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Mongolia Study and
Research Opportunities
2019
American Center for Mongolian Studies
www.mongoliacenter.org
Moderator: Dr. Charles Krusekopf, Royal Roads University and ACMS
ckrusekopf@mongoliacenter.org
About the ACMS
• Founded in 2002, Ulaanbaatar office and Research Library opened
in 2004, US home office at UPenn. A consortium of Universities.
• “Academic Embassy” in UB with international and Mongolian staff
who help visiting and local scholars do research work and build
resources, connections and networks. Your “home away from
home” in UB.
• ACMS Programs include: Tricia Turbold
• Research Fellowships and Summer School UB Resident Director
• Mongolian Language Program
• Publications such as This Month in Mongolian Studies
• Regular hosting of conferences and speakers.
• Will be at the Mongolia Cultural Center conference in Washington DC in Feb.
• Association of Asian Studies (AAS) annual meeting in Denver in late March.
• Speaker series and other regular events in UB; NEH Seminars at UPenn
Amb. Jonathan Addleton (Ret.)
• Please subscribe to This Month in Mongolian Studies. Send an email request to ACMS Executive Director
info@mongoliacenter.org to be added to the distribution list. With ACMS UB Staff
Overview of Programs: Summer 2019
Mongolia Field School Overview • The first annual ACMS interdisciplinary Mongolia Field School will be held from Monday July 29- Friday August 16, 2019 in Mongolia, starting and ending in Ulaanbaatar. • Participants are expected to participate in the full program. If special arrangements are necessary, please contact the ACMS to discuss your situation. • The Field School is open to all participants, including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and life-long learners. We are expecting approx. 15- 20 participants in each of the three field study streams. • Previous experience in Mongolia or with field studies is not required. • Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from Ulaanbaatar. ACMS can help with accommodations in UB before and after the program. • During the program, ACMS will make arrangements for your study group which will travel together as a class.
Tuition and Fellowships • Tuition for the program is US$2,900 for all participants, which will cover program costs in Mongolia, including meals, housing, transportation, instruction and site visits. • A significant number of scholarships of up to $3,500 are available based on merit and need through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation. • Please apply by Feb 15 if you are interested in a fellowship. • Final deadline is April 30 • Applicants are encouraged to apply for funding from other sources. Fellowships from other sources help support your fellowship application and program participation, and partial funding is allowed. • Those eligible for fellowships include citizens of US, Canada and Mongolia, or persons attending/working for a university in one of those countries.
Program Options and Academic Credits
• The Field School will begin with a two-day orientation course, Modern Mongolia: History,
Culture and Society in a Changing World, that will include lectures by Mongolian and
international experts.
• Participants will then join one of three focus areas as indicated in the application:
• Northern Mongolia Salvage Archaeology and Public Engagement led by Dr. Julia Clark
• Migrants, Migration and Contemporary Livelihoods in Mongolia led by Dr. Holly Barcus
• Mongolia’s Energy Transition led by Dr. Darrin Magee and Dr. Charles Krusekopf
• Basic course outlines are available on the Program Details website. More detailed course syllabi
will be available closer to the course delivery dates.
• ACMS can’t directly offer academic credits, but all courses are designed to be equivalent to a 3-
credit university course.
• Those who want to receive academic credits for participation should talk with their home
institutions about their requirements for recognizing academic credits for field school courses.
We will arrange appropriate assessment and marking for course exercises and will work with
individual applicants to provide the information and resources necessary to help you get
academic credit for participation.
Applications • Please review the detailed application information at: https://www.mongoliacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Application- Information.pdf • And fill out the online the application form: https://www.mongoliacenter.org/mongolia- field-school-online-application-form-2019/ • Everyone: Statement of Interest, Experience in Remote Areas, CV, personal details. • Students are asked for a letter of recommendation from a faculty member • Fellowships – open for all, will be given based on financial need first, and an effort to create a diverse cohort of participants • Mongolian applicants – submit required application information, special fellowships will be available to support Mongolian student and faculty participants
www.nomadsciencemongolia.com Northern Mongolia Salvage Archaeology and Public Engagement led by Dr. Julia Clark
The Hatgal
Public Archaeology
Project
www.nomadsciencemongolia.com
Field Research
www.nomadsciencemongolia.comMigrants, Migration and Contemporary
Livelihoods in Mongolia
led by Dr. Holly Barcus
• A study of rural-urban migration in Mongolia, exploring both the
reasons people move to urban areas and the reasons people
choose to remain in rural areas.
• More than 500,000 people have moved to Ulaanbaatar from
rural areas of Mongolia in recent years, leading to serious issues
related to housing, urban planning, air pollution, water and
sanitation, transportation and public services such as education
and health.
