Visiting Fellowships at GHI Washington 2787 views

The German Historical Institute (GHI) invites applications for its long-term visiting fellow program.

Duration: 6 to 12-months

Fellowship value: monthly stipend is € 2,000 for doctoral students and € 3,400 for postdoctoral scholars; fellowship recipients based in Europe will receive reimbursement for their round-trip airfare to the U.S.

Thematic areas:

• History of Family and Kinship
• History of Knowledge
• History of Migration
• History of Race & Ethnicity
• History of Religion and Religiosity
• History of the Americas

Requirements:

• Applicants must identify up two areas for which they wish to submit their application.
• The proposed research projects must clearly make use of historical methods and engage with the relevant historiography related to the specific thematic area.
• Selected fellow must be in residence in Washington, DC, and participate in GHI activities and events.
• Fellows with original research ideas for a dissertation or a second book project will be given preference.
• Applications are invited from both doctoral and postdoctoral scholars based in North America and Europe.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be based at (or recent graduates of) a North American or European university or research institute.
• For PhD students applying, ABD status (or the equivalent) is required prior to commencing the fellowship.
• For postdoc scholars applying, the preference is for projects that are designed for the “second book” (Habilitation or equivalent).

Application Procedure:

Applicant must send the following materials (preferably as a combined pdf) to fellowships@ghi-dc.org:

• Application form;
• Cover letter;
• CV;
• Copy of most recent diploma or transcripts;
• Project description (5 pages or 2,000 words max);
• Research schedule for the fellowship;
• At least one letter of reference (preferably sent separately).
• Applicants may write in either English or German
• Applicants will be notified about the outcome approximately two months after the deadline.