Other institutions and organizations offer support to students and faculty who are interested in studying or doing research in Austria. CAS offers links to some of them below.
Austro-American Association of Boston is pleased to announce its annual Scholarship of $1,000 for work focusing on Austrian Culture. Project areas may include: History, Literature, Art, Architecture, Folk Customs, Music, or Contemporary Life.
Eligibility:
Undergraduate or graduate students and junior faculty at New England Colleges or Universities.
Applicants should submit (there is no official application form):
- Detailed project proposal, including the reason for selecting it
- Curriculum vitae
- Two confidential letters of support from faculty members who know the
applicant well and can comment on the feasibility of the project.
The winner must be willing to offer a presentation of the project at an event of the Austro-American Association. For more information on the Association please visit the Austro-American Association website. The application deadline is April 1, 2008. A personal interview may be requested.
Please submit your application to:
Dr. George Hauser, 47 Windermere Road, Auburndale, MA 02466
Tel: 617-332-4055. For inquiries: george_hauser @hms.harvard.edu
Fellowships
Leo Baeck Fellowship Program
A program of the “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes” (German National
Academic Foundation) in cooperation with the Stiftung "Erinnerung,
Verantwortung und Zukunft" and the Leo Baeck Institute, supported by the
Stiftung "Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft", the Alfred Freiherr
von Oppenheim Stiftung, the Fritz von Thyssen Stiftung and the Robert
Bosch Stiftung. Application deadline: February 1, 2008. More . . .
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Collaborative Research
in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS and the
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) are
now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 NEH Collaborative
Humanities Fellowship. Application deadline: February 15, 2008. More...
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Austrian and Habsburg History (Alberta)
The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies of the
University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, invites applications for a
one-year post-doctoral fellowship with the possibility of renewal for an
additional two years, effective 1 September 2008. Application deadline: May 31, 2008. More...
Fulbright Scholar Grants
Scholars who are interested in pursuing research projects in Austria and Central Europe, start planning ahead to apply for a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and perform research in your country of choice. These awards are for the 2009-10 academic year.
Distinguished Chair awards in Austria, Hungary and Poland
The most prestigious research/lecturing appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. Candidates should be senior scholars and have a significant publication and teaching record. Application deadline: May 1, 2008
Austrian-Hungarian Joint Research Award
This joint award offers scholars the opportunity to conduct research in the humanities or social sciences on the relationship between Austria and Hungary in collaboration with Austrian and Hungarian specialists. Grantees spend 2 months in Austria and 2 months in Hungary. Application deadline: August 1, 2008
Fulbright/IFK Visiting Fellow in Cultural Studies
Conduct research in cultural studies for 4 months at the International Research Center for Cultural Studies in Vienna. Projects should be interdisciplinary and comparative research in cultural studies and humanities relevant to Viennese, Austrian and Central European traditions. Application deadline: August 1, 2008
All Disciplines awards in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
A chance for scholars to teach and/or perform research in their particular areas of interest in their countries of choice. Application deadline: August 1, 2008
For information about these and other awards to Austria and Central Europe, visit the Council for International Exchange of Scholars website, www.cies.org, or call Tara Campbell at 202-686-6240.