Research fellowships: Generations in Dialogue, ERSTE Foundation

Deadline: 20 July, 2010

http://www.erstestiftung.org/myproject/?wellformed=generations-in-dialogue-fellowship-for-social-researchers-2010-2011

The Social Development Programme of ERSTE Foundation invites researchers, scientists and practitioners from Central Europe, South Eastern Europe and Austria studying or dealing with socio-demographic change in Central and South Eastern Europe to apply for fellowships. These fellowships will be awarded based on a proposal for a research paper or project dealing with the issue: Migration and its effects on demographic and economic development in CEE.

Eligibility
Researchers, scientists and practitioners from Central Europe, South Eastern Europe and Austria studying or dealing with socio-demographic change in Central- and South Eastern Europe in a theoretical, empirical or practical way.

Working/publication language: English

Fellowship include
- Financial support for up to one year for the proposed paper or project;
- Invitation to a scientific conference;
- Affiliation with a network of researchers and practitioners interested in aging, migration and demographic change;
- Participation in internal workshops and a ERSTE Foundation Summer;
- School dealing with selected aspects of aging, migration and socio-demographic change;
- Promotion on of results.

Fund
- Subsidies for selected research activities, meetings, data purchase, expert interviews, translation and travel expenses will be granted by way of a monthly stipend.

Application procedure
All interested applicants should submit an abstract of the proposed paper (max. 2 pages) and a CV  to Alina Serban at: alina.serban@erstestiftung.org
or send to following address:

ERSTE Foundation
Friedrichstrasse 10
A-1010 Vienna

Pre-selection of potential papers/projects will be made until 31st August, 2010. Meeting of selected applicants for a final interview will be in October and the final decision on the selected papers/projects will be made until the end of October 2010.