Center for Advanced Studies in Southeastern Europe (CAS â€" SEE) at University of Rijeka is awarding up to 40 research fellowships available for young scholars from all countries to spend two to ten months in Rijeka. Fellowships are open in all disciplines in the fields of humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. There is no age limit for applying this fellowship programme. The deadline for application is October 20th, 2014.
Study Subject(s): Fellowships are open in all disciplines in the fields of humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. In compliance with the European Commission’s Code of Ethics for Researchers, the fields of research on human embryo and foetus, on humans, on animals, and human cloning are excluded from the Programme.
Course Level:Â Fellowships are awarded to undertake research programme.
Scholarship Provider: Center for Advanced Studies in Southeastern Europe (CAS â€" SEE), University of Rijeka, Croatia
Scholarship can be taken at:Â Croatia
Eligibility:
Degree: At the time of the application, researchers must be in possession of a doctoral degree.
Nationality: Researchers from all countries are eligible to the programme.
Disciplines: The programme is open to all disciplines in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
It also welcomes applications from the arts, life and exact sciences provided that:
-the research project does not require any intensive laboratory work,
-the research project interfaces with humanities and social sciences,
-the applicant has a proven capacity to dialogue with other scientific disciplines.
Age: There is no age limit for applying to CAS SEE Rijeka Fellowship Programme.
Scholarship Open for International Students:Â Researchers from all countries are eligible to these research fellowships.
Scholarship Description:Â 
The Fellowship Programme CAS SEE Rijeka is an international researcher mobility programme that offers two to ten months residencies in Rijeka. Its intention is to include its organisational scheme and to participate in the network of the 16 other Institutes in Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Budapest, Cambridge, Delmenhorst, Freiburg, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar, Zürich. These Institutes for Advanced Study, and among them the Center for Advanced Studies, Southeast Europe in Rijeka, support the focused, self-directed work of outstanding researchers. The fellows benefit from the motivating intellectual and research conditions and from the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international community of first-rate scholars. The Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences.
Number of award(s):Â The CAS SEE Rijeka Fellowship Programme offers 40 fellowship months.
Duration of award(s):Â CAS SEE Rijeka Fellows are invited to spend two to ten months in Rijeka in accordance with the length and the complexity of their research project.
What does it cover?
-Living allowance in the range of € 1,100 per month for a fellow
-Support for accommodation expenses
-A research budget in accordance with the research proposal
-And travel expenses (one round trip)
Selection Criteria:Â Not Known
Notification:Â Publication of results will be in December 2014.
How to Apply:Â Applications must be submitted via email to cas-at-cas.uniri.hr. In order to provide evaluators with relevant information to perform their work efficiently, CAS SEE Rijeka fellowship applicants have to submit (in English exclusively):
-the completed CAS SEE Rijeka application form
-a copy of your CV
-a description of your intended research project (1500-2000 words)
-a personal statement (up to 500 words).
All documents must be submitted as PDF files. The documents of your research project and personal statement must be page-numbered and have as a header your full name (last name, first name) and email address.
Scholarship Application Deadline:Â The deadline for application is October 20th, 2014.
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