Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences (SVU)

Dr. JOSEPH HASEK AWARD

The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) is announcing a competition for the 2011 Dr. Joseph Hasek student awards.  The names of the winners will be announced in the Society’s newsletters.

The main purpose of the Society’s awards is to generate and encourage scholarly interest in Czech and Slovak affairs among university students living outside the Czech and Slovak republics.   There will be one prize for the best undergraduate and one for the best graduate study dealing with some aspect of Czech and/or Slovak history, politics, or culture.  The winners will receive …read more

• Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic
• Council of Higher Education
• Czech Native’s $3 Million Bequest to Kansas State University for Czech Students
• Junior Fellowships: Harvard Society of Fellows
• Paul Robitschek Czech Study Program at University of Nebraska
• CET – Jewish Studies Program in Prague
• US College Scholarships
• US Educational and Cultural Exchanges
• APSA – Research & Training Support in Political Sciences and Related Disciplines
• German Marshall Fund of the US
• Soros Foundation Network
• Open Society Fund, Praha
• American Council of Learned Societies
• IREX
• University of Toronto – CREES
• University of Pittsburgh – CREES
• University of Michign – CREES

USEFUL WEBSITES

• FastWEB
• University of California in LA – The GRAPES
• National Science Foundation
• Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study in History, Art and Science
• World Wide Arts Resources
• FOUNDATION CENTER

SELECTED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

• Visiting Fellowship in Religion, Human Rights and Religious Freedom

Fields of study: International Relations and Affairs, Juridical Science/Legal Specialisation, Law and Legal Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Religion, Religious Studies
Level: Professional
Contact: Lili Cole, Program Coordinator, Center for the Study of Human Rights, 1108 International Affairs Building, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, Tel.: (212) 854-7189, Fax: (212) 854-6785, E-mail: eac30@columbia.edu

• International Rule of Law Fellowship

Fields of study: International Relations and Affairs, Law and Legal Studies
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Contact: Jahna Hartwig or Shehernaz Joshi, Executive Coordinators, George Washington Law School, 720 20th Street NW, Washington DC 20052, Tel.: (202) 994-7242, Fax: (202) 994-9446, E-mail: jhartwig@main.nlc.gwu.edu

• Eastern European Visiting Scholars Program

Fields of study: Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Law and Legal Studies, Medicine, Philosophy, Social Science, Theology/Theological Studies|
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate/Postdoctoral
Contact: Director of Education, Hastings Center, 255 Elm Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, Tel.: (914) 762-8500, Fax: (914) 762-2124

• Short-Term Travel

Fields of study: Eastern European Area Studies, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Postdoctoral/Professional
Contact: Program Officer, IREX, 1616 H Street NW, Washington DC 20006, Tel.: (202) 628-8188, Fax: (202) 628-8189, E-mail: irex@info.irex.org

• Central and Eastern European Fellowships

Fields of study: Art History and Criticism
Eligibility: Postdoctoral/Professional
Contact: Joan Weinstein, Getty Grant Program, 401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000, Santa Monica CA 90401-1455, Tel.: (310) 393-4244, Fax: (310) 395-8642

• Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program

Fields of study: Business; Economics, Law and Legal Studies, Public Administration
Eligibility: Graduate/Postgraduate
Contact: IIE, IREX, Soros Foundation/Open Society Institute

• Virtual University Exchange Program

Fields of study: American Studies/Civilization, Economics, History, Political Science and Government, Sociology
Eligibility: Undergraduate/Graduate/Postgraduate
Contact: Virtual University Program, 888 Seventh Av., 31st Floor, New York, NY 10106, Tel.: (212) 887-0175, Fax: (212) 757-2329

• Ruth Crawford Mitchell Fellowship

Fields of study: Business, Information Sciences and Systems, Political Science and Government, Public Administration, Sociology
Eligibility: Graduate/Postgraduate/Professional
Contact: Center for Russian & East European Studies, 4G12 Forbes Quandrangle, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, Tel.: (412) 648-7407, Fax: (412) 648-2199, E-mail: tsarpepe@vms.cis.pitt.edu