EUSA's Ernst Haas Memorial Fund for EU Studies
The European Union Studies Association (EUSA) announces the 2008 EUSA Haas Fund Fellowship Competition.
Thanks entirely to contributions to our Ernst Haas Memorial Fund for EU Studies, launched in June 2003 to honor the memory of the late scholar Ernst B. Haas (1924-2003) we will offer at least one unrestricted fellowship of $2,000 to support the dissertation research of any graduate student pursuing an EU-related dissertation topic in the academic year 2007-08.
The selection committee consists of
- Liesbet Hooghe (EUSA chair, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Free University of Amsterdam).
- Mitchel Smith (University of Oklahoma)
- Andrea Lenschow (University of Osnabrueck)
Please note the following stipulations for applicants, who must:
* be pursuing the doctoral degree (PhD) at an accredited institution in any country;
* be writing a dissertation in English;
* have an EU-related, doctoral dissertation topic approved by the professor who will supervise it; and,
* be able to demonstrate clearly the relevance to EU studies of the dissertation topic.
Applicants for this Fellowship should submit in triplicate, hard copy, by regular post to EUSA, 415 Bellefield Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA:
(1) A one-page letter of application that specifies how the fellowship would be used;
(2) A CV;
(3) A two-page (500 words) précis of the dissertation research project that also explains its relevance to EU studies; and,
(4) Ask for two letters of support to be sent directly to EUSA. These
letters should be from professors serving on the student's dissertation committee, and one should be the chair.
Please send to eusa+@pitt.edu, and use the heading: "2008 E.B. Haas Fund Fellowship competition"
The firm deadline for applications to be received in the EUSA office is January 18, 2008.
The successful applicant will be notified by April 1, 2008, at the latest, and will receive the grant as soon as the fellowship award letter has been signed and returned to EUSA. The fellowship will be paid in one lump sum by check only and in US$ only.
Joerg Wolf
