Nov 8, 2006

CfA: 2007-08 Andrew W. Mellon East-Central European Research

FELLOWSHIP: 2007-08 Andrew W. Mellon East-Central European Research
Visiting Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Andrew W. Mellon East-Central European Research Visiting Fellowships
2007/2008 in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Deadline for application: 15 December 2006

1. Objective

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) jointly award Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The three-month fellowships, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will enable scholars from Eastern and Central Europe to work in Vienna on research projects of their choice within the framework of the scholarly community and activities of the IWM.

2. Conditions

Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellows are invited to spend three months at the IWM to pursue their research projects while working in residence at the Institute. The fellows will receive a stipend to cover living expenses, travel, health insurance and incidentals. The IWM will provide Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellows with a guest apartment, an office with a personal computer and access to e-mail and internet, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna. Fellowship terms are July - September 2007; October - December 2007; January - March 2008; and April - June 2008.

3. Eligibility

The IWM is accepting applications from scholars from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for its Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellowships. The candidates must be citizens or permanently reside in one of the countries concerned must have obtained a Ph.D. should hold a senior academic position (at least associate professor level).

The fellowships are intended for younger post-doctoral scholars and, although there is no specific age limit, preference will be given to those under 45 years of age.

Research projects must be thematically related to the IWM's research fields. Detailed information can be found under www.iwm.at/research .

4. Application Procedure

The application consists of the following materials:
the application form [ please download ]
a concise research proposal in English (max. 4 pages, doublespaced, A4)
a curriculum vitae and list of publications
the names of two referees familiar with the applicant's academic work

Please send the application to:
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Fellowship Coordinator
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria

Or by e-mail to:
fellowships [at] iwm [dot] at
Subject: Mellon Fellowships

Deadline for application is 15 December 2006 (date of receipt).

5. Jury

A jury of experts will evaluate the applications and select the finalists.

Members of the jury are:
Ira Katznelson (New York)
János Mátyás Kovács (Vienna/Budapest; IWM)
Charles Taylor (Montreal/Chicago)

6. Notification

Applicants will be notified of the jury's decision in early 2007; the jury is not required to publicly justify its decisions.

Webpage:
http://www.iwm. at/index. php?optionfiltered= com_content& task=view& id=59&Itemid= 256
(Try through Google if denied access; go to:
http://www.google. com/search? hl=en&q=Andrew+ W.+Mellon+ East-Central+ European+ Research+ Visiting+ Fellowships+ 2007%2F2008+ in+the+Humanitie s+
then follow first link to the IVM page.)

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