The Title VIII Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship supports research on the countries of the Former Soviet Union or Southeastern Europe conducted by an individual scholar or researcher under the auspices of a U.S. government agency, embassy, or field office of a U.S. nongovernmental organization in these regions. The maximum award is $60,000. Applicants must be U.S.-based scholars or researchers holding a Ph.D. in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences, with a concentration and considerable background in some aspect of the history, culture, politics, and economics of the countries of the FSU and CEE. Individuals with comparable research skills who do not hold a Ph.D. will also be considered.
Placements may begin as early as October 1st, 2008, and may last up to one year. Fellows will be required to submit to NCEEER mid-term and final progress reports and a short working paper based on the results of their research. Please note that research reports submitted to NCEEER for scholars’ projects may be considered for publication in the journal Problems of Post-Communism.
Applications should include the following items:
- A proposal of no more than ten pages (double-spaced, 12-point font) describing the nature of the research to be conducted, including its relevance to contemporary concerns of U.S. policy-makers responsible for the formation of implementation of U.S. foreign policy toward one or more countries of the region
- Two letters of recommendation
- Curriculum Vitae. Include a CV, organized in chronological order. Please
highlight any previous NCEEER awards and papers. The CV should be no more
than four pages.
Additionally, NCEEER generally requires applications that include a written agreement with a U.S. government agency, embassy, or field office of a U.S. nongovernmental organization in a country within the former Soviet Union or Southeastern Europe stating that the agency, embassy, or field office is willing to provide placement and office space and equipment for the project. In the case of an applicant seeking placement in a U.S. government agency only, NCEEER will consider applications from candidates who have not yet concluded such an agreement. The Department of State and NCEEER have received tentative indications of interest for hosting Hewett fellows in U.S. embassies. Please contact NCEEER for further information.
About NCEEER and the Ed A. Hewett Fellowship
NCEEER was created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high-quality programs for post-doctoral research on the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Eurasia and Southeastern Europe. From broad, cross-cultural analyses to more focused studies of particular problems, NCEEER supports research that facilitates a mutually beneficial exchange of information between scholars and policy-makers. No one personified the vitally important nexus between scholarly research and effective policy-making better than the late Ed A. Hewett, an eminent economist, past Chair of the NCEEER Board, Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Special Assistant to the President for the Soviet Union on the National Security Council.
NCEEER emphasizes projects that produce readable analysis, reliable information, and lively debate about current economic, political, and international issues. Applicants must demonstrate, directly or indirectly, how their research impacts upon policy debates and research on such issues.
Funding under the Ed A. Hewett Fellowship Program is provided under the Program of Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), which is administered by the Department of State. Accordingly, fellowships are subject to Federal laws, and regulations, including the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, and OMB Circulars A-21, A-110, A-122, A-128, and A-133.
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