Title VIII

Title VIII Fellowships

The mission of the Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union is to ensure that timely, independent, analysis informs U.S. foreign policy decisions.

Title VIII Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to applicants whose work furthers the program's mission to sustain American expertise on the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and provide research and intelligence capacity critical to the national security of the United States.

The Title VIII Program was terminated on 2025 February 27 "pursuant to a directive from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for alignment with Agency priorities and national interest."

All 2025 fellowships have been canceled.

Title VIII Fellowships provide tuition, fees, and room & board stipends for U.S. graduate students, area specialists, and scholars studying the languages and cultures of Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union in Language Workshop. Title VIII Fellowships support in-person study, online study, and overseas study in the Workshop's program in Budapest. Overseas Fellowships include travel and study-abroad fees.

Title VIII Fellows also gain access to services of the Slavic Reference Service of the University of Illinois Library in Urbana-Champaign.

Title VIII is a national program funding language training and research in the U.S. and abroad.

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Eligibility and Application

To be eligible for Title VIII funding, you must:

Be studying Russian at level 3 or higher, or any level of an East European or Eurasian language in the IU Language Workshop
Be a U.S. citizen
Be one of the following:
- A graduate student enrolled in the spring and fall surrounding your Title VIII summer;
- A rising graduate student beginning a graduate program in the fall following your Title VIII summer;
- A post-doctoral student with an appointment that includes the fall following your Title VIII summer;
- A scholar or researcher employed in Russian, East European, or Eurasian studies.

The Title VIII application is included in the unified Language Workshop application form.

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Students who apply by midnight EST on December 6 receive priority consideration for admission and for funding.

It is advantageous to apply by this deadline since there is the possibility that individual scholarships and fellowships may expend their budgets during priority admission and not be available during general admission or rolling admission.

Students may apply for admission and for funding until midnight EST on January 31, 2025.

Admission and funding opportunities will be limited to classes that did not fill during priority admission and to scholarships and fellowships that were not fully awarded during priority admission.

During rolling admission, students may apply for admission to Workshop courses without Workshop funding.

Research Support through the University of Illinois

Research support is available to Indiana University Title VIII Fellows, including Fellows studying overseas, through the University of Illinois Slavic Reference Service and the University of Illinois Summer Research Laboratory.

Slavic Reference staff can provide online consultations and assistance with bibliographic and reference questions in subject areas connected to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. No special application is required. Any time during the period of their Title VIII Fellowship, students may schedule a consultation by visiting https://uiuc.libcal.com/appointments/srs and entering their Campus Affiliation as "Indiana University Title VIII program."

Students and researchers are also encouraged to apply for Title VIII funding through the University of Illinois to participate in their Summer Research Laboratory, either before or after their Language Workshop course.

Generations of scholars have found the Lab an invaluable way to exhaust US-based resources in preparation for visiting libraries and archives abroad. In addition, the Lab hosts research and training workshops, discussion groups, and conferences to help participants learn about ongoing research and create networks for their own professional development.

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Title VIII

Title VIII Fellowships

Title VIII is a national program funding language training and research in the U.S. and abroad.

Eligibility and Application

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Title VIII Fellowships

Title VIII is a national program funding language training and research in the U.S. and abroad.

Eligibility and Application

Priority Admission and Funding Deadline: December 6, 2024

General Admission and Funding Deadline: January 31, 2025

Rolling Admission: February 1 to May 15, 2025

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