Apply for a fellowship
The call for both individual and Theme Group fellowships at NIAS opens on 15 January 2024 and closes on 18 March 2024, 12.00 noon (CET).
Before you start
Please make sure you have all necessary information and documents at hand.
The application form consists of five steps:
- Kind of fellowship you are applying for
- Personal information
- Work and career
- Fellowship: practical information
- Project proposal
If you apply for a NIAS 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) relevance of the research project (i.e. academic; may also include societal, cultural, artistic relevance);
5) methodology;
6) time schedule;
7) intended results
(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 and list of relevant key publications (max 4 pages). Please start with a narrative part in which you address at least (in a maximum of 300 words) the following items: 1. How does your proposed project relate to your academic trajectory so far? 2. Indicate how the fellowship would be timely in this context. Include a list of relevant key publications, preferably most recent, in refereed journals/books. If relevant, include international collaborations you are involved in.
We will also ask for the names of three international experts in your field who would be suitable to approach as independent reviewers (please list experts who will not have a conflict of interest by reviewing your proposal. Excluded experts are colleagues from the same department, co-authors, personal friends, (former) supervisors and scholars involved in the current research project proposal).
For your convenience, the list of questions for the NIAS Application Form is available here:
Submitting
You can save your application and continue at a later moment. After submitting your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt on the work email address you provided. If you do not receive this message, please check your spam folder or contact NIAS.
Only complete applications that meet the formal requirements will be taken into consideration. You will be notified by email if your application does not fulfill these criteria and/or if the submitted documents are either incomplete or do not contain the information as requested.
Privacy
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 NIAS Scientific Advisory Committee, the NIAS Academic Advisory Board, selected External Referees, the 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.
Finally
Please make sure you have taken note of these financial and practical matters
as well as the code of conduct for research integrity.
Contact:
For questions about the fellowship application form, the procedure and practical matters: Anja de Haas Selection Officer +31 (0) 20 224 67 05.