Pomyslalem, ze ktos moze sie zainteresowac ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 18:08:56 +0200 From: "Info (CEP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FULLY-FUNDED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIS AND US SCHOLARS FULLY-FUNDED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIS AND US SCHOLARS THE REGIONAL SCHOLARS EXCHANGE PROGRAM The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS administers= academic exchanges for NIS and US scholars who wish to conduct research = through the Regional Scholars Exchange Program (RSEP). RSEP is a merit = based, open competition for candidates conducting research in the = humanities and social sciences. RSEP is a program of the Bureau of = Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State. FOR CITIZENS OF THE NIS: DESCRIPTION: RSEP supports approximately 90 NIS scholars who conduct = independent research at an American university for four-month research = fellowships. Applicants should have a good working knowledge of English = and have a kandidatskaya degree or be working towards one. PROVISIONS: Participants in the Regional Scholars Exchange Program will = receive round-trip airfare from their home cities to their host universitie= s in the US, a monthly stipend, health insurance, access to libararies and = archives, and professional development funds. FIELDS OF RESEARCH: American Studies, Business Administration, City = Planning and Urban Studies, Civic Education, Conflict Resolution, Criminal = Justice, Demography, Economics, Education, Ethics and Philosophy, Foreign = Policy and International Relations, Government, History, Industrial Labor = Relations, Information Technology, Journalism, Law, Library Science, = Political Science, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Women's = Studies. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be: -citizens of the NIS who are over the age of 25 and under the age of 55 on = November 15, 1999; -advanced graduate students, university faculty, and scholars at the early = stages of their careers, or mid-level faculty who have had few opportunitie= s to conduct research projects at US institutions; -scholars who demonstrate a specific need to conduct research in the = United States in one of the designated fields of study; -scholars who have a level of proficiency in written and spoken English = that is sufficient to conduct independent research and confer with = colleagues in the US; -scholars who have publications in a particular field; -persons able to receive and maintain a US J-1 visa. DEADLINE: Applications must be received by an American Councils office by = November 15, 1999. FOR US CITIZENS: DESCRIPTION: RSEP will support 20 twenty US scholars during the academic = year 1999-2000 and 8 scholars during 2000-2001 to conduct independent = research at universities, institutes, and archives in the Newly Independent= States. Research grants are available for either four month or six month = periods. PROVISIONS: Participants in the Regional Scholar Exchange Program will = receive round-trip air fare from their home cities to their host universiti= es in the NIS, pre-academic orientation, monthly stipend, health insurance,= university affiliation, and access to archives and libraries. RSEP = provides no financial support for family members or dependents of program = participants. =20 FIELDS OF RESEARCH: American Studies, Business Administration, City = Planning and Urban Studies, Civic Education, Conflict Resolution, Criminal = Justice, Demography, Economics, Education, Ethics and Philosophy, Foreign = Policy and International Relations, Government, History, Industrial Labor = Relations, Information Technology, Journalism, Law, Library Science, = Political Science, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Women's = Studies. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be: -US citizens -Over the age of 25 and under the age of 55 at the time of the application = deadline. -Advanced graduate students, university faculty and scholars at early = stages of their careers, or mid-level faculty. -Holders of a Ph.D. degree or relevant terminal degree, or working towards = that degree at the time of application. -Able to demonstrate a specific need to conduct research in the Newly = Independent States in one of the designated fields of study. -Have a level of proficiency in written and spoken Russian or other = relevant NIS languge that is sufficient to conduct independent research = and engage colleagues. DEADLINE: Applications for the 1999-2000 program must be received by the = American Councils Washington office by November 15, 1999. For the = 2000-2001 program, applications must be received by February 15, 2000. For more information and applications for this and other American Councils = programs, and for a complete list of offices in the US and NIS, visit our = website at <http://www.actr.org> or contact RSEP staff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] = or [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone at (095) 230-45-70/956-78-08 (in = Moscow) or (202) 833-7522 (in Washington). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Visit Civic Education Project at www.cep.org.hu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Nador u.9 Budapest 1051 HUNGARY Office Phone: (36-1) 327-3219 Office Fax: (36-1) 327-3221 Civic Education Project 1140 Chapel Street, Suite 2A New Haven, CT 06511 USA Office Phone: (1-203) 781-0263 Office Fax: (1-203) 781-0265
