DEADLINE: February 25, 2010
SICAR is a five-day seminar in which Ph.D. students receive training in conducting archival research. Although archival research is an integral part of many academic disciplines, it is virtually never taught at the graduate level. In an effort to address this deficiency, the George Washington University began the Summer Institute in 2003. SICAR welcomes students working on dissertation topics related modern
history and international affairs. In 2010, the Summer Institute will continue to welcome participants from various disciplines including history, government and politics, international relations, sociology, anthropology, and public policy, as well as area and regional studies.
International applicants are welcome to apply. There are no citizenship requirements.
SICAR will be limited to 20 participants, and preference is given to students who have defended their dissertation proposal and are about to embark on dissertation research. Applicants must submit the application form (see website), a two-page proposal indicating how they would benefit from participation in SICAR, a CV, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in their department.
The deadline for applications is February 25, 2010 and decisions will be announced by the end of March. Please send applications via e-mail (ATTN: SICAR APP) to sicar@gwu.edu. Letters of recommendation can also be sent via email or by regular mail to:
The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
ATTN: SICAR
1957 E St. N.W., Suite 412
Washington, DC 20052.
Application website: http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/academics/sicar_09.cfm
GWU will cover the costs of housing and meals and may help with transportation as well.
The Summer Institute is directed by the faculty of the GW Cold War Group and researchers at both the National Security Archive and the Cold War International History Project. SICAR is generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
For more information on all of the above, please contact Elidor Mehilli, elidor@gwu.edu.
Elidor Mëhilli
Princeton University PhD ABD
2009-2010 Mellon Fellow in Contemporary History
George Washington University
The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 412
Washington, D.C. 20052
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