ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant: James Bailey Dissertation Research Grant in Folklore Studies

Funder: Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)

The ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant, specifically the James Bailey Dissertation Research Grant in Folklore Studies, supports PhD students across various disciplines conducting research in folklore. It offers up to $6,000 for research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, encouraging applications from students with ABD status who are ASEEES members. Research in eligible countries, including Ukraine and Russia, is allowed, although caution is advised due to the current geopolitical situation.

Note: The grant amount must be spent on expenses outside the US conducting research in the eligible country or countries listed. 2) The grant payment will be made to US banks only.
ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant Program
Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies is offering research grants with a stipend of maximum $6,000, for the purposes of conducting doctoral dissertation research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in any discipline. Students may only receive ONE ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant over the course of their graduate studies.
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James Bailey Dissertation Research Grant in Folklore Studies
Open to all disciplines and any aspect of Folklore studies broadly defined; open to PhD students in Canada

Eligibility

Applicant may be a graduate student of any citizenship, in any discipline currently enrolled in a PhD program in the United States and Canada.Applicant must have successfully achieved PhD candidacy (ABD status) by the start of the proposed research travel
Applicant must have requisite language proficiency to conduct the proposed research
Applicant must be a student member of ASEEES at the time of application
Applicant must plan to conduct research in one or more of countries within the region covered by ASEEES, including: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
For 2024, considering Russia’s war in Ukraine, research in Russia or Ukraine may be difficult. Applications to conduct research in Russia or Ukraine are accepted, but we also encourage you to apply to conduct research in another country listed above.
Applicant must plan to start the research travel by no later than January 31 of the subsequent year (Ex: Upon notification of the fellowship in the summer of 2025, the grant recipient must start his/her research travel no later than January 31, 2026)
Applicant must not be current or past recipient of the ASEEES Summer Dissertation Writing Grant
Applicant must not have held or hold the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays DDRA, Wenner Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship, or other similarly fully-funded fellowships for the same research project. The Dissertation Research Grant may be held concurrently with other partial funding sources, but the purpose of the grant is to support students whose projects have not yet been fully support.
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Ineligibility

Note: The fellowship does not support tuition and fee payments to the applicant’s US home institution.