GRANT- American Councils Programs for Research & Language Training

Posted by: Sheila Dawes

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS announces
the following Fall 2007 and Academic Year 2007-2008 fellowship
programs: Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support
for three to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the
South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include
roundtrip international travel, housing, living stipends, visas,
insurance, affiliation fees, archive access, research advising, and
logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students,
post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Full and partial fellowships are
available for research through American Councils from U.S. Department
of State (Title VIII) grant support. Application deadlines: January 15
(Fall and Academic Year Programs).

Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides
full support for research and approximately ten hours per week of
advanced language instruction for three to nine months in Russia,
Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing, tuition,
living stipends, visas, insurance, affiliation fees, archive access,
research advising, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S.
graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Full and
partial fellowships are available for research and/or language study
through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII)
grant support. Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall and Academic
Year Programs).

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. Full and partial fellowships are available for U.S.
researchers through American Councils from U.S. Department of State
(Title VIII) grant support. Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall
and Academic Year Programs).

For more information and an application, please contact: Outbound
Programs, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS,
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036; (202)
833-7522, Email: outbound@americanco uncils.org; Website: