TYPE AND SCOPE OF THE FUNDING
TYPE AND SCOPE OF THE FUNDING
The funding period is generally between one and 24 months.
It is possible to apply for:
- basic scholarship sum
if appropriate
- supplement for travel abroad (monthly endowment for stays of for weeks or more)
- family grant award (for children who have not yet turned 18 under presentation of the child’s birth certificate)
- and if required
- travel expenses
- material expenses
DEADLINES
The deadline is not valid for smaller funding amounts (max. 15,000 euros). Smaller funding amounts are granted by the Foundation through a simplified procedure with a deliberation time of approximately three to four months. Applications can be sent at any time. Please follow the exact same application procedure for smaller funding amounts as for regular research scholarships.
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTDOCS
Instead of the grant paid hitherto toward covering documented costs for outside childcare, Foundation stipend holders working on Ph.D. or research projects who have submitted their application after 1 January 2014, will receive a monthly family grant awarded on presentation of the child’s birth certificate. The family grant is disbursed for children who have not yet turned 18.
• for one child: EUR 300,-
• for two children: EUR 400,-
• for three or more children: EUR 500,-
Travel aid: as required
Material aid: as required
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS AFTER POST DOCTORAL LECTURE QUALIFICATION
As equivalent to the German Habilitation the Foundation accepts positions as „Associate Professor“ or „Full Professor“ / „Distinguished Professor“ (according to the North American university system) and „Senior Lecturer“ or „Reader“/„Professor“ (according to the Commonwealth university system), respectively.
Instead of the grant paid hitherto toward covering documented costs for outside childcare, Foundation stipend holders working on Ph.D. or research projects who have submitted their application after 1 January 2014, will receive a monthly family grant awarded on presentation of the child’s birth certificate. The family grant is disbursed for children who have not yet turned 18.
• for one child: EUR 300,-
• for two children: EUR 400,-
• for three or more children: EUR 500,-
Travel aid: as required
Material aid: as required
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The following forms are to be attached to an application for financial support for a research project (German or English) and to be sent by postal mail to the Foundation:
- printout of the completed electronic form
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description of the research proposal (max. 8 pages)
- plus bibliography if necessary (in addition to the max. 8 pages)
- documents printed on one side only, at least font size 11 and line spacing 1.5 (We kindly ask you to keep to the formal requirements on how to compile application documents)
- time schedule and working plan with information about the necessary travel to archives, libraries and museums or other destinations
- description of the journeys to archives, museums or other destinations which are closely related to the subject of the project and detailed calculation of the costs (travel and lodging). No flat-rate daily allowance or flat-rates for hotel expenses shall be paid. The Foundation can’t cover any college or tuition fees.
- calculation of material costs (e.g. for photocopies or film versions of archive material, photographs, etc., not a lump sum for books)
- if necessary, a declaration that unpaid leave from the current position is possible
- tabular curriculum vitae with list of publications
- copies of academic certificates (Masters, PhD, professorship, etc.; please do not send Bachelor certificates)
- one letter of recommendation. References have to be signed personally by the author and sent to the Gerda Henkel Foundation. A signed version by email (info@gerda-henkel-stiftung.de) or fax is accepted. It is possible to submit more than one letter of recommendation.
After having sent the electronic application form, we kindly ask you to send us a printout of the completed application form along with the other documents by mail.
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