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The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awardsResearch Fellowships for Doctoral Studentsfor a research stay in Mainz beginning in September 2018.ProfilThe IEG awards fellowships for international junior researchers in history, theology and other historical subjects. The IEG promotes research on the historical foundations of Europe from the early modern period to 1989/90, particularly regarding their religious, political and social dimensions. Projects dealing with European communication and transfer processes as well as projects focusing on questions related to theology, church history and intellectual history are particularly welcome.What we offerFunding is currently € 1,200/month. Research fellows live and work for between 6 and 12 months at the Institute in Mainz pursuing their individual Ph.D. project. Fellows will be assigned a mentor from the IEG’s academic staff.RequirementsPhD theses continue to be supervised and are completed under the auspices of the fellows' home universities. Fellows are required to register officially as residents in Mainz and to reside and take part in events at the Institute. The linguae academicae at the IEG are German and English; fellows should have a passive command of both and an active command of at least one of the two languages so as to participate in the discussions at the Institute.Application Deadline15 February 2018For further information on the fellowship program and application see:http://www.ieg-mainz.de/en/fellowshipsContact:Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG)Fellowship Programme | Barbara Müller, M. A.Alte Universitaetsstraße 19 | 55116 Mainz – GermanyE-Mail: fellowship@ieg-mainz.de | Tel. 0049 (0)6131 – 39 39365http://www.ieg-mainz.de/en