Fellowships 2016 : FMSH Gerda Henkel Stiftung Postdoctoral Fellowships in France
Foundation House of Human Sciences (FMSH) is delighted to offer Gerda Henkel Stiftung fellowships for Postdoctoral Research programme. Applicants from outside the France are eligible to apply for this programme.
The Foundation provides modern educational and research environments that will enable students and researchers to face current challenges and to focus on knowledge as a principle driving force for development.
The Foundation fulfills several missions: home research programs, network hosting and research infrastructure; it is part of institutional partnerships (Campus Condorcet), it contributes to the internationalization of research by mobility and the home of the SHS researchers, she participated in the proposal of SHS, the promotion of research and its dissemination.
In order to be eligible a common practice of the French language is desired.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing postdoctoral programme.
Study Subject: The research projects presented must register as part of the general science policy of the College of global studies and especially around of one of two research themes:
-“social and global justice Progress” (Social Progress and Global Justice)
Disciplines concerned: philosophy, political science, sociology, anthropology, history and philosophy of law, history or philosophy of economics.
-“remap space in the global world” (Remapping space in the global era)
Disciplines concerned: philosophy, political science, anthropology, sociology, history, art history, and aesthetics.
Scholarship Award: The amount of the postdoctoral fellowship is 2,000 € per month. The transport costs of the country of residence to Paris will be borne by the host institution. The medical insurance costs are the responsibility of the post-doctoral student.
Scholarship can be taken at: France
Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for this Fellowship:
Review of applications will focus on the quality of the scientific record and that of the post-doctoral project and its inclusion in the research lines of the College of Global Studies.
The eligibility conditions are the following:
-Applicants must be holders of a doctorate at the date of application filing (thesis)
-Applicants must have resided less than twelve months in France over the last three years.
-The application can be filed up to 6 years after the date of defense of the thesis.
-A common practice of the French language is desired.
Nationality: Applicants from outside the France are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirements: Applicants must be holders of a doctorate at the date of application filing (thesis).
English language Requirements: A common practice of the French language is desired.
Supporting Material: Documents required for the file (in English or French):
-Doctoral degree.
-curriculum vitae and publications.
-Research project with indicative bibliography (+ project bibliography, maximum 5 pages in total).
-2 letters of recommendation.
-1 Welcome letter from one of the scientific leaders of the College of Global Studies.
How to Apply: Applications must reach imperatively email before May 30, 2016 to the scientific coordination of Global Studies College: applications-at-msh-paris.fr.
Application Deadline: Fellowship application deadline is May 30, 2016.