[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.
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