The Forerunner Federation and its National Foundations provide grants to support minority and small nation participation in the knowledge society. Our grant programs have the following specific aims:
- focus on education, particularly at high school and university level
- publicly announced competition to develop skills and reward results
- support appreciation of traditions and facilitate entry to research
- assist people who were born and are living in the supported region
Székelyland Research Fellowship
(Forerunner Federation)
The “Szekelyland Research Fellowship”program supports talented people from the Székelyland (Transylvania region) to pursue science studies at a university or postgraduate training at a research institution of their choice. Applicants admitted as a full-time degree seeking university students or mentored at an institution of scholarly research are eligible. This is the third year of our successful research fellowship program.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Research Fellowship For Undergraduate Students
(Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS)
in partnership with the Forerunner Federation)
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship is designed to bring new energies and funding opportunities to gifted students of Bosnian-Herzegovinian background. This Fellowship program is established to encourage undergraduate research in arts and sciences, directly related to Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is intended that about four undergraduate research fellowships will be competitively awarded for qualified undergraduate students in all fields of study. These fellowship grants provide short‐term financial support, ranging from $500 to $1.000. The funds may be used for research and travel related expenses.
The Forerunner federation established the “Székelyland Fellowship”program in support of talented people from the Székely Land (Transylvania region) to pursue science studies at a university or postgraduate training at a research institution of their choice. Applicants admitted as a full-time degree seeking university students or mentored at an institution of scholarly research are eligible. The first 10 recipients were awarded in 2009 and, just recently, 8 recipients were awarded in 2010.
The Academic Excellence Award celebrates outstanding teacher-student teams and financially supports innovative class projects teaching the love of learning, understanding of research, appreciation of great traditions and respect for people of other cultures. The Forerunner Federation invited applications from all ethnic groups of Bosnia and Hercegovina and also the Sandjak region of Serbia and Montenegro. The first announcement was made in 2010.
