aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Fellowship Opportunity for Humanities Research inUkraine

["Brita Ericson" <Ericson@americancouncils.org>]

Applications are now available for the 2010-2011 Collaborative Research
Grants in the Humanities.

Application deadline: February 15, 2010.

The Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program provides
support of up to $50,400 for U.S. scholars conducting humanities
research in any country of Eurasia and Eastern Europe. (See list of
eligible countries below.) This is a program of American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS in cooperation with The National
Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) supported by
the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Countries Eligible for Research: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia &
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia,
Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

A wide range of humanities topics are eligible for support; however, all
projects must involve at least one collaborator from the region and
field-based research in the region itself. In addition, applicants must
hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree and have a working knowledge of
one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be
able to demonstrate that such language proficiency is not critical for
the successful completion of their particular projects. Applications
with a strong regional focus and the potential to strengthen academic
linkages beyond the traditional centers are particularly encouraged. 

Eligible Fields of Research:
The 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act states: "The
term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the
following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature;
history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion;
ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; aspects of
social sciences which have a humanistic content and employ humanistic
methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human
environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse
heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities
to the current conditions of national life." Scholars conducting
research that falls under this definition are eligible for support from
the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program. 

The NEH does not fund any creative or performing arts such as the
writing of fiction or poetry, painting, sculpting, composing or
performing music, acting, directing, and dance. Critical, historical,
and theoretical studies of the arts, however, are eligible for NEH
support.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
February 15th, 2010: Programs must begin between June 2010 and May 2011
and be completed by August 31st, 2011. Applicants must plan to spend a
minimum of four consecutive months carrying out their research (maximum
of twelve consecutive months), of which at least two consecutive months
must be spent conducting research in the field.

For more information and an application, please contact:

Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Website: http://www.americancouncils.org/program/1p/NEH/
<http://www.americancouncils.org/program/1p/NEH/> 
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org

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Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR-ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-572-9102