Category: Fellowships

Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies: Visiting Fellowships 2025-26 (Denmark)

FellowshipsVisiting Fellowships for researchers on sabbaticals, Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. Deadline: 1 May 2025 for fall 2025; 1 November 2025 for spring 2026.

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies at Aarhus University offers a number of visiting fellowships to outstanding researchers from abroad who are looking for an opportunity to engage in the international and interdisciplinary research community of AIAS and to collaborate with the research environments at Aarhus University (AU). Visiting fellows will have their daily office space at AIAS, and will have the opportunity to participate in the activities at AIAS and at the relevant research environments at AU. AIAS offers optimal office facilities, and a thriving international and interdisciplinary community with joint social and academic activities.

Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of two years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline. AIAS Visiting Fellowships are without salary, and it is therefore expected that successful applicants will bring their salary with them from their home institution. Applicants should have active collaborations with Aarhus University and have established contact with a researcher or research community at Aarhus University. An open-minded approach and a curiosity to other academic disciplines than your own is a great advantage.

Urban Studies Foundation: International Fellowships for the Global South (UK)

Fellowships

International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South, Urban Studies Foundation, Glasgow, UK. Deadline: 6 July 2024.

Applications are invited to the USF’s International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South. Each award will cover the cost of a visiting sabbatical period at a host university of the candidate’s choice, for the purpose of writing-up the candidate’s existing research findings in the form of publishable articles and/or a book. The proposed work should be completed under the guidance of a chosen mentor in the candidate’s field of study. Funding is available for a period ranging between 3-9 months, and eligible research may cover any theme pertinent to a better understanding of urban realities in the Global South.

Applicants must be early-to-mid career urban scholars holding a PhD awarded within the preceding 10 years (by the submission deadline) who currently work in a university or other research institution within the Global South. Candidates must also be nationals of a country in the Global South, defined as any country on the present OECD list of ODA recipients (2024-2025).

 

KAICIID Catalysts for Cohesion (C4Ɔ) Grant Scheme 2024 (Portugal)

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Call for applications:Catalysts for Cohesion (C4Ɔ) Grant Scheme, The International Dialogue Center (KAICIID), Lisbon, Portugal. Deadline: 17 June 2024.

Are you a young person aged between 18 and 30 with a great idea to change your city/locality? Do you want to be part of a new intercultural movement for change across Europe?

In an increasingly divided Europe, hate speech, racism and community divisions are worsening. Amidst this context, the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) is putting its trust in young people to find innovative ways forward by launching a new grants scheme for young people in European cities called Catalysts for Cohesion (C4Ɔ).

C4Ɔ will support small-scale, innovative change-making initiatives proposed by teams of young people at a city level in line with the EPDF policy recommendations around building cohesive and inclusive communities where everyone feels belonging. Young people are invited to apply in diverse teams of 2-5 members from the same location. Successful recipients will receive EUR 2,500-5,000 funding (based on the needs of the initiative) and will have access to a capacity-building training and support programme over six months. Through its young grantees, C4Ɔ will build and upskill a network of emerging European leaders supporting them to lead the way on interreligious and intercultural change.

The C4Ɔ Grant Scheme is open to enthusiastic young people who have great ideas about how to build social cohesion in their city or locality, but may lack the platforms, resources and dialogue skills to make their ideas a reality. Applications are open to mixed teams of 2-5 young people aged 18-30 from any European country as defined by the 46 Member States of the Council of Europe, with an idea for an initiative at the city or local level that implements any of the policy recommendations emerging from the 5th EPDF.

Each team should represent at least two different faith backgrounds; C4Ɔ is also particularly interested in receiving applications from diverse teams representing underserved communities, for example, in terms of gender, race, socioeconomic status and refugee and migrant backgrounds. You could be part of an existing youth organization/movement or it could be the first time you have worked together. Applicants are encouraged to think about building new coalitions before submitting an application.

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Fellowships 2025-26 (Germany)

Fellowships

Fellowships, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst, Germany. Deadline: 15 July 2024.

