Thesaurus Poloniae: Three-month fellowship at the Mi ędzynarodowe Centrum Kultury in Kraków

[David Goldfarb]

*Thesaurus Poloniae* is a three-month fellowship programme of the Ministry
of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, implemented by
the International Cultural Centre in Krakow. It* *is addressed to
individuals who carry out research on culture, history,  multicultural
heritage of Poland and broadly understood Central Europe. Both individuals
who deal with management and preservation of cultural heritage in practical
terms and those who carry out theoretical research in the area of heritage,
history, sociology, ethnography and anthropology are invited to participate
in the programme.



*Thesaurus Poloniae* is divided into two categories: ”Senior Programme” for
university professors and senior lecturers and “Junior Programme” for PhD
holders and doctoral students. The ICC offers access to research facilities,
archives, library resources and to education and research programmes of
Krakow’s research and cultural institutions. The ICC offers fellowship
holders single accommodation in the city centre and a place where they can
carry out their research work at the Centre’s premises on Krakow’s Main
Square. A successful candidate for the programme will be granted a monthly
fellowship of PLN 3 500, i.e. ca. EUR 850, for participants in the Senior
Programme, or PLN 2 500, i.e. EUR 600, for participants in the Junior
Programme, as well as a one-off grant to cover the purchase of books and
other research aids (PLN 1500, ca EUR 400).



Each year the ICC organizes two calls for applications for eligible
candidates for the fellowship award. Three fellowships are awarded in each
call. The first call begins on the 15th of  January and ends on the 28th of
February. Candidates will be informed of the results of the call by the end
of March. Successful fellowship holders begin their three-month stay in
Krakow on the 1st of May and will end their stay on the 31st of July. The
second call for applications begins on the 15th of May and ends on the
30thof June. The date of dispatch shall be constituted by the
postmark. The
results will be announced by the end of August and the programme will begin
on the 1st of September and continue until the 30th of November.



Those interested in applying for a *Thesaurus Poloniae* fellowship are
requested to post the following documents to the International Cultural
Centre by the above deadlines: CV, letters of recommendation from two
research tutors (for applicants to the Junior Programme only) and an essay
on the research programme they plan to conduct during their stay in Krakow
(up to 500 words.). For additional information please contact
thesaurus at mck.krakow.pl

-- 
David A. Goldfarb
Literary Curator
Polish Cultural Institute
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4621
New York, NY 10118
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tel. 212-239-7300, ext. 3002
fax 212-239-7577
http://www.polishculture-nyc.org/
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http://www.davidagoldfarb.com

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