IWM

Fellowship Programs

Apply for a Fellowship at the IWMThe IWM offers a place for research and scholarly debate across borders and disciplines. Its various fellowship programs are thus a fundamental part of the Institute’s work. Each year approximately 100Visiting Fellows, Junior Visiting Fellows and Guests from all over the world are awarded fellowships to pursue their individual research projects while working in residence at the IWM as members of an international and multidisciplinary academic community. The IWM strives to provide conditions that allow the fellows to make significant progress in their research and to profit from the intellectual stimulation of the Institute’s seminars, lectures and other events. Since its inception in 1982, the IWM has hosted more than 1300 scholars, journalists and translators (see list of former fellows and guests).

In addition to the programs listed below, the institute offers a limited number of fellowships on subjects related to its research foci.

 

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  • Albert Hirschman Fellowships

    The Albert Hirschman Fellowship is given to distinguished senior scholars, who have contributed to re-framing some of the major questions in social sciences.
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  • Ukraine in European Dialogue Fellowships

    This junior fellowship program aims to support the research of Ukrainian scholars who are completing or have recently completed doctoral studies in a Ukrainian institution of higher education.
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  • Bronisław Geremek Fellowships

    To commemorate the Polish scholar, intellectual and politician Bronisław Geremek the IWM awards fellowships to Polish researchers studying Polish national heritage in the context of the European tradition.
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  • CEU Fellowships

    The Central European University (CEU) in Budapest and the IWM are jointly awarding fellowships to young researchers in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in a doctoral program at the CEU.
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  • EURIAS Fellowships

    The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating Institutes.
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  • Graduate Institute Fellowships

    The joint fellowship programme of the Graduate Institute in Geneva and the IWM supports PhD students and young doctoral graduates who would like to pursue research as Junior Visiting Fellows at the IWM.
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  • Hebrew University Fellowships

    The European Forum at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the IWM jointly award a six-month Visiting Fellowship to a PhD candidate or a faculty member at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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  • Jan Patočka Fellowships

    This fellowship program is dedicated to commemorate Jan Patočka's name and work. It aims to foster groundbreaking research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The fellowships enable Czech researchers to work on a project of their own choice.
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  • Józef Tischner Fellowships
    for Polish and Polish-American Scholars

    In memoriam Józef Tischner, founding President of the IWM, fellowships are awarded to junior researchers from Poland and young Polish-American scholars.
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  • Krzysztof Michalski Fellowships

    In memory and honor of its founding Rector, Krzysztof Michalski, the IWM has established a new fellowship program consisting of one senior and two junior positions in the fields of continental philosophy or religion.
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  • Milena Jesenská Fellowships for Journalists

    This program offers experienced journalists time off from their professional duties in order to pursue in-depth research on a topic of their choice, which addresses issues of European relevance.
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  • ÖAW Fellowships

    Each year several PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers who have been selected by the DOC, DOC-team and APART programs of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) are offered research residencies at the IWM.
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  • Paul Celan Fellowships for Translators

    The Paul Celan Fellowships support East-West, West-East and East-East translations of canonical texts as well as contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies.
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  • Eurasia in Global Dialogue Fellowships

    Scholars and publicists from the Eurasia region are invited to spend some months at the IWM in order to engage in a dialogue with the Institute's community and the broader public as well as to develop or intensify their media presence in the West.
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Open Calls

Upcoming calls will be announced in due time.

Current Visiting Fellows and Guests

  • Ewa Atanassow

    Junior Professor of Political Thought, Bard College Berlin

    Józef Tischner Visiting Fellow
    (February – July 2019)
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  • Rosa Balfour

    Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US; member, Steering Committee of Women in International Security, Brussels

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Kristof Bender

    Deputy Chairman, European Stability Initiative (ESI), Berlin

    Visiting Fellow
    (December 2017 – December 2020)
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  • Piotr Buras

    Head, European Council on Foreign Relations Warsaw office

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Hubert Czyżewski

    PhD candidate in History, University of Oxford

    Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellow
    (February – June 2019)
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  • Galip Dalay

    Visiting scholar, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford; Non-resident Fellow, Brookings Institution, Doha Center

    Visiting Fellow, Eurasia in Global Dialogue
    (May - June 2019)
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  • Sanja Dragić

    PhD candidate in International Law, Graduate Institute, Geneva

    Junior Visiting Fellow
    (March – August 2019)
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  • Aleksandra Głos

    Scientific Assistant, Jagielonian University, Department of Research on Professional Ethics, Krakow

    Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellow
    (March – July 2019)
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  • Paweł Grad

    PhD candidate in Philosophy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

    Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellow
    (February – June 2019)
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  • Jakub Jirsa

    Senior lecturer of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Charles University, Prague

    Jan Patočka Visiting Fellow
    (April – June 2019)
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  • Tim Judah

    Journalist and author; correspondent, The Economist

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Mary Kaldor

    Professor of Global Governance, Director of the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science

    Guest
    (June 2019)
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  • Gerald Knaus

    Founding chairman, European Stability Initiative (ESI)

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Kateřina Kočí

    Associate researcher, Charles University, Prague

    Jan Patočka Junior Visiting Fellow
    (March – July 2019)
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  • Aishwary Kumar

    Senior Fellow, Human Rights, Constitutional Politics, and Religious Diversity; Lichtenberg Kolleg, Göttingen Institute of Advanced Study

    Visiting Fellow
    (April – June 2019)
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  • Marina Lalovic

    Journalist, radio host and presenter, RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana, Rome

    Milena Jesenská Visiting Fellow
    (April – June 2019)
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  • Stefan Lehne

    Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe; lecturer, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Irina Marin

    Assistant Professor in Political History, Utrecht University

    EURIAS Junior Visiting Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Bernd Marin

    Director, European Bureau for Policy Consulting and Social Research, Vienna

    Guest
    (June 2019)
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  • Chantal Mouffe

    Professor of Political Theory, University of Westminster

    Albert Hirschman Visiting Fellow
    (May – July 2019)
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  • Anja Naglič

    Freelance translator, Ljubljana

    Paul Celan Visiting Fellow
    (April – June 2019)
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  • Alicja Rybkowska

    PhD candidate in Philosophy, Jagiellonian University Krakow

    Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellow
    (May – October 2019)
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  • Marci Shore

    Associate Professor of History, Yale University

    Visiting Fellow
    (June 2018 – August 2019)
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  • Robert Skidelsky

    Professor em. of Political Economy, University of Warwick

    Visiting Fellow
    (June 2019)
    in cooperation with Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS)
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  • Zofia Smolarska

    Research Associate, Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy, Warsaw

    Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellow
    (February – June 2019)
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  • Eugen Stancu

    Executive Director, Eurocentrica, Bucharest

    Visiting Fellow
    (April, August – September 2019)
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  • Zsuzsanna Szelényi

    Politician, democratisation activist and former Member of the Hungerian Parliament

    Europe’s Futures, Non-Resident Fellow
    (September 2018 – June 2019)
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  • Ilija Trojanow

    Auhor, translator and publisher

    Visiting Fellow
    (January – June 2019)
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Former Fellows and Guests

Since its establishment in 1982, the IWM has hosted more than 1000 Visiting Fellows (VF), Junior Visiting Fellows (JVF) and Guests. As a rule, we state the affiliation they had at the time of their fellowship.

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Former Fellowship Programs

  • Alexander Herzen Fellowships

    This program is open to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in the humanities or social sciences from several districts of the Russian Federation.
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  • Andrew W. Mellon East-Central European Research Visiting Fellowships

    The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and the IWM jointly awarded Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The three-month fellowships, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, invited scholars from Eastern and Central Europe to work in Vienna on research projects of their choice.
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  • Boston College Junior Fellowships

    This Junior fellowship program invited graduate students in the humanities and social sciences from Bosten College to to pursue their dissertation research “in residence” at the IWM.
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  • Boston University Junior Fellowships

    This Junior Visiting Fellowship program offered graduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences the opportunity to pursue their dissertation research “in residence” at the IWM. From 2007 to 2014, young scholars from Boston University were invited to spent up to ten months in Vienna.
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  • Junior Fellowship for Scholars from Ukraine

    This program supports research on the intellectual, cultural, social and political legacies of Europe in the history of Ukraine. Doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from Ukraine are eligible to apply.
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  • Körber Fellowships

    This fellowship program, established by the Körber Foundation and the IWM, awarded Visiting Fellowships and Junior Visiting Fellowships on “History and Memory in Europe” in the years 2006-2008.
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  • Robert Bosch Fellowships on South Eastern Europe

    This program addressed junior and senior researchers in the humanities or social sciences, who are affiliated with a research institution in the region and pursue research on South-Eastern Europe.
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  • Tsvetan Stoyanov Fellowships for Bulgarian Scholars

    The program, named after the eminent Bulgarian intellectual, writer and literary historian Tsvetan Stoyanov (1930–1971), awarded fellowships to young Bulgarian researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
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