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labāk izprastu neseno Eiropas vēsturi, Starptautiskais Višegradas
Fonds piedāvā 15 stipendijas pētniecības jomā, lai palīdzētu studentiem,
žurnālistiem, kuri vēlas veikt pētījumus par OSA (Open Society Archives) un
kuru patlaban uzsāktie projekti ir saistīti ar minēto jomu. Izpēte notiks 8
nedēļas Ungārijā, Budapeštā. Izpētes noslēguma prezentācija notiks Centrālajā
Eiropas Universitātē, Višegrades Fonda stipendiātu lekciju ietvaros. Izpētes materiāls
tiks publicēts arī OSA mājaslapā.
Description
For
a better and deeper understanding of the interdependent recent history of (the
center of) Europe, the International
Visegrad Fund offers 15 research fellowship grants in the Open Society
Archives at Central European University, Budapest on a competitive basis to
support scholars artists and journalists who wish to conduct research in the
holdings of OSA, and whose current projects are relevant to the holdings and
the given research priorities of the Fund and OSA.
Eligibility
Applicants,
preferably but not exclusively, from a V4 country, may be researchers, students
after their second degree carrying out research, or artists, journalists,
academics, or others, who have already started their project that is relevant
for the holdings at OSA.
The
successful candidates of each category will work at the OSA during their term
of research and at the end of the research period they will present their
individual research findings to the community of the Central European
University, within the framework of the Visegrad Fund Fellow Lecture Series.
OSA will publish the final research report, either in text or in audio-visual
format, on the webpage of OSA/Visegrad Fund.
Grants
The grants
of 2.000 euro each are designed to provide access to the archives for scholars,
artists, and journalists, and to cover travel to and from Budapest, a modest
subsistence, and accommodation for a research period of eight weeks. Stipends
for shorter periods are pro-rated.
Topics
Fellows
are free to work on the project of their choice, however, in the academic year
of 2012-2013, applicants with the following topics might enjoy advantage over
other applicants:
- History of science and technology in East and Central Europe between 1945-1989.
- The socialist welfare state: its financial foundations and social consequences.
- Statistics, surveys, empirical studies: production of fact and data under communism.
- Contextual analysis of conspiracy theories and urban legends under communism.
- The emergence of human rights movements and the fall of communist regimes in East-Central Europe.
Submission deadlines
- October 10, 2012
- January 10, 2013
- April 10, 2013.
The
Selection Committee will evaluate proposals four times a year, on the basis of
the professional quality and novelty of the research proposal, and its
relevance to the chosen topic.
Application procedure
Please
submit the following to OSA:
- Application letter in English (should specify expected period of stay and preferred dates).
- Research description/plan in English (about 800 words; should indicate relationship between the current research topic, the chosen collection in the OSA holdings and your research, the intended use of text based or audio-visual research results, etc.) Artists are expected to submit a portfolio, too.
- Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
- Proof of officially recognized advanced level English language exam (if not native speaker)
- Names of two referees with contact address.
The
Application letter, C.V., Research description/plan, copy of language exam
certification and Referees’ contact information can be sent by email to Katalin
Gadoros at gadoros@ceu.hu.