The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) promotes excellent science through fellowships for outstanding researchers from all over the world. It additionally supports the engagement with scientific research and its role in society through fellowships for artists and authors. The HWK is an independent Institute for Advanced Study and a non-profit foundation of the states of Bremen and Lower Saxony and the city of Delmenhorst. It cooperates closely with the universities in Bremen and Oldenburg and other scientific institutions in the Northwest region.

Fellowships are available in multiple research areas (either Society or Arts & Literature seem most likely for those who follow the Center), and at multiple levels: regular (5 years past PHD or more), junior (first 5 years after PHD), and then several “complementary” formats, including postdocs, artist-in-residence, and writer-in-residence.

CIDOB: Programa Talent Global 2024 (Spain)

Fellowships

Programa Talent Global Junior Visiting Fellowships, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain. Deadline: 30 June 2024.

The Banco Sabadell Foundation and CIDOB (Barcelona Center for International Affairs) launch the fourth edition of the Programa Talent Global with the aim of promoting quality research by young researchers, through a paid research stay and two awards for applied research. The “Junior Visiting Fellowship” seeks a young researcher of up to 30 years old who has demonstrated their research capacities to join CIDOB’s research team for a six-month paid research stay.

Themes
– Technological revolutions and their impact on international relations
– Challenges in sustainable development, climate change and global inequality
– New global geopolitical dynamics
– Geoeconomics and trade relations
– Gender and international relations

Marjorie Boulton Fellowships 2024 (USA)

FellowshipsMarjorie Boulton Fellowships, Esperantic Studies Foundation, Washington, DC. Deadline: 1 June 2024.

The Esperantic Studies Foundation (ESF) announces its 2024 competition for research fellowships in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, particularly as they relate to interlinguistics, linguistic justice, intercultural communication, Esperanto, and related phenomena. Interdisciplinary work is welcome, and primary disciplines might include, but are not limited to, linguistics, sociology, history, anthropology, communication, or media studies. Open to candidates worldwide, with a preference for candidates in North America and the global south, the fellowships may be held concurrently with other awards or fellowships and are non-renewable. These fellowships honor the legacy of the late Marjorie Boulton, a prolific author of plays, poems, and prose in Esperanto. ESF, a non-profit organization that works for linguistic justice on a global scale, values inclusion and diversity. ESF does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, language, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation or gender expression.

Awards of $10,000 USD may be given in each of two categories: Doctoral and Post-doctoral research. See below for eligibility requirements.

Category 1. Doctoral Research for students engaged in or about to begin their doctoral dissertations. Eligibility: Applicants must be admitted to candidacy for a research doctoral degree at an accredited university, in good standing in their programs, and considering or embarked on an original research project that will make a significant contribution to the field.

Category 2. Post-doctoral Research for scholars who have recently completed their dissertations, to support related research and publication. Eligibility: Applicants must be no more than five years beyond receiving the Ph.D and propose an original, significant research project; it can be either an extension of the dissertation or a new program of research.

Manchester Metropolitan U: Language & Social Justice Fellowship (UK)

FellowshipsResearch Fellow in Language and Social Justice, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. Deadline: 29 May 2024.

The Department of Languages, Information and Communication comprises Languages, Linguistics and TESOL in addition to Journalism and Information Communication. The linguistic research academics work closely with colleagues in Sociology, Criminology, Education, and Health and many researchers contribute to advancing knowledge in language and social justice in innovative, impactful and expansive ways. This research explores how different models of social justice intersect with the various imaginings and functions of language within our various societies, examining its role in the creation and maintenance of societal inequality. Working with a range of national and international partners and stakeholders in education, charitable organisations, government, and media, the work seeks to challenge reductionist models of social justice as well as the hierarchy of voice that centres white, middle-class, monolingual and mono-dialectal norms. It explores social justice in a range of domains and in relation to various pressing issues such as racism, climate change, media bias, structural inequalities.

