Application Deadline: 15 December 2009
Up to $2000.00
The Association invites applications for grants to support doctoral dissertation research and write-up in any field of Baltic Studies. Funds may be used for travel to research site, equipment, duplication or other needs as specified. Proposals will be evaluated according to the scholarly potential of the applicant, and the quality and scholarly importance of the proposed work, especially to the development of Baltic Studies. Applicants must currently be enrolled in a PhD program and have completed all requirements for a PhD except the dissertation.

Candidates should electronically submit: a 500-word proposal, a one-page budget specifying expenses, a CV, evidence of current enrolment in a PhD program, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages The application should be addressed to Dr Daunis Auers, Vice President of Professional Development, at auers@lu.lv.

Proposal, budget, CV and writing sample should be submitted in English. Successful applicants will be notified in January 2010. Applicants must be current AABS members.