IREX
International Research & Exchanges Board

Program Overview

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Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG) seeks to attract, select, and support in-depth field research by US scholars and experts in policy-relevant subject areas related to Eastern Europe and Eurasia, as well as to disseminate knowledge about these regions to a wide network of constituents in the United States and abroad. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Title VIII Program, the STG Program provides fellows with the means to conduct in-country research on contemporary political, economic, historical, and cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. The STG Program plays a vital role in supporting the emergence of a dedicated and knowledgeable cadre of US scholars and experts who can enrich the US understanding of developments in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

PROGRAM RESULTS

For more information on STG fellows, research projects and participant highlights, visit the STG program results page.

GRANT PROVISIONS

  • International coach class roundtrip transportation from the US to the host country(ies) for the period of grant awarded.
  • A monthly allowance for housing and living expenses, based on IREX’s pre-established country-specific rates (IREX will determine your housing amount at the time of your grant award, based on your city(ies) of placement).
  • Travel visas: IREX will pay for and assist with fellows’ visas for travel related to the fellowship.  Arrangement and costs associated with visas for dependents are the fellow’s responsibility.
  • Emergency evacuation insurance. Please note that IREX provides only emergency evacuation insurance -- not health insurance.

GRANT CATEGORIES

STG provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) for independent or collaborative research projects in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. 

Eligible Countries of Research Focus

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

The deadline to apply for 2009-2010 STG is February 2, 2009. Application information and materials are now available for download online.

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