[Discussion] FELLOWSHIP- 2006 SSRC Eurasia Program Fellowships

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From: Holly Danzeisen <danzeisen@ssrc.org>


FELLOWSHIP- 2006 SSRC Eurasia Program Fellowships

SSRC Eurasia Program 2006 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition

The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is currently
offering a number of fellowships at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels
for the 2006-2007 academic year. These fellowships are intended to support
research, writing, training and curriculum development on or related to the New
States of Eurasia, the Soviet Union, and/or the Russian Empire, regardless of
the applicant's discipline within the social sciences or humanities. These
fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of State under the Program for
Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union (Title VIII).

Online applications and supporting materials are now available on the SSRC
website at www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia.

The electronic application submission deadline is November 15, 2005 at 9:00 p.m.
for all categories of fellowships except the Teaching Fellowship. Teaching
Fellowship applications will continue to be accepted until January 24, 2006 at
9:00 p.m.

Awards will be offered in the following five categories:

Predissertation Training Fellowships ­ support the development of research
skills and/or language training for graduate students in the early stages of
their doctoral programs;

Dissertation Write-up Fellowships ­ provide support for the 2006-2007 academic
year to graduate students nearing the completion of their doctoral programs;

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships ­ provide support for recent PhD recipients
and junior faculty wishing to complete existing projects and/or undertake new
research;

Postdoctoral Language Training Fellowships, NEW ­ support postdoctoral scholars
in acquiring requisite language competency that will allow them to broaden
existing and/or advance new research projects;

Teaching Fellowships ­ provide support for faculty members wishing to create and
implement significantly revised or wholly new university courses.

Additional information may be found at:

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/eurasia/

Questions may be addressed to the Eurasia Program Staff: eurasia@ssrc.org.

Please periodically check our website for additional information, including
details and application materials for annual dissertation development workshop,
training seminars, institutional grants, and other events.

General Deadline: November 15, 2005 9:00 PM EST

Eurasia Program Fellowships Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Ave
31st Floor New York, NY 10019
USA Phone: 212-377-2700
Fax: 212-377-2727