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29-Sep-2004 10:19 AM
 [IREX]Postdoctoral IndividualAdvanced Research Opportunities Post Reply
LILKA
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Location: Germany
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2004

Postdoctoral Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO)

The Postdoctoral Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program
(IARO) provides fellowships to professionals with terminal degrees and
postdoctoral scholars from the United States for individual long-term
policy-relevant research in Europe and Eurasia.


COUNTRIES:

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (Former
Yugoslav Republic of), Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia,
and Slovenia.

Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

NOTE: Funding for Northern Tier countries (Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia) is limited.


DESCRIPTION:

Grants of two to nine months to professionals with terminal degrees and
postdoctoral scholars for policy-relevant research.


TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must:

Be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United
States for three consecutive years prior to application;

Submit a research proposal on a topic in one of the academic disciplines
listed in the application;

Hold a PhD or other terminal degree;

Submit a complete application package by the deadline;

Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants; and

Not be a current IREX employee or consultant or their immediate family
members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings) as they are not
eligible to compete in any IREX-administered grant programs, either as
individuals or as the responsible party representing an institutional
applicant.


IREX does not discriminate against grant applicants because of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other
protected characteristic as established by US law.


GRANT PROVISIONS:

Round-trip airfare from the United States to the host country and visa
fees.
Stipend for living expenses.
Housing allowance based on country(ies) and city(ies) of research.


FOCUS:

Successful applicants will demonstrate how their research makes a
substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political,
economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and must
demonstrate how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.

Scholars in cross-disciplinary and cross-country/regional studies are
strongly encouraged to apply.

Application materials and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) may be found
on the IREX website at http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/index.asp.

29-Sep-2004 10:21 AM
 [IREX]Master's Individual AdvancedRe Post Reply
LILKA
Country editor
Location: Germany
Home Coutry:
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2004

Master's Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO)

The Master's Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO)
provides fellowships to master's students from the United States for
individual long-term policy-relevant research in Europe and Eurasia.


COUNTRIES:

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (Former
Yugoslav Republic of), Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia,
and Slovenia.

Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

NOTE: Funding for Northern Tier countries (Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia) is limited.
Description:

Grants of one to three months for master's level students to conduct
research on policy-relevant topics.


TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must:

Be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United
States for three consecutive years prior to application;

Submit a research proposal on a topic in one of the academic disciplines
listed in the application;

Be enrolled in a master's program;

Submit a complete application package by the deadline;

Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants; and

Not be a current IREX employee or consultant or their immediate family
members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings) as they are not
eligible to compete in any IREX-administered grant programs, either as
individuals or as the responsible party representing an institutional
applicant.


IREX does not discriminate against grant applicants because of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other
protected characteristic as established by US law.


GRANT PROVISIONS:

Round-trip airfare from the United States to the host country and visa
fees.
Stipend for living expenses.

Housing allowance based on country(ies) and city(ies) of research.


FOCUS:

Successful applicants will demonstrate how their research makes a
substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political,
economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and must
demonstrate how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.

Scholars in cross-disciplinary and cross-country/regional studies are
strongly encouraged to apply.

Application materials and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) may be found
on the IREX website at http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/index.asp.


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