Eurasia Dissertation Support Fellowship
Applicants for all fellowships must be US citizens or permanent residents.
All applicants must have obtained ABD status (must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except for the dissertation) by the application submission deadline.
The funding for this fellowship program is provided by the Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Outreach Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). One of the goals of the Title VIII program is to support and sustain American expertise on the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This program also works to support outreach; build relationships between the policy community and the academic community; help build national capability by engaging diverse experts in the exploration of new ideas and perspectives; and create new knowledge and research.
Application must be submitted online.
Application includes research proposal (no more than 10 pages), bibliography (no more than 2 pages), three letters of reference, and transcripts.
Regions and countries currently supported by the program include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Funding is not presently available for research on the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania).
The fellow's home institution is expected to make a cost-sharing contribution of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award; in exceptional circumstances, this condition may be waived. Travel grants are available only to selected fellows and require additional application materials (e.g. travel budget) that must be approved before travel grants are awarded.
Fellows will not be able to hold two fellowships simultaneously if the Awards Terms & Conditions are contradictory. In addition, fellows may not receive more than a combined total of $30,000 throughout the tenure of the award (one academic year).