GRANTS- IREX Grant Opportunity for US Scholars and Professionals

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GRANTS- IREX Grant Opportunity for US Scholars and Professionals

Posted by: Nicole Mechem <nmechem@irex.org>

2008-2009 Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program

Application Deadline: February 1, 2008

IREX's STG Program seeks to attract, select, and support in-depth
field research by US scholars and experts in policy-relevant subject
areas related to Southeast Europe and Eurasia, as well as to
disseminate knowledge about these regions to a wide network of
constituents in the United States and abroad. The STG Program provides
fellows with the means to conduct in-country research on contemporary
political, economic, historical, and cultural developments relevant to
US foreign policy. The STG Program plays a vital role in supporting
the emergence of a dedicated and knowledgeable cadre of US scholars
and experts who can enrich the US understanding of developments in
Southeast Europe and Eurasia.

STG provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral
scholars and holders of other graduate degrees (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA,
MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) for independent or collaborative research projects
in Europe and Eurasia.

Eligible Countries of Research Focus

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Grant Provisions
* International coach class round-trip transportation from the US to
the host country/countries for the period of grant awarded;
* A monthly allowance for housing and living expenses, based on
IREX's pre-established country-specific rates (IREX will determine
your housing amount at the time of your grant award, based on your
city/cities of placement);
* Travel visas: IREX will pay for and assist with fellows' visas for
travel related to the fellowship; and
* Emergency evacuation insurance. Please note that IREX does not
provide health insurance, only emergency evacuation insurance.

Note that this fellowship is only available to applicants that are US
citizens or have permanent residency in the United States.

Application materials are available on the STG website at

http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/stg_info.asp

For more information about the program and application details, visit

http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.asp or contact stg@irex.org

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