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Call for Proposals : Marie Curie Fellowships of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, Co-financed by the European Commission under the EU&#8217;s Seventh Framework Programme for ResearchThe Gerda Henkel Foundation was founded in June 1976 by Lisa Maskell in memory of her mother Gerda Henkel as a private, non-profit, grant-making organisation dedicated to fostering research in the humanities. The Foundation has its headquarters in D&#252;sseldorf and is active in Germany and abroad.CALL FOR PROPOSALSStarting in 2011, the Gerda Henkel Foundation is offering Marie Curie Fellowships in the M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in historical humanities including Islamic studies) programme aimed at supporting outstanding scholars. This funding initiative is co-financed by the European Commission under the EU&#8217;s Seventh Framework Programme for Research.One objective of this fixed-term programme is to increase networking between researchers in the historical humanities at the international level, including researchers in religious, cultural and political sciences under the special programme &#8220;Islam, the modern nation state and transnational movements&#8221;. Other goals include the promotion of trans-national academic exchange, increasing transnational mobility, facilitating further education and the positive and long-term influencing of the research environment in both origin and destination countries. Research scholarships can be requested for a larger-scale research work or in connection with a research project.SELECTION PROCESSFollowing the application phase, all fully completed applications are evaluated by the International Advisory Committee and the Academic Advisory Committee of the Gerda Henkel Foundation. The assessment criteria include the above average qualifications of the applicant and the academic quality of the project. The final decision on all applications is made by the Foundation&#8217;s Board of Trustees, based on the recommendations of these two bodies.For further information (including the required application forms, deadlines and available endowments), please refer to our homepage at: www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/engThe grants cover the following costs:    Living costs in the destination country (plus a family/child allowance if applicable)     Mobility allowance     Travel allowance     Research costs (covering the costs of further training, start-up and return costs, together with an allowance to defray the costs of the host institution) In addition to the academic suitability of the applicant, a precondition for the application is an element of mobility (either incoming or outgoing); i.e. a stay at a host research institute selected by the applicant, situated in a country other than the country of origin and lasting for at least 70% of the 24-month period covered by the grant. The applicant must provide evidence of acceptance by the institution and by a mentor resident there.Funding:     History    Prehistory and Early History     Archaeology     Art History    Historic Islamic Studies    Legal History    History of Science    Historical studies, religious, cultural and political sciences under the special programme &#8222;Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements&#8220;.Eligibility: The programme provides 24-month research grants for two categories of researchers:     Experienced researchers (holding a doctorate or with 4 to 10 years of comparable and proven research experience)    Senior researchers (holding post-doctoral qualifications, a comparable academic ranking, or with more than 10 years of comparable and proven research experience)Precondition: A precondition for the application is an element of mobility (either incoming or outgoing); i.e. a stay at a host research institute selected by the applicant, situated in a country other than the country of origin and lasting for at least 70% of the 24-month period covered by the grant.The Deadline for applications is June 15, 2012. For further information (including the required application forms, deadlines and available endowments), please refer to our homepage at: www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4humanAcademic and International Advisory Committee : http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4human.php?&#38;nav_id=836 Adress&#160; and informations : Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Jens Christian Schneider, Project Manager Marie Curie Fellowships (M4HUMAN Programme), Malkastenstra&#223;e 15&#160; D-40211 D&#252;sseldorf, GermanyPhone: +49 (0)211 93 65 24 - 0, Fax: +49 (0)211 93 65 24 - 44, m4human@gerda-henkel-stiftung.de&#160;; www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/m4human