Doctoral fellowships

General Information

Thanks to the initiatives by private foundations fellowships programmes for doctoral candidates have been established at the Herzog August Bibliothek. These programmes are open to applicants from Germany and abroad and from all disciplines. Candidates who already hold scholarships (eg. state or college awards or grants from Graduiertenkollegs) or can apply for a rent subsidy to help finance their stay in Wolfenbüttel.

Dr. Günther Findel-Stiftung / Rolf und Ursula Schneider-Stiftung

Applicants may apply for a fellowship of either three or six months, if research on their dissertation topic necessitates the use of the Wolfenbüttel holdings. The fellowship is € 700 per month. The Foundations also pay the candidate's rent in library accommodation for the duration of the fellowship. Travel costs cannot be refunded. In exceptional cases an extension of the fellowship may be granted.

Please request an application form, which details all the documents which need to be submitted.

Application deadlines: 1st October or 1st April. The Board holds its selection meetings in February and July. Successful applicants can take up the award from 1st April or 1st October onwards each year.

Members of the Foundation Boards: Dr. Katharina Biegger (Berlin); Manfred Flotho (Wolfenbüttel); Professor Dr. Alexander Košenina (Hannover); Florian Rehm (Wolfenbüttel); Professor Dr. Thomas Scharff (Braunschweig); Professor Dr. Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer (Wolfenbüttel), Dr. Sabine Solf (Wolfenbüttel); York Steifensand (Braunschweig)

Fellowships are awarded by the Foundations Boards. Outside evaluators will be asked for assessments on applications. The Boards' decision-making process is facilitated by a Selection Committee. Members of the selection committee are: Dr. Jill Bepler (Wolfenbüttel); Chair: Professor Dr. Alexander Košenina (Hannover); Prof. Dr. Thomas Scharff (Braunschweig); Dr. Sabine Solf (Wolfenbüttel).

Applications should be sent to:

Herzog August Bibliothek
Frau Dr. Jill Bepler
Postfach 13 64
D-38299 Wolfenbüttel
e-mail: forschung@hab.de

The American Friends of the HAB Travel Grant

The American Friends of the HAB offers travel grants of up to $1,500 to assist young US Citizens (or permanent US Residents) who are in the process of writing dissertations based on the rich collections of the Herzog August Bibliothek. Students may either apply directly or be nominated by their doctoral advisers. The choice of successful applicants is made by the Executive Committee of the American Friends. Competition is open to US students in all the fields in which the HAB has significant holdings. The travel grants may be used in conjunction with a doctoral fellowship from the library. The quickest and easiest way to request an application form by e-mail is to contact Prof. Gerhild Scholz Williams (Washington University, St Louis). The applicant's stay at the HAB made possible by the travel grant is expected to last for at least four weeks in order to allow enough time for work with the collection. The Application should include a travel budget detailing specific amounts for air and/or rail travel. There are no deadlines. Information on the American Friends of the HAB

"Digital Humanities": Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships for the academic year 2013-2014
Deadline expired

Within its own research and projects and digital editions the Herzog August Bibliothek has created innovative research infrastructures for the humanities in the fields of medieval and early modern studies. The library is now part of a large joint-venture project "Digital Humanities" funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Research and Culture and co-ordinated by the Göttingen Centre for Digital Humanities. Within this project the HAB can fund several fellowships in the academic year 2013-2014. The programme is open to all disciplines and is directed towards doctoral and advanced researchers from Germany and abroad. Applicants must be conducting a research project which relies on methods and techniques from the digital humanities (datbase-oriented studies, digital edition etc.) and is linked to the book or manuscript holdings of the Wolfenbüttel library. Applicants must be able to provide proof of experience in using computer technology in their research.The library will support fellows' projects with its own expertise.

Fellowships of between 2 and 9 months for doctoral students are € 1000 per month, for scholars who have already received their PhD the rate is either € 1250 (if fellows continue to receive full pay during their fellowship tenure) or € 1800 per month, plus a travel allowance to and from Wolfenbüttel. Fellowships carry a residence requirement and the library has its own housing facilities. Fellows are expected to contribute to the academic life of the library and participate in scholarly exchange. Complete applications for fellowships which can begin October 1st 2013 (or thereafter) must reach us by March 15th.

Please request an application form.

Enquires and forms: Herzog August Bibliothek, Postfach 1364, D-38299 Wolfenbüttel; Tel. +49(0)5331/808-208; E-Mail: forschung@hab.de