The celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Fulbright Program in Austria in 1950 provides an excellent opportunity for a broader discussion of the question: Does academic exchange matter? The aim of this conference is to highlight the ongoing research on the various topics related to academic exchange and its impact and to stimulate further reflection on the state of cultural diplomacy, scholarly internationalism, and the their ultimate impacts on foreign relations.

This prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding book (or, in even-numbered years, article) on the history of women in science. The book or article may take a biographical, institutional, theoretical, or other approach to the topic, which may include discussions of women¹s activities in science, analyses of past scientific practices that deal explicitly with gender, and investigations regarding women as viewed by scientists.

The Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed to recognize excellence and innovation in the work of emerging feminist scholars and is awarded biannually to the best paper in an international competition. Leading feminist scholars from around the globe will select the winner. The prizewinning paper will be published in Signs, and the author will be provided an honorarium of $1,000. All papers submitted for the Stimpson Prize will be considered for peer review and possible publication in /Signs/. Feminist scholars in the early years of their careers (less than seven years since receipt of the terminal degree) are invited to submit papers for the Stimpson Prize. Papers may be on any topic that falls within the broad rubric of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship.

The Austrian Ministry of Science and Research offres programs for students and scientsts all over the world. ERNST MACH GRANT is for postgraduates and PhD holders. Research or study area: Natural Sciences, Technical Sciences, Medicine, Agriculture and Forestry, Veterinary Medicine, Social Sciences, Law and Economics, Humanities and Theology and Fine Arts. The type of grant is semestral or one-year. The duration of grant is 1 to 9 months. The condition for applicants is pursuing PhD programme, completing their studies or lecturing at a university outside Austria. Applicants must not have studied/pursued research/pursued acdemic work in Austria in the last six months before taking up the grant.

University American College Skopje invites for in the inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference which seeks to explore the controversy surrounding the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and its consequences for the future of European integration.Looking to encourage an informed dialogue, organizors welcome papers (no less than 3000 words) by scholars and professionals from any discipline including but not limited to international relations, economics, law and political sciences, sociology, philosophy, and cultural studies. PhD students are also encouraged to take part.

European Science Foundation (ESF) and Linköping university (LiU) invite applications for conference Home, Migration and the City: New Narratives, New Methodologies. This conference takes ‘narratives’ – broadly defined as stories, diaries, myths, photographs, music, films, media images and representations of movement – as the analytical starting point for new research on migration. It aims to question and compare such narratives and counter-narratives, in different contexts within Europe and beyond, through interdisciplinary perspectives from the humanities and social sciences.
Grants are available for students and early stage researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs.

Lancaster Sociology research students invite other PhD students to their annual summer conference. This conference is a great opportunity to present your work, collaborate with other research students and participate in practical workshops. You will be able to join 'sociological challenges' involving Andrew Sayer, Elizabeth Shove, John Urry, Tim Dant and others.

V rámci spolupráce Akademie věd, společnosti L´Oréal ČR a České komise pro UNESCO byl vyhlášen nový, již 4. ročník stipendijního programu pro mladé a talentované vědkyně. V novém ročníku mohou vědkyně získat až 3 roční stipendia v částce 200.000,- Kč pro každou z laureátek. Cílem stipendia je finančně pomoci talentovaným vědkyním realizovat perspektivní vědecký výzkum, s tím, že rozhodnutí o způsobu využití stipendia je plně na volbě laureátek.

Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Department of Legal Philosophy in cooperation with the Felix Somló Association for Legal Philosophy are announcing a call for papers Second Central and Eastern European Forum for Young Legal, Social and Political Theorists. The target audience of the conference are junior legal, political and social theorists (doctoral students and postdocs) coming from, currently studying or working in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the conference is sharing experiences, exchanging ideas and establishing ties.

The Paris organizing team invites abstract submissions for the 32nd International Association for Time Use Research conference Time-Budgets and Beyond: The Timing of Daily Life of the  International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR) on these topics: Children, youth; Child and elder care; Communication and media; Family interaction (intra-household allocation, bargaining, division of labor, time together); Data collection & quality; Food and eating; Free time and leisure; Health; Housework/household production; Local time policy; Methods; The elderly; Parenting, family time, and childcare; Geography and travel; Theory; Time poverty and stress; Volunteering; Well-being; Work-life balance.

Papers with a cross-national or a gender perspective, or an emphasis on policy (esp. local time policies) are particularly welcome.