Scholarships

Thanks to our sponsors, the following support for participants will be available. Please note: you can only apply for one scholarship / bursary / fellowship.

Funding granted by the German Accademic Exchange Service (DAAD) allows us to award up to 17 scholarships to alumni / alumnae of German universities. Alumni / Alumnae are people from outside Germany who as students, graduates, researchers or lecturers have received a degree at a German University or have studied, conducted research or worked at a German University at least for three months and who are now outside of Germany. Scholarships cover the costs of travel, accommodation (12 nights) and meals (11 days). They do not cover participation fees. To apply for a DAAD-Scholarship, a written application (500-700 words) in German or English including evidence of the time(s) spent at German universities has to be submitted as a file via ConfTool. Scholarships are attributed only once the applicant has registered for the Summer School and paid her / his participation fees.

The Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL) at the University of Victoria, in conjunction with the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI), will sponsor up to 5 fellowships for tuition or travel available to Canadian and international graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who take part in the Summer University. To apply for a fellowship a written application (ca. 500 words) in English, including a short statement on your research interest and information on your status (graduate student, postdoctoral fellow), your university affiliation and the reason why you apply for the fellowship, has to be submitted as a file via ConfTool. The selection of the fellows is done by a committee consisting of Ray Siemens as representative of ETCL and representatives from DH training network institutions. Fellowships are awarded only if the applicant has registered for the Summer University.

CLARIN-D will sponsor upo to 10 fellowships for participants of the Summer University. The fellowship will cover the tuition fees. To apply for a fellowship, a written application (ca. 500 words) in English or German, including a short statement on your research interest and information on your status (student, young researcher, ...), your university affiliation and the reason why you apply for the fellowship, has to be submitted as a file via ConfTool. The selection of the fellows is done by a committee consisting of CLARIN-D representatives. Fellowships are attributed only if the applicant has registered for the Summer University.

The University of Leipzig through its International Centre is generously offering:

(1) up to ten bursaries for participants coming from its Eastern European partner universities:

Bursaries consist of a daily allowance of € 29,00 for students, of € 33,00 for doctoral students and € 70,00 for members of the scientific staff (postdoc researcher, faculty lecturer, adjunct / associate / assistent / full professor). Bursaries will be handed out during the second week of the Summer University.

To apply for a bursary a written application (ca. 500 words) in German or English has to be submitted as a file via ConfTool, including a short statement on your research interest and the reason why you apply for the fellowship. Applicants also need to prove their affiliation to one of the Eastern European partner universities listed above as well as their status.

(2) if means allow 1-2 bursaries for members of the scientific staff (postdoc researcher, faculty lecturer, adjunct / associate / assistant / full professor) from one of its non-European partner universities. The bursaries consist of a daily allowance of € 70,00. They will be handed out during the second week of the Summer University.

To apply for a bursary a written application (ca. 500 words) in German or English has to be submitted as a file via ConfTool, including a short statement on your research interest and the reason why you apply for the fellowship. Applicants also need to prove their affiliation to one of the non-European partner universities of the University of Leipzig as well as their status.

If more support becomes available it will be announced here.