Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

Scholarships available for research projects in the historical humanities. 

Funding period of up to 2 years, monthly scholarship award of €1,920. 

3-month research grant for Ukrainians leaving or have left Ukraine to support a study stay at a European Institution. 

Maximum amount of €2,800 awarded. 

The COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) initiative offers support funding (up to 5,000 euros) to projects involving colleagues from Humboldt-Universität.

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University seeks applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence. The candidate will focus on applying AI to enhance learning experiences and the ethical and pedagogical implications of AI technologies. One-year position with possibility of extension. Preferred start date of July 1, 2025 with some flexibility. 

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil Discourse to contribute to the Center’s expanding efforts to explore, evaluate, and implement innovative approaches to fostering civil discourse in FAS classrooms.

The University of Montenegro welcomes submissions from researchers at all stages of their academic careers (social sciences and humanities) for a conference in Petrovac from September 27-28, 2025. Limited financial assistance available, with priority given to early-career researchers and those without institutional funding. 

The SIOP International Research and Collaboration Small Grant supports international or cross-cultural research that examines data from different cultural groups. Grant proposals must include collaborators from at least two different national cultures or subcultures within one country, and data collection from at least two different cultural populations within a nation. 

Maximum grant amount is $5,000 USD. 

The Institute of Political Science of Leiden University seeks 3 instructors with expertise in quantitative methods, qualitative methods, international relations, comparative politics, and political economy. Temporary, one-year positions from September 2025-August 2026. Part-time employment possible, but a full-time commitment is preferred. 

Jointly-organized international conference “Ivan Turgenev and the European Novel” seeks paper proposals on the relationship between Turgenev’s novels and the literary works of European authors from the 19th and early 20th centuries from a comparative perspective. Conference will take place in Rouen and Bougival, France from April 9 to 11, 2026.

Seeking applicants for a full-time PhD scholarship supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network project HARNESS - Harnessing AI and Data-Intensive Technologies (funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program). Initial period of 12 months with possibility of extension up to 48 months on condition of positive evaluation. The position is based in Brussels, Belgium. The successful applicant will enroll as a PhD student at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and conduct research on the theme of "Interplay of the GDPR and the New Data Laws: Between Fundamental Rights and Data Markets." Planned start date: October 1, 2025. 

Freie Universität Berlin invites applicants from all disciplines to apply to a conference taking place on October 9-10, 2025, in Berlin. The conference will examine "imperial power structures in Eastern Europe - both historically and in the present - and ask how postcolonial and democratic approaches can open up new spaces for action and strategies in a changing, multipolar world."

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München's Institute for Assyriology and Hittitology seeks a Doctoral Researcher in Assyriology on the ERC-funded project “Rewriting the End of Cuneiform Civilization.” In addition to conducting research to develop tools for paleographic analysis, automatic dating of cuneiform tablets, and the study of scribal practices in Hellenistic and Parthian Babylonia, the successful applicant will research and write a dissertation titled The Last Cuneiform Families, analyzing colophons and scribal lineages.

The College of Science, Mathematics, and Technology seeks highly motivated individuals to join the computer science department at WKU. All faculty positions are full-time assignments beginning fall 2025. Three-year contract, renewable upon successful review.

Contributions should examine the creation and operation of Cold War-era programs/educational initiatives in the broader story of soft power, cultural exchange, international relations, institutions, and transnational history and politics. For accepted proposals, complete submissions will be due by November 1, 2025. Submissions will then go through an anonymized peer review process, with the special issue’s publication planned for 2026. 

The University of Vienna seeks a postdoctoral researcher in Modern History to complete a project in the field of transnational history of the Modern period. The project should focus on the period 1800-1939, preferably with a focus on refugees, political repression, or transnational political mobilization. 

Compensation for this period is €4,932.90 euros (paid in 14 installments per year) for a period of 4 years, beginning on September 1, 2025. 

Collaborate with a German host institution of your choice to complete academic research across the natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and/or medicine. 

English preparation for life in the UK and English language skills for business. 

Courses are four weeks in length, free of charge, and fully online.  

3 to 6 month fellowships available for Ukrainian nationals working on non-proliferation, disarmament, and arms control issues. 

Fellows receive a $3000 USD monthly stipend. 

Supporting students completing major research projects, presentations, and papers, with preference given to work related to IHS focus areas. 

Award of up to $5,000 USD. 

Serve as the team leader for the DPRK Strategic Research Center's work on North Korean economics, politics, foreign relations, and the regional geopolitics of East Asia and the Korean peninsula.