The scholarship is aimed at people who are conducting research abroad in a topic related to the past and present of those territories attached to Poland in 1945.
Residence in one of the cities of the Western and Northern Territories Network will enable the recipient to access documents from the archives in Opole, Olsztyn, Szczecin, Wroclaw, and Poznan and also gain familiarity with the state of Polish research in this area.
As part of the scholarship, the successful recipient(s) will be able to present their findings at a scholarly seminar.
Eligibility Criteria
The contest is addressed at a person who:
- holds a nationality other than Polish,
- is no older than 35 years of age,
- is a graduate in the humanities or social sciences,
- is conducting research abroad in a topic related the past or the present of the Western and Northern Territories,
- has a communicative knowledge of Polish and fluent English or German.
Application Process
To enter the contest, a candidate must send to scholar@szzip.pl by 31 March 2017 a completed application with all the necessary attachments according to §6 of the Rules of the Western and Northern Territories Network Scholarship.
