GRANTS- Teaching Fellowship for Eurasian and Eastern European Studies, IREX

GRANTS- Teaching Fellowship for Eurasian and Eastern European Studies, IREX

Posted by: Ana-Maria Sinitean

2010 Teaching Fellowship Program for Eurasian and Eastern European Studies

IREX is pleased to announce its 2010 Teaching Fellowship Program for
Eurasian and Eastern European Studies, a program designed by IREX to
expand the field of Eurasian and Eastern European area studies to
accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) throughout the United States.

The program will award individual fellowships of up to $12,000 to
current adjunct or full-time professors to develop and teach an
introductory course in this field at a local HBCU or HSI for an
academic semester (fall 2010 and/or spring 2011) with the possibility
of receiving additional funding for a follow-on course during the
second semester. Additionally, the Teaching Fellow will liaise
directly with administrators of his/her home institution and the
HBCU/HSI to develop a sustainable institutional partnership.

The primary goal of the program is to broaden and diversify the field
of area studies by introducing Eurasian and/or Eastern European
courses on the home campuses of local HBCUs and HSIs that
traditionally have not had the resources to offer such coursework.
Students who enroll in these courses will ultimately be encouraged to
continue their studies and pursue careers in this field.

Eligible candidates will be required to:

a) Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;

b) Be current adjunct or full-time professors

To receive more information on the 2010 Teaching Fellowship Program
for Eurasian and Eastern European Studies, please send e-mail
inquiries to sshields@irex.org