24.10.2017 The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States of America will award grants during 2017-2018 in the following categories: Research Grants, Conference Travel Grants, and Dissertation Research Grants.

1) Research Grants. The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. will award grants in 2017-2018 for research on a wide range of topics and issues related to Ukrainian Studies. While priorities are given to projects in the humanities and social sciences, proposals for research in other fields and disciplines are welcome if they will make important contributions to Ukrainian Studies.
Individual grants are limited to a maximum amount of $5000, or $7,500 if there are two or more scholars supported by the grant.

2) Conference Travel Grants support the applicant​'s​ participation in scholarly conferences at which the applicant is presenting a paper or participating in a panel focused on issues related to Ukraine and Ukrainian Studies. Support funds are expected to cover primarily travel expenses of the applicant to and from the conference site from their home country.
Applicants should hold at least an MA/MS degree in a field related to their topic of research and conference presentation.
The ​maximum amount to be awarded for individual Conference Travel Grants is $1000.

3) Dissertation Research Grants are available for dissertation research projects on issues related to Ukraine and Ukrainian Studies. Preference will we given to topics in the humanities and social sciences, but applications for research in other fields will be accepted and evaluated as to the relevance and importance of their contribution to Ukrainian Studies.
Dissertation Research Grants are open to graduate students of all countries, disciplines, and ethnicities. Applicants must be currently enrolled in universities or research institutes as aspiranty for Kandydat Nauk degrees or candidates in Ph.D. programs.
The maximum amount of individual grant awards is $1000.

Applications with all required documents in electronic format must be received by the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. by March 1, 2018 (for Conference Travel Grants and Dissertation Research Grants there is an additional deadline - October 1, 2017) at grants@shevchenko.org.