IFK Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften
Call for Fellowship Applications (Academic year 2012–2013)
The IFK in Vienna/Austria offers residential fellowships for advanced study in interdisciplinary humanities and culture studies during the academic year 2012–2013.
Senior Fellowships are designed to support excellent scholars, who are well advanced in their academic careers. Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or
departmental affiliation; although preference is given to applicants of international repute who
have published significant papers in recognized refereed journals and books that establish the
author as a leading expert in his/her academic field.
Duration and funding: Senior Fellowships will be granted for one academic semester (1 October
2012–31 January 2013 or 1 March–30 June 2013). Fellowships entail a monthly stipend of
maximum € 2.325,-- (€ 75,-- per day), office space at the IFK equipped with electronic facilities
including internet access as well as one-time travel costs to and from Vienna and free
accommodation in a studio apartment (35 m2). The IFK will not contribute to retirement or
health benefits.
Research Fellowships are designed to support post-doctoral scholars early in their careers.
Applicants must have a Doctorate or a Ph.D. at the time of application. Qualified scholars are
eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation; although
preference is given to qualified Austrian applicants.
Duration and funding: Research Fellowships will be granted for one academic semester
(1 October 2012–31 January 2013 or 1 March–30 June 2013). Fellowships entail a monthly stipend
of maximum € 2.325,-- (€ 75,-- per day), office space at the IFK equipped with electronic facilities
including internet access as well as one-time travel costs to and from Vienna and free
accommodation in a studio apartment (35 m2). The IFK will not contribute to retirement or
health benefits.
Areas of Special Interest: Most of the fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are desig-
nated for applications related to the two IFK research foci – “Cultures of Evidence” and “Certain-
ty Undermined – Life-worlds and Knowledge in Transition”.
General Criteria of Evaluation
Applications will be peer-reviewed by the IFK's International Academic Advisory Board. Final decisions will be taken in regard to the requirements of the yearly scholarly program.
The Board looks for four essential features in fellowship proposals:
* a well-defined and innovative research question
* a clear definition of the uniqueness of the work and/or the significance of the research to important theoretical and methodological issues in interdisciplinary culture studies and humanities
* a discussion of the work in the context of appropriate research done by international scholars
clear methodological provisions that guarantee an interdisciplinary research focus.
The IFK discourages proposals that are either exclusively theoretical or exclusively empirical in
character. It supports projects that combine empirical investigation with thoughtful theoretical
work. Research proposals that present a clearly formulated problem, demonstrate familiarity
with the scholarly field(s), and develop an interdisciplinary methodological framework stand the
best chance of approval by the International Academic Advisory Board. Applications may be
submitted either in German or English.
Application deadline: 1 July 2011 (postmark)
Decision notification: December 2011
For additional information: here.