Apply here! The deadline for applications is 28 February 2024.
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society and Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten are pleased to invite applications for their fellowship program based at the Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten(link is external) (an organic farm outside of Munich).
Launched in January 2022, the Landhaus Fellowship Program is a residential program. Ten fellows live and work together in the newly renovated historic house on the Herrmannsdorfer farm. Fellowships are open to excellent doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars, as well as outreach scholars, working in the field of environment and society.
They accept applications for academic projects in disciplines that are in dialogue with humanities-based approaches to environment and society. These fellowships are open to excellent doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars. They also offer one fellowship for a writer-in-residence. Candidates should be open to leading occasional writing seminars for the RCC community through our Environmental Writing Studio. All fellows are expected to spend their fellowship in residence at the RCC Landhaus, to work on a major project, and to actively participate in life at the RCC. Please note that the RCC does not sponsor field work or archival research.
Fellows at the RCC Landhaus have their own bedroom and bathroom and share kitchen, dining, and common spaces, which include a spacious living room, conference room, and outdoor terrace and garden. Landhaus fellows are also integrated into the RCC’s academic life in Munich; they have access to workspaces and libraries and attend the center’s regular events.
Fellowship Awards
Fellowships will be granted for a period of six months. The starting date is October 1, 2024.
The Landhaus fellowship includes the use of a single-occupancy room with its own bathroom. Fellows receive a monthly stipend to cover basic living costs (food and transport) based on their career level at the start of the fellowship; the monthly stipend will be adjusted somewhat depending on the fellowship’s exact terms and conditions. As a rule, candidates can expect the following funding:
800 Euros for doctoral fellows
1,000 Euros for post-doctoral fellows
1,200 Euros for senior fellows (15+ years post-doctoral) and writer-in-residence
Fellows also receive a monthly food voucher for the on-site farm shop to the value of 125 Euros. The RCC will provide assistance with local transportation (bikes, information on public transportation, etc.). There will be a limited number of partial travel grants available for successful applicants.
To Apply
The deadline for applications is 28 February 2024. Applications must be made in this online portal. The application portal is open from 1 January – 28 February 2024. It closes at 23:59 (Central European Time) on 28 February 2024. Decisions will be announced by mid-April 2024.
The application (in English) should include the following:
Cover letter (750 words maximum);
Curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum);
Project description (1,000 words maximum);
Proposed contributions to the Landhaus and RCC Community (300 words maximum);
Research schedule for the fellowship period (300 words maximum).
Names and contact information of three scholars as referees; these should be people who know you and your work well. Please note that we do not initially require letters, and we may not contact your referees.
For more information on this fellowship, please click here or visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of their website. Please email applications@rcc.lmu.de(link sends e-mail) with questions. This email address is checked during normal working hours in Munich.