The programme is dedicated to academic improvement, aiming undergraduate and graduate students (MA and PhD) who prepare their final papers (dissertations, theses). The selection is performed by an independent committee of professionals, based on an application file that must contain, among other papers, a reference letter from the supervisor of the BA or MA dissertation or doctoral thesis.

Deadline for submitting the applications: May 15th 2010
The documentation and research period have to be ended until December 31st, 2010.

Grant’s value: 3 495 euros/person

The field for which the evaluation and selection is performed: collecting reference materials and research

ICR awards 5 grants on a yearly basis.

Length of the grant: 3 months

Required application papers:
- application form;
- resume;
- project’s description;
- 2 reference letters (one from the supervisor and the second one from another professor, preferably an academic specialized on the proposed topic);
- Copies of one the studies published in the last two years in a scientific review;
- The period for which the grant application is made

The address for submitting the documents:
Institutul Cultural Român, Aleea Alexandru nr. 38, sector 1, Bucureşti.

Contact:
Ruxandra Sighinaş
031 7100 675
rsb @ icr.ro


RESULTS 2010

The members of the committee:

Assistant Professor Luciana Ghica, PhD
Assistant Professor Angelo Mitchievici, PhD
Professor Octavian Nemescu, PhD
Professor Zoltán Rostás, PhD
Daniel Spânu, PhD
Mălina Voicu, PhD

The criteria of selection:

1. PROJECT: maximum score = 80
- 10%:Targets
- 10%: Scientific novelty
- 5%: Scientific context and literature references
- 10%: Critical apparatus
- 20%: Argumentation & project structure
- 10%: Output
- 10%: Relevance of the documentation in Romania
- 5% : Relevance for the potential connections with Romania

2. CV and RECOMMENDATIONS: maximum score = 20
- 10%: Educational background & Competences
- 10%: Scientific publications

The grants were awarded to:

1. Bruce O’Neill, USA
2. Gergő Pulay, Hungary
3. Emilie Morelle, France
4. Marius Hentea, USA
5. José Antonio Mérida Donoso, Spain



RESULTS 2009

The members of the committee:
Professor Alexandru Barnea, PhD
Professor Radu Carp, PhD
Assistant Professor Liviu Chelcea, PhD
Assistant Professor Victor Rizescu, PhD
Professor Cornel Codiţă, PhD
Assistant Professor Victoria Aramă, PhD

The criteria of evaluating and selection:
1. Project: maximum score = 80
- Targets, scientific newness, backing information
- Arguments, structure of the topic
- Relevancy of the documentation in Romania and of the outcome
- Relevancy from the perspective of its connection with Romania

2. CV and REFERENCES: maximum score = 20
- The level of proficiency
- Scientific works

The grants were awarded to:
1. Nerijus Babinskas, Lithuania
2. Chris Davis, USA
3. Katy Fox, United Kingdom
4. Alexandru Popa, Republic of Moldova
5. Pawel Rutkowski, Poland