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Support NIAS, support a NIAS fellow(ship)

NIAS is the oldest ‘Institute for Advanced Study’ in continental Europe, committed to promoting curiosity-driven research for established and early career scholars: an intellectual haven where scholars, artists, writers and journalists come together in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. NIAS is committed to academic freedoms. We publicly advocate their urgency, and offer time and space for untied and undisturbed research.

Meet our fellows

Each year, NIAS hosts up to fifty researchers from all over the world. They are a diverse group of scholars, artists, and journalists. We provide these ‘fellows’ with the facilities and services to fully devote themselves to a project of their own design.

NIAS fellows benefit from, and contribute to each other’s intellectual growth. For a period of one or two semesters, they are part of our community. They work and have daily lunches together. The majority are even lodged together at our Fellows House. Check out the lists of current fellows, and of NIAS alums.

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Why do we need your help?

Academic freedoms are under threat. For example, young researchers are under pressure of job insecurity, and academic staff face administrative and educational tasks that minimise their focus on research. In some parts of the world, access to infrastructure, such as licences for e-publications or a well-stocked physical library, is a problem – or can become problematic when natural disaster or climate change strikes. Furthermore, many researchers are at risk from populist or discriminatory politics, and from armed conflict.

All these realities translate into a growing demand for NIAS fellowships, as well as for assistance to, and mentoring of our fellows. But without your help NIAS cannot provide all the necessary funding to do this. From its creation in 1972, NIAS has been supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), since 1988 via the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). These funds have, however, become insufficient in relation to the rising needs.

What can you do?

We would be most grateful for your donation of any size to the NIAS Solidarity Fund, NIAS fellowships in general, or to a specific NIAS fellowship of your choice. You may consider leaving a gift in your will, or creating a partnership by establishing your own NIAS fellowship. Also there are specific funding options — smaller and larger — that may be of interest to NIAS Fellows and NIAS Alums.

You are most welcome to discuss the options with us. Please email us via Annette Mullink (partners@nias.knaw.nl) if you have any questions.

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