The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for pre-doctoral dissertation fellowships and post-doctoral research fellowships in social science of Russia

The fellowships will commence in September 2017 and run through August 2018. Fellows are expected to conduct research about Russia in one or more of the five topic areas: 1) Education, labor markets, and inequality; 2) Law and society; 3) Political economy; 4) Identity, place, and migration; and 5) Demographic change.

Eligibility for pre-doctoral dissertation fellowships: Applicants must be citizens of the Russian Federation and currently enrolled at a Russian university, writing a dissertation toward a PhD (or equivalent degree, such as the kandidat) in a social science discipline (Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Law, Political Science, and Sociology). Applicants from institutions outside of Moscow are especially encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply: March 15, 2017.

Eligibility for post-doctoral research fellowships: Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent degree, such as the kandidat) in hand prior to September 2017, and they must have received the degree no earlier than January 1, 2012. Applicants who have not yet obtained their degree but plan to do so prior to September 2017 must furnish evidence (e.g. in their letters of reference) that they are well on track to have the degree in hand by that date. Doctoral candidates and those holding PhDs or other doctoral degrees from UW-Madison are ineligible. Deadline to apply: February 15, 2017.

Furthermore, all applicants are required to submit the following materials:

1) A cover letter. The letter should describe the research the applicant will conduct during the fellowship (including topic, data and methodology, and expected output by the end of the fellowship period), should indicate which topic area(s) of the five listed above the project falls under, and should identify a UW faculty member who would be an appropriate mentor for the applicant;

2) A current curriculum vita;

3) An article-length writing sample;

4) Transcripts of graduate-level work (only for Pre-doctoral dissertation fellowships applicants);

5) Three letters of recommendation from faculty members who can evaluate the applicant’s work and proposal.

For more detailed information, please, see:  CCNY graduate fellow announcement_Final.pdf;  CREECARussiaProjectPostDoc2017.pdf