2018/2019 Gerda Henkel Fellowships: New Europe College 1708 views

New Europe College, Institute for Advanced Study in the humanities and social sciences announces a Call for Applications for its newly launched GERDA HENKEL Fellowships. The program targets young researchers / academics working in the fields of humanities.

Study areas:

• Archaeology
• Art History
• Historical Islamic Studies
• History
• History of Law
• History of Science
• Prehistory and Early History

Fellowship value:

• monthly stipend: 750 € (tax free)
• Accommodation, comprising of living quarters and working space.
• free access to the NEC library and electronic resources/databases;
• Travel from the home country to Bucharest and back, visa and insurance costs (up to 1000 €);
• Research field trip abroad during the fellowship period – up to 1,500 € (a one-time allowance);
• Research expenses (100 € / month).

Eligibility:

• Applicant must hold Doctorate in the fields of the historical humanities
• Applicant must be national of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Belarus, China (only Tibet and Xinjiang Autonomous Regions), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
• Applicant having international research experience (participation in projects and refereed conferences) and publications in peer-reviewed academic editions would have advantage.
• Applicants below the age of 45, and to those who have not yet benefited from a Fellowship at NEC will be preferred.

Submission of application:

• Applications to be submitted in electronic format only, to the address: applications@nec.ro
• Applicants must quote in the Subject field of their e-mail message “Gerda Henkel Fellowship”.

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