The Forum on Contemporary Europe (FCE) graduate student fellowships are part of the Stanford-Austria scholarly exchange and public event program hosted jointly by FCE at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and the University of Vienna in Austria. These fellowships are intended to support Stanford graduate students enrolled in a program in any field in Stanford's seven schools, and are especially appropriate for graduate students who have reached the advanced stages of their doctoral research. The fellowship is intended to support either short research visits (two to four weeks) or for a longer period of research work in Austria (up to an academic year) to work with faculty and libraries and archives in Austria. Research projects could, however, address issues and thus involve travel to other Central European institutions of higher learning and affiliated scholarly libraries and archives in Central Europe.

Benefits

The FCE advanced graduate student fellowship to Austria and Central Europe offers support for travel (roundtrip economy airfare) between Stanford and Vienna as well as - in pertinent cases - Central European countries, living expenses for research visits lasting two to four weeks (or longer version), and also offers limited reimbursement for research costs (e.g. photocopying, research library access fees, etc.) necessary to complete the research during the visit.

Eligibility

Students enrolled in any masters, doctoral or professional degree program at Stanford University who have completed graduate program preliminary course work and have begun advanced work on a dissertation or thesis are eligible to apply for this fellowship. Travel must be completed while the student is enrolled in a program at Stanford.

Students at the University of Vienna interested in conducting a research visit to Stanford should contact:
Mag. Maximilian Kudler
Beziehungen, Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1, 1010 Wien
E-mail: maximilian.kudler@univie.ac.at
Phone: +(43) (1) 4277 18210
Fax: +(43) (1) 4277 9182
Information about applying for a fellowship to Stanford are available here.

Application Process

Stanford students who are interested in this fellowship should send the following materials:

1. Complete application form
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     Application (modified March 2007)
     PDF: Application.pdf (38.2KB)

     
     

      
2. CV
3. Letter of interest explaining the research project, its scholarly and/or public policy importance, the part of the larger project to be addressed by the research visit, faculty and/or library and archives identified in the host country, materials identified for consultation, and a realistic plan for completing the research in the span of the short-term visit.
4. At least one letter of recommendation from Stanford thesis advisor. A letter of recommendation from a host member of the faculty of the Austrian institution is also recommended.
5. Budget proposed for the research travel, living expenses, and research expenses (e.g. photocopying, access privileges, etc.) for this visit.

Please submit your application several months in advance of your proposed visit.

Questions about the fellowship, including eligibility, can be directed to Laura Seaman, Program and Fellowship Coordinator, at lseaman@stanford.edu. Completed application materials may be addressed to: