sciences, and cross-disciplinary studies are strongly
encouraged to apply. Applicants in modern foreign languages and area
studies are encouraged to apply simultaneously for Department of
Education Fulbright-Hays grants (see below).
Grants Awarded for 1998-1999:
Central and Eastern Europe: 24 Eurasia: 33 Mongolia: 2
Staff contacts: Central and Eastern Europe:
Vera Lichtenberg, Program Officer Jennifer Linchy, Program Associate
Marc Johnson, Program Associate
Eurasia:
Jessica Jeffcoat, Program Officer Beth Sirk, Program Officer Jason
Wisniewski, Program Associate
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