The Max Planck-Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change invites applications from PhD students in the Department of Social Anthropology at Cambridge to apply for a grant to host a seminar or workshop during Lent Term 2022, on a theme related to the work of the Max-Cam Centre.

This scheme is designed to enable graduate students to present and discuss their research with peers. Applicants are encouraged (but not required)
to include in their plans participants from across academic disciplines (e.g. history, economics, sociology, philosophy, theology, etc.) and speakers (or discussants) from other universities.

Terms of the application:

• Groups of two or more PhD students may apply.

• The theme of the seminar or workshop should fall within the remit of the Max-Cam Centre (see our website for details).

• The seminar or workshop should be a one-day event; please propose a possible date. 

Applicants should send:

• a 500 word thematic description

• a one-page draft timetable

• a provisional list of participants

In addition, applicants should ask their supervisors to write a brief letter of support to the committee.

Please send applications to the Max-Cam administrator, Ms Connie Tang (pyt20@cam.ac.uk). Applications (including supervisors’ letter of support) must be received by noon, Friday 12th November 2021, for events to take place between January and April 2022.

Enquiries about the scheme may be addressed to the Max-Cam co-ordinator, Dr Johannes Lenhard (jfl37@cam.ac.uk).

The launch of the Max Planck – Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change took place on 6th March 2018 in the Maudslay Hall of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Further details are available here.