Posted on 07 April 2016
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) and the European University Institute (Historical Archives of the European Union) have launched the 2016 edition of their programme of grants for researchers engaged in research on European public finances, in particular their impact on various areas of European society and culture, and on the historical development of the “external control” function in the context of the EU.
The intention is to award two grants to enable researchers to broaden their research through access to the HAEU, to which the ECA has entrusted its historical archives and those of the Audit Board. The grant programme is open to any type of researcher, and applicants should be preparing a thesis, dissertation or scholarly article in the lines of the aforementioned subject areas.
The deadline for the application is 13 June 2016, and the application with all supporting documentation must be submitted in either English or French. Completed application should include a detailed presentation of the research proposal, detailed annotated bibliography of sources, justification of the need to use the ECA’s archives, a statement of the applicant’s plans for scholarly publication of the research results and a list of previous publication as well as a letter of recommendation. Naturally, the research itself and subsequent publications may be in any of the official languages of the European Union.
The ultimate decision and assigning of the grants will be completed by the Selection Committee which composes of current or former officials of the European Court of Auditors and the Director of the HAEU. The successful applicants will receive a research grant of 5.000€ which will be paid in two instalments: 3.000€ at the start of the research and 2.000€ after an essay on the grant holder’s research subject has been submitted to the Selection Committee.
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