LINGUIST List 14.2443

Mon Sep 15 2003

FYI: Individual Grant Opportunity, Phonetics

Editor for this issue: Renee Galvis <reneelinguistlist.org>

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1. Amy Moore, IREX Grant Opportunities for US Scholars
2. Karen Chung, Phonetics discussion list

IREX is pleased to announce the 2004-2005 grant opportunities for US
scholars. IREX's US scholar programs are funded by the United States
Department of State Title VIII Program, the National Endowment for the
Humanities, John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts, and IREX's own Scholar
Support Fund. IREX supports the following programs:

INDIVIDUAL ADVANCED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (IARO)
Deadline: November 1, 2003
Grants of up to $40,000 for up to nine months to US scholars for
research in the social sciences and humanities in Europe and
Eurasia. Applicants can choose from fellowships in policy research and
development or fellowships in the humanities. Limited funding is
available for cross-regional research in Mongolia, Iran, and Turkey
for humanities scholars. Grants of one to three months are available
to master's students for research on policy-relevant theses or
equivalent projects.

THE CAUCASUS REGIONAL POLICY SYMPOSIUM
Deadline: December 1, 2003
IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson Center for
International Scholars, will be administering a symposium to bring
together senior and junior US scholars to discuss a variety of
political, economic, historical, and cultural topics related to the
Caucasus and its relationships with neighboring Russia, Turkey, and
Iran. Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national
competition. Applications must demonstrate a commitment to continued
study, research, and work on and with the countries of the Caucasus
region. The symposium is scheduled for spring 2004 in the Washington,
DC, area.

SHORT-TERM TRAVEL GRANTS PROGRAM (STG)
Deadline: February 1, 2004
Grants of up to $3,000 for up to two months of independent or
collaborative research in Europe and Eurasia for postdoctoral scholars
and professionals with terminal degrees. Successful projects must make
a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political,
economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and must
demonstrate how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.

JOHN J. AND NANCY LEE ROBERTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Deadline: March 15, 2004
A single grant of up to $30,000 for research projects lasting up to 12
months. This year applications will be accepted for research only on
primary, secondary, and higher education in the Middle East. This
program supports research for scholars with PhD or equivalent terminal
degrees. Studies involving more than one country and collaborative
research programs involving international colleagues are strongly
encouraged. 

CALL FOR CONSULTANTS
Deadline: Open
IREX seeks qualified American experts to serve as peer review
selection committee members for its programs. The consultants will
take part in the selection process by reading, scoring, and ranking
applications submitted by US and international citizens and possibly
interviewing candidates for participation in these programs. IREX will
provide a small honorarium to selected consultants. Please submit a
resume and cover letter specifying your regional interests and field
of expertise to the IREX Washington, DC, office to the attention of
IREX/SS by e-mail to resumesirex.org or by fax to (202) 628-8189. No
phone calls please. EOE. Please visit www.irex.org/careers/ for more
information.

Eligibility requirements vary by program. Please contact IREX for
applications and more information on these and other programs by
e-mail at <irexirex.org>, by phone at 202-628-8188, or visit
www.irex.org.

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 Karen Steffen Chung
 National Taiwan University
 http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/
 http://www.topica.com/lists/phonetics/