Deadline: 24 October 2016
Open to: young scholars with demonstrable promise of excellence, holding a Ph.D. or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities
Fellowship: monthly stipend of EUR 2,000
Open to: young scholars with demonstrable promise of excellence, holding a Ph.D. or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities
Fellowship: monthly stipend of EUR 2,000
Description
The Botstiber Foundation and the Institute for Advanced
Study at Central European University in Budapest (IAS CEU) are pleased to
invite applications for the fellowship in Transatlantic Austrian and
Central European Relationships for junior or senior research fellowships for
the academic year 2017/18. Fellowships are available for all scholarly work
related to the historical, political or economic, and cultural relationship
between the United States and present-day Austria or the countries that
historically make up the Austro-Hungarian or Austrian Empires and Central
Europe. This joint fellowship seeks to strengthen further and make visible
scholarship on imperial and post-imperial Austria and Habsburg Studies and on
issues of transfer, migration, and exchange, as testified in Austria’s and
Central European special relationship to the United States, direct and
indirect.
CEU IAS facilitates the fellows’ engagement with the CEU and
the Hungarian scholarly community by encouraging collaborative projects,
organizing joint public lectures, establishing student mentorship programs, and
related activities.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in the
social sciences or humanities;
Junior fellows must have obtained a Ph.D. degree issued in
2009 or later and must apply for the junior fellowship. Candidates who obtained
their Ph.D. before 2009 are considered “senior” and must apply for the senior
fellowship;
Full time CEU employees and students are not eligible to
apply for 7 years after the ending of their studies/contract (degrees must be
received and contracts must have ended by December 31, 2010 or earlier);
Part time/temporary employees of CEU are not eligible for 3
years after their contract ended (their contract must have ended by December
31, 2013 or earlier);
All nationalities;
Former fellows of IAS CEU or former Collegium Budapest are
not eligible to apply until a period of 7 years has passed since their previous
fellowship. Applications may be considered only in exceptional cases;
Fluent in English.
Fellowship
Fellows receive a net monthly stipend of EUR 2,000 to
help support their stay in Budapest. In addition, all fellows and their
families receive housing at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse. Utilities at
the Guesthouse will be charged to the fellows. Fellows also receive a
travel and a small research allowance but are responsible for their own
healthcare provisions.
How to apply?
In order to apply please fill the online
application.
You will have to submit the following the material:
A completed online application form;
A cover letter;
The abstract of your research project (max. 150 words);
The description of your research project (min. 1,000 – max.
2,500 words);
A 10-15 page description of your research project, which
includes a discussion on the state of your research (including references to
publications if these exist already), research outline, theories and methods
(including short bibliography), time schedule and work plan;
A CV including a list of up to 5 (in case of junior
applicants) and up to 15 (in the case of senior applicants) of your most important
publications. For junior applicants ONLY: the name and email address of
two referees (for potential reference).
For more information please read the
official call.
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