CERGU Launches New Strategic Initiative

We are very happy to announce that our strategic investment in a complete academic European research milieu is now up and running. In response to the launch of our call, we received two applications. Both have now been accepted and granted funding. This means that CERGU will cover expenses in relation to a project development seminar organized in Bochum, Germany in cooperation between CERGU Steering Committee member Mats Andrén and International Advisory Board member Stefan Berger. The theme is Europe from the Margins. CERGU will also facilitate the participation of former postdoc Ettore Costa and Eutopia affiliate Elisabetta Narutti. Apart from a future project application involving PhD-positions, the seminar aims to result in a journal special issue to advance the theme.

In this first round of evaluation and decisions, we are also pleased to be able to assist with supporting a research visit to Amsterdam for PhD-candidate in law, Martin Westlund, who is part of the project Separation of Powers for 21^st Century Europe (SepaRope). CERGU will cover some of his accommodation costs and thereby make it possible for him to establish research contacts with project partners and others working in similar legal fields.

As these two examples clearly show, CERGU's support means that we can facilitate, book and cover costs for European-related research activities involving PhD-students. Applications are welcome throughout the year and decisions are made on a rolling basis, or until the funds for the year are exhausted. Read more about the different kinds of support here, and we look forward to your application.