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in Western NIS since 2008
Carnegie Research Fellowship Program
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National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
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Organization Chart
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Some History
Established in 1978 Stipends and fellowships for scholars from the
USA, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Dozens of competitions held Many hundreds of research projects financed. More than 250 US universities took part in our
programs Managing the scholarly journal Problems of
Post-Communism
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Where the CRFP Works
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Eligibility
Scholars in the humanities and social sciences from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia (Kaliningrad and Rostov-on-Don only), and Ukraine
Scholars who are advanced in their research career (a minimal requirement is a closing stage of the graduate school)
Scholars whose projects’ themes are connected with the specified themes for each country/region
Scholars whose English language proficiency is sufficient for completing an independent research project in the USA
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Scholars who preferably have publications on the theme of their application project (graduate students may cite papers presented at academic conferences)
Scholars who are able to receive and maintain a US J-1 entry visa
Scholars who are able to begin the fellowship in September 2012 or January 2013. Scholarships are 4 months long.
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Proposal Themes Should Relate to the Following:
Applicants from Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine -European Humanities University CASE theme
Social Transformations in the Western Eurasia Border Region - Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine
Applicants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia-Caucasus Research Resource Centers (Baku, Yerevan, Tbilisi) theme
The South Caucasus Region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
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Applicants from Kaliningrad and its oblast –Kaliningrad State University CASE theme
Russia and Europe: Past, Present, Future
Applicants from Rostov and its oblast – Rostov State University CASE theme
Russia’s Modernization Problems
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Some Host Universities
California-Berkeley/ Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Harvard University Stanford University Yale University University of Washington University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh/Center For Russian and East
European Studies University of Kansas/ Center For Russian, East European,
and Eurasian Studies
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Columbia University Indiana University/Russian and East European Institute Brown University University of Iowa New Mexico State University
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Participants Receive the Following:
Compensation of all expenses made prior to the actual fellowship (mailing, housing, travel, etc.)
Round-trip airfare from their home cities to their host universities in the USA
A guarantee of a US university placement An orientation program either in Seattle, WA or
Washington, DC A monthly stipend, professional development
funds, and health insurance
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Access to libraries, archives, other US university resources
Mentor/advisor A possibility of being published in the peer-
review journal Problems of Post-Communism
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Fellowships by CASEs as of January 2012
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Some Application Statistics for the CRFP
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Western NIS Fellows Fall 2009 through Spring 2012
Fall 2009
Oleg Brinza, Agricultural Information and Technology Transfer in Emerging Moldova, (Chisinau) ASEM- University of California, Davis
Olga Breskaya, The Space of a Religious Community In a Contemporary Eastern European City, (Brest) Brest State University – Texas A&M University
Leonid Litra, The Evolution of Political Parties in the Republic of Moldova in the Post-Totalitarian Period, (Chisinau) Information and Documentation Center on NATO – Yale University
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Spring 2010 Volha Chakmarova, Belarus in the World: Finding
Ways to Overcome Economic Difficulties, (Minsk) Belarus State University – University of Washington
Olesea Melnicenco, The International Investment Market and Its Role in Social Stability and Sustainable Development in the Financial Crisis, (Chisinau) ASEM – University of Washington
Anastasiya Stelmakh, The Black Sea Region: The Impact of International Organizations in Forming a Single Regional Security Complex, (Lviv) Ivan Franko National University – Harvard University
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Fall 2010 Inga Mezinova, International Outsourcing for Improving
the Competitiveness of Russian Enterprises, (Rostov) Rostov State University of Economics – University of Washington
Vitaliy Motsok, The Influence of US Foreign Policy on the Politics of Eastern Europe, (Chernivtsi) Chernivtsi National University – George Washington University
