Grants Programs
2020 -2021 Grants
Istanbul Research Institute offers a variety of grants to researchers working on projects related to its departments of Byzantine, Ottoman, Atatürk and Republican-Era studies, and its “Istanbul and Music” Research Program.
Applications can be prepared in English or Turkish.
The deadline for all applications is 11 May 2020.
Former fellows of Istanbul Research Institute can re-apply for a grant after five years have passed since their previous fellowship year. Former fellows who received an Istanbul Research Institute grant from 2016 onward are not eligible to apply for a grant in the 2020 - 2021 academic year.
An applicant is free to apply for more than one type of grant in the same application period, but can be awarded with only one grant.
Post-Doctoral Research and Writing Grant
Every year, Istanbul Research Institute awards 1 researcher a Post-Doctoral Grant to support innovative research on Istanbul. This grant may be used to support work for preparing publications from PhD theses as well as for new research.
The grant amount for the 2020-2021 academic year is TRY40.000. This amount will be paid to the recipient in installments to be determined according to his/her research/writing schedule.
Eligibility Requirements
*To have received a PhD degree no more than five years ago from a social science or humanities department of a university in Turkey or abroad.
Application
Candidates are required to submit the following documents, as Word/PDF files, to be reviewed by the Grant Committee not later than May 11, 2020
Research and Write-Up Grant for PhD Candidates
Every year, Istanbul Research Institute awards 1 PhD candidate (who has passed the comprehensive exam and became ABD-all but dissertation) a Research and Write-Up Grant to support innovative research on Istanbul. This grant may be used for field/archival research necessary for the PhD thesis or for writing the thesis itself.
The grant amount for the 2020 - 2021 academic year is TRY30.000. This amount will be paid to the recipient in installments to be determined according to his/her research/writing schedule.
Eligibility Requirements
*Having passed the comprehensive exam, to be registered as a PhD candidate at a social science or humanities department of a university in Turkey or abroad.
Application
Candidates are required to submit the following documents, as Word/PDF files, to be reviewed by the Grant Committee not later than May 11, 2020
Travel Grants
Istanbul Research Institute awards 5 researchers every year a short-term travel grant to support innovative research on Istanbul. This grant may be used only to support field/archive work necessary for a specific research and not for any other needs (such as tuition payments, purchasing of equipment, conference attendance, etc.). This destination of travel does not need to be Istanbul.
The grant amount for the 2020-2021 academic year is TRY5.000.
Eligibility Requirements
*To visit another city for a short term for the purposes of an advanced research (MA, PhD, post-doctorate, article, book, etc.) on Istanbul.
*Researchers already resident in the city of research on another grant cannot apply for this grant.
Application
Candidates are required to submit the following documents, as Word/PDF files, to be reviewed by the grant Committee not later than May 11, 2020
Conference Grants
Every year, Istanbul Research Institute awards 5 master’s or PhD students or independent researchers a conference grant to support innovative research on Istanbul by enabling them to present papers abroad at conferences/symposia/workshops or to organize a panel at a conference. This grant may not be used to support field/archive work necessary for a specific research and not for any other needs (such as tuition payments, purchasing of equipment, etc.). The grant amount for the 2020-2021 academic year is TRY5.000.
Eligibility Requirements
*To be presenting a research paper on Istanbul at a conference/symposium/workshop or other scholarly activity outside of Turkey OR organizing a panel at a conference/symposium/workshop or other scholarly activity outside of Turkey.
*To be registered on a PhD or MA program at a social science or humanities department of a university in Turkey OR to be an independent researcher living in Turkey carrying out advanced research.
Application
Candidates are required to submit the following documents, as Word/PDF files, to be reviewed by the Grant Committee not later than May 11, 2020
For more information click "LINK TO ORIGINAL" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://en.iae.org.tr/Grants/18