Date:    Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:30:03 -0500
<br>From:    Kate Polzin  kpolzin[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IREX.ORG 
<br>Subject: US/NIS Curriculum Development Exchange Program
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<br>*Announcement reflects extended application deadline: March 23, 1998*
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<br>US/NIS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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<br>The International Research & Exchanges Board is currently
<br>accepting applications for the United States Information Agency
<br>Curriculum Development Exchange Program (CDEP). CDEP is a two-way
<br>exchange designed to foster democratization and educational reform in
<br>the New Independent States (NIS) through the provision of four-month
<br>consultations and curricula development programs to educators and
<br>advanced graduate students in the humanities and social sciences from
<br>the United States or Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
<br>Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and
<br>Uzbekistan.
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<br>CDEP participants are affiliated with host universities in the United
<br>States or the NIS, and participate in graduate seminars concerning
<br>methodology and content of their specific fields of study, consult
<br>with department faculty on course design and teaching materials, and
<br>lead part of graduate or undergraduate courses to advance their own
<br>teaching skills.
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<br>Opportunities for US Educators and Advanced Graduate Students:
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<br>Eligible candidates are US citizens affiliated with a college or
<br>university as a faculty member or doctoral candidate; able to
<br>function successfully in Russian or other NIS language; experienced in
<br>designing and revising curricula in their academic discipline; and
<br>able to participate during fall 1998.  Grant provisions include
<br>round-trip travel to NIS host institution, supplemental medical
<br>insurance, pre-arranged housing, living stipend and limited allowance
<br>for teaching materials. A limited number of grants are available for
<br>short-term consulting trips (please inquire regarding eligibility).
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<br>Opportunities for US Host Institutions
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<br>NIS educators and advanced graduate students have already
<br>been selected through an open competition for the Curriculum
<br>Development Exchange Program.  Accredited colleges and universities
<br>are invited to apply to host these participants for one semester
<br>during fall 1998.  NIS participants' travel and living expenses are
<br>paid; participants also receive medical insurance and allowances for
<br>professional development activities and teaching materials.  Host
<br>institutions are required to allow participants to observe graduate
<br>level pedagogy or field specific courses, appoint an appropriate
<br>faculty member as a mentor, and provide training in and access to
<br>email and the Internet.
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<br>The extended deadline for US participant and US host applications is
<br>March 23, 1998.  Application materials, guidelines, and
<br>award criteria are available via the IREX website at
<br>http://www.irex.org/grants/cdep/. For further information regarding
<br>the Curriculum Development Exchange Program, please contact IREX at
<br>(202) 628-8188 or irex[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]irex.org.
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