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Title: Research Fellowships for International Students in Germany, 2014-2015
Post by: scholarman on Jun 11, 2014, 09:31 AM
The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien and the Dahlem Humanities Center of Freie Universität Berlin announce 3 research fellowships in the framework of the research program for the academic year 2014-15 in Berlin. Research fellowships are available for international (Africa, Asia and Europe) students. Applicants should have obtained their doctorate within the last seven years and have an excellent record of teaching and research. Fellows are given the opportunity to pursue research projects of their own choice, provided the topic falls within the research agenda of the program. Fellowships are for a 10-month period starting on 1 October 2014 and ending on 31 July 2015, although shorter stays (5-month minimum) may be considered.

Study Subject (s): Fellows are given the opportunity to pursue research projects of their own choice, provided the topic falls within the research agenda of the program.

Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing research programme.

Scholarship Provider:
The Berlin-based Forum Transnational Studies and the Dahlem Humanities Center of Freie University Berlin.

Scholarship can be taken at: Germany

Eligibility: The fellowships are intended primarily for scholars of major and minor linguistic and philological traditions from Africa, Asia and Europe, whose research explores textual practices and disciplinary entanglements in intellectual and literary history, comparative linguistics, philology, the study of religion and the history of science. Applicants should have obtained their doctorate within the last seven years and have an excellent record of teaching and research. Fellows are given the opportunity to pursue research projects of their own choice, provided the topic falls within the research agenda of the program. Fellows are expected to participate in the seminars, workshops and conferences organized within the framework of the program.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The applicants of Africa, Asia and Europe can apply for these research fellowships.

Scholarship Description: The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studied and the Dahlem Humanities Center of Freie University Berlin kindly announce 3 research fellowships in the framework of the research program.

Number of award(s): Three research fellowships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Fellowships are for a 10-month period starting on 1 October 2014 and ending on 31 July 2015, although shorter stays (5-month minimum) may be considered.

What does it cover? Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of € 2.500 plus a family supplement (€ 250). Assistance regarding visa, insurances, housing, etc. will be provided. Successful applicants will be fellows of the Dahlem Humanities Center at Freie University Berlin and the program Philologist at the Forum Transnational Studies, and associate members of the Friedrich Schlemiel Graduate School for Literary Studies. Through this association they will be integrated into the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at the Freie University Berlin and will have access to an academic milieu of literary and philological studies as well as to libraries and other research facilities.

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email. To apply, please send the following documents in English as one PDF document:

-a curriculum vitae

-a project description (not longer than five pages), stating what you will work on  in Berlin if granted a fellowship

-a sample of scholarly work (maximum 20 pages from an article, conference  paper, or dissertation chapter)

-the name, affiliation and contact information of one academic reference, whom  we may contact.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 25th June 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.forum-transregionale-studien.de/en/revisiting-the-canons-of-textual-scholarship/call-for-applications.html)