Please pass this on to relevant parties. The call is open to candidates in
the following research areas: 

    * The Culture of Classical Antiquity
    * Medieval Culture
    * Cultural History
    * Media Studies
    * Musicology
    * Art History
    * Textual Culture
    * International and Political History
    * Socio-Economic History
    * Women's Studies

Interdisciplinary proposals are welcome. 

Potential applicants in Musicology are invited to contact Prof. Karl Kügle,
telephone +31 30 2536486, e-mail [log in to unmask], to discuss further particulars.

Forwarded message:

As of October 1st, 2009, the Research Institute for History and Culture
(OGC) at Utrecht University makes available 2 one-year grants (extendable
for two more consecutive years upon satisfactory performance review) for
starting up a PhD-research project. The grants involve research training and
aim at the completion of a PhD dissertation within a maximum of three years.
The PhD must be pursued and completed at Utrecht University.

Who can apply?
The 2 grants are available for students who are non-Dutch residents and will
graduate as MPhil no later than August 31st, 2009.

Grant conditions
The grant amounts to a monthly sum of € 1.400, payable at the beginning of
each month. The grant may be extended upon positive evaluation of the
student's progress by a further year (with a maximum of three years). The
grant entitles students to supervision, office and library facilities, as
well as participation in the institute's support system for research-related
expenses.

How to apply?
The deadline for receipt of applications is August 1st, 2009. Applications
(by regular mail or by e-mail) should include:

    * a letter of motivation
    * a 3-5 p project proposal (a research question well-grounded in
existing literature supplemented with a research strategy and provisional
workplan)
    * a curriculum vitae
    * a transcript of academic results
    * an MA thesis (or written coursework if the MA thesis is not yet available)
    * certified copies of relevant diplomas
    * contact details of two referees (names, affiliations and phone numbers
or e-mail addresses). Preferably, reference letters are included.

E-mail applications in pdf or doc format should be sent to [log in to unmask] Please
observe the following: specify your name in the message as well as in the
subject, include a list of attachments in the message, and specify your name
in every attachment.

Mail applications should be sent to: Dr Frans Ruiter, OGC, Janskerkhof 13,
3512 BL Utrecht, the Netherlands. Please mark the envelope "PhD grant
application".

Procedure
Both those who are invited for an interview, as whose applications are
rejected will be informed by September 1st. Interviews will be held in
September [exact dates at this moment still under consideration]. The final
choice of candidates will be made by September 15th, 2009. The starting date
for the grants will be October 1st, 2009.

Information 
 
For further general information, contact Dr Frans Ruiter, telephone
+31-30-2538311, e-mail [log in to unmask]