Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The Saar-Ukraine University Network invites academic leadership from Ukrainian institutions of higher education to apply to their 2026 training course. This is an online intensive professional development program designed to strengthen strategic leadership at Ukrainian universities through bilateral cooperation and international knowledge exchange.

Organizers Franziska Schedewie (Heidelberg) and Bradley Woodworth (New Haven), in collaboration with the Max Weber Forum Helsinki, invite paper submissions for a workshop that aims to investigate the "window of opportunities" for independent newspaper journalism that opened up during perestroika. Travel costs will be reimbursed depending on budget availability with early career researchers, participants from post-Soviet states (excluding Russia and Belarus) and scholars in exile taking precedence. The workshop will take place in Helsinki from February 26-27, 2026.

The GFPS is offering stipends of 585 euros/month to Ukrainian university and postgraduate students. Stipends fund one semester of university or postgraduate studies in Poland beginning February 2026. 

The Robert Bosch Stiftung offers grants to help individuals transition from military service to professional work in culture, education, or the arts. Veterans of the Russo-Ukrainian war who worked in culture or education before their service and other servicemembers who want to work in these fields are eligible to apply.

The Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship supports international PhD candidates conducting short-term research in Israel in collaboration with leading academic institutions.

The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship programme aims to help early-career scientists cover costs associated with establishing an independent research career at a UK university or research institution. The programme aims to attract global talent to the UK and is geared towards international applicants who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances. Decisions will be released by July 31, 2026.

This programme aims to deepen knowledge of the German language (general language, technical language) and regional studies. Applicants must provide proof of a minimum language level of A2 in German. The courses take place between the months of June and September, in person only.

The Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on the multidisciplinary project "Competition in the Digital Era: Geopolitics and Technology in the XXI Century (CODE).” Applicants should hold a PhD in international relations, political science, economics, law or computer science. This is a full-time postdoctoral scholarship for an initial period of 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 36 months upon positive evaluation to begin January 1, 2026. 

Scholarships are typically awarded for a period of two to four months. You can also apply for financial support to cover the costs of travel and accommodation in Freiburg. For research in these research department/ groups: Criminal Law; Criminology; Public Law; Behavioral Economics of Crime and Conflict; Personality, Identity, and Crime; Space, Contexts, and Crime; Criminal Law Theory. 

The full-time Master’s Program in Conflict and Democracy Studies focuses on the discussion of the variety of potential relationships between democracy (and its quality), authoritarianism, totalitarianism, democratization, and conflict. English is the language of instruction. 

Scholarships to fund visits of 10-24 months to support students completing their postgraduate education in Germany. Funding begins in 2026.

Scientific Exchange Grants fund research visits of one week up to three months between laboratories in EMBC member states, associated member states or cooperation partners (described in more detail in posting). Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

The Leiden Austria Centre and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research invite applications for their annual Leiden Visiting Professorship for Central Europe (2026-27/2027-28). Candidates with backgrounds in history, art history, literature and music are invited to apply; social scientists who utilize cultural or historical approaches in their study of Central Europe are also eligible.

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality seeks a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Scholar with a recent Ph.D. to spend two years conducting research on intergenerational mobility and poverty. Priority given to candidates carrying out quantitative, empirical research on one or more of the following, in relation to the United States and/or other countries:

-The measurement of poverty and well-being 
-Public policy directed to child poverty and well-being.

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality seeks to hire a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) in Wealth/Wealth Inequality to conduct research related to the United States and other countries or to make cross-country comparisons. This is a full-time, two-year position to begin in August 2026.

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) offers 12 fully-funded PhD positions.

The Opus Magnum Scholarship supports an established professor at a German university to undertake a 6 to 18 month leave of absence and produce a scholarly treatise in the humanities, cultural studies, or social sciences. The scholarship also funds a substitute professorship for early-career academics to cover the scholarship recipient's leave of absence. 

The successful applicant will receive up to €195,000 euros to fund their work, while the Volkswagen Foundation also funds the substitute professor's salary and up to an additional €5,000 euros per semester for personal expenses. 

The House of Ukraine offers grants to fund travel to professional development events in the EU or UK in 2026. Professionals from cultural/creative industries are invited to apply.

The House of Ukraine offers grants to fund travel to professional development events in the EU or UK in 2026. 

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