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Current Programmes
"How to Teach Europe" Fellowship Programme
2017-2020
The programme targets academics – highly qualified young and established university professors – from (South) Eastern Europe in the social sciences and the humanities to dedicate themselves to research work oriented toward a specific goal: to lend the state-of-the-art theories and methodologies in the humanities and social sciences a pan-European and/or global dimension and to apply these findings in higher education.
Advanced Academia Programme
2009-2019
Through this independent fellowship programme CAS ensures possibilities for conducting independent research in an international, interdisciplinary environment, without restrictions in the selected areas of study - an approach intended to stimulate excellent scholarship at the highest international level.
Research Network Dedicated to the History of the Monastic Economy
2017-2019
The NETWORK of scholars from South-Eastern (SEE) and Western Europe (WE) is devoted to the history of the monastic economy in a comparative perspective and to the assessment of its relevance in the longue durée.
Current Fellows
In 2018/2019 CAS hosts 17 research fellows from 8 countries in the framework of Advanced Academia programme. Another 6 scholars are involved in the How to Teach Europe in the XXI Century programme and 1 researcher in a new fellowship project, targeting artists from various disciplinary backgrounds.
Recent Publications
European Regions and Boundaries. A Conceptual History
Diana Mishkova and Balázs Trencsényi (eds.)Recent Publications » Books
News & Events
Roumen Avramov's book available for download
The Economy of the "Revival Process" is available in electronic version on the CAS web-page (In Bulgarian).New CAS Fellowship Programme for Bulgarian Scholars
In 2019 the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia launches a new fellowship programme for young (post-doc and early career) Bulgarian scholars and Bulgarian academic diaspora.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Oleksandr Polianichev will present his research proposal on the topic: "Engaging with the Empire: Colonial Uncertainties and the Imperial Rule in the North-West Caucasus, 1792-1870s" on 15 November 2018 (Thursday) at 16:30h.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Nikola Venkov will present his research proposal on the topic: "Conflict and Conviviality at the Women’s Market" on 22 November 2018 (Thursday) at 16:30h.Fellow Seminar
Dr. Stefan Detchev will present his research proposal on the topic: "Nikolai Genchev (1931-2000) – Between Nationalism and Liberalism, Between Power and Dissidence, Pseudoscience and Science" on 13 December 2018 (Thursday) at 16:30h.GRANTING OF RESEARCH ALLOWANCES
Scholarly Network dedicated to the History of the Monastic EconomyADVANCED ACADEMIA: Fellowships for International Scholars
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS Sofia) announces a Call for Applications for its 2019/2020 In-Residence Advanced Academia Fellowships for International Scholars in the field of the humanities and the social sciences.ADVANCED ACADEMIA: Fellowships for Bulgarian Scholars
9-months fellowships for Bulgarian scholars at the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia for 2019-2020.RE-LINK ADVANCED ACADEMIA: Fellowships for Bulgarian Diaspora
3-months fellowships for Bulgarian scholars residing abroad.ADVANCED ACADEMIA: Pforzheimer Senior Fellowship
Advanced Academia programme offers opportunity for Senior Bulgarian scholars to apply for 5-months research fellowship at CAS.