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Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators

Scholarship / Financial aid: a monthly stipend in the amount of eur 2,250

Date: three to six months

Deadline: March 5th, 2010

Open to: translators

Announcement follows

The Paul Celan Fellowship Program of IWM and Erste Foundation aims to help overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and reception of scholarly literature which resulted from the division of Europe in the 20th century. Therefore, the program was established to contribute to filling gaps in the relevant literature on both sides as well as improving mutual understanding between formerly isolated cultures.

The Paul Celan Fellowships support East-West, West-East and East-East translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and in the field of Cultural Studies. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female scholars. A thematic relation to one of the IWM’s research fields is likewise welcomed.

Please note that no applications for works of fiction and poetry are being accepted.

Conditions

Paul Celan Visiting Fellows are invited to spend three to six months at the iwm between July 2010 and June 2011 to pursue their translation projects while working in residence at the Institute. Fellows receive a monthly stipend in the amount of eur 2,250 to cover all expenses related to the stay in Vienna (travel, accommodation, health insurance and incidentals). The IWM provides a personal office with e-mail and internet access, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna. Paul Celan Visiting Fellows participate in the scholarly community and activities of the IWM.

Application

The application consists of (in English or German): 

• the application form
• a curriculum vitae
• the name of the author and the work to be translated (from the original language)
• the exact number of pages
• a contract with a publisher
• proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication
• the planned date of publication
• the program of the publishing house

Please send the application by mail to:

Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Fellowship Coordinator
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria

Advance copies by e-mail are accepted: fellowships@iwm.at

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Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in late spring 2010.