CFA – 2024 SAV PhD STUDENTS MOBILITY GRANTS AT CEFRES

Deadline for submission:     April 15, 2024
Duration:                               9 months between September 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV), the French Institute Slovakia (IFS) & the French Research Center in Humanities and Social Sciences (CEFRES) offer mobility grants at the CEFRES to 2nd year (during the research stay at CEFRES) and above PhD students enrolled at the SAV.

FELLOWSHIPS

  • Funding:                             500 € / month cumulative with the PhD scholarships at the SAV
  • Duration:                            9 months at CEFRES in Prague (September 2024-May 2025): The selected fellow will join multidisciplinary CEFRES team and actively take part in the Center’s scientific life (present their work at the internal CEFRES seminars, and may also organize a scientific event co-financed by the Center). Fellows’ research should contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas.

ELIGIBILITY

  • PhD students enrolled at SAV from the 2nd year (during the research stay at CEFRES) and above
  • Good command of English is mandatory; command of French is appreciated.

SCHEDULE

  • February 15, 2024             Opening of the call
  • April 15, 2024, 23:59 CET  Deadline for submissions                 
  • April 15 – May 15, 2024       Evaluation of the applications by a Committee of experts
  • May 16-17, 2024                Zoom auditions with selected candidates
  • June 20, 2024                     Publication of the results

APPLICATION PACKAGE (in English or French)

  • Duly filled in application form – download the form here
  • A summary of your research (2-3 pp. maximum) incl. the aims and inputs of the research;
    its methodological and theoretical frame; the planed outcomes
  • A letter of motivation answering these two questions: how does your research project contribute to one of CEFRES’s research areas (450 words), how can your research benefit from CEFRES? (300 words)
  • Two academic reference letters, including one from the PhD supervisor
  • A CV with a list of publications and papers
  • A letter of authorisation from the director of the SAV host institute or centre preferably describing their support for the application

Applications must be submitted electronically in one PdF entitled “Young Fellow-Your surname” at: claire.madl@cefres.cz. To be considered, application packages must be complete.

An informative meeting may be proposed at the SAV or online on March 11, 2024 at 10 AM to answer all your questions regarding the program & the application process.

Questions on the application procedure may be sent to: