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CfA Black Sea Link Fellowships
Call for Applications ? The Black Sea Link Fellowships

The Black Sea Link Fellowship Program, sponsored by the  
VolkswagenStiftung (Hannover, Germany), targets talented young  
researchers from Moldova, the Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and  
Azerbaijan, as well as from other regions around the Black Sea. The  
grants allow fellows to work on projects of their choice while in  
residence in Bucharest, Romania. NEC welcomes a wide variety of  
disciplines in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.

Conditions: Applicants must be doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D.  
title. Preference will be given to candidates below the age of 40.

Duration of the Fellowship: one term (5 months), from October 1, 2010  
to February 28, 2011, or from March 1 to July 31, 2011; or a full  
academic year (10 months) from October 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.

Location: New Europe College-Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest.
The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 650 ? (tax free),  
accommodation, international transportation to and from the home  
country of the Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship.  
Fellows are offered a one-month research trip abroad to an institution  
of their choice (2,600 ? for transportation, accommodation, and per  
diem). In addition, fellows can order literature for up to 500 ?, to  
be used for their research during the Fellowship, and included, at its  
end, in the library of their home institution.

Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of  
English is desirable.

The deadline for sending the completed application is January 15, 2010.

The evaluation procedure includes several stages, among which an  
interview with the international Academic Board of the NEC, scheduled  
for April 9-10, 2010. Applicants selected for the interview will be  
notified in the second half of February 2010.
The application form and additional information on the Program and on  
New Europe College can be downloaded from: www.nec.ro or requested by  
e-mail from: applications at nec.ro (please include in the Subject entry  
of the message the following: ?Black Sea Link Fellowships?).

Contact person: Irina Vainovski-Mihai
Mailing address: New Europe College
str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest, Romania
Phone: (+4) 021 307 9910,
Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774