Стипендия для историков , 11.05.2009

Стипендия для историков

Центр исторических исследований Университета Потсдама (федеральная земля Бранденбург) выделяет стипендии для прохождения шестимесячной стажировки по специальности «История Германии и Европы в XX веке» при Центре в 2009/2010 учебном году. Стипендия выделяется для студентов из стран Центральной и Восточной Европы, а также стран бывшего Советского Союза. Размер ежемесячной стипендии – 2400 евро. Срок подачи заявок – 22 мая.

Стипендия для историков

FORSCHUNGS-STIPENDIUM des Zentrums für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam

Bewerbungsschluss: 22.05.2009

The Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (ZZF) in Potsdam, Germany,
is pleased to invite applications for a

YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP

for the academic year 2009/2010 to study German and European History
in the 20th century. This six-month fellowship will provide young
scholars from East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union with an
opportunity to pursue individual research while participating in the
academic life of one of Germany’s major historical research centres.

Founded in 1996, the ZZF covers a broad scope of Contemporary
European History with five research departments:

1. Communism and Society
2. Economic and Social Upheaval
3. Changing Concepts of the Political
4. Province, Metropolis, and Dictatorship
5. Contemporary History in the Age of Media and Information.

The ZZF library holds approx. 75,000 items and subscribes to more
than 100 periodicals. Since January 2009 the ZZF is a full member of
the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (WGL).

Applicants must have at least postdoctoral status with a significant
academic record. They are expected to pursue their own research.
However applicants whose interests relate to projects of the major
research groups at the ZZF will be preferred. Further details on the
research areas at the ZZF can be found at http://www.zzf-pdm.de.
Fellowship holders will be assigned to a research group and asked to
present their current project in a seminar or colloquium.

The monthly fellowship rate for the YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP
will be EUR 2,400. The funding is supposed to cover all expenses
including housing and insurance. A monthly payment up to EUR 250 can
be made for books, travel to symposia and archives and language
courses if necessary. Fellows are expected to reside in Berlin or
Potsdam for six consecutive months between October 2009 and June
2010. The ZZF will provide office space and other relevant
facilities.

The application deadline is May 22, 2009. Decisions will be announced
not later than May 31, 2009. Applications must include

- a letter of interest;
- a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications);
- a project proposal not exceeding 1500 words;
- a letter of recommendation.

Please send your application to:

Mr Albrecht Wiesener
- YOUNG EASTERN EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIP -
Zentrum fЭr Zeithistorische Forschung
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Germany

Applications or recommendations by e-mail or fax will not be
accepted. The letter of recommendation should be sent under separate
cover. For further information regarding the Zentrum fЭr
Zeithistorische Forschung, please refer to http://www.zzf-pdm.de.

For further questions about the fellowship program please contact Mr
Albrecht Wiesener (fellowship@zzf-pdm.de).