Deadline: February 14, 2024
Applications are open for the Institute for Human Sciences Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowship Program 2024. In recognition of Giedroyc’s legacy as founding editor of Kultura, and his contributions to promoting wider understanding of the interconnected history and intellectual traditions of the lands of modern-day Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, and Ukraine, these fellowships are designated for scholars working on projects related to:
- Polish-Ukrainian, Polish-Belarusian, and Polish-Lithuanian relations, and related questions of history, politics, and literature OR
- The legacy of Giedroyc particularly, and/or the journal and publishing house Kultura
Benefits
- Postdoctoral candidates––i.e., those who have defended their PhD by the date of the fellowship application deadline––will receive a stipend of EUR 3,000 per month; candidates currently pursuing their doctoral degree will receive a stipend of EUR 2,500 per month to cover accommodation, living expenses, travel, health insurance and any incidental costs related to their stay in Vienna.
- In addition, the IWM provides Visiting Fellows with office space including access to the internet, administrative and research facilities as well as other services free of charge. The fellows will join the international, multidisciplinary scholarly community and participate in the activities of the IWM. Generally, fellowships start on the first day of the month and end on the last day of the month.
Eligibility
Candidates for the Jerzy Giedroyc Junior Visiting Fellowship must:
- Be enrolled in a doctoral program in the humanities or social sciences OR
- have obtained a PhD in the same fields in the past four years.
Application
Application materials consist of the following:
- a brief letter of motivation that addresses how the project would benefit from time at the IWM, the connection to the IWM’s mission and research, and concrete research/writing goals during the fellowship
- a project description (max. 550 characters)
- a project proposal (max. 7,500 characters incl. spaces) that a) contains a description of the project’s objectives; b) situates the project within existing scholarship; c) describes the project’s methodology; d) outlines the intended work plan
- a curriculum vitae including a list of publications
- two letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant’s academic work
All application materials should be in English.
Important! Attached documents must be combined into a single PDF, as the online submission form only allows for one attachment. File names of attachments must use Latin characters.
For more information, visit Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowship.
