2010-2011 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program
 

IREX is pleased to announce 2010-2011 competition for the US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) Program.

EPS provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for up to eight weeks to serve US Embassies in Eurasia as policy specialists on a chosen topic and pursue their own research project independently. EPS Grant covers the cost of travel and in-country housing and provides a stipend for living expenses.
 
Eligible Embassies and Fields (for more detailed descriptions of research fields please see application instructions posted on the link below):
 
Armenia (US Embassy, Yerevan)
*         Economics
*         Anti-Corruption/Economics
 
Azerbaijan (US Embassy, Baku)      
*         Economic Development
*         Alternative/Renewable Energy
*         History
 
Georgia (US Embassy, Tbilisi)
*         Higher Education/Public Policy
*         Civic Engagement
*         Higher Education
 
Kazakhstan (US Embassy, Astana)
*         Civil Society
*         Foreign Relations
*         Politics
 
Kyrgyzstan (US Embassy, Bishkek)
*         Foreign Investment and Trade
*         Labor Migration
*         Kyrgyz Attitudes towards the US
 
Moldova (US Embassy, Chisinau)
*         Democracy Building/Civil Society
*         Transnistria
               
Russia 
*         History of US-Russia Relations (US Consulate, St. Petersburg)
*         Environment (US Embassy, Moscow)
 
Tajikistan (US Embassy, Dushanbe)
*         Politics
*         Energy Economics
*         History
 
Turkmenistan (US Embassy, Ashgabat)
*         Agriculture
*         Alternative Energy
 
The EPS application and instructions are available on the IREX website:
http://www.irex.org/programs/us_scholars/uss_info.asp
 
Completed applications are due no later than March 15, 2010
 
Scholars and Professionals with advanced degrees (PhD, MA, MS, MFA, MBA, MPA, MLIS, MPH, JD, MD) and US citizenship or permanent residency are eligible to apply for the EPS Program.
 
Questions may be addressed by e-mail to the EPS Program Staff or by telephone at  202-628-8188 
 
EPS is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program