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  (The School also offers two places on a one-year postgraduate  specialization course in Cultural Sciences. More details at  http://sas.fondazionesancarlo.it/fsc/Viewer?cmd=pagine&pageId=118)
 
  art.1 Number of places and School characteristics
 
  The Scuola Internazionale di Alti Studi Scienze della Cultura of the Fondazione Collegio San Carlo in Modena (Italy) invites applications for two places on a course leading to a Ph.D in Cultural Sciences. Selection is made on qualifications and examinations. Priority will be given to European non-Italian citizens.
 
  The School is residential and aims to provide high-level interdisciplinary training in Cultural Sciences following four research   programs (Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Religious Sciences) and awards the scientific doctoral degree qualification called `Diploma di Studi Superiori in Scienze della Cultura'. This degree has full legal equivalent status of `Dottore di ricerca' (Research Doctorate) awarded by Italian universities (D.M. del 4.5.1999 / Gazzetta Ufficiale sg. 114 del 18.5.1999). The School is willing to enrol successful candidates on joint doctorates with foreign Universities. The course lasts three academic years.
 
  Compulsory didactic activity takes place in two semesters (January-June 2009 and 2010) each entailing attendance of high formation seminars for a total 250 hours, held in Italian, French and English by teachers of renowned international standing. An intensive course of Italian is provided. The Diploma is awarded subject to the successful completion of all the coursework, the passing of mid-course tests, and to the viva voce discussion of the student's final written dissertation.
 
  The School's Scientific Committee comprises Professors: Remo Bodei (University of California, Los Angeles), Giovanni Filoramo (Università di Torino), Tullio Gregory (Università `La Sapienza', Roma), Francisco Jarauta (Universidad de Murcia), Maurice Olender (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris), Lea Ritter Santini (Universität Münster), Wolfgang Schluchter (Universität Heidelberg).
 
  art. 2 Requirements for admission
 
  The selection is open to European non-Italian citizens below the age of thirty one who, by the application deadline, hold a degree qualification, or an equivalent qualification by the terms of the law in force, in Philosophy, Social and Human Sciences or Religious Sciences.
 
  art. 3 Application and deadline
 
  Applications for the selection must be addressed to the Scientific Director of the School by a registered letter with advice of receipt. The postmark deadline is 26 September 2008. Applicants, who will be held responsible for any false declarations, must declare:
 
  a) first name, surname, date and place of birth;
  b) nationality;
  c) not to have had penal convictions;
  d) to be immune from illnesses incompatible with living in a community;
  e) permanent address;
  f) address to which all correspondence should be sent.
 
  The application is not incompatible with an application for one of the two places for a one-year specialization course offered by the same Scuola Internazionale di Alti Studi Scienze della Cultura for the academic year 2008/2009. In the event of an application being submitted for both competitions, applicants are allowed to forward only one copy of the documents mentioned in art. 4.
 
  art. 4 Enclosed documents
 
  Applicants should enclose the following documents:
 
  1) curriculum vitae outlining studies to date;
  2) a copy of the applicant's degree certificate specifying (where available) the single marks for each exam, the date and the mark of the final exam. This certification may be replaced by a simple declaration signed by the applicant specifying the aforesaid information. Foreign students are to submit a certificate proving that their degree is  legally the equal of an Italian Laurea specialistica (second-cycle degree), or forward an undersigned declaration to the same effect;
  3) a copy of the degree final dissertation, together with an abstract in either English or French (3-4.000 digits);
  4) every other scientific title or qualification relevant to the selection procedure;
  5) the detailed research project (8-10.000 digits, with an essential bibliography) that the applicant intends to carry out at the School, written in two languages chosen between Italian, French and English;
  6) a signed declaration of the applicant's knowledge of French and English, and of his/her comprehension of Italian;
  7) two or more letters of reference to the School written by academic referees in subjects relevant to the course, expounding the applicant's scientific profile.
 
  Applicants may reclaim the submitted documents on payment of the postal charges not later than 31.3.2009. Thereafter the School disclaims any responsibility for their preservation.
 
  art. 5 Adjudicating Committee and admission procedure
 
  The Adjudicating Committee comprises the School's Scientific Committee and the Scientific Director.
 
