Travel Grants for International Academics from Max Weber Foundation

The Max Weber Foundation (MWS) confers Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants to young academics all over the world with an international focus. The travel grants are meant to improve the career opportunities for humanities and social science academics in their qualification phase.

About the Grant:-

• The scientists conduct a self-chosen research project in at least two and at most three host countries which are home to MWS institutes and branches or at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History.
• The total term of funding shall not exceed three months. Placements (at most one month per host country, shorter stays are possible) are to be used for research, especially in libraries and archives. 
• Academics are expected to produce transnational and transregional studies, providing research with new and original ideas. The research placements should ideally be completed within 12 months, or at most 24.
• The host countries are: China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, USA

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• Documented travel costs for travel to the foreign institute and back (least expensive route).
• Daily rates between € 27.00 and € 62.00 depending on the host country.
• Lodging in one of the institute’s inexpensive guest rooms depending on the host country chosen and on availability.

• Applications may be filed by highly qualified humanities and social science academics of any nationality who have already published and can present a research plan.
• Highest degree must be at least a Master, M.A.State examination or German Diplom.
• Applications for projects related to research priorities pursued by the Foundation’s institutes/branches will take precedence.
• A re-application is only possible if this has been explicitly stated in the rejection letter.
• Employees and scholarship holders of the MWS are excluded from the application process.

Selection Criteria:

• Academic excellence.
• Transnational topic.
• Submitted project contributes to further academic qualification.

About MWS:-

Max Weber Foundation (MWS) is a legal entity closely linked to the German Federal Government located in Bonn. It comprises ten humanities research institutes. The Foundation’s goal is to promote research with a focus on history, culture, economic and social sciences in selected countries and to promote a mutual understanding between Germany and those countries. The Max Weber Foundation is the only German research institute which is academically active abroad exclusively due to its programme of work.

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