What do we support?

The Institute of Danube Swabian History and Regional Studies (IdGL) awards scholarships for temporary research stays in Tübingen to promote transnational academic cooperation and to support early career scholars. The scholarship programme is financed by the Ministry of the Interior, Digitalisation and Local Government, from funds allocated by the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg.

A concrete research project dealing with topics and questions corresponding to the IdGL’s research programme is a precondition for funding. Of particular interest are projects in the fields of history (from the early modern period to the present day), literature, political studies, cultural anthropology, which look at questions of migration, minorities and memory, have a comparative and transnational approach, and engage with the interrelationships between the southeast of Europe and the regions of origin of the German minority. The project should open up perspectives for further cooperation with the IdGL in research, teaching, documentation and knowledge transfer.

Given its location, its infrastructure and its research team, the IdGL provides excellent conditions for research and scholarly exchange. The scholarship is linked to a research stay at the IdGL. Short research trips to other locations are possible by prior arrangement. Participation in the activities of the institute is expected.

 

Who can apply?

The scholarship programme is aimed at MA students, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers from countries in Central and South-Eastern Europe (including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia). In justified individual cases, applicants from other countries may also be considered.

The postdoc phase comprises the first 6 years after the completion of the doctoral studies, during which scholars continue to conduct research, preparing for a Habilitation or similar further qualification and/or establishing themselves in their specialist field.

Adequate knowledge of German is required; good knowledge of English is desirable.

 

What do we offer?

The scholarship is initially awarded for a period of up to five months. The funding period can be extended by up to five additional months. The application for extension must include the interim findings as well as a work plan for the extension period.

The value of the scholarship is 1,000 EUR per month for MA students, 1,400 EUR per month for doctoral candidates and 1,800 EUR per month for postdoctoral researchers. Return travel costs from the place of residence to Tübingen are reimbursed in accordance with the Baden-Württemberg Travel Expenses Act. Upon request, other research expenses and costs for research travel during the stay may be reimbursed in full or proportionately.
The scholarship is granted as a subsidy on the basis of a grant agreement.

 

What is the application and selection procedure?

Applications can be submitted until 15.01. and 15.07. of each year. Please send the following documents in electronic form only to poststelle@idgl.bwl.de:

• Completed application form
• Detailed curriculum vitae
• Exposé for the research project including a work plan
• Copies of diplomas
• List of publications
• PDF of a relevant publication
• Recommendations from two university lecturers
• DAAD language certificate or comparable proof of German language proficiency (level C1)

The management of the IdGL decides on the awarding of scholarships. Applicants will not be informed about the reasons for the award or rejection. There is no entitlement to the award of a scholarship or to the reimbursement of research expenses and travel costs.

 

Information requested in the application form:

1. Surname and first name
2. Address
3. Title of the research project
4. Outline of the research topic (please enclose a description of at least two and no more than five pages)
5. Period in which you want to use the scholarship.  
6. Have you conducted any preliminary research ? If yes, please detail.
7. Are you planning to spend time in Germany outside Tübingen? If yes, when and where? What research do you plan to conduct there?
8. Are you applying to other institutions at the same time? If so, which ones?
9. Have you already been or are you currently funded by other institutions in Germany or the EU? If so, which ones?

Application form

Scholarship holders