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Villa Albertine is pleased to announce the opening of its call for applications for its 2026 residencies. From January to December 2026, Villa Albertine will support around fifty exploratory residencies, lasting between one and three months, spread across the entire U.S. territory. These residencies will primarily be based in a particular city, with a few multi-city residencies. The 2026 season will additionally mark the fifth anniversary of the residency program. 

The latest round, for visits between August 2026 and July 2027, is now open, and will close on 27 February 2026. Apply here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-form

The 10-month IASH-HCA Postdoctoral Fellowship is intended to encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research, international scholarly collaboration, and networking activities of visiting Research Fellows together with academics in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA). Fellows will be expected to work in collaboration with one or more members of HCA academic staff, and to take an active part in IASH interdisciplinary events.

The latest round, for visits between August 2026 and July 2027, is now open, and will close on 24 April 2026. Apply here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-form

Applications are invited for Heritage Collections Research Fellowships from postdoctoral scholars in any area of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, to carry out research based on any of the Heritage Collections held at the University of Edinburgh in 2026-27.

The latest round, for visits between August 2026 and July 2027, is now open, and will close on 24 April 2026. Apply here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-form

The latest round, for visits between August 2026 and July 2027, is now open, and will close on 24 April 2026. Apply here: https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-form

Digital Research Visiting Fellowships

Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura (hereinafter “Fondazione 1563”) has since 2013 supported research and advanced training in the field of the humanities.

In a wider effort to pursue this goal, in 2020 Fondazione 1563 has launched the Turin Humanities Programme, a research initiative that allows junior scholars to work on interrelated research projects under the guidance of especially appointed Senior Fellows.

RESEARCH PROJECT

The status of the European Leviathan is in doubt today as never before. Whether in the form of authoritarian governments or populist agitation, there is intense contention over what the role, size, and scope of the state in the 21st century should be. What can a historical account tell us about the European Leviathan then and now? What holds our European community together?