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Robert Bosch Fellowships at the Institute for Human Sciences 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.

Conditions

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 € 10.000 to cover all expenses related to the stay in Vienna (travel, apartment, health insurance, incidentals).

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.

The IWM will provide the fellows with a personal office with PC, access to internet and e-mail, in-house research and administrative facilities.

Eligibility

Applications are accepted from Ph.D candidates and Post-doctoral researchers who 

• are of South-Eastern European origin 
• are affiliated to a university or research institution in the region
• independent of their origin, who pursue research on South-Eastern Europe.

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.

Although there is no strict age limit, preference will be given to applicants up to the age of 35.


The application consists of the following materials:

• application form (please download)
• concise research proposal in English (max. 4 pages)
• CV and list of publications
• two letters of reference from scholars familiar with the academic work of the applicant

Deadline for applications is February 28, 2007. Applicants will be given notice of the decision in April 2007.

Please send your application by e-mail to:

fellowships@iwm.at
Subject header: Robert Bosch Fellowships

or by mail to:
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Fellowship Coordinator
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria