Grants - History of Electricity


The EDF Foundation (Paris, France) offers grants to graduate students interested in the history of electricity. Four grants of 2500 euros each and three to six grants, varying from 1250 to 2500 euros each, depending on the quality of the application, will be awarded under the supervision of the Committee for the History of Electricity of the EDF Foundation.

The selection will be based on the following criteria: originality of the subject, preparation and quality of presentation of the project. The payment of the grant will be conditional upon the signature of an agreement. The dissertation will be written either in French, English, German, Spanish or Italian. A 10-page summary in French will be required for the works which won’t be in French. Deadline for submitting applications: 30th of October, 2009

The application will include:

- a letter in which the candidate requests a grant, gives the precise subject of his/her research, as defined under the supervision of his/her dissertation adviser, and binds him/herself to respect the agreement if he/she is selected ;

- a presentation of the research project mentioning the sources, the methodology, the questions to be raised, and a short bibliography (6 – 10 p.);

- a detailed *curriculum vitae*;

- a description of the financial resources of the candidate during the research;

- a letter of recommendation from the dissertation adviser, appreciating the candidate and approving the project;

- a photocopy of the student card or an attestation of research delivered by the university or the research centre the candidate is affiliated with.

The application must be sent in a folder or attached to an email stating the name, the forename, the postal address, the phone number and the electronic address of the candidate.


It must be mailed or emailed before the 30th of October, 2009

Fondation EDF Diversiterre– Histoire

9, avenue Percier, 75008 Paris, France

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