Call for Applications to CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships 2015
The Call for Applications to the CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships programme for 2015 is now open and the closing date for receipt of applications is 15th December 2014.
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The CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships are intended to support and stimulate historical research in the two pilot areas of medieval European culture and the First World War, by facilitating access to key archives, specialist knowledge and collections in CENDARI host institutions. The CENDARI Transnational Access programme is financed by the European Union. In particular, the CENDARI project is committed to hosting early career scholars who aim to apply digital humanities methods to their historical enquiry. The fellowships are particularly designed to support researchers from countries without equivalent facilities and early career scholars with limited access to these research infrastructures. Applicants are advised to consider the Eligibility and Award Criteria for the Call carefully when selecting their preferred host institution(s). The descriptions of the above institutions and contact details for the CENDARI project within each of the institutions are included in Annex 1 to the Terms & Conditions. The closing date for receipt of applications is 15th December 2014.
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Host Institution Profiles
Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
The Trinity Long Room Hub is the Arts and Humanities Research Institute of Trinity College Dublin and one of five flagship research institutes of the University. It has an active visiting researcher community and offers a supportive environment that harnesses and expands the excellence of Trinity’s Arts and Humanities research.
Centre for E-Research, King's College London, UK
The Centre for e-Research (CeRch) at King’s College London was established in 2008. The Centre aims to facilitate interdisciplinary, institutional, national and international collaboration. The Centre’s core strengths are in the theory and practice of digital libraries and digital archives; knowledge organisation and digital information management; researcher and citizen practices in the digital domain; and e-research infrastructures and virtual research environments. [top] |
The Göttingen Centre for Digital Humanities, Germany GCDH is the cross-faculty institution of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen that coordinates, carries out and develops research, teaching, and infrastructure activities at the Göttingen Research Campus in the field of Digital Humanities (DH). DH was hereby defined as the area of research, teaching, and development concerned with the intersection of computing and the various disciplines of the Humanities. In the case of the GCDH, however, the area of interest was further extended to include more broadly the application of computing approaches to the Social Sciences, Economic Sciences, and Law, as well as research on the effects of the digitisation of society from the point of view of the aforementioned disciplines. This was due, in part, to the participation at the GCDH of the faculties of Social Science and the Business and Law Schools, in addition to the faculties of Philosophy (in a coordinating role) and Theology as well as the Göttingen State and University Library. The GCDH is also closely collaborating with other member institutions of the Göttingen Research Campus, such as the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, and the Max Planck Society and Max Planck Digital Library. DH was hereby defined as the area of research, teaching, and development concerned with the intersection of computing and the various disciplines of the Humanities. In the case of the GCDH, however, the area of interest was further extended to include more broadly the application of computing approaches to the Social Sciences, Economic Sciences, and Law, as well as research on the effects of the digitisation of society from the point of view of the aforementioned disciplines. This was due, in part, to the participation at the GCDH of the faculties of Social Science and the Business and Law Schools, in addition to the faculties of Philosophy (in a coordinating role) and Theology as well as the Göttingen State and University Library. The GCDH is also closely collaborating with other member institutions of the Göttingen Research Campus, such as the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, and the Max Planck Society and Max Planck Digital Library.DH was hereby defined as the area of research, teaching, and development concerned with the intersection of computing and the various disciplines of the Humanities. In the case of the GCDH, however, the area of interest was further extended to include more broadly the application of computing approaches to the Social Sciences, Economic Sciences, and Law, as well as research on the effects of the digitisation of society from the point of view of the aforementioned disciplines. This was due, in part, to the participation at the GCDH of the faculties of Social Science and the Business and Law Schools, in addition to the faculties of Philosophy (in a coordinating role) and Theology as well as the Göttingen State and University Library. The GCDH is also closely collaborating with other member institutions of the Göttingen Research Campus, such as the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, and the Max Planck Society and Max Planck Digital LibraryThe Centre's area of interest was further extended to include the application of computing approaches to the Social Sciences, Economic Sciences, and Law.
National Library of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
The National Library of the Czech Republic offers access to its extensive digital and analogue infrastructure for written and cultural heritage. In particular, the Library offers access to Manuscriptorium, a freely accessible digital library which enables ready access to concentrated information on historical resources via sophisticated search tools. The objective of the project is to provide access to existing digital content via integrated tools in order to make it as readily accessible as possible. Research Fellows will also have access to the analogue collections of the Library, the reading room and the expertise of the library staff. |
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University of Stuttgart and Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte, Germany
At the Historical Institute of the University of Stuttgart, the social and cultural history of the First World War is one of the central research topics.
The BfZ in Stuttgart, is one of the largest specialist libraries for Contemporary History in Europe and an internationally respected historical research facility. The holdings of the library (about 380,000 volumes) are supplemented by the special collections, and extensive collections relating to World War One.
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Current CENDARI Fellows (2014)
The CENDARI Visiting Research Fellowships are intended to support and stimulate historical research in the two pilot areas of medieval European culture and the First World War, by facilitating access to key archives, specialist knowledge and collections in CENDARI host institutions.
2014 Fellows - Project Details
Dr Benjamin Štular: Integrating First World War Digital Archives with Lidar Data. Methodology and Case Study
Ms Mia Ridge: Bridging collections with a participatory Commons: a pilot with World War One archives
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Dr Anu Mänd: Lay Women and the Culture of Commemoration in Northern Germany and Livonia (c. 1400 – c.1530)
Dr John McEwan: Between Text and Image: Search Systems for Medieval Seals
Dr Tim Buchen: B/ORDERS in Motion: The Reordering of East Central Europe in the Aftermath of Empires, 1917- 1923
Dr Roni Shweka: Preliminary Survey of European Manuscripts in the Cairo Genizah
Prof Martina Kramarić: Creating parallel mediaeval corpora: a database of a TEI-encoded version of the Old Croatian text Zrcalo and its Old Czech templates
Dr Rosella Tinaburri: Miscellaneous Manuscripts in the Medieval Germanic World
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of projects have been funded by the CENDARI Transnational Access programme in the past? CENDARI has funded transnational research in the two CENDARI pilot areas of World War 1 and Medieval European Culture over two previous calls. Please follow this link for a list of research projects that the CENDARI Transnational Access programme has funded in 2013 and 2014.
What duration of fellowship period will the CENDARI project fund? CENDARI will provide funding for research fellowship of between 6 and 12 weeks. However, shorter durations can be proposed under certain circumstances and will be subject for discussion with the host institution.
Can I discuss my proposal ahead of the application date with my preferred host institution? Yes, this is very welcome and all potential applicants are encouraged to do so. Contact details are provided in the Terms and Conditions document (Annex 1) or, alternatively, potential applicants can send an email directly to info@cendari.eu. |
I am currently studying for my PhD. Can I apply for a CENDARI fellowship? Yes – applications from PhD students/early career stage researchers are particularly welcome under the CENDARI Transnational Access Programme. You should include a reference/letter of support from your Ph.D. supervisor with your application.
I teach during term-time and thus would need to pursue a CENDARI fellowship during the summer months. Is this possible? Yes, this is possible and you should discuss the timing of your fellowship directly with the host institution to determine a mutually agreeable time. Previous fellows have performed their research during the summer months and returned to the host institution during term time to deliver their fellowship lecture.
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