The Aina Birnitis Dissertation-Completion Fellowship in the Humanities for Latvia
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The Aina Birnitis Dissertation-Completion Fellowship in the Humanities for Latvia supports doctoral students with a year of research and writing to complete humanities dissertations on Latvia or Latvians.
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Funder: Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $21,000 stipend for one year plus up to $1,000 for university fees
Summary: Supports a year of research and writing to complete humanities dissertations related to Latvia or Latvians.
Key Information: Applicants must be Latvian citizens and permanent residents, with current AABS membership.
Description
Administered by the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS), this fellowship supports advanced graduate students in the final year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. Funded through a bequest from Aina Birnitis, a librarian who lived in Carlton, Australia, it encourages timely completion of humanities dissertations related to Latvia or Latvians.
Preference is given to Latvian language and history. Other eligible fields include anthropology, archaeology, ethnography, fine and performing arts, folklore, gender studies, linguistics, literature, philosophy, and religion. Social sciences—including economics, sociology, and political science—as well as law and international relations qualify only when clearly cultural or historical in content and focus. Selection emphasizes scholarly merit, a clear intellectual agenda, appropriate methodology, and the likelihood of dissertation completion and continued residence in Latvia.