You will be an ambitious academic working in this area and has the beginnings of a track record in an area of Language and Social Justice. This might be an area in which we already work, or a new area which complements and expands on what we do. You will have a clear sense of how your work and the work of others challenges societal inequality. Requirements include doctoral level qualification in a related research area.

 

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study Fellowships 2025-26 (Sweden)

Fellowships

Barbro Klein Fellowship Programme 2025-26, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, Sweden. Deadline: 1 June 2024.

The Barbro Klein Residential Fellowship Programme intends to advance the study of cultural diversity in a global perspective. The fellowship is open to scholars from across disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on research on cultural and social diversity, cultural heritage and creativity, societal structures and public resistance, and varieties of cultural expressions in local and global perspective.

The programme gives fellows the opportunity to concentrate on their own research interests, free from the teaching and administrative obligations of ordinary university life. Fellows are, however, expected to be active members of the scholarly community of the Collegium and to participate in seminars and other academic events beyond their own fields of specialization.

The fellowship programme encourages, but is not limited to, applications from talented younger scholars in non-Western countries and of underrepresented gender. At the time of application, the candidate must have held a PhD (or equivalent degree) for at least three years. Applicants must have a promising track record of independent achievements beyond the post-doctoral level, including significant publications, and be active in international fora.

Bielefield U Research Group Funding 2024-26 (Germany)

FellowshipsVisiting groups (not individuals), Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University, Germany, 2024-26. Deadline: 23 April 2024.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) is Bielefeld University’s Institute for Advanced Study. It offers opportunities—with respect to time, space, and funding—for outstanding interdisciplinary research. ZiF is open to scholars from all disciplines post-PhD, based in Germany and abroad. They can propose a research project to be conducted with a curated group of (preferably) international colleagues.

To support the work of groups on-site in Bielefeld, ZiF allocates financial resources and provides infrastructure as well as organisational support. If their collaborative application is successful, ZiF will host these groups on its campus.

• Duration: one stay at ZiF of a duration between one and three months
• Funding Amount: up to EUR 50,000 to cover the costs for travel and accommodation, workshops
and/or conferences on-site; personnel expenses (buy-outs) cannot be covered, but an allowance
of 1.000 EUR per month will be paid as a compensation for any additional costs
• Timing: a period of up to three years (several stays at ZiF)
• For deadline on 23 April: Projects can start from April 2025
• For deadline on 28 November: Projects can start in October 2025
Visiting Groups can, for example, explore new research topics and partnerships, finalise interdisciplinary publications or conduct small research projects during their stay at ZiF.

• Size: the minimum for each group is three people
• Composition: different disciplines must be involved; international participation is explicitly encouraged
• Groups are expected to be present at ZiF for their collaboration phases. Additional virtual participants may be involved.
• The necessity for interdisciplinary collaboration must stem from the research at hand and be explained in the proposal. The mere involvement of different disciplines does not suffice.
• A gender balance appropriate to the disciplines involved is expected.

Hamburg Institute for Advanced Studies: Fellowships 2024-25 (Germany)

FellowshipsHamburg Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowships, 2025-25, Hamburg, Germany. Deadline: 15 April 2024.

The fellowship program is aimed at outstanding scholars (minimum requirement: doctorate) as well as artists and cultural professionals of all career levels and nationalities. The most important prerequisites for a research fellowship at HIAS are substantial scientific or artistic achievements, intellectual curiosity and an above-average interest in other disciplines. Ideal candidates are individuals who reflect the basic assumptions of their discipline and are open to engage with topics and ways of inquiry beyond the confines of their own discipline. They should also be willing to cooperate with scholars or cultural professionals in Hamburg. Desirably, the applicant enriches both the fellow group and the city of Hamburg as a hub of science and culture with innovative impulses and strengthens their internationality with their own networks.

Since HIAS attaches great importance to equal opportunity, it particularly welcomes applications by early career researchers and emerging artists and cultural professionals as well as by individuals from usually underrepresented regions of the world.