Students

• EUC Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in European Union Studies: These grants provide substantial amounts of money for students pursuing graduate and professional degree programs with a focus on the European Union and relations between the EU and the United States. For details on the European Union Center FLAS, please consult our formal announcement. For more information on FLAS in general and to apply, please visit the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) website.
• Good Governance Study Abroad and Academic Certificate Program Scholarships: These program funds are available to undergraduates interested in careers in politics, public policy, and related fields. The EUC has not yet identified a new source of funding support for the 2008-09 GGC program. Please check back soon for an update. Good Governance Consortium Homepage
• Graduate Student Research Travel Grant: EU Center graduate research travel grants provide up to $1,500* for travel and other costs associated with research related to some aspect of the European Union, whether for exploring a potential dissertation topic or for conducting dissertation research. Students in doctoral and professional programs in all disciplines and departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are eligible. The results of their research are to be submitted for publication in the EU Center Working Paper series or an academic journal.
  • Funding will be available again for the '09-'10 academic year.

• Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant:These grants are designed to support the professional development of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate students who wish to present one or more papers at academic conferences on a topic of interest to the European Union Center, with priority given to applicants engaged in research on EU policymaking or transatlantic relations. These grants provide up to $500* for travel and other associated costs. Students in doctoral and professional programs in all disciplines and departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are eligible. Applications for the '09-'10 academic year must be submitted by April 18, 2009.
  • 2008 EUC Graduate Conference Travel Grant Information Sheet
  • 2008 EUC Graduate Conference Travel Grant Application

Faculty

• EUC Conference Travel Grants: Conference grants to support the professional development of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tenure-track faculty members. Applications for the '08-'09 academic year must be submitted by June 6, 2008.
  
  • 2008 EUC Faculty Conference Travel Grant Information Sheet
  • 2008 EUC Faculty Conference Travel Grant Application

• EUC Course Development Grant: Grant to support developing courses with European Union-related subject matter.
  
  • Funding will be available again for the '09-'10 academic year.

• EUC Faculty Research Grants: These grants support research in EU studies. Applications for the '08-'09 academic year must be submitted by June 6, 2008.
  
  • 2008 EUC Faculty Research Grant Information Sheet
  • 2008 EUC Faculty Research Grant Application

