research fellowships for international PhD-students at The Institute of European History (IEG) scholarship essay contests

The Institute of European History (IEG) awards
10 research fellowships for international PhD-students
for a research stay in Mainz from January 2011 or later.

The proposed projects should require a research stay in Mainz for at least 6 months. Funding is € 1.000/month. A health insurance subsidy is granted as well.
At the IEG fellows can pursue their individual research projects in a tranquil yet inspiring at-mosphere. According to their special fields and interests, they are invited to colloborate with the Institute’s research units (see http://www.ieg-mainz.de/forschungsbereiche).

Applications are invited from doctoral candidates of any national background. Applicants must have a first degree in history or theology. They should not be older than 32 years and should not have pursued their PhD-work for more than three years when taking up the fel-lowship, but well-founded exceptions are possible. PhDs-theses are being supervised and completed at the fellows' home universities.
Research fellows live and work at the Institute in Mainz. They may occasionally consult ar-chives, libraries, and specialists or attend conferences outside Mainz as well. The Institute’s rich library is available to them for their research. The linguae academicae at the IEG are German and English; fellows must have a passive command of both and an active command of at least one of the two languages so as to participate in the discussions at the Institute.

The IEG promotes comparative or transnational resp. transcultural research on the historical foundations of Europe in the period since c. 1450, particularly its cultural, intellectual, reli-gious, and philosophical dimensions. Projects dealing with European communication and transfer processes, as well as projects on concepts and perceptions of »Europe« and »Euro-peaness« are particularly welcome.

Applications must be posted by August 27th, 2010.


Please send your application via e-mail to:
Institut für Europäische Geschichte Die Direktoren Prof. Dr. Irene Dingel und Prof. Dr. Heinz Duchhardt Betreff: Stipendienbewerbung ieg3@ieg-mainz.de
Please attach (as one file) the application form (download: http://www.ieg-mainz.de/stipendienprogramm/) including
• a curriculum vitae
• a brief description of the proposed research topic with a detailled working plan and schedule for the intended stay at the Institute (5–6 pages, up to 1.500 words)
• a list of publications (if available)
• the name and contact details of an external academic expert not affiliated to the appli-cant's institution, who may be contacted by the IEG
In addition, please direct
• copies of university transcripts
• two expertises on the proposed research project by two senior academic scholars (in closed envelope or to be sent directly by the referee to the IEG) – general letters of recommendation will not be accepted –
prior to the appliction deadline via air mail to: Institut für Europaeische Geschichte / Referat Stipendien / Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19 / 55116 Mainz / Germany.
Contact: Ulrike Moritz, Referat Stipendien

Institute of European History (IEG)
Ulrike Moritz
Research Fellowships
Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19
55116 Mainz
Germany
phone: ++49 (0) 6131-39 39 365
fax: ++49 (0) 6131-39 35 362


Email: ieg3@ieg-mainz.de
Visit the website at http://www.ieg-mainz.de/stipendienprogramm

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