Call for proposals 2023-2024

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• 5.000 euros scholarships awarded to promising young researchers for a for a three month research project.
   

• The scholarships aim to support innovative research carried out in the fields of economic, political, or cultural relations between the Netherlands/Europe and Latin America.
   

• The deadline for submission is on Friday 22 December 2023. Graduate students (intending to do a PhD) and (starting) PhD Students from The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Latin America affiliated to a Dutch university are invited to submit an application.

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The Prince Bernhard Scholarships were established in 1991 by the Foundation “The Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Institute”, on the occasion of the 80th birthday of the late Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. The programme has also been financially supported by the University of Utrecht and CEDLA. Each year, depending on the amount of applications, one or two scholarships of 5,000 euros are awarded to promising young researchers from the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, or Latin America.

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The scholarships aim to support innovative research carried out in the fields of economic, political, or cultural relations between the Netherlands/Europe and Latin America. Preferably, one of the scholarships will be awarded to a research proposal in the field of sustainability. The proposed sustainability research project should ideally be related to social, legal, economic or environmental aspects of the following topics: Climate change, Biological mechanisms and changes, Energy for sustainable development, Land use dynamics and land use planning, Ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation.

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SELECTION

The selection of the scholarship winners will be decided upon by a Scientific Board, consisting of: Dr. Christien Klaufus (CEDLA/University of Amsterdam), Chair Carolina Valladares (PhD candidate, CEDLA) Prof. dr. Patricio Silva (Leiden University) Dr. Gery Nijenhuis (Utrecht University) Prof. dr. Kees Koonings (University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University) The research proposals will be evaluated on scientific relevance, its innovative aspects, the research method and planning and its feasibility. The scholarships will be officially awarded by Prince Bernard’s grandson, Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, during an award ceremony that will be scheduled in May 2024.

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CEREMONY

The ceremony will be attended by the Board of the Foundation, as well as by the members of the Scientific Board, authorities of CEDLA, and the ambassadors of Latin American countries, Spain and Portugal. During this ceremony the winners of the Prince Bernhard Scholarships are expected to give a short presentation on their research project. For further questions please contact CEDLA’s secretariat at secretariat@cedla.nl or +31 20 525 3498.

 

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