Applications are now open for the KWI international scholarship programmes designed for excellent researchers in the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences.

The institute provides scholarship holders with a infrastructure offices, technical support and offers a library, event management and research service as well as administrative and financial support. communicative.

Information on funding

• Selected scholarship holders will receive a scholarship contract (not a full employment contract) and a monthly allowance of €4,000 (before tax).
• This allowance is intended to cover rent, insurance and living expenses. Partial reimbursement of travel costs to and from KWI is also possible.
• Fellows are responsible for covering any additional travel costs, such as those related to conferences, from their allowance.

Expectations

• The grant must be devoted to research related to KWI's programmatic agenda. Different project formats are possible: you can devote your time in Essen to finishing a book or special issue, finalising a research proposal or setting up a research group. research. They also welcome plans to establish or justify collaborations with Ruhr Alliance universities.
• They expect fellows to be present at least 3 days a week. Fellows will be required to attend entry and exit interviews.
• Fellows are invited to actively participate in colloquia, conferences, reading groups and other academic events at KWI. In addition, they expect the fellow to contribute to the KWI blog. They also encourage fellows to organise a workshop during their fellowship.
• Fellows are invited to take an active part in the following events academic of KWI and will have the opportunity to design exceptional discussion formats with eminent researchers.
• Fellows are not expected to teach, but are always welcome to inspire their teaching labs with new ideas or participate in lecture series and seminars at nearby universities.
• Publications derived from the period of residence must mention KWI.
• Knowledge of German is not required, as the scholarship programme relies on a good command of English.
• They expect successful applicants to start their scholarship on the announced start date (1 October). Due to their semester calendar and the design of the scholarship programme, the start and end of the scholarship are not negotiable.

Eligibility criteria

• They are inviting researchers who have completed their doctorate and have up to six years' experience postdoctoral.
• Project proposals must relate to the KWI research programme. The KWI international fellowship programme is open to researchers from all over the world.
• German nationals can only apply if they are currently employed at an international institute.

For more information, please visit KWI.