Research Visitors to Philosophy

The Department and its two centres (Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience and Centre for Philosophy and Religion) welcome applications from scholars who wish to spend time here, for example during the summer or a sabbatical leave. We also consider applications from graduate students who would like to visit for some period of time. To apply please e-mail us with a brief curriculum vitae and details of your research plans in the first instance. Thereafter applications can be made to the University to be a visiting researcher:

• Forms and further details for faculty are available here
• Forms and further details or graduate students are available here

Some Funding Opportunities for visitors:

• The Royal Society of Edinburgh International Exchanges
  • Open Programme
  • Bilateral Programme

• British Academy Visiting Scholarships

• Fulbright Scholar Awards
  
  
• The Caledonian Research Foundation is offering European Visiting Research Fellowships of up to £6,000 for European academics to spend up to six months visiting an academic instituition in Scotland.

• The Leverhulme Trust enables distinguished academics based overseas to spend between three and ten months inclusive at a UK university.

• The Bednarowski Trust is offering three visiting fellowships to enable philosophers in Polish Universities to visit philosophy departments in Scottish Universities during the academic year 2010-11. Visits will normally be for a minimum of six weeks, though it may be possible to vary this by arrangement. The scheme aims to enable Polish philosophers to learn more about Philosophy in the English-speaking world, and to make contact with philosophers in Aberdeen or other Scottish universities. Successful applicants will receive support towards their travel, and accommodation and a small stipend during their stay in Scotland. Study space and access to computer and library facilities will be provided.
  
  Further details about the scheme should be obtained before applying, either from Professor Justyna Miklaszewska, Director of the Institute of Philosophy in the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, from the Trust’s website, or from the Trust’s Secretary. The Trust’s website may be found at: www.bednarowskitrust.org

• See also the College's Funding Page

The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience has hosted the following sabbatical visits:

• July 2005 Richard Gray (Cardiff)

• March - April 2009 Adriana Schetz (University of Szczecinski, Poland) on a grant from the Bednarowski Trust

• March - April 2010 Maciej Witek (University of Zielona Gora, Poland) on a grant from the Bednarowski Trust

• Spring semester 2011 Fabian Dorsch (University of Fribourg)

• Spring semester 2011 Clare Batty (University of Kentucky)

• March 2011 Dr Sean Enda Power (University of Cork)

• August 2011 Glen Pettigrove (University of Auckland) funded by a Marsden grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand

• August - December 2012 Derek Brown (Brandon University, Canada), funded by a Royal Society of Edinburgh International Exchange Programme grant.

The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience has hosted the following graduate student visits:

• November 2011 Błażej Skrzypulec (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)

• February - December 2012 Ariel Checci (University of Geneva)