IREX is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 competition of the Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Program. The IARO Program provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. Limited funding is also available for non-policy-relevant topics. Fellowships will be awarded to Masters Students, Predocs, Postdocs and Professionals with advanced degrees.
The countries eligible for research are Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
IARO applications and supporting materials are available on the IREX website at www.irex.org/programs/iaro/index.asp . IARO Fellowships cover travel expenses and a living/housing stipend. IARO is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program and the IREX Scholar Support Fund.
The application deadline is November 15, 2007.
For more info: www.irex.org
