External Sources
CREES tracks a variety of grant opportunities for students at all levels.
Grant funding can support travel to research collections, fund special
projects, provide study abroad support, and offer special training or
internship opportunities.
American Councils for International Education
(ACTR - ACCELS)
American Council of Learned Societies
American Institute for Foreign Study
Council of Higher Education
Council on International Educational Exchange
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Human Rights Watch
Institute of International Education
International Research and Exchanges Board
Kansas Board of Regents
Kosciuszko Foundation
National Security Education Program
Social Science Research Council
U.S. Department of Education
American
Councils for International Education (ACTR - ACCELS) [Return
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American Councils sponsors dozens of programs for students, teachers and
scholars in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe and Eurasia. Its main mission
is to promote the development of democracy and civil society through educational
exchanges.
American
Council of Learned Societies [Return
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- ACLS
East European Studies Programs
- Fellowships for Dissertation Research/Writing in
East European Studies
up to $15,000 for one year beginning in June. Intended solely for work
on the dissertation (applicants must be ABD).
- Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in East
European Studies
up to $25,000 for 6 to 12 months. Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand.
- East European Language Training Grants
Grants are available in amounts up to $2,500 for intensive summer language
study of East European languages.. These grants will support elementary
or intermediate study in the US (in exceptional cases, proposals to
study in Eastern Europe will also be considered), or advanced study
in Eastern Europe. Eligible languages are Albanian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian,
Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian,
Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Slovene.
American
Institute for Foreign Study [Return
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Semester scholarships of $1000 and summer scholarships of $750 for AIFS programs
in Prague. Scholarships of $2500 for programs in St. Petersburg.
Council
of Higher Education [Return
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The Council of Higher Education provides scholarships to American and Canadian
students of Czech, Slovak and/or Ruthenian descent who plan to continue education
in undergraduate and graduate programs on the basis of need and academic achievement
or excellence.
Council
on International Educational Exchange [Return
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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships [Return
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Each year KU's Center for Russian & East European Studies receives funding
from the U.S. Department of Education for graduate student support. Fellowships
in Russian & East European Studies are available for the academic year and
for summer. Any student doing graduate work in "a program that combines
modern foreign language training [KU is approved for Russian, Polish, Croatian-Serbian,
and Ukrainian] with area or international studies; or research and training
in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study"
is eligible to apply. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.
Contact Prof. Maria Carlson, Bailey 320, 864-4236 or e-mail crees@ku.edu
with questions.
Human
Rights Watch [Return
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- Schell
Fellowship and Finberg Fellowship
Fellows work full time for one year with one or more divisions of Human
Rights Watch, based in New York or Washington, DC. Proficiency in one language
in addition to English is strongly recommended. The salary is $35,000. Familiarity
with countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur is
also valued. Fellows must be recent law, journalism, international relations
or area studies graduates by no later than June . Fellowships begin in the
early fall.
Institute
of International Education [Return
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- Fulbright
Fellowship Competitions
Annual competition for awards to graduating seniors, young professionals,
artists and graduate students to over 100 countries. Specific eligibility
requirements and other application details are available from IIE's regional
offices or university Fulbright Program Advisers.
- Fulbright
Scholar Program (Council for International Exchange of Scholars)
Annual competition for awards to faculty and other postgraduate professionals
to teach or conduct research in over 130 countries. Specific eligibility
requirements and other application details are available from the CIES office
or university Fulbright Program Advisers.
- Professional
Development Fellowships
Fellowship program for young American researchers in policy and public administration-related
fields who want to develop a specialized knowledge of the NIS or East and
Central Europe. Grants are available for periods of three to seven months.
Applicants must be in the last year of graduate or professional study, or
have completed such study within the last five years. Applications solely
in support of dissertation research or language research will not be considered.
International
Research and Exchanges Board [Return
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IREX programs support research and field work related to education, civil
society, media, and information technology in East Europe and Eurasia.
Kansas
Board of Regents [Return
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- James
B. Pearson Fellowships for Graduate Studies Abroad
Awards of up to $10,000 for students in graduate programs in Kansas who
have been residents of Kansas for at least five years. Supports study in
international programs that focus on foreign affairs. Deadline is usually
in April. Contact: Kansas Board of Regents; 700 SW Harrison, Ste 1410; Topeka
, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-3517
Kosciuszko
Foundation [Return
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The Kosciuszko Foundation supports educational, scientific, and cultural
exchanges to strengthen ties between the United States and Poland.
National
Security Education Program [Return
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Awards for Undergraduate and Graduate students to add a vital international
dimension to their studies. With a Boren Scholarship or Fellowship, you can
study in and about areas of the world critical to US national security where
most US students do not study - grants do not fund study in Western Europe,
Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. You are required to include the study
of a language as part of your program; however, your program may or may not
focus primarily on language acquisition. Your global study as a Boren Scholar/Fellow
must have a justifiable connection with national security. As a Boren Scholar/Fellow
you seek employment with either the federal government or higher education.
- Boren
Graduate Fellowships provide you with a major opportunity to add
a critical and meaningful international dimension to your graduate studies
both through domestic study of a language and overseas study. You are eligible
to receive as much as $10,000 per semester for overseas study for up to
two semesters - a maximum of $20,000. You may also receive as much as $12,000
of support for domestic language and area studies over a 24-month period.
You can combine both domestic and overseas support for a maximum award amount
of $28,000.
- Boren
Undergraduate Scholarships will support summer programs of at least
six weeks. This support is available to both freshmen and sophomores, as
well as to applied science and engineering students at all levels. Boren
summer awards carry a minimum amount of $2,500 up to the cost of the program.
Semester Study: NSEP will support full semester study with a minimum of
$4,000 and a maximum of $10,000. Year Study: NSEP will support full year
study with a minimum of $6,000 and a maximum of $20,000 for a full academic
year.
Social
Science Research Council [Return
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- SSRC
Eurasia Programs
- Graduate Training Fellowships
up to $10,000 for three to nine months, designed to enable graduate
students intending to pursue a Ph.D. to enhance their disciplinary,
methodological or language training in relation to research on the former
Soviet Union or its successor States. Not for dissertation research;
applicants should not have yet submitted a dissertation prospectus or
proposal to their departments.
- Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships
$15,000 for one academic year, to provide support to graduate students
currently enrolled in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities
who have completed dissertation research and who expect to complete
the writing of the dissertation during the academic year.
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
$24,000 over a two-year period, to improve the academic employment and
tenure opportunities of recent Ph.D. recipients (up to six years past
the Ph.D.) in the social sciences and humanities. Applicants can be
untenured Ph.D. recipients in either academic or non-academic positions.
Junior faculty in tenure-track positions are especially encouraged to
apply.
- SSRC
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program
Awards up to $18,000 for 9 to 12 months of field research and related expenses.
The program provides support for full-time graduate students in the social
sciences and humanities. Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. requirements
except the fieldwork component.
US
Department of Education [Return
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- Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
This program supports research abroad in modern foreign languages and area
studies. It is an entirely separate grant from those administered by the
Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York. Candidates must
be doctoral candidates who will have completed all requirements for the
Ph.D. except the dissertation. For applications and more details, contact
Hodgie Bricke at the Office of International Programs, 301 Strong Hall,
864-6161. Applications must be submitted through the University.
- Jacob
K. Javits Fellowship Program
The program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated
(1) superior academic ability and achievement; (2) exceptional promise;
and (3) financial need to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral
degree or Master of Fine Arts (MFA). The Department of Education awards
fellowships in selected fields of study of the arts, humanities and social
sciences.
