Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants

Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants
US Department of State’s Title VIII Program

IREX is pleased to announce the 2007 Policy-Connect Collaborative
Research Grants
competition. IREX’s Policy-Connect program seeks to attract, select,
and support advanced research by US experts in policy-relevant
subject areas related to Southeast Europe and Eurasia, facilitate
collaboration among and between US and international scholars, and
disseminate knowledge about Europe and Eurasia to a wide network of
constituents in the United States and abroad.

Policy-Connect provides American scholars with the means and support
necessary to conduct
research, particularly on lesser-studied regions such as the Balkans,
Central Asia, and the
Caucasus, where issues central to the national security and foreign
policy interests of the
United States must be studied. The knowledge and expertise gained by
the grant recipients become a valuable resource for the policymaking
community, as the scholars share the results of their research
through research briefs, policy fora, and individual meetings.

The Policy-Connect Program provides fellowships to US scholars and
professionals for overseas
research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural
developments relevant to
US foreign policy. Fellowships support collaborative teams of two or
three US scholars
and professionals for up to 12 months. Upon completion of the
project, scholars will be
requested to present their research findings at a Policy Forum at the
US Department of State and to write a short policy paper.

This year applications will be accepted for research on the following
topics and regions:

• Eurasia & Southeast Europe: ethnic and religious conflict,
transition economics, access
to information, youth and women’s issues, and citizen participation
in politics and civil society.

• Cross-regional: Post-Soviet relations
between Eurasia and the Middle East/North Africa and/or South Asia.

Eligible Countries of Research Focus

• Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

• Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia
(Former Yugoslav Republic of), Romania, Serbia and Montenegro.

• Cross-regional: Countries of Eurasia
(see above) and Algeria, Afghanistan, Bahrain,
Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza, and
Yemen.

Applications and supporting materials for
Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants are
available on the IREX website at:
http://www.irex. org/programs/ policy-connect/ index.asp

¯ Grant Award: Up to $30,000
¯ Duration: Up to 12 months
¯ Application Deadline: April 1, 2007

Policy-Connect Collaborative Research Grants are funded by the US
Department of State’s Title VIII Program and John J. and Nancy Lee
Roberts.

Questions may be addressed to the Policy-Connect
Program Staff at policyconnect@ irex.org or by calling (202) 628-8188.

IREX, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037 USA