Louis Dumont Fund – Fieldwork Funding for Research in Social Anthropology
The Louis Dumont Fund is a grant devoted to social anthropology projects and encourages fieldwork by collecting descriptive material and opening a monographic perspective.
Created in 1988, the Louis Dumont Prize for research provide every year a punctual aid exclusively dedicated to field research projects.
Terms and conditions of the grant:
- The profession of researcher requires the acquisition of a solid disciplinary knowledge and training in the methods of social anthropology.
- The purpose of the fund is to encourage long-term fieldwork. This mobility assistance offers two categories of grants:
– The first, in the amount of €12,000 with airfare paid for a fieldwork period of approximately 12 months.
– The second one of 2 000 to 3 000€ finances more limited projects to contribute to travel and/or living expenses. It is intended for master’s students, doctoral students or post-doctoral students engaged in exploratory fieldwork or ongoing research.
- Applicants can be contacted for a personal interview.
Constitution of the file:
- A personalized letter of application is required.
- A detailed CV, including family situation, current or past means of living, other grants obtained or applied for.
- A note detailing the training obtained
- A copy of the texts already produced
- A project that situates the proposed research in the field of ethnology or social anthropology.
- A precise program of the proposed work
Submission of applications:
Applications must be sent to the “Fonds Louis Dumont” between the beginning of December 2023 and January 31, 2024. Outside this two-month period, no application will be considered.
The application files – 30 pages maximum – must be sent both electronically to fonds-louis-dumont@msh-paris.fr
Calendar:
- Call opening December 1, 2023
- Closing January 31, 2024
CALENDARIO INTERNO
-08/01/2024: Difusión del concurso desde la VRIDT.
–12/01/2024: Fecha límite para informar a la Dirección de Investigación, sobre la participación en el concurso, completando el Formulario de Iniciativa de Proyectos (FIP) a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-15/01/2024: Fecha límite para enviar el Formulario de Autorización de Proyectos (FAP) a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-22/01/2024: Fecha límite para enviar los documentos de avances del proyecto a través del sistema SIVRIDT.
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-25/01/2024: Plazo máximo de la VRIDT, para solicitar mejoras o ajustes a los proyectos.
–31/01/2024: Plazo máximo para postular a través de la plataforma de postulación.
-31/03/2024: Plazo máximo para respaldar (subir) los documentos postulados del concurso en el sistema SIVRIDT.
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Link Concurso: https://www.fmsh.fr/en/funding/louis-dumont-prize
Correo de contacto: For initial contact and questions about the program, please use this email address: fonds-louis-dumont@msh-paris.fr