Support research on the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union and/or Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) conducted by an individual scholar under the auspices of a US government agency. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration and considerable background in some aspect […]

Post-doctoral scholars from the United States in the humanities may apply for collaborative research opportunities at universities and institutes in any country of East-Central Europe and New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. the project must involve at least one collaborator from the region and research in the region itself. Candidates must have […]

Prize provides up to $500 annually for the best graduate student research paper in the humanities and social sciences regarding current or former communist regimes. Applicants must hold or be within one year of receiving an MA or Ph.D.

This competition provides funds for both collaborative and individual research projects. Research Contracts support collaborative projects involving multiple post-doctoral scholars, or individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold PhDs, including at least one U.S.-based scholar or researcher with a maximum award of $70,000. Research Grants support research projects conducted by individual U.S.-based scholars […]

The Short-Term Travel Grant program is meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Applicants may apply a broad definition of “policy relevance.” Research that is “policy relevant” does not necessarily need to focus directly on a matter of current and intense concern to […]