Deadline: November 26, 2023 The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) and the Slavic Reference Service (SRS) at the University of Illinois are pleased to announce a new call for applications to the Open Research Laboratory (ORL) program. This year’s ORL will take place January 16 – May 1, 2024. The ORL provides research support for graduate and post-graduate level research on Central and East Europe and the Independent States of the former Soviet Union, and provides support for both in-person and virtual associateships. ORL support includes: Reference assistance from SRS for general and specialized queries throughout the spring and beyond; Access to our Library’s digital and database collections for an extended period; Use of the Library’s technological resources, including a free of charge duplication service for University of Illinois Library materials, limited to 20 pages per request and subject to copyright restrictions; Invitations to participate in virtual scholarly programming (lectures, workshops, etc.); The help of REEEC staff in answering logistical questions related to your visit. Associates may apply for personalized bibliographic sessions with SRS. Funding: US citizens are eligible for Title VIII funding as either an in-person or a virtual associate. An in-person associate is eligible for a $1250 research stipend in support of their work, a housing grant of up to 5 nights of on-campus housing at the shared rate, and a travel grant of up to $850 of round-trip transportation costs to and from Urbana-Champaign. A virtual associate is eligible for a research stipend of $625 in support of their work. Priority Application Deadline: November 26, 2023 REEEC will continue to accept applications after the priority deadline, but these applications will be at a lower priority for funding. For more information and to apply, please visit: https://reeec.illinois.edu/research/open-research-laboratory...