International Forum 2012 on “Transnistria—The Forgotten Holocaust, 1941 to 1944”

Venue:  Chișinău (Moldova)
Odessa (Ukraine)
Period: Sep. 23-29, 2012
Deadline for application: Jun. 24, 2012

The Global and European Studies Institute at the University of Leipzig and the Foundation ”Remembrance, Responsibility and Future“ will provide up to 25 travel grants for participation in the International Forum 2012.  Travel grants cover costs for travel and accommodation (in shared rooms) and include a daily allowance. In accordance with the statutory purpose of the Foundation, travel grants are primarily given to applicants from Central and Eastern Europe.
The International Forum is part of the programme GESCHICHTSWERKSTATT EUROPA initiated by the German Federal Foundation ”Remembrance, Responsibility and Future“ (EVZ). The Forum looks at the conflicting recollections of the contemporary history of Europe and at recent debates and research on the collective and cultural memory of the Europeans. It will be led by the Leipzig historians Matthias Middell and Stefan Troebst.

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Please send your applications by e-mail together with a letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae to the coordination office of the International Forum. Closing date for applications will be June 24, 2012. Applications will be reviewed by June 30, 2012, and applicants will be notified immediately thereafter.

Coordinator Ulrike Breitsprecher
International Forum | GESCHICHTSWERKSTATT EUROPA
address: Universität Leipzig Global and European Studies Institute
Emil-Fuchs-Strasse 1
04105 Leipzig, Germany
tel.: 0049.(0)341.973.34.93
e-mail: ifgwe@uni-leipzig.de