• This field study will apply a social science research lens to
examine key issues faced by migrants in urban Mongolia, while
also understanding why some people choose to move to urban
areas and others elect to stay in rural areas.
• Participants will have the opportunity to conduct interviews and
site visits both in Ulaanbaatar, and in rural areas of Bulgan and
Hovsgol aimags in northern Mongolia.Mongolia’s Energy Transition led by Dr. Darrin Magee and Dr. Charles Krusekopf • Focuses on study and research into Mongolia’s energy systems, with a focus on renewable power development including solar, wind and hydro power for both local and regional use. • We will learn about both micro (household) scale renewable power options and macro (national and regional scale) efforts to move Mongolia and Asia to renewable power sources. • Explore concerns that large scale renewable power development will mar pristine landscapes, interrupt wildlife migration, and displace local people. • Participants will visit solar and wind farms, the site of the planned Egiin Gol Hydro Power project and small-scale wind and solar units used by rural herding families. We will learn how power systems operate and how to do calculations on solar gain, hydro potential and other related elements.
Field Locations for the Migration
and Energy Courses
• The Migration and Energy courses will spend the first week in Ulaanbaatar, then
travel to Darhan, Mongolia’s second city north of UB), a river camp along the Eg
River (site of proposed hydropower project) west of Darhan near Hutag, and
then to Hatgal.
• At the river camp we will join the researchers participating in the Mongolian
American Aquatic Ecology Research Initiative sponsored by the NSF to learn and
collaborate with their social science and science field research projects.
http://maaeri.weebly.com/Other ACMS Research and Study
Opportunities
Field
Research
Fellowships Funded by US State Department
Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline Feb 15 Bureau
• The program will provide awards of up to $4,000 to approximately 4-8 students, post-docs, or faculty to conduct short-term
student, post-doctoral, or faculty field research in Mongolia between May and October, 2019.
• Applicants must be US citizens currently enrolled full-time (students) or employed at least part-time (post-docs and faculty) at a
university or college. Students who have just graduated are eligible for the program. Undergraduate applicants must have at least
third year standing in their program, while graduate applicants can be at a masters, pre-dissertation, or doctoral candidacy level.
Post-doctoral scholars and faculty must regularly teach at least one course at a US university or college to be eligible.
• The program priority for post-doctoral scholars and faculty is to support individuals from non-research intensive universities and
colleges, especially those who are helping guide student research projects or who can show how the fellowship experience will
enhance their teaching and outreach.
• Joint applications submitted by a student and post-doctoral scholar or faculty member are highly encouraged. Joint applicants must
submit individual applications, but the applications will be evaluated both individually and jointly during the review process. Joint
applications are not required, and individual applications are welcome.
• The field research project should be conducted in conjunction with a Research Sponsor, such as a faculty member or senior
researcher, and involve at least 6 weeks for students or 3 weeks for post-docs or faculty of fieldwork in Mongolia. Preference is
given to projects in which the Research Sponsor will work directly with the researcher in the field in Mongolia.Mongolian
Language program:
Courses in summer
and during the year
• ACMS invites students and scholars to enroll in an eight week Intensive Mongolian Language Program
from June 10 to August 9, 2019 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Deadline March 1.
• The purpose of this summer language program is to provide Intermediate-level students of the
Mongolian language with an opportunity to enhance their communicative competence through
systematic improvement of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, in an authentic environment.
• Intermediate level of language learning program is equivalent to approximately 9 semester credit
hours. The course will be taught by experienced Mongolian language teachers.
• The program is eligible for FLAS awards and a limited number of ACMS Language Program Fellowships
of up to $2,000 to cover the cost of tuition. The ACMS fellowships are awarded to applicants based on
merit and need.
• Applicants are encouraged to apply for funding from other sources in addition to the ACMS Intensive
Mongolian Language Fellowship Program to support their studies.
• Students interested in taking Mongolian language lessons during the academic year in Mongolia of
from the ACMS instructors via Skype can contact the ACMS office for more information.
info@mongoliacenter.org
www.mongoliacenter.org• Special fellowships for librarians or information resource specialists interested in working with the ACMS Research Library and other Mongolian libraries and librarians to help develop access to academic resources and training. Opportunities on site in Ulaanbaatar or for distance based projects. • Please contact the ACMS info@mongoliacenter.org for more information
Bayarlaa! Thank You! • Do you have questions on the programs or applications? • Please use chat, the microphone or send us an email or call. We will connect you to specific instructors if you have questions on course specializations. Email: info@mongoliacenter.org Telephone in USA: (360) 356-1020 voice mail enabled Telephone in UB: (976) 7711-0486 Note: All fellowship programs and the Field School will occur again in summer 2020. If you have ideas for topics of interest or possible participants for 2020, please let us know!
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