KWI International Fellowships in Essen for research fellows

The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen

KWI International Fellowships for the duration of 6 months from 1 April 2026 until 30 September 2026.  

We invite applications from research fellows who have completed their PhD and have up to six years of post-doctoral experience.

 Knowledge of German is not required since the Fellowship Programme relies on a strong command of English.  

Selected fellows will receive a fellowship contract (not a full-employment contract) and a monthly allowance of 3.000 € (pre-tax). This allowance is intended to cover rent, insurances and living expenses. Partial reimbursement of travel expenses for arrival at and departure from KWI is also possible.

Researches in:

https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/en/forschungsbereiche-am-kwi/

The application must be formulated in English and must contain a CV, a list of publications, a PhD certificate, and a proposal sketching your KWI project (up to max. 5.000 characters).   The application deadline is 29 August 2025, 24:00 (midnight, CET).

Fellowship details:

https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/en/cfa-kwi-fellowships-2026/

https://www.kulturwissenschaften.de/en/kwi-international-fellowship-programmes/

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