Call for Applications: French Summer School Of Byzantine Studies, 30 August-5 September 2017, Bucharest – DEADLINE TODAY

Call for Applications: FRENCH SUMMER SCHOOL OF BYZANTINE STUDIES. STUDYING THE BYZANTINE WORLD. METHODOLOGIES AND INTERPRETATIONS, 30 August-5 September 2017, Bucharest

Deadline: 9 August

The Faculty of History of the University of Bucharest, the Centre Régional Francophone de Recherches Avancées en Sciences Humaines et Sociales de Bucarest (CEREFREA–Villa Noël), and the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, with the financial support of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie and the scientific coordination of Professor Paolo Odorico (CéSor, EHESS, Paris), have organized a summer school of Byzantine studies on the topic STUDYING THE BYZANTINE WORLD. METHODOLOGIES AND INTERPRETATIONS to be held in Bucharest, from the 30th of August to the 5th of September 2017.

Those eligible: students enrolled in a master’s program, doctoral students,

postdocs and students enrolling in master’s or doctoral programs in 2017. The students must understand the two languages of the summer school (French / English). At the end of the course, certificates of participation will be issued to students, equivalent to 12 ECTS. To enable students to participate in the courses, the organizers launch a call for applications, providing:

•Free participation in the course and dinners (for maximum 30 students)

•Free accommodation in the CEREFREA–Villa Noël (for maximum 8

students)

•AUF offered a grant covering the travel expenses and accommodation for some foreign PhD students established in the countries of Central and Oriental Europe.

The selection of the students who benefit of these supports will be made on scientific and academic criteria.

• Covering letter

•Curriculum studiorum indicating clearly studies already completed, research activity and field of research

• Other documents the candidate considers useful in support of his application.

Email to be sent by applicants to byzantinologie@yahoo.com in the subject line: bourse d’études–Université d’été–Bucarest or Fellowship for Summer University in Bucharest.

The selected candidates will receive a notification on the 14th of August.