Call for Proposals: M4HUMAN Programme. Gerda Henkel Foundation
In cooperation with the European Commission the Gerda Henkel Foundation launches the second round of its M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in historical humanities and Islamic studies) programme. The funding initiative gives outstanding researchers the opportunity to spend a longer period of time at a foreign research institution of their choice.
The call for proposals is open to researchers from all over the world. Main areas of research are the disciplines promoted by the Gerda Henkel Foundation – History, Prehistory and Early History, Archaeology, Art History, Historic Islamic Studies, Legal History, History of Science as well as the special programme “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements”.
The deadline for applications is June 15, 2012.
Further information on the nature and scope of support as well as the application procedure is available online at:
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4human
AHRC-funded studentships at Royal Holloway: History and Historical Geography of British imperialism
The AHRC research council studentships have the standard UK/EU qualification criteria. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and College studentships, as well as only fees only awards, for PhD research are also available.
Details of the awards are available from: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/graduate-school/AHRC_BGP/AHRC_index.html
The closing date for applications for funding is 8th March 2010 – but interested candidates should get in touch well before that date with Dr Zoë Laidlaw (zoe.laidlaw@rhul.ac.uk) and Dr David Lambert (d.lambert@rhul.ac.uk) to discuss potential projects and maximize their chances.
“Settling Into Motion“ – The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarships in Migration Studies
“Settling Into Motion“ – The Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarships in Migration Studies- Call for applications
The ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius requests applications for 6-8 Ph.D. Scholarships in migration studies.
The Bucerius Ph.D. scholarship program in migration studies “Settling Into Motion” offers up to eight scholarships for Ph.D. theses addressing migration in changing societies. For 2010, research applications on “Migration, Diversity and the Future of Modern Societies” are especially welcome. Qualified Ph.D. students of – in a broad sense – social sciences can apply until 25 February 2010.
Please find further information as well as the online application on the program’s website: www.settling-into-motion.de
Celebrating Social Commitment: Meeto Memorial Award for Young South Asians
Women and men under forty, engaged in any kind of activism for justice, peace, communal harmony, human rights, will be felicitated and honoured every year. The enclosed brochure provides some more details.
Irmgard Coninx Research Grant
Berlin April 2010
Cultural Pluralism Revised: Religious and Linguistic Freedoms Essay Competition – Conference – Workshops – Research Grant
Workshop participation in Berlin
Up to 40 successful applicants to the essay competition will be invited to discuss their research with prominent scholars at two of Europe’s leading research institutions. The workshops will take place at the Social Science Research Center Berlin, 7 – 11 April 2010. Workshops will be chaired by José Casanova (Georgetown University) and Fernand de Varennes (Murdoch University).
Deadline for essay submission: January 15th, 2010
Full details: http://www.irmgard-coninx-stiftung.de/
116 Arts and Humanities Research Council Postgraduate Awards across 16 Disciplines
The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce its success in the Arts and Humanities Research Council Block Grant Partnership Bid, and has been awarded 116 doctoral and masters awards over five years in the following discipline areas;
Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History, Cultural Studies, Dance Drama and Performing Arts, English Language and Literature, European Language and Culture, Film Digital Media and Production, French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, History, History of Art Architecture and Design, Iberian and Latin American Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Music, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.
For the 2009-2010 Academic year, 23 AHRC awards are available in 11 discipline areas. For details: http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/study/support/admin/pgr/PGScholarships-CAL.shtml
The closing date for receipt of applications is 27th March 2009
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Nordic Migration Research invites applications for grants
NMR invites applications for grants toward the participation of eight PhD students in the 14th International Metropolis Conference, to take place at the Copenhagen Bella Center, Denmark, September 14-18, 2009 (about the conference, see www.metropolis2009.org).
The eight grants will support the participation of two PhD students from each of the four NMR countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Each grant comprises a fee waiver (worth DKK 3000) and the coverage of travel expenses between the home city and Copenhagen.
The following criteria of eligibility apply:
• The PhD must be a member of NMR
• The PhD must have submitted a paper for presentation at the conference (either as an individual paper or as part of a joint workshop proposal)
• The PhD must be enrolled as a PhD student at a Nordic university at the time of the conference (but must not necessarily be a citizen of one of the four Nordic countries)
Apart from a cover letter describing the applicant’s interest in the conference, applications must comprise the following documents:
• Evidence of PhD enrolment, and when enrolment will terminate.
• A full CV and a list of publications
• Abstract of paper submitted for Metropolis presentation
The selection of the award winners will be made by the NMR Board; notification of the result will be posted on the NMR website by May 1, 2009. In addition, award winners will be personally notified.
Deadline for applications is April 15, 2009.
Applications should be sent (by post or electronically) to:
Nordic Migration Research
Attention: Jane Finnerup Johnsen (janefj@hum.ku.dk)
SAXO Institute
University of Copenhagen
Njalsgade 80
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark
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Postdoctoral Grants at the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research
The purpose of the postdoctoral grants is to give younger, recently graduated researchers the possibility to continue their research career after obtaining their Ph.D.s. A postdoctoral grant amounts to SEK680,000 per year, including overhead. The grant is awarded for two years and is supposed to cover a full-time salary. The receiver of a postdoctoral grant is allowed to develop his or her research freely within the area determined in the research plan. The grant should be administered by a Swedish university or equivalent.
Scholars who have obtained their Ph.D.s between 1 January and 31 December, 2008, are eligible to apply for this postdoctoral grant. The subject of the dissertation and research plan of the applicant should lie within FAS’ areas of responsibility.
For more information about FAS’ areas of responsibility, please refer to: http://www.fas.se
Submitting an application
The last day for submitting a postdoctoral grant application for 2010 and 2011 is Thursday, January 29th, 2009, 5pm CET.
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BA-AHRC-ESRC Visiting Fellowships for South Asia and Middle East
The British Academy (BA), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are now inviting applications under the third round of their Visiting Fellowships scheme for South Asia and the Middle East.
The Scheme aims to attract early career researchers in any branch of the humanities or social sciences to collaborate on research and develop ideas likely to lead to a joint research proposal in the near future. Researchers, in conjunction with a UK host academic, can apply to spend two to six months undertaking a clearly specified research project in the United Kingdom.
Further details are available on the following: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/VisitingFellowships.aspx
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