ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting applications for its 2011-2012 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced
Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia, Southeast Europe, Moldova and Ukraine. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for these awards.
The application deadline for Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Academic Year 2011-2012, and Spring 2012 programs is October 1st, 2010.
Programs must begin between February 1st, 2011 and June 30, 2012; and must be completed by September 30, 2012.
Fellowships will be offered in three categories:
– VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
– Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for research and up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, tuition, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.
– Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program: Provides fellowships for graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for a semester, academic year or summer in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty, who have at least elementary language skills.
For a full list of countries eligible for each fellowship, please see our website: http://www.americancouncils.org/research.php.
Funding for these programs is available through American Councils from the U.S. Department of States Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union).
All competitions for funding are open and merit based. All applications will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, or disability.
Applications are available for download at www.americancouncils.org/research or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.
For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L St. NW, Suite 1200; Washington, DC 20036; Telephone: (202) 833-7522; Email: [email protected]
Website:http://www.americancouncils.org/research.php