The call for candidates for the IWAN WYHOWSKY AWARD is open
The IWAN WYGOVSKY AWARD Committee has started accepting candidates for the IWAN WYHOWSKI AWARD and AWARD FELLOWSHIPS in the academic year 2024-2025.
The AWARD FELLOWSHIP is a 12-month research and teaching internship at six Polish universities for a PhD or Doctorate from the field of the humanities. As part of the award, the organizers also offer 4-month research internships at two Polish universities for PhDs and Doctors from the following fields: social studies, exact sciences, economic studies, technical studies, agricultural studies, and library science.
The program is jointly funded by 20 Polish universities and research units.
Applications, containing the description of contributions and achievements of the candidate, are submitted by HEIs, institutes, organizations, establishments, societies, or individuals. Candidates can also apply for the award themselves (if supported by HEIs, institutes, organizations, or public persons).
Candidates should send applications to the email address of the Centre for Eastern European Studies by 15 February 2024: stypendia.studium@uw.edu.pl .
The educational institution hosting the scholarship holder or trainee is obliged to
- pay a scholarship for 3500 PLN per month (if the Laureate or Fellow has the academic title of Doctor of Science or Professor) or 2500 PLN per month (if the Laureate or Fellow has the academic title of MSc or PhD)
- provide very good living conditions throughout the stay at the given university;
- appoint a scientific supervisor/assistance by a tutor from the field of the Laureate at each university;
- provide books from the press of the hosting universities, in the field of the Laureate;
- organize Polish course, If necessary.
The scholarship holder or trainee is obliged to
- 2 months of stay at each university,
- delivery of one public lectures and, optionally, six course lectures in the institute of affiliation (as decided by the university),
- report on the stay,
- if the stay of the Fellow results in any publications – the Laureate/Fellow will be obliged to place information about the Award in them.
IWAN WYHOWSKI AWARD aims to honour the contributions of Ukrainian citizens in developing science, culture and public life, in shaping and developing civic society in Ukraine and in building democratic Ukraine – turned towards Europe, minding the best traditions of the former Commonwealth and the past, present and future relations of Ukraine with Poland and Europe.
The Award was established in 2014 by: Centre for East European Studies – University of Warsaw (initiator), by the most important Polish universities: University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Wrocław and four universities located along the Polish eastern Polish border: University of Bialystok, Maria CurieSklodowska University in Lublin, Catholic University of Lublin and University of Rzeszów, as well as the College of Eastern Europe in Wrocław and the Ossoliński National Institute in Wrocław. In the years to come, new universities joined the Award: AGH University of Science and Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, University of Gdańsk, University of Lodz, Pedagogical University of Krakow, University of Agriculture in Krakow and University of Warmia and Mazury.
The Award Ceremony is held at the University of Warsaw every year on 22 May, on the day when the Sejm approved the Treaty of Hadiach between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Zaporozhian Cossacks in 1659.
We sincerely encourage everyone interested to apply!
