2009-2010 Fellowship & Grants of International Research & Exchange for Professionals
2009-2010 Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG)
ABOUT IREX (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD)
2009-2010 Fellowship & Grants of International Research & Exchange for Professionals
IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.
Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
IREX sponsors a broad range of fellowship opportunities for masters, predoctoral, and postdoctoral research as well as for senior scholars, professionals, and policymakers. For 40 years, IREX has supported over 6,000 US fellows in their academic and professional careers.
STG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
IREX’s STG Program seeks to attract, select, and support in-depth field research by US scholars and experts in policy-relevant subject areas related to Eastern Europe and Eurasia, as well as to disseminate knowledge about these regions to a wide network of constituents in the United States and abroad. The STG Program provides fellows with the means to conduct in-country research on contemporary political, economic, historical, and cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. The STG Program plays a vital role in supporting the emergence of a dedicated and knowledgeable cadre of US scholars and experts who can enrich the US understanding of
developments in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
STG provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) for independent or collaborative research projects in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must:
• Be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the US;
• Hold a PhD or graduate degree at time of application (MA, MD, MBA, MFA, MPA, MPH, MLIS, MS, JD,);
• Not currently be pursuing a degree;
• Submit a complete application package by the deadline (February 2);
• Not have a grant from another organization or IREX to conduct the same or similar research project at the same time; (applicants may apply for competing grants, however if offered another grant as well as STG, the applicant must choose between them); and
• Have fulfilled all requirements from previous IREX grants.
The deadline to apply for 2009-2010 STG is February 2, 2009. Application information and materials are now available for download online.
All applicants will be notified of their status in April 2009.