Category: Fellowships

CIDOB: Programa Talent Global 2026 (Spain)

Fellowships

Programa Talent Global Junior Visiting Fellowships, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain. Deadline: 15 June 2026.

The Banco Sabadell Foundation and CIDOB (Barcelona Center for International Affairs) launch the sixth edition of the Programa Talent Global with the aim of promoting quality research by young researchers, through two paid research stays. The Junior Visiting Fellowship is aimed at two young researchers up to the age of 30 who have demonstrated their research skills and would join CIDOB’s research team for a period of six months through a paid research stay.

Themes
– Technological revolutions and their impact on international relations
– Challenges of sustainable development, climate change and global inequality
– New dynamics of global geopolitics
– Geoeconomics and trade relations
– Gender and international relations
– The European Union as a global actor
– Rise of hybrid threats.

FMSH: Post-war Contexts: Rebuilding Societies 2026 (France)

FellowshipsPost-war contexts: Rebuilding societies, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), Paris, France. Deadline: 14 September 2026.

Launched in 2026, the “Post-war contexts: rebuilding societies” call for proposals explores the transitions between war and peace, when power structures, legitimacy, and political, economic and social relations are reshaped. It analyses these reconfigurations from local to global scales, from specific events to the longue durée, examining structural transformations and the processes through which societies stabilise and build sustainable peace.

Within this framework, the call for proposals seeks to support research focusing on post-war contexts in the 21st century. Particular attention will be paid to projects that stand out for the originality of their approach, their interdisciplinary dimension, and their collaborations with stakeholders from the economic, social, political and media spheres, as well as their capacity to produce and disseminate knowledge to a broad audience.

For this first edition, the call places special emphasis on the construction of “peace from below”, prioritising projects that highlight the role of grassroots movements, as well as cultural, social, media, scientific and economic actors, and diasporas, in post-war contexts and in the reconstruction of the social fabric.

In post-war societies, these actors emerge as key drivers of reconfiguration: they contribute to the expression of social expectations, the definition of public priorities, the circulation of information and the facilitation of public debate, while influencing collective decision-making processes at various levels.

The following areas of inquiry are indicative and non-exhaustive:

  • Forms of civic engagement, dynamics of co-construction with institutions, and the conditions for their effectiveness;
  • The role and transformation of different actors, including international organisations, within these processes;
  • Institutional and democratic reconstruction, particularly in its social, psychological and symbolic dimensions, including initiatives related to the protection or reappropriation of heritage;
  • Information dynamics, collective narratives and processes of narrative construction.

The aim of this call is to identify the concrete mechanisms through which grassroots peace actors can become structuring agents of stabilisation, legitimisation, and social and political transformation in post-war contexts.

Stimson Center: 38 North Emerging Scholars Fellows 2026-27 (USA)

Fellowships

38 North Emerging Scholars Fellowships for 2026-27, Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., USA. Deadline: 13 May 2026.

The goal of the “38 North Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program 2026-27” is to cultivate the next generation of North Korea policy analysts by pairing fellows with mentors to equip emerging scholars to think critically about the challenges that exist in studying North Korea today. This program is not about learning more about North Korea in general. Rather, fellows and mentors will engage in one-on-one training sessions on specific research areas or methodologies of studying North Korea. Through this, organizers aim to facilitate much needed knowledge transfer from senior scholars or practitioners to the next generations in the areas of the selected fellows’ interest. This program is a longer-term and deliberate effort to normalize intergenerational discourse on these critical security issues.

LSE Fellow in International Business Strategy (UK)

FellowshipsLSE Fellow in International Business Strategy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. Deadline: 16 April 2026.

The Department of Management at LSE seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate in the area of Management – (International Business Strategy). The department’s faculty and research strength is centred in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, Information Systems and innovation, Managerial Economics and Strategy, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour and Operations Management. The department’s faculty members are engaged in research and scholarly activity across LSE, through research centres such as the Centre for Economic Performance, the Behavioural Research Lab, and interdisciplinary institutes. The department’s own portfolio of degrees includes the BSc Management, one-year and two-year MSc in Management, and six specialist one-year MSc programmes.

The post holder will contribute to the Department’s teaching (postgraduate and/or undergraduate) and research activities in the discipline of Management – International Business Strategy. The successful applicants will normally have completed or close to completing a PhD in the field of Management and/or International Business Strategy, by the post start date. In addition to a very good knowledge of the field of Management and/or International Business Strategy. A developing research record in well recognised peer reviewed outlets, and a clear and viable strategy for future research in the field of Management and/or International Business Strategy is essential, as is excellent communication and presentation skills.

Sacramento State U: Hellenic Research Fellowships 2026-7 (USA)

Fellowships

Hellenic Research Fellowship Program, Sacramento State University Library, Sacramento, CA. Deadline: 10 April 2026.

Thanks to generous ongoing funding, the university library is pleased to offer the continuation of the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) for a 14th year. The HRFP, the only residential fellowship program west of the Mississippi in Hellenic studies, provides opportunities for visiting scholars and writers-in-residence to spend time in Sacramento, CA, conducting research and crafting their creative works using the resources of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection. To date, nearly 50 fellows have benefitted from their residencies, which have contributed to a variety of scholarly and creative works.

The HRFP provides a limited number of fellowships in the form of reimbursement to help offset transportation and living expenses incurred in connection with the awards.

NIAS Theme-Group Fellowships 2027-28 (Netherlands)

FellowshipsNIAS Theme-Group Fellowships, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 16 March 2026.

