Deadline: May 15, 2020
Are you or do you know a high school or community college educator interested in broadening knowledge of the unique history, geopolitical atmosphere, and current events in Eurasia? The application deadline for the Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship has been extended! Applications are now due May 15, 2020.
The yearlong competitive fellowship is open to both part-time and full-time educators at the high school and community college level who are interested in deepening their understanding of the history and current events of the post-Soviet space. Fellows will do this through online sessions with expert faculty and scholars, and an in-person (at Harvard University) workshop during spring semester in 2021. In addition to content about regional and international conflicts and disputes, the fellowship will provide an overview of mediation theory and strategies.
Participants will participate in a conflict negotiation simulation focused on the region. Ten fellows from throughout the US will be chosen to participate in the program, which will run for an academic year (September 2020–June 2021). Fellows will be expected to read and view required program materials (novels, articles, films and documentaries), attend in-person workshop(s), participate in program webinars and develop a curricular resource that will bring content from the fellowship program into their classrooms.
This fellowship is funded in part by a Title VI National Resource Center Grant from the U.S. Department of Education and is a collaborative effort by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard University), the Center for Slavic and East European Studies (The Ohio State University), the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (University of Pittsburgh), and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
For additional information, including a fellowship breakdown and timeline, please read the fellowship post on the UW-Madison CREECA website: creeca.wisc.edu/2020/04/engaging-eurasia-a-fellowship-for-high-school-and-community-college-educators/.
Those interested in applying may follow this link: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5yzyP4HNS7tn5qZ.