  The Committee will make a preliminary selection on the basis of qualifications and research projects. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend for interview. The Committee will consider the candidate's scientific titles or qualifications and their research project in the light of the research fields covered by the School. A list of the successful candidates, in order of merit expressed in terms of an ascending mark scale from 1 to 10, will be publicly posted on the
  School Board and on the web page http://www.fondazionesancarlo.it/
 
  Shortlisted will be officially contacted at least 15 days before the admission interview. Their travel and accommodation expenses will be met by the School.
 
  art. 6 Admission procedure and order of merit
 
  The interview is public. It can be conducted in English or French and will be centered on the submitted research project.
 
  The admission interview will be held at the Fondazione Collegio San Carlo, Via S. Carlo, 5 - Modena, Italy.
 
  Candidates must present themselves with proof of identification.
 
  For the admission interviews candidates will be offered travel and accommodation in the Fondazione's Hall of Residence, free of charge.
 
  At the conclusion of the admission interviews the Committee will draw up two lists, expressed in order of merit in terms of an ascending mark scale from 1 to 10: one of successful candidates and another of suitably qualified candidates. Both lists are based on the candidates' scientific titles or qualifications and the results of the interview will be posted on the School Board and on the web page http://www.fondazionesancarlo.it/
 
  art. 7 Awarding of places
 
  Before the deadline fixed by the Adjudicating Committee, successful candidates should produce the documents mentioned in Art. 8. In the event that one or more successful candidates fails to take up the offer of a place at the beginning of the course, the Committee will award the vacant place or places to suitably qualified candidates in strict   adherence to the published order of merit.
 
  art. 8 Admission documents
 
  Not later than one month after receiving confirmation of admission, successful candidates must confirm acceptance of their place and produce the following documents addressed to the School's Scientific Director:
 
  a) recent medical certificate (dated no more than 6 months previously) stating that the student is immune from illnesses incompatible with living in a community;
  b) degree certificate or equivalent European qualification specifying
  the mark obtained in each single exam (where available), the date and
  the mark of the final examination;
  c) declaration of acceptance of all the rules and regulations of the School and College, exonerating the Fondazione Collegio San Carlo from any responsibility that might arise as a consequence of the rules and regulations not being observed; d) three passport photographs, one countersigned. The data relating to surname, first name, place and date of birth, nationality and residency must be covered by a document attesting their validity.
 
  The School reserves the right to verify the truth of data contained in the identification document. Furthermore, the School reserves the right to request from the competent authority of the State in question a certificate relating to the candidate's legal status.
 
  art. 9 Course attendance and student obligations
 
  Students on the Ph.D course must pursue their studies in accordance with a programme approved by the Scientific Committee which includes compulsory attendance of interdisciplinary high-level training seminars amounting to 250 hours per each of the first two years.
 
  Admission to the following years depends on favourable assessment on the part of the Scientific Committee, on the progress of the student's research project, on the regular attendance of the coursework sessions and on the participation in seminar and study groups.
 
  Students must pass the Ph.D exam at the end of the course. The examination for the Ph.D consists of a viva voce discussion of a written dissertation before a specially appointed international Examining Committee. The dissertation, of original and scientific character, can be written in one of the languages of the School or in the mother tongue of the student, subject to the approval of the Scientific Committee.
 
  art. 10 General regulations
 
  Elected candidates must be in residence on the day fixed by the School to begin their course.
 
  In exceptional circumstances the School is able to accept deferment for one year, but deferment will only be granted once, with suspension of the grant.
 
  Students can not accept commitments incompatible with their duties.
 
  art. 11 Student awards and bursaries
 
  Elected candidates will be entitled to the following benefits: free tuition and exemption from course fees; complete free board and lodging in the Fondazione's Hall of Residence, except for holiday periods defined by the Fondazione Collegio San Carlo; privileged access to the holdings and to the services of the Library.
 
  They will also receive a grant of Euro 7.000 per annum. The above mentioned grant will be paid retrospectively in monthly instalments provided the student has complied with the study obligations.
 
  In the second and third year the enjoyment of the grant is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions stated in articles 9 and 10.
 
  A one off grant of Euro 3.000 is also available to fund missions for those students who need to carry out their research abroad. The grants are subject to the tax laws regulating Italian University and regional awards.