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R.J. Hunter Postdoctoral Fellowship 2016

03 March 2016

Applications are now open.

This fellowship scheme, established in memory of the Ulster Plantation historian, R.J. Hunter, aims to encourage research on the history of the Ulster Plantation (c.1550–1750) and other cognate areas, including patterns of migration from and to Britain and North America.

Fellowships are available to researchers who have obtained their doctoral degrees within the seven-year period before the call deadline. The total value of the Fellowship will be up to a maximum of €45,895 in any approved year (maximum award - €91,790).

The deadline for applications is midnight, 13 April 2016. Details of how to apply can be found on the R.J. Hunter Postdoctoral Fellowship page.

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