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More Resources on Scholarships

Information collected by Victor Gomez and Anna Vysoka

1)

http://www.acls.org/eeguide.htm

http://www.acls.org/

This site includes information on postdocotoral fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and language training grants related to Eastern European studies, including studies of Czech and Slovak republics from the American Council of Learned Societies. Unfortunately, the deadlines for applications for fellowships were 1 November but the language training grant deadline is for February 2002.

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2)

http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/index.htm

Short-term grants for travel to Central and Eastern European countries from IREX. The grants are for U.S. postdoctoral scholars and holders of other
professional terminal graduate degrees.

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http://www.utoronto.ca/crees/fin.htm#endow

For information on various endowments offered specifically for students involved in Czech or Slovak studies at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the University of Toronto in Canada, including the Karel and Ellen Buzek Scholarship, the Rudolf and Rosalie Cermak Scholarship, the Rudolf and Viera Frastacky Scholarship, the Karel Kukula and Family Graduate Scholarship, the Irma and John Papesh Graduate Scholarship, the Jan and Georgina Steinsky-Sehnoutka Scholarship. There are other scholarships related to Central and East European Studies in general, such as H. Gordon Skilling Fellowship Fund and the Ilona Diener Fund. More information on these scholarships can be found by contactint CREES at University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3K7, Tel.: (416) 946-8938, Fax: (416) 946-8939.

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4)

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/html/graduate_studies.html

Information on various scholarships and forms of financial assistance are available on this site of the University of Pittsburgh, including departmental fellowships for study at the university's Center for Russian and East European Studies. There are also some "Nationality Rooms Scholarships" available for field work in the Czech or Slovak republics as well as other scholarships potentially related to Czech studies. Interested students should contact Bob Donnorummo, the associate director of REES, at 4G12 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, email: tsarpepe@ucis.pitt.edu

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5)

http://www.fme.vutbr.cz/aktuality/?sid=2

This web-page managed by the Fakulta strojniho inzenyrstvi of the VUT in Brno contains a number of stipends and scholarships available to Czech students and post-graduate academics for study and research at universities in other countries. Information can be found here on scholarships available for Czech applicants from the Norwegian Government Scholarship Pool, the Japanese Matsumae International Foundation, the Fulbright Commission, and a host of other scholarships for study in several different countries.

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http://www.osf.sk/programy/program_plne_znenie.php3?id=258&titul=%8Atipendi%E1+pre+%9Atudentov+vysok%FDch+%9Ak%F4l

Information can be found at this address on scholarships available from the Open Society Fund for undergraduate students from Central and Eastern Europe. The program enables undergraduate students to attend a school in the United States. This particular web-page is in the Slovak language.

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7)

http://osf.cz/?x=000-006-028

Information available at this address on the Roman Herzog Research Fellowships for Young Scholars from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The scholarships are awarded for study in Germany.


Funding for United States Study Only: A Guide for International Students and Professionals

A. PUBLICATIONS

1)    Annual Register of Grant Support
http://www.reedref.com:80/bowker/index.html
see "Product Catalog"

This comprehensive reference is organized by subject area and offers information on both traditional (corporate, private, and public) and non-traditional (educational associations and unions) sources of funding.


2) Assistantships and Graduate Fellowships in the Mathematical Science
http://www.ams.org
go to "AMS Publications", then to "New Publications"

This resource gives detailed description of specific academic departments at specific schools. It offers sources of support for foreign nationals.


3)    Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants
http://www.oryxpress.com/scripts/book.idc?acro=HCG01
go to "Browse our Catalogs"

This resource lists a wide range of programs sponsored by both private and governmental sources. Programs are indexed by type, subject, and sponsor.


4)    Directory of Grants in the Humanities
http://www.oryxpress.com/
go to "Browse our Catalogs"

This resource lists a wide range of programs sponsored by both private and governmental sources. Programs are indexed by type, subject, and sponsor.


5)    Foundation Grants to Individuals
http://fdncenter.org

This comprehensive guide offers description of a wide range of grants for individuals.
It is indexed by subject, type, geographic area, sponsor, educational institution, and foundation name.


6)    Funding for Law: Legal Education
http://www.oryxpress.com/
go to "Browse our Catalogs"

This resource lists a wide range of programs sponsored by both private and governmental sources. Programs are indexed by type, subject, and sponsor.


7)    Harvard College Guide to Grants
http://www.fas.harvard.edu

go to "Administrative Departments", "Office of Career Services", "Services & Resources"

Geared toward college students and recent graduates, this guide describes national and regional grants and fellowships for study in the US, study abroad, and work.


8)    The International Foundation Directory
http://www.bic.org.uk/

Although this comprehensive resource doesn't contain specific program information, it lists grant-giving foundations and describes their activities. It also includes contact information for those foundations.

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B.    WEBSITES


1) American Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org

The scholarships and fellowships listed on this site are available only to ASCE
members.

2)    FastWEB
http://www.fastweb.com

This site generates a personalized list of awards based on criteria selected by the user.

3) GRAPES database
http://www.ucla.edu/student/grapes/doc.base.html/

This site provides extensive listings of grant opportunities all over the world.

4)    National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/

This entire guide to NSF programs is available on the website.


5)    Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study in History, Art and Science
http://www.si.edu/

There is some basic information available.


6)    World Wide Arts Resources
http://www.world-arts-resources.com/

Focusing on the arts, this site offers information about funding and provides contact information for arts organizations all over the world.


C. OTHER SOURCES

1) 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: Level: Professional
Contact: Lili Cole, Program Coordinator
    Center for the Study of Human Rights
    1108 International Affairs Building
Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
    Ph: (212) 854-7189
Fax: (212) 854-6785
E-mail: eac30@columbia.edu

2) 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
Ph: (202) 994-7242
Fax: (202) 994-9446
E-mail: jhartwig@main.nlc.gwu.edu


3)    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
        Ph: (914) 762-8500
        Fax: (914) 762-2124


4)    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
        Ph: (202) 628-8188
        Fax: (202) 628-8189
        E-mail: irex@info.irex.org


5) 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
        Ph: (310) 393-4244
        Fax: (310) 395-8642

6) 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

7)    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 Avenue
        31st Floor
        New York, NY 10106
        Ph: (212) 887-0175
        Fax: (212) 757-2329

8)    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
        Ph: (412) 648-7407
        Fax: (412) 648-2199
        E-mail: tsarpepe@vms.cis.pitt.edu

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