Upcoming Deadlines
American Councils Combined Research and Language Training Program (for research on Eastern Europe and Eurasia)
Date and Time
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Description
Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars seeking to conduct in-country, independent research in Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe, while increasing proficiency in regional languages.
About The Program
Designed to expand the accessibility of overseas research while increasing U.S. knowledge and expertise on the region, the CRLT Program supports fellows who, in addition to conducting overseas, policy-relevant research, seek to increase their language proficiency through targeted language instruction. Fellowships last three to nine consecutive months and include round-trip international travel; housing and living stipends; visa support; overseas health, accident, and evacuation insurance; archive access; weekly language instruction in the host country language; and logistical support. Following the completion of the research term, fellows will return to the U.S. and share their findings through presentations, articles, and lectures in order to strengthen and broaden current scholarship on the region.
Award Components
The total value of each fellowship, administered by American Councils, ranges from $7,000 to $25,000, with actual levels of support depending on the duration of the overseas research period. Typical awards include:
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International airfare from the scholar's home city to their host city overseas
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Up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction in Russian, the host-country language, or a combination of the two
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Academic affiliation at a leading local university or educational institution
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Visa(s) arranged by American Councils in direct collaboration with academic host institutions in order to facilitate archive access and guarantee timely visa registration
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A housing stipend
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A monthly living stipend
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Health insurance of up to $100,000 per accident or illness
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Ongoing logistical support from American Councils staff, including in-country orientation and 24-hour emergency aid
Language Classes
The CRLT Program provides fellows with up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction during the course of their overseas research program. Fellows can choose to study the host-country language, Russian, or a combination of the two, all taught by expert faculty. Classes are often conducted as private tutorials, focusing on each participant's individual needs and interests.
Locations
Applicants should indicate their proposed research location(s) in the application. Applicants to the Research Scholar Program may only apply for research in a total of two countries maximum.
Programs are available in:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine
This event has been tagged as academic, careercenter, fellowships, and international.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/crlt
Contact
For more information contact the Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships at: [email protected].