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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE ANNOUNCING POSTER FOR THE XXXIX EXHIBITION OF CARRIAGES AT THE SEVILLE FAIR 2025

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Application Deadline: January 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

LOCATION: Spain

The Royal Carriage Driving Club of Andalusia (R.C.E.A.) https://rcea.net/ announces this competition, in collaboration with the Grupo Azvi Foundation, to select the poster for the XXXIX Carriage Driving Exhibition at the Royal Cavalry School of Seville.

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is free

Anyone who wishes to participate in this contest, Spanish or foreign, individually or as a group, may do so.

Technique: The painting technique may be free (oil, acrylic, mixed, graphite, charcoal, watercolor, tempera, ink, etc.), without allowing retouching or digital reproduction or photographic reproduction. The work may be done on canvas, cardboard, paper, board, etc. mounted in all cases on a frame or rigid support suitable for hanging.

Size: The posters must be vertical and 100x70cm in size. They can also be submitted in 100x73cm, which is a standard size for frames. The author does not have to include any logo or anagram in the work, but the jury will consider including the following elements in the composition and in the established size:

The text XXXIX Carriage Exhibition

The logos of: Seville City Council, Royal Carriage Club of Andalusia and Royal Cavalry School of Seville

Date of celebration and day (May 4, 2025)

The competition rules will be published on the notice board of the Real Club de Enganches de Andalucía and on the website: http://www.rcea.net. Likewise, the widest possible dissemination will be given to the competition websites as well as websites related to Enganches, schools of Arts and Crafts and exhibition halls in Seville. The call for entries will also be announced in national and local newspapers.

Note: The rules are available only in Spanish. 

BENEFIT:

Prize:
The following prize is established:
1st Prize: endowed with 4,000 euros for the winning work of the poster.
Second Prize: endowed with 1,000 euros

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UNIVERSITÄT KONSTANZ ZUKONNECT FELLOWSHIPS FOR SCHOLARS FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA

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Application Deadline: 1 February 2025

LOCATION: Germany

The Zukunftskolleg Konnect Fellowships support early career researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America, who do research that fits to one of the thirteen departments at the University of Konstanz. As a ZUKOnnect Fellow, you can use this time to extend your research networks and to get to know the research environment at the University of Konstanz while keeping your position at home.

ELIGIBILITY:

You were born AND work in a country in Latin America, Asia or Africa.

You hold a doctorate (max. 2 years, doctoral degree granted after 15 February 2023) OR are a doctoral student in your final year.

Your doctorate was/ is going to be completed at a university in Latin America, Asia or Africa.

You do not hold a permanent professorship, nor do you have a habilitation or equivalent qualification (Venia legendi).

Your research project should tie in with one of the disciplines represented at the University of Konstanz.

Track A: You should name a researcher at the University of Konstanz with whom you intend to collaborate (no need to contact person(s) in advance!).

Track B: Nomination by one (Junior) professor of the University of Konstanz

Preference will be given to applicants who plan to team up with one of our current Zukunftskolleg Fellows or within the Cluster “Politics of Inequality” or “Collective Behaviour”.

Preference will be given to fellows from countries not represented in our community

BENEFIT:

During the on-campus research stay, a stipend of € 1,300/month for doctoral students and € 2,000/month for postdoctoral researchers (following DAAD guidelines).

Standard expenses for one economy-class trip to Konstanz and back.

The chance to participate in events organized by the Zukunftskolleg.

Access to library resources.

Access to IT services.

Access to research support services (via Research Support).

up to 750€ research allowance upon request

Research Return Visit by a member of University of Konstanz to your home institution upon request.

ZUKOnnect Fellows will benefit from a digital affiliation extending the total period to 12 months. The digital affiliation will be supported with up to € 900 (lump sum).

German language course (online and on site to be confirmed for 2025).

Career Kit Plus – weekly series of seminars and workshops offered by the University of Konstanz staff members or external trainers (e.g. open access, good practice in academic writing, career perspectives, funding opportunities, but also sight visits and other encounters) Programme for 2025 to be confirmed.

“Fellows go Local” – ZUKOnnect meetings with fellows, staff, PhD students  in town, helping to adjust in the local region supported by the Universitätsgesellschaft Konstanz.

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