Dear Colleagues, I am writing to provide a brief reminder regarding the upcoming fellowship application deadline for the *Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA <https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/departments/max-planck-research-group-astra>)* at the MPIWG in Berlin.
As a reminder, we welcome application from predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars focusing on *South and South-East Asian astral sciences* for the current round. - *Application Deadline:* January 15, 2026 - *Earliest Start Date:* May 15, 2026 - *Duration:* up to 12 months Interested candidates should review the fellowship program details <https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news-events/career/fellowship-program> and are encouraged to contact me at [email protected] to discuss project alignment before submitting. We would be grateful if you could share this again with any promising PhD students or early-career researchers in your networks. Best regards, Professor Anuj Misra Max Planck Research Group "Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia" (ASTRA) Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) Berlin, Germany -- <https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/departments/max-planck-research-group-astra> *Anuj MISRA*, Ph.D (he/him) *Max Planck Research Group Leader <https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/people/amisra>* RG: Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA <https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/departments/max-planck-research-group-astra> ) Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, GERMANY Room 102, Harnackstraße 5 +49 30 22667 313 [email protected] ─ *in conjunction with*─ *Professor of the History of Science and the History of Knowledge <https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/en/e/wissensgeschichte/mitarbeiter_innen/Anuj-Misra/index.html>* Institute for the History of Knowledge in the Ancient World Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 10, 14195 Berlin, GERMANY Room 205 +49 03 838 59046 [email protected] ─ *Affiliated External Researcher <https://ccrs.ku.dk/staff/?pure=en/persons/663586>* (2024─25) Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (CCRS) University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DENMARK [email protected] ─ *Adjunct Senior Fellow <https://profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Anuj-Misra>* (since September 2021) School of Mathematics and Statistics | Te Kura Pāngarau University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND [email protected]
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