Under the EURIAS Fellowship Programme initiated by NetIAS (Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study), researchers from across the globe get an opportunity to get the fellowships in one of the 17 partner institutes. The program was created in the year 2004 to facilitate the dialogue and cooperation among the researchers. More than 500 researchers every year are offered up to one full academic year residencies in the selected institutes.
2012-13 (EURIAS) Fellowship Program offers international researcher a 10-month residency in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar. Researchers from across the world get support from The Institutes for Advanced Study in their focused and self-directed work. During the fellowship, the participants get the opportunity to study, work and interact with multi-disciplinary and international community of first-rate scholars in the finest and conducive environment.
EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants may select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.
The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising young scholars as well as from leading senior researchers. Based on the 2011/2012 application campaign, the EURIAS selection process has proven to be highly competitive. To match the Programme standards, applicants have to submit a solid and innovative research proposal, to demonstrate the ability to forge beyond disciplinary specialisation, to show an international commitment as well as quality publications in high-impact venues.
For the 2012-2013 academic year, EURIAS offers 36 fellowships (19 junior and 17 senior positions).
All IAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
– Scientific assessment by two international referees
– Pre-selection by the EURIAS international Scientific Committee
– Final selection by the IAS academic boards
– Publication of results (December 2011)
Last date for applying to (EURIAS) Fellowship Program 2012-13 is May 31st, 2011.
For further details, application procedure and information, please visit the link.
