IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Program

Deadline: The deadline for the current application cycle has passed.  Consult the website for up-to-date information.
Website: http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/

The IARO Program provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy. Limited funding is available for non-policy-relevant topics. IARO is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program and the IREX Scholar Support Fund.

Grants will be awarded in each of the four categories:

Master’s Student IARO
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a Master’s program during the grant period
Grant Duration: one to three months

Predoctoral Student IARO
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a PhD program during the grant period
Grant Duration: two to nine months

Professional IARO
Eligibility: Must have one of the following degrees (MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) and must not currently be enrolled as a student.
Grant Duration: two to nine months

Postdoctoral Scholar IARO
Eligibility: Must hold a PhD by the application deadline
Grant Duration: two to nine months

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES OF RESEARCH FOCUS
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

For complete information and application materials please visit http://www.irex.org/programs/iaro/