Summer 2012 Travel/Research Application Form for Graduate Students

The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies offers up to $2,000 support for Stanford graduate and professional school students conducting research travel in the U.S., Russia, Central and East Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. The deadline for applications is March 5, 2012 (download application above).

Eligibility
Students must be enrolled in a graduate program or professional school at Stanford and plan to continue their studies in the following academic year. Students should be focusing in their research on Russia, Central and East Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia. The CREEES summer travel and research grants are available to Stanford graduate and professional school students for summer projects conducted in the U.S. or abroad. Preference goes to advanced graduate students conducting dissertation research, and to all other projects advanced beyond an initial exploratory phase and conducted by Stanford graduate and professional school students.  There is an additional preference to students who have not previously received CREEES funding.

The CREEES grant does not prohibit a student from receiving another fellowship during the grant award period, but students are prohibited from receiving fellowship funds for the same travel and research expenses. For instance, the CREEES travel and research grant will not pay for airfare if the other funding source covers the student's same expenses. A CREEES travel and research grant will not be awarded to a student who is receiving sufficient support from another funding source.

Application Instructions
All applicants are required to submit the following materials electronically by March 5, 2012 to CREEES:

1) Summer 2012 Travel/Research Application Form (available for download at right), including a 1-2 page statement of purpose outlining your research objective and long-term research agenda.
2) one letter of recommendation from your Stanford faculty advisor (an email message to CREEES will suffice)
3) an unofficial copy of your Stanford transcript (available on Axess)
4) a budget (transportation, lodging, food, research expenses)

Please note: Recipients are required to submit research reports upon completion of the summer research.

Contact CREEES any questions.