Reminder: Grant for US Graduate Students, Pre-Tenure Faculty and Professionals to Participate in the 2008 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium
Dear colleagues,
This spring IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWC), will hold our 8th Annual Regional Policy Symposium focusing on "Frozen Conflicts and Unrecognized States in Southeast Europe and Eurasia."
Application Deadline: December 3, 2007
IREX (The International Research & Exchanges Board), in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Kennan Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2008 Regional Policy Symposium – Frozen Conflicts and Unrecognized States in Southeast Europe and Eurasia.
The research symposium, supported by the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring together junior and senior scholars and members of the policy community to study and discuss timely topics related to the frozen conflicts and unrecognized states in Southeast Europe and Eurasia. Topics may include: security and military cooperation; economic trends; environment and safety; human
rights; cross-border ethnic issues; trade development; legal reform; and foreign relations.
Research focus areas include: Abkhazia; Kosovo; Nagorno-Karabakh; Republika Srpska; South Ossetia; and Transnistria.
Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition to present their current research on the region. Grants will be awarded to approximately 10 junior scholars.
The Regional Symposium is scheduled to take place on April 9 - 11, 2007 in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and will involve two full days of reviews of current research projects, roundtable discussions, and the development of policy recommendations.
Technical Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must either be currently enrolled in an MA, MS, MBA, JD, or PhD program or have held a graduate degree for 10 years or less. Applicants who hold an academic post must be pre-tenure.
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are currently residing in the
Grant Provisions:
Round-trip airfare (provided by IREX through its travel office) and/or surface transportation from anywhere in the United States to the symposium site.
Meals and accommodations for the duration of the symposium.
Additional information and application materials can be accessed at:
http://www.irex. org/programs/ symp/index. asp.
To receive more information on the 2008 Regional Policy Symposium, please send e-mail inquiries to Symposium@irex. org.
Thank you!
Teodor Stan
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