Paulsen Fellowship Programme for Early-Career Russian Historians at LSE in UK, 2014/15

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London School of Economics and Political Science is offering one three-month and three one-month research fellowship for the citizens of the Russian Federation. These fellowships enable early-career Russian historians holding positions in regional universities to carry out research, above all in British archives and in the British Library. Fellowship covers fellows’ travel expenses from Russia to London and back, accommodation in London and a subsistence allowance for living expenses and research costs. Application closing date is 15 February 2014.

Study Subject(s): Fellowship is awarded to carry out research, above all in British archives and in the British Library.
Course Level: Fellowship is for pursuing research program at London School of Economics and Political Science in UK.
Scholarship Provider: London School of Economics and Political Science
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:-Those applying for the fellowships must be citizens of the Russian Federation who are historians holding candidates’ degrees and are employed as junior faculty at regional universities (i.e. not employed in institutions located in the cities of Moscow or Saint Petersburg).
-Successful candidates will be working in the period 1700-1917. Preference will be given to historians of Imperial Russia’s foreign policy, military and diplomatic services, and of Russia’s relations with the outside world, broadly conceived (in other words not just military and diplomatic but also intellectual, economic, social and cultural).
-No specific priority will be given to historians of Britain or of Anglo-Russian relations but all successful candidates will need to show above all how a fellowship in London will benefit their research and publications.
-This must include the benefits derived from working in British archives and libraries, though meeting specified Western scholars and attendance at specified conferences are additional, supplementary reasons to apply for these fellowships.
-Ability to read English is essential and so is basic competence in spoken English, which will be tested at the interviews of short-listed candidates.
-Preference will be given to candidates at the beginning of their academic careers.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Citizens of the Russian Federation are eligible for these research fellowships.

Scholarship Description: Thanks to the generosity of a private foreign donor, the LSE is able to offer one three-month and three one-month fellowships to early-career Russian historians. The aim of the fellowships is to enable early-career Russian historians holding positions in regional universities to carry out research, above all in British archives and in the British Library.

Number of award(s): LSE offers four fellowships to early-career Russian historians.

Duration of award(s): LSE is able to offer one three-month and three one-month fellowships to early-career Russian historians. Applicants must state whether they wish to be considered for a three-month or a one-month fellowship, or for both. They must also state if there are periods when they would not be able to take up the fellowship in London during the academic year.

What does it cover? The LSE will also pay for the fellows’ travel expenses from Russia to London and back, accommodation in London and a subsistence allowance for living expenses and research costs. It will also help fellows to secure visas to visit Britain to take up the fellowship.

Selection Criteria: Preference will be given to candidates at the beginning of their academic careers.

Notification: Candidates shortlisted will subsequently be brought to Moscow for an interview conducted in Russian and English by LSE faculty in July 2014 (dates to be confirmed). Their travel and accommodation in Moscow will be paid for by LSE. When candidates are told that they have been shortlisted they will be asked to confirm that they can attend the interviews on the dates specified. They will be requested at this point to provide a letter of recommendation in Russian and copies of two pieces of published work. Four of the shortlisted candidates will be chosen as LSE Fellows.

How to Apply: Candidates must apply to Liza Ryan at LSE IDEAS by email. They must provide:
-a curriculum vitae in English or Russian
-a statement of 2000 words in English setting out their current research and how it will benefit from receiving a LSE fellowship
-a letter from their department stating that they hold an academic post within it and that they possess a candidate’s degree
-a list of publications

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 15 February 2014.

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Scholarship Tags: 2014, Fellowship, London, research, Russia, UK

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