Moderata Fonte Forum for Early Modern Research
Forum for postdoctoral candidates, PhD graduates, and habilitated scholars with projects on the Early Modern Period; funding includes full coverage of printing costs for volumes in FONTE book series as well as reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses. Applications can be submitted at any time via email.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of early career research in the humanities on the Early Modern Period through knowledge creation, knowledge transfer, and professional exchange; support for publications and networking of participants.
Eligible expenses
- Printing costs for volumes in FONTE book series
- Travel expenses
- Accommodation costs
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Primarily in the habilitation phase or habilitated or holding a doctorate
- Project in the field of Early Modern Period
- Submission of a letter of motivation, exposé (4,000–5,000 characters), academic CV with photo, copies of the doctoral and, if applicable, habilitation certificates, as well as publication and lecture list
- Applications accepted continuously via email as a bundled PDF
Documents required for application
- Letter of motivation
- Exposé of current research project
- Academic CV with photograph
- Copy of doctoral and, if applicable, habilitation certificate
- List of publications and presentations
Description
The Moderata Fonte Forum for Early Modern Research of the FONTE Foundation for the Promotion of Early-Career Researchers in the Humanities is aimed at early-career scholars in the habilitation phase as well as PhD holders and habilitated researchers with research projects on the Early Modern Period. Within this intramural forum, projects are discussed from historical, cultural, and literary as well as gender-specific perspectives. The goal is to generate new impulses for literary historiography through interdisciplinary exchange and networking, to explore previously underappreciated works by female authors, and to enable interpretative revisions within the cultural-historical context. Once or twice a year, participants meet at the Foundation House Odenhausen or during the annual conference “Femmes de Lettres” at Humboldt University of Berlin. The next workshop will take place on July 25 and 26, 2025, with Prof. Dr. Astrid Dröse.
The FONTE Foundation fully covers the printing costs for contributions in the FONTE book series (Femmes de Lettres, Edition FONTE, FONTE Atelier) as well as travel and accommodation expenses for the forum meetings. Funding applications can be submitted continuously via email and must include the following documents in a single PDF file: letter of motivation, exposé (4,000–5,000 characters), academic CV with photo, copies of the doctoral and, if applicable, habilitation certificates, as well as a list of publications and lectures. Funding is provided as a 100% grant; project start is possible from July 25, 2025. The program supports early-career research in the humanities, promotes publications, and strengthens scholarly exchange on the Early Modern Period.
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