GRANTS- British Scholar Travel to East Europe and Former Soviet Union East
Europe and Former Soviet Union
Funds for individual visits, and in connection with collaborative projects, to
partner Academies in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Individual Research
Visits
The British Academy has agreements with thirteen Academies in Central and
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Funding is available to cover:
- research visits by British scholars to the partner country,
- research visits and attendance at joint seminars,
- conferences or workshops in connection with joint projects.
Scholars may pursue individual research programmes, or joint projects. For all
visits, there should be some attachment, however nominal, to an institute of the
relevant Academy. Where no attachment to an Academy
institute is possible, applicants should consider whether other channels might
be more appropriate, such as the British Academy's programme of Research Grants.
The Academy has agreements with:
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallinn
Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Romanian Academy, Bucharest
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana
Scholars wishing to visit a country which was formerly part of the Soviet Union
or of Yugoslavia, but with which the Academy has no formal agreement as listed
above, are advised to contact the Academy to discuss the possibilities
available. The Academy has Memoranda of Understanding with the Academy of
Sciences of Albania, the Armenian Academy of Sciences and the Macedonian Academy
of Sciences and Arts to promote research visits and joint activities.
Level of award: travel and maintenance expenses.
Period of award: up to three months.
Closing dates: 30 April, 30 September, 31 December. Applicants should allow at
least six months from the closing date for applications to the proposed start of
their visit.
One of the aims of the Coimbra Group of Universities is to create more
opportunities for non-EU students to study at one of the European member
universities. A hospitality scheme was launched in the year 2000 to fund young
academics from South East Europe. The idea stems from a meeting in Oxford, where
a similar hospitality scheme was established in the 1970s for researchers from
Central and Eastern European Countries.
Through this Hospitality Scheme, 20 Coimbra Group Universities offer short-term
visits to scholars from countries of South East Europe, the so called
non-accession countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,
Montenegro and Serbia). From 2004 onwards, taking into account the European
enlargement, the programme will also be open to scholars from Ukraine.
The main aim of the scheme is to enable scholars to undertake research on which
they are engaged in their home institution and to help them to establish
academic and research contacts.
The scheme is intended for younger academics. Applicants should be current or
recent staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education
institution, and, in most cases, should be of postdoctoral or equivalent status,
although some institutions may offer opportunities to doctoral students.
Candidates not currently working in a university should continue to be involved
in academic activity and be intending to return to university employment in the
future. Applicants must have sufficient knowledge of a relevant European Union
language to be able to benefit from their stay.
The duration of the stay will usually be one month but in some cases
universities may offer longer visits. Visiting scholars will normally be
provided with a working place and access to Internet facilities. They will also
be given access to such other university facilities as appropriate for their
work, depending upon availability at the host institution.
Participating universities will offer accommodation and meals (or an adequate
stipend to cover these expenses), and in some cases also funds for minimal
day-to-day expenses/pocket money. The precise terms of the award will vary
between universities. Visiting scholars, or their institutions, will normally be
expected to meet travel costs, although in special cases some assistance may be
considered.
Deadline for submitting applications is March 1st every year. The completed
application form (including two letters of recommendation and other diplomas)
should be sent to the Coimbra Group Office (119 rue de Stassart, B-1050
Brussels, Belgium).
Further information about the programme, application form, participating
universities etc can be found at the Coimbra Group website:
www.coimbra-group.be (under Coimbra
Group projects).
The East European Studies (EES) program of the Woodrow Wilson Center would like
to bring your attention to two available grant opportunities. The deadline for
both is December 1, 2003. Please read below or look at our website for more
details: www.wilsoncenter.org/ees.
Completed applications should be mailed to the following address:
East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
Research Scholar Grants Eligibility
EES research scholarships are available to American citizens or permanent
residents in the early stages of their academic careers (generally before tenure
but after Ph.D.) or to scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed.
For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.
Research scholarships will be awarded for 2-4 months of research in Washington,
DC. Office space at the Wilson Center and a research assistant will be provided
whenever possible.
This is a residential program requiring visiting scholars to remain in the
Washington, DC area and to forego other academic and professional obligations
for the duration of the grant.
Project Scope
Projects concerning East European or Baltic studies should focus on fields in
the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: Anthropology,
History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology.
Russia and the Soviet successor states, as well as the former East Germany, are
excluded from consideration. All projects should aim to highlight their
potential policy relevance.
Application Information
To apply for a Research Scholarship, the applicant must submit the following:
- a completed application form (download from our website at
www.wilsoncenter.org/ees);
- a concise description of the research project;
- a curriculum vitae;
- three letters of recommendation in support of the research to be conducted at
the Wilson Center.
Short-Term Grants Eligibility
These grants are available to American academic experts and practitioners,
including advanced graduate students, engaged in specialized research requiring
access to Washington, DC and its research institutions. Grants are for one month
research missions to Washington and a work space may be provided at the Wilson
Center.
Project Scope
Projects concerning East European or Baltic studies should focus on fields in
the social sciences and humanities including, but not limited to: Anthropology,
History, Political Science, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Sociology.
Russia and the Soviet successor states, as well as the former East Germany, are
excluded from consideration. All projects should aim to highlight their
potential policy relevance.
Application Information
To apply for a Short-Term award, the applicant must submit the following:
- a concise description of his/her research project;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a statement of preferred and alternate dates of residence in Washington, DC;
- two letters or recommendation in support of the research to be conducted at
the Center.
East European Studies
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
The Higher Education Support Program (HESP) is pleased to announce the
continuation of the HESP Mobility Program for the 2003/04 academic year. The
Mobility Program is designed to support visits to/from a HESP Network
Institution (one of the institutions, sending or receiving, must be a HESP
Network Institution) with special conditions in each of the following
categories:
Student Mobility
Students enrolled at higher education institutions in Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (the HESP region) who intend to spend a
visiting semester in another country are eligible to apply. Applicants must be
able to demonstrate that the mobility grant will be used to enhance the
educational experience at the home institution and that the mobility grant will
be used for purposes related directly to the studies undertaken at the home
institution.
Please note that applications for study during the last academic year of a
student's degree program will not be considered. Eligible disciplines:
Humanities, Social Sciences and Business and Management Length of visit: up to
one semester (5 months)
Faculty Mobility
Faculty members teaching at higher education institutions in Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (the HESP region) who plan to
use the mobility grant to develop a new course, revise an existing one or
consult with colleagues on curriculum issues are eligible to apply.
Who is eligible: Humanities, Social Sciences and Business and Management faculty
members who are nationals of countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the
former Soviet Union and Mongolia (HESP region), and non-national teachers
resident in the region and with the explicit support of the home institution
Length of visit: up to one month
Administrative Mobility
Administrative staff employed by higher education institutions in the HESP
region who are interested in visiting another higher education institution in
order to gain work-related experience to apply at the home institution are
eligible to apply.
Length of visit: up to one week
Ineligible activities of the Mobility Program: travel to and from the Central
European University- travel to an institution in the home country study at
summer schools short course and seminar attendance participation in any kind of
conference and congress
Eligible costs of the visit:
travel-related expenses (travel, visa, insurance)
living expenses (stipend)
accommodation
book allowance (for students and faculty)
Instructions to Applicants:
a) All application materials must be in English or accompanied by an English
translation.
b) Individuals may receive only one grant per academic year.
c) It is not allowed to apply to different institutions at the same time.
Deadline for Application
Applications may be submitted at any time but at least three months (student
mobility) or two months (faculty and administrative mobility) prior to the
proposed visit.
