Title VIII Grant Recipients: Fiscal Year 2001U.S. Department of State Fiscal Year 2001 Funding Under the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 (Title VIII) Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage approved on May 4, the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The Title VIII program, administered by the US Department of State, seeks to build expertise on Russia, Eurasia, and Central and East Europe through support to national organizations in the US for advanced research, language and graduate training, and other activities conducted domestically and on-site. FY 2001 grant recipients are listed below. 1. American Council of Learned Societies Grant: $475,000 (EE) Purpose: To support dissertation and post-doctoral research fellowships; two competitions for institutional language training grants in the US covering the basic languages of Central and East Europe; individual language training fellowships; and the Junior Scholars' Training Seminar with the Woodrow Wilson Center. Contact: (212) 697-1505 (ext. 134/135) 2. American Councils for International Education Grant: $390,000 ($325,000-NIS, $65,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support on-site language training fellowships in Advanced Russian, the non-Russian NIS languages, and select Central European languages; Combined Research and Language Training fellowships, including a Special Research Initiative on Central Asia and the Caucasus for junior scholars; Research Scholar and Junior Faculty research fellowships; and Policy Research Fellowships with the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research. Contact: (202) 833-7522 3. The William Davidson Institute of the University of Michigan Business School Grant: $60,000 (EE) Purpose: To support post-doctoral research fellowships on the linkages between business development and public policy in the Balkans. Contact: (734) 615-4562 4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Grant: $125,000 ($95,000-NIS; $30,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support the Summer Research Laboratory, which provides dormitory housing and access to the University's library for advanced research, and the Slavic Reference Service, which locates materials unavailable through regular interlibrary loan. Contact: (217) 333-1244 5. Institute of International Education Grant: $42,000 (EE) Purpose: To support Professional Development Fellowships for young professionals in fields related to public service and civil policy in the Balkans. Contact: (212) 984-5326 6. International Research and Exchanges Board Grant: $605,000 ($340,000-NIS; $265,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support Individual Advanced Research Opportunities at the pre- and post-doctoral levels for on-site research; Short-term Travel Grants for senior scholars; a Regional Policy Symposium on the Caspian Sea with the Woodrow Wilson Center; dissemination activities; and Policy Forums. Contact: (202) 628-8188 7. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research Grant: $1,115,000 ($840,000-NIS; $275,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support the post-doctoral National Research Program of research contracts for collaborative projects and fellowship grants for individuals; Policy Research Fellowships in the NIS and Central and East Europe with the American Councils on International Education; and the Ed. A. Hewett Fellowship Program to allow a scholar to work on a research project for a year while serving in a USG agency. Contact: (202) 822-6950 8. Social Science Research Council Grant: $700,000 ($670,000-NIS, $30,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support pre-doctoral fellowships, including advanced graduate and dissertation; post-doctoral fellowships; a dissertation workshop on understudied regions; and a competition for grants to US institutions that offer intensive US-based training in the languages of the NIS. Contact: (212) 377-2700
9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars Grant: $680,000 ($430,000-NIS; $250,000-EE/B) Purpose: To support the residential programs for Research Scholars, Short-term Scholars, and interns; Meetings; and Outreach and Publications of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies and East European Studies of the European Program, including the Kennan's Workshop Series on Multi-cultural Legacies in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, and the East European Program's Junior Scholars' Training Seminar with the American Council of Learned Societies. Contact: (202) 691-4100 or Martin Sletzinger (202) 691-4263 Dated: August 14, 2001 Kenneth E. Roberts |
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