The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing welcomes applications for this final round of MSCA Individual Fellowship schemes in the H2020 research programme. The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing has an excellent track record of successful MSCA individual fellowship applications. 

Currently, we host two MSCA fellows: Dr Titus Nemeth (with a project on Arabic typography) and Dr Elisa Bolchi (with a project on the Italian reception of Virginia Woolf). Past MCSA-funded projects include The Children’s ’68 investigating the intersection between publishing for children and protest movements. 

These projects reflect the multilingual and interdisciplinary breadth and comparative vocation of the research supported by the Centre. 

You will find more info on the research projects currently developed by colleagues here. 

To discuss ideas for your proposal, please email CBCP Director Dr Nicola Wilson ([log in to unmask]) and Dr Daniela La Penna ([log in to unmask]). If you are interested, please contact us with an expression of interest. This needs to include a full CV, a list of publications, and a two-page A4 research proposal in English.

There are two types of MCSA Individual Fellowships:

• European Fellowships
• Global Fellowships
  
  European Fellowships:

• are open to researchers moving within Europe, as well as those coming in from other parts of the world.
• can restart a research career after a break, such as parental leave.
• can help researchers coming back to Europe find a new position.
  
  These Fellowships are held in the EU or associated countries and last for one to two years.
  
  Global Fellowships

• fund positions outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries.
• last between two and three years.
• the researcher has to come back for one year to an organisation based in the EU or associated countries.
  
  Both types of Fellowship can also include a secondment period of up to three or six months in another organisation in Europe.
  
  Deadline: The call is open, deadline on 9th September 2020.
  
  Eligibility criterion: the experienced researcher must hold a PhD or 4 years equivalent research.
  
  Mobility criterion: the experienced researcher must not have spent more than 12 months in the UK in the past 3 years prior to the call deadline.
  
  Funding: fixed rate, approx. £150,000 for 2 years, including research support, family and mobility allowances.
  
  We can provide samples of previous successful applications as well as tailored guidance to help you submitting a competitive proposal.