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Rhythm crucial in drummed speech

25 Apr 2018

How can an entire language be mapped onto beats on two drums? To answer this question, linguists Frank Seifart from the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Julien Meyer from the Université Grenoble Alpes and colleagues ...

Call for applications | PhD Finishing Fellowships

13 Apr 2018

The Faculty of Humanities invites applications for 0.5 FTE PhD Finishing Fellowships, tenable from January 1, 2019. Each fellowship will be for a period of up to 12 months. The award holder is required to deliver a ...

Three researchers receive support from UvA FGw RIS Fund

10 Apr 2018

Kees Hengeveld (ACLC), Samuel Kruizinga (ASH) and Krisztina Lajosi-Moore (ARTES) have been awarded a RIS fellowship to enable them to prepare applications for senior personal grants and/or strengthen their CV.

Paul Boersma Faculty of Humanities Lecturer of the Year

6 Apr 2018

Boersma's students call him an 'inspiring lecturer' who is 'clear in his explanations' and 'always prepared to help' His students praise him for his methods of teaching; 'he teaches with a lot of passion and humour'

Eight researchers receive support from UvA FGw Aspasia Fund

9 Feb 2018

Hanneke Ronnes (AHM), Hanneke Stuit (ASCA), Judith Noorman (ASH), Kristine Johanson (ASH), Sofie Remijsen (ASH), Suzanne Aalberse (ACLC), Sruti Bala (ASCA), and Patricia Pisters (ASCA) have been awarded a temporary ...

Cutting Edge Research Fund | Deadline extended

29 Jan 2018

The deadline for submitting applications for the UvA FGw Cutting Edge Research Fund has been extended. Applications can be submitted continuously until no later than 30 June 2018.

Call for Proposals | Research Innovation and Sustainability Fund

19 Dec 2017

The UvA Faculty of Humanities offers a new funding scheme that aims to support staff in their career development within the faculty and to expand their opportunities to conduct research.

UvA FGw Aspasia Fund: Call for proposals

16 Oct 2017

The UvA FGw Aspasia Fund aims to support women in their career development within the Faculty of Humanities at the UvA and to expand their opportunities to conduct research.

Internationalisation in the Humanities grant for Petra Sleeman

24 July 2017

NWO has awarded funding from the programme Internationalisation in the Humanities to seven researchers. This concerns projects in which a Dutch humanities research group collaborates with at least two foreign ...

Emeritus professor Manfred Woidich has been elected fellow British Academy

24 July 2017

Prof. dr. Manfred Woidich, emeritus professor of Arabic at the UvA, has been elected Corresponding Fellow of the renowned British Academy.

Fifteen Grants Awarded | Cutting Edge Research Fund

11 July 2017

The Faculty of Humanities has awarded grants to fifteen projects from the Cutting Edge Research Fund.

Cutting Edge Research Fund | Call for proposals reopened

11 July 2017

As of July 2017, the UvA FGw Cutting Edge Research Fund has been reopened. Applications can be submitted continuously until no later than 31 December 2017.

SMART Animals

22 Feb 2017

Call for workshop proposal as part of the second Amsterdam SMART Cognitive Science Conference December 6th-8th 2017

Cutting Edge Research Fund | Extended guidelines

16 Feb 2017

As of mid-February 2017, the guidelines for Network Grants have been extended. Network Grants can be applied for I. initiating new international consortia and II. consolidating international consortia with the aim of ...

Overview Calls for Proposals | Faculty of Humanities

7 Feb 2017

The most recent overview of funding opportunities for researchers employed by the Faculty of Humanities is provided here.

Organisational changes at NWO - information meeting

20 Jan 2017

Two representatives of NWO will visit the Faculty to inform researcher of the changes in the selection and assessment procedures as a result of NWO's reorganisation into four domains. Information will also be given ...

UvA385 Grants for UvA PhD candidates

9 Jan 2017

In honour of the University’s 385th anniversary, a new kind of grant is being introduced for UvA PhD candidates to enable them to gain international experience.

Call for applications | PhD Finishing Fellowships

6 Dec 2016

The Faculty of Humanities invites applications for 0.5 FTE PhD Finishing Fellowships, tenable from January 1, 2018. Each fellowship will be for a period of up to 12 months. The award holder is required to deliver a ...

Six new PhD fellowships at the FGw

13 Oct 2016

After a very competitive selection procedure, the Faculty of Humanities has decided to award PhD fellowships to the following six talented scholars.

UvA FGw Aspasia Fund: Call for proposals

7 Oct 2016

Two to three female academics can be awarded a temporary release from teaching duties to enable them to prepare applications for senior personal grants.