ASEEES offers grants of up to $250 to assist members who have childcare costs during the annual convention (in-person only). The grants are intended to help offset the cost of childcare, enabling attendees with dependent children to participate in the annual convention.

The application deadline is September 1. Notifications will be sent out by no later than October 1.

GRANT ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS

All regular or student ASEEES members who are listed as in-person participants in the convention program are eligible to apply for the grant. In the event that the number of requests for grants exceeds the funding available, priority will be given to applicants who are graduate students, early career scholars, and contingent faculty.

Grant recipients must be regular or student ASEEES members, listed in the convention program as in-person participants, and must register for the annual convention.

• Only one parent of a child or children may apply for a grant.
• Allowable expenses include babysitters (in the convention city or in the member’s home location) and airfare/hotel/travel costs for a caregiver to accompany the child to the annual convention location.
• Not eligible for reimbursement are meals, onsite transportation, and tickets to museums and other attractions, as well as childcare expenses (nanny, babysitter, after-school care) not related to attendance at the convention.
• Childcare grant cannot be used to fund travel or other expenses related to the attendee’s participation in the convention (including registration or other expenses the attendee would already be incurring by attending the convention).
• Funds cannot be used for travel expenses for the child or children.

After the annual convention, each recipient will complete and submit a reimbursement form (distributed with the grant notification email) to the ASEEES office via e-mail. The form will require a description of how the funds were spent, but no receipts will be requested.

Eligible expenses can be reimbursed up to the maximum amount of the grant. Additional expenses must be borne by the individual recipient. No funds can be distributed prior to the conclusion of the annual convention, and no funds are distributed on site at the convention.  ASEEES reserves the right to deny reimbursement to applicants who misrepresent their funding needs.

Application Deadline: March 1 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time and May 1 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time (pending funding availability)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed online application form, including:
• Internship description, including career objectives, previous work, travel and educational experiences that have prepared you for the kind of internship you are proposing, relationship of internship to Russian studies, and professional work experience (beyond academia) that you will obtain from this internship (max. 750 words)
• Letter from the host organization confirming internship offer (.PDF, suggested length <1 page)
• Academic cv (preferred) or professional resume
• Graduate transcripts OR proof of matriculation in graduate program (for incoming students only)
• One (1) letter of reference from individuals (such as an advisor or employer) who can speak to your preparedness for the proposed internship and your background in Russian studies.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• Review the program website and the application form first to make sure you are eligible and that you have the necessary information and documents to upload.
• You can save an incomplete draft of the application and return to it later. However, once you hit "Submit", you will not be able to edit.
• It is your responsibility to make sure that your reference letters are submitted by your referees prior to the deadline. You should let them know that they will receive an email prompting them to upload their letters.
• The application deadline is firm.  No late applications will be accepted.
• Do not send any applications to ASEEES via e-mail or mail. All documents must be uploaded on the online application site.  Do not send your transcripts, proposals or other documents to the ASEEES office. They will be discarded.

APPLICATION REVIEW:

All files are reviewed by a committee made up of ASEEES members and/or professionals in non-academic sectors. Applicants will be notified of their status in early April (March deadline) or early June (May deadline).

CONTACT:

If you have any questions about the program, please contact us at aseees.grants@pitt.edu 

ASEEES is able to offer a limited number of travel grants to subsidize the travel of non-student members with income under $30,000 to present their papers at the ASEEES Annual Convention. Applications are judged on intellectual merit of the paper topic with a view to disciplinary and regional balances. Where possible, priority is given to first-time convention presenters or junior scholars who do not receive institutional support, such as those working as adjuncts or who are unemployed or underemployed. For more information, includiging eligibility, see the program webpage.

GRANT AMOUNT: Up to $500 USD

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 20, 11:59 PM Hawaii Time
 

For more information contact aseees.grants@pitt.edu.

The Graduate Student Travel Grant is a merit- and needs-based grant to subsidize travel for graduate students presenting papers at the ASEEES Convention. We are especially committed to subsidizing those graduate students who are presenting at the convention for the first time or who have no local institutional resources for travel support. Students may only receive ONE Graduate Student Travel Grant over the course of their graduate studies. For more information, including eligibility, visit the program webpage.

GRANT AMOUNT: Up to $500 USD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 20 11:59 PM Hawaii Time

How to Apply: 

• Complete the online grant application form, which includes the paper title & abstract, tentative budget, statement of need, and curriculum vitae.

For more information contact aseees.grants@pitt.edu.
 

 ASEEES is pleased to offer Diversity & Inclusion Convention Travel Grants to subsidize travel for students to attend the ASEEES Annual Convention. For more information, including the program's purpose and eligibility, please see the program webpage.

GRANT AMOUNT: Up to $500 USD

APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 31 11:59 PM Hawaii Time

How to Apply:
 

• Complete this online grant application form, which includes a 250-word essay, addressing how your experience, study and/or career plans align with the program purpose outlined above and how attending the ASEEES Convention will advance these plans. Also include your curriculum vitae and the e-mail address of a faculty member who will submit a letter of reference. If you will be a convention session participant, please include the session title and the paper title and abstract, as applicable. 
• Make sure that a faculty member submits a letter of reference by the deadline.  The referee will get an e-mail notification on how to submit the letter via the application site. 

For more information contact aseees.grants@pitt.edu.
 

ASEEES is able to offer Regional Scholar Travel Grant to subsidize the travel of faculty, research specialists, and independent scholars who permanently reside in Eastern Europe and Eurasia to present their papers at the ASEEES Annual Convention.Applications will be judged on intellectual merit of the proposed paper topic with a view to disciplinary and regional balances. Where possible, priority will be given to candidates who are first-time convention presenters or junior scholars whose institutions offer limited funding. For more information, including eligibility, see the program webpage.

GRANT AMOUNT: Up to $1,000 USD
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 20, 11:59 PM Hawaii Time

For more information contact aseees.grants@pitt.edu.