Both online application and paper application materials may be found at
the STG website at www.irex.org/programs/stg/application.asp or
requested from IREX.
STG provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral
scholars and holders of other professional terminal graduate degrees for
independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia.
The maximum amount of an STG is $5,000. Applicants must demonstrate how
their research will make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the
contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments
in the region and how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.
Countries Eligible for Research:
*Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
*Limited funding is also available for: Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Grant Provisions:
Grants up to $5,000 cover:
*Round-trip airfare from the United States to the host country.
*Stipend to cover in-country costs for meals, lodging, and local
transportation.
*Miscellaneous travel and research expenses directly related to the
project (including but not limited to in-country travel and
photocopying) and deemed to be appropriate by the selection committee
and IREX.
*Grantees will be required to submit both a final and research report
upon completion of the grant. Two hundred dollars will be withheld from
the stipend amount until the reports are received.
*Medical evacuation insurance will be provided by IREX at no cost to the
grantee.
For more information on this program, visit www.irex.org/programs/stg/
or contact IREX via e-mail at stg@irex.org or by telephone at
202-628-8188.
The STG Program is funded by the United States Department of State
(Title VIII Program) and administered by IREX.