This year, the Institute for East European Studies is once again awarding a fellowship for refugee scholars from Ukraine and scholars at risk from Russia and Belarus. The fellowship is aimed at postdoctoral researchers and is intended for a period of five months. The fellowship is funded with 2,000 € per month. It is intended to provide a secure space where researchers can prepare an application for further funding in a Scholars at Risk program or a project proposal for externally funded research.

 Formal requirements for the award of a fellowship are:

• the sponsored person comes from one of the above-mentioned countries;
• the recipient has previously worked as a (junior) researcher in one of these countries;
• there is a connection to a research area at the Institute for East European Studies;
• for applicants from Belarus and Russia: the applicant is at risk.

 

Applications must be submitted through the head of a department at the Institute for East European Studies who supports the application.

The application for the fellowship should include:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a list of the most important publications (max. 15 publications);
• information on the research subject;
• academic degree certificates;
• for applicants from Belarus and Russia: a brief account of their personal risk situation.

Application deadline: 15.08.2024

Start of the funding period: 01.10.2024

 

Application documents should be sent to Ina Mischke (ina.mischke@fu-berlin.de).

If you have any questions about the program, please contact the respective departments.