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RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS OF THE INSTITUTE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL HISTORY (ABTEILUNG UNIVERSALGESCHICHTE) Research fellowships 2005 The Institute of European History, Department of General History, awards ten fellowships for a six- to twelve-month research stay at the Institute in Mainz. The application is open to all young historians in Germany and abroad, who apply with a research project of their own in the field of German and European history since the 16th century. As a rule, the fellows work on their dissertation, but they can also work on a post-doc research project. The Institute's library with over 200 000 books and more than 550 periodicals as well as computers for data communication are available to the fellows for their researches. Applications for the next selection date should be sent in by October 10, 2003. Fellowships will be granted for 2005 and later (some remaining financial means will be available from October 2004). The selection is made by the department's fellowship commission, which meets three times a year, in March, July and November. During the time of the fellowship, fellows are not allowed to receive financial supporting from another side. Foreign applicants should have enough command of the German language to be able to take an active part in the scientific dialogues with the Institute's other fellows and permanent staff. Applications should include: 1. a curriculum vitae, in which the applicant's date and place of birth, nationality, marital status, school and university degrees, knowledge of the German language, professional and teaching experience are mentioned (please ask for our registration form); 2. copies of his/her university transcripts; 3. a brief description of the proposed research topic with a working plan and schedule for the intended sojourn at the Institute; 4. the names and addresses of at least two scholars qualified to judge the merits of the research proposal, to be contacted by the Institute; 5. a list of publications. The size of the fellowships is set in accordance with the guidelines established by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service) for graduate students studying for a doctorate. The monthly grant amounts to Euro 795 after completion of a course of study and Euro 975 after two years of scientific activity. A health insurance subsidy is also granted; a contribution to traveling expenses and a family subsidy can be granted. The Institute's building, the Domus Universitatis in the city centre, has a residential section with individual rooms, which serve both as work areas and living quarters for the fellows. The rent includes all additional costs and amounts at present to Euro 146 monthly. Information on the Institute and its fellowships can be retrieved from the Institute's homepage on the Internet (http://www.inst-euro-history.uni-mainz.de), an information leaflet can be sent on request. Please contact us if you need further information, and send your application to Professor Dr. Heinz Duchhardt, Institut fuer Europaeische Geschichte, Abteilung Universalgeschichte, Alte Universitaetsstr. 19, D-55116 Mainz, GERMANY. -- ___________________________________________________________________ SCHOLARLY DISCUSSION LIST "GENDER AND NATION/NATIONALISMS" E-MAIL: <[log in to unmask]> INTERNET: http://www.tu-berlin.de/zifg/fng/ List owners and editors: Karen Hagemann Technical University of Berlin, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Women and Gender Dietlind Huechtker Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Department of History E-MAIL: <[log in to unmask]> ___________________________________________________________________