The programme was established succesfully in 2018, and five students enrolled from each universtiy respectivly. This year again, funding is possible for up to three years with scholarships of up to 1200 € per month. The program requires a stay of 6-12 months at the partner university. Doctoral students will be supervised by professors from both universities.
Proposals are welcome from the humanities and social sciences that address connections in the North-African and Eurasian area by taking a transcultural approach. The topic may be studied from a diachronic or a synchronic perspective and should transcend the specific limitations imposed by more recent national and cultural boundaries and the institutions that reproduce them. Research objectives may cover topics such as alternative visions of cohesion and transnational governance, multinational cooperation and its impact on collective identities, cross-cultural contacts and communication, cultural activities and attitudes, social engagement, narratives and representations, the changing senses of aesthetics, and how these activities and attitudes challenge, disrupt or alter existing institutions, attitudes and practices.
Prospective applicants must hold an above-average MA (or equivalent) in the humanities or social sciences and prove advanced skills in English (at least level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Furthermore, they must indicate a supervisor from Heidelberg University and Ca’ Foscari University, respectively, who would be fitting advisors to their doctoral project.
The deadline for applications is April 10, 2019, 1 pm.
For more information please visit https://www.unive.it/pag/25684/. In case of individual questions, please contact ddd-venice@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.