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CFA: KWI International Fellowships, Deadline 28 February 2026
KWI offers the 13th cohort of international fellowships for the duration of 6 months from 1 October 2026 until 31 March 2027.
The KWI fellowship program is designed for excellent researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences. The institute provides fellows with modern infrastructure, office space, technical support and offers a library service, event and research management as well as administrative and communicative support. The programme is open to individual researchers only; applications from groups or teams will not be considered.
We invite applications from researchers who have completed their PhD and have up to six years of post-doctoral experience. Project proposals should demonstrate a clear alignment with KWI’s research agenda. The KWI International Fellowship Program is open to researchers from around the world. German nationals may only apply if they are currently employed at an international institute.
Fellows will have the opportunity to liaise with researchers in a rich and diversified academic landscape: The University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), KWI’s umbrella structure, strategically links the universities of Duisburg-Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund. Nearby, the universities of Duesseldorf, Cologne, Muenster and Bielefeld as well as the renowned Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen offer further possibilities for collaboration and exchange. The close proximity of Belgium and the Netherlands to North Rhine-Westphalia has engendered cross-border programmes and initiatives from which fellows might profit.
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. Fellows are responsible for covering any additional travel expenses, such as those related to conferences, using their allowance.
Applications are due by 28 February 2026. Please submit your application to international.fellowship@uni-due.de as one PDF (max. 20 MB). 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.