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L'Université d'Aarhus, Danemark, offre des bourses de recherche au Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, pour le Center for Contemporary Religion (CCR) ou pour Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit (RCC)The foundation's objective is to support scientific and scholarlyresearch at Aarhus University. The foundation awards grants on the basisof recommendations from Aarhus University. In the evaluation ofapplications and recommendations, emphasis is placed on academicexcellence and on supporting initiatives with the potential tostrengthen strategically important research efforts.The eligible applicant for AUFF is the head of the graduate school. Thiscall is directed to interested Master or PhD students to send forward anexpression of interest to:1. Center for Contemporary Religion (CCR). The CCR constitutes a basefor general interest in contemporary issues regarding religion andsociety. CCR was founded as collaboration between researchers within theStudy of Religion and researchers within Theology, but now being placedat the Department of Culture and Society, the center organises researchfocusing on religion and society in the contemporary world.2. Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit (RCC). The RCC exploresthe dynamic interrelationships between religion, cognition and culturefrom both top-down and bottom-up disciplinary approaches. Its scientificmethodology is explicitly interdisciplinary and draws on and practiceslaboratory methods as well as fieldwork, textual, iconological andarchaeological methods in close cooperation with its partners inpsychology, the neurosciences and the humanities.The CCR and RCC will send selected candidates further to the head of thegraduate school. If more than one candidate is recommended, the head ofthe graduate school is responsible for ranking the candidates. The headof the graduate school is also responsible for the qualitativeevaluation of the potential doctoral student.Application deadlineApplicants wanting to be associated with CCR should send an expressionof interest to Jørn Borup (JB@teo.au.dk)Applicants wanting to be associated with RCC should send an expression of interest to Armin W. Geertz (AWG@teo.au.dk)The deadline for application is January 24, 2012.Funds are distributed in May and December.The next call for grant applications to the Aarhus University ResearchFoundation will take place in July 2012.FUNDING TO FURTHER THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF PHD EDUCATION AT AARHUSUNIVERSITYProjects and initiatives which are eligible for support:A. Recruitment of talented foreign researchers to PhD programmes atAarhus UniversityPurposeTo increase the number of highly qualified foreign PhD students atAarhus University. Grants to enable a potential foreign applicant tovisit Aarhus University for one to three months are available. The goalof the visit is to facilitate a thorough qualitative evaluation of thepotential applicant to a PhD programme at Arhus University. Examples ofrelevant activities in which a foreign candidate might participateinclude courses, summer school, and workshops; laboratory work; ordeveloping a PhD project in collaboration with his/her supervisor. Thecandidate is to be evaluated by his/her supervisor at the end of his/herstay. This evaluation may be included in the candidate's application foradmission to a PhD programme at Aarhus University. Danish citizens arenot eligible for this grant. Students with qualifying examinations fromDanish institutions are not eligible.Funding availableApplications for funds to cover the following costs will be considered:• An introductory grant for the foreign candidate (DKK 10,000 per month)• Travel expenses (DKK 15,000 maximum)• Expenses related to courses, workshops, laboratory work, etc. (DKK20,000 maximum)Maximum total funding available per candidate: DKK 65,000Evaluation criteriaApplications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:• The foreign candidate's qualifications in relation to the researchfield of the section to which he/she is considering applying• The ability of the institutional research culture to host thecandidate's visit successfully• Additional documentation of the foreign candidate's qualifications(where applicable)The following documentation must be submitted along with the application• The foreign candidate's CV• Reasons from both principal supervisor and the head of the graduateschool in question in support of the candidate's stay, including anystrategic considerations related to the recruitment of doctoral studentsfrom specific universities, countries or regions• Documentation of PhD scholarships the foreign student would be able toapply forB. Funding for a term of research at Aarhus University for doctoralstudents enrolled at a foreign universityPurposeTo increase the number of highly qualified foreign PhD students atAarhus University, thereby contributing to the internationalisation ofdoctoral education at the university, by establishing three to six-monthresearch collaborations with foreign doctoral students. During theirterm of study at AU, foreign PhD students may (for example) participatein research activities, PhD courses, summer schools and workshops:perform laboratory work and/or work on their PhD theses, in order tocomplete a limited portion of their doctoral work at AU. Doctoralstudents with Danish citizenship are not eligible.Funding available• Fellowships (DKK 5,000 - 10,000 per month)• Travel expenses (DKK 15,000 maximum)• Expenses related to courses, workshops, laboratory work, etc. (DKK20,000 maximum)Maximum total funding available per candidate: DKK 65,000Evaluation criteriaApplications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:• The foreign student's individual qualifications• The foreign candidate's qualifications in relation to the researchfield of the section at which he/she would continue his/her studies• The ability of the institutional research culture to host thecandidate's term of study successfully• The extent to which the foreign student's presence would strengthenthe institutional collaboration between the foreign student's homeuniversity and Aarhus UniversityThe following documentation must be submitted along with the application• The foreign student's CV• The head of the graduate school's reasons in support of thecandidate's term of study at AU, including any strategic considerationsrelated to the recruitment of doctoral students from specificuniversities, countries or regions