Grants for foreign researchers

The program 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. The topic of the projects has to refer to Romania. The documentation and research period takes place in Romania until the end of this calendar year.

Deadline for submitting the applications: May 15th, 2012

Grant’s value: 3 495 €/person

ICR awards 5 grants on a yearly basis.

Length of the grant: 3 months

The field for which the evaluation and selection is performed: research and documentation in fields such as Social sciences (History, Political Science, International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology, Economy, Law), Literature, Cultural patrimony and its management, as states in the General guidelines of the RCI grants – Article 4.

Required application papers:
- application form;
- resumé;
- project’s description that will contain no more than five pages written in MS Office, TNR, 12 p., single-spaced;
- a copy of the passport or the identity card.
- 2 reference letters (one from the supervisor and the second one from another professor, preferably an academic specialized on the proposed topic);
- printed copies of studies published in the last two years in a scientific review or a specialized online journal acknowledged in the field chosen by the candidate, written (or translated) into English;
- The period for which the grant application is made.

All the documents must be drafted in English or Romanian (if the candidate proofs to be fluent both in writing and reading the language).

The address for submitting the documents:
Institutul Cultural Român, Aleea Alexandru nr. 38, sector 1, Bucureşti 011 824, Romania

Contact person:
Dana Berdilă
Coordinator of the Grants and Residencies Programme
Domestic Programmes Department
Romanian Cultural Institute
e-mail: or.rci@alidreb.anad
tel. +4031 7100 675
38 Aleea Alexandru,
Sector 1, Bucharest
ROMANIA



RESULTS 2011

The members of the committee:

Assistant Professor Silvia Marton, PhD
Assistant Professor Călin Cotoi, PhD
Bogdan Iancu, 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. Victor Demiaux, France
2. Jonathan J. Stillo, USA
3. Lavrentia Karamaniola, Greece
4. Sergiu Musteaţă, Republic of Moldova
5. Tomas Ogiński, Poland



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