For a better and deeper understanding of the interdependent recent history of (Central and Eastern) Europe, the Freedom Broadcasting Foundation (formerly the RFE/RL Fund) and the Open Society Archives at Central European University (OSA) offer a grant which covers altogether 108 distant research hours in the Hoover Institution on a competitive basis to support scholars who wish to conduct research in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty holdings of the Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University, and whose current research projects are relevant to these holdings. The grant is designed to provide access to the holdings of Hoover Archives for European-based scholars, artists, and journalists, and covers the cost of research assistance at the rate of $23 per hour. The research is done by selected archival researchers at the Hoover Archives.
Applications for a reasonable number of hours of archival research are expected from researchers, graduate students (after their first degree) carrying out research, or artists, journalists, academics, or others who have already started a project that is relevant for the RFE/RL related holdings of the Hoover Archives. Grantees of the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA may receive preference over other applicants.
Applicants should submit the following to OSA:
1. Application letter in English (should specify the nature of the documents, including collection ID and box numbers) and the number of hours to be researched at the Hoover Archives).
2. Research description in English (about 400 words; should indicate relationship between the current research topic, and the the chosen collection in the Hoover holdings etc.)
3. Short Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
4. Names of two referees with contact address.