UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 4, Page 7 September 21, 1995 International Opportunities Directions for application are included in the descriptions. Additional information about these and other opportunities is available at the International Opportunities World Wide Web home page located at URL http://www.udel.edu/IntlProg/interops.htm or from Andrew Hill (Andrew.Hill@mvs.udel.edu), Office of International Programs and Special Sessions, 4 Kent Way, telephone 831-2852. When requesting information, include the identification number (9/21-X) after the title. FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM (9/21-1)-Institutions are invited to submit proposals to host a visiting Fulbright lecturer for one semester or the full academic year. The program principally seeks to involve colleges and universities that are interested in initiating international programs, an internationalized curriculum and global studies or area-specific academic programs and in serving student populations underrepresented in international exchange programs, including minority students. Preference is given to proposals in the humanities and social sciences, but other fields focusing on international issues will be considered. Arrangements also can be made to host an official from the European Union as a research fellow through a special residency program. Deadline is Nov. 1. For more information and proposal guidelines, contact: Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden St., N.W., Suite 5M, Box CHE, Washington, DC 20008-3009; telephone (202) 686-8664; e-mail ciesvs@ciesnet.cies.org THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS (9/21- 2)-The foundation offers fellowships and grants for study and research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Grants of $2,500 are suitable for scholars who plan a program of only a few weeks or months. Fellowships of $15,000 are designed for graduate students, usually for a period of one year. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have completed undergraduate studies. Outstanding proposals from all fields are encouraged and will be carefully considered. Priority will be given to candidates at the dissertation level. Candidates are expected to have undertaken appropriate correspondence with institutions and scholars in Scandinavia. Competence in the language of the country is expected. Deadline is Nov. 1. For more information, contact: The American- Scandinavian Foundation, 725 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021; telephone (212) 879-9779; fax (212) 249-3444. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSIGNMENTS (9/21- 3)-Next year, the Peace Corps will select 660 men and women to serve as volunteer business advisers, consultants and educators. Challenging two-year assignments are available in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, healthy and at least 21 years of age. Educational requirements include B.A./A.S. degrees or higher in business administration, public administration, management, accounting, banking or finance. Two or more years of experience may be helpful or essential, depending on the assignment. Placements will be made throughout 1996. The Peace Corps will train, sustain and transport the volunteers. For more information, contact Peace Corps, telephone (800) 424-8580, e-mail jtherrien@peacecorps.gov. FELLOWSHIPS IN POST-WAR GERMAN HISTORY (9/21-4)-With a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation, the German Historical Institute and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University offer three one-year resident research fellowships for the 1996-97 academic year at the postdoctoral or advanced levels. The postdoctoral level fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend. The advanced fellowship includes a $30,000 stipend. Historians and political scientists specializing in post-World War II German history and German- American relations, particularly during the 1945-1955 period, are eligible. The program strongly encourages applications from the eastern part of Germany and projects dealing with GDR history. As fellows of the two institutes, successful applicants are expected to pursue their own research projects using archival resources of the Washington, D.C., area, present papers in introductory and concluding seminars and participate in the academic life of the institutes. Fellows should take up residency no later than Oct. 1, 1996. Applications, written in English, should include a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a project proposal of no more than 10 pages (including statement of purpose, hypotheses, methodology, resources to be used in the Washington area and relationship to prior research), three letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes) accompanying the application, information concerning annual salary, sabbatical leave or other research support. Deadline is Jan. 1. Materials should be addressed to: Lily Gardner Feldman, AICGS, 1400 16th St., N.W., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20036. ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS (9/21-5)-To strengthen the ties of friendship and understanding between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, the Robert Bosch Foundation annually sponsors an intensive work and study fellowship program in Germany that aims to provide young American professionals and executives with a comprehensive overview of the political, economic and cultural environment of Europe, especially Germany. The twofold goal is to contribute to the professional competence and expertise of the participants and broaden their cultural horizons, while advancing American-European relations. Program participants will be offered internships at a high executive level of government and commerce. Applicants should possess relevant work experience and a graduate or professional degree in one of the following fields: business administration, economics, journalism, law, mass communication, or public policy. The program operates from September through May of the following year and will consist of two work phases and three seminars. The first work phase is in the public sector (October-December); the second is in the private sector (January-May). The seminars include an introductory seminar in conjunction with a special German language course in Bonn for four weeks in September; a "Deutschland" seminar in Berlin, and the five new Lander, including a mid-year evaluation of the program; and a Europe seminar in Paris and Brussels. There is a final evaluation meeting in Stuttgart at the end of May. Deadline is Oct. 15. For more information, contact Elfriede Andros, CDS International Inc., 330 Seventh Ave., 19th floor, New York, NY 10001; telephone (212) 760-1400. PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS 1995 TRAVEL GRANTS (9/21-6)-Partners of the Americas sponsors technical assistance projects and exchanges between the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. Volunteers support projects in health, education and other areas of development while building understanding throughout the Western Hemisphere. Founded in 1964, Partners of the Americas is a private, non-profit organization chartered in the District of Columbia and registered with the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid of the Agency for International Development. These partnerships match U.S. states with regions or countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The state of Delaware is matched with the Republic of Panama. The University of Delaware already has done a number of projects in association with the Delaware/Panama Partners for the Americas. The Delaware/Panama Partners for the Americas is eligible for a number of travel grants, and members of the University community who are interested are invited to view the International Opportunities home page at URL http://www.udel.edu/ IntlProg/interops.htm or contact Hill (Andrew.Hill@mvs.udel.edu) at 831-2852. THE 1996 EDMUND S. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (9/21-7)-The 1996 Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program provides grants to citizens of the New Independent States (NIS) and the Baltic states. The program is funded and supervised by the United States Information Agency (USIA). The fellowship offers the opportunity to pursue one or two years of graduate study in business administration, economics, law or public administration. Financial assistance is provided to qualified individuals from the countries listed above who lack sufficient funding to enroll in graduate programs at U.S. institutions. Fellows will be enrolled in a U.S. institution by their sponsoring organization and may not select their host university. During their term of study, fellows must meet the academic standards and requirements of their host U.S. university and may have the opportunity to seek an eight- to 12-week summer internship for practical training in the field of specialization. A number of the one- year placements for the Muskie fellowship will be non-degree, professional development awards designed for individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience in the field they will study in the U.S. Depending on the type of program and field of specialization, the other Muskie fellowships may lead to a graduate degree or certificate from a U.S. institution. Interested individuals are invited to view additional information about this program available on the International Opportunities home page at URL http://www.udel.edu/IntlProg/interops.htm. BERLIN PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED GERMAN AND EUROPEAN STUDIES (9/21-8-This program is administered by the Social Science Research Council and based at the Free University of Berlin. Funded by the Berlin government, the Volkswagen Foundation and the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., it is designed to encourage the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. The program supports anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists and all scholars in germane social science and cultural studies fields, including historians working on the period since the mid-19th century. Fellows 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 a minimum of nine and a maximum of 18 months. Citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. are eligible to apply. At the dissertation level, applicants must have completed all requirements (except the dissertation) for the Ph.D. degree at the time the fellowship begins. At the postdoctoral level, the program is open to scholars who have received the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent in the last two years. Deadline is Feb. 1. For more information, contact Berlin Program, SSRC, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158; telephone (212) 661-0280; fax (212) 370-7896.