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EPSA fellowships for junior philosophers from Eastern Europe, Deadline: 1 May 2015

European Philosophy of Science Association
February 2015

EPSA Fellowships
The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) announces *13 EPSA 
Fellowships for junior philosophers working in Central and Eastern Europe* to 
visit a leading research institution in Western Europe. The fellowship covers 
travel, accommodation and living expenses for approximately one month (details 
below) in the *academic year 2015/16*. During their visit, successful 
candidates will be members of the host institution and take part in its 
research activities. In alphabetic order, the participating institutions are:

  * Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the
    Social Sciences (TINT), University of Helsinki, Finland
  * Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent University, Belgium
  * Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS), London
    School of Economics, U.K.
  * Department of Philosophy, University of Bergen, Norway
  * Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and
    the Humanities, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
  * Duesseldorf Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (DCLPS), Germany
  * Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  * Egenis - the Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, University of
    Exeter, U.K.
  * Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Techniques
    (IHPST), University of Paris 1 Panthon-Sorbonne, France
  * Institute of Philosophy, University of Hannover, Germany
  * Institute Vienna Circle, University of Vienna, Austria
  * LOGOS Group and Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of
    Science, University of Barcelona, Spain
  * Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP), LMU Munich, Germany


The fellowships are made possible due to the generous support of the 
participating institutions, which cover the full costs of the visits.

Eligible are philosophers of science who have been awarded their PhD no more 
than seven years prior to the application deadline and who work in one of the 
following countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech 
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, 
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia.

To apply send the following to epsa@lrz.uni-muenchen.de 
<mailto:epsa@lrz.uni-muenchen.de> by *1 May 2015*:

1. CV
2. A list indicating which of the above-mentioned centres you would
    like visit and why (you can list a maximum of three institutions and
    should indicate a preference ranking).
3. A letter of motivation detailing your interest in the scheme
    (maximum of approximately 400 words)
4. A research proposal for the time of the visit (approximately 2000
    words).


Application must be made in *English*. The above should be *merged into one PDF 
file* in the order listed. Results will be announced in early June 2015.

The fine print:

  * Applicants must be members of EPSA (at the time of submission ?
    application from non-members will not be accepted).
  * Successful candidates will be put in touch with their future host
    institution and the details of the visit (exact dates, financial and
    accommodation arrangements, visa sponsorship, etc.) should be agreed
    directly been the candidates and their hosts (without involvement of
    EPSA). Local circumstances vary and no general commitments about
    levels of funding can be made.
  * Visits are approximately 1 month. For visits to Ghent the following
    conditions apply: the candidate must have obtained his/her PhD *more
    than 2 years* prior to the beginning of the visit. The visit to
    Ghent is at least one month, but the Centre offers the possibility
    of spending up to three months in Ghent if the applicant and the
    host institution consider that fruitful.

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