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Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) was established in September 2006 to enable promising and talented researchers to focus on their research activities under fixed-term contracts in a rich research environment. At present, around 30 researchers at WIAS are conducting advanced research on a wide range of themes, with no limitation regarding their fields of study. WIAS is currently recruiting researchers for AY2026, as detailed below.

Recruitment Fields

Fields within the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences

This programme offers you the opportunity to network amongst colleagues and exchange experience in the framework of short-term research stays in Germany. The scholarships are funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.

Who can apply?

University teachers and established academics and scientists who have usually completed a doctoral degree and work at a university or research institute in their home country can apply.

Note:
Former holders of fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are requested to contact first the Humboldt Foundation.

The research grant offers the opportunity to realise a research project in Germany. The programme sup-ports research stays during a doctorate or in the early postdoc phase.

Who can apply?

You can apply if you:

• are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or
• have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate)

You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.

Deadline 

June 1

Duration 

Three years

Program Dates 

Fellowships usually begin about two months after notification of acceptance.

Description 

STRI’s most prestigious postdoctoral fellowship is awarded once a year to an outstanding candidate in one of the many research fields practiced at STRI. Successful candidate will conduct a three-year research program based at a STRI facility, typically in the lab of a staff scientist who serves as host or advisor on the project.

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Frankel Institute 2024-25 Theme Year, Jewish/Queer/Trans

To apply, please complete the online application:

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Applications and Letters of Recommendation are due by November 6, 2023

The Martin Duberman Visiting Scholar program at The New York Public Library fosters excellence in LGBT studies by providing funds for scholars to do research in the Library’s preeminent LGBT historical collections. The fellowship is open to both academic faculty and independent scholars who have made a significant contribution to the field. The recipient of the award will receive $20,000 to fund their research at the Library.

The Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) of the Max Weber Foundation seeks to further international dialogue by supporting doctoral and postdoctoral research through a variety of competitive fellowships.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• Each year, approximately 20 scholars are invited to the Institute for residential fellowships.
• About half of those invited are working in the year's designated theme, half on other projects.
• The School welcomes applications from junior and senior scholars across a wide range of fields in the social sciences and related disciplines. 
• Members (as Institute fellows are known) have access to campus resources and facilities, including offices, libraries, subsidized dining services, and housing.

Application Period: September 1, 2025-December 1, 2025

The IIAS invites scholars from Israel and abroad to submit Research Group (RG) proposals for the 2027-2028 academic year. Research proposals may be submitted by initiator(s) affiliated with any academic institution in Israel or abroad. Proposals may cover any research topic from all disciplines including interdisciplinary research, and must seek to be innovative with potential impact on their research field.

The Waseda Institute for Advanced Study is committed to promoting the university-wide acceptance of leading researchers from other countries as well as to facilitating the production of research results, scholarly exchange with researchers at Waseda, and other such outcomes. For this purpose, the Institute invites researchers doing work at the cutting edge of their fields as a Visiting Researcher.

Recruitment Fields

Fields corresponding to Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Research

Number of Positions

Several positions