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16.09.2009 Title VIII Scholarships American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Russia, Southeast Europe, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. Application deadline for Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Academic Year 2010-2011, and Spring 2011 programs: October 1st, 2009. Applications are available for download or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date. Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include round-trip international travel, housing and living stipends, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Title VIII Southeast European Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeking to conduct research for three to nine months in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Scholars may apply for support for research in more than one country during a single trip, provided they intend to work in the field for a total of three to nine months. Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program: Provides fellowships for graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for a semester, academic year or summer in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty, who have at least elementary language skills. Annual deadline: October 1st. Funding for these programs is available through American Councils from the U.S. Department of State’s Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia (Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). All competitions for funding are open and merit based. All applications will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, or disability. For more information, please contact: Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 833-7522 Email: outbound@americancouncils.org Website: www.americancouncils.org  « back to News archive print this page email this page