THUS 2024 - Toruń Humanities and Social Sciences Summer Program

The Faculties of History, Humanities, Philosophy and Social Sciences, and Political Science and Security Studies of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, are pleased to welcome applications for the 4th edition of the THUS program. THUS is an opportunity for students interested in Humanities and Social Sciences to participate in a 4-week-long summer research project in one of the following areas:

• Ancient History
• Archaeology
• East Central and Northern Europe in the Middle Ages
• European Studies
• Fine Arts
• History of Historiography
• History
• Internal Security
• International Relations
• Medieval Archeology
• Medieval History
• Modern History
• National Security
• Pedagogics
• Philosophy and Theory of Politics
• Political Systems
• Political Thought
• Psychology

Advanced undergraduate students from all countries are encouraged to send applications for the summer program till March 8th, 2024. The results of the selection procedure will be announced on March 25, 2024.

Please note that we cannot reimburse your travel expenses to Toruń.

Program

The main component of the summer program is active participation in the selected humanities and social sciences research project offered by the Nicolaus Copernicus University staff members; please see the topics and their descriptions below. Interested students are welcome to contact possible advisors for more details concerning the foreseen projects.

See the list of topics and advisors.

Apart from working on the projects, we will also invite students to participate in general lectures once a week and participate in Toruń sightseeing and social events.

All students will be asked to give a 15-minute presentation on the results of their projects at the end of their stay in Toruń.

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Application

We kindly ask all interested students to provide us with the following information in English:

1. Application form; (closed)
2. Curriculum Vitae (max. four pages);
3. Motivation letter (max. 1 page);
4. The title(s) of the project(s) they would like to contribute to;
5. Consent to personal data processing.
6. Optional: letter of recommendation, e.g. from their scientific advisor, a staff member from their institute, a former internship advisor, etc.
7. Proof of student status.

Completed applications should be sent to thus [at] umk.pl before the March 8th, 2024, 14:00 CET deadline. The results of the selection procedure will be announced on March 25th, 2024. (See results.)

Please note that we cannot reimburse your travel expenses to Toruń / Bydgoszcz. See the official regulations for the Toruń Students Summer Programs:

• Rules of the Call Excellence Initiative – Toruń Students Summer Programs – TSSP of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (and annex)
  
  
• Regulamin Konkursu Inicjatywy Doskonałości - Toruńskie Programy Letnie dla Studentów - Toruń Students Summer Programs - TSSP Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika (in Polish; załącznik)
  
  

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Housing

All participants will receive accommodation in the dormitories of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and funds for the subsistence allowance (PLN 70 a day - minus 10% tax). However, travel and insurance costs will not be reimbursed.

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Contact

We encourage prospective summer students to send questions about the projects directly to the advisors, whose emails are listed with each project description. Questions unrelated to the specific projects can be sent to the school organisers: thus [at] umk.pl.

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