Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarship

Friends of Rathgen
(Farderkreis des Rathgen-Forschungslabors e.V)

Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarship 2013

The Rathgen Research Laboratory is the leading institution for
conservation science, art technology and archaeometry at the
National Museums in Berlin. It carries out investigations on a broad
variety of materials within the museum environment and focuses its
research on scientific issues concerning the care of monuments and
archaeological sites.

It carries forward the tradition of the world 's oldest scientific
museum laboratory, the Chemical Laboratory of the Royal Museums in
Berlin, which was founded on April 1, 1888 and bears the name of its
first director, Friedrich Rathgen.

It is the mission of the Friends of Rathgen (Farderkreis des
Rathgen-Forschungslabors e.V.) to support the work of the Rathgen
Research Laboratory in various ways, among others by supporting
research projects of young professionals in heritage science.

To this end, the Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarships have been
established in 2009 and are awarded annually.

The Rathgen Heritage Science Scholarship enables young professionals
to undertake a project at the laboratory within 1-3 month duration.
The topic is proposed by the applicant. Successful applicants will
receive a scholarship for Post-Graduate Scholarship of 900 per month
and Post-doc Scholarship 1200 Euro per month.

The application consists of:

    1-2 pages explaining the research proposal, the required
    resources and the envisaged time frame, including preliminary
    work accomplished and short bibliography

    CV including list of publications

    2 reference letters of support

Deadline for 2013 applications is February 10, 2013.

Please submit your application electronically to
rf-info<-at->smb<.>spk-berlin<.>de or by mail to

    Rathgen-Forschungslabor
    Schlossstrasse 1 A
    14059 Berlin
    Germany

Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon
Rathgen-Forschungslabor
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Schlossstrasse 1a
14059 Berlin
+49 30 266427100
Fax: +49 30 266427110


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