REEI MELLON ENDOWMENT
SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: MARCH 1
One Summer Fellowship of $5,000 will be awarded. Major objectives include support for projects nearing completion by younger faculty that are important for tenure; major projects in early stages of development that can be expected ultimately to attract substantial outside funding; significant projects nearing completion that show clear promise of early publication; and proposals that encourage research collaboration between faculty and graduate students. All regular institute faculty are eligible to apply. Recipients are ineligible to apply again for such awards the following year.
APPLICATION MATERIALS NEEDED:
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One application form, including a project description;
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A current curriculum vitae;
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Three letters of recommendation, one of which should come from the departmental chairperson.
EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS:
A representative faculty committee, recommended by the institute director and confirmed by the institute executive committee, will judge the applications and make awards. Announcement of awards will be made as soon as possible after the application deadline.

REEI MELLON ENDOWMENT
SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP
APPLYING FOR
ACADEMIC YEAR: _____________
Complete and return this form to the Russian and East European Institute, Indiana
University, Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405.
ID#:______________________________ Date:________________________
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Department/Address:____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number:_______________________(home)______________________________(office)
E-mail:____________________________________
Year of first faculty appointment at IU:______________________________________________
TITLE OF PROJECT OR ACTIVITY: (Use at most 80 letters and spaces)
ABSTRACT: (limited to this space)
BUDGET
Details of Budget:
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUIRED:_______________
($5,000 LIMIT)
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
For this section of the proposal you may use the outline indicated below. However, if some other outline is more appropriate for your project, please feel free to use it. Use the other side of this page or attach a separate page. a.
Character and scope b.
Method and plan of work c.
Presumed contribution to knowledge d.
When commenced, progress to date, and expectation as to completion and publication, performance, or exhibition. e.
The application or relation of possible results from these investigations to more general problems in this or other fields. f.
Publications or related creative work by applicant bearing on this project.

References (Applicants for grants-in-aid of research need submit only one supporting letter in addition to a recommendation from the chairperson). Please list names, titles, addresses and telephone numbers of those from whom we should expect to receive supporting letters.
List other sources and amounts of support for research you have received in the last five years.
Include fellowships (from IU and other sources) and grants.
TITLE: DATE: SOURCE: AMOUNT:
Please discuss briefly the prospects that internal support at this time may lead to future external support.
List other applications in support of this or a closely related project:
SOURCE: RESPONSE OR DATE OF EXPECTED RESPONSE:
NOTE:
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I shall assume the responsibility for managing the budget for this grant within the amount awarded and for the payment of any overdrafts should they occur.
When I apply elsewhere for funds to support this or a closely related project, and if I receive full or partial support from other sources for this project, I will promptly notify the institute.
I will submit a brief but meaningful summary of the project at the termination of the award. No future institute support will be considered unless such a report has been submitted for previous awards.
(In signing this application, applicants signify that they have read and agree to the conditions stated herein.)
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Signature
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Date

REEI MELLON ENDOWMENT
SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP
Russian and East European Institute
Indiana University
Ballantine Hall 565
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
APPLICATION DEADLINE: _________________________________
APPLICANT’S NAME:_______________________________ Department:_______________________
Title of Project:_________________________________________________________________
This form is provided for your convenience in writing a letter of recommendation for the above named individual for the REEI Mellon grant program. It is expected that the applicant will supply you with information about his or her proposal. The review committee is particularly interested in your comments regarding: a) The applicant’s scholarly competence, recent performance, and promise of distinction in his or her field of interest; b) The value of the project in relation to scholarship in the field, and; c)
The applicant’s ability to complete the described project successfully in the time schedule presented.
Recommendations should also address the originality of the project, the quality and concept of the plan, and the possibility of additional or future external funding for the applicant. Evaluations, where possible, should compare this researcher not only with individuals in the same field and rank at IU but also with those at similar institutions.
Return letter of recommendation to address above.
Continue on other side if necessary. You may write the letter on letterhead and attach it to this form.
REFEREE:
NAME (please print):________________________ SIGNATURE:___________________________
TITLE/DEPARTMENT:_____________________ ADDRESS:_____________________________
_________________________________________ DATE:_________________________________