THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE The Kosciuszko Foundation 2018 Annual Report 1 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE OUR MISSION 3 EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO THE UNITED STATES 4 SELECTION PROCESS 4 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 5 HUMANITIES 5 SCIENCES 8 ART 11 LAW & ECONOMY 12 POLISH STUDIES 13 SPECIAL AND TRAVEL GRANTS 2017- 2018 15 DOMESTIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR AMERICANS 21 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 2017-2018 22 THE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE KF ON BEHALF OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 26 EXCHANGE PROGRAMS TO POLAND 27 TEACHING ENGLISH IN POLAND 31 THE 83RD ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER AND BALL 32 AFFILIATE GROUPS 34 THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL 34 CHAPTERS OF THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION 34 THE PRO ARTE LEAGUE 34 THE POLISH AMERICAN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 34 THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL STAFF OF THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION AND THE CHAPTERS OFFICERS 35 OFFICERS 35 TRUSTEES 35 HONORARY TRUSTEES 36 TRUSTEES EMERITI 36 THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL OFFICERS 36 PRESIDENTS OF THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION CHAPTERS 37 STAFF OF THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION 37 2 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE OUR MISSION Founded in 1925, the Kosciuszko Foundation is visibility and prestige of Polish culture in America dedicated to promoting and strengthening by sponsoring exhibits, publications, film festivals, understanding and friendship between the performing arts such as concerts and recitals, and peoples of Poland and the United States through assist other institutions in achieving similar goals. educational, scientific and cultural exchanges and other related programs and activities. The Kosciuszko Foundation’s fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. This report covers activities Every year we award fellowships and grants to and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June graduate students, scholars, scientists, 30, 2018. professionals and artists and help increase the IMPACT 128 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS $750,000 SCHOLARSHIPS $20,765 VISUAL ARTS $50,745 MUSIC PROJECTS $26,455 LITERARY PROJECTS 3 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO THE UNITED STATES $392,860 19 17 36 The Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowships and Grants Commission participated in personal interview are awarded annually to Polish citizens for sessions held at the University of Warsaw’s advanced study, research and teaching at Kolegium Artes Liberales in Warsaw, Poland. All institutions of higher learning, and scientific and interviews were conducted in English, thereby medical centers in the United States. evaluating the English proficiency of the candidates. Each interview lasted approximately The Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowships allow 30 minutes, including Committee discussions prior postgraduate scholars, professionals or artists who to and after each session. Discussions at the end have completed their Ph.D. to undertake of each interview created a basis for evaluating postdoctoral research in the U.S. for 3 - 9 months. the overall excellence taking into consideration the following factors: The Kosciuszko Foundation Grants allow graduate degree (M.A., M.S.) scholars, professionals or artists • Candidate’s qualifications and to conduct research in the U.S. for 3 -9 months. accomplishments • Importance of the project The Kosciuszko Foundation Teaching Fellowships • Written proposal allow university faculty members to teach classes • Site of acceptance at U.S. universities, for up to 10 months. The • Overall impression of an applicant’s lectures should focus on Polish Studies, including presentation Polish language teaching and Polish culture. Teaching fellows may also undertake or continue The Committee had an opportunity to review the their research while lecturing. files of all candidates beforehand in order to evaluate the merit of the candidates’ research SELECTION PROCESS proposals, their clarity and relevance, and the persuasiveness of their arguments for conducting During the fiscal year 2018, 36 Polish scholars and research in the United States. scientists successfully completed their projects, receiving $392,860 in support from the KF For the academic year 2017/18 all applications Foundation. The Fellows and Grantees had been were reviewed by the New York office and carefully chosen for the program in a highly subsequently prepared and presented for selective screening process. evaluation by the two Committees. 86 applications were received, and of 77 applicants Members of the U.S. Advisory Committee together ranked for possible funding, 40 were matched with members of the Polish Academic with funds and recommended for consideration. 