Paid Fung Global Fellowship at Princeton
- Organization: Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS), Princeton University
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 16, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Princeton University's Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) brings early-career scholars from around the world to Princeton for a 10-month academic year of research and discussion around one shared theme. For 2027-28 the theme is "Democracy in Crisis?", and the call is for humanities and social science scholars who study populism, democratic backsliding, disinformation, inequality and the ways citizens and institutions defend or renew democracy. Fellows are appointed as Visiting Research Scholars and return to their faculty or research posts outside the United States afterwards. **What you get:** - A salary in Princeton's posted range of $100,000 to $135,000 (the listing does not say whether this is an annual rate or the total for the 10-month year) - Appointment as a Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton University for the 2027-28 academic year - A year in a cohort of early-career scholars from around the world, all working on the theme "Democracy in Crisis?" at PIIRS **What you'll do:** - Spend the 2027-28 academic year (10 months) in residence, in person, on Princeton's campus - Pursue your own research project on the challenges confronting democratic governance or the sources of democratic resilience, about any region of the world and from a contemporary or historical angle - Take part in the cohort's research and discussion around the shared theme and contribute to the programme's intellectual life - Return to your faculty or research position at home when the fellowship ends **Key dates:** - Call opened August 18, 2026 - Applications and all three reference letters due November 16, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern - Fellowship year: the 2027-28 academic year, 10 months in residence at Princeton **More information:** - You apply through Princeton's Interfolio listing; the Interfolio Dossier account is free, and so is sending your materials, including confidential letters of recommendation - Referees are emailed automatically once you enter their names and email addresses, and their letters must be uploaded by the same November 16 deadline, so add them early - Fellowships are awarded on the strength of the proposed project, its relationship to the theme, your scholarly record and your ability to contribute to the programme's intellectual life - The 2027-28 theme is described at funggfp.princeton.edu/2027-28-democracy-crisis
