Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies

Scholarships and Funding

IERES offers a variety of fellowships and grants to support GW students as they prepare for careers engaging Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. Please find a list of these opportunities and application instructions below.

Opportunities for Graduate Students

Hoffman Dissertation Fellowships. IERES is offering two Hoffman Dissertation Fellowships for the 2013 calendar year: one fellowship for Spring 2013 and one for Fall 2013. This fellowship provides a stipend of $9,000 for one semester in addition to one credit hour of tuition and fees. It is intended to free an outstanding Ph.D. candidate from all work and/or teaching obligations for that semester so as to enable him/her to focus on finishing the dissertation. The award may be used for dissertation write-up, field research, or research conducted while studying at GW. Students accepting this fellowship will not be allowed to accept other employment during the fellowship semester. GW doctoral students in any discipline are eligible to apply, even if they have received a Hoffman Dissertation Fellowship previously, subject to the following conditions: the prospectus must be approved by the time the fellowship begins and the student must be working on a topic with a primary focus on Europe or Eurasia. To apply, students must send a two-page dissertation summary, a one-page cover letter describing a writing or research plan for the time on the fellowship, a CV, and a letter of recommendation from the student's primary dissertation adviser to Caitlin Katsiaficas at caitlin@gwu.edu, with "Hoffman Dissertation Fellowship" in the subject line. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the faculty member. The deadline for Spring 2013 funding is February 15, 2013, and for Fall 2013 is May 1, 2013. These awards are funded by a gift from A. Michael Hoffman.

Davis Summer Language Scholarships. IERES offers a limited number of scholarships of up to $2,000 each to support EES graduate students' enrollment in a summer intensive (immersion) program for the study of a European language that will directly help them in their career engaging the region. Students currently enrolled in the EES MA Program are eligible so long as they will not have formally graduated before the end of the language program for which support is requested. Awards are contingent on the student's being admitted to a reputable summer intensive (immersion) language program, as determined by IERES. To apply, students should send a one-page cover letter describing the their need for the language program, a CV (resume), a budget, and a list of two references whom IERES might contact to discuss the student's need and qualifications for the language program (one should be a language instructor and the other someone familiar with the student's course of study at GW) to Caitlin Katsiaficas at caitlin@gwu.edu , with the subject heading "Davis Summer Language Scholarship." Successful applications will name the specific program(s) to which the student is applying and describe how this (these) particular program(s) will be useful. The deadline for applications is April 10, 2013. These fellowships are funded by the Maria H. Davis European Studies Endowment.

Yakobson Summer Language Scholarships. IERES offers a limited number of scholarships of up to $2,000 each to support EES graduate students' enrollment in a summer intensive (immersion) program for the study of an Eastern European or Russian language that will directly help them in their career engaging the region. Students currently enrolled in the EES MA Program are eligible so long as they will not have formally graduated before the end of the language program for which support is requested. Awards are contingent on the student's being admitted to a reputable summer intensive (immersion) language program, as determined by IERES. To apply, students should send a one-page cover letter describing the their need for the language program, a CV (resume), a budget, and a list of two references whom IERES might contact to discuss the student's need and qualifications for the language program (one should be a language instructor and the other someone familiar with the student's course of study at GW) to Caitlin Katsiaficas at caitlin@gwu.edu , with the subject heading "Yakobson Summer Language Scholarship." Successful applications will name the specific program(s) to which the student is applying and describe how this (these) particular program(s) will be useful. The deadline for applications is April 10, 2013. These fellowships are funded by the Helen and Sergius Yakobson Scholarship Endowment.

Petrach Grants for Field Research in Ukraine. IERES will award grants for EES graduate students to conduct field research in Ukraine. To apply, students should submit a two-page proposal detailing the planned research and the desired outcome along with a proposed budget, a CV (resume), and a letter of reference from a professor to Caitlin Katsiaficas at caitlin@gwu.edu, with the subject heading "Petrach Grants." Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. These grants are funded by the William and Helen Petrach Endowment.

For other funding opportunities, students should visit the George Washington University's Office of Graduate Student Fellowships and Assistantships.

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