[Discussion] Grant Opportunity - Kennan Institute Short-Term Grants

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From: Erin Trouth <erin.hofmann@wilsoncenter.org>

GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Kennan Institute Short-Term Grants

The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants (up to one month's duration) to
scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the
former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a
particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized
resources of the Washington, D.C. area. Policy-relevant research is preferred.
Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral
candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an
equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.

Short-Term Grants provide a stipend of $100 per day. The Kennan Institute cannot
provide office space for Short-Term scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses
are not directly covered by this grant. There is no official application form
for Short-Term Grants. The applicant is requested to submit a concise
description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, a curriculum vitae,
a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters
of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the
Institute. All applicants must note their country of citizenship or permanent
residency in their materials. Letters of recommendation, with signatures, should
be sent either by fax or post, all other application materials may be submitted
via e-mail or in hard copy. Any materials submitted in hard copy should be in
clear dark type, printed on one side only, and without staples.

Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, D.C., for the
duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-Term
Grants are held each year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and
September 1. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly seven
weeks after the closing date. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and
non-Americans are eligible for Short-Term Grants, although funding for
non-American applicants is limited. Approximately one in three American
applicants and one in six non-American applicants are awarded Short-Term Grants
in each of the four competition rounds.

The Short-Term Grant Program is supported by the Program for Research and
Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet Union
(Title VIII) of the U.S. Department of State and the George F. Kennan Fund.
Continuation of the Short-Term Grant Program in 2006-2007 is contingent on
future funding.

The Woodrow Wilson Center can only provide grants to those non-U.S. citizens who
hold a J-1 Visa. Non-U.S. citizens who are located in the United States at the
time the Short-Term Grant is awarded must leave the United States in order to be
issued a J-1 Visa before they can receive their award. J-1 Visas cannot be
issued to individuals while they are in the U.S. on a different visa.

For more information, or to apply for a Short-Term Grant, please visit
www.wilsoncenter.org/kennan, or contact:

Fellowships and Grants
Kennan Institute
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Telephone: (202) 691-4100
Fax: (202) 691-4247
Email: kennan@wilsoncenter.org