[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45071-45072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21587]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3755]


FY 2001 Funding Under the Research and Training for Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 
1983 (Title VIII)

    Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage approved on May 4, 
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 US Department of State, seeks to 
build expertise on Russia, Eurasia, and Central and East Europe through 
support to national organizations in the US for advanced research, 
language and graduate training, and other activities conducted 
domestically and on-site. FY 2001 grant recipients are listed below.

1. American Council of Learned Societies

    Grant: $475,000 (EE).
    Purpose: To support dissertation and post-doctoral research 
fellowships; two competitions for institutional language training 
grants in the US covering the basic languages of Central and East 
Europe; individual language training fellowships; and the Junior 
Scholars' Training Seminar with the Woodrow Wilson Center.
    Contact: Andrzej Tymowski, 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 Councils for International Education

    Grant: $390,000 ($325,000-NIS, $65,000-EE/B).
    Purpose: To support on-site language training fellowships in 
Advanced Russian, the non-Russian NIS languages, and select Central 
European languages; Combined Research and Language Training 
fellowships, including a Special Research Initiative on Central Asia 
and the Caucasus for junior scholars; Research Scholar and Junior 
Faculty research fellowships; and Policy Research Fellowships with the 
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research.
    Contact: Graham Hettlinger, American Councils for International 
Education, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 
20036; (202) 833-7522; Fax (202) 833-7523; e-mail: [email protected].

3. The William Davidson Institute of the University of Michigan 
Business School

    Grant: $60,000 (EE).
    Purpose: To support post-doctoral research fellowships on the 
linkages between business development and public policy in the Balkans.
    Contact: Deborah Jahn, Administrative Director, The William 
Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School, 724 East 
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234; (734) 615-4562; Fax (734) 
763-5850; e-mail: [email protected].

4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Grant: $125,000 ($95,000-NIS; $30,000-EE/B).
    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].

5. Institute of International Education

    Grant: $42,000 (EE).
    Purpose: To support Professional Development Fellowships for young 
professionals in fields related to public service and civil policy in 
the Balkans.
    Contact: Scott Pentzer, Program Manager, US Student Programs, 
Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New 
York, NY 10017-3580; (212) 984-5326; Fax (212) 984-5325; e-mail: 
[email protected].

6. International Research and Exchanges Board

    Grant: $605,000 ($340,000-NIS; $265,000-EE/B).
    Purpose: To support Individual Advanced Research Opportunities at 
the pre- and post-doctoral levels for on-site research; Short-term 
Travel Grants for senior scholars; a Regional Policy Symposium on the 
Caspian Sea with the Woodrow Wilson Center; dissemination activities; 
and Policy Forums.
    Contact: Joyce Warner, Director, Academic Exchanges and Research 
Division, International Research and Exchanges Board, 1616 H Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20006; (202) 628-8188; Fax (202) 628-8189; e-mail: 
[email protected].

7. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research

    Grant: $1,115,000 ($840,000-NIS; $275,000-EE/B).
    Purpose: To support the post-doctoral National Research Program of 
research contracts for collaborative projects and fellowship grants for 
individuals; Policy Research Fellowships in the NIS and Central and 
East Europe with the American Councils on International Education; and 
the Ed. A. Hewett 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, National Council for Eurasian and 
East European Research, 910 17th Street, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 
20006; (202) 822-6950; Fax (202) 822-6955; e-mail: [email protected].

8. Social Science Research Council

    Grant: $700,000 ($670,000-NIS, $30,000-EE/B).
    Purpose: To support pre-doctoral fellowships, including advanced 
graduate and dissertation; post-doctoral fellowships; a dissertation 
workshop on understudied regions; and a competition for grants to US 
institutions that offer intensive US-based training in the languages of 
the NIS.
    Contact: Seteney Shami, Program Director, Social Science Research 
Council, 810 7th Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019; (212) 377-
2700; Fax (212) 377-2727; e-mail: [email protected].

9. The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

    Grant: $680,000 ($430,000-NIS; $250,000-EE/B).
    Purpose: To support the residential programs for Research Scholars, 
Short-term Scholars, and interns; Meetings; and Outreach and 
Publications of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies and 
East European Studies of the European Program, including the Kennan's 
Workshop Series on Multi-cultural Legacies in Russia, Ukraine, and 
Belarus, and the East European Program's Junior Scholars' Training 
Seminar with the American Council of Learned Societies.
    Contact: Nancy Popson, Deputy Director, Kennan Institute, (202) 
691-4100; Fax (202) 691-4247; e-mail: [email protected] or Martin 
Sletzinger, Director, East European Studies, The Wilson Center, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004-3027; (202) 691-4263; 
Fax (202) 691-4247; e-mail: [email protected].


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    Dated: August 14, 2001.
Susan H. Nelson,
Program Officer, Program for the Study of Eastern Europe and the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, U.S. Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 01-21587 Filed 8-24-01; 8:45 am]
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