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Regional Scholars Exchange Program for 1999-2000
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Funding Opportunity for Scholars from the NIS
ACTR/ACCELS, in conjunction with the United States
Information Service, announces the opening of its
competition for the Regional Scholars Exchange
Program (RSEP), for the academic year 1999-2000.
This USIA-funded program will provide fellowships for
117 scholars from the NIS, who are seeking to pursue
4- and 6-month research projects at universities and
research institutions throughout the United States.
The RSEP program is being managed by ACTR in
conjunction with the Kennan Institute and NCEEER
(the National Council for Eurasian and East European
Research).
97 of the 117 Fellows who are chosen will be placed
at universities across the country, for four-month
terms. These placements will be designated by ACTR,
and will be selected on the basis of compatibility
between the host institution's strengths and the
individual Fellow's research goals. Each RSEP Fellow
will also be paired with a local mentor - a faculty
member or researcher whose work is closely related to
the visitor's own research agenda, and who will be
expected to work closely with their guest while he or
she is on campus.
An additional 20 Fellows will be granted six-month
terms at the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC.
These 20 Kennan Fellows must be in residency at the
Kennan Institute in Washington, DC,. Kennan RSEP
Fellows will not be provided with individual mentors,
but will be expected to participate in the larger
community of Kennan scholars. Applicants may
designate Kennan as their host institution of choice
on their application forms; however, ACTR and the
Kennan Institute reserve the right to assign final
placements.
All participants in the RSEP program will be
encouraged to take part in professional activities,
including conferences and colloquia, and to give
presentations on topics of personal and professional
interest, as such opportunities arise.
Please note: all Fellows are required to return to
their home country for a two-year term of residency
immediately following completion of their RSEP
appointment; no exceptions will be allowed.
Activities available to RSEP alumni include a
Listserv group for discussion of issues related to
the Fellows' professional development; an alumni
journal (print and on-line) for the publication of
research and alumni works; and a variety of local and
NIS-wide conferences and symposia.
The Regional Scholars program is open to scholars
from the republics of the NIS, who either possess or
are working towards their country's equivalent of the
kandidatskaya degree. Successful applicants must be
between the ages of 25 and 55, and must be able to
demonstrate both a need to pursue their research in
the U.S., and thorough proficiency in the English
language.
Projects eligible for funding under this program are
limited to the following disciplines:
American Studies, Business Administration, City
Planning and Urban Studies, Civic Education, Conflict
Resolution, Criminal Justice, Demography, Economics,
Education, Ethics and Philosophy, Foreign Policy and
International Relations, Government, History,
Industrial Labor Relations, Information Technology,
Journalism, Law, Library Science, Management and
Marketing, Political Science, Public Administration,
Social Work, Sociology, and Women's Studies
Further information is available in the RSEP
Application packet, which can be requested by
contacting ACTR. Within the U.S., please address all
requests for information or materials to:
James Reische
RSEP Program Manager
ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 833-7522
Email: [email protected]
Information and materials can also be obtained from
Regional ACTR/ACCELS offices in each country of the
NIS. Contact information for these offices is
available from ACTR's web site, <www.actr.org>, or
can be requested by e-mail from RSEP Program Manager
James Reische, <[email protected]>.
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