4 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE The KF Foundation would like to take this Marek Skulimowski, opportunity to express its sincere appreciation to President and Executive Director of the Kosciuszko the members of the U.S. and Polish Academic Foundation Advisory Committees, whose members reviewed Members of the Polish Academic Commission for and interviewed all of the applicants for the the 2017/18 Exchange Program to the United Exchange Program to the United States. States Members of the Academic Advisory Committee for the 2017/18 Exchange Program to the United Andrzej Kondratowicz, Ph.D Department of States Economics, University of Social Science and Humanities in Warsaw, Poland Hanna Chroboczek Kelker, Ph.D. Former research Assistant Professor, Departments Prof. Zbigniew Lasocik of Microbiology and Medicine, New York Department of Criminology and Criminal Policy, University School of Medicine (retired), Member of University of Warsaw, Poland Center for AIDS Research at NYU, Member of the Board of Directors of PIASA Adam Lipszyc, Ph.D Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Grazyna Czetwertynska, Ph.D. Academy of Science in Warsaw, Poland Professor, Kollegium Artes Liberales, University of Warsaw, and President of the Kosciuszko Lukasz Tymiecki, Ph.D Foundation Poland. Department of Chemistry at University of Warsaw, Poland Marian Kornilowicz, Esq. Attorney at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Andrzej Waskiewicz, Ph.D Furman PC Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw, Poland Wlodek Mandecki, Ph.D. Marek Wecowski, Ph.D Chairman & President, PharmaSeq Inc., Adjunct Institute of History, University of Warsaw, Poland Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the New Jersey Medical During the 2017-2018 academic year, in addition School of Rutgers University at Newark, NJ. to funding, the KF Foundation provided support to Fellows and Grantees prior to their arrival and Ewa Radwanska, M.D. Ph.D. during their stay in the United States. The KF Director of the Section of Reproductive exchange Program Officer whenever feasible, Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of conducted exit interviews and collected final Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University written activities report from each participant. Medical Center in Chicago, IL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HUMANITIES RECIPIENT RESEARCH/STUDY FUND 1. Batog, A 3-month research on the Polish language federation of the $9 000 Wlodzimierz Communist Party USA and Polish American communists in the THE TADEUSZ United States at New York University with John Earl Haynes Ph.D. SENDZIMIR FUND Professor, Jan Project’s results and future perspective Kochanowski Collected research materials on Communist Party USA Records, in University Kielce, the Comintern Archives, Edward Falkowski Papers, Oral History of Ph.D. the American Left, Paul Buhle Papers, Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs from New York University. The research will continue in Chicago and Detroit. 5 THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION THE AMERICAN CENTER OF POLISH CULTURE 2. Biernacka- A 4-month research to analyze democratic challenges and $12 000 Ligieza, Ilona problems associated with new information and communications THE PIEKARSKI technology (ICT) being implemented by a local communication FUND Professor, University system in different political and media systems, at University of of Maria Curie North Caroline at Chapel Hill, with Professor Richard Cole – Dean Sklodowska, Ph.D. Emeritus. Habilitation in Project’s results and future perspective Comparative Research will be used in a monograph and the second Polish Linguistics and edition of the Jock’s Lauterer’s book “Community Journalism”. Communication, Professor Biernacka- Ligieza also plans to organize an international University of workshop with the participation of both Polish and American Wroclaw researchers and local government representatives. 3. Kulesza, Marek A 5-month research of two remaining, never examined, US $15 000 archives of Richard Boleslawski, the most prominent Polish director THE SLOTKOWSKI Professor Emeritus, of the Hollywood Golden Era. FUND Arts Institute PAN, Project’s results and future perspective Warsaw Prof. Kulesza plans to prepare publications, both in Polish and in English, on the crucial findings of these collections with Mary K. Huelsbeck at University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Center for Film and Theatre Research, and Ginny Kilander, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center. 4. Makowski, Piotr A 3-month research focused on the action theory proposed by $2 000 Polish philosopher, Tadeusz Kotarbinski. With Professor Luca Ferrero THE STANISLAW Assistant Professor, at Department of Philosophy, College of Humanities, Arts & Social CHYLINSKI I Adam Mickiewicz Sciences, University of California Riverside. FUND University Ph.D. in Project’s results