To be translated in Spanish
Applying for Grants for PhD research and Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Research
Applications for these grants should include:
- a research proposal (maximum of 4 pages prefaced by an abstract of 100 words) presenting the research problem and research methodology (including the sources to be examined), reviewing the relevant literature, and indicating the relevance of the research to one or both of the Sephis themes
- an academic curriculum vitae (maximum of 3 pages)
- a letter testifying to institutional affiliation
- a budget
- a timetable
- two referee's reports (report sheets can be obtained from the Sephis secretariat or from the Sephis website)
Applications for PhD grants should include:
- a letter of recommendation by the thesis supervisor
Applications for Post-doctoral fellowships should include:
- an indication of the form of publication (book, article etc.)
- a copy of the PhD certificate, or, and only in the case of non-availability of PhD certificate, 3 articles published in international refereed magazines
Research proposals will be selected by the Sephis Steering Committee. The applications will be evaluated according to academic quality, relevance to Sephis themes, comparative potential, and contribution to South-South co-operation.
Applications should be written in English. Incomplete applications, applications by fax or e-mail and/or too lengthy applications cannot be taken into consideration.
The application and all requests about the fellowships and grants programme should be sent to the Sephis Secretariat in Amsterdam before April 15th.
Sephis Programme
International Institute of Social History
Cruquiusweg 31
1019 AT Amsterdam
The Netherlands
