Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct policy-relevant social scientific research on Latin American politics. This is a full-time position with an initial three-year contract starting as soon as possible. The role focuses on research and knowledge exchange, with no teaching obligations required.
 

These fellowships are for scholars living and working in Ukraine to receive a monthly salary (depending on degree and funding), accommodation, and access to library facilities to focus on their own research projects. Fellowships will include a semester or full academic year at  (September 1, 2026, to June 11, 2027) Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study and will include regular colloquiums, seminars, and workshops alongside international colleagues. 

The Ute and György Széll International Scholarship supports outstanding international PhD students in the social sciences & humanities who wish to complete a six-month stay at a German university, research institute, foundation, or archive.

The Dieter Schumacher International PhD-Scholarship provides funding to outstanding PhD students in economics to conduct a 12- to 24-month research stay at a German university or research institute. 

The Department of German and Russian at Wake Forest University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach all levels of Russian language, literature, and culture with a 3/3 teaching load, and will be expected to organize extracurricular activities for the program. Note: The posting explicitly states that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

A fully funded one-month residency in Ljubljana, Slovenia for authors, researchers, and art critics writing about contemporary visual art. The program covers accommodation, a travel stipend (up to €500), and a daily allowance (~€1,350 before taxes), with the residency culminating in a published text on the host’s site.

The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is accepting proposals from students and scholars from universities in Ukraine (particularly Chernivtsi National University) for junior and senior research grants, fellowships, scholarly publications, and conferences.

The primary purpose of the research grants awarded by CIUS is to encourage and support research on Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Please specify the goal of the research that you are asking CIUS to support.

The research grants are designated for independent research that is conceived and carried out by scholars, and are first and foremost designed to meet the needs of career scholars at universities or other post-secondary institutions, as well as independent scholars. They are not offered to support research towards a degree or course requirement; neither are research grants offered as publication support, or to subsidize publication costs. CIUS research grants are intended to defray actual direct costs attributable to a project, not for overhead costs or for personal income.

The Neporany Doctoral Fellowship, offered by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (Osyp and Josaphat Neporany Educational Fund), will be awarded in 2026-2027 to one or more doctoral students specializing on Ukraine in political science, economics, and related fields (social sciences and political, economic, and social history). Preference will be given to students completing their dissertations as well as to students at Canadian universities or Canadian citizens and residents.

The amount of the award can range from C$5,000 to C$20,000. The Neporany Fellowship may be held in conjunction with other awards but will be withdrawn or reduced if the total amount