Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
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Sender: [email protected] (Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School)
Subject: Opportunity for U.S. Institutions to Host NIS Fellows/Scholars
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I have today received the IREX announcement regarding opportuni-
ties to host NIS visitors participating in one of the two pro-
grams outlined below. The announcement provides a brief overview
of the disciplines of program participants, grant provisions for
visiting Fellows/Scholars, and the general requirements for U.S.
institutions who wish to host visitors.
I would like to encourage our U.S. list members to request more
information from IREX. During the past two years, I have hosted
four visitors at the Maine Business School, and have found the
program very rewarding. The visitors were from Kazakstan, Moldo-
va, and Ukraine - and I have maintained contact with the visitors
after their return home. All expenses are covered by the funding
agency. Hosting does take some time and energy, but my experience
is that the personal/professional rewards far exceeded the cost
of any time/energy I devoted to the task. Highly recommended.
List members who would like some more detailed information about
the programs before contacting the IREX Program Officers can
visit the IREX website. Pages are available for both programs. I
am not sure how current/complete the information is, but I have
confirmed the addresses:
Freedom Support Act Fellowships:
http://www.irex.org/grants/intl/ciprog.htm
Regional Scholar Exchange Program:
http://www.irex.org/grants/intl/rsep.htm
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Host Opportunities for U.S. Institutions
Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues Program
or
Regional Scholar Exchange Program
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DESCRIPTION: Three- or six-month research grants to specialists
with advanced degrees, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars
from the NIS (emphasis will be on junior faculty) for research at
institutions and organizations in the United States. Funding for
both programs is provided by the United States Information Agen-
cy.
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Disciplines/Fields of Fellows/Scholars
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Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues:
* Sustainable Growth and Development of NIS Economies in Transi-
tion
* Democratization, Human Rights and Rule of Law
* Political, Military, Security and Public Policy Issues
* Strengthening Civil Society
* Communications Revolution and Access to Information
Regional Scholar Exchange Program:
Twenty-five fields in the Social Sciences and Humanities, with a
focus on the twentieth century. Most NIS participants will be
either junior faculty or faculty in the early stages of their
career.
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Grant Provisions for Fellows/Scholars:
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* Housing, stipend, medical insurance, and research allowance.
* Round-trip transportation to and from placement city in the
United States
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Institutional Eligibility:
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Interested institutions should:
* Be located in the United States
* Provide a research advisor willing to meet with the fellow and
guide his/her research
* Provide access to computer, e-mail, the Internet, available
libraries and archives, and, where possible, office space.
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Institutional Application Forms
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U.S. institutions wishing to host Fellows/Scholars may obtain the
host application form directly from the IREX website at: **
http://www/irex/org/grants/intl/hostops.htm
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Deadlines:
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Contemporary Issues Program: February 2, 1998
Regional Scholar Exchange Program: April 2, 1998
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For more information about these programs, please contact either
of the following IREX by telephone (202-628-8188) or by e-mail:
* Denise Cormaney E-mail: [email protected]
* Kristine Kassekert E-mail: [email protected]
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** Note from ** Note from Mac@Maine: My UMaine system cannot interpret the
application form on the IREX website. If you have similar
problems at your site, let me know and I will try to find
another source for the form.
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