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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Times New Roman">ýÜü<B></B></FONT><B></B><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Institute for Human Sciences - Robert Bosch Fellowships<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial">Application deadline: February 28, 2007</FONT></B></SPAN>
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<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) awards four research fellowships during the academic year 2007/08. The programme, which is generously supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation, is focused on South-Eastern Europe.<BR>
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Conditions<BR>
· Robert Bosch Fellows are invited to spend six months at the IWM in Vienna to pursue their research project while working in residence at the institute. The fellows will receive a stipend in the amount of EUR 10.000 to cover all expenses related to the stay in Vienna (travel, apartment, health insurance, incidentals).<BR>
· Robert Bosch Fellows will be members of the international and multidisciplinary scholarly community at the IWM. They are invited to present and discuss their project in lectures or seminars.<BR>
· The IWM will provide the fellows with a personal office with PC, access to internet and e-mail, in-house research and administrative facilities.<BR>
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Eligibility<BR>
Applications are accepted from Ph.D candidates and Post-doctoral researchers who<BR>
· Either are of South-Eastern European origin,<BR>
· Or are affiliated to a university or research institution in the region,<BR>
· Or, independent of their origin, who pursue research on South-Eastern Europe.<BR>
The program is directed to graduates with a degree in the humanities and social sciences, that will work in Vienna on a research project of her/his choice that is related to one of the IWM’s main research fields.<BR>
Although there is no strict age limit, preference will be given to applicants up to the age of 35.<BR>
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Application Procedure<BR>
The application consists of the following materials:<BR>
1. Application form<BR>
2. Concise research proposal in English (max. 4 pages)<BR>
3. CV and list of publications<BR>
4. Two letters of reference from scholars familiar with the academic work of the applicant.<BR>
Applicants will be given notice of the decision in April 2007.</FONT> </SPAN>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">More information<BR>
Website: </FONT></B></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=491&Itemid=546"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.iwm.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=491&Itemid=546</FONT></U></B></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><BR>
<FONT COLOR="#008080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">E-mail: fellowships@iwm.at (Subject header: Robert Bosch Fellowships)</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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