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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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