Deadline: January 31, 2020
Title VIII Overseas Fellowships of up to $8,000 are available to support U.S. graduate students, area specialists, and scholars studying the languages and cultures of Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union in overseas programs.
These Fellowships must be for overseas study and must be for courses that are not available in the Language Workshop and for which no other Title VIII funding is available
Award Amount: Up to $8,000
Deadline: January 31, 2020
APPLY FOR A TITLE VIII OVERSEAS FELLOWSHIP
The mission of the Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union — administered by the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research — is to ensure that timely, independent, analysis informs foreign policy decisions.
Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis. Priority goes to applicants who will further the program’s mission to develop and maintain high-quality research and training programs critical to the national security of the United States and to support and sustain American expertise on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union.
Applicants for Russian must be applying for 7th-year study (or must be at the C2 level, the ACTFL Advanced-High/Superior border) or higher.
Additional Title VIII Opportunities through the University of Illinois
Combine a Title VIII research award through the University of Illinois with a summer Title VIII language award through Indiana University to make a comprehensive research/language program.
Students applying for Title VIII support for overseas language study through Indiana University may also apply for Title VIII support for research conducted at the University of Illinois through their Open Research Laboratory in spring 2020 and their Summer Research Laboratory in summer 2020.
Applicants must apply separately to the Illinois and Indiana programs.
Learn more about ORL and apply for a Title VIII ORL research fellowship at the University of Illinois’ ORL page.
Learn more about SLR and apply for a Title VIII SRL research fellowship at the University of Illinois’ SRL page.