INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD (IREX) GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US SCHOLARS

1994-1995

(electronic edition)


This announcement describes the grant opportunities for American citizens and permanent residents available from the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX). Citizens of Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia must consult the appropriate agencies in their own countries or the IREX Grant Opportunities for Foreign Scholars brochure.

All programs and their provisions described herein are subject to change. Applications are accepted only at the stated times, so that all applicants may compete on an equal basis. A prospective applicant should initiate correspondence well in advance of the deadline applicable to the program of his or her interest.


Application Deadlines

The dates below indicate deadlines for receipt of materials: 

Individual Advanced Research Opportunities November 1, 1993

Research Residencies
November 1, 1993

On-Site Language Training
November 1, 1993

Bulgarian Studies Seminar
November 1, 1993

Special Projects: Library and Information Science January 15, 1994

Host Universities for Graduate Students
January 28, 1994

Summer Language Program for College
and University Instructors
January 30, 1994

Special Projects: Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia March 1, 1994

Short-Term Travel Grants
October 1, 1993	February 1, 1994	June 1, 1994
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CONTENTS

About IREX
General Information
General Eligibility Requirements
Geographic Regions
Application for More than One Program or Region Advanced Research Programs
Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Coordination of Individual 
Advanced Research Grants 
with Department of Education Grants
Research Residencies
Language and Development Programs
On-Site Language Training
Bulgarian Studies Seminar
Summer Language Program for College and University 
Instructors of Russian and Ukrainian
Short-Term Travel Grants
Special Projects
Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia Library and Information 
Science
Institutional Opportunities
US Host Universities for Graduate Students from Eurasia and the Baltics 
[Edmund S. Muskie and 
Freedom Support Act Fellows]
IREX Board and Program Committee
IREX Staff
Overseas Offices
Member Universities and Campus Representatives Sources of Financial Support
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International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) 1616 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 628-8188
Fax: (202) 628-8189
E-mail: irex@gwuvm.gwu.edu
=================================================== ABOUT IREX

The principal purpose of the International Research & Exchanges Board 
(IREX) is to serve the interests of the American scholarly community 
engaged in individual and collaborative research and intellectual 
exchanges in the successor states to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. 
Many of the barriers that constrained such exchanges prior to the dramatic 
upheavals of 1989 have since fallen. This has created an unprecedented set 
of historical opportunities, nonetheless marked by enduring cultural, 
economic, and political obstinacies. 
The breakdown of infrastructures in the former Soviet Union and Eastern 
Europe has made the stabilization and guarantee of scholarly access more, 
rather than less, complicated in the short term. To carry out its mission 
in this challenging new environment, IREX is able to call upon many 
distinctive strengths resulting from its almost twenty-five years of 
experience in these regions. IREX continues to foster its well- 
established scholarly and research programs through individual as well as 
collaborative projects. IREX will work with the American scholarly 
community to ensure that long-standing programs are adapted to a rapidly 
changing research environment.
An open exchange of ideas benefits American scholars in their quest for 
knowledge, and assists colleagues in Eastern Europe and the states of the 
former Soviet region in their efforts to join fully the international 
community. Such exchanges also enable IREX to consider the best means by 
which scholarly communities both in the United States and in the region 
can bring the results of basic research to bear on policy options dealing 
with the transition in all of its dimensions. 
For a quarter century, IREX has been promoting scholarly interaction at 
the highest level between the United States, and Eastern Europe, the 
Soviet Union, and their successor states. Through its innovative efforts 
to broaden research access for intellectual communities, IREX has helped 
build an extraordinarily valuable body of scholarship and analysis across 
the full spectrum of research disciplines. Having helped to train 
generations of scholars and policy analysts from the former Soviet Union 
and Eastern Europe, IREX now finds that many of these same specialists 
have come into positions of authority and policy influence within the 
academic, political, economic and social policy elites of their respective 
countries. 
Working with both public and private funders, IREX has maintained a bold 
series of programs which have had significant results. IREX programs have:

1) made possible long and short-term research opportunities for 
American scholars at various stages of their careers; 2) developed direct 
relationships with scholars of the former 
communist states;
3) created opportunities for scholarly cooperation; 4) supported 
specialized language training programs; 5) improved access to research 
materials; 6) disseminated the practical results of its research programs 
to 
and for its public constituencies in academia and government, resulting in 
the publication of over 4200 books, dissertations and articles, and 
research and training support for an even greater number of scholars.

