New Partners, Strong Ethics: Striking a Balance Towards the Year 2000

The OSEAS-Europe Conference Planning Committee and USIA are pleased to announce the availability of conference grants for participating educational advisers from Western, Central, and Eastern Europe and the NIS.

Approximately 30 "fully-funded" and 120 "local expenses" grants will be offered to participating educational advisers. A "fully-funded grant" will cover international travel costs, including any standard visa fees, airport transfers and transit costs, conference registration fee, workshop registration fee(s), local accommodations (double occupancy) and per diem for the duration of the conference. A "local expenses grant" will cover local accommodations during the conference, per diem and transfer to/from the airport or train station in Budapest. The OSEAS-Europe Conference Planning Committee and USIA strongly encourage cost-sharing which will improve an adviser's chance of receiving a grant.

The OSEAS-Europe Conference is adviser generated: it is being organized by overseas advisers for overseas advisers. Advisers applying for a conference grant are encouraged to submit a proposal for a conference session or workshop. Please refer to the "Call for Conference Proposals" distributed February 13 on Inter-L, OSEAS-Europe and EAC-L listserves. Advisers applying for a grant and not planning to take part in a conference workshop or session as a presenter must be willing to carry out a volunteer task at the conference in order to be eligible for receiving a grant (refer to number 10 in "Grant Application Form").

The completed grant application should be sent to the appropriate Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) by the deadline of March 18.

For Western, Central and Eastern Europe:

Lydia Shevchik, REAC
E-mail (preferred means): shevchik@easynet.co.uk
Fax: (44)-0171-221-4062
Mailing address:
-- Flat 2, 59 Holland Park
-- London W11 3SJ,
-- United Kingdom

For New Independent States:

Henry Scott, REAC
E-mail (preferred means): hscott@glas.apc.org
Fax: (7) 095-280-35-16
Mailing Address:
-- Russia
-- Moskva 129010
-- pr. Mira 36, kom. 46
-- Institute of International Education

A copy of the grant application should also be sent to Catherine Alderton at USIA:

E-mail (preferred means): calderto@usia.gov
Fax: (1) 202-401-1433
Mailing Address:
-- USIA
-- Advising and Student Service Branch (E/ASA)
-- 301 4th Street, SW
-- Washington, DC 20547

In order to be considered for a grant, please remember that each application must have a corresponding cable of support sent to USIA from the appropriate USIS post. Advisers applying for a grant should contact USIS to request this conference nomination. The adviser should refer to cable USIA WASHDC 2603, the conference announcement sent to posts February 10.

2. Contact Information

Mailing address:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

4. USIA's identification code for your center (if known):

5. Job title:

6. Full-time employee ____ Part-time employee ____

7. Percentage of time spent as an adviser _____

8. FSN (US Government employee) ____ non FSN (not a US Government employee) ____

9. Length of time as an educational adviser:

10. Previous attendance at advising conferences/workshops (international and regional). Please state the name and year of the conference or workshop:

11. For those submitting proposals for conference sessions and workshops, please provide the topic(s) of your proposal (refer to "Grant Application Notes") . Please include the names of other co-presenters listed in your proposal:

12. Other volunteer activity at the conference (refer to "Grant Application Notes"):

-- Session/workshop minute taker____
-- Work at a conference registration/information booth____
-- Work in the Conference Technology Center____
-- Setting up/dismantling conference booths or displays____
-- Other tasks: The Conference Planning Committee will attempt to assign advisers the specific volunteer tasks checked above.

13. Estimated international travel costs to conference including any applicable visa fees, airport taxes, or transit costs (advisers are encouraged to make the most economical travel arrangements possible):

14. Preliminary Budapest arrival date _________ , departure date ____________

15. Please list any cost sharing that you or your employer may be able to offer:

16. Please provide a statement indicating your goals in attending the conference and why you should be considered for receiving a grant (not to exceed 500 words).