DRAFT ADVERTISEMENT
OXFORD COLLEGES HOSPITALITY
SCHEME
April 2005 – March 2006
Oxford University, in conjunction with the Open Society
Institute invites applications from scholars from selected countries in Central
and Eastern
Europe and the
former Soviet Union, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, who wish to work in the University libraries
or to contact academic specialists in their subjects. The programme offers
one-month visits in one of the Oxford colleges, mostly during the summer months.
Scholars will normally be of post-doctoral or equivalent status, over the age
of 26, and will be university teachers or members of research institutes.
Scholars receive free single accommodation and
meals, plus small allowances for photocopying, books, and personal expenses.
The cost of travel may also be met.
Applicants must
have a good knowledge of spoken English. Priority will be given to those
completing work for an advanced degree or working on a specific project such as
a book or a new course of lectures, and to those who have not previously had a
chance to study outside of Central and Eastern Europe or countries of the Former Soviet Union. Those who will have spent two months or more of
academically related time in the West within the period 1
April 2003 and the start of their visit are not eligible.
Details and an application form can be obtained
from:
Student resource center SRCe
Zmaja od Bosne 8 (KMT) Sarajevo
Tel/fax 033/ 206 048
E mail: srce@soros.org.ba
Completed application forms should be returned
to the above office by 5 November 2004.