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Friday, April 16, 2010

USA: Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Short-Term Grants

Overview

The Kennan Institute offers Short-Term Grants (up to one month duration) to scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the former Soviet Union (excluding the Baltic States), and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area. Policy-relevant research is preferred. Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected.

Stipend Awarded

Short-term Grants provide a stipend of $100 per day. The Kennan Institute cannot provide office space for Short-Term scholars. Travel and accommodation expenses are not directly covered by this grant. There is no official application form for Short-Term Grants. The applicant is requested to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the Institute. All of these materials may be submitted via e-mail except for the letters of recommendation. The letters should be sent, with signature, either by fax or post. Applicants should also note their citizenship or permanent residency status in their materials. Applications should be submitted in clear dark type, printed on one side only, without staples.


Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, D.C. for the duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-Term Grants are held each year. Closing dates are June 1, 2010 and September 1, 2010. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly seven weeks after the closing date. U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for Short-Term Grants. Future Short-Term Grants for non-U.S. citizens will be suspended until further notice.

Please check the KI website for updated information on the Short-Term Grant Program for non-US citizens. Please also note: Non-US citizen Short-Term grant winners must be outside of the U.S. before coming to Washington, DC to accept the grant in order to be issued a J-1 Visa. J-1 Visas cannot be issued to individuals in the US on a different visa.

The Short-Term Grant Program is supported by the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet Union (Title VIII) of the U.S. Department of State and the Kennan Institute endowment.

How to apply

Please send all application materials to: The Kennan Institute, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027.

Inquiries

For more information, please e-mail Lidiya.Zubytska@wilsoncenter.org, call (202) 691-4100, or fax (202) 691-4247. For more information on the grant programs, please see our Web site at www.wilsoncenter.org/kennan.


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