These comprehensive programs are a source of considerable pride within the 
academic community, IREX, and its sponsors. IREX has delivered a broad 
range of services to thousands of scholars and students from the United 
States and an array of partner countries. These services are highly valued 
by hundreds of universities and over fifty national scholarly associations 
with whom IREX has ties, and are also strongly supported by the American 
Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. 
These existing programs clearly form the strong core of IREX activities 
upon which new initiatives can be built.
=================================================== GENERAL INFORMATION

General Eligibility Requirements

Also consult individual program requirements. 

1.	US citizenship or permanent residency is required for all
programs.

2.	Normally, command of the host-country language
sufficient for advanced research is required of all research applicants.

3.	Normally, applicants are required to have a full-time
affiliation with a college or university and to be faculty members or 
doctoral candidates who will have completed all requirements for the PhD 
except the dissertation by the time of participation. Independent scholars 
or recipients of professional degrees (MLS, MFA, etc.) may alsoJ qualify. 
Inquiries about eligibility are welcome.

4.	No funds will be disbursed until final reports have been
received for previous IREX grants.

Geographic Regions
For administrative purposes, IREX divides its participating countries into 
three geographic regions: 

Central and Eastern Europe:
Albania, Bosnia Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, 
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, 
Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Eurasia:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Mongolia: Mongolia

* Individual Advanced Research, On-Site Language Training , and Special 
Projects have separate regional competitions. 


Application for More than One Program or Region 

Scholars may apply to more than one program (e.g. Individual Advanced 
Research and On-Site Language Training) if their research so requires; 
however, they must submit a separate application for each program. The two 
programs must run consecutively; concurrent grants are not allowed. 

Individuals wishing to divide their grant period between two regions in 
the same program must submit a separate application for each region, 
should indicate their intention in their applications, and should include 
a letter explaining their plans in detail.

Individuals wishing to divide their grant period between two countries in 
the same region and program should submit one application indicating both 
countries and should include a letter detailing their plans.

Please note: Any questions regarding multiple applications should be 
addressed to IREX well in advance of the application deadline.
=================================================== Individual Advanced 
Research Opportunities 

Countries: All countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and 
Mongolia.

Description: Research placement and access for predoctoral and 
postdoctoral scholars at institutions in the host country for a period of 
2 to 12 months.

Applicants may apply to receive both an On-Site Language Training grant 
and an Individual Advanced Research grant in one academic year if their 
research so requires (see p. 3). 

Grant Provisions:
Note: Provisions may vary slightly by country. -	Round-trip airfare and 
visa fees.
-	Dollar stipend. (Graduate students receive a monthly
allowance; salaried participants receive a stipend in lieu of salary based 
on their academic salary).
-	Stipend for host country room and board.
-	Local research allowance.
-	Excess baggage allowance.
-	Support for accompanying family may be available

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadline: 
November 1, 1993 for participation
beginning
September 1, 1994.
-	Review by a rotating panel of scholarly experts appointed
by the IREX Board, with separate panels for Central and Eastern Europe, 
Eurasia, and Mongolia.
-	Placements are negotiated by IREX with institutions in
Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. Testing Required:
-	Applicants may be required to take an IREX-administered
written and/or oral test of the relevant host-country language. 

Limitations or Focus:
-	Applications are accepted in all disciplines, with
emphasis on the humanities and social sciences. -	Applicants in modern 
foreign languages and area studies
must apply simultaneously for Department of Education Fulbright-Hays 
grants (see Coordination of Individual Advanced Reserach Grants with 
Department of Education Grants). 

Grants Awarded for 1993-94:
-	Central and Eastern Europe: 57
-	Eurasia: 48
- Mongolia: 3

Staff Contacts:
Central and Eastern Europe
-	Obrad Kesic, Program Officer
(Albania, Bosnia Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania, 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) -	Vera Lichtenberg, Program Officer 
(Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, Poland, Slovakia)
-	Lisa Stoffer, Program Officer (Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
and Lithuania)

Eurasia
-	Kimberly Kotov, Senior Program
Officer
-	Jennifer Haapala, Program Officer

Mongolia
-	Kimberly Kotov, Senior Program Officer
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Coordination of Individual Advanced Research Grants with Department of 
Education Grants

Research applicants in modern foreign languages and area studies must 
apply simultaneously for Fulbright-Hays grants under the "Doctoral 
Dissertation Research Abroad" Program (CFDA Catalog No. 84.022) or 
"Faculty Research Abroad" Program (CFDA Catalog No. 84.019) of the US 
Department of Education. The purpose of this policy is to assure the most 
efficient use of existing funds for overseas study and research. IREX 
awards are made independently of these Department of Education awards. 
Benefits received under each program will be coordinated, should an 
applicant receive both grants. 

