AISEES is thrilled to announce our 2026 Fellows!
Lynn Roller Fellows:
• Dr. Michael L. Galaty (University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (USA Fellow) – for archaeological research in Kosovo
• Dr. Edlira Andoni (Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Science in Albania – (SE European Fellow) – for archaeological research in Albania
Graduate and Early Postdoc Fellows:
• Amber Kearns (University of Texas, Austin) – for archaeological research in Serbia
• Bakir Ovcina (Vanderbilt University) – for historical and ethnographic research in Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Olivia Pape (University of California, Irvine) – for research in Serbia and Kosovo on early 20th century Socialist movements
Vladimir Ivanovici and Alice Isabella Sullivan, examine the economy of artificial light in medieval churches across Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the broader medieval spheres.
*** Please note that in the USA we reset clocks to daylight saving time on March 8. Check your local time.***
Time: 13 mar 2026 12:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link:
Meeting ID: 981 8068 2551
Passcode: 083004
Zala Pavsic (AISEES Travel Grant Awardee) presents her current research evolving around the narratives of friendship in the disintegration of Yugoslavia. She traces how the motif of multiethnicity echoing the policy of brotherhood and unity policy is gradually transformed into narrative of ethnic tension, how these narratives often turned into enmity in order to mobilize public emotions in wartime, and how after the war, they again turn towards emphasizing multiethnicity through narratives of reconciliation.
The American Institute for Southeast European Studies (AISEES) is delighted to announce that we have become a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). We are proud to join a distinguished network of 27 peer organizations based in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Western Europe, and Latin America, all working in support of CAORC’s mission. We extend our sincere thanks to CAORC’s Staff and Board of Trustees for their guidance and support throughout this process.
The American Institute for Southeast European Studies (AISEES) announces the availability of 3 travel grants per year of up to $2,500 for southeast European scholars affiliated with an institution in their home country and traveling from southeastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia) in support of travel expenses to present original research or organize a session at a professional conference or symposium of international importance within the domains of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Funds are intended to cover the cost of transportation to and from the conference, registration fees, and lodging. The deadline for submitting an application for this grant is February 28, 2026.
AISEES announces the availability of two fellowships for senior scholars, defined as someone who is more than five years beyond the Ph.D. One fellowship of $5000 will be awarded to a university faculty member or independent scholar based in the USA, and one fellowship of $3000 will be awarded to a faculty member or independent scholarbased in southeastern Europe. The fellowships will be used to support research in southeastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia). The research project must be conducted within the 12-month period of May 1, 2026 and April 30, 2027. Projects in all fields in the social sciences, humanities and related disciplines are eligible.
Each year (January 20 deadline), AISEES awards three fellowships of $3000 to graduate students and early postdocs (up to 5 years after PhD) affiliated with an institution in the USA for research in the Humanities and Social Sciences that requires travel to one or more of the countries of southeastern Europe.
The AISEES Board welcomes two new trustees, Jelena Bogdanovic and Zsuzsanna Magdo. Dr. Bogdanovic is Associate Professor of Classical & Mediterranean Studies at Vanderbilt University and an AISEES “Lynn Roller” Fellow. Dr. Magdo is the Associate Director of University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. They join Dan Weiss (Chair), Victor Petrov (Vice Chair and Secretary), Lynn Roller (Treasurer), Lauren Earl, Rob Garris and Ioana Muresan.
We hope you enjoy reading the latest AISEES Newsletter (Fall 2025).
AISEES Newsletter - Fall 2025
Each year AISEES offers up to $2500 to scholars based in SE Europe whose scholarship in the Humanities or Social Sciences focuses upon SE Europe. This award is applied to participation in an international conference/workshop and covers the costs of transportation, lodging, and conference fees. We are happy to support:
Dren Gërguri (Journalism, University of Pristina) presented “Hybrid Populism in the Global East: Evidence from Visual Campaigning on
Facebook in the Era of COVID-19” at the ICA Conference in Denver, Colorado in June 2025.
Zala Pavsic (Central European University, Budapest) presented ” CommYunity: narratives of friendship in the disintegration of Yugoslavia” at the Association for the Study of Nationalism (ASN) World Convention at the Harriman Institute in May 2025.
