Wayne Vucinich Twelve-week Residential Fellowship at the Stanford University, USA

Publish Date: Sep 13, 2016

Deadline: Oct 14, 2016

About the Fellowship

The Wayne Vucinich Fellowship is a twelve-week residential fellowship at the Stanford University Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES). During the fellowship period, the Vucinich Fellow is expected to pursue her or his independent research in residency and to participate actively in the scholarly activities of the Center. The fellow will have access to Stanford University Libraries and the Hoover Institution Library and Archives as well as a community of scholars at Stanford. The fellow will hold a lecture, seminar or workshop on his or her research, organized by CREEES.

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to scholars working on the region in any discipline. A PhD in hand is required at the time the residency begins. Preference will be given to scholars who have completed the PhD (or equivalent) in the past five years and who are residents of countries that fall under the direct purview of the Center: Russia, East Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (including Afghanistan).

The fellowship funds international travel, health insurance, and visa support, in addition to a $10,000 stipend for living expenses. In addition to library access, the fellow will have use of a shared work space at the Center.

Application

The Wayne Vucinich Fellowship competition is open. Applications due by 5pm PST on October 14, 2016.

A complete application consists of the following materials:

  1. Vucinich Fellowship application form (online)
  2. A letter of application/research proposal
  3. A Curriculum Vitae
  4. A writing sample (book chapter or article length, in English)
  5. A short proposal for a public lecture/workshop to be held at Stanford (can be related to research proposal)
  6. Two (2) letters of recommendation 

All materials listed above (with the exception of the letters of recommendation) should be submitted as attachments to the online application form.

To APPLY click "Further official information" below and fill the application form.


This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

https://creees.stanford.edu/people/visiting-scholars/wayne-vucinich-fellowship

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Disciplines

Eurasian Studies

European Studies

Oriental Studies

Russian Studies

Eligible Countries

Afghanistan

Albania

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Estonia

Georgia

Hungary

Kazakhstan

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Macedonia

Poland

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Host Countries

United States