CREES Lecture - "Career Paths and Opportunities for Students Specializing in Area Studies"

February 04, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, 1636 II/SSWB, 1080 S. University

Host Department: Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES)

Martha Loerke (MA REES '90), director, Scholarship Programs, Open Society Institute. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies.

Further Information

U-M alumna Martha Loerke oversees Open Society Institute programs offering 800 humanities and social science scholarships annually in over 30 countries via open, merit-based competitions. She directs offices in New York and London, and coordinates global program administration with 30 local partners. Although she focused primarily on countries of the former Soviet Union during her career with CIES, IIE, Fulbright, and the Open Society Institute, her work is currently expanding to include Burma, Cambodia, and Laos; as well as Palestine, Turkey, and Afghanistan. She is also starting to look at climate change fellowships for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Contact Information: crees@umich.edu or 734.764.0351