[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39183-39184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18620]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3097]


FY 1999 Funding Under the Research and Training for Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 
1983

    On April 27, 1999, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 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 U.S. and in the region. FY 1999 grant recipients 
are listed below.

1. American Council of Learned Societies

    Grant: $390,000 (EE).
    Purpose: To support language programs, dissertation fellowships, 
advanced graduate fellowships, the Junior Scholars Training Seminar, 
post-doctoral fellowships, and pre-dissertation travel grants.
    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 e-mail: [email protected].

2. American Council of Teachers of Russian/American Council for 
Collaboration in Education and Language Studies

    Grant: $430,000 ($355,000-NIS, $75,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support advanced Russian Language and Area Studies, 
Languages of the NIS program, Central and East European languages and 
research, the Special Research Initiative, the Combined Language and 
Research Program, Junior Faculty Research Program, and Policy Forums.
    Contact: Mary Petrusewicz, ACTR, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833-7522, Fax (202) 833-7523, e-
mail: [email protected].

3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Grant: $125,000 ($95,000-NIS; $30,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support the Summer Research Laboratory, which provides 
dormitory housing and access to the University's library for advanced 
research, and the Slavic Reference Service, which locates materials 
unavailable through regular interlibrary loan.
    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, e-mail: [email protected]

4. Institute of International Education

    Grant: $120,000 ($70,000-NIS, $50,000-EE)
    Purpose: To support 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, U.S. 
Student Program Division, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017-
3580, (212) 883-8200, Fax (212) 984-5325, e-mail: [email protected]

5. International Research and Exchanges Board

    Grant: $840,000 ($530,000-NIS; $310,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support its programs for Individual Advanced Research 
Opportunities; Short-term Travel Grants; Dissemination, and Policy 
Forums.
    Contact: McKinney Russell, IREX, 1616 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20006, (202) 628-8188, Fax (202) 628-8189, e-mail: [email protected]

6. National Academy of Sciences

    Grant: $70,000 ($40,000-NIS, $30,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support a Governance Program with a strong focus on 
``Technology and Industrial Economics.''
    Contact: Steven Deets, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, 
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, 2101 
Constitution Avenue, NW, (FO 2014), Washington, DC 20418, (202) 334-
2644, Fax (202) 334-2614, e-mail: [email protected]

7. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research

    Grant: $1,300,000 ($990,000-NIS; $310,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support the Research Contract and Fellowship Grant 
Programs for postdoctoral research, Policy Research Fellowships in the 
NIS and East Europe, and the Ed. A. Hewitt Fellowship Program to allow 
a scholar to work on a research project for a year while serving in a 
USG agency.
    Contact: Robert Huber, President, NCEEER, 1755 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW, Suite 304, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 822-6950, Fax (202) 
822-6955, e-mail: [email protected]

8. Social Science Research Council

    Grant: $765,000 ($745,000-NIS, $20,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support dissertation fellowships, advanced graduate 
fellowships, US-based language training, and postdoctoral fellowships.
    Contact: Judith Sedaitis, Staff Associate, Social Science Research 
Council, 810 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, (212) 377-2700, Fax (212) 
377-2727, e-mail: [email protected]

9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

    Grant: $735,000 ($470,000-NIS; $265,000-EE).
    Purpose: To support research and short-term scholar programs,

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internships, meetings, outreach publications, and the East European 
Junior Scholars Training Program.

Contact: Nancy Popson, Program Associate, Kennan Institute, (202) 691-
4243, Fax (202) 691-4247, e-mail: [email protected]
        or
Martin Sletzinger, Program Associate, East European Studies, East and 
West European Program, The Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027, (202) 691-4263, 
Fax (202) 691-4247, e-mail: [email protected]

    Dated: July 16, 1999.
Kenneth E. Roberts,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee for Study of Eastern Europe and 
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.
[FR Doc. 99-18620 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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