Fellowships are three, four, and six months. Fellows are matched with a U.S. host adviser to guide the research, writing, professional development, and advocacy skills. IREX receives a grant to administer the program. Approximately 95 fellowships will be awarded in 2001. This program grants fellowships in the United States for university faculty in the early stages of their careers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan for one academic year to develop curricula, acquire new teaching skills and to upgrade their knowledge in the fields of American studies, architecture and urban planning, arts management, business administration, cultural anthropology, economics, education administration, environmental studies, history, journalism, law, library science, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, public policy, public administration and sociology.
Fellows also participate in a two-month practical internship at the end of the academic program.
ACTR receives a grant to administer the U.S. component of the program for the Fellows. The open competition and selection of candidates is overseen by the U.S. Embassy in Russia and Ukraine and by American Councils in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Uzbekistan. Approximately 124 fellowships will be awarded in 2001. As of January 2001, there are approximately 109 IATP sites in the former Soviet Union.