THE POLISH HISTORY MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Description

The Scholarship Fund endowed by the Polish History Museum supports academic research on the history of Poland as well as activities propagating Polish history abroad. Scholarships are awarded to the winners of a competition for the best project, either educational, research or promotional in nature. A jury of eminent Polish historians will select the winners. Scholarships are awarded for a period of one to three months. The amount of the grant is 1,000 euro monthly. The scholarship holder is responsible for travel and accommodation expenses.


Application process

1.Mandatory Documents

   - CV: This should contain information concerning the applicant’s course of studies, internships, study visits, scholarships, trainings abroad, career development, and academic projects in which the applicant participated. The text should not be longer than two standard typed-written pages (Times New Roman 12; spacing 1.5).
   - List of publications/articles and originals or copies of three deemed by the applicant to be the most important;
   - Project of activities to be undertaken during the scholarship: The description should not be longer than three typed-written pages and should include the following points: Project title, Characteristics of the topic, Project goal, List of institutions cooperating with the proposed project (if applicable), Anticipated results of the project.

2.Optional Documents

   - invitation from the institution supporting the applicant in realizing the project: This is to confirm that the candidate will have adequate conditions guaranteed in which to complete the project presented to the competition. The invitation should be appended to the application and not sent by the institution directly to the Museum.
   - the opinions of two independent academics (an academic from Poland is preferable but not obligatory).


Eligibility

The scholarship is addressed to foreigners who study or wish to study Polish history.


Deadline: 16 December 2013


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