How to Apply for a Max Weber Fellowship
The annual deadline was 25 October, but please note that applications for self-funded fellowships| will be considered until 25 May 2010
Read this before opening the MWP application form
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See the Conditions of Award and Selection Criteria related to the MWP
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Prepare your CV with a list of publications in PDF or RTF
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Prepare a ‘Research and academic career statement’ briefly explaining your career ambitions and research plans (1-3 pages) in PDF or RTF using standard international fonts and avoiding macros, special characters and password-protected attachments.
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The statement should include a summary of research contributions and interests, academic career plans, fields of specialization, and teaching experience. A detailed research and academic plan is not required but, if possible, a reference should be made to how a Max Weber Fellowship can contribute to achieve your career goals.
Filling in the MWP application form
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Fill in all fields; if a field is not relevant mark it n/a.
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If you enter text exceeding a maximum field length you will have to shorten it
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Enter your family name (surname) and first name (name) in the correct fields
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Do not use capital letters for all fields
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Recheck all field entries and documents before pressing the Submit button
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You will receive confirmation of receipt by email; if not, contact us at applyfellow@eui.eu.
Letters of reference
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Two confidential letters of reference must be sent directly to the EUI by referees to arrive by the 25 October deadline
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Referees can send letters using the on-line form here or as an email attachment to ReferenceFellow@eui.eu
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References should be in PDF or RTF, using standard international fonts and avoiding macros, special characters, or password-protected attachments
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References from current full-time/part-time EUI professors will not be accepted
Application form
The online application form for the Max Weber Fellowships is no longer active. The annual deadline was 25th October.
Candidates with their own funding are also welcome to apply and will be selected following the same criteria and procedures. They should apply within the October 25th deadline, indicating in their application that they wish to be considered (also) for a self-funded fellowship. Use the field ‘Additional remarks’ in the application form to state that funding is either not requested or that you are applying to other sources of funding to participate in the Max Weber Programme.
Applications for self-funded fellowships will be considered until May 25, 2010, provided that they can be accommodated within the Max Weber Programme. These applications (CV and Career Statement and, separately, Letters of Reference; all in PDF format) should be sent directly to externally-funded-mwf@eui.eu|
Data protection policy
The EUI uses a secure system to guarantee full confidentiality and privacy of documents submitted on-line. Documents are kept for no more than two years and are then deleted.
See the EUI data protection policy|.
Contacts
If you cannot submit your application on-line, contact us well before the deadline at:
Academic Service
European University Institute
via dei Roccettini 9
I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole
Email applyfellow@eui.eu|
Tel. +39 055 4685 377
Fax +39 055 4685 444