Funded Forced Migration Research Fellowship

FFVT, a German research network on forced migration and refugee studies run by bicc, CHREN and IMIS at Osnabrueck University and funded by the German research ministry, hosts international researchers for short guest stays in Germany. Fellows spend two weeks at IMIS in Osnabrueck or up to two months at bicc in Bonn developing their own research or knowledge transfer project with the host team. Accommodation, a per diem and travel are covered.

What you get:

• A guest stay of two weeks at IMIS or up to two months at bicc
• Accommodation, per diem and travel expenses covered
• Academic support and on-site infrastructure from the host institute
• A place in FFVT workshops, panel discussions and summer schools
• Membership of the FFVT and FFVT alumni networks, with scope for joint proposals and publications

What you'll do:

• Carry out, develop or design an individual research or knowledge transfer project with the host institution
• Contribute outputs you propose, such as lectures, teaching or a jointly developed proposal

Key dates:

• Applications for 2027 fellowships close December 31, 2026

More information:

• Apply in English as a single PDF by email to fellowships@ffvt.net: a 2 to 4 page motivation letter (project, preferred and alternative stay dates, choice of institute and why), a 4 to 6 page project outline with timeline, and an academic CV with key publications
• Themes include (im)mobility, refugee protection standards, postcolonial perspectives, refugee voices, research ethics, global governance and externalisation, and climate change and displacement

What you get:

• A guest stay of two weeks at IMIS or up to two months at bicc
• Accommodation, per diem and travel expenses covered
• Academic support and on-site infrastructure from the host institute
• A place in FFVT workshops, panel discussions and summer schools
• Membership of the FFVT and FFVT alumni networks

What you'll do:

• Carry out, develop or design an individual research or knowledge transfer project with the host institution
• Contribute outputs you propose, such as lectures, teaching or a jointly developed proposal

Key dates:

• Applications for 2027 fellowships close December 31, 2026

More information:

• Apply by email to fellowships@ffvt.net as one English PDF
• Host questions: bicc, Maarit Thiem; IMIS, Franck Duevell

• International researchers working in academic or practice-oriented institutions on forced migration and refugee studies
• PhD candidates who have worked on a relevant research topic for at least one year
• Postdoctoral researchers and senior scholars
• Established researchers interested in short stays, workshops, teaching or academic exchange in Germany
• Application in English: motivation letter, project outline and academic CV in a single PDF