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Drs Fabian Klose, Johannes Paulmann, and Andrew Thompson are pleased to announce that the Call for Applications for the second Global Humanitarianism Research Academy (GHRA) 2016 is now open, with a deadline of 31 December 2015.Call for Applications:Global Humanitarianism | Research AcademyInternational Research Academy on the History of Global HumanitarianismAcademy Leaders:                    Fabian Klose (Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz)Johannes Paulmann (Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz)Andrew Thompson (University of Exeter)in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (Geneva) and with support by the German Historical Institute LondonVenues:                     University of Exeter, UK&#38; Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, GenevaDates:                                       10-22 July 2016Deadline:                                  31 December 2015The international Global Humanitarianism | Research Academy (GHRA) offers research training to advanced PhD candidates and early postdocs. It combines academic sessions at the Imperial and Global History Centre at the University of Exeter and the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz with archival sessions at the Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. The Research Academy addresses early career researchers who are working in the related fields of humanitarianism, international humanitarian law, peace and conflict studies as well as human rights covering the period from the 18th to the 20th century. It supports scholarship on the ideas and practices of humanitarianism in the context of international, imperial and global history thus advancing our understanding of global governance in humanitarian crises of the present.The Research Academy invites applications for the 2016 Global Humanitarianism | Research Academy (GHRA) from PhD students and early postdocs. The Steering Committee will select up to 12 participants. Applicants must be able to certify that they are fluent in both written and spoken English, the Academy’s working language. For researching the ICRC archives a fair command of reading French is desirable in order to use the finding aids as well as the material. Each selected academy fellow receives the cost of travel to Exeter and accommodation in Exeter and Geneva.Participants of the international Global Humanitarianism | Research Academy will be chosen by the Steering Committee on the basis ofa cover letter (maximum 350 words) setting out the applicant’s motivation for participating in the academy and indicating the anticipated outcome of their research;a statement (maximum 1,000 words) summarizing their research project;a brief curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages);two supporting letters/recommendations.This application should be compiled by the applicant and the whole set of papers including statements of support should be submitted as a PDF, with the file saved as ‘LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME.PDF’. To apply, please send your application consisting of one pdf-document with the Subject “Global Humanitarianism | Research Academy” to the organisers at ghra@ieg-mainz.de by December 31, 2015.E-MAIL for applications and enquiries: ghra@ieg-mainz.de