Social Science Research Council--Soviet Union and Its' Successor States

The Eurasia Program covers Eastern Europe, the Russian Empire, and the
Soviet Union and its successor states. It offers fellowships for
individuals and institutional awards. All awards and award programs are
contingent on the availability of funds. The Eurasia Program supports
projects that combine innovative, interdisciplinary methodologies with
important archival and field research in either the social sciences or
humanities.

Dissertation Fellowships: These awards of up to $15,000 are intended 
    to provide support to students who have completed research for their
    doctoral dissertations and expect to complete the writing of their
    dissertations during the next academic year.

Eligibility: U.S. citizens specializing in any discipline of the social
    sciences and humanities in the study of the Soviet Union and its
    successor states.

Application deadline: November 1, 1999


Postdoctoral Fellowships: These awards are intended to improve the 
    academic employment and tenure opportunities of new Ph.D.'s in any 
    discipline of the social sciences and humanities in the study of the
    Soviet Union and its successor states. Fellowship stipends of $24,000 
    may be spent flexibly over a two-year period.

Eligibility: US citizens who received the Ph.D. after 1991 and are
    untenured. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of
    application.

Application deadline: November 1, 1999

Contact: Social Science Research Council
         810 Seventh Avenue
         New York, New York 10019
         Tel. (212) 377-2700
         Fax (212) 377-2727
         Email: idrf@ssrc.org
         Web: http://www.ssrc.org



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