Europe and the Invention of Modernity - Doctoral Program

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN THE HUMAN AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM IN ‘EUROPE AND THE INVENTION OF MODERNITY


Educational project
The aim of the doctoral programme is to give young researchers advanced training in the historic disciplines, viewed in the context of the current international debate on historiography, and to equip them with the tools they need to interpret historiography in relation to the other human and social sciences. Students will also receive instruction in techniques for accessing sources, and in the peculiar methodologies and procedures of historic research. The programme is not only designed for scholars specializing in modern history, but covers a long period ranging from the end of the Middle Ages through to the contemporary age. The doctorate has a specifically European perspective, not only as regards its scientific objectives but also in the way it is structured, bringing together as it does five research and research training institutions in four different nations. Using the resources at their disposal, the five institutions intend to establish a dialogue between different historiographic traditions within a unitary discourse, a fundamental goal for achieving a better understanding of Europe today.

Study grants
Four three-year study grants will be awarded by the SUM. The grants are worth € 20,000 per year, paid out in monthly instalments. A specific insurance policy (health and accident insurance) valid in the Country where the student will stay will be taken out for each student. The doctoral students will also be given access to the teaching and scientific resources of the partner institutions. Candidates are admitted to the programme according to a classification, up until the number of places available. In the event of the withdrawal of one or more of the successful candidates from the programme within 60 days of the start date, other candidates will be admitted on the basis of their position in the classification.


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