The Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies is proud to announce two grants available to graduate students conducting research in Russia.
Russian Studies Pre-Dissertation Grant
The Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Program of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies announces the availability of pre-dissertation research grants to aid graduate students expecting to be engaged in research in Russia on their pre-doctoral dissertation during summer 2019. These are for exploration of research sources and general feasibility of a proposed topic. Awards can contribute to the cost of travel, research, and living expenses consistent with the standard of living in the host country.
Graduate students in International Relations, the Humanities, and Social Sciences are eligible to apply. Masters students are eligible only if admitted to and scheduled to matriculate in a Yale PhD program. Applications must relate to a potential dissertation.
Grant funds are limited. Not all applicants will receive grants. Grants awarded may be smaller than requested and are unlikely to exceed $5,000. Allowable expenses include travel, lodging, per diem, visa fees, museum or institutional fees or admissions, and photocopying. Equipment purchases or hiring of consultants, translators, research assistants, etc. are not allowed.
Among the factors to be considered by the Committee in establishing priorities is a judgment about how the short term project may lead to a dissertation and its usefulness in better understanding international relations, Russian society and culture, and its potential contribution to expertise in the relevant discipline or field.
Russian Studies Dissertation Grant
The Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Program of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies announces the availability of dissertation research grants to aid graduate students expecting to be engaged in research in Russia on their doctoral dissertation during Spring 2019, Summer 2019, or academic year 2019-20. Applications will be considered from registered graduate students who have completed, or will complete, all pre-dissertation work before their proposed project timeline.
The proposed dissertation research must be in a discipline related to international relations, history, the humanities or the social sciences, must focus on Russia, and students’ research, individual or collaborative with Russian counterparts, must be conducted in Russia. The Selection Committee will judge a proposal’s potential contribution to expertise in the relevant discipline or field.
Awards (up to $10,000) can contribute to the cost of travel, research, and living expenses consistent with the standard of living in the host country. Allowable expenses include travel, lodging, per diem, visa fees, museum or institutional fees or admissions, and photocopying. Equipment purchases or hiring of consultants, translators, research assistants, etc. are not allowed.
For questions, please contact Asia Neupane at asia.neupane@yale.edu.