DOE Application Procedure: To apply, graduate students should obtain forms 
from the office of the graduate dean or the DOE representative at the 
school where they are enrolled for their doctoral degrees. Faculty-level 
applicants should obtain forms from their employing institutions. In both 
cases, applicants submit them directly to those institutions and not to 
the Department of Education. If forms are not available, the appropriate 
university official should request them from the Advanced Training and 
Research Branch, Center for International Education, US Department of 
Education, Washington, DC 20202-5331. See the December 19, 1983 Federal 
Register, pages 51, 682-88, for complete program information. (PhD 
candidates tel.: (202) 708-8763; Faculty researchers tel.:(202) 708-7279.)

Deadlines: Application deadlines, usually in early August, are listed in 
the Federal Register.

Note: Do not confuse these Department of Education awards with the 
Fulbright programs of the Institute of International Education (IIE) or 
the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
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Research Residencies

Countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, 
Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, 
Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, 
and Uzbekistan, as well as the Urals, Siberian and Far Eastern regions of 
the Russian Federation.

Description: Research Residencies are combination research/developmental 
opportunities to conduct long-term research in Eurasian and East European 
countries previously understudied by the American scholarly community. 
Research residents spend 8-12 months in the host country pursuing their 
individual research projects and improving their host-country language 
competency. Through regular correspondence with IREX, research residents 
also keep the US academic community abreast of developments of scholarly 
interest in the region of residency.

Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
-	PhD or equivalent professional degree. (Preference will
be given to PhDs awarded after January 1, 1988. In exceptional 
circumstances, advanced doctoral candidates may be considered). -	Command 
of a host-country language sufficient for
advanced research.
-	Research proposal in the humanities or social sciences
encompassing one or more of the countries/regions enumerated above.
-	Evidence of prior interest and/or commitment to
develop expertise in country/region of residency. 

Grant Provision: $25,000

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application Deadline: 
November 1, 1993 for
participation beginning no earlier than May 1, 1994. -	Review by a 
rotating panel of scholarly experts appointed
by the IREX Board, with separate panels for Central and Eastern Europe and 
Eurasia.
-	Assistance from IREX in placement and visa acquisition
as needed.

Testing Required:
-	Applicants may be required to take an IREX-administered
written and/or oral test of the relevant host-country language. 

Limitations or Focus:
Research Residents are relied upon to submit periodic reports on 
developments of scholarly interest in the host-country. While this 
reporting function is crucial to the success of the program, it should not 
occupy more than 10% of the scholar's time. The research resident's main 
priority must be his/her individual research project.

Grants Available for 1994-95:
-	Up to 30 in total; no more than 1-2 per country/region
listed above.

Staff Contacts:
Central and Eastern Europe
Beate Dafeldecker, Senior Program Officer 

Eurasia
Kimberly Kotov, Senior Program Officer
=================================================== LANGUAGE AND 
DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS

On-Site Language Training

Countries: All countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia.

Description: Language training grants are available to applicants seeking 
to acquire advanced proficiency in languages (excluding Russian) of the 
regions listed above for the purpose of research or teaching. Grants are 
awarded for 2 to 12 months of language training.

Applicants may apply to receive both an on-site language training grant 
and an individual research grant in one academic year if their research so 
requires (see p. 3). 

Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
-	Applicants should already have begun formal study of
the host-country language prior to participation. -	Participation is open 
to scholars at all academic levels
from graduate students to full professors. 

Grant Provisions:
Note: Provisions may vary slightly by country. -	Round-trip airfare and 
visa fees.
-	Dollar stipend.
-	Stipend for host country room and board
-	Language training fees.
-	Excess baggage allowance.
-	Support for accompanying family may be available.

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadline: 
November 1, 1993 for participation
beginning
September 1, 1994.
-	Review by rotating panel of scholarly experts appointed
by the IREX Board, with separate committees for Central and Eastern 
Europe, and Eurasia.
-	Placements are negotiated by IREX with institutions in
Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. 

