George and Viola Hoffman Award
Master's thesis or Ph.D dissertation must focus on a geographical subject in Eastern Europe.
An award from the George and Viola Hoffman Fund may be made annually for student research toward a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation on a geographical subject in Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe includes the countries of East Central and Southeast Europe from Poland south to Romania, Bulgaria, and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia. Topics may be historical or contemporary, systematic or regional, limited to a small area or comparative.
Applications should be limited to 2,500 words and should include:
* a statement of the problem to be pursued
* methods to be employed, including field study
* schedule for the work
* competence in the language of the area
* a bibliography of pertinent literature.
Each application should be accompanied by a letter stating the professional achievements and the goals of the individual and a letter of support from a sponsoring faculty member.
Digital submissions are strongly encouraged. Please submit complete application in an email attachment to grantsawards@aag.org with “AAG Hoffman Fund†as the subject line in order to ensure timely receipt and proper processing. Materials should be emailed as a single attachment, preferably as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file, and must include full contact and affiliation information for all applicants, including email addresses. In exceptional cases, paper submissions may be accepted, but only with prior approval (requests should be sent to the above email address)
Research on a geographical subject in Eastern Europe.