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Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities
The Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program provides support of up to $50,400 for U.S. scholars conducting humanities research in any country of Eurasia and Eastern Europe. (See list of eligible countries below.) This is a program of American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS in cooperation with The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Countries Eligible for Research:
| *Albania | *Lithuania |
| *Armenia | *Macedonia |
| *Azerbaijan | *Moldova |
| *Bosnia & Herzegovina | *Montenegro |
| *Bulgaria | *Poland |
| *Croatia | *Romania |
| *Czech Republic | *Russia |
| *Estonia | *Serbia |
| *Georgia | *Slovakia |
| *Hungary | *Slovenia |
| *Kazakhstan | *Tajikistan |
| *Kosovo | *Turkmenistan |
| *Kyrgyzstan | *Ukraine |
| *Latvia |
A wide range of humanities topics are eligible for support (see below); however, all projects must involve at least one collaborator from the region and field-based research in the region itself. In addition, applicants must hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree and have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be able to demonstrate that such language proficiency is not critical for the successful completion of their particular projects. Applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to strengthen academic linkages beyond the traditional centers are particularly encouraged.
American Councils administers fellowships involving the countries of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.
NCEEER administers fellowships involving the countries of Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Eligible Fields of Research:
The 1965 National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act states: "The term 'humanities' includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; aspects of social sciences which have a humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life." Scholars conducting research that falls under this definition are eligible for support from the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program.
The NEH does not fund any creative or performing arts such as the writing of fiction or poetry, painting, sculpting, composing or performing music, acting, directing, and dance. Critical, historical, and theoretical studies of the arts, however, are eligible for NEH support.
Eligible Applicants:
Individuals who are eligible to participate in the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program are:
All applications will receive consideration without regard to any factor such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, or disability.
NEH fellowships are for persons who have already completed their formal professional training. Consequently, degree candidates and persons seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree are not eligible to hold NEH fellowships administered by independent institutions.
Collaboration:
A primary purpose of this fellowship is to foster and support collaborative relationships between American scholars and their counterparts from Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Candidates for the fellowship should demonstrate, therefore, that their projects have a significant collaborative element. However, funding is not restricted to projects based on already well-established collaborations. American Councils and NCEEER welcome applications from scholars, particularly junior post-doctoral scholars, who plan to use the fellowship period to explore opportunities and create collaborative links in the region as much as to take advantage of previously established links. In any case, candidates should make clear in their proposals how they expect the collaboration to contribute to the success of their research and what efforts they have made to build contacts with potential collaborators.
Amount and Tenure of Awards:
Fellowship recipients must devote their full time to their research projects and may not accept teaching assignments or undertake any other major activities during the tenure of their award. Tenure must be continuous and last from four to twelve consecutive months. At least two consecutive months of the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities program must be spent conducting research in one of the countries of Eastern Europe or Eurasia, though projects requiring a full four months or more in the field are strongly encouraged.
Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities fellows may not receive more than $50,400 in NEH funds for a grant period of from six to twelve months nor more than $25,200 in NEH funds for a grant period of four to five months.
Selection and Placement:
All applications are reviewed and evaluated in the United States by a selection panel comprised of leading American scholars. American Councils and NCEEER assist with placement, if desired by the fellow, at Eurasian or Eastern European institutions and universities appropriate for each fellow’s proposed research project. American Councils and NCEEER will facilitate visa and registration requests and provide logistical support, if necessary.
Notification:
Scholars awarded Fellowships will be notified of the results by American Councils or by NCEEER in early May.
Application Components:
Applications to the Collaborative Research Grants in the Humanities Program are comprised of:
Download Application Here
Submission of Applications:
All applicants must submit completed applications as follows: an original and five collated copies, plus appropriate supporting documents to American Councils (proposals for countries under NCEEER’s jurisdiction should also be sent to American Councils). Address is listed below. Applications must be postmarked by the close of business on the deadline date of February 15, 2010. Faxed and e-mailed copies of applications will not be accepted. Applications submitted without required copies will not be considered. Applicants should also retain a copy of the application for their records, as no applications will be returned after the end of the competition. Program organizers reserve the right to verify all of the information indicated in the application. In the event that there is a discrepancy, or information is found to be false, the application will immediately be declared invalid and the applicant ineligible.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
February 15th, 2010: Programs must begin between June 2010 and May 2011 and be completed by August 31st, 2011. Applicants must plan to spend a minimum of four consecutive months carrying out their research (maximum of twelve consecutive months), of which at least two consecutive months must be spent conducting research in the field.
ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS:
Program Officer, Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 833-7522
Projects that have recently received support under the NEH Collaborative Research Fellowship Program include:
2009-2010 NEH Fellows:
Dr. Maria Bucur
Indiana University, Bloomington; Romania
The Everyday Experience of Women's Emancipation in the U.S. and Romania in the Twentieth Century and Beyond: A Transnational Study
Dr. Joan Chevalier
United States Naval Academy; Russia
Multilingual Education in the Russian Federation: The National Schools in the South Siberian Republics of Altai, Tyva, and Khakasiia
Dr. Jeffrey Hass
University of Richmond; Russia
War and Power: Practices, Meanings, and Political and Moral Economies of War. The Case of the Blockade of Leningrad
Dr. David Peterson
Idaho State University; Armenia
Collaborative Investigations of Early Mining and Metal Production on the Armenian Plateau, ca. 7000-800 BC
2008-2009 NEH Fellows:
Dr. David Brandenberger
University of Richmond; Russia
Stalinist Discipline: Soviet Historians and Officialdom in the USSR, 1928-1941
Dr. Victoria Clement
Western Carolina University; Turkmenistan
Building Civil Society through Private Educational Initiatives in Turkmenistan, 1990-2009
Dr. Anne Fisher
Williams College; Russia
Il’ia Il’f: Critical Biography and Annotated Diaries
Dr. Valeriya Kozlovskaya
Tufts University; Russia
On the Boundary of Europe and Asia: The Emporion of Tanais and the Key Questions of Greek Colonization
2007-2008 NEH Fellows
Dr. Marina Balina
Illinois Wesleyan University; Russia
Children's Literature in Russia: From Perestroika to the Present
Dr. Justyna Beinek
Indiana University, Bloomington; Poland
Writing and Editing of "The Critical Guide to Witold Gombrowicz"
Dr. Stephen Crowley
Oberlin College; Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, and Poland
East European Labor, Varieties of Capitalism, and the Expansion of the European Union
Dr. Adriana Helbig
Columbia University; Ukraine
Music, Migration, and the Transnationalization of Racialized Class Identities in Post-Orange Revolution Ukraine
Dr. Diana Mincyte
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lithuania
Food Culture, Globalization and Nationalism: Zeppelins in Lithuanian Imagination
Dr. Harry Neale
University of California, Berkeley; Tajikistan
The Role of Contemporary Tajik Literature in the Re-Persianization of the Tajik Language
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
February 15th, 2010: Programs must begin between June 2010 and May 2011 and be completed by August 31st, 2011. Applicants must plan to spend a minimum of four consecutive months carrying out their research (maximum of twelve consecutive months), of which at least two consecutive months must be spent conducting research in the field.
Download Application Here
ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS:
Program Officer, Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 833-7522
Program Resources
Send e-mail to: outbound@americancouncils.org