{"id":5564,"date":"2013-02-26T00:57:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T00:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5564"},"modified":"2013-07-10T02:42:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T02:42:22","slug":"visiting-fellowship-for-phd-students-university-of-bielefeld-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=5564","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Fellowship for PhD Students: University of Bielefeld (Germany)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?attachment_id=4881\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4881\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4881\" alt=\"Drapeau Allemagne\" src=\"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Drapeau-Allemagne.png\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>Every year, the BGHS invites four doctoral researchers (two each semester) from other countries to work at the Graduate School for four to six months to promote international scientific and cultural exchange. Visiting fellows have the opportunity to use their stay at the BGHS to work intensively on their dissertation, visit degree programme courses and build contacts to our scientific community. Fellows receive a computer work station for the duration of their stipend. The grant consists of a EUR 1,200 stipend per month. This amount will be supplemented by a child allowance if applicable. Upon application, travel costs can also be covered by the Graduate School.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All international doctoral researchers may apply who are matriculated in a doctoral programme and whose dissertation has a historical, sociological, social-anthropological or political science focus. German nationals may also apply if their tertiary education has been at foreign universities. The visiting fellowships further networking with scientists at the BGHS, therefore no prolonged archival or research trips should take place within this period. To ensure that your project fits with the BGHS profile, you should take a close look at the areas of research covered by the BGHS. You can find an overview of the areas of research and the professors working at the BGHS here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Application deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deadline for applications for a fellowship during winter term 2013\/2014 (1 October 2013 to 3 March 2014) <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">is 15 June 2013.<\/span><br \/>\nThe deadline for applications for a fellowship during the summer term 2014 (1 April to 30 September) is 15 January 2014.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Required application documents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please submit the following documents:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Letter of intent with a description of your interest in research at the BGHS. Please include the areas of research that interest you and two professors with whom you would like to build a relationship (400 words max.).<br \/>\nCurriculum vitae<br \/>\nResearch proposal on a sociological or historical question (2,000 words max.)<br \/>\nWork schedule and timeframe for your stay at the BGHS<br \/>\nLetter of recommendation from your supervisor\/ advisor at your university<br \/>\nAll application documents should be either in German or in English. Please email them as one PDF file to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">application-bghs@uni-bielefeld.de<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter of recommendation can be mailed separately to the Graduate School. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Levke Harders at the above e-mail address.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uni-bielefeld.de\/(en)\/bghs\/bewerbung\/visit.html\">http:\/\/www.uni-bielefeld.de\/(en)\/bghs\/bewerbung\/visit.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the BGHS invites four doctoral researchers (two each semester) from other countries to work at the Graduate School for four to six months to promote international scientific and cultural exchange. 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