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KWI Essen International Fellowship

  • Organization: Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI)
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: August 17, 2026
  • Age: No age restriction. PhD must have been completed in 2021 or later.
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen takes in a cohort of international fellows each year to spend six months on their own research. The 14th cohort runs 1 April to 30 September 2027. You get EUR 3,000 a month, an office, a library and admin support, and time to finish a book, land a grant or set up a research group, in exchange for showing up and taking part in the life of the institute. What you get: ➤ EUR 3,000 a month before tax for six months, intended to cover rent, insurance and living costs ➤ Possible partial reimbursement of your arrival and departure travel ➤ Office space, technical support and library services ➤ Event management, research management, administrative and communications support ➤ A place in the colloquium, lectures, conferences and reading groups ➤ Access to the University Alliance Ruhr, linking Duisburg-Essen, Bochum and Dortmund ➤ A possible chance to organise a workshop, depending on resources and scheduling What you'll do: ➤ Pursue your own research project linked to KWI's agenda. Finishing a book, a special issue, a grant proposal or setting up a research group all count. ➤ Be present at the institute at least three days a week ➤ Take part in the colloquium, lectures, conferences and reading groups ➤ Write for the KWI Blog ➤ Sit entry and exit interviews ➤ Credit KWI in any publications that come out of your residency

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KWI Essen International Fellowship

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About this opportunity

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen takes in a cohort of international fellows each year to spend six months on their own research. The 14th cohort runs 1 April to 30 September 2027. You get EUR 3,000 a month, an office, a library and admin support, and time to finish a book, land a grant or set up a research group, in exchange for showing up and taking part in the life of the institute.

What you get: ➤ EUR 3,000 a month before tax for six months, intended to cover rent, insurance and living costs ➤ Possible partial reimbursement of your arrival and departure travel ➤ Office space, technical support and library services ➤ Event management, research management, administrative and communications support ➤ A place in the colloquium, lectures, conferences and reading groups ➤ Access to the University Alliance Ruhr, linking Duisburg-Essen, Bochum and Dortmund ➤ A possible chance to organise a workshop, depending on resources and scheduling

What you'll do: ➤ Pursue your own research project linked to KWI's agenda. Finishing a book, a special issue, a grant proposal or setting up a research group all count. ➤ Be present at the institute at least three days a week ➤ Take part in the colloquium, lectures, conferences and reading groups ➤ Write for the KWI Blog ➤ Sit entry and exit interviews ➤ Credit KWI in any publications that come out of your residency

Who can apply

  • No age limit. Eligibility runs on postdoctoral years, not age.
  • Open to researchers worldwide. German nationals may apply only if currently employed at an international institution.
  • A completed PhD in the humanities or social sciences
  • Up to six years of postdoctoral experience, meaning a PhD completed in 2021 or later
  • Individual applications only. No groups or teams.
  • A strong command of English. German is not required.
  • Apply as one single PDF of no more than 20MB, containing a CV, a publications list, a PhD certificate and a project proposal of at most 5,000 characters
  • No application fees

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Good to know

  • +The money is stated plainly: EUR 3,000 a month pre-tax across six months
  • +Career breaks for care responsibilities or scholar-at-risk status are explicitly taken into account when assessing eligibility
  • +No German needed, and fellows are not expected to teach
  • +KWI hosts the Academy in Exile, which gives research space to scholars whose academic freedom is threatened

Worth checking yourself

  • !This is a fellowship contract, not an employment contract, so it carries no employee benefits
  • !You must be physically present in Essen at least three days a week. It is not remote.
  • !The start and end dates are fixed and explicitly non-negotiable
  • !Travel beyond arrival and departure, conferences included, comes out of your allowance, and even the arrival and departure reimbursement is only partial and only possible, not guaranteed
  • !The application must be a single PDF under 20MB sent by email. Applications that are incomplete, late, split across files, or over the 5,000 character proposal limit are rejected outright.

What we could not confirm

  • ?Nothing material. The official call PDF and the fellowship page agree on every load bearing fact, including the deadline down to the hour

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