European Union Studies Association News
We are delighted to share the following news from Alisdair Young, Chair of the European Union Studies Association (EUSA). EUSA has been successful in two European grant competitions – Getting to Know Europe (GTKE) and the Jean Monnet Programme. These grants will enable EUSA to take on an additional role and to launch several new initiatives.
Under the GTKE grant, EUSA will facilitate cooperation among the Jean Monnet Programme’s initiatives in the U.S. Due to changes in Commission funding, the European Union Centers of Excellence (EUCEs) in the U.S. are being discontinued, with funding of all such activities now taking place through the Jean Monnet Programme, most notably through Centers of Excellence. In response to this shift, EUSA will support coordination of Jean Monnet-related activities in the U.S. This will include organizing an annual coordination meeting, incorporating coordination events as part of the biennial conference, and hosting the Jean Monnet network on the EUSA website. This is an exciting opportunity to better integrate efforts to study the EU in the U.S.
As part of the two-year GTKE grant, one of the plenary sessions at the conference will be open to the public as an outreach event. The grant will also enable us to increase our support for graduate student participation at the conference. In addition, the grant will help to support the continuing transformation of the EUSA webpage into a more valuable portal to resources on the EU and EU studies.
The three-year Association Grant under the Jean Monnet Programme will enable EUSA to sponsor a member-directed workshop in the U.S. in each of the non-conference years of the grant (2016 and 2018). Further details, including how to apply, will be forthcoming shortly. The Association grant will also support efforts to enhance EUSA’s social media presence.
We are grateful to the European Commission for its support for EUSA’s efforts to promote understanding of the EU.