Vera Neagu, Distance Education in the Republic of Moldova, (Chisinau) Moldova Institute of International Relations – University of Washington
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Maryana Zakharchuk, Formation and Development of Inclusive Education, (Lviv) Ukrainian Catholic University – University of Washington
Spring 2011 Tatsiana Bialiayeva, Non-Judicial Methods of Economic
Dispute Resolution in Belarus, (Minsk) Belarus State Economic University – University of Washington
Tamara Martsenyuk, Transformation of Masculinities in Post-Soviet Ukraine, (Kyiv) Kyiv-Mohyla Academy – SUNY Stony Brook
Yuriy Savelyev, Social Inclusion in Societal Transformations in Eastern Europe, (Kyiv) Taras Shevchenko University – Boston College
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Fall 2011 Krystina Aksenava, Information Literacy as One of the Key
Factors In Career Success, (Minsk) Belarus State University – University of Washington
Victor Sokovnin, Modernization of Russia Through Development of Economic Cooperation of Border Regions of Russia and China, (Rostov) Rostov Economics Academy – George Washington University
Nadiya Trach, Language Policy In Contemporary Ukraine: National Identity vs Multilingualism, (Kyiv) Kyiv Mohyla Academy – University of Washington
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Spring 2012 Yuliya Zabyelina, Transnational Crime: Interplay of
Criminal, Political, and Economic Powers in Ukraine’s Borderlands, (Luhansk) University of Trento – CUNY
Alexandr Osipian, Uses of History and Regional Diversity in Ukraine’s Elections, 2004-2010. The Failed Reforms in a Divided Society, (Kramatorsk) – George Washington University
Oksana Iurkova, Historiographic Sovietization in Ukrainian SSR: How Ukrainian Historians Were Made Soviet, 1929-1941, (Kyiv) Academy of Sciences – Columbia University
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Carnegie Research Fellowship Program
September 2012 – January 2013January 2013 – May 2013
Deadline for submitting applications-documents should reach our office by 5 p.m.
on April 30, 2012
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Application Form
1. Name 2. Gender 3. Citizenship 4. Age 5. Date of Birth 6. Place of Birth 7. Mailing Address
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8. Disability 9. International Passport Number 10. Current Work Address in English 11. Your Specialization or Subfield 12. Title of Proposal 13. Provide a Brief Summary of Your Research
Proposal
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14. Proposed U.S. University/Organization Affiliation 15. Carnegie Research Fellows are often asked by
their host universities to take part in discussions, such as graduate seminars, related to their fields. From time to time, they are also asked to speak about current social, political and economic situation in Russia, Russian views of America, and similar more general topics. Are you willing to take part in activities such as these? Are there particular issues or subjects that you would be interested in speaking about?If yes, please name them.
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16. Educational Background 17. Provide Your Employment History in Reverse
Chronological Order 18. List Courses Taught or Currently Teaching. A
number of Students that you teach each year 19. List Publications in Scholarly
Journals/Periodicals in Reverse Chronological OrderDo not translate titles.
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20. Indicate Any Academic or Professional Honors Received, Including Dates
21. List Professional Activities Please include affiliations, significant honors, and
accomplishments 22. Knowledge of English and Other Languages 23. TOEFL Testing 24. Current English Training 25. Travel Abroad for the Last Five Years 26. U.S. Tax Information
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Research Proposal
State your hypothesis concisely and completely. Describe your research objectives and how you
plan to achieve them in the United States. Describe research work you have already
conducted in this area and how it is related to the research you plan to undertake in the United States.
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Describe how you will use this research for the benefit of your field in your home country.
Describe how you will share this research with colleagues in your home country.
Cite published research on your topic and colleagues whose research is in the same area.
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Indicate important U.S. colleagues, archives, libraries, and other resources you wish to use while in the United States.
Clearly outline materials you need for your research that are not available in your home country.
It is helpful, but not necessary, if you have an idea of where you would like to be placed in the United States, and have made contact with an American scholar at this institution. This information should be listed in your application and proposal.
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Application Checklist
One Original and Two Copies if Hard Copy Two Letters of Recommendation Your Five to Seven Page Research Proposal Your Curriculum Vitae (preferred) or Resume Your International Travel Passport Legible copy Signed Privacy Policy Agreement (part of the
Application Form)
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Good Luck!!!