Deadline: 11 February 2011
Open to: translators
Stipend: EUR 2,250 per month
The Paul Celan Fellowship Program of IWM and ERSTE Foundation aims to help overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and reception of scholarly literature which result from the division of Europe in the 20th century. Emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female scholars.
Fellows are invited to spend three to six months at the IWM between July 2011 and June 2012 to pursue their translation projects while working in residence at the Institute.
Eligibility
The Paul Celan Fellowships support East-West, West-East and East-East translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and in the field of Cultural Studies. Please note that no applications for works of fiction and poetry are being accepted.
Application
Send the following documents to the indicated address below (in English or German):
* the application form (please download)
* a curriculum vitae with a bibliography of translations and other relevant publications
* the name of the author and the work to be translated (from the original language) and an explanation for the choice thereof
* the exact number of pages
* a contract or a letter of intent from a publisher
* proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication (or has an option for them)
* the planned date of publication
* information on the program of the publishing house
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Fellowship Coordinator
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria
Advance copies by e-mail are accepted:
fellowships@iwm.at
Subject header: Paul Celan Fellowships
Please send your application materials as PDF files
Fellowship
Fellows receive a monthly stipend in the amount of EUR 2,250 to cover all expenses related to the stay in Vienna.
