Deadline: 11 December 2015
Applicants are invited to submit their applications for Stephen F. Cohen–Robert C. Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship (CTDRF) Program for Russian Historical Studies that supports the next generation of US scholars to conduct their doctoral dissertation research in Russia. The CTDRF Program is sponsored by the KAT Charitable Foundation.
Funding Information
The fellowship amount will be a maximum of $22,000, which can be spent on expenses incurred while conducting research in Russia, including living expenses, research expenses, international airfare, visa expenses, and evacuation and health insurance.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant must:
- be a doctoral student at a US university
- have a dissertation research topic that falls within the fellowship research scope (see above), but may be in any discipline
- have language proficiency to conduct research in Russia
- have successfully achieved PhD candidacy (ABD status) by the start of the proposed research travel
- be a citizen or permanent resident of the US
- be a student member of ASEEES at the time of the application submission
- be able to receive and maintain a visa to the Russian Federation (and any other site of research that requires a visa).
- plan to start the research travel within the same calendar year following the receipt of the fellowship.
- not have a grant from another organization to conduct the same or similar research project at the same time.
How to Apply
Interested applicants may apply online via given website.
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