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Apply now: PROM International Travel Funding for GSSR PhD students

Within the framework of the project “PROM – Short-term academic exchange,” GSSR invites PhD students in years 1-5 of doctoral studies in Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology to apply for funding toward covering the costs of participation in short-term mobility abroad.

The current NAWA PROM project facilitates three types of short-term international mobility of GSSR PhD students: (a) going abroad to present at a scientific conference, (b) attending a training event abroad, and (c) conducting a research/study visit abroad. The distinct Calls for applications for PhD Student Travel Grants are:

(1) The Call for Presenting at an International Scientific Conference Abroad (up to 16 travel grants can be awarded)

(2) The Call for Training Events Abroad (up to 4 travel grants can be awarded)

(3) The Call for Research/Study Visits Abroad (up to 6 travel grants can be awarded)

The deadline for each Call is Thursday, November 21, 2024.

For details, including eligibility requirements and the application process, please see the attached Calls. Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. John Fells (john.fells@gssr.edu.pl) by November 21, 2024.

Archive Calls:

POLPAN (https://polpan.org/en/) at IFiS PAN is hiring! We are looking for a Graduate Research Assistant to be part of the research team led by Irina Tomescu-Dubrow and Kazimierz M. Slomczynski, which implements the research project “Structures and Futures: Polish Panel Study POLPAN 1988-2023.”

Number of scholarships: 1
Possibility to start: November 12, 2024

We offer an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary research team with considerable international collaboration and joint publications. The position offers a scientific stipend of up to PLN 4,000/month (net), paid for 12 months, with the possibility of renewal for 12 more months.

The application deadline is October 14, 2024.

For details, please read the Call for applications

Erasmus+ mobility grants for students in Philosophy and Sociology, Years 1-3

GSSR invites students currently in years 1-3 and pursuing a PhD in Philosophy or Sociology, to apply for funding toward covering the costs of participation in a Study Visit abroad. Under this Erasmus+ scheme, the study visit can last from five days to up to two months, excluding travel days, and must take placeat HEIs abroad that IFiS partners with.

The application deadline is September 30, 2024. For details, including on the application process, see here.

GSSR International Mobility Award (GIMA): Call for Applications

We invite GSSR PhD students in years 1 to 4 and in good academic standing to apply for the GSSR International Mobility Award (GIMA). Thanks to NAWA STER funding, for this Call we can award up to six international mobility fellowships for research visits at Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) abroad.

The duration of the GIMA-funded research visit abroad is usually from 1 month to 3 months. Awarded students receive 12000 PLN/month netto for covering the costs of living abroad, and between 3000 – 5000 PLN netto (depending on the host country’s location) for international travel. These amounts cumulate with the student’s monthly doctoral stipend (e.g., the legally mandated PhD stipend, the Preludium Bis scholarship, or GISA).  

For details, including eligibility requirements and the application process, please see the attached Call. Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. John Fells (john.fells@gssr.edu.pl) by November 14, 2023.

ERASMUS+ Mobility Grants

Study Visit Abroad Travel Grants for PhD students in Sociology/Philosophy

Call for Applications

Within the EU Erasmus+ mobility framework, GSSR invites students in the first second or third year
pursuing their PhD in Philosophy or Sociology, to apply for funding toward covering the costs of
participation in a Study Visit abroad. The purpose of the Study Visit is to strengthen your doctoral
dissertation research, for example by opening access to new research methodology and
developments in theory relevant to your research, or by working with a faculty abroad with expertise
in your field of study, among others.

Grants will be awarded on competitive basis for stays lasting from five days to up to two months,
excluding travel days. Funds can be used toward covering travel expenses, visa and living costs while
abroad.

The deadline for Applications is October 31, 2023.

For more information see here.

GSSR NGO Specialization – Intersectoral Mobility Award (NGO Specialization – GIMA) Ireland

We invite GSSR PhD students in good academic standing and accepted to the School under the 2018 Law of Higher Education to apply for the GSSR NGO Specialization – Intersectoral Mobility Award (NGO Specialization – GIMA) Ireland Taking the course Specialization in Bridging Academic and NGO Research is a prerequisite for this intersectoral mobility award. To be eligible, you can take the course now (Semester 2, 2022/23) or in the academic year 2023/2024.  

Thanks to NAWA STER funding, for this Call we can award up to three international mobility fellowships for internships at NGOs in Ireland and doing research at a HEI library in Ireland.  The duration of the NGO Specialization-GIMA is from 1 month to 3 months. Awarded students receive 12000 PLN/month netto for covering the costs of living abroad, and between 3000 – 5000 PLN (depending on the host country’s location) for international travel (fellows must use economy travel). 

For details, including eligibility requirements and the application process, please see here

Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. John Fells (john.fells@gssr.edu.pl) by May 22, 2023.

GSSR Call for a NAWA STER Seed Grant: Marie Curie Doctoral Networks Proposals

GSSR seeks proposals from GSSR faculty for a project to be written and submitted to the 2023 Marie Curie MSCA Doctoral Networks funding scheme aiming to create an international consortium awarding Joint Doctorates. The Seed Grant application can be prepared by one or a team of GSSR faculty. Thanks to the NAWA STER grant, GSSR can award 11,000 PLN brutto for the preparation and submission of one 2023 Marie Curie MSCA Doctoral Networks application.

The deadline for submitting a proposal to GSSR is May 29, 2023.

For details, please see here

ERASMUS+ International Mobility Grants for IFiS Faculty:
Call for Applications for Short Teaching Stays Abroad

GSSR invites faculty at IFiS PAN to participate in ERASMUS+ staff mobility for teaching in the academic year 2023/2024. The aim of this programme is to offer IFiS faculty an opportunity to:

  • Share your academic expertise;
  • Experience new teaching environments;
  • Connect with peers abroad to develop common activities to achieve the ERASMUS programme’s objectives,
  • Exchange good practices and enhance cooperation between IFiS and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) abroad.

Under this Erasmus+ scheme, teaching must take place at HEIs abroad that IFiS partners with. As of now, IFiS has confirmed partnerships for faculty mobility with Universita degli Studi di Firenze (Italy), the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Marmara University (Turkey), and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

It is possible to close Erasmus+ collaboration agreements with other HEIs abroad. GSSR will assist with the process, once you identify the HEI abroad and get their initial approval for (i) you to teach there, (ii) your teaching plan (see section “Application package”), and (iii) to sign an Erasmus+ collaboration agreement with IFiS PAN. As soon as you have this initial documentation (emails from a representative, e.g. Department Chair, of the HEI abroad suffices), please share it with Dr. Fells, who will pursue the signing of the formal agreement.

The deadline for applications is May 30, 2023. For more information please see here.