Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1974 (2. évfolyam, 3-5. szám)
1974 / 5. szám
8 No. 5, 1974, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER and AHSF NEWS ACLS GRANT TO HRC The American Council of Learned Societies extended an $2,000 award to the Hungarian Research Center of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation for the support of a revolving publication fund producing research tools for Hungarian studies. The award has specifically been made in support of the first publication in this series, Gabor Horchler’s Annotated Bibliography of Hungarian Economic Reforms. The ACLS funds must be matched on at least a fifty-fifty basis by the Center, and publications will be made available at cost to members and non-members equally. The Center appreciates the generous gestures of the ACLS as a recognition of scholarly objectives. FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED The American Hungarian Studies Foundation awarded the following fellowships for the year 1973-74: András F. Behr., M.A. candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for study of Eastern Europe with concentration on Hungary; George Deak, Ph.D. candidate at the Institute on East Central Europe, Columbia U., for the study of Hungarian history; Robert S. Hosh, Ph.D. candidate at Teachers College, Columbia U., for the study of the acculturation of Hungarian immigrants in the U.S.; and Elizabeth A. Szabó, a student at the Kodály Musical Training Institute, forthe study of music education with the Kodály method. LINCOLN AWARDS PRESENTED The American Hungarian Studies Foundation presented the Abraham Lincoln Award to Dr. William J. Fellner, Sterling Prof, of Economics Emeritus at Yale U., and member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers; Stephen D. Lockey, Sr., M.D., researcher in immunology and allergy, and Emeritus Chief of the Dept, of Allergy, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania; and Rev. Edmund Vasvary, foremost historian of Hungarian immigrant history in America (see also Research in Progress column). Distinguished Service Awards were presented to staff members of the National Academy of Sciences for professional and personal service rendered in aiding the resettlement of Hungarian refugee scientists in 1956 and 1957. They were Dr. Wallace W. Atwood, Jr., former director of the Office of International Relations; Edmund C. Rowan, staff director for International Organizations and Programs; and Dr. M.H. Trytten, former director of the Office of Scientific Personnel. Master of ceremonies was Dr. Francis M. Bator, Prof, of Political Economy, Harvard U., and presentation of the service awards was done by Dr. David D. Denker, Past President, New York Medical College. The GRANTS FOR 1975-76 The American Council of Learned Societies has announced its competition to be held in 1974-75. (For description of the institution and its programs see HSN no. 2.) The announcement describes fellowships, study fellowships, grants-in-aid, travel grants to international congresses and conferences abroad, research fellowships in American studies for foreign scholars, and area programs. The combined ACLS/SSRC programs in East European studies include (1) grants for post-doctoral research with an application deadline of December 31, 1974; (2) grants for study of East European languages with an application date of February 3, 1975; (3) travel grants to international conferences with an application deadline of February 15, 1975; and (4) grants in support of conferences with an application deadline of February 15, 1975. For detailed announcement write to American Council of Learned Societies, 345 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017. Supervised jointly by the ACLS and IREX are programs open to graduate students who have completed all work for the doctorate except dissertation, to junior researchers and professors for research in East Europe, normally for a semester or a full academic year. Deadlineforworkduring the academic year of 1975-76 is November 15, 1974. For further information on these, on ad-hoc grants, and grants for collaborative projects write to the International Research and Exchange Board, 110 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022. presentation took place in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 1974. For detailed report see the forthcoming 1975 issue of the AHSF Bulletin. HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN STUDIES FOUNDATION P.O. Box 1084, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903 Address Correction Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 257
