Fellowships for Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute in European
Studies
June 9-June 21 "Immigrants in Europe and North America: Representations
of Self and Other."
The DAAD Center for German & European Studies at the Universities of
Minnesota will host the 8th Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute in European
Studies (TASI). The Institute will bring together 12 German or other
European, and 12 North American graduate students for an intensive
two-week seminar on the campus of the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. The 2008 topic is "Immigrants in Europe and North America:
Representations of Self and Other." The Institute will be taught by a
multi-disciplinary team of senior faculty: Donna Gabaccia (History;
University of Minnesota) and Barbara Wolbert (Anthropology; European
University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany). The Institute is intended
for advanced graduate students. All selected students will receive full
fellowships.
Application deadline:
*April 21, 2008.
* Full details and application materials at
http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/tasi.htm
Mannatt Democracy Studies Fellowship Program
IFES is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted
for the Charles and Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship Program. Mr.
Manatt, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and former Chair of
IFES' Board of Directors, and his wife Kathleen, fund up to two, eight- to
ten-week fellowships each year exclusively to graduate students attending
universities in the American Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, or Wisconsin). I have enclosed further information below and in the
attached documents; please distribute widely and let your students and
colleagues know about this exciting opportunity.
Manatt Fellows receive a stipend of $5,000 and work just three blocks from
the White House at IFES' international headquarters in the heart of downtown
Washington, D.C. Working alongside IFES experts involved in a variety of
challenging and exciting international projects, Fellows are based at IFES'
F. Clifton White Applied Research Center and have access to its leading
collection of democracy-building materials highly regarded by policymakers
and researchers.
Eligibility:
[cid:image001.gif@01C89BD8.76DD8790]· Graduate students working towards a
degree in international relations, political science, public administration
or a related area (including international students)
· Ph.D. candidates should be pre-dissertation students only.
· Applications must be postmarked by 14 April 2008 to the address below.
· Students must be attending a university in the American Midwest
(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, or Wisconsin).
Founded in 1987, IFES is an international, nonprofit organization that
supports the building of democratic societies. IFES currently has programs in
over 20 countries supporting civil society groups, the rule of law, human
rights, transparent governance and election administration. Manatt Fellows
will have the opportunity to work and learn with a diverse group of
professionals who have extensive experience in all areas of elections and
democratic development.
Attached is additional information about the fellowship and an application
form to this email. Please visit www.ifes.org/arc-
fellowships.html for additional
information.
FELLOWSHIPS- Armenian and Tatar Language Study at ASU Summer
Institute
Posted by: Ariann Stern-Gottschalk
Fellowships are available for beginning and intermediate Armenian and
Tatar language instruction at ASU's summer Critical Languages Institute.
The eight-credit, eight-week intensive courses are held June 2 to July
25, 2008 and taught by native-speaker Armenian and Tatar language
instructors from Yerevan State University and Kazan State University.
CLI courses are offered tuition-free. There is a $400 registration fee.
Three-week study abroad programs to Yerevan and Kazan follow the
course from July 28 to August 15, 2008.
Details at http://cli.asu.edu
For Armenian see http://melikian.asu.edu/summersessions.php?record=2
and http://melikian.asu.edu/practicum.php?record=1
For Tatar see http://melikian.asu.edu/summersessions.php?record=13 and
http://melikian.asu.edu/practicum.php?record=6
Contact cli@asu.edu for more information.
The CLI also offers courses in Tajik, Uzbek, Albanian,
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
Ariann Stern-Gottschalk, PhD
Director, Critical Languages Institute
The Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian,
& East European Studies at ASU
480-965-7705
FELLOWSHIPS- Two Research and Teaching Fellowships, OSCE Academy
in Bishkek
Posted by: Anar Musabaeva
Call for Applications - REMINDER
2 Research & Teaching Fellowships at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Application Deadline: May 15, 2008
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is a public foundation designed to promote
and enhance the principles and aims of the OSCE in the Central Asian
region, enshrined in its fundamental idea of comprehensive security.
Located in Bishkek, the OSCE Academy is strongly embedded in the wider
Central Asian academic and political context and follows a distinctive
regional approach in its activities. The Academy is looking for two
research and teaching fellows in the MA Program Political Science 2008/2009.
Requirements:
The qualified candidate holds at least an MA/MSc but preferably a PhD
degree in Political Science or a related field and has teaching experience.
The fellowship has the following terms and components:
1) A teaching assignment of a course on either Approaches & Issues in
International Relations or Approaches & Issues in Political Theory.
These are a 3 credit hour courses, meeting twice a week for 90 min
sessions from September 1, 2008 through December 19, 2008. The period
of contract is from August 25 to December 24, 2008. The idea behind
the Approaches & Issues courses are to provide a survey of these
fields introducing the students to major approaches and theories,
important topics, and the contemporary developments. As such, these
should be introductory courses at a graduate level involving lectures,
seminars, research assignments, and individual student mentoring.
Additionally, we expect the fellow to spend 6 hours per week for
personal preparation to the courses with lecture/seminar notes,
preparation of assignments, and grading/evaluation of students.
2) The fellowship also includes office hours for students of
approximately 4 hours a week. Depending on other events at the
Academy, such as workshops, conferences, meetings, research
presentations, 2-4 hours of additional time will be needed.
3) Overall, the commitment at the Academy will not exceed the load of
20 hours per week. However, due to the nature of an academic
environment, the load may vary from about 15 to 25 hours per week.
During the rest of the time, the fellows are encouraged to conduct
their research and will receive full support of the Academy and our
partners. We expect the fellows to present their research to the
students and the greater audience during the fellowship period with us.
The OSCE Academy will provide/cover - a) Economy class roundtrip
airfare from the city of current residence to Bishkek; b) Entry visa
expenses to Kyrgyzstan, if any; c) Housing will be provided by the
Academy; d) Honorarium of 750 Euros per month for teaching the 3
credit hour course; e) 100 Euro one-time settling-in fee; f) office
space and a computer, as well as access to all of our facilities.
NOTE: The Academy will not be able to provide health insurance.
Interested applicants should submit their CV, letter confirming
availability of funds for research, a short summary of their research
project, and two letters of reference from people familiar with the
candidate's academic work to until May
15, 2008. With any questions on this call, please contact
.
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is an equal-opportunity institution. It
operates on the principle of non-discrimination. All recruitment
decisions are taken on the basis of best qualification of the
candidates, with consideration of regional and gender balance.
Dr. Tim Epkenhans
Director
OSCE Academy
Bishkek - Kyrgyz Republic