Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 12:10:39 -0400

From: Denise Cormaney dcormane[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IREX.ORG

Subject: (Fwd) Re: Host Opportunities for US Institutions



HOST OPPORTUNITIES FOR US INSTITUTIONS



THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT FELLOWHIPS IN

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

OR

THE REGIONAL SCHOLAR EXCHANGE PROGRAM



DESCRIPTION: Three or six-month research grants to specialists with

advanced degrees, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars from the

NIS (emphasis will be on junior faculty) for research at institutions

and organizations in the United States. *Funding for these programs

is provided by the United States Information Agency*



FIELDS:

Freedom Support Act Fellowships in Contemporary Issues:

-Sustainable Growth and Development of NIS Economies in Transition

-Democratization, Human Rights and Rule of Law

-Political, Military, Security and Public Policy Issues

-Strengthening Civil Society

-Communications Revolution and Access to Information



Regional Scholar Exchange Program:

25 fields in the social sciences and humanities, with focus on the

twentieth century. Most NIS participants will be junior faculty and

those at the early stages of their career.



GRANT PROVISIONS FOR FELLOWS:

-Housing, stipend, medical insurance, and research allowance.

-Round-trip transportation to and from placement city in the United

States



INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY:

Interested institutions should:

-Be located in the United States

-Provide a research advisor willing to meet with the fellow and guide

his/her research

-Provide access to computer, e-mail, the Internet, available

libraries and archives, and, where possible, office space.



*US institutions wishing to host fellows may obtain the host

application form directly from the IREX website at

http://www/irex/org/grants/intl/hostops.htm. Deadline for

Contemproary Issues host applications is February 2, 1998. Deadline

for Regional Scholar Exchange Program host applications is April 2,

1998.



For more information about these programs, please contact Program

Officers Denise Cormaney (dcormane[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]irex.org) or Kristine Kassekert

(kkasseke[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]irex.org) at 202-628-8188