The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSC) offers one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September 2024 for the academic year 2024-25. The Fellowship programme is open to post-docs, tenure track academics and those wishing to spend their sabbatical at the RSC. The Centre offers up to 20 Fellowships a year.
This is a residential programme. The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies is loccated in Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy.
Jean Monnet Fellows are selected on the basis of a research proposal and of their CV. The research proposal should fit well with one of the Centre’s main research themes, programmes and projects.
More information about the Centre’s research programmes and projects can be found on the RSC web site.
Jean Monnet Fellows are based at the RSC and associated with one of the Centre’s projects and programmes. They are expected to actively participate in the academic life of the Centre and to contribute to the activities of the project or programme they are associated with. They can take part in the activities of the EUI postdoctoral programme and are encouraged to collaborate with PhD students, other postdocs and EUI academic staff.
Those prospective applicants who would like to work with academics based in the RSC but who obtained their doctorate less than five years ago should consider applying to the Max Weber Programme.
Who is eligible
- The fellowships are open to candidates who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years prior to the start of the fellowship on 1 September (to apply for 2024-25, the Ph.D. should have been awarded before 1 September 2019).
- Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet Fellowships
Duration
The fellowships are for the duration of one year (12 months from September to August).
What is offered
- The basic grant is € 2,500 per month.
Successful applicants who receive other grants or salaries must disclose this to the EUI. The amount of the Fellowship will be fixed at a lower rate (minimum €1,750 per month) depending on the amount of the additional income (upon production of relevant supporting documents).
- A household allowance of up to € 300 per month is paid to Fellows with a partner if the partner lives with them in Florence and on condition that the partner's income is less than € 2,000 per month. The sum of income and allowance cannot exceed € 2,000 per month (i.e. if the income is more than € 1,700, the allowance will be paid only to top up to € 2,000).
- There is a dependants allowance of € 200 per month for each dependent child if they live with the fellow in Florence.
Fellows are entitled to these allowances if they can declare that they are not receiving any similar allowance from another source, and upon production of relevant documents (marriage certificate or a document that proves you are living together in Florence, birth certificates). For dependent children in full-time education and over the age of 18, a school or university certificate is required. No allowance is paid for dependent children over the age of 26.
- Fellows (but not their families) receive reimbursement for the incoming trip from their place of origin to Florence, and for the outgoing trip to their destination at the end of their fellowship. The maximum amount for travel reimbursement is €1,200 including both incoming and outgoing trip.
Deadline: 25 October 2023
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