ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Program Application Deadline

ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Program

Established in 2025, the ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship Program provides a maximum stipend of $28,000 for doctoral students at US universities, regardless of citizenship, to conduct dissertation research in Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies. The program is open to students in any discipline whose dissertation topics are within Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies.

Eligibility

• be a doctoral student at a US university
• have successfully achieved PhD candidacy (ABD status) by the start of the proposed research travel;
• be a student member of ASEEES at the time of the application submission
• have a dissertation research topic that falls within the fellowship project scope (see above), but may be in any discipline
• be able to receive and maintain a visa at any location of research that requires a visa;
• have language proficiency to conduct the proposed research
• not have previously applied for this fellowship more than once
• not have a grant or fellowship from another organization to conduct the same or similar research project at the same time that they hold the Fellowship (NOTE: Applicants may apply for competing fellowships, including the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship and the ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant, however if offered another grant or fellowship as well as the ASEEES Next Generation Dissertation Research Fellowship, the applicant must choose between them)
• With the express permission of ASEEES, the fellow may hold another small grant or award, particularly to cover the cost of tuition and fees.
• not have previously held the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship for the same research project.
• Starting with the 2027 competition, applicants to the Next Generation Research Fellowship may not have previously held the ASEEES Dissertation Research Grant for the same research project.