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Józef Tischner Fellowships for Polish and Polish-American Scholars, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna

The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) located in Vienna, announced call for for applications for Józef Tischner Fellowships for Polish and Polish-American Scholars.

Józef Tischner, one of the most eminent contemporary Polish philosophers, was founding president of the IWM. In his memory, the Józef Tischner Fellowship, which is open to all academic disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, is awarded to junior researchers from Poland and young Polish-American scholars. Candidates for the Józef Tischner Fellowship must be younger than 35 years, pursue or have recently obtained a Ph.D., and be Polish citizens or permanently reside in Poland. The fellowship is also open to Polish-American scholars.

Deadline for application is February 28, 2010

For further information on the fellowships, prerequisites, as well as application procedures and conditions, please visit the IWM website.

Franz Werfel Grant

Franz Werfel Grant for young university teachers of German language and Austrian literature by the ÖAD/ACM on behalf of and funded by the Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), Austria

This is a semester or one-year research grant (4 to 9 months) for postgraduates, PhD holders, researchers of all countries except Austria. Age limit: 35. 7 new awards per academic year! In case of successful research activities the scholarship can, on request, be renewed (total duration 18 months).

Those in receipt of a Werfel grant can work as visiting researchers at university departments and carry out specialist studies in libraries, archives or at research institutions.

Applications are only open to university teachers who are primarily occupied with Austrian literature. The application must be accompanied by a list stating the titles of the lectures the applicant is holding. It is absolutely essential that prior contact with an educational or research institution in Austria has already been made.
Area of study or research: Humanities, Historical Sciences, Linguistics and Literature Sciences

The monthly grant is € 1040.- plus a book allowance of € 93.-
Recipients of grants are exempted from paying tuition fees.

Deadline for application is March 1 every year for scholarships in the academic year following.

For further information, please see www.scholarships.at

Richard Plaschka Scholarship

Richard Plaschka Scholarship by the ÖAD/ACM on behalf of and funded by the Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), Austria

This is a semester or one-year research grant (4 to 9 months ) for postgraduates, PhD holders, researchers of all countries except Austria. Age limit: 35. 7 new awards per academic year! In case of successful research activities the scholarship can, on request, be renewed (total duration 18 months).

Recipients of Plaschka grants can work as visiting researchers at university departments and carry out specialist studies in libraries, archives or at research institutions.

Eligible for application are only university lecturers in the field of history who are primarily occupied with Austria-related topics. The application must be accompanied by a list stating the titles of the lectures the applicant is holding.

It is absolutely essential that prior contact with an educational or research institution in Austria has already been made.

Area of study or research: Humanities, Historical Sciences, Linguistics and Literature Sciences

The monthly grant is € 1040.- plus a book allowance of € 93.-
Recipients of grants are exempted from paying tuition fees.

Deadline for application is March 1 every year for scholarships in the academic year following.

For further information, please see www.scholarships.at

Ernst Mach Grant

Ernst Mach Grant by the ÖAD/ACM on behalf of and funded by the Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), Austria

This grant is open to students from any country except Austria. Grants may be for either a semester or a full academic year. Eligible fields of study are natural sciences, technical sciences, medicine, agriculture and forestry, veterinary medicine, social sciences, law, economics, humanities, theology, and the fine arts. Eligible for application are a) postgraduates pursuing a doctoral/PhD program outside Austria; b) postgraduates and postdocs wishing to pursue research in Austria with a view to an academic career and who completed their studies (at a university outside Austria) after September 30th, 2007; c) postdocs who are working as lecturers at a university outside Austria. Applicants under a) have to prove that they are pursuing doctoral/PhD studies, and applicants under c) have to prove that they are employed by a university. Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued academic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant. Maximum age: 35 years.

Grant benefits: Monthly grant rate for graduates, € 940; for graduates over 30 years old with a PhD degree, € 1040. Accident and health insurance and accommodation included.

Recipients of grants are exempted from paying tuition fees. Good knowledge of German, particularly in the respective subject area, is a prerequisite. For projects to be carried out in English a good knowledge of English in the respective subject area is required. Proof of proficiency in German or English can be attached to the application.

Deadline: March 1 for scholarships covering the whole academic year, September 1 for summer semester scholarships only

For further information, please see www.scholarships.at

Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna

The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) located in Vienna, announced call for for applications for Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators.

The Paul Celan Fellowships support East-West, West-East and East-East translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and in the field of Cultural Studies. Paul Celan Visiting Fellows are invited to spend three to six months at the IWM between July 2010 and June 2011 to pursue their translation projects while working in residence at the Institute in Vienna, Austria.

Deadline for application is March 5, 2010.

For further information on the fellowships, prerequisites, as well as application procedures and conditions, please visit the IWM website.

Opportunities for Funding from the Bostiber Institute

The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies announces the availability of grants for projects that promote an understanding of the historic relationship between the United States and Austria. Grants may be awarded for research and writing projects, for literature, poetry and music projects, for seminars, institutes, lectures, translations, for the production of films and television programs, and the like. Grants will range from $5,000 to $25,000 unless a compelling case is made for larger grants. Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2010. For further information, see www.botstiber.org.