The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
One-Day workshops, deadline: February 1, 2010
Five-day seminar, deadline: February 25, 2010
George Washington University is running two events through its Program on Conducting Archival Research (POCAR) in spring and summer 2010.
1. Effective FOIA Requesting for Researchers, 8 March 2010
On March 8, 2010, the National Security Archive and George Washington University will join forces for a day-long workshop on “Effective FOIA Requesting for Researchers.” This session will offer a unique opportunity for graduate students to learn the fundamentals of the Freedom of Information Act and how to use it.
The deadline to apply is February 1, 2010. The workshop will take place at the Elliott School in Washington, D.C and will be limited to 20 participants. GWU will cover overnight accommodation when necessary and accepted students may apply for subsidized travel.
Applicants must submit the application form (see website above), a two-page proposal indicating how they would benefit from participation in the FOIA Workshop, and a CV. Please send applications via e-mail to sicar@gwu.edu by February 1, 2010 with the subject line reading “FOIA Workshop.”
2. The Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research, June 7-11, 2010
SICAR is a five-day seminar in which Ph.D. students receive training in conducting archival research.
SICAR will be limited to 20 participants, and preference is given to students who have defended their dissertation proposal and are about to embark on dissertation research.
Applicants must submit the application form (see website), a two-page proposal indicating how they would benefit from participation in SICAR, a CV, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in their department.
The deadline for applications is February 25, 2010 and decisions will be announced by the end of March.
Please send applications via e-mail (ATTN: SICAR APP) to sicar@gwu.edu.
Letters of recommendation can be sent via email to the same address or by regular mail.
GWU will cover the costs of housing and meals and may in some cases help with transportation.
For more information on all of the above, please contact Elidor Mehilli, elidor@gwu.edu.
The information on these programs can be found here.