Apply for an Instituut Gak Fellowship

Please make sure you have all necessary information and documents at hand.

The application form consists of four steps:

• Personal information
• Work and career
• Fellowship: practical information
• Project proposal

If you apply for a Fellowship, you need to upload the following documents (pdf, doc, docx):

• Full project proposal: a project description of max. 1500 words, including:
  1) title of research project;
  2) research topic and research question;
  3) relation of the project to existing literature in the field;
  4) academic and societal relevance of the research project;
  5) methodology and time schedule;
  6) intended research output;
  7) project’s significance for the system of social security and labour market policy in the Netherlands
  (1500 words is excluding bibliography)
  Please note: Project descriptions that are not embedded in the existing literature and do not contain a short list of references are not eligible for selection.
• CV (max 4 pages, incl list of relevant key publications, preferably most recent, in refereed journals/books). Also include proofs of excellence (e.g. obtained grants and awards).

All information supplied will be treated with utmost confidentiality. NIAS-KNAW follows the EU privacy laws and has made every effort to ensure your data is stored in a secure way with restricted access. The information supplied in the application form will be used for procedures pertaining the fellowship application by the Instituut Gak Academic Board, the Instituut Gak Management Board, the NIAS Directorate and the administrative office. If your application is successful, your information will be preserved in perpetuity for administrative and historical purposes. If your application is unsuccessful, your information will be kept for a period of ten years, as this is necessary to be able to check the fellowship eligibility criteria.

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