Grants

Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Project Title

For a 2022 Assessment of the State of Russian Studies and Research in the United States

Date

Jun. 09, 2022

Duration

21 months

Description

A robust academic fieldof Russian studies in the United States is critical to understanding Russian behavior and strategy. However, support and interest in the field has waned since the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, leading to reductions in U.S. academic expert capacity. Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) will undertake a study on the state of the Russian Area Studies field in the United States, as an update of their 2015 published study, also commissioned by the Corporation. The grant will result in a publishable report that would be disseminated through panels, briefings, and other outreach activities.

Project Title

For a data gathering project on the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine on displaced Ukrainian and Russian academic communities

Date

Sep. 15, 2022

Duration

12 months

Description

Russia’s war on Ukraine has significantly impacted scholarly and scientific research communities in the two countries. By some estimates, thousands of Ukrainian scholars have been displaced due to the direct threat of the war, while many Russian scholars have left the country or plan to leave as the Russian government cracks down on those who express opposition to the invasion. The displacement and migration of scholars has raised fundamental questions about the state of these communities within and outside the affected countries. To get to some of these questions, more reliable data is needed about the scope of the problem. A new project to be administered by the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) will attempt to gather data on academic displacement and migration by looking into wherethe problem ismost acute in terms of geography and disciplines? Where are scholars moving? Do they view their current situation as temporary or more permanent? Which organizations and/or institutions are currently assisting, supporting, and hosting them? And what are the short- and long-term needs of these communities in Ukraine and Russia. The publicly available data will provide information to policy, scholarly, and philanthropic communities.

Project Title

As a one-time grant for the Russian Studies Anniversary Challenge Grant and Russian Scholar Travel Grant Program

Date

Sep. 13, 2018

Duration

56 months

Description

Russia has come to the forefront of the American political debate just as federal and university funding for the study of Russian politics, society, history, and language is being reduced. In order to promote the continued cultivation and dissemination of Russian area expertise in these challenging circumstances, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, with support from the Carnegie Corporation, will aim to bolster long-term support for research, dissertation completion, internships, scholarly exchange and collaboration, and opportunities to disseminate expert knowledge. In addition, the Corporation will support the Russian Scholar Travel Grant Program, which will bring Russian scholars to participate in the 2019 and 2020 annual ASEEES conventions.

Project Title

For support of the annual convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Date

Jun. 01, 2017

Duration

24 months

Description

In the current political climate between the United States and Russia, promoting engagements between academics and specialists can help narrow some differences. The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES), aimed at strengthening the study of this region in the United States, creates opportunities for Russian academics to establish relationships with their American colleagues. ASEEES’ main event is an annual convention, which represents the premier scholarly venue for the field. Corporation support will enable ASEEES to seek the participation of scholars from Russia by awarding sixteen travel grants for each of the 2017 and 2018 conventions. Priority will be given to junior scholars presenting research papers and those in need of travel support.

Project Title

For assessment of best practices and needs relative to the state of Russian studies and research at U.S. Universities

Date

Mar. 05, 2015

Duration

12 months