I  OBJECTIVE

The Milena Jesenská Fellowship program was established by the Institute for Human Sciences and by the European Cultural Foundation, and is supported by Project Syndicate. It offers European journalists working in print, broadcast and electronic media time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a European topic of their choice. The call for applications 2008/09 is directed towards European cultural journalists, with the term `cultural´ interpreted in a broad sense to encompass a wide variety of artistic and intellectual fields.

II  CONDITIONS

Milena Jesenská Fellows are invited to spend three months at the IWM in Vienna, Austria. Recipients of the fellowships are given a stipend of EUR 7.630 and are provided with office access to e-mail and Internet, in-house research facilities and other relevant resources in Vienna. Travel grants of up to EUR 1.820 will be available for research visits to neighboring countries. Candidates for the Milena Jesenská fellowships must have several years of experience in professional journalism. Their work may deal with any topic related to cultural issues of European relevance, especially having to do with the issue of European integration. Fellowships are not intended for entry-level journalists or students.

III  The  JURY

A jury of experts will evaluate the applications and select the finalists. Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in June 2010. The jury is not required to publicly justify its decisions.

IV  APPLICATION

The application consists of the following:
-the application form (please download from http://info.iwm.at/milena10.zip  or request by fax: +43-1-313 58-30 or by e-mail: Diese E-Mail Adresse ist gegen Spam Bots geschützt, Sie müssen Javascript aktivieren, damit Sie sie sehen können )
- a concise project proposal in English (not more than 3 double-spaced pages)
- a curriculum vitae including a list of publications

Please send applications to:
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM)
Fellowship Coordiator
Spittelauer Lände 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria

Advance copies by e-mail are accepted:
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Milena Jesenská Fellowships

Deadline for applications is April 9, 2010 (date of receipt).

Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in June 2010.
The jury is not required to publicly justify its decisions.