NCEEER (National Council for Eurasian and East European Research) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for its 2009 grant programs for research on and travel to Eurasia and Central/Eastern Europe.
Countries Eligible for Research:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
Grants will be offered for the following five programs:
Title VIII National Research Competition:
The National Research Competition (NRC) provides funding for research on the countries of the former Soviet Union or Central/Eastern Europe and supports both collaborative and individual research projects.
Research contracts support collaborative projects involving multiple post-doctoral scholars, or individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold PhDs, with a maximum award of $70,000. Research grants support projects conducted by individual U.S.-based scholars or researchers, with a maximum award of $40,000. The primary scholar on an individual or collaborative project must be a US citizen or green card holder, and hold a PhD.
Applications are due February 13, 2009.
Title VIII Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship:
The Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship supports research on the countries of the former Soviet Union or Central/Eastern Europe conducted by an individual scholar or researcher under the auspices of a U.S. government agency, embassy, or field office of a U.S. nongovernmental organization in these regions. The maximum award is $50,000. Applicants must be U.S.- based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D. in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration on and considerable background in some aspect of the history, culture, politics, and economics of the countries of the former Soviet Union or Central/Eastern Europe.
Individuals with comparable research experience who do not hold a Ph.D. will also be considered. Applications are due March 13, 2009.
Title VIII Short-Term Travel Grants for Research in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans:
The Short-Term Travel Grant program for research on Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans provides a maximum award of $3,000 for research on the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. To qualify, applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D., or individuals with comparable research experience in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences or other professional terminal graduate degree. This competition is held twice annually, with applications due December 15, 2008 and April 15, 2009. Funds are generally available to the winners as early as two months after the competition deadline.
While a wide range of topics receive support each year, all Title VIII-funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and to formulate effective policies.
Applicants to NCEEER programs must thus demonstrate, directly or indirectly, how their research impacts upon current policy debates and research on such issues. In addition, applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
James R. Millar Graduate Student Prize:
The James R. Millar Graduate Student Prize provides up to $500 annually for the winning graduate student research paper in the humanities and social sciences regarding current or former communist regimes. Winners will receive support from the editorial staff of Problems of Post Communism to prepare the paper for publication.
Applicants must be MA or PhD students at the time of submission. Applications are due February 13, 2009.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research Fellowship:
NEH grants provide up to $40,000 for four to nine months of research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia for U.S. post-doctoral scholars. Research topics are not restricted to regional or area studies, but must involve at least one collaborator from the region and research in the region itself. Applicants must propose to conduct at least four months of full-time research, of which two months must be spent overseas. Scholars who are able to begin their projects between May 2009 and May 2010 are welcome to apply to the 2009 competition. Funding is available through American Councils and NCEEER from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Applications are due February 15, 2009.
Applications are available for download at the following URL or by contacting the NCEEER office at the address below.
Applications and all supporting materials must be received by the application deadline date.
About NCEEER
NCEEER was created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high- quality programs for post-doctoral research on the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe. From broad, cross-cultural analyses to more focused studies of particular problems, NCEEER supports research projects that facilitate a mutually beneficial exchange of information between scholars and policy-makers and contribute to a better understanding of current developments and future prospects in the post-communist countries of Europe and Eurasia.
NCEEER-GRANT PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCH AND TRAVEL TO EURASIA
