Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program Grant

Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
Amount: Up to US $28,000
Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Summary

The Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program, established by ASEEES in 2015, supports doctoral students conducting research in Russian/Soviet historical studies. With a stipend of up to $28,000, it is open to students from all disciplines. A special focus is given to Women's and Gender Studies. Applicants must be doctoral students at US universities, proficient in relevant languages, and able to defend their dissertations during the fellowship tenure. Preference may be given to research on the Soviet era.

Overview

About ASEEES Established in 1948, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) – a nonprofit, non-political, scholarly society – is the leading international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia, and Eastern Europe in regional and global contexts. Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program The Stephen F. Cohen–Robert C. Tucker Dissertation Fellowship Program supports the next generation of scholars in Russian/Soviet studies. The Program is sponsored by the KAT Charitable Foundation and the JKW Foundation. Established in 2015, the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowships provide a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US universities, regardless of citizenship, to conduct dissertation research in Russian/Soviet historical studies. The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within 19th-early 21st century Russian/Soviet historical studies. As of 2022, ASEEES is offering a new Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship for Women’s and Gender Studies with the same provisions and eligibility as the other Dissertation Research Fellowships. Established in 2019, the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Completion Fellowships provide a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US, regardless of citizenship, to complete their dissertation in Russian/Soviet historical studies. The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within 19th-early 21st century Russian/Soviet historical studies. Fellowship Project Scope For both the Research Fellowship and Dissertation Completion Fellowship: The dissertation topic must be in 19th-early 21st century Russian/Soviet historical studiesThe dissertation topic can be in cultural, economic, intellectual, political, or social historical studiesOne fellowship is designated for Women’s and Gender studies. For the Research Fellowship only:Most of the research should be conducted in Eastern Europe and/or Eurasia but the fellowship can be used to conduct research for a briefer period in secondary site(s) such as the U.S.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. For both the Research Fellowship and Dissertation Completion Fellowship, the applicant must: be a doctoral student at a US universitybe a student member of ASEEES at the time of the application submissionhave a dissertation research topic that falls within the fellowship project scope (see above), but may be in any disciplinehave language proficiency to conduct research about Russia/the Soviet Unionnot have previously applied for this fellowship more than once (past recipients of the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship may apply for the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Completion Fellowship, but they will not receive any preferential advantage in the competition.)For the Research Fellowship, applicant must:have successfully achieved PhD candidacy (ABD status) by the start of the proposed research travel;be able to receive and maintain a visa at any location of research that requires a visa.not have a grant or fellowship from another organization to conduct the same or similar research project at the same time (NOTE: Applicants may apply for competing fellowships, however if offered another fellowship as well as the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship, the applicant must choose between them);not hold or have held the ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant for the same research project.For the Dissertation Completion Fellowship: Applicants must be prepared to successfully defend their dissertation within the period of their fellowship tenure. Applicants may not currently hold or have previously held a dissertation completion fellowship. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.