Promoting the free and independent pursuit of scholarly research in the context of an interdisciplinary intellectual community is the main mission of Institute for Advanced Study CEU (IAS CEU). Located in Budapest, the vibrant cultural and academic hub of Central and Eastern Europe, IAS CEU brings together scholars from all over the world who work in the fields of the social sciences, humanities and the law.
IAS CEU is part of the Network of European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS). It brings together 23 Institutes for Advanced Study across Europe. It was created in 2004 to stimulate a dialogue on IAS practices and possible forms of cooperation. Within the whole network, more than 500 researchers are hosted every year for up to one full academic year. See the list of participating Institutes here.
The Institute for Advanced Study at the Central European University (IAS CEU) offers the following fellowship opportunities in social sciences and humanities:
Junior/Senior Core Fellowships
Fellowships are available in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined.
Fellowships run for the full 9-month period (Oct-June), for the 3-month short fall semester (October-December), the 5-month fall semester (Oct-February) or the 6-month spring semester (Jan-June).
Eligibility: Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities at the time of their application. Junior fellows must have obtained a PhD degree issued in 2011 or later. Candidates who obtained their PhD before 2011 are considered “senior” and must apply for the senior fellowship.
Each year 15 fellows from an average of over 400 applicants are selected.
Senior fellows receive 2,600 €/month and junior fellows receive 1,500 €/month to help support their stay in Budapest.
Fritz Thyssen Junior Fellowships
2,000€/month fellowships are available in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities.
Fellowships run for the whole academic year (10 months, September 1- June 30) or for the Fall or Winter semesters (6 months, Sept 1 to Feb 28 or Jan 1 to June 30).
Junior fellowships are renewable for another year in exceptional cases and only after an external review process.
Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities at the time of their application.
The Botstiber Fellowship in Transatlantic Austrian and Central European Relationships
Fellowships are available for all scholarly work related to the historical, political or economic, and cultural relationship between the United States and present-day Austria or the countries that historically make up the Austro-Hungarian or Austrian Empires and Central Europe.
Minimum of three months and a maximum of one academic year (9 months, October-June).
Junior fellows must have obtained a Ph.D. degree issued in 2011 or later. Candidates who obtained their Ph.D. before 2011 are considered “senior” and must apply for the senior fellowship.
Junior Fellows receive 2,000USD/month and Senior Fellows 2,800USD/month to help support their stay in Budapest. Fellows also receive a travel and a small research allowance but are responsible for their own healthcare provisions. Fellows from all programmesand their families receive housing at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse.
Deadline for all 3 fellowship programmes: 5 October 2018