Testing Required:
-	Applicants may be required to take an IREX-administered
written and/or oral test of the relevant host-country language. 

Limitations or Focus:
-	Grants are not awarded for Russian
language training.
-	Applicants should have exhausted all language training
opportunities available in the US prior to participation. 

Grants Awarded for 1993-94:
Central and Eastern Europe: 7
Eurasia: 3

Staff Contacts:
Central and Eastern Europe
-	Obrad Kesic, Program Officer (Albania, Bosnia
Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Romania, Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia)
-	Vera Lichtenberg, Program Officer (Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, Poland, Slovakia)
-	Lisa Stoffer, Program Officer (Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania)

Eurasia
-	Kimberly Kotov, Senior Program Officer
-	Jennifer Haapala, Program Officer
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Bulgarian Studies Seminar

Description: One-month fellowships for American scholars wishing to 
improve their knowledge of the Bulgarian language and culture. The 
seminar, held in Sofia during the month of July, consists of lectures on 
Bulgarian language, history, culture, and literature. Topics vary each 
year to compliment the needs and interests of each group of scholars. 

Candidate Eligibility Requirements:
-	Applicants should already have begun formal study of
the Bulgarian language prior to participation. -	Participation is open to 
scholars at all academic levels
from graduate students to full professors. 

Grant Provisions:
-	Round-trip airfare.
-	Tuition, housing, and local stipend.

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadline: 
November 1, 1993 for participation
during summer 1994.
-	Review by a rotating panel of scholarly experts appointed
by the IREX Board.

Testing Required: none

Limitations or Focus:
-	Bulgarian language and literature study.

Grants Awarded for summer 1993: 5

Staff Contact:
-	Vera Lichtenberg, Program Officer
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Summer Language Program for College and University Instructors of Russian 
and Ukrainian

Description: Each summer approximately 25 college and university-level 
instructors participate in advanced language training for seven weeks 
on-site in Eurasia. Traditionally, the Russian-language program is held at 
Moscow State University. For summer 1993 funding limited the program to 
Russian and Ukrainian. It is undetermined as to the scope of future 
programs. This program began over 25 years ago under the US- USSR 
inter-governmental agreement. The program runs from mid-June to early 
August.

Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
-	For the Russian program, individuals must have four
years of college-level Russian or the equivalent, be employed as teachers 
of Russian at the college or university level,and have a minimum of two 
years of teaching experience. -	Applicants for programs in other languages 
must also
follow this elibility criteria.

Grant Provisions:
-	Round-trip airfare and visa fees.
-	Dollar stipend.
-	Cost-of-instruction expenses.
-	Housing.
-	Study-related tours.
-	Pre-departure orientation.

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadline: 
January 30, 1994 for participation
during summer 1994.
-	Review by a rotating panel of language instructors
appointed by the IREX Board.
-	Placements are negotiated by IREX with overseas
institutions.

Testing Required: none

Limitations or Focus:
-	Language training on the very highest levels for
instructors of relevant languages.

Grants Awarded:
-	15 for summer 1993.
(12 Russian, 3 Ukrainian)
-	20 for summer 1992
(18 Russian, 1 Uzbek, 1 Belorussian)

Staff Contact
-	Myra Z. Lee, Program Officer

=================================================== SHORT-TERM TRAVEL 
GRANTS

Description: IREX offers three types of travel grants for scholarly 
projects involving Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. 
Support is available for brief visits (1-2 weeks) for individuals who do 
not require administrative assistance from IREX. Those seeking aid with 
visas, housing, placements, etc. should apply to IREX research programs. 
Applicants should consult the 1994-1995 Short-Term Travel Grant 
Application Guidelines for further information on application 
requirements. 

Candidate Eligibility Requirements:.
-	PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree at the
time of application.
-	Questions on applicant or project eligibility should be
directed to IREX before submitting an application. 

Grant Provisions:
Grants will normally not exceed $2500.
-	Trans-oceanic APEX airfare on a US flag carrier.
-	Per diem for up to 14 days, not to exceed $75 a day, where
the host country will not provide support. No per diem is provided for 
Senior Scholar Travel Grants. -	The grant may cover other incidental 
expenses, such as
temporary health insurance for incoming foreign scholars, conference 
registration fees for Americans, and visa application costs. Consult 
guidelines for further information. 

