The Olympic Studies Centre (OSC)
is calling for proposals for 2015 PhD research grants. Grants will be
allocated to proposals with a humanities or social sciences perspective.
Deadline for proposals:26 September 2014.
We are pleased to inform you that the rules
and the application form for the 2015 edition of the IOC OSC's PhD
students research grant programme have been released.
The guidelines for proposals can be accessed via the IOC website or the attached documents.
As of this year, the grants will be allocated to candidates whose applications are submitted under two differentiated categories and objectives:
Category A: Open Subject
Objective: Encourage PhD students to undertake doctoral research with a humanities or social sciences perspective on any aspect of the Olympic phenomena. All projects dealing with the Olympic Movement and/or the Olympic Games will be considered.
Category B: National Olympic Committees’ Policy Priority (organised in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity)
Objective: Encourage PhD students to undertake doctoral research with a humanities or social sciences perspective on topics of interest to the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their country.
Proposal submission
The eligibility criteria, application procedures and deadline (26 September 2014) remain the same for both categories but for applications in the NOCs’ Policy Priority category (category B), the OSC should also receive a letter of support written and signed by the president or secretary general of the NOC explaining the significance of the research proposal for the NOC’s activities and projects.
Applications and all supporting documentation can be submitted in either French or English, the two official languages of the Olympic Movement.
The guidelines for proposals can be accessed via the IOC website or the attached documents.
As of this year, the grants will be allocated to candidates whose applications are submitted under two differentiated categories and objectives:
Category A: Open Subject
Objective: Encourage PhD students to undertake doctoral research with a humanities or social sciences perspective on any aspect of the Olympic phenomena. All projects dealing with the Olympic Movement and/or the Olympic Games will be considered.
Category B: National Olympic Committees’ Policy Priority (organised in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity)
Objective: Encourage PhD students to undertake doctoral research with a humanities or social sciences perspective on topics of interest to the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their country.
Proposal submission
The eligibility criteria, application procedures and deadline (26 September 2014) remain the same for both categories but for applications in the NOCs’ Policy Priority category (category B), the OSC should also receive a letter of support written and signed by the president or secretary general of the NOC explaining the significance of the research proposal for the NOC’s activities and projects.
Applications and all supporting documentation can be submitted in either French or English, the two official languages of the Olympic Movement.
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