Visegrad Scholarship at the Open Society Archives
Research Theme in 2026/2027: Naming Reality
The Blinken OSA Archivum invites applications for the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA twice a year, in July and November. The calls are published on this page. More information about the application process can be found below.
The application deadline for the next call is: 11:59 PM, November 10, 2026.
About the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA
The Visegrad Scholarship at OSA is a joint grant scheme of the International Visegrad Fund and the Blinken OSA Archivum. Designed to provide access to the Archivum in Budapest, Hungary, grants of 3,000 euros each cover travel to and from Budapest, a modest subsistence, and accommodation for a research period of eight weeks. For shorter periods, the grant amount is pro-rated. The Archivum's academic and archival staff will provide reference services, introductory information sessions about the collections, research suggestions through designated advisors, feedback via the Visegrad seminars, and will facilitate contact with the CEU community.
With submission deadlines usually in July and November, the call invites applications along a central theme linked to the Archivum’s holdings and includes suggested research topics. In the 2026/2027 academic year, the recommended theme of the proposals is Naming Reality.
Since its start in 2010, the Visegrad Scholarship at the Blinken OSA Archivum has been awarded to more than 290 fellows from over 65 countries.The list of awardees and their final reports submitted by former fellows are available here!
Eligibility
Anybody holding an MA degree in the social sciences or the humanities. The call is not restricted to citizens from a V4 country. Socially engaged artists, journalists, scholars at risk from war zones and refugees of conscience (scholars fleeing authoritarian regimes) are especially invited to apply.
