Collegium Budapest Junior Fellowships 2001/2002
In 1992 Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study was founded in
order to support and strengthen academic life in Central and Eastern Europe. Each year,
the Collegium invites up to 20 scholars from Europe and beyond either for an entire
academic year or for one semester. In addition, the Collegium plans to invite several
outstanding younger scholars to conduct the research of their choice within this academic
environment.
The aims of the Collegium are to encourage research in emerging disciplines and new
problem areas, to bring together researchers from different research traditions and
cultures, and to promote work on old and new scholarly problems. Special emphasis will be
put on problem areas connected with the cultural, socio-political, and economic
transformation that the Central and East European countries are presently under--going,
and on emerging scholarly fields still underrepresented in this region or fields in which
the region is making a unique contribution.
To achieve this, the Collegium is offering, for the Academic Year 2001/2002 (1 October to
31 July), ten residential Junior Fellowships lasting five months to younger scholars and
researchers (mainly from Central and Eastern Europe) from any academic field.
Requirements
In order to qualify, scholars and researchers should:
• not be older than thirty-five years of age
• be classified as ‘pre- or post-doctoral’
• fill out the Collegium’s application form (as attached or available on request)
• submit a curriculum vitae
• submit a list of publications (and, if possible, a copy of one of them)
• submit a research proposal with scholarly references (approx. 2–4 pages)
• submit two letters of recommendation from established scholars in their field of study
• be prepared to reside in Budapest during the term of their Fellowship—to this end they should be free of other academic or work commitments for this period.
NB. All materials must be submitted in English, French, or German.
Applicants should send all relevant materials to Collegium Budapest
before 15 June 2000. The Rector and the Permanent Fellows of the
Collegium will invite short-listed applicants for a personal interview. Applicants will be
informed about the final decision by 31 January 2001.
Application form