The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies is pleased to announce that Kristofers Krumins has been awarded the 2024-2025 Jānis Grundmanis Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship for Study in the U.S.
The Jānis Grundmanis Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship, established in the memory of Dr. Jānis Grundmanis, is an annual fellowship of $20,000 for graduate or postgraduate study in the United States. Recipients of the fellowship must be citizens of the Republic of Latvia, speak Latvian, and have their permanent residence in Latvia. Preference will be given to applicants studying in the field of humanities or social sciences.
The 2024 applications were evaluated by the AABS 2023-2024 Grants and Awards Committee consisting of AABS VP for Professional Development Dr. Kaarel Piirimäe, AABS President Dr. Dovilė Budrytė, and AABS Director-at-Large Dr. Daunis Auers. Learn about the other 2024-2025 recipients here.
Kristofers Krumins is graduating in 2024 with a BA degree in politics and government from Sciences Po, while spending the last year of his degree at Columbia University on exchange. His time in the US has pushed him to pivot towards studying Political Science and the politics of identity of Eastern Europe, particularly the Baltic States, Ukraine, and Russia. Krumins is a member of the Baltic Studies working group at Yale University and serves as the United Nations Youth Delegate of Latvia.
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To pursue his interest in Eastern Europe even further, Krumins will attend the Masters of Arts program in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (MAERES) program at Georgetown University. “The Grundmanis Fellowship will be indispensable for enabling me to pursue my graduate degree,” said Krumins. “I intend to utilize my studies to bring knowledge back home.”