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January 21, 1993
International Opportunities
Support for special projects in library and information science with
Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia (1/21-1)-The International
Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) is offering opportunities for
support of librarians, archivists and information specialists for
projects relating to Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The goal
of the programs is to facilitate communication between American
libraries and archives and those of the regions listed above and to
disseminate information about the libraries in those regions to the
American academic community. Several different types of projects are
suitable for funding: projects to study the current state of exchange
relations and/or international acquisition in a particular geographic
area or with particular areas; production of directories, research
guides and other finding aids on collections, libraries and/or
archives in the region; collaborative work and research projects,
including conferences and workshops; other projects designed to
increase the knowledge of the field of library and information science
or improve relations with libraries and archives in the region. Grants
will normally not exceed $25,000 and are normally designed to cover
travel, per diem, accommodations, fees for use of facilities and
publication costs. Applicants are strongly urged to obtain in-kind
support, particularly from host institutions. There is no formal
application. Deadline is March 1.
Support for special projects in the study of Central and Eastern Europe and
Eurasia (1/21-2)-IREX is supporting collaborative special projects for
the study of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The goal of this
program is to increase American academic knowledge on these regions,
address contemporary policy questions and expose specialists from
these regions to international approaches in the humanities and social
sciences and strengthen their capacity to participate in their
countries' reform process. IREX will support collaborative training
and research in the form of (but not limited to) conferences,
seminars, workshops, working visits and roundtable meetings.
Provisions are the same as those listed for 1/21-1. Application
deadline is March 1.
Research residencies in the Baltics and Eurasia (1/21-3)-This spring, IREX
will award research residencies to American scholars who wish to
conduct humanities or social science research in the Baltics or in
Soviet successor states. Chosen candidates will complete their own
independent research projects, network with any other on-site American
scholars, improve their own indigenous language competency and report
on the current status of research institutions and the scholarly
community of the region. Participants will reside in the region for
nine to 12 months, beginning between this September and March of next
year. The award is $25,000. Candidates must possess the Ph.D. or
equivalent, show evidence of prior interest in developing expertise in
the area and have a command of the host-country language. Application
deadline is Feb. 15. For application materials, contact Adrienne
Poulton at IREX, 1616 H St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006; telephone
(202) 628-8188, fax (202) 628-8189.
Opportunities 1/21-4 through 1/21-6 and 12/17-2 through 12/17-4 are
sponsored by the Council for European Studies (CES). For more
information and an application, unless otherwise noted, contact
Columbia University, Council for European Studies, 1016-1018
Schermerhorn, New York, NY 10027; telephone (212) 854-4172.
Conant post-doctoral fellowships (1/21-4)-Two James Bryant Conant
fellowships will be awarded for 1993-94. Projects to be funded should
focus on 20th-century Germany or on a comparative European framework
that includes German components. Research takes place at the Center
for European Studies. To be eligible, candidates should have completed
their dissertations within the past five years and should intend to
teach in North America. Applicants must be officially post-doctoral by
July 1. Applications are due Feb. 5. For more information and an
application, contact Barbara Chrenko, Center for European Studies,
Harvard University, 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA 02138; telephone
(617) 495-4303, extension 222.
Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund (1/21-5)-Travel grants are
available from the Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund for
three- to six-week study visits to Sweden. The fund is designed for
American citizens with well-developed projects in the fields of
politics, public administration, mass media, business and industry,
working life, human environment and education and culture. The grant
will be within the range of SEK 10,000-20,000. Application deadline is
Feb. 5. For an application, please send a self-addressed envelope to
to Bicentennial Fund, Swedish Information Service, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017-2201.
