TAPRI Research Grant 2012

14.10.2011

Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI) invites applications for the 2012 TAPRI research grant. The grant is 20.000 euro.

TAPRI's present research programme focuses on the study of the root causes of wars and conflicts, the processes of their emergence and evolution, as well as the conditions for conflict resolution and lasting peace, international crisis-management and Europe's relations with its nearby regions. Information on on-going research activities can be found on TAPRI's homepage (http://www.uta.fi/tapri). The applicant's research project should relate to TAPRI's research programme. The grant may also be given to support the elaboration of a doctoral thesis.

Applicants should submit, as part of their applications, the following documents:

- curriculum vitae with information on language skills and general culture.
- list of publications
- informal, well-argued research plan
 
All the above mentioned documents should be submitted in Finnish, Swedish or English.
Applicants are expected to have at least an M.A. level degree. The researcher to be awarded with the grant is expected to carry out her/his research at TAPRI.
 
Assessment of research proposals is entrusted to the Director of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Applications should be addressed to the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), and reach the registry by 15 November 2011 before 15h45. They should be sent to the following address: 

Registry of the University of Tampere
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI)
FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland

For further information about the grant and research programme of TAPRI please contact professor Tuomo Melasuo, tel. +358 40 190 15 92, e-mail <tuomo.melasuo at uta.fi>.