A NIAS Theme Group is an (international) team of two to four researchers who collaborate on a specific research topic for five consecutive months. While each researcher pursues their own individual project, they also contribute to the team’s collective research efforts. Theme Groups are established either through an application process or may be initiated by the NIAS director.

During the semester, the Theme Group works on a self-chosen project that falls within the scope of the humanities and/or social sciences. Fellows may apply for a stipend or a Dutch University Grant, as well as reimbursement for daily commuting costs or subsidised accommodation in Amsterdam.

A NIAS Theme Group Fellowship offers the opportunity to collaborate daily on a specific research topic. It is also a true residency: all fellows commit to stepping away from their regular obligations to dedicate themselves fully to their research within NIAS’s international, multidisciplinary environment. In addition to providing uninterrupted time and space for the Theme Group’s research, the residency emphasises both intellectual and informal exchanges with other fellows. Participation in communal lunches and weekly seminars, where fellows present their work-in-progress, is a central aspect of the NIAS Fellowship experience.

To ensure the highest quality of the residency, NIAS requires fellows to be present at the Institute for at least four days per week, including attendance at the weekly fellows’ seminar on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They strongly recommend that fellows make the necessary arrangements with their home institutions before the start of the fellowship to enable full immersion in the residency.

ACLS: Leading Edge Fellowships 2026-27 (USA)

FellowshipsLeading Edge Fellowships, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS is based in New York, but the fellowships are across the USA). Deadline: 12 March 2026.

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the eighth competition of the Leading Edge Fellowship program, which demonstrates the potential of humanistic knowledge and methods to solve problems, build organizational capacity, and advance justice and equity in society. Leading Edge Fellowships place recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations advancing justice and equity in their communities. Fellows take on substantive roles that draw on the skills and capacities honed in the course of earning the humanities PhD, including advanced communication, research, project management, and creative problem solving.

The fellowships are designed to foster mutually beneficial partnerships between fellows and their hosting organizations. Each applicant may apply for up to two of the available Leading Edge Fellowship opportunities. There is a separate selection process for each fellowship opportunity

ACLS will hold two webinars for applicants to the 2026 ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship, offering real-time feedback on questions about eligibility, the online application, and the fellowship review and selection process. Please register for February 24 or March 4.

NIAS Fellowships 2026-27 (Netherlands)

FellowshipsNIAS Fellowships, 2026-27, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 16 March 2026.

NIAS has opened its fellowship calls – welcoming thinkers whose curiosity and insight transcend disciplinary boundaries. Scholars, journalists, artists and writers come together in a vibrant community where ideas breathe, collide and take shape.

NIAS has opened its fellowship calls – welcoming thinkers whose curiosity and insight transcend disciplinary boundaries. Scholars, journalists, artists and writers come together in a vibrant community where ideas breathe, collide and take shape.

In a time of complex global challenges, these fellowships are more important than ever: they create space to move beyond comfort zones, question assumptions, and pursue ideas unbound by immediate utility. At NIAS, the value of research is not measured primarily by immediate outcomes but by the questions it provokes, the perspectives it reveals, and the conversations it sparks.

The fellows include Safe Haven researchers: scholars whose work has been disrupted by war, conflict or persecution. Their presence signals a form of intellectual life that is grounded in the world, alert to its pressures, and free in its thinking.

The calls are an invitation to inhabit a space where curiosity reigns, creativity flourishes, and the boundaries of knowledge expand – one bold question at a time.

Founded in the 1970s, NIAS was the first institute for advanced study in continental Europe and the third globally, following Princeton and Stanford. At a time when academia was siloed and national in scope, NIAS brought together scholars from different disciplines and countries to rethink boundaries – a mission it continues to uphold.

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences: Fellowships in Southeast Asian & Caribbean Studies (Netherlands)

Fellowships

Fellowships, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 22 March 2026.

The KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship. Duration: 3 months (Period 1 is 1 September 2026 to 1 December 2026; Period 2 is 1 December 2026 up to 1 March 2027). Fellows may work on a publication or research project of their own choice in the fields of Southeast Asian or Caribbean Studies. Applicants are not required to have an affiliation at a university or a research institute. They are, however, expected to have a steady income in the period of the Visiting Fellowship.

The KITLV Visiting Fellowship is not a salaried position. The selected candidates will be offered:

  • A return air or train fare (economy) to and from the Netherlands;

  • Reimbursement of the costs of their accommodation in Leiden (including rent, energy costs, and if applicable service costs) up to a maximum of € 2,000 per month, based on proof of payment;

  • A monthly compensation for higher living costs in Leiden, as compared to the main place of residence (calculated on a case-by-case basis).

Stimson Center: Junior Fellows, South Asia Program 2026 (USA)

Fellowships

Junior Fellows, South Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., USA. Deadline: 31 January 2026.

The one-year, full-time fellowship will provide individuals with a unique opportunity to expand their knowledge of security issues in the subcontinent, engage with the South Asia policy community in Washington and the region, and experience working at a dynamic think tank that provides close interaction with senior staff and researchers. Junior Fellows will receive a salary for the full year, as well as health insurance and transit benefits for the duration of the fellowship. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States for the full twelve months of the fellowship, and Stimson will not provide sponsorship for any visas.

Junior Fellows will support the Stimson South Asia Program’s efforts to research, analyze, and inform policymakers about the evolving dynamics of deterrence, conflict risks, military modernization, and great-power competition in Southern Asia. Fellows will support programmatic efforts including South Asian Voices and/or the Strategic Learning initiative, as well as assisting with public events, workshops, and research for publications. They will receive professional development opportunities, engage with leading scholars and practitioners in the field, represent Stimson at scholarly and policy convenings, and hone technical and analytical skills.