Deadline: 31 December, yearly

An award from the George and Viola Hoffman Fund may be made annually for student research toward a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation on a geographical subject in Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe includes the countries of East Central and Southeast Europe from Poland south to Romania, Bulgaria, and the successor states of the former Yugoslavia. Topics may be historical or contemporary, systematic or regional, limited to a small area or comparative.

Applications should be limited to 2,500 words and should include:

Each application should be accompanied by a letter stating the professional achievements and the goals of the individual and a letter of support from a sponsoring faculty member. The funds available range from $350 to $500. Awards will be announced at the AAG Annual Meeting.

Applications:Digital submissions are strongly encouraged. Please submit complete application in an email attachment to grantsawards@aag.org with “AAG Hoffman Fund” as the subject line in order to ensure timely receipt and proper processing. Materials should be emailed as a single attachment, preferably as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file, and must include full contact and affiliation information for all applicants, including email addresses. In exceptional cases, paper submissions may be accepted, but only with prior approval (requests should be sent to the above email address). 

Acknowledgement of receipt will be returned within a maximum of 2-3 business days.   All applicants will be notified of the status of their submission within approximately 3 months after the deadline. Awardees may anticipate receiving their grants by late Spring, in time for summer scheduled fieldwork, if applicable.

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