Gerda Henkel Foundation Fellowships
Deadline:
December 1, 2016
Cannot receive salary simultaneous with this opportunity, so budget should be adjusted accordingly. Hard-copy submission required in addition to electronic.
Funding Source:
Submission Type:
Applications for research projects and research scholarships can be made in connection with the research grant programme.
Support is primarily provided for the historical humanities, in particular to support research projects in the following fields:
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Historical Islamic Studies
- History
- History of Law
- History of Science
- Prehistory and Early History
Research scholarships
Applications for research scholarships can be made directly by PhDs or scholars with Post Doctoral Lecture Qualification. A research scholarship is usually applied for by one scholar who will work on a specific project on his own.
(Details about other residential fellowships sponsored by the Foundation are available here.)
The maximum duration of research is two years.
It is possible to apply for:
- basic scholarship sum
if appropriate
- supplement for travel abroad (monthly endowment for stays of for weeks or more)
- childcare allowance (Applicable to out-of-home childcare, e.g., child minders, day-care centre, kindergarten. Documentary proof must be provided.)
- and if required
- travel expenses
- material expenses
Application documents
The following documents must be included in an application for a research scholarship:
- printout of the completed electronic form
- description of the project (max. 8-10 pages - please do not submit more)
- time schedule and working plan with information about the necessary travel to archives, libraries and museums or other destinations
- detailed cost calculation (estimates if need be) of the probable travel expenses (travel costs and lodging) and material costs (e.g. for photocopies or film versions of archive material, photographs, etc., not a lump sum for books). The Foundation can’t cover any college or tuition fees.
- tabular curriculum vitae with list of publications
- academic certificates (examinations, Masters, PhD, professorship, etc.)
- at least one letter of recommendation by a university lecturer, to be sent by the author directly to the Gerda Henkel Foundation (signed by the author - an unsigned preliminary version via email or fax is accepted)
After having sent the electronic application form, we kindly ask you to send us a printout of the completed application form along with the other documents by mail.