Deadline: 7 June 2012
The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar. The Institutes for Advanced Study support the focused, self-directed work of outstanding researchers. The fellows benefit from the finest intellectual and research conditions and from the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international community of first-rate scholars.
EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants may select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.
The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising young scholars as well as from leading senior researchers. The EURIAS selection process has proven to be highly competitive. In order to match the Programme standards, applicants have to submit a solid and innovative research proposal, to demonstrate the ability to forge beyond disciplinary specialisation, to show an international commitment as well as quality publications in high-impact venues.
For the 2013-2014 academic year, EURIAS offers 33 fellowships (17 junior and 16 senior positions).
All IAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.
APPLICATION AND DEADLINE
– Applications are submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu, where, you will find detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc.
– The deadline for application is June 7th, 2012. Late applications will not be considered.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
– Scientific assessment by two international referees
– Pre-selection by the EURIAS international Scientific Committee
– Final selection by the IAS academic boards
– Publication of results (December 2012)
CALENDAR OF ACTIONS
Application deadline → June 7th, 2012
Results of the preselection by EURIAS Scientific Committee → Mid-October, 2012
Publication of IAS final selections → Mid-December, 2012
Arrival of fellows → September/October 2013
ELIGIBLITY
Degree
At the time of the application, researchers must be in possession of a doctoral degree plus 2 years of full-time research experience after the degree. Exception is made for Law scholars who are eligible with a Master +6 years of full-time research experience after the degree. (PhD training is not considered in the calculation of experience).
Nationality
Researchers from all countries are eligible to the programme but applicants cannot apply to an institute located in their country of nationality or residence. Exception is made for applicants who have not spent more than 12 months in their country of nationality or residence during the last 3 years prior to the application.
Disciplines
The programme is open to all disciplines in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
It also welcomes applications from the arts, life and exact sciences provided that:
• the research project does not require any intensive laboratory work,
• the research project interfaces with humanities and social sciences,
• the applicant has a proven capacity to dialogue with other scientific disciplines,
• the candidate applies to an IAS that welcome scholars outside the humanities and social sciences.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to check the IAS’ websites to learn more about the scientific orientation of the Institutes and their potential opening to disciplines outside the humanities and social sciences.
Age
There is no age limit for applying to EURIAS Fellowship Programme.
TYPES OF FELLOWSHIPS
The EURIAS Fellowship Programme offers two types of 10-month fellowships according to research experience:
Junior fellowships
Junior fellowships are offered to researchers having by the time of the application:
• a PhD
• 2 to 9 years of full-time research experience after obtaining the PhD
Senior fellowships
Senior fellowships are offered to researchers having by the time of the application:
• a PhD
• minimum 10 years of full-time research experience after obtaining a PhD
Nota: PhD is not requested for Law scholars. In this case, the fellowship categories are defined as follows:
• Junior fellowships: Master +6 to 13 years of full-time research experience.
• Senior fellowships: Master + minimum 14 years of full-time research experience.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates apply exclusively through the online application system.
Paper applications are not accepted.
Please create an account via the user space to access the application platform.
In order to provide evaluators with relevant information to perform their work efficiently, EURIAS fellowship applicants have to submit:
• The completed EURIAS application form
• A curriculum comprising a list of publications
• Publications in a pdf format (2 for juniors, 5 for seniors)
• A detailed research proposal
• For candidates applying for junior fellowships, two letters of recommendation.
Applicants are required to specify the following in their proposals:
• The relevance and connections of the research to a wider academic context
• The aims and methods of research
• The current state and schedule of their research
• The cooperation partners, including national and international contacts, when applicable
• The interdisciplinary dimension of the research, if relevant
• The importance of trans-national mobility for achieving research objectives
• Their motivation for participating in the programme
• Issues concerning research ethics, if relevant
Applicants are required to indicate up to three IAS as the most adequate host institutions in the order of preference and to justify their choices.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: mylene.trouve@eurias-fp.eu
For submissions: create an account here to access the application platgorm
Website: http://www.2013-2014.eurias-fp.eu/