CALL FOR APPLICATIONS for NINE (9) Awarding of a "Conference Grants"

This Call for Applications sets out the procedures for awarding a Conference Grant in connection with the conference titled “Experiences and Perspectives of Female Patients: Body, Health and Disease across Europe (1450–1750)”. The event will be held at the Italian-German Historical Institute (ISIG) of the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento on March 30–31, 2027.

The Foundation’s Italian-German Historical Institute intends to award this Grant to researchers operating in the field of Early Modern History. The award is provided as a partial reimbursement of travel expenses and direct coverage of meals and accommodation costs (max 150€).

Applications, including all required documentation, must be submitted in PDF format via email (standard or certified email) to the following e-mail address:  no later than 12:00 PM (CET) on March 30, 2026.

The results of the selection process will be communicated directly to the applicants by May 30, 2026. Successful candidates must confirm their acceptance or withdrawal within 7 working days following the notification of the award.

For further details regarding the conference theme and submission procedures, please refer to the attached document.

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
Pursuant to Art. 13 of EU Regulation No. 2016/679 (GDPR), the personal data provided will be processed for the management of this Call and the resulting ranking, for the subsequent payment of the award/grant, and for other purposes compatible with the evaluation methods specified herein. Processing will be carried out using manual, computerized, and electronic tools suitable for ensuring the security and confidentiality of the data.
Data will be processed by the Bruno Kessler Foundation — acting as the Data Controller — in compliance with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 (GDPR) and Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018. The point of contact for the Data Controller is the Center that issued this Call, whose e-mail is .

The provision of data is mandatory for the evaluation of eligibility requirements; failure to provide such data will result in exclusion from the selection process.

In accordance with Chapter III of the GDPR, each applicant has the right to access, rectify, or erase their data, to request restriction of processing, to object to processing for legitimate reasons, to exercise the right to data portability, and to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority.

The full privacy policy regarding the processing of personal data is available at the following link: bit.ly/FBK_Informativa_Privacy_ScientificManagementSupport.

For any further clarification, please write to: 

Person in charge of the procedure (Selection Phase) and Internal Person in Charge of Data Processing is Massimo Rospocher, Director of the FBK-ISIG Research Center (please see the link bit.ly/FBK_Informativa_Privacy_ScientificManagementSupport).