Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0002697, Wed, 7 Jan 1998 10:34:44 -0800

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Short-Term Travel Grant Program (fwd)
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EDITOR NOTE. It appears that Russian (or German?) research travel on VN
might be funded from this source.


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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:40:32 -0400
From: "Rebecca A. Bell" <rbell@irex.org>
To: cdell@cctr.umkc.edu, cdell@cctr.umkc.edu, nnh@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu,
ahrjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu, aristar@tamuts.tamu.edu,
chtodel@humanitas.ucsb.edu, signell@umdd.umd.edu
Subject: Short-Term Travel Grant Program


Dear LISTSERV Moderator/ ACLS Member:

Attached is an updated description of the Short-Term Travel Grant
program and recent changes in its administration. We felt that
subscribers to your LISTSERV would benefit from this information. If
you would prefer not to receive such information, please let us know.
Thank you.

Rebecca Bell
Program Officer
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
1616 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
E-mail: irex@irex.org

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01/98

Travel Opportunities in Central/Eastern Europe and the Newly
Independent States of Eurasia

Grants for scholarly projects focusing on Eurasia, Central/Eastern
Europe, and Mongolia. Support is available for brief visits (about two
weeks) for individuals who do not require administrative assistance
from IREX. Projects should demonstrate academic merit and relevance
for the American academic community studying these regions, as well as
a positive impact on public cultural and historical knowledge of these
regions through dissemination of research results.

Sponsors: National Endowment for the Humanities, United States
Department of State (Title VIII program).

Candidate Eligibility:
* PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree at the time of
application.
* US citizenship or permanent residency. Funding from the National
Endowment for the Humanities is available for applicants who are not
US citizens or permanent residents, but who have been resident in the
US for at least three years. Please contact IREX if you are unsure of
your eligibility. * Prospective applicants whose projects focus on
Mongolia, or who are employees of US federal institutions, should
contact IREX regarding eligibility and funding availability_ before_
submitting an application.

Grant Provisions:
* Grants normally do not exceed $3000.
* Airfare on a US flag carrier is provided through IREX Travel.
* Per diem for up to 14 days, not to exceed $100/day (for food,
lodging, and local transport only).
* The grant may cover incidental expenses, such as conference
registration fees, visa fees, and research expenses. Please refer to
the application guidelines for further information.

Application Review Process:
* Application deadlines: February 1, 1998; June 1,1998.
* Review by a rotating panel of experts appointed by the IREX
Governing Board.
* Notification of award decisions approximately eight weeks after the
application deadline.

Testing Required: None

Limitations:
* Humanities and social science disciplines only.
* Travel may not exceed a total of 60 days.
* Individuals may apply for only one trip and one project per
application deadline.
* IREX funded project activity must be completed within the calendar
year of the application deadline.

Activities Funded:
* Individual scholarly research visits to archives, libraries,
museums, etc., or to conduct interviews.
* Presentations at scholarly conferences focused on and located in
Central/Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia. * Collaborative projects such
as joint publications or comparative surveys. * Limited funding is
available for support of international scholars from IREX's program
countries for collaborative research in the US. * Airfare is provided
directly through IREX Travel. Please refer to the application
guidelines for more detailed information.

Grants Awarded in 1997
*February 1997: 43 out of 181 applications
*June 1997: 47 out of 91 applications

For more information or to download the application please go to:
www.irex.org

or

Please contact:
Rebecca Bell, Program Officer
Jessica Jeffcoat, Program Associate
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
1616 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
tel: (202) 628-8188
fax: (202) 628-8189
E-mail: irex@irex.org
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