Gotha, Halle and Wolfenbüttel once again offer joint scholarship

The international scholarship programme funded by the Dorothee Wilms Foundation in the "Stifterverband" is open to all historically oriented disciplines. It supports projects that focus on researching the collections of all three institutions, linking them together and placing them in relation to one another. Applications can be submitted until 31 October 2024.

The Gotha site of the University of Erfurt with the universally orientated collections of the former ducal house of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg, in particular in the Gotha Research Library, the Francke Foundations in Halle with the Historical Library and the famous Arts and Natural History Collection from 1736/41 and the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel as the most important early modern library in Germany are among the outstanding collection and research institutions for the cultural history of the European pre-modern period (with a focus on the period before 1800). The collections are also often thematically close to each other. Corresponding topics and questions can therefore often be addressed equally at all three locations. At the same time, however, many research projects could benefit considerably from the simultaneous utilisation of the collections of all three institutions.

The scholarship amounts to 2,000 euros per month. A family allowance of 400 euros per month may be added. The host institutions will assist in arranging childcare facilities. Residence is compulsory in at least one of the three locations for the entire period. The programme requires stays of at least two weeks at all three institutions. A travel allowance of 500 euros will be granted

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