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 $50,000. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents 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. U.S. citizens or permanent residents with comparable research experience who do not hold a Ph.D. will also be considered.

Placements may begin as early as October 1, 2009, 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 be e-mailed to apply@nceeer.org with the subject line "Hewett proposal: [your last name]" and 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

• 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.

In addition, two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your work and your proposal must be mailed in directly by the referrers to NCEEER. Try to obtain at least one of the recommendations from someone outside your home institution. You may not solicit letters of recommendation from the members of NCEEER's Board of Directors.

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 us for further information.

About the Ed A. Hewett Fellowship

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. 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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Recommendation Form

Hewett Recommendation Form