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IREX Short-Term Travel Grants Program Sponsored by International Research and Exchanges Boaord (IREX) Administered by International Research and Exchanges Boaord (IREX) | |||
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**** AWARD Award Type: Grant Duration: Up to 8 weeks Purpose: The Short-Term Travel Grants program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. Fellowships are available to applicants who demonstrate how their research will make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy. The US Department of State Title VIII Program, the primary source of support for the STG Program, supports research topics that strengthen the fields of Eurasian and East European studies, and that address US foreign policy interests in the region, broadly defined. Historical or cultural research that promotes understanding of current events in the region is acceptable if an explicit connection is made to policy relevant issues, broadly defined.
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**** LOCATION Country: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Fields of Study: History, International relations, Political science **** FINANCIAL DATA INFORMATION Award Includes: Travel Expenses, Living Expenses, Housing, Health Insurance **** APPLICATION INFORMATION Deadline: February 1 Procedure: For detailed application information, please visit http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.asp. **** ELIGIBILITY Level of Study: Doctorate, PostDoctoral, Professional Nationality/Residency: Be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the US for three consecutive years prior to application. Other Criteria: May not be a current IREX employee or consultant or their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings) as they are not eligible to compete in any IREX-administered grant programs, either as individuals or as the responsible par | ||
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