Post-doctoral Fellowships
Main programme
Deadline January 31st 2014
The Herzog August Bibliothek is an independent research centre of the State of Lower Saxony and it awards fellowships to post-doctoral researchers in order to promote research in the areas of medieval and early modern cultural history. The international programme is open to all historically oriented disciplines. Projects should be centered on the historic book and manuscript holdings of the Wolfenbüttel library. Fellows are required to be be in residence in Wolfenbüttel for the duration of their fellowship.
Fellowships of between 2 and 12 months are 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 in the following calendar yearmust reach us by January 31st. Please request an application form. Applications now being received are for fellowships in 2015.
Regulations for the Award of Fellowships at the Herzog August Bibliothek.
Please send an email requesting an application form, which contains all the necessary information about documents to be submitted, and state the topic of your research: forschung@hab.de
Requests for information and application forms: e-mail: forschung@hab.de
HAB-Newberry Library Chicago
The Herzog August Bibliothek annually awards a two-month fellowship which is combined with a fellowship at theNewberry Library Chicago. The aim is to support research projects which link the holdings of both libraries. Enquiries and applications should be addressed to the Newberry Library
IEG Mainz - HAB
The library also awards a joint fellowship with the Institut für Europäische Geschichte in Mainz (6 months Wolfenbüttel/ 6 months Mainz). Applicants should state that they wish to be considered for this stipend.
VolkswagenStiftung Call for Post-doc fellowships for researchers from the USA - 2014
(Deadline October 16 2013)
This programme will allow you to base your research at the HAB!
Via its funding initiative “Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities at Universities and Research Institutes in Germany and the USA” the Volkswagen Foundation aims to strengthen transatlantic academic relations, especially in the field of the Humanities. In this funding initiative the Volkswagen Foundation works closely together with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York.
In each academic year, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Volkswagen Foundation will fund up to twelve Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities for stays of one year in Germany. The cooperating institutions are the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, the Lichtenberg-Kolleg in Göttingen, the Exzellence Cluster and the Zukunftskolleg der Universität Konstanz, the Dahlem Humanities Center, Freie Universität Berlin, the Berliner Zentrum Moderner Orient, the Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DIA) in Berlin, the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek in Frankfurt, the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel, the Deutsche Literaturarchiv in Marbach and the Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz (IEG).
The Fellowships address postdocs at American universities and research institutes who wish to spend some time in Germany working on a research project.
Details of conditions and the application procedure can be found on the homepage of the website of the VolkswagenStiftung. Applications must be filed electronically via the electronic application system. You will also need a letter of support from the HAB.
Lower Saxony Senior Fellows Programme 2014-2016 at the Herzog August Bibliothek
Selection complete
The State of Lower Saxony has successfully initiated an international and interdisciplinary Senior Fellows Programme which will be prolonged for another three years. The aim is to bring experienced senior researchers and younger scholars together in the informal atmosphere of the Wolfenbüttel community of guest researchers. Senior Fellows scholarships are awarded for one to three months.
Fellowships for the next cycle 2014-2016 were awarded in July 2013 by the library's advisory board. A list of the fellows selected can be found here.
Wiedemann Fellowships for research on the Enlightenment at the Herzog August Bibliothek (2013)
Deadline 15 January 2014
The Herzog August Bibliothek can grant 2 fellowships per year for research (post-doctoral or later) on the Enlightenment era supported by a special programme of the Dr. phil. Fritz Wiedemann-Stiftung within the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. Projects concerning the Enlightenment in northern Germany and on communications networks in Northern Europe would be particularly welcome.
Two fellowships for research stays in Wolfenbüttel of 2 months starting earliest May 2014 can be allocated. The monthly fellowship is € 1.800. A travel subsidy is available for the cost of travelling to and from Wolfenbüttel. Applications with a short project description, curriculum vitae and publications list should be submitted to: forschung@hab.de. The deadline for applications is 15 January 2014.
"Digital Humanities": Doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships for the academic year 2013-2014
(Selection completed, Programme not being continued at the moment)
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
Cooperation with the Lichtenberg-Kolleg Göttingen
(Selection completed)
The Lichtenberg-Kolleg (University of Göttingen) is announcing Junior Research Fellowships for the study of "Religious Toleration in the Modern World: Theory and Practice" from January 2014 to July 2015. In cooperation with the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel and in the spirit of its famous librarian Lessing, applications are invited to join a research group of up to 6 Junior Research Fellows. Fellowships of up to 18 months are open to candidates who have received a doctorate within the last 5 years. For details see the website of the Lichtenberg-Kolleg.