Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators 2025-2026 (stipend of EUR 3,300)

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About Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators

The aim of the Paul Celan Fellowship Program is to overcome deficits and asymmetries in the exchange of ideas and the reception of scholarly literature that result from the division of Europe in the twentieth century.

Therefore, the program supports translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies from Eastern to Western, Western to Eastern, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female scholars. A thematic relation to one of the research fields of the IWM is likewise welcomed.

• Sponsor Organisation: Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM)

Benefits of Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators

• Fellows receive a monthly stipend in the amount of EUR 3,300 to cover all expenses related to their stay in Vienna. In addition, the IWM provides the fellows with an office including access to internet, in-house research and administrative facilities, as well as other services free of charge. Generally, fellowships start on the first day of the month and end on the last day of the month.

Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators Requirements

• Open to European translators.
• Note that fiction and poetry will not be accepted.
• All application materials should be in English.

Application Date and Process

• Application materials consist of the following:

• a brief letter of motivation that addresses how the project would benefit from time at the IWM, the connection to the IWM’s mission and research, and concrete research/writing goals during the fellowship.

• a project description (max. 550 characters)

• a project proposal (max. 6.000 characters incl. spaces)

• a curriculum vitae with a bibliography of translations and other relevant publications

• a contract or a letter of intent from a publisher

• proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication (or has an option on them)

All application materials should be in English.

Important! Attached documents must be combined into a single PDF, as the online submission form only allows for one attachment. File names of attachments must use Latin characters.

Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

21 January, 2025

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