Category: Professional Development

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National Security and Intelligence Analysis Internship Spring 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Deadline: November 15, 2024

ISW Internship Program Overview

ISW is offering remote, hybrid, and in-person internships for Spring 2025. Instructions to apply for the scholarship are below.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is committed to training the next generation of national security leaders through its innovative educational programs. ISW seeks motivated and experienced college students or recent graduates to join our intern team. ISW offers internships across diverse research portfolios and departments, including Russia, China, and Iran’s Axis of Resistance. ISW also offers internships in Geospatial Intelligence and National Security Technologies and in non-profit management, including Communications.

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Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe

Deadline: October 30, 2024

The Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) is a two-week residential workshop, that provides scholars of Eastern Europe time and space to dedicate to their own research and writing in a collaborative and interdisciplinary setting. ACLS in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS) will convene leading scholars from Eastern Europe and North America for a two-week residency in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria from June 5, 2025 to June 20, 2025.

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Call for Applications: Politics and Narratives at European Borderlands: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine Course

Deadline: September 20, 2024

Course co-directors: Marija Mandić (University of Belgrade) and Olesia Marković (KyivMohyla Academy)

Central European University’s Invisible University for Ukraine program and IFDT Belgrade is inviting interested participants to enroll in an international interdisciplinary online course on comparing European borderlands, with a special focus on the Balkans. The course is free of charge and in English language. It seeks to bring together students from Southeast Europe, Ukraine and other countries, to discuss the politics, society, history and culture of the region, develop academic and human solidarity and think about parallels and connectivity between the European borderlands. The course consists of weekly interactive seminars held in late afternoon, by prominent lecturers and specialists focused on Southeast Europe and Ukraine. Students can also participate in small-team mentoring sessions offered by doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Participants can also contribute content to the project’s website (Balkan Talks) and the most actives students can participate in person in a Winter School in Budapest in January 2025.

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Graduate Student Research Fellowships: Harry Ransom Center (UT Austin)

Deadline: November 4, 2024

The Harry Ransom Center will award 50 Research Fellowships for it’s 2025-2026 Humanities program. These fellowships are open to graduate students (including doctoral candidates), academic faculty at any career stage, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists who require substantial on-site archival research. Application deadline is November 4, 2024 by 5:00 pm CST. Three types of fellowships are available: 

  1. One-to-Two-Month Fellowships ($3,500 per month): for projects that require extensive use of the Center’s collections.
  2. Travel Stipends ($2,000) are available for those requiring significant on-site research and cannot be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships
  3. Dissertation Fellowships ($2,000) are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertation require use of the Center’s collections. 
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NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: October 3, 2024

The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship offers $27,500 to support the writing phase of a dissertation, with funds distributed over one academic year. Fellows also attend two professional development retreats and select a mentor for ongoing guidance. Apply by October 3, 2024, by 5:00 pm ET. For more details, visit NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship website.

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CFP: Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia Workshop (Chicago, Illinois)

Deadline: September 13, 2024

Sixth annual Politics and Political Economy of Eurasia Workshop, to be held during the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) annual meeting in Chicago from April 3-6, 2025. To submit a proposal, please complete this form by September 13, 2024. For more information about the conference, please visit the conference webpage.

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Resource/Webinar: Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration

Webinar: August 22, 2024

We are delighted to share that our online, free Open Educational Resource (OER) Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration is completed and is available for anyone to use. You can find this resource at diverserussian.org (alternate link: https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/diverserussian/). 

Diverse Russian is a free, online, interactive Russian language textbook that invites students to explore places that have Russian-speaking communities by using the Russian language. It is intended for students who are approaching or are at the Intermediate level, and could be used to supplement existing Intermediate-level textbooks or as a main textbook in a listening, reading, and conversation course.

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Prof. Dev.: Managing Mid-Career Milestones (ASEEES)

Fall 2024

ASEEES is pleased to launch a two-semester initiative designed to support and empower scholars navigating the pivotal mid-career phase of the academic trajectory. 

In Fall 2024, Managing Mid-Career Milestones kicks off with two panel discussions featuring interdisciplinary speakers from among the ASEEES membership. The panels will explore big picture questions and practical strategies for success including:

·      Setting mid-career goals

·      Pursuing research, including the second book project

·      Seeking out scholarly collaboration

·      Advising graduate students

·      Balancing research, teaching, and service 

·      Navigating tenure and promotion

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Info Session: Fully-Funded Research and Language Training (American Councils)

Information Session: August 15, 2025

American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding a general information session on August 15, 2024 at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program


Please use this link to sign up for the information session.
Research can be conducted in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

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Foreign Visitors Fellowship Program (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University)

Deadline: August 23, 2024

The Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC) of Hokkaido University is pleased to announce the 47th round of the SRC’s Foreign Visitors Fellowship Program for 2025-2026.


Foreign specialists in studies of the former Soviet and East European countries, who are interested in undertaking research at the SRC during the academic year of 2025-2026 as well as initiating and continuing international collaborations with our staff, may submit applications for this program.

Applicants should choose their period of employment at the SRC: Within the period from May 1, 2025 to March 19, 2026, applicants will be able to name their preferred period for a minimum of 2 months, up to a maximum of 5 months.
After the selection process, the SRC reserves the right to ask nominated applicants to change the period of stay at the Center. 

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