Call for Papers

• Un|Covering: Visibility, Denial, and Ambiguity in the Cinematography of the Holocaust
• Conference of the Arbeitsgruppe Cinematographie des Holocaust, 30.11.-2.12.2026 in Łódź
• The conference welcomes contributions from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies (including film studies, media studies, history, and related disciplines). Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged.
• Application: abstract in English (approximately 200 words) and short biographical note
• Application deadline: 30 July, 2026
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Fellowships

• We offer support for academic research on German and East Central European history requiring a stay in Poland, Lithuania, or the Czech Republic
• Award amount: 1,300–1,800 EUR
• Start: Summer semester 2027 
• Application deadline: September 30, 2026
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Research internships

• Internships for students in their upper semesters whose studies focus on German-Polish relations and Polish or East Central European history and culture
• Insights into research work as well as other areas of the Institute’s operations (library, administration, secretariat, reception, PR, event management)
• Can be combined with a DAAD scholarship 
• Application deadline: September 15, 2026
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Library internships

• Internship for students of library studies and library science with a focus on academic libraries 
• Insights into the work of an academic library
• Optional: Insights into other areas of the institute’s operations (research, administration, secretariat, reception, PR, event management)
• Can be combined with a DAAD scholarship
• Duration: to be agreed upon individually, at least six weeks 
• Application deadline: September 15, 2026
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Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants

• Travel Grants for internationally oriented researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are in the qualification phase.
• he scientists conduct a self-chosen research project in at least two and at most three host countries which are home to MWS institutes and branches or at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History in Israel.
• Funding covers: travel costs for travel to the foreign institute and back, daily rates between 32 and 68 EUR; inexpensive lodging
• Countries: Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, USA
• Application deadline: 4 October, 2026
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