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FELLOWSHIP – 2006 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO)
Fellowships

IREX is pleased to announce the 2006 competition of the Individual
Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Program. 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 also
available for non-policy-relevant topics.

IARO applications and supporting materials are available on the IREX
website at

The application deadline is November 15, 2005.

Fellowships will be awarded to Masters students, Predocs, Postdocs and
Professionals with advanced degrees.

The countries eligible for research are 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.

Limited funding is also available for the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Fellowships are also available for cross-regional research in Iran with
one or more of the countries above.

IARO Fellowships cover travel expenses, housing costs and a stipend.
IARO is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII
Program and the IREX Scholar Support Fund.

Questions may be addressed to the IARO Program Staff at IARO@IREX.org or
by calling 202/628-8188.

You may find a list of all IREX International Fellowship opportunities
on the website: