>From: Thomas Jepsen <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: H-Net Network for Independent Scholars and Scholarship
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>Subject: H-SCHOLAR: IREX fellowships and grants
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 15:23:39 -0500
>Sender:       H-Net Network for Independent Scholars and Scholarship
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>Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:30:46 -0700
>From: "Margaret E. DeLacy" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: IREX fellowships and grants
>Submitted by: Margaret DeLacy

>Friends:
>
>The International Research Exchanges Board (IREX) offers an extensive array
>of grants and fellowships for research abroad.
>
>http://www.irex.org/grants/index.htm
>
>One such grant is listed below (note the short deadline), a number of
>others can be found on the website with varying application
>deadlines.  Note that the grant specifically states that independent
>scholars may apply.
>
>
>Summary
>
>This program provides fellowships to predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars
>from the United States for individual long-term research in Central and
>Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Limited funding is available for cross-regional
>research in Turkey and Iran for postdoctoral humanities scholars. Support
>is
>now available for master's level students to conduct research on policy
>relevant topics.
>
>Countries:
>
>Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
>Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary,
>Iran, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
>and
>Turkey.
>
>Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan,
>Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
>Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
>
>Description: Grants of two to nine months to predoctoral and postdoctoral
>scholars for research at institutions in the
>host country. Grants of one to three months are now available for
>master's level students to conduct research on policy relevant topics.
>
>Candidate Eligibility:
>
>US citizenship or permanent residency for three years
>prior to submitting an application. Normally, command of the host country
>language sufficient for advanced research is required of all research
>applicants. Normally, applicants are required to have a full-time
>affiliation with a college or university and to be faculty members or
>doctoral candidates who will have completed all requirements for the PhD
>except the dissertation by the time of participation. Independent scholars
>or recipients of professional degrees (MFA, JD, MD, MLIS, MBA, MPA) may
>also
>qualify. Inquiries about eligibility are welcome. Master's level students
>who will have completed all requirements for the master's except the thesis
>or equivalent by the time of participation are eligible to apply to
>conduct research on policy relevant topics. Applications will not be
>considered from those who have not fulfilled all requirements for previous
>IREX grants.
>
>Grant Provisions:
>Note: Provisions may vary slightly by country.
>
>Round-trip airfare and visa fees. Stipend for living expenses. (Graduate
>students receive a monthly allowance; salaried participants receive a
>stipend in lieu of salary based on academic salary at the time of
>application). Stipend for host-country room and board.
>
>Application, Review, and Placement Process:
>
>Application deadline: November 1, 2001 for participation beginning
>September
>1, 2002. Review by a rotating panel of experts . For two- to nine-month
>grants, placements negotiated by IREX with institutions in Central and
>Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Turkey, and Iran. Notification of award decisions
>after March 1, 2002. All applicants will receive notification.
>
>Focus:
>
>Grants are divided into two categories: fellowships in the humanities and
>fellowships in policy research and development. Scholars can apply to both
>fields, but must demonstrate relevance to each field. Scholars in
>cross-disciplinary and cross-country/regional studies are strongly
>encouraged to apply.
>
>Grants Awarded for 2001-2002:
>
>  Eastern Europe: 15
>  NIS: 18
>
>
>
>Coordination of Individual Advanced Research Grants with
>Department of Education Grants
>
>Research applicants in modern foreign languages and area studies are
>encouraged to apply simultaneously for Fulbright-Hays grants under the
>"Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad" Program (CFDA Catalog No. 84.022)
>or
>"Faculty Research Abroad" Program (CFDA Catalog No. 84.019) of the US
>Department of Education (DOE). The purpose of this policy is to assure the
>most efficient use of existing funds for overseas study and research. IREX
>awards are made independently of these DOE awards. Should an applicant
>receive both grants, benefits received under each program will be
>coordinated.
>
>DOE Application Procedure: Prospective graduate-level applicants should
>obtain forms from the graduate dean's office or the DOE representative at
>their current institutions. Faculty-level applicants should obtain forms
>from their employing institutions. In both cases, applicants submit forms
>directly to those institutions and not to DOE. If forms are not available,
>the appropriate university official should request them from Higher
>Education Programs, US Department of Education, 1900 K Street, NW,
>Washington, DC 20006.
>
>Graduate students should address inquiries to Karla Ver Bryck Block,
>telephone: (202) 502-7632. Faculty members should address inquiries to
>Eliza
>Washington, telephone: (202) 502-7633. Their web site is
>http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/.
>
>Deadlines: DOE Application deadlines, usually in early August, are listed
>in
>the Federal Register.
>
>Note: These Department of Education awards should not be confused with the
>Fulbright programs administered by the Institute of International Education
>(IIE) or the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).


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