Visegrad Research Scholarship at the Open Society Archives, Hungary

About the program

Program run in coop­er­a­tion with the Open Society Archivum Budapest offers research fel­low­ships at the Open Society Archives (OSA) at the Central European University in Budapest. Altogether, 12 fel­low­ships are awarded annu­ally to selected applicants from V4 coun­tries and 3 fel­low­ships annu­ally to non-V4 applicants.
The fel­low­ships are given on a com­pet­i­tive basis to scholars, artists or journalists who wish to con­duct research at OSA, and whose cur­rent research projects are rel­e­vant to the hold­ings and the given research pri­or­i­ties of the fund and OSA.

The €2,000 fellowship is designed to pro­vide access to the archives, cover travel to/from Budapest, mod­est sub­sis­tence, and accom­mo­da­tion for a research period of two months. Scholarships for shorter peri­ods are pro-rated.
As of the aca­d­e­mic year 2016–2017, OSA plans to involve the fel­lows more closely in its own ongo­ing research work; selected fel­lows are thus expected to work together with at least one of the archive’s researchers.

The fel­lows take part in OSA’s research activ­i­ties, attend in-house sem­i­nars, and, if pos­si­ble, cooperation with other fel­lows (where possible). The inten­tion is to build long-lasting work­ing rela­tion­ships, and involve for­mer fel­lows in OSA’s research pro­grams.

Documents for submission

• Application let­ter in English
• Research description/plan in English (about 800 words)
• Applicant’s CV
• Names of two ref­er­ees with con­tact addresses
• Copy of English lan­guage exam

More infor­ma­tion/contact:

Ms. Katalin Gádoros (Gadoros@ceu.hu)

Assessment 

The Selection Committee will evaluate proposals on the strength of the professional quality and novelty of the research proposal, its relevance to the chosen topic and the involvement of the OSA holdings in the research.

Application procedure 

Please submit the following to OSA:

1. Application letter in English (should specify expected period of stay and preferred dates). Please note that the research period must end on the last day of the academic years, July 31, 2017.
2. Research description/plan in English (about 800 words; should indicate the relationship between the current research topic, the chosen collection in the OSA holdings and the general research interest, etc.) Artists are expected to submit a portfolio, too.
3. Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
4. Proof of officially recognized advanced level English language exam (if not native speaker)
5. Names of two referees with contact address.

 All documents should be sent by email to Katalin Gadoros at gadoros@ceu.edu.

For more information click "Further official information" below.