Language training scholarships (1/21-6)-Scholarships are available for
intensive language courses in English, French, German, Italian and
Spanish at a Eurocenter in Britain, the U.S. or Europe. Courses will
last a minimum of 10 weeks. Scholarships will cover a portion of
tuition, but not living expenses or travel. Applicants must be between
18 and 30 years old, have a good previous knowledge of the language to
be studied and be able to submit proof of satisfactory scholastic and
professional experience. Deadlines are Oct. 15 for courses starting in
January, Jan.15 for courses starting in April, March 31 for courses
starting in July and June 15 for courses starting in
September/October. For more information, contact EUROCENTRES,
Scholarship Service, Seestrasse 247, CH-8038 Zurich, Switzerland;
telephone 01/485 52 51, fax 01/482 50 54.
Pre-dissertation fellowships for European Community studies (12/17-2)- The
purpose of these pre-dissertation fellowships is to enable graduate
students in the social sciences to pursue short term, exploratory
research on the E.C. in order to determine viability for a
dissertation. All topics related to the Treaties of Paris and Rome and
the Single European Act are eligible. Fellowships provide $3,000 for
related expenses. Students whose dissertation prospectuses have
already received formal approval from their departments are
ineligible. Applicants must have completed at least two years of
full-time graduate study, but must have an expected completion date
after June 1993. Eligible disciplines are history, political science,
economics and sociology. Application deadline is Feb. 1.
Intra-American Travel Subsidies for European Scholars (12/17-3)-Under this
program, the council subsidizes travel within North America for
European scholars who are visiting the United States and have been
invited to lecture at a university that is an institutional member of
the council. The council will reimburse transportation expenses up to
$300 per trip. Scholars whose visits take place during the academic
year and include lectures and seminars are eligible. The council
should be contacted for an application form once the details of the
visit are complete; the form must be submitted before the scheduled
visit.
CES Workshop grants (12/17-4)- Proposals are invited for workshops on
country, comparative or thematic topics. Up to $2,500 per workshop is
available as seed money and maintenance or travel for workshop
participants. Workshops should be held at member universities and
organizers should indicate sources for matching funds. Preference will
be given to proposals that provide for student participation. Deadline
is April 1.
Spencer Foundation (12/17-6)--The goal of the Spencer Foundation is to
support research that improves education in the U.S. or abroad. The
Spencer Foundation Small Grants Program funds exploratory research and
awards between $1,000 and $7,000. Contact Coralie Novotny, Small
Grants Administrator, The Spencer Foundation, 900 North Michigan Ave.,
Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60611; telephone (312) 337-7000. The
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Education provides a stipend of
$35,000 to recipients of the Ph.D. or Ed.D. for research that will
lead to the improvement of education. Contact the Spencer Postdoctoral
Fellowships, National Academy of Education, Stanford University School
of Education, CERAS-5070, Stanford, CA 94305-3084; telephone (415)
725-1003.
For both the small grants and the postdoctoral fellowship programs,
candidates should write a brief letter of inquiry to the addresses
given with a brief description of the intended project. Include a CV
and preliminary cost and time estimates. The board will notify you if
it wants a more detailed proposal and will give you a deadline. The
board meets in April, July, October and January to consider
applications.
German-American Collaborative Research Grants in humanities and social
sciences (12/17-7)-The Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) created the
German-American Commission on Cooperative Research to support
cooperative research between German and American scholars in the
humanities and social sciences in each other's countries. Topics in
any field of the humanities or social sciences are welcome. Of special
interest is work in East European and Soviet studies and projects
involving research faculty of the former German Democratic Republic.
Grants provide travel to and within Europe and living and research
costs abroad. Scholars must apply as partnerships of German and
American researchers. The American partner must hold the Ph.D. or
equivalent and the German partner must hold faculty rank at a
university, college or research institution. For more information,
contact German-American Cooperative Research, American Council of
Learned Societies, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017; telephone
(212) 697-1505, extension 36 or 29.
Social Science Research Council-Berlin Program for Advanced German and
European Studies (12/17-8)-The purpose of this program is to support
comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political and
social aspects of contemporary German and European affairs.
Anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists and
all scholars in germane social science and cultural studies fields are
invited to apply. Participants are expected to produce a research
monograph (doctoral dissertation, book manuscript, etc.) dealing with
some aspect of German or European affairs, including U.S. - European
relations. Awards are for periods of nine to 24 months. At the
dissertation level, applicants must have completed all the
requirements for the Ph.D. with the exception of the dissertation. At
the postdoctoral level, candidates must have received the Ph.D. within
the last two years. Deadline for applications is Feb.1. For
applications, contact SSRC, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158;
telephone (212) 661-0280.
Emigre Memorial German Internship Program (12/17-10)-This program is
designed to give American students the opportunity of interning in
German governmental offices. Interns are paid for their work-study
program and can study subjects that are of interest to them. Most
interns are graduate students in the social sciences. For more
information, contact George K. Romoser, Director, EMGIP, P.O. Box 345,
Durham, NH 03824.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (12/17-11)-The foundation's objective is
to grant research fellowships for studies in the Federal Republic of
Germany. The foundation supports a Research Fellowship Program, a
Research Award for Senior American Scientists, a Bundeskanzler
Scholarship Program and a Transatlantic Cooperation Program. For more
information, contact Jan Keppler, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation,
1350 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202)
296-2990.
Quaker United Nations Office interns for 1993-94 (12/17-12)-The Quaker U.N.
Office in New York is offering opportunities for two interns from
September 1993 to August 1994. Interns follow disarmament and
security, human rights, economic justice, development, environment,
women and children, indigenous people and religious issues at the U.N.
They conduct research, write articles and briefing papers, arrange and
attend briefings and assist with office administration. Interns
receive a subsistence grant to cover accommodations, food and
expenses. The rate currently is $12,000 per year. Health insurance is
also provided. To be eligible, candidates must have a college degree
or equivalent, be in their 20's and have writing and computer skills.
Deadline for submission of the application is March 20. For an
application, contact Quaker U.N. Office, 777 United Nations Plaza, New
York, NY 10017.
Inter-American Foundation (IAF) fellowship programs for grassroots
development (11/19-1)-The Inter-American Foundation was established to
aid self-help efforts of the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The IAF offers fellowships to examine the efforts of rural and urban
poor people to improve their lives, their methods of organization and
production and policies and programs designed to alleviate poverty.
IAF disseminates research findings of its fellows to persons and
institutions concerned with development. Four fellowship programs with
annual deadlines are available. The Field Research Program at the
doctoral level supports dissertation field research in Latin America
and the Caribbean. Deadline is Dec. 1. The Field Research Program at
the master's level supports field research in Latin America and the
Caribbean conducted by master's-level students. Deadline is Feb. 20.
The U.S. Graduate Study Program for Latin American and Caribbean
Citizens assists development practitioners and researchers from these
regions to pursue graduate studies in the United States. Deadline is
March 1. The Dante B. Fascell Inter-American Fellowship Program
supports grassroots development dissemination by distinguished Latin
American and Caribbean leaders. Deadline is May 1.
ECA/IOM Return of Skills Program for Africa (RESPA) (10/25-1)-The United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the International
Organization for Migration are approaching qualified Africans residing
in western countries who wish to return to Africa (not necessarily to
their own country) to practice their professions. Interested persons
may peruse the publication "Job Vacancies in Africa" or send their
curriculum vitae to be published in "African Experts Available for
Recruitment," which is forwarded to government ministries,
institutions of research and higher learning, embassies and public and
private enterprises all over Africa. Participants will receive support
for travel expenses, transition support, salary supplement, insurance
and miscellaneous expenses.
Project development visits (10/15-13)-The National Academy of Sciences
invites applications from American scientists who wish to travel to or
host colleagues from the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania or the former Yugoslavia. The
visits are to provide opportunities to work with foreign colleagues to
develop collaborative research proposals for submission to the
National Science Foundation. Visits will be two weeks in duration and
must take place between July and December Applications should be in
the following fields: physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer
science, earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering,
anthropology, geography and psychology. American scientists must hold
the equivalent of a doctoral degree. Travel grants of up to $2,200
will be provided to help defray travel costs. Deadline for
applications is Feb. 28.