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Travel Opportunities in Central/Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent
States of Eurasia
09/96
IREX Short-Term Travel Grant Program (abbreviated program
information--please see 1996-1997 application for full guidelines).
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) offers travel grants
for brief visits (limited to 30 days) to the countries of Central/Eastern
Europe and the Newly Independent States of Eurasia, for projects in the
humanities and social sciences only.
These grants are for projects which do not require any administrative
assistance or logistical support (such as placement or access to archives,
housing, visas, travel, etc.)
Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree in
the project discipline at the time of application, and must be a United
States citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States.
This program funds: individual scholarly research visits to archives,
libraries, museums, etc., or to conduct research interviews; presentations
at scholarly conferences focused on Central/Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia;
and collaborative projects such as joint publications and comparative
surveys. All projects should seek to advance American public, cultural, and
historical knowledge of the Central/Eastern European and/or Eurasian regions.
IREX also has extremely limited funding available to American scholars to
invite international scholars from IREX's program countries to the United
States for collaborative projects only. The American scholar is considered
the applicant, and both scholars must hold a PhD or professional/terminal
degree. Projects seeking funding only or primarily for an international
scholar's participation in a conference, or for an international scholar's
individual research will not be eligible for consideration. Priority will
be given to projects involving international scholars who have not
previously had the opportunity to travel outside of the region for research
or conference participation and who are from traditionally underrepresented
regions.
Provisions: Grants normally do not exceed $3,000, and provide funding for
only one person and one trip per application. Funds are provided for
transoceanic airfare on a US flag carrier; per diem for up to 14 days, not
to exceed $100/day; conference registration fee to attend a conference; visa
application costs; and some miscellaneous expenses.
This program will not fund projects which require travel of more than 30
days; projects related to Germany; projects which are primarily
institutional exchanges; projects that are part of a prearranged study
travel group; or institutional overhead or other administrative fees.
Deadline for receipt of completed applications: October 1, 1996; February
1, 1997, June 1, 1997. Prospective applicants should request application
materials from IREX in advance of the application deadline. The application
consists of an application form; 3-5 page proposal essay; applicant's
abbreviated curriculum vitae; and an official letter of invitation for
conferences, consultations, or collaborative projects. Notification is made
in writing approximately 8 weeks after the application deadline.
For more information contact:
International Research & Exchanges Board
1616 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 628-8188 Fax: (202) 628-8189
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