The Program on Conducting Archival Research at George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) is pleased to announce three opportunities for Ph.D students working on dissertations involving archival research on topics related to modern history and international relations:

1.A one-day workshop on “Effective Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requesting for Researchers” to be held in Washington D.C on 5 December, 2008.
Applications due 30 October

2.The Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research (SICAR) at the George Washington University, 25-29 May, 2009

3. The Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Contemporary History for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Applicants must submit separate applications using the forms available at www.ieres.org.

Applications for the FOIA workshop should include the application form, as well as:
1. a two-page proposal indicating how the workshop is important for your dissertation research
2. a curriculum vitae

Please send applications via e-mail to sicar@gwu.edu by 30 October, 2008 with the subject line reading “FOIA Workshop.”

For SICAR, applications should include the application form available at www.ieres.org, as well as:
1. a two-page proposal indicating how the week-long Summer Institute would be beneficial to your dissertation research
2. a curriculum vitae
3. one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in your department.

Applications should be sent to sicar@gwu.edu by 10 February, 2008 with the subject line reading “SICAR application.” Recommendation letters may be e-mailed or sent 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 for SICAR and the FOIA workshop, and accepted students can apply for subsidized travel.

To be eligible for the Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Contemporary History applicants must be an enrolled advanced graduate student at a US University, have completed archival research for their dissertation in two or more countries and be at the final writing stage of their dissertation. The Fellow must be in residence at IERES from September 2009 through June 2010 and will be provided with an office and computer. The Fellow will also help IERES Director Hope M. Harrison administer several workshops that train Ph.D candidates to conduct archival research. The award will offer support in the amount of $25,000, plus benefits.

For the Mellon Pre-doctoral fellowship applicants must submit:
1. an 8-10 page proposal
2. a curriculum vitae
3. a letter of recommendation from a member of your dissertation committee

Applications should be sent to sicar@gwu.edu with the subject line “Mellon pre-doc” or mailed to: The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies; ATTN: Mellon pre-doctoral Application; 1957 E St. N.W., Suite 412, Washington, DC 20052, by 10 February, 2008.

For more information on any of the above please call (202)994-6342 or e-mail sicar@gwu.edu.
The Program on Conducting Archival Research is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.