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadlines 
October 1, 1993; February 1, 1994;
June 1, 1994.
-	Applications with itineraries exceeding 30 days will not
be processed or reviewed.
-	Review by a rotating panel of scholarly experts appointed
by the IREX Board.
-	Notification is made in writing approximately eight
weeks after the deadline.

Limitations or Focus:
-	Academic scholarship in the humanities and social
sciences only.
-	Individuals may apply for only one category of grant and
one project per deadline.
-	Grants for Independent Short-Term Research are not
available for Mongolia.
-	IREX-funded project activity must be completed within
one year of the application deadline.

Categories of Grants:
Grants for Collaborative Activities: Grants in support of 1) US scholars 
travelling to Central or Eastern Europe, Eurasia, or Mongolia for 
collaborative work with colleagues from these regions (projects such as 
joint publications and comparative surveys); or 2) US scholars inviting 
1-2 foreign colleagues from the above regions to the US for collaborative 
projects, lecturing, or conference participation. American hosts must 
apply on behalf of the foreign guest.

Senior Scholar Travel Grants: Grants for US scholars who have been 
formally invited to lecture, provide consultations, or present papers at 
conferences in Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, or Mongolia. 
International conferences must focus on issues directly concerning one or 
more of these regions. Per diem is not provided.

Grants for Independent Short-Term Research: Grants for US scholars 
conducting individual research in libraries or archives, gathering data, 
or conducting interviews in Central and Eastern Europe or Eurasia, but not 
Mongolia.

Grants Awarded in 1992-93:
-	October 1992: 51
-	February 1993: 48
-	June 1993: 48

Staff Contact:
-Lisa M. LeMair, Program Officer
=================================================== SPECIAL PROJECTS

Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia 

Countries: All countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and 
Mongolia, including the former German Democratic Republic.* (*Projects 
relating to the former GDR are limited to topics that address its 
communist experience, or which extend into the period of unification, and 
relate to the transition experience of other countries in the region.) 

Description: Financial support for collaborative projects in the study of 
Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Mongolia. 

Proposals from all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences are 
welcome. All projects must involve Americans and foreign participants from 
one or more of the above regions. 

Objectives:
To support collaborative, creative formats to develop American academic 
and policy specialists and advance public, cultural, and historic 
knowledge on the Central and East European and Eurasian regions; address 
contemporary policy questions through basic and applied research; expose 
specialists from these regions to international approaches in the 
humanities and social sciences.

Candidate Eligibility Requirements:
-	Normally, affiliation with a university or research
institution.

Grant Provisions:
-	Expenses normally covered include: travel,
accommodations, per diem, fees for use of facilities, and publication 
costs and/or other expenses associated with presenting results to policy 
makers, scholarly peers, and the general public. Grants do not normally 
exceed $25,000. Consult the Application Guidelines for specific 
limitations. 

Application and Review Process:
-	Scholars wishing to propose projects for support should
contact IREX after November 1, 1993 for the Application Guidelines.
-	Deadline for receipt of complete proposals is March 1,
1994.
-	Eligible proposals will be reviewed by a rotating panel of
scholarly experts appointed by the IREX Board. There are separate panels 
for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia/ Mongolia.
-	Applicants will be notified of award decisions in mid-
May 1994.

Testing Required: None.

Limitations or Focus:
-	Special Projects are designed to support collaborative
training and research in the form of (but not limited to) conferences, 
seminars, workshops, working visits, and roundtable meetings.
-	Project organizers will be responsible for all aspects of
project administration as well as detailed narrative and financial 
reporting to IREX.
-	Proposals must be submitted in English.
-	Normally, IREX-funded project activity may not begin
prior to June 15, 1994.

IREX Special Projects support cannot be used for: -	Individual research
-	Projects in the natural sciences
-	Subsidies to publish journals, newsletters and other
periodicals
-	Undergraduate research and training
-	Equipment or other capital expenditures
-	Institutional overhead
-	Commercial endeavors
Please refer to the Application Guidelines for additional information.

Grants Awarded in 1993:
Eurasia: 22
Central and Eastern Europe: 18
In 1994, support is expected for approximately 30 projects overall. 

Staff Contacts:
Central and Eastern Europe
-	Beate Dafeldecker, Senior Program Officer

Eurasia and Mongolia
-	Karen Grace Kiesel, Senior Program Officer

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Library and Information Science

Countries: All countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and 
Mongolia, including the former German Democratic Republic.*(*Projects 
relating to the former GDR are limited to topics that address its 
communist experience, or which extend into the period of unification, and 
relate to the transition experience of other countries in the region.) 

