Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Internship Grant Program

Established in 1948, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) – a nonprofit, non-political, scholarly society – is the leading international organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia, and Eastern Europe in regional and global contexts.

Funded by an external grant, ASEEES’s Internship Grant Program provides incoming, current, and recent (i.e. those who have graduated no more than two years prior to the competition deadline) MA, PhD, and professional school students with grants that make it possible for them to accept unpaid or underpaid internships in areas broadly related to Russia, including Russia’s relations with other regions/countries.

The grant offers $2,000 a month, to be paid directly to the grantee (intern) during their internship. In the case of underpaid internships, ASEEES will work with the host institutions and the grantees to make sure the grantee receives a combined stipend of $2,000 per month or has an extended duration for the internship.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be an incoming (with proof of matriculation), current, or recent (i.e. those who have graduated no more than two years prior to the competition deadline) graduate student in a degree-granting institution in the US or, if a US citizen, in a degree-granting institution anywhere in the world;
• be able to provide proof of an internship offer at the time of application (see internship requirements below);
• have specialized in or be currently in an graduate degree program specializing in Russian studies;
• become ASEEES members upon acceptance of the grant (ASEEES membership is not required at the time of application).

Grantees may participate in an existing internship program or work with an organization to create a new one. To be approved, internships must:

• be substantial in duration (20-25 hours per week) and responsibilities;
• take place in the US (grantees may hold remote internships, pending approval);
• correspond with the program’s mission, providing grantees with professional work experience outside of academic settings;
• last either two (2) or four (4) months, taking place either in the summer or during an academic semester.