EURAC Federal Scholar in Residence

Deadline: 1 July 2012
Open to:  academics, post-docs and practitioners in federalism and intergovernmental relations
Fellowship:  The winner of the EURAC Federal Scholar in Residence Program is granted a research stay up to 3 weeks at the EURAC-Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism located in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol, Italy)

Description

In honor and in the spirit of the works of Sergio Ortino, the founder of Federal Studies in South Tyrol, the EURAC-Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism creates the program called EURAC Federal Scholar in Residence. It is primarily dedicated to experts who wish to present and publicly discuss federal and regional questions that are of importance to legislators and civil servants as well as the international academic community. It shall promote comparative research at the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC) and aims at weaving experts and their networks in order to develop and advance comparative federal studies. Therefore,academics, post-docs and practitioners in federalism and intergovernmental relations are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility

To be considered eligible, applicants must hand in an unpublished manuscript and be ready to present the findings of their works publicly in English within the framework of the International Winter School on Federalism and Governance. The winner should thus be available to undertake his/her research stay during the Bolzano/Bozen week of the International Winter School on Federalism and Governance early February.

Fellowship

The EURAC Federal Scholar in Residence Program is:

  • a public acknowledgement of excellence not carrying any monetary prize, but covering the costs of a research stay at the EURAC-Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism
  • a possibilty to present own research findings publicly and engage into face-to-face discussions with a group of international experts in constitutional law and comparative politics at EURAC
  • an occasion for academics, post-docs and practitioners to extend and share their knowledge in multilevel government and governance in the beautiful Dolomites, especially from a legal and/or political science perspective
  • a possibility to enhance cooperation and discussions between scholars in the fields of comparative federalism and intergovernmental relations
  • an opportunity to develop new project ideas while being part of the international research environment during EURAC’s Winter School on Federalism and Governance
The winner of the EURAC Federal Scholar in Residence Program is granted a research stay up to 3 weeks at the EURAC-Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism located in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol, Italy)

Application

The application must contain:

  • the unpublished manuscript (in electronic format without any identifying information)
    in either English, German, Italian, French or Spanish
  • an abstract in English
  • short CVwith contact details (E-mail and phone numbers) in English. In accordance to the Italian Law on personal data handling (decree 196/2003), please attach the following consent to your CV: ‘I authorize EURAC to use my personal data in accordance to decree 196/2003’.
  • a short motivation letter in English (max. 2 pages)
  • the following sentence as a footnote of the submitted manuscript OR as a separate certification (with your signature), submitted along with your application declaring: “I hereby confirm that the submitted manuscript ( TITLE ) has not been published yet nor is it in the process of negotiation/publication with any editorial board or publishing house.”

Applications are to be sent directly to the program manager by July 01 at 15:00 Rome Time. They must be submitted via E-mail.

For more information please visit the official website.

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