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March 07, 2008
Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants
IREX is pleased to announce the 2008 Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants competition. IREX’s Policy-Connect program seeks to attract, select, and support advanced research by US experts in policy-relevant subject areas related to Southeast Europe and Eurasia, facilitate collaboration among and between US and international scholars, and disseminate knowledge about Europe and Eurasia to a wide network of constituents in the United States and abroad.
Policy-Connect provides American scholars with the means and support necessary to conduct research, particularly on lesser-studied regions such as the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, where issues central to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States must be studied. The knowledge and expertise gained by the grant recipients become a valuable resource for the policymaking community, as the scholars share the results of their research through research briefs, policy fora, and individual meetings.
The Policy-Connect Program provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. Fellowships support collaborative teams of two or three US scholars and professionals for up to 12 months. Upon completion of the project, scholars will be requested to present their research findings at a Policy Forum at the US Department of State and to write a policy brief.
This year applications will be accepted for research on the following topics and regions:
Eurasia* & Southeast Europe**: Ethnic and religious conflict, terrorism, transition economics, access to information, youth and women’s issues, human rights, citizen participation in politics and civil society, and issues related to the final status of Kosovo.
Cross-regional: Post-Soviet relations between Eurasia and the countries of Middle East/North Africa and/or Asia.
*Eligible countries of research for Eurasia include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
**Eligible countries of research for Southeast Europe include: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), and Serbia and Montenegro.
Grant Award: Up to $30,000
Duration: Up to 12 months
Application Deadline: April 1, 2008
Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants are funded by the US Department of State’s Title VIII Program and John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts.
Application materials are available at http://www.irex.org/programs/policy-connect/index.asp. Please contact Policy-Connect Program Staff at policyconnect@irex.org or by calling (202) 628-8188 with any questions.
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