fyi... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- SSRC Fellowships for the Study of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and Its Successor States Fellowship Deadline: 2000-11-01 The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce a fellowship program for research on the former Soviet Union and its successor States. Research related to the non-Russian regions and States of the Former Soviet Union is particularly encouraged. Limited funding may also be available for research on the Baltic States. Funding for this program is provided by the U.S. Department of State under the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). All fellowships awarded under this program are contingent upon the receipt of funding from the U.S. Department of State. Graduate Training Fellowships These awards of up to $10,000 for three to nine months are designed to enable graduate students to enhance their disciplinary, methodological or language training in relation to research on the former Soviet Union or its successor States. These fellowships are available to graduate students who already have some expertise on this region and would like to strengthen their methodological, disciplinary or interdisciplinary training, as well as to graduate students with strong disciplinary training or expertise in other areas of the world who would like to gain regional expertise on the former Soviet Union and its successor States. An applicant may request support for graduate training away from the home institution or a brief exploratory trip to plan dissertation field research. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and must be enrolled in a research program leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent degree in the social sciences or humanities. As a condition of these awards, the studentms home institution must make a direct contribution to the costs of the studentms education of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Please Note: These awards are not intended to support dissertation field research. Applicants should not have yet submitted a dissertation prospectus or proposal to their departments. Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships These awards of $15,000 for one academic year 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 2001-2002 academic year. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and must be enrolled in a doctoral program in the social sciences or humanities. As a condition of these awards, the studentms home institution must make a direct contribution to the cost of the studentms education of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Postdoctoral Fellowships These awards of $24,000 are designed 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. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand, and must be US citizens or permanent residents. The fellowship stipend will be distributed flexibly over a two-year period, although the preferred pattern of support is for two summers and one semester of sabbatical. Where applicable, the fellowms home institution must make a cost-sharing contribution of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Application Deadline The deadline for the receipt of completed applications and all supporting material is November 1, 2000. Announcement of awards will be made in June 2001. For further information and application materials, please contact via phone, email or website listed below. Contact information: Laleh Behbehanian Eurasia Fellowship Program Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Avenue 31st Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212 377 2700 Fax: 212 377 2727 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fellowship website: http://www.ssrc.org This announcement was submitted via the H-Net Announcements Website. Find it at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=126345 ********************************************************* ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
