2010/2011 – Call for Applications.

Paul Celan Visiting Fellows are invited to spend 3-6 months at the IWM between July 2010 and June 2011 to pursue their translation projects while working in residence at the Institute. They receive a stipend to cover all expenses related to their stay in Vienna. The IWM provides a personal office with internet and e-mail access, in-house research facilities and other relevant sources in Vienna. Visiting Fellows participate in the scholarly community and activities of the IWM.

Application

Your application (in English or German) consists of

* the application form (you can download it here)

* a curriculum vitae

* the name of the author and the work to be translated (from the original language)

* the exact number of pages

* a contract with a publisher

* proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication

* the planned date of publication

* the program of the publishing house

Please send your application by mail to:

Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen

Fellowship Coordinator

Spittelauer Lände 3

1090 Vienna

Austria

Advance copies per e-mail are accepted: fellowships@iwm.at

For further details, please see www.iwm.at/Fellowships. Deadline for application is 5 March 2010.

Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in late spring 2010. The jury is not required to publicly justify its decisions.

For more information visit

www.erstestiftung.org/project/paul-celan-fellowships-for-translators

www.iwm.at