[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36727-36728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17845]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Intelligence and Research Bureau; Announcement of FY 1998 Grants
Under the Research and Training Program on Eastern Europe and the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII)
[Public Notice 2846]
On May 5, 1998, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott approved
the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The Title
VIII program, administered by the Department of State, seeks to build
expertise among Americans on Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe
through support for advanced research, language training, and other
activities both in the US and in the region. FY 1998 grant recipients
are listed below.
1. American Council of Learned Societies
Grant: $250,000 (EE/Baltic States).
Purpose: To support competitions for dissertation and postdoctoral
research fellowships and the Junior Scholars Training Program.
Contact: Jason Parker, Executive Associate, American Council of
Learned Societies, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017-3398, (212)
697-1505 (ext. 134/135), Fax (212) 949-8058, www.ACLS.org, e-mail:
[email protected].
2. American Council of Teachers of Russian
Grant: $371,830 (300,000-NIS, $71,830-EE).
Purpose: To support 64 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars,
and young faculty in Russian, Eurasian, or Central European studies for
advanced on-site language training or research.
Contact: Margaret Stephenson, ACTR, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 833-7522, Fax (202) 833-
7523, www.ACTR.org, e-mail: [email protected].
3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Grant: $126,519 ($95,000-NIS; $31,519-EE).
Purpose: To provide support for the Summer Research Laboratory and
the Slavic Reference Service.
Contact: Dianne Merridith, Program Administrator, Russian and East
European Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 104
International Studies Building, 910 South Fifth Street, Champaign, IL
61820, (217) 333-1244, Fax (217) 333-1582, www.UIUC.edu, e-mail:
[email protected]
4. Institute of International Education
Grant: $120,000 ($60,000-NIS, $60,000-EE).
Purpose: To support 15 Professional Development Fellowships for
young professionals in fields related to public service and civil
policy in the NIS and Eastern Europe.
Contact: Andrew Small, Institute Of International Education, US
Student Program Division, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017-
3580, (212) 883-8200, Fax (212) 984-5325, www.IIE.org, e-mail:
[email protected].
5. International Research and Exchanges Board
Grant: $925,000 ($600,000-NIS; $325,000-EE).
Purpose: To support its programs for Individual Advanced Research
Opportunities; Short-term Travel Grants; Special Projects in Library
and Information Service Grants; and Policy Forums.
Contact: Paul Ashin, IREX, 1616 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20006, (202) 628-8188, www.IREX.org, e-mail: [email protected].
6. National Academy of Sciences
Grant: $195,000 ($98,000-NIS, $97,000-EE).
Purpose: To support four Young Investigator Programs and 20 grants
for a program on ``Governance in Post-Communist Societies,'' focusing
on science and democratization and organized crime, terrorism, and
Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Contact: Steven Deets, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, 2102
Constitution Avenue, N.W., (FO 2014), Washington, D.C. 20418, (202)
334-2644, Fax (202) 334-2614, www.NAS.edu, e-mail: [email protected].
7. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
Grant: $1,273,800 ($900,000-NIS; $373,800,000-EE).
Purpose: To support the Research Contract and Fellowship Grant
Programs and for the Policy Research Fellowships for junior
postdoctoral scholars in the NIS.
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Contact: Robert Huber, President, NCEEER, 1755 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.W., Suite 304, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 387-0168, Fax
(202) 387-1608, www.NCEEER.com, e-mail: [email protected].
8. Social Science Research Council
Grant: $770,000 ($750,000-NIS, $20,000-EE).
Purpose: To support a national fellowship program for dissertation
completion and for postdoctoral research and a competition for grants
to American institutions for language training.
Contact: Judith Sedaitis, Staff Associate, Social Science Research
Council, 810 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, (212) 377-2700, Fax (212)
377-2727, www.SSRC.org, e-mail: [email protected].
9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
Grant: $742,851 ($480,000-NIS; $262,851-EE).
Purpose: To support research scholarships, short-term grants,
research fellowships and internships; meetings; and outreach
publication.
Contact: Nancy Popson, Program Associate, Kennan Institute, (202)
287-3400, Fax (202) 287-3772, wwics.si.edu, e-mail:
[email protected]. Or, Kristin Hunter Program Associate, East
European Studies, East and West European, Program, The Wilson Center,
370 L'Enfant Promenade, Suite 704, Washington, D.C. 20024-2518, (202)
287-3000, Fax (202) 287-3772, wwics.si.edu, e-mail: EES-WWC@erols. com.
Dated: June 22, 1998.
Kenneth E. Roberts,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee for Study of Eastern Europe and
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.
[FR Doc. 98-17845 Filed 7-6-98; 8:45 am]
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