Applications
are invited for fully funded PhD Scholarship for Nigerian scholars in a project
named “The Benin Bronzes: Globalizing the colonial looting of art”. The
scholarship is awarded to work both in Nigeria and with our research team in
Hamburg/Germany on a research project covering the looting, collecting and
exhibition of the well-known bronze sculptures from Benin.
are invited for fully funded PhD Scholarship for Nigerian scholars in a project
named “The Benin Bronzes: Globalizing the colonial looting of art”. The
scholarship is awarded to work both in Nigeria and with our research team in
Hamburg/Germany on a research project covering the looting, collecting and
exhibition of the well-known bronze sculptures from Benin.
This
scholarship aims to assist high achieving and highly motivated international
research scholars at Hamburg University.
scholarship aims to assist high achieving and highly motivated international
research scholars at Hamburg University.
The
University of Hamburg is a comprehensive university in Hamburg, Germany. It was
founded on 28 March 1919, having grown out of the previous General lecture
system and the Colonial Institute of Hamburg as well as the Academic Gymnasium.
University of Hamburg is a comprehensive university in Hamburg, Germany. It was
founded on 28 March 1919, having grown out of the previous General lecture
system and the Colonial Institute of Hamburg as well as the Academic Gymnasium.
Course
Level: Scholarship
is available to pursue PhD programme.
Level: Scholarship
is available to pursue PhD programme.
Study
Subject:
Scholarship is awarded for a project named “The Benin Bronzes. Globalizing the
colonial looting of art”.
Subject:
Scholarship is awarded for a project named “The Benin Bronzes. Globalizing the
colonial looting of art”.
Scholarship
Award: This
is a fully funded scholarship.
Award: This
is a fully funded scholarship.
Number
of Scholarships: Not
Known
of Scholarships: Not
Known
Scholarship
can be taken in Nigeria
and Germany
can be taken in Nigeria
and Germany
Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:
- University
is looking particularly for a historian who is willing to undertake
research for a Ph.D. in history, working on the occupation of Benin City
by British forces in 1897 and the looting of the city as well as the ways
in which the artifacts were distributed amongst the colonial forces and
removed from the colony and brought to Europe.
Nationality:
Nigerian
scholars are eligible to apply for this scholarship program.
Nigerian
scholars are eligible to apply for this scholarship program.
College
Admission Requirement
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have their previous degree.
Requirements: Applicants must have their previous degree.
English
Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need
to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be
able to study there.
Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need
to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be
able to study there.
How
to Apply:
An application including a CV, a provisional proposal (5 pages max) with
preliminary ideas about the individual research project, a sample of prior
writing and two letters of reference (including the names and addresses -incl.
email- of the referees), and a short statement explaining the motivation for
this particular research project should be sent to the office of Prof. Dr.
Jürgen Zimmerer: marianne.weis-elsner-at-uni-hamburg.de.
to Apply:
An application including a CV, a provisional proposal (5 pages max) with
preliminary ideas about the individual research project, a sample of prior
writing and two letters of reference (including the names and addresses -incl.
email- of the referees), and a short statement explaining the motivation for
this particular research project should be sent to the office of Prof. Dr.
Jürgen Zimmerer: marianne.weis-elsner-at-uni-hamburg.de.
Application
Deadline: Scholarship
is open until filled.
Deadline: Scholarship
is open until filled.
