12.6.-4.8.2006 [extended deadline 12/5]
The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are pleased to announce its 2006 Summer Research Laboratory on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, June 12 - August 4. Please check the website for the full list of programs, eligibility, and application information: http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/srl.html
DEADLINE Extended for Housing Grants (US citizens/permanent residents only): May 12
The SRL enables scholars to conduct advanced research in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Lab associates are given full access to the collection and resources of the University of Illinois Library, the largest Slavic collection west of Washington, DC, and are able to seek assistance from the Slavic Reference Service staff. The SRL provides an opportunity for specialists to keep current on knowledge and research in the field, to access newly available and archival materials, and disseminate knowledge to other scholars, professionals, government officials, and the public. The Summer Lab is an ideal program for doctoral students conducting
pre-dissertation/dissertation research.
The following persons are eligible to apply to the Summer Lab:
* Faculty or graduate students at a university or college who are teaching and/or doing research on the region.
* Individuals who have a PhD and are doing research on the region, even if this expertise is not being used in current employment.
* Individuals working in an area of government, NGOs or business related to the region, regardless of academic training.
* Librarians specializing in the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian field.
To be eligible for housing grants and the graduate student travel grants, the above criteria apply along with the following:
* Research Area: Scholars conducting policy relevant research on the countries of Eurasia and Southeastern Europe. Under US Department of State regulations, housing grants MAY NOT be provided to scholars conducting research (policy relevant or otherwise) on any of the new EU nations - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
* Policy Relevance: All applicants requesting housing grants must state the policy relevance of their research. For junior scholars policy relevance can be envisioned in fairly broad terms; however, State Department regulations stipulate that senior scholars cannot be funded unless their research is clearly policy relevant. For more information on policy relevance, please check the SRL website under "proposal information".
* For graduate student travel grant, applicants must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident.
Application Deadlines:
Housing Grants:
for U.S. citizens and permanent residents Extended to May 12
Graduate Student Travel Grants: for U.S. citizens and permanent residents
only - Extended to May 12 Lab Only (no housing grant): for guaranteed housing availability - May 12, or at least 2 weeks prior to arrival (housing not guaranteed)
*For those of you who have applied to the Summer Lab in the past, please make note that some of the application procedures has changed since 2005. Please use the new 2006 application to apply.
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2006 SUMMER RESEARCH LAB PROGRAMS
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu/srl/SRL2006/programs.html
Russian-Jewish Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholars: "From the Pale to Moscow: Russian-Jewish and Soviet-Yiddish Studies" June 12-16, 101 International Studies Building Moderators: Gennady Estraikh (Rauch Visiting Professor of Yiddish
Studies, NYU); Harriet Murav (Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
UIUC); David Shneer (Professor of History, University of Denver)
Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum: International Conference on "Book Arts, Culture and Media in Eastern Europe and Eurasia: From Print to Digital" June 17-18, Illini Union
Related Pre-conference Seminar: "Prostranstvo knigi": the Space of the Book in the Imperial Russian Social Imagination"
June 16, 9:00–5:00 PM, 406 Illini Union
Faculty Organizer: Miranda Remnek (Head, Slavic and East European Library)
Balkan Studies Training Workshop for Junior Scholar: "Building Balkan Studies: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives" [Application closed] June 20-22, 101 International Studies Building Moderator: Gerald Creed (Professor of Anthropology, CUNY)
Summer Symposium: "Chernobyl, 20 Years Later: Health, Environment, & the
Sociology of a Disaster Zone"
June 24, 2:00–5:30 PM, Illini Union General Lounge
SRS Individualized Research Practicum Duration of the Lab The Slavic Reference Service offers Individualized Research Practicum to select Summer Lab associates. Associates can apply using the SRL application.
Summer Lab Noontime Scholars Lectures
June 13–July 5
Held each Tuesday (unless otherwise indicated) from 12:00–1:00p.m., 101 International Studies Building.
Summer Lab Film Series
June 12–July 12
Shown Monday and Wednesday evenings, beginning at 7:30 p.m., Illini Tower cafeteria.
Summer Lab Social Hours
June 13–July 6
Breakfast: Tuesday morning, 8:00–9:30 a.m., 101 International Studies Building.
Reception: Select Thursday afternoons, 5:00–6:00 p.m., 101 International
Studies Building.
Voluntary Discussion Groups, Workshops, and Conferences
Questions about specific groups should be addressed directly to the group
coordinator.
Early Russian History, June 12–16
3–5 PM, Room 225 Library (Slavic Library Conference Room)
Coordinator: Ann Kleimola, Department of History, University of Nebraska,
kleimola@unlinfo.unl.edu
Slavic Digital Text Workshop, June 15
8:45–7:30 PM, ACES, Rm 509
Coordinator: Miranda Remnek, Slavic and East European Library, University
of Illinois, mremnek@uiuc.edu
Slavic Librarians' Workshop, June 15
12:30–7:30 PM, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Rm 126
Coordinator: Miranda Remnek, Slavic and East European Library, University of Illinois, mremnek@uiuc.edu
25th Annual Ukrainian Studies Conference on "Contemporary Ukraine," June 19–24
Illini Union General Lounge
Coordinator: Dmytro Shtohryn, Ukrainian Research Program, University of
Illinois, shtohryn@uiuc.edu
For more information contact the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois at reec@uiuc.edu, 217.333.1244.
The Summer Research Lab is funded in part by the U.S. State Department
Title VIII grant, the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant, and generous contributions from private donors.
Lynda Y. Park, Assistant Director
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
University of Illinois
104 International Studies Building, MC-487
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6022, 333-1244; fax (217) 333-1582
lypark@uiuc.edu
http://www.reec.uiuc.edu
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