Deadline- November 4, 2012
Countries/Region- All Countries
Central European University for Advanced study (CEU IAS) seeks applications for Senior Fellowships 2013-14 in the fields of all research areas of the social sciences and humanities. Fellowships are available for the full 9-month period (Oct- June) or for either the 3-month Fall semester (Oct- Dec) or the 5-6 month Spring semester (Jan- June).
Scholars receive accommodation in the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse and a monthly stipend of 2,500 Euros . Fellows are expected to reside in Budapest during their fellowship year, participate in the intellectual life of the Institute and pursue their research agenda.
Fellows have access to all CEU facilities, including seminar and conference space, computer services, and library resources. They also benefit from CEU’s vibrant international atmosphere, its strong ties in Hungary, and its location in culturally rich Budapest. 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-
- Fellowships are highly competitive and fellows are chosen through a rigorous selection process. The Selection Committee will primarily consider the quality of the research proposal as well as the applicant’s proven track record and promise of scholarly productivity. Projects which are innovative and intellectually promising are eligible.
- Fellows must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities at the time of their application.
- Senior fellows must have a Ph.D. degree issued in 2005 or earlier otherwise they should apply for junior fellowships.
- Full time CEU employees and students are not eligible to apply for 6 years after the ending of their studies/contract (degrees must be received and contracts must have ended in 2007 or earlier.)
- Part time/temporary employees of CEU are not eligible for 3 years after their contract ended (their contract must have ended in 2010 or earlier.
- All nationalities are encouraged to apply and for this type of fellowship we have no thematic restrictions (other than expecting proposals in the social sciences and humanities only.)
- Recent (past 5 years) fellows of CEU IAS or Collegium Budapest are eligible to apply but will only be considered in exceptional cases.
How to apply?
- Please submit all materials electronically to the given email address.
- The application package should include-
- the application form (download from bottom of page):
- a full CV including the most important publications (max. 2,000 words)
- a description of your research project (max 1,000 words without references)
- an abstract of your research project (max. 150 words)
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