Description: Opportunities for support of librarians, archivists, and 
information specialists pursuing projects relating to Central and Eastern 
Europe, Eurasia and Mongolia. 

Objectives:
-	To facilitate communication and cooperation between
American libraries and archives and those of the regions above; -	To 
increase and disseminate information about these
regional libraries and archives among the American library and academic 
community.

Format:
-	Pilot projects to assess the current state of exchange
relations and/or international acquisition in a particular geographic area 
or with particular libraries, publishing houses, etc.;
-	Production of directories, research guides, and other
finding aids on collections, libraries, and/or archives in the region;
-	Collaborative work and joint projects, including
conferences and workshops (with particular weight given to initiatives 
that result in publication and other forms of public dissemination;
-	Other initiatives that are designed to increase the
knowledge of the field of library and information science and/or improve 
relations with libraries and archives in the region. 

Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
-	Individuals and institutions in archival, library, and
information sciences.
-	For collaborative activities, American applicants are
encouraged to include letter(s) of support from non-American 
collaborator(s).
-	Non-American applicants must include letter(s) of
support from an American collaborator(s). -	In all cases, applicants 
affiliated with US federal
institutions should consult IREX prior to submitting an application.

Grant Provisions:
-	Expenses normally include travel, per diem,
accommodations, fees for use of facilities, and publications costs and/or 
other expenses associated with presenting results to librarians, 
archivists, scholarly peers, and the general public. -	Grants do not 
normally exceed $25,000

Application and Review Process:
-	Deadline for receipt of complete proposals: January 15,
1994.
-	Scholars wishing to propose projects should write to
IREX for application guidelines.
-	Applicants are encouraged to submit a draft proposal for
IREX staff to review prior to the actual deadline. -	Eligible proposals 
will be reviewed by a single rotating
panel of experts appointed by the IREX Board. -	Applicants will be 
notified of award decisions in late
March 1994.
Testing Required: None

Limitations or Focus:
-	Support cannot be used for individual research
opportunities; subsidies to publish journals, newsletters, and other 
periodicals; undergraduate or pre-master's research and training; 
equipment or other capital expenditures including computers, CD-ROMs and 
other technologies used in libraries and archives; institutional overhead; 
book purchases or journal subscriptions; or salary subsidies.
-	Project organizers will be responsible for all aspects of
project administration as well as detailed narrative and financial 
reporting to IREX.
-	Proposals must be submitted in English.
-	Normally, IREX-funded project activity may not begin
prior to May 1994.
-	Projects dealing with library and archival activities in the
humanities and social sciences will be given priority over business, 
agriculture, or the medical and natural sciences. 

Grants Awarded in 1993: 20

Staff Contact:
-	Carol A. Erickson, Senior Program Officer
e-mail: irexlibr@gwuvm.gwu.edu
=================================================== INSTITUTIONAL 
OPPORTUNITIES

US Host Universities for Graduate Students from Eurasia and the Baltics 
[Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Fellows]

Description: These Fellowships are funded through the US Information 
Agency and administered by IREX and three other organizations to bring 
graduate students from the countries of Eurasia and the Baltics for one- 
and two-year, degree and non- degree programs in professional fields. IREX 
accepts proposals from US universities with masters-level programs in 
economics and public policy to serve as host universities for 
approximately 65 fellows.

Eligibility Requirements:
- The university must be located in the United States. - The university 
must have an accredited program in economics 
or public policy.
- The university must offer support services for foreign students. - 
Preference will be given to university demonstrating cost- 
sharing in the form of partial tuition waivers. 

Grant Provisions:
The Fellowships cover partial tuition, living expenses, health insurance, 
travel, and a book allowance. 

Application, Review, and Placement Process: -	Application deadline: 
January 28, 1994 for accepting
students to begin program in Fall 1994.
-	Departments interested in hosting Fellows should
request proper application papers from IREX on or before this date.
-	The application papers explain how to apply for host
students in fields other than economics and public policy (Business, Law, 
Public Administration, and Educational Administration).
-	Proposals from universities will be reviewed by IREX and
the US Information Agency on the basis of the quality of program and 
dedication to the fellowship program. -	Placement decisions will be made 
by IREX and an
advisory committee after Fellows have been selected in April 1994.

