GRANT- US Embassy Policy Specialist Program (EPS), IREX
Posted by: Daria Gelman <dgelman@irex.org>
IREX FELLOWSHIP – 2008-2009 US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program
IREX is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 competition of the US
Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program.
The US Embassy Policy Specialist Program will allow fellows to travel
to Eurasia and serve the embassy as policy specialists on a chosen
topic and also pursue their own research project independently.
Fellowships are available to successful applicants who demonstrate how
their experience, skills, and knowledge will benefit US embassy
personnel, as well as the academic merit and feasibility of their
proposed research. Fellows will serve the embassy and conduct their
own research for up to eight weeks. Fellowship length and dates will
be decided upon in consultation with the specific embassy. Examples of
embassy service can include conducting field research, writing policy
papers, consulting embassy staff, and assisting with grant panels.
Fellows will be sponsored by IREX. Depending on the needs of the
individual embassy, fellows may spend all or part of the time on-site
at the embassy or work from a remote location in country. The EPS
Program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral
scholars and other graduate degree holders for independent or
collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia.
Eligible Embassies & Fields are:
Azerbaijan (Baku): Anthropology/ Sociology, Economics, Religion
Georgia (Tbilisi): Government
Kazakhstan (Astana): Inter-Ethnic Relations, Economics, Oil & Gas
Sector, Religion
Moldova (Chisinau): Conflict Resolution
Russia (Vladivostok): Economics
Tajikistan (Dushanbe): Alternative Energy, Impacts of Labor Migration,
Urban Planning
Turkmenistan (Ashgabat): Agronomy, Environment
Ukraine (Kyiv): Economics/ Social Spending, Political Affairs/
Overview of Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ukraine - Belarus Nexus
EPS Program information and application materials are now available on
the IREX website at http://www.irex.org/programs/eps/index.asp
The application deadline is April 4, 2008.
Please contact eps@irex.org or call (202) 628-8188 with any questions.
You may find a list of all IREX International Fellowship opportunities
on the website: http://www.irex.org/programs/grants.asp
Please note that this fellowship is only available to applicants that
are US citizens or have permanent residency in the United States.
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