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| 10/12/07 | Research Research Limited |
 HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIPS National Archives and Records Administration, US - Grants of $16,000 will be given to support graduate students working on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. Deadline: 1/2/2008 |
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| 9/11/07 | ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 833-7522 Email: outbound@americancouncils.org Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org and www.americancouncils.org |
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS announces the following fellowship programs: Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for research and up to ten hours per week of advanced language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to $35,000 for field research on policy-relevant topics in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant field and have sufficient language ability to carry out proposed research. Scholars must conduct research for at least four months in the field. Title VIII Southeastern Europe Language Program: Provides intensive language study at major universities and institutions throughout Southeastern Europe. One- to nine-month programs include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, tuition, medical insurance, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. students at the M.A. and Ph.D. level, as well as faculty and post-doctoral scholars. National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship: Fellowships provide up to $40,000 for four to nine months of research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Proposals must include plans to work with at least one collaborator in the field. The merit-based competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars in the humanities and most social sciences, including such disciplines as modern and classical languages, history, linguistics, literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, sociology, and ethics. Overseas Flagship Language Programs: Intensive language training for U.S. students who wish to attain “distinguished” or “superior” (ILR 3, 3+, 4) language skills. Programs available for the study of Persian (Academic Year), Central Asian Turkic Languages (Academic Year), Russian (Academic Year), or Arabic (Twelve Months). Summer Russian Language Teachers Program: Provides full support for teachers of Russian at the university, high school, and secondary-school level to study Russian literature, language, culture, and second language pedagogy at Moscow State University for six weeks. Graduate students with a commitment to the teaching profession are also encouraged to apply. |
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| 10/9/07 | IREX | Grant for US Graduate Students, Pre-Tenure Faculty and Professionals to Participate in the 2008 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium "FROZEN CONFLICTS AND UNRECOGNIZED STATES IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE AND EURASIA." Application Deadline: December 3, 2007. To receive more information on the 2008 Regional Policy Symposium, please send e-mail inquiries to Symposium@irex.org. Application materials are available on the IREX website at: |
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| 7/6/07 | Kerry D. Bolognese NASULGC, A Public University Association 202-478-6023 - ph. |
Update on the Simon Study Abroad Legislation. Earlier this year, bipartisan legislation was introduced in both the House and Senate to implement the recommendations of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, a commission authorized and funded by Congress. The legislation creates the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation to run a national study abroad program and authorizes $80 million per year for grants. The Foreign Affairs Committee passed H.R. 1469 unanimously and on June 5, the House of Representatives passed the bill by voice vote. Now that the bill has passed the House, Senate activity will begin. In parallel to working on the authorizing legislation, NASULGC has also been working to assure first-year funding for the Foundation in FY 2008, reaching out to every Member of the House and Senate State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee urging start-up funding of $20 million for FY 2008. These outreach efforts often have been the result of university leaders contacting Members of the subcommittees. The House passed the FY 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill in late June. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the State-Foreign Operations bill shortly thereafter and the measure is pending Senate Floor action. Both bills contain language on the Simon Study Abroad Foundation, with the Senate bill providing $2 million startup money, as well as some clarifying report language. The House provided only report language, which indicates intent to consider funding upon enactment of the authorization legislation. NASULGC will continue to push for a higher funding figure. The Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act, following the Lincoln Commission recommendations, sets a visionary but practical objective of having 1 million U.S. students study abroad per year within ten years. Of the funding provided, 75% will be for competitive grants to universities and colleges or consortia of such institutions, with at least 85% of that funding used for scholarships for students and the additional funds used within the institutions to make studying abroad more feasible, accessible, and attractive for all students. In bidding for these grants, institutions must commit to reach specific increases in the number of students who will study abroad. The grants will be multi-year and continued funding each year will be dependant on institutions achieving their committed goals. The other 25% of the program funds would be used for scholarships to students in need at any U.S. institution of higher education, granted by the Simon Foundation directly. The program would democratize and diversify study abroad participation so that America's ethnic and socio-economic diversity is reflected abroad. It would send more students to non-traditional destinations, and encourage students of all disciplines to participate. Approximately 2 million undergraduates graduate from U.S. institutions each year. Reaching a point where half our country's college graduates will have had a study abroad experience will profoundly and positively change our nation. |
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| 1/9/07 | Russ Howell 786-4338 |
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