The Central Asian Program welcomes applications from Kazakhstan for the Bolashak Visiting Fellows Program.

Young, mid-career, and senior scholars from Kazakhstan who would like to conduct research in Washington, DC, and participate in the CAP activities, are invited to submit applications.

Selected Bolashak Visiting Fellows may be in residence at IERES/CAP for a period from one month to one year. They may require or be required up to 6 months of English language training before the fellowship.

During their stay Bolashak Visiting Fellows will be closely mentored and guided by CAP members. They will be given carrel or office space, computer access, and library privileges. They are expected to participate actively in intellectual life at IERES, which includes talks, conferences, informal discussion, and other activities.

The Central Asia Program at George Washington University provides support annually for the best graduate student research paper in Central Asian Studies to facilitate the growth and coherence of the Central Asian Studies. The goal is to create new places where young specialists studying Central Asia can discuss and exchange ideas, and the best ones can be celebrated.

Over the last decade, Central Asian Studies has developed in many European, American, and Japanese universities, not to mention in Central Asia itself and in Russia. However, Central Asian Studies still requires better coordination to provide the field with more structure, with help in facing institutional challenges, and with a framework for integration into mainstream social sciences. 

More information can be found here.