Narodopis: Czech Ethnography Discussion Group: University Departments and Funding

Czech and Slovak Departments of Anthropology, Ethnology, and Folklore

Ústav etnologie - Univerzita Karlova v Praze (UK), Filozofická fakulta, Praha
Ústav etnólogie - Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), Bratislava
Katedra etnólogie a etnomuzikológie - Constantine the Philosopher University (UKF), Nitra
Katedra antropologických a historických věd - Zapadočeská univerzita, Plzeň
Kabinet socialní antropologie, Katedra sociálních věd - University of Pardubice

Funding for Czech and CEE Study:

Note: Many of these funding sources are available each year; dates listed here may not be correct for the current application cycle. Please check with each organization's web site or contact person for the most current information.

IREX International Research and Exchange, supports predoctoral and postdoctoral research on Europe, Central Asia, and the former Soviet Union.
European Funders Online (http://www.fundersonline.org) is an initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus Programme. The mission of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) is to promote and underpin the work of foundations and corporate funders in the New Europe. Orpheus, the information and communications programme of the EFC, provides a public record and a public information service on foundations and corporate funders active in Europe. Funders Online is also part of ARIES, the electronic information service of the social economy in Europe.
The National Security Education Program Graduate International Fellowship enables U.S. graduate students (who are U.S. citizens) to pursue specialization in area and language studies, or to add an important international dimension to their education. NSEP supports students studying languages, cultures, and world regions other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. NSEP focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. "national security." It draws on a broad definition of national security to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the new challenges of a global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
Application materials and general information are currently available at the NSEP web site: http://www.aed.org/nsep
NEH Collaborative Humanities Fellowship in East-Central Europe and the NIS
The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) are currently accepting applications for the 2001-02 NEH Collaborative Humanities Research Fellowship.
Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for four to nine months of research in east-central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Proposals must include plans to work with at least one collaborator in the field. The merit-based competition is open to all U.S. post-doctoral scholars in the humanities, including such disciplines as modern and classical languages, history, linguistics, literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, and ethics.
Language proficiency is not required if applicants can demonstrate a means of conducting research without it.
Scholars interested in locating potential collaborators are encouraged to contact American Councils.
Application deadline for 2001-2002: February 15, 2001
Junior Scholars Training Seminar
East European Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Committee on East European Studies of the American Council of Learned Societies provide an annual training seminar each summer for junior scholars in East European studies. These scholarships are available to American citizens (or permanent residents.) All transportation, accommodation, and meal costs will be covered by the sponsors. Graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program at an American university, who have completed all requirements and research for the Ph.D except the dissertation (and scholars who received their PhDs in 1999 or later) in any field of East European or Baltics studies are eligible to apply. (Russia and the Soviet successor states are excluded.) Participants will present their research, discuss the works of other junior scholars, and exchange impressions of the state of the field with a group of senior scholars.
The application must include the following items:
1. a curriculum vitae (which must include social security number, institution where degree is expected or was received, title of doctoral dissertation, and name and department of doctoral advisor)
2. a single page, single-spaced statement of the work you wish to discuss, either the dissertation or another project
3. one letter of recommendation from PhD advisor
There is no formal application form. For more information please visit the EES website: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ees
Application materials outlined above should be sent by May 15, 2000 to:
EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
202-619-4000 (tel); 202-619-4001 (fax)
Email: kneppm@wwic.si.edu
The Office for Central Europe and Eurasia of the National Research Council awards grants to American scientists wishing to host or visit their colleagues from Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States (NIS). Each individual visit proposed must be at least two weeks (10-14 days) in length. Grants will be in the range of $2,500 to $ 10,000. Applications for all these grants must be submitted by the American scientist.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: Armenia, Azerbaijan (traveling only), Belarus, Bosnia (hosting in U.S. only), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, (Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
ACCEPTED FIELDS: Only fields funded by NSF are eligible, including archaeology and anthropology; astronomy; biochemistry, biophysics and genetics; biological sciences; chemistry; computer science; earth sciences; economics; engineering; environmental sciences; geography; history and philosophy of science; linguistics; mathematics; physics; political science; non-clinically-oriented psychology; science and technology policy; and sociology.
No proposals involving agricultural production; drug testing or development; research on the diagnosis, etiology or treatment of physical or mental diseases or disorders; or the use of animal models of human diseases or conditions will be accepted.
Information and application forms are available on the web-site http://www.nationalacademies.org/oia
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research
The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) invites proposals for its National Research Competition. This competition provides funds for both collaborative and individual research projects. Research Contracts support collaborative projects involving multiple post-doctoral scholars, including at least one U.S.-based scholar, with a maximum award of $70,000. Research Grants support research projects conducted by individual U.S.-based, post-doctoral scholars, with a maximum award of $40,000. Contracts will provide funding to scholars via institutional awards, while Grants will be awarded directly to the scholar. Accordingly, Contracts and Grants involve different application forms and guidelines. The deadline for the submission of applications is February 15, 2001. NCEEER 's Board of Directors will judge the competition, and applicants will be notified of the outcome by June 1, 2001.
Research activity supported by a Contract or Grant may begin as early as October 1, 2001. Scholars should schedule their research activities so as to complete and submit all project requirements to NCEEER by September 30, 2003.
About NCEEER's Research Program
NCEEER was created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high-quality programs for post-doctoral research on the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Eurasia and Eastern Europe. From broad, cross-cultural analyses to more focused studies of particular problems, NCEEER supports research projects that facilitate a mutually beneficial exchange of information between scholars and policy-makers.
NCEEER's programs provide insight and a clearer understanding of current trends in this region for U.S. government representatives, while promoting academic growth and opportunity. With these ends in mind, NCEEER encourages projects that: involve participation by graduate students; facilitate interaction between the public and private sectors; develop data banks and research aids that can be of use to other scholars; and advance the exchange of ideas in academic, governmental and public fora.
You may download application guidelines and forms from NCEEER's website (http://www.nceeer.org), or you may request a copy by telephone, mail or email. When you request a form, please specify whether you plan to apply for a Research Contract or a Research Grant.
Roman Herzog Research Fellowship
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the non-profit Hertie Foundation (GHS) in Frankfurt-on-Main enable young highly qualified scholars with outstanding leadership qualities in research and teaching from central and south-east Europe (including the Baltic States) to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany (age limit: 35 years old)
Applications may be submitted for long-term research stays of between 6 and 12 months; short-term study tours or participation in conferences cannot be funded.
Rawnsley Studentship in Polish, Czech or Slovak Literature
Renewable, one-year scholarship for graduate study in West Slavic literature at St. Hugh's College, Oxford. Send inquiries to:
The Václav Havel Fellows Program, administered by The Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at the University of Michigan.
The Václav Havel Fellowship provides three types of funding: a five-year fellowship for incoming graduate students at the University of Michigan who are residents of the Czech Republic, a five-year fellowship for graduate students at the University of Michigan who intend to pursue research in Czech society, history, or culture, and a 12-month dissertation fellowship for University of Michigan students to pursue research anywhere in the world that focuses on topics that reflect the life and work of Vaclav Havel.

Funding for Czech and Slovak Nationals:

The Fulbright Commission in the Czech Republic, and The Fulbright Commission in the Slovak Republic.
Also see The Václav Havel Fellows Program above

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