Grants Indiana University Inner Asian & Uralic NRC Research The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center at Indiana University announces research grants for scholars who wish to come to Bloomington to utilize IU's unique resources on Central Eurasia, including the Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies (RIFIAS) library. Grants may be used to cover or defray travel expenses or other direct research costs (e.g., photocopying). While IAUNRC Research Grants are limited to $300, additional funding may be available to scholars who give a public presentation or participate in a similar outreach activity. See below for eligibility criteria and application procedures. This application information is also available at <http://www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc>. ABOUT IU'S CENTRAL EURASIAN RESOURCES Indiana University houses outstanding library resources on Central Eurasia in both the Main Library and several specialized collections. The Main Library estimates that the number of holdings relevant to Inner Asian and Uralic Studies is approximately 100,000 volumes. Of this figure, approximately 28,000 volumes directly concern Uralic studies (Finland, Estonia and Hungary), 6,500 deal with Turkey, and 32,000 are directly relevant to Inner Asia (Central Asia, Tibet and Mongolia). The remaining volumes do not fit neatly within this categorization scheme, crossing geographic and subject categories. Unique among IU's specialized Central Eurasian collections is the Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies (RIFIAS) library. The primary aim of the RIFIAS library is to make available to researchers and students in a single location two broad categories of materials relevant to Inner Asia: 1) basic reference works, textbooks, grammars, and dictionaries, and 2) rare books and manuscripts. The Central Asian Archive holds microfilms and bound photocopies of out-of-print publications on Central Asia (primarily in Russian) and microfilms Oriental manuscripts. The RIFIAS library also has a special collection of rare Tibetan books and a Turkish Folklore Archive consisting of audio recordings. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IAUNRC research grants are available to faculty who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. Unfortunately, Title VI regulations do not allow us to make these awards to graduate students. REVIEW PROCEDURE Applications will be reviewed at the end of each month. All applicants will be notified as to whether their applications have been funded. Applications should be received no later than 30 days before the time that the scholar intends to come to Bloomington. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Please submit the following information to: AUNRC Research Grants Inner Asian and Uralic NRC Attn: Jeff Pennington Indiana University Goodbody Hall 305 Bloomington, IN 47405-7005 Applications may also be sent by e-mail to <japennin@indiana.edu> or faxed to 812-855-8667 (to the attention of Jeff Pennington). 1) Name ____________________________________________________________ 2) Title ____________________________________________________________ 3) Institution ________________________________________________________ 4) Address __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5) Phone ___________________________________________________________ 6) Fax _____________________________________________________________ 7) E-mail __________________________________________________________ 8) ___ US Citizen ___ Permanent Resident Alien 9) Please send a brief CV or other listing which includes your a) educational background, b) relevant publications, and c) general research interests. 10) Please send a 1-page description of your proposed research project, including an explanation of the relevance of IU's Central Eurasian collections to your research. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please contact Jeff Pennington, Assistant Director, IAUNRC, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall 305, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005. Phone: 812-855-7319; fax: 812-855-8667; e-mail: japennin@indiana.edu Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center Goodbody Hall 324 Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7005 phone: 812.856.5263 fax: 812.855.8667 e-mail: iaunrc@indiana.edu http://www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us From Azerbaijan International © Azerbaijan International 2000. All rights reserved.