Ph.D. students working on dissertations involving archival research (particularly in newly accessible archives) on topics related to modern history and international relations are invited to apply to the 6th annual Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research (SICAR) at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. SICAR trains graduate students from multiple disciplines to maximize their research in archives and includes the following sessions:

• preparing to go to an archive and structuring time once there
• understanding how archival documents come to be written and deposited in archives
• tackling the challenges of interpreting archival documents, including issues of culture and foreign language

Applicants must submit the application form (found at www.ieres.org), a two-page proposal indicating how they would benefit from SICAR, a CV, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in their department. The deadline for applications is February 22, 2008 and decisions will be announced by March 7, 2008. Please send applications via e-mail to sicar@gwu.edu (letters of recommendation can be sent via e-mail or by regular mail to:
The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
ATTN: SICAR
1957 E St. N.W., Suite 412
Washington, DC 20052

GWU will cover the costs of housing and meals and may in some cases help with transportation. For more information: (202)994-6342 or sicar@gwu.edu. SICAR is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.