Testing Required: None

Limitations or Focus:
Preference will be given to universities which can dedicate both financial 
and human resources to the program. 

Grants Awarded for 1993-94: 66 fellowships at 40 US host universities

Staff Contact:
-	Stan Zylowski, Senior Program Officer
-	Myra Z. Lee, Program Officer
-	Aaron Twitchell, Program Assistant
e-mail: muskie@gwuvm.gwu.edu
=================================================== IREX BOARD AND PROGRAM 
COMMITTEE

Board

Herbert Ellison, Jackson School of International Studies, University of 
Washington-Seattle, Chair
Dorothy Atkinson, Executive Director, American Association for the 
Advancement of Slavic Studies, Ex Officio Harley D. Balzer, Russian Area 
Studies Program, Georgetown University
Marianna Tax Choldin, Mortenson Prof. for International Library Programs, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign David L. Featherman, President, 
Social Science Research Council, Ex Officio
J. William Fulbright, Hogan & Hartson, Honorary Life Member Arnold L. 
Horelick, Senior Corporate Fellow, RAND Stanley N. Katz, President, 
American Council of Learned Societies, Ex Officio
Ronald Linden, Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, 
University of Pittsburgh (IREX Program Committee Chair), Ex Officio
Jack Matlock, Harriman Institute,
Columbia University
Daniel C. Matuszewski, President, IREX, Ex Officio Elliott Mossman, 
Director, Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Marilyn Perry, President, Samuel H. Kress Foundation John J. Roberts, Vice 
President, American International Group, Inc.
S. Frederick Starr, President, Oberlin College Sarah Meiklejohn Terry, 
Department of Political Science, Tufts University
Harry Woolf, Institute for Advanced Study 

Program Committee

Ronald Linden, Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, 
University of Pittsburgh, Chair Dorothy Atkinson, Executive Director, 
AAASS, Ex Officio Mark Bassin, Department of Geography, University of 
Wisconsin
Caryl Emerson, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton 
University
Murray Feshbach, Department of Demography, Georgetown University
Gail Kligman, Government Department, Georgetown University
Andrejs Plakans, Department of History, Iowa State University William G. 
Rosenberg, Department of History, University of Michigan
Sharon Wolchik, Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian 
Studies, George Washington University 
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CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES 

IREX gratefully acknowledges the contribution of its 139 particpating 
universities which waive tuition and other fees for foreign cholars under 
its programs.

American University: F. Jackson Piotrow
Arizona State University: Steve Batalden Boston University: Yvonne Barr
Bowling Green State University: Michael Maggiotto Brandeis University: 
Faire L. Goldstein
Brigham Young University: Donald K. Jarvis Brown University: Tom Anton
Bucknell University: Madhu Malik
California Institute of Technology: David M. Grether California State 
University-Long Beach: Fred Buys California State University-Northridge: 
Barry Devine Carnegie Mellon University: Nancy Lubin
Case Western Reserve University: David C. Hammack Catholic University of 
America: John F. Wippel Central Connecticut State University: Stanislaus 
A. Blejwas City University of NY-Baruch College: Eliana M. Covacich City 
University of NY-Queens College: Barry Commoner City University of NY 
Graduate School & Univ. Ctr.: 
Geoffrey Marshall
Cleveland State University: George Burke Colorado State University: Lowell 
Jenkins Columbia University: June Dahlke
Cornell University: Wayles Browne
De Paul University: John Kordek
Duke University: Edna Andrews
Eastern Connecticut State University: Robert Horrocks Eastern Michigan 
University: Raymond E. Schaub Emory University: Ildiko Flannery
Florida State University: Maxine Stern
Fordham University: Nancy McCarthy
George Washington University: James R. Millar Georgetown University: 
Cynthia Vakareliyska Georgia Institute of Technology: Helen E. Grenga 
Harvard University: Elizabeth Denman
Howard University: Allison Blakely
Illinois Institute of Technology: H. Lennart Pearson Indiana University: 
Ellie Valentine-Jakubiak Iowa State University: Jan Bower
John Carroll University: Wallace J. Kosinski Johns Hopkins University: 
Michael Beer
Kansas State University: William L. Richter Kent State University: Robert 
W. Clawson Louisiana State University: Pierre Hart
Loyola University: David Swanzy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Dana Bresee Miami University: 
Donald N. Nelson
Michigan State University: Munir Sendich New York University: Nancy Eder
North Carolina State University: Joyce Fahmy Northern Illinois University: 
Daniel Wit Northwestern University: Irwin Weil
Ohio State University-Columbus: Matthew Schwonek Oklahoma State 
University: Joel M. Jenswold Pace University: Louis V. Quintas
Pennsylvania State University: Tannaz Rahman Polytechnic University: Kurt 
Salzinger
Portland State University: Thomas M. Poulsen Princeton University: Janice 
M. Anderson Purdue University: D. Richard Smith
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Gary Judd Rutgers University: Joanna 
Regulska
Seton Hall University: Robert C. Hallissey Southern Illinois 
University-Carbondale: Thomas A. Saville Southern Illinois 
University-Edwardsville: Stanley B. Kimball St. Louis University: Manual 
Comas M.D.
St. Norbert College: Kenneth Zahorski
Stanford University: Lee Madden
State University of New York-Albany: Deborah Brighton State University of 
NY-Binghamton: Donna DeVoist State University of New York-Buffalo: Joseph 
F. Williams State University of NY-Stony Brook: Edward J. Czerwinski 
Syracuse University: Ann M. Hammersla
Temple University: Elizabeth Bradely
Texas A & M University: Rhonda Snider
Tufts University: Hannes Adomeit
Tulane University: Samuel C. Ramer
University of Alabama: Hugh Ragsdale
University of Arizona: Gary W. Johnston
University of Bridgeport: G. Lansing Blackshaw University of 
California-Berkeley: Sam Castaneda University of California-Davis: Linda 
Ortloff University of California-Los Angeles: Vera Wheeler University of 
California-San Diego: Katherine Hodges University of California-Santa 
Barbara: Cynthia Kaplan University of Chicago: Arnie Aronoff
University of Cincinnati: Arnold Schrier University of Colorado-Boulder: 
Phil de Neeve University of Connecticut: Ludmilla D. Burns University of 
Delaware: Susan C. Lee
University of Detroit: Robert Graham
University of Florida: John J. Koran Jr. University of Georgia: Gary 
Bertsch
University of Hawaii: Louise McReynolds
University of Idaho: Nancy Savage
University of Illinois-Chicago: Wanda Sorgente Univ. of 
Illinois-Urbana-Champaign: Isabel Wong University of Iowa: Stephen Arum
University of Kansas: Joseph L. Conrad
University of Kentucky: Daniel Rowland
University of Maryland: J. Robert Anderson University of 
Massachusetts-Amherst: Robert A. Rothstein University of 
Massachusetts-Boston: Wallace Coyle University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 
Marysia Ostafin University of Minnesota: Kathleen Sellew University of 
Missouri-Columbia: John D. Heyl University of Missouri-St. Louis: Joel 
Glassman University of Nebraska-Lincoln: James C. McClelland University of 
New Haven: John Carfora
University of New Mexico: Gerald Slavin
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: David M. Griffiths University of 
North Dakota: Duncan M. Perry University of North Texas: Milan J. Reban 
University of Notre Dame: Thomas G. Marullo University of Oklahoma - 
Norman: Gary B. Cohen University of Oregon: Albert Leong
University of Pennsylvania: Jim Fine
University of Pittsburgh: Annagene Yucas University of Rhode Island: Gary 
Thurston University of Rochester: Brenda Meehan-Waters University of South 
Alabama: Robert J. Fornaro University of South Florida: Merilynn DeCracker 
University of Southern California: Dixon C. Johnson University of 
Tennessee-Knoxville: Jane Park Farris University of Texas-Arlington: 
Charles T. McDowell University of Texas-Austin: Becky Conn
University of Texas-Dallas: Royce Hanson University of Virginia: James G. 
Hart
University of Washington: Daniel C. Waugh University of Wisconsin-Madison: 
Michael Dean University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Judy Brodd University of 
Wyoming: Winberg Chai
Vanderbilt University: Keith A. Davies
Virginia Commonwealth University: George Munro VA Polytechnic Institute & 
State Univ.: Joseph L. Wieczynski Washington University: Milica Banjanin
Wesleyan University: William M. Chace
West Virginia University: Marilyn Bendena Western Connecticut State 
University: George A. Linabury Western Michigan University: William 
Ritchie Yale University: Brian Carter
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