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> Grants for Foreign Researchers<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Preamble : The programme is dedicated to academic<br>
> improvement, aiming undergraduate and graduate students<br>
> (MA<br>
> and PhD) who prepare their final papers (dissertations,<br>
> theses) with a topic dealing with Romania. The selection<br>
> is<br>
> performed by an independent committee of professionals,<br>
> based on an application file that must contain, among<br>
> other<br>
> papers, a reference letter from the supervisor of the BA<br>
> or<br>
> MA dissertation or doctoral thesis. <br>
> <br>
> Deadline for submitting the applications: May 15th 2009<br>
> <br>
> Grant’s value: 3 495 euros/person<br>
> <br>
> The field for which the evaluation and selection is<br>
> performed: collecting reference materials and research <br>
> <br>
> ICR awards 5 grants on a yearly basis.<br>
> <br>
> Length of the grant: 3 months<br>
> <br>
> Required application papers:<br>
> - application form;<br>
> - resume;<br>
> - project’s description;<br>
> - 2 reference letters (one from the supervisor and the<br>
> second one from another professor, preferably an academic<br>
> specialized on the proposed topic);<br>
> - Copies of one the studies published in the last two<br>
> years<br>
> in a scientific review;<br>
> - The period for which the grant application is made<br>
> <br>
> The address for submitting the documents:<br>
> Institutul Cultural Român, Aleea Alexandru nr. 38, sector<br>
> 1, Bucureşti. <br>
> For more details:<br>
> <a href="http://www.icr.ro/icr/burse/cercetatori_straini">http://www.icr.<wbr>ro/icr/burse/<wbr>cercetatori_<wbr>straini</a> <br>
> Contact: <a href="mailto:rsb%40icr.ro">rsb@icr.ro</a> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Grants for cultural journalists<br>
> <br>
> Preamble: The aim of this programme is promoting the<br>
> Romanian cultural phenomenon in the foreign media.<br>
> Therefore, the Romanian Cultural Institute awards grants<br>
> to<br>
> foreign cultural journalists who submit working projects<br>
> dealing with Romanian and Romanian culture.<br>
> <br>
> Deadline for submitting the applications: May 15th 2009<br>
> <br>
> Grant’s value: 1 500 euros/person<br>
> <br>
> ICR awards 10 grants on a yearly basis.<br>
> <br>
> The field for which the evaluation and selection is<br>
> performed: journalism<br>
> <br>
> Length of the grant: maximum 1 month<br>
> <br>
> Required application papers:<br>
> - application form;<br>
> - resume;<br>
> - project’s description;<br>
> - articles/broadcasts portfolio;<br>
> - a reference letter from the management of the<br>
> publication/<wbr>radio/TV station<br>
> - a letter of intent (in an international language)<br>
> <br>
> The address for submitting the documents:<br>
> Institutul Cultural Român, Aleea Alexandru nr. 38, sector<br>
> 1, Bucureşti. <br>
> For more details:<br>
> <a href="http://www.icr.ro/icr/burse/Burse_jurnalisti">http://www.icr.<wbr>ro/icr/burse/<wbr>Burse_jurnalisti</a><br>
> contact: <a href="mailto:rsb%40icr.ro">rsb@icr.ro</a><br>
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