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Research and Pre-Tenure Scholarships (Kennan Institute)

Deadline: January 31, 2024

TITLE VIII RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS | DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2024

Title VIII Research Scholarships lasting three to nine months are available to academic participants in the early stages of their career (before tenure) or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or delayed. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. Eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level for academic participants, although doctoral candidates in the process of completing a dissertation may apply (the dissertation must be successfully defended before taking residence at the Kennan Institute). Research proposals examining the countries of Eurasia are eligible. Those proposals related to regional Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Belarus, the Caucasus, and contemporary issues are particularly welcome. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. More: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/kennan-institute-title-viii-research-scholarships-0

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CFP: CALL FOR PAPERS Biennial Conference of the Association for Women in Slavic Studies

Deadline: January 20, 2024

Hosted by the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign “Hidden Histories: Reshaping Canons, Reimagining Archives, Making Gender Visible”

Dedicated to the Late Mary Zirin

June 6-8, 2024

(in person and virtual)

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Research Grants Program and Resources (Princeton University Library)

The latest grant cycle for the Princeton University Library (PUL) Research Grants program, funded by the Friends of PUL, is now open and accepting proposals.

PUL collections of potential interest to SEEES scholars include but are not limited to the following:

Osip Mandel’shtam Papers

Georges Florovsky Papers

Print Ephemera from Ukraine

Children’s Books from Russia and Eastern Europe

Anatoly Naiman Papers

Kees Verheul Letters from Nadezhda Mandel’shtam

Clarence Brown Papers

Samizdat Editions of Works by Osip Mandel’shtam

Cold War Archival Collections in the Mudd Manuscript Library

Russian and East European Posters

LGBTQIA Print Ephemera and Gray Literature from Russia

Russian Zines

Rare Books and Periodicals from Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia

For digitized selections from the collections, please visit: https://dpul.princeton.edu/slavic

Please write to me with any questions about the collections. Collections about the grants themselves can be directed to pulgrant@princeton.edu.

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Study Abroad in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia)

Deadline: April 1, 2024

Bard Abroad is excited to announce the AUCA-Bard Fall 2024/Academic Year 2024-2025 Study Abroad Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College long term dual-degree partner. Undergraduate (typically second-, third-, and fourth-year) students at North American colleges or universities are invited to apply. Below is the program description. 

For more information and to apply visit the website.

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Job: Program Assistant for Project GO summer Russian language study abroad program in Estonia 

Deadline: January 10, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies seeks a Program Assistant to support a Project GO Russian intensive language program for ROTC students, taking place June 8 – August 3, 2024 at Narva College of the University of Tartu in Estonia. Full position details and the application link are available at https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=23008659&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FBucharest. 

Applications will be accepted until January 10, 2024. For more information, please visit https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/projectgo or contact projgo@pitt.edu.

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CFP : Moving beyond the center-periphery dynamics: Central and Eastern Europe from the mid-19th century to the present

Deadline: January 7, 2024


April 5-6, 2024 | University of Ottawa, Canada

May 30-31, 2024 | University of Lille, France

The University of Ottawa (Canada) and the University de Lille (France) invite to participate in the conference Moving beyond the center-periphery dynamic: Central and Eastern Europe from the mid-19th century to the present.

This conference will be held on April 5-6, 2024, at the University of Ottawa (Canada), and on May 30-31, 2024, at Université de Lille (France).

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Summer Research Laboratory (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: March 1, 2024

The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center and the Slavic Reference Service at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are pleased to announce a call for applications to the Summer Research Laboratory (SRL) program. The program will take place June 10 – August 2, 2024. Funded in part by the U.S. Department of State’s Title VIII Program, the SRL program provides research support for graduate and post-graduate level research on Central and East Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet Union.

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Online Courses in Russian Creative Writing and Advanced Reading

How to Write a Strong Text? Advanced Russian through Creative Writing

This experimental course is designed for heritage speakers and advanced learners of Russian who are interested in enhancing their writing skills. 

Throughout the course, we will explore how to effectively translate emotions into artistic imagery, as well as how to transform personal experiences into works of fiction. In addition to literary analysis, we will engage in various writing exercises and produce numerous short texts during class sessions.

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Call for Abstracts: American Hungarian Educators Association Annual Conference (Rutgers University)

Deadline: January 15, 2024

48th Annual Conference

May 2 – 4, 2024

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ USA

The American Hungarian Educators Association (AHEA) will hold its 48th Annual Conference in person at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. We welcome participation by academics, independent scholars, and graduate students interested in Hungarian culture, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, political science, education, folklore, fine arts, music, and other related disciplines.

This year’s conference theme is: 

Reimagining Boundaries: Hungary and Hungarians in a Global Context

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