• Committee on Institutional Cooperation Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP): The CIC Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP) provides scholarships to help graduate students take advantage of language offerings not available at their home university, but available at another CIC member university. Scholarships are intended to cover living expenses incurred while attending another CIC host institution during the summer session. Applicants must be pursuing a graduate degree at one of the participating 10 CIC institutions: University of Chicago, Indiana University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, Penn State University and Purdue University.Language study may be undertaken at any other participating CIC university. FLEP scholarships may not be used for language study at a student's home institution and must be used for a credit bearing "less commonly taught" language course.
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Sofja Kovalevskaja Award: The Humboldt Foundation invites applications for the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award for promising researchers who have earned a doctorate with distinction in the past six years and published in prestigious international journals or scholarly presses. Competition for the Award, which provides up to 1.65 million Euros over five years, is open to highly acclaimed scholars from all fields, sub-discplines, and nationalities. The Foundation especially welcomes applications from women scholars.
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships and Awards: Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards ten German Chancellor Scholarships annually to young professionals in the private, public, not-for-profit, cultural and academic sectors who are citizens of the United States. The program also includes scholarships for citizens of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. The German Chancellor Scholarship Program sponsors individuals who demonstrate the potential to strengthen ties between Germany and their own country through their profession or studies. Prior knowledge of German is not a prerequisite. The program begins September 1 and lasts twelve months.
• Fulbright Program - U.S. Student Program to Portugal: The U.S. Student Program is designed to give graduate students, young professionals or researchers opportunities for personal development through cultural exchanges. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, or a combination. Nearly 200 Americans have studied in Portual through Fulbright Portugal. The application deadline for the 2009/2010 academic year is October 21, 2008. For more information please visit the Fulbright Portugal website.
• University Association for Contemporary European Studies: UACES are offering travel scholarships to postgraduate students needing to do field-work in the UK for their PhD. Up to £3,000 is available (~ $6,000) to be spent on travel, accommodation and subsistence.Full details can be found on the UACES website.
• Chateaubriand Scholarship Program: The French government awards 20 scholarships a year to American PhD candidates who wish to conduct research in France. Awards are for nine months and recipients receive a stipend of 1,300 Euros a month, round-trip airfare to France, plus money for research-related expenses in France.
• Council for European Studies Fellowships: The Council for European Studies offers a variety of fellowships and funding opportunities for scholars engaged in research in the fields of anthropology, economics, history, political science, and sociology. Funding opportunities range from pre-dissertation and travel stipends to post-doctoral research fellowships. Eligibility is limited to doctoral candidates whose home institutions are current members of the council.
• German Chancellor Scholarship Program: Scholarships provided by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to young professionals from the United States and the Russian Federation for professional development, study, or research. Applicants design individual projects specific to Germany and decide at which institutions to pursue them. Candidates from the fields of government, social and policy sciences, law, journalism, communications, management, finance, economics, architecture, public service, the humanities, arts and environmental affairs are welcome to apply. The program begins Sept. 1 and lasts 12 months. It is preceded by language courses taught in Germany, and previous knowledge of German is not a prerequisite. Scholarship funds are awarded as monthly stipends of EUR 2,000 to 3,500 and allowances are available for accompanying family family members, travel expenses, and German language instruction. All candidates must be citizens of the US or Russia, possess a bachelor's degree, and be under 35 years of age by the start of the award.
• German Marshall Fund Fellowship: Offers dissertation, postdoc, and advanced research grants to US faculty and graduate students in order to improve the understanding of significant contemporary economic, political, and social developments relating to Europe, European integration, and relations between Europe and the United States. Recipients must be US citizens or permanent residents.
• Robert Bosch Foundation: The program provides young American professionals (ages 23-34) with two high-level work placements in the federal government and private sector in Germany. Three seminars taking place throughout Europe provide an in-depth understanding of issues facing Germany and the European Union today. Candidates are competitively chosen from the fields of business administration, economics, journalism, law, political science and public policy.
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst / American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Research Fellowship Program: The DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship Program, funded by a generous grant from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations to AICGS for research stays of two months each. Fellowships include a monthly stipend of up to $4,725, depending on the seniority of the applicant, transportation to and from Washington, and office space at the Institute.
• The Consulate General of Sweden: The Consulate General of Sweden administers two travel grants for study or research in Sweden: The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund, for non-academic research or professional enrichment, and the SASS Swedish Travel Grant, for academic study or research.
• Jean Monnet Fellowships: Through its Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies offers yearly between 15 and 20 fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career. During their stay at the RSCAS, fellows work on a selected topic that fits well in the overall research profile of the RSCAS and they are expected to participate actively in the academic life of the Centre and of the EUI. Each fellow is assigned a professorial mentor. Their stay at the Centre should result in the publication of either a RSCAS Working Paper or a publication in a scientific journal or with an appropriate publishing house.
• IREX: Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program (IARO): Grants of up to $40,000 for up to nine months to US scholars for research in the social sciences and humanities in Europe and Eurasia. Applicants can choose from fellowships in policy research and development or fellowships in the humanities. Limited funding is available for cross-regional research in Mongolia, Iran, and Turkey for humanities scholars. Grants of one to three months are available to master's students for research on policy-relevant theses or equivalent projects.
• IREX: Short-Term Travel Grants Program (STG): Grants of up to $3,000 for up to two months of independent or collaborative research in Europe and Eurasia for postdoctoral scholars and professionals with terminal degrees. Successful projects must make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and must demonstrate how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy.
• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships: Every year, the Rotary Foundation offers approximately 1000 Ambassadorial Scholarships for international study.
  
  Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships are grants of $23,000 for one year's study in a country different from the scholar's home country, usually in different language than the scholar's native language. These scholarships are awarded for graduate study in a field related to Rotary's objectives of world peace, international understanding, eliminating disease, conquering hunger and fostering literacy.
  
  Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for three or six months intensive study of language and culture at one of a number of institutions which The Rotary Foundation designates. The three month award is worth $10,000; the six month award is worth $15,000. Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships may be awarded to undergraduates who have demonstrated a potential for furthering the objectives of Rotary.
  
  Information and applications in PDF format are available at Rotary.org. Rotary Scholars are selected by communities in each Rotary District. It is recommended that a student apply through his home district, but applications are also sometimes made in the district where a candidate attends school. Applications must first be submitted through and endorsed by a local Rotary Club. For Rotary District 6490 (covering part of central Illinois) applications for the 2009-2010 academic year are due from local clubs to the district by July 14, 2008. The application should be submitted to a local Rotary Club well before that date. For District 6490, there is a mandatory interview for scholarship candidate on August 18, 2008. Other Rotary Districts will have different deadlines and interview dates. Applicants may not be the child or grandchild of a current, or recent, Rotarian. Questions and requests for help in making contact with a local Rotary Club may be submitted to District 6490 Outbound Ambassadorial Scholar Committee chair Tom Hodson at THodson@aol.com.