Application Deadline: December 10, 2010
IREX, in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars’ Kennan Institute (WWC), is pleased to announce its 2011 Regional Policy Symposium, “Gender in the 21st Century Eastern Europe and Eurasia.”
The research symposium, supported by the United States Department of State (Title VIII Program), will bring American junior and senior scholars and members of the policy community together to examine and discuss gender and women’s issues in Eastern Europe and Eurasia from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Topics may include: education, migration, trafficking, women in politics, domestic violence, and economic opportunities, among others.
Junior scholars will be chosen based on a national competition to present their current research on the topic of the Symposium. Grants will be awarded to approximately ten junior scholars. The Symposium is scheduled to take place April 5-8, 2011 in the Washington, DC, 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:
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- Applicants must be US citizens
- 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
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.
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To receive more information on the 2011 Regional Policy Symposium, please send e-mail inquiries to Symposium@irex.org
Application materials are available on the IREX website at: http://www.irex.org/project/regional-policy-symposium
Symposium Program Evaluation Survey: http://www.irex.org/programs/us_scholars/SymposiumProgEval.pdf
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