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Russian and East European Institute
Dissertation Support
Pre-Dissertation Travel REEI/Mellon Summer Pre-Dissertation Travel Grants REEI offers two grants to support research-related travel for preliminary dissertation field activities such as exploring potential research sites, archives, and other research resources, establishing institutional affiliations, Grants-in-Aid of Research Small grants are available to help graduate students of the Russian East European region who require modest support (up to $700/year) for research-related travel (domestic or international), travel for participation in a structured internship program, or travel for advanced language study. Grants may also be used for expenses related to publication of completed research. Students applying under this program may also be eligible for support under Office of International Programs, International Enhancement Grants (see page 8). Please discuss your plans with Mark Trotter before submitting an application. Deadlines: January 15, April 1 (if funds available), October 1 Application Materials Needed:
Office of International Programs Summer Pre-Dissertation Travel Grants To support research-related summer travel abroad a full year prior to conducting dissertation research abroad. Students should use the OIP forms available here to apply for both pre-dissertation competitions. Submit the original to Rose Vondrasek at the Office of International Programs and submit one complete copy to Mark Trotter at the Russian and East European Institute. Other programs that support pre-dissertation travel: GPSO Spring Travel Grants Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad This US Department of Education program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. For more information, including eligibility and application procedure, click here. ACTR/ACCELS Research Scholar Program Funded by the U.S. Department of State, Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils Research Scholar Program provides full support for graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars seeking to conduct in-country, independent research for three months to nine months in Belarus, Central Asia, Russia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more information click here. Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. For more information about this program click here. IREX Grant Opportunities IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development. IREX programs have advanced the education and expertise of over 20,000 scholars, professionals, and students for nearly 35 years. For a current list of IREX grant opporunities, as well as a description of the application process, please click here. EU Center Academic Year Data Collection/Dissertation Write-up Grant The Indiana University European Union Center of Excellence announces a €12,000 grant to be competitively awarded to a graduate student working towards the completion of his or her doctoral program in a field related to the European Union. The grant is intended for applicants who have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal. The grant is intended to support an academic year of full-time data collection or dissertation writing in which the recipient will not be engaged in other employment. The grant will be awarded on the basis of the scholarly potential of the applicant, the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, and its importance to the development of scholarship on the European Union. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the recommendation of the applicant's dissertation advisor. For the data collection grant, the advisor's statement should confirm that the applicant will have defended the proposal and be ready to begin data collection. For the write-up grant, the advisor's letter should address the prospects for the applicant to complete and defend the dissertation soon after the end of the grant period. A completed application should include: The deadline for submission of all application materials is 12 February 2007. For application please visit the EU Center website. College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Year Research Fellowships Each year the Graduate Division of the College of Arts and Sciences invites departments to nominate by March 1st their most outstanding M.F.A. or Ph.D. candidates for the College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Year Research Fellowships. Stipends for the dissertation year fellowships are $15,000 each. These fellowships enable advanced students to engage in focused work leading to the completion of their dissertations or thesis projects. These fellowships do not include fee scholarships; fellowship winners are expected to devote full time to research. Selection criteria include demonstrated academic excellence, proposed use of fellowship funds, and potential for significant research contributions. The nomination form can be found here. Award recipients are notified in April. If you have questions concerning the fellowships or the competition, please contact Assistant Dean Mitchell Byler in Kirkwood Hall 014 (855-4871 or mbyler@indiana.edu) REEI Mellon Dissertation Write-Up Fellowship (One Semester) One award of $7,500 plus tuition fee remission for one academic semester will provide support to an Indiana University graduate student of the Russian East European region near the completion of his or her doctoral program in any field. The fellowship is intended for applicants who have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, received approval for their research proposal, and completed all formal components of their dissertation field research or data collection. The fellowship is intended to support one semester of full-time writing in which the recipient will not be engaged in other employment. The fellowship will be granted on the basis of the scholarly potential of the applicant, the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work and its importance to the development of scholarship on the REEI region. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the recommendation of the applicant's dissertation advisor in regard to the prospects for the applicant to complete and defend the dissertation at the end of the one semester fellowship or soon thereafter. A completed application should include:
The application cover sheet is available for download here, and all application materials must be submitted by March 1 of each year. EU Center Academic Year Data Collection/Dissertation Write-up Grant The Indiana University European Union Center of Excellence announces a €12,000 grant to be competitively awarded to a graduate student working towards the completion of his or her doctoral program in a field related to the European Union. The grant is intended for applicants who have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal. The grant is intended to support an academic year of full-time data collection or dissertation writing in which the recipient will not be engaged in other employment. The grant will be awarded on the basis of the scholarly potential of the applicant, the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, and its importance to the development of scholarship on the European Union. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the recommendation of the applicant's dissertation advisor. For the data collection grant, the advisor's statement should confirm that the applicant will have defended the proposal and be ready to begin data collection. For the write-up grant, the advisor's letter should address the prospects for the applicant to complete and defend the dissertation soon after the end of the grant period. A completed application should include: The deadline for submission of all application materials is 12 February 2007. For application please visit the EU Center website. External Sources of Dissertation Funding Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships SSRC fellowship and grant programs provide support and professional recognition to innovators within fields, and especially to younger researchers whose work and ideas will have longer-term impact on society and scholarship. These programs often target the spaces between disciplines, where new perspectives emerge and struggle for acceptance, thus ensuring the production of knowledge and expertise on key topics, regions, and social challenges. They promote the diversification of knowledge production, strengthening research by ensuring that it remains open to (and challenged by) a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and nationalities. The SSRC provides many fellowship and grant opportunities related to this field and for dissertation fieldwork, including the Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF), Eurasia Fellowship, International Dissertation Research Fellowships, Predoctoral Research Development (PRD) grant, Graduate Studies Enhancement (GSE), Social Science Research Council Research Fellows, and many others. To learn more about these and other fellowship and grant programs from the SSRC, please visit their website.
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Russian and East European Institute | College of Arts and Sciences | Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405 | Ph: (812) 855-7309 | Fx: (812) 855-6411 | reei@indiana.edu | Copyright 2006 Trustees of Indiana University
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