The New Europe College in Bucharest (Romania) announces the Regional
Fellowships Program in the humanities and social sciences starting October
1, 2004.
Targeted are researchers and academics (preferably young) from South-Eastern
Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Slovenia, Turkey, and
Yugoslavia), who are in the final stage of completing a Ph.D. program or who
already have the Ph.D. title.
Duration of the Fellowship: one term or a full academic year (10 months): a)
October through February, b) March through July, or c) October through July.
Location: the New Europe College in Bucharest.
The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend (basic stipend of 460 EURO -
tax free), accommodation, a one-month research trip abroad to an institution
of the Fellow's choice (2,560 EURO for transportation, accommodation, and
per diem), international transportation to and from the home country of the
Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for
season holidays.
The Fellows are expected to work on a project to be published by the New
Europe College after the end of the Fellowship (in English, French, or
German), and to take part in the scientific events organized by the New
Europe College (seminars, workshops, conferences, lectures held by foreign
scholars, symposia, etc.).
Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is
desirable.
Open Competition for the LOOKING INSIDE SUB-COMPONENT OF THE ARTS AND
CULTURE NETWORK PROGRAM Aims
The aim of Looking Inside is to organize an East-East program of placements
in well established and acknowledged cultural institutions of Central and
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Mongolia for art managers and
cultural administrators from the region. The program is addressed to art
managers and cultural administrators with professional background in the
field, who are interested in sharing experience and knowledge, learning
about other cultural practices, and raising their professional skills.
The main goals of Looking Inside are:
To increase mobility of cultural and arts practitioners who want to
implement innovative models of operation in their organization or
institution by exploring other cultural practices.
To contribute to share and exchange of competencies, practices, skills and
knowledge between arts managers and cultural administrators by organizing
placements in well-recognized artistic institutions from the region.
To invest in cultural professionals, who might contribute to significant
long-term sustainable changes in culture and the arts in Central and Eastern
Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Mongolia.
Procedures and Guidelines
* Applicants must be employed by a Romanian state, municipal or private
non-profit cultural institution;
* Applicants can choose from the program database of hosts organizations or
select a host organization of their own provided they attach to their
application an official invitation (approval);
* Basic communication skills in English or the host country's language are
required; the language ability will be checked for the applicants selected
at the national evaluation;
* Applications should be filled out in English only;
* The duration of internships is 2-3 weeks, taking place preferably not
later than May 2003;
* Expected grant for one internship should not exceed $3000 for all related
expenses (travel, visa, per diems, insurance, accommodation, fee for tutor,
small organizational costs concerning intern's stay).
Limitations
Students from undergraduate programs and those without some practical
experience are not eligible for support. Artists are not eligible to apply
unless they perform managerial or administrative functions at cultural
organizations/institutions.
The deadline for submitting applications is October 28, 2002, 17:00.
All applications should be submitted in 3 copies and 1 electronic form, to
CONCEPT Foundation 14, Pictor Constantin Stahi St., 1st district, zip code
707642, Bucharest; phone: 01-313 78 72 / 01-311 12 53; e-mail:
info@c...; webpage:
www.concept.ro <http://www.concept.ro/>
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