The International Institute of Social History (IISH) of the royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) is inviting applications from eligible candidates from selected regions to apply for the 2011 Research Fellowships for the study of social history, preferably labour history whether from a regional, national or comparative and transnational perspective.
“Period: Fellowships are awarded for five months. Each year there are two rounds. This is a call for applications for fellowships for the periods 1 February – 30 June 2011 and 1 September 2011 – 31 January 2012. The call for applications for both of these rounds is open until 1 October 2010. Candidates should clearly indicate on their applications which of these two rounds they are applying for. After award the fellowships cannot be transferred to a period of stay different from the one indicated in the original application. A call for fellowships to start in 2012 will follow in due course.
Regions: For the current two rounds we invite applications from the following regions: South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. For scholars from Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Caucasus fellowships are awarded in honour of the renowned Iranian sociologist Dr Gholam-Hossein Sadighi. In future rounds we expect to expand the regional coverage to include Africa and Latin America as well.
Minimum requirements: a Ph.D. degree or equivalent academic track record. The fellow’s research plan should fit the Institute’s focus on social history. A close link with the Institute’s research programme on ‘Global Labour History’ is strongly recommended. Fellows are expected to write a report on their research activities at the end of the fellowship period, to take part in the activities of the Institute’s Research Department, and to give at least one public lecture.
Applications should be submitted no later than 1 October 2010.” For more information, visit this link.
