The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research and the East European Studies Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are soliciting applications for the twenty-third annual training seminar for junior scholars, to be held August 13-16, 2010. The sponsors will cover all transportation, accommodation, and meal costs.

Participants will present their research; discuss the works of other junior scholars; and exchange impressions of the state of the field with a group of senior scholars. JSTS successfully combines formal and informal meetings to promote a variety of intellectual exchanges. Activities include the following: individual presentations; constructive feedback and question/answer sessions; one-on-one meetings for junior scholars with senior scholars; advice regarding publishing; discussions about the state of the profession and obtaining employment in the field; and various social activities.

Selected applicants are expected to submit a five-page paper no later than July 1, 2010 on the sources and methodology of their report and the wider significance of their work. (In other words, what was researched; how it was researched; and what it means.) This paper will serve as the basis for discussion at the seminar.

• Eligibility
• Countries Eligible for Research
• Program Activities
• Submission of Applications
• Funding

These scholarships are available to US citizens or permanent residents. Graduate students enrolled in an advanced academic or professional degree at a US university are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to those who have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. except the dissertation and scholars who have received their Ph.D.s within the past year in any field. While Southeast Europe remains a primary focus, projects on Central Europe and the Baltic states are once again eligible.

JSTS successfully combines formal and informal meetings to promote a variety of intellectual exchanges. Past activities have included the following:

• Individual presentations;
• Constructive feedback and question and answer sessions;
• One-on-one meetings for Junior Scholars with Senior Scholars;
• Advice regarding publishing;
• Discussions about the state of the profession and obtaining employment in the field;
• Various social activities

The application must include the following items:

• A completed application form--coming soon!;
• A curriculum vitae (CV)(which must include Social Security number, institution where degree is expected or was received, title of dissertation and name and department of advisor);
• A one page, single-spaced statement of the work you wish to discuss - either the dissertation or another project; and
• One letter of recommendation from an advisor.

The application materials outlined above should be mailed to the following address:

EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES c/o Elizabeth Zolotukhina
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
202 619 4222 (tel); 202 619 4001 (fax)
e-mail: Elizabeth.Zolotukhina@wilsoncenter.org

The Junior Scholars’ Training Seminar is supported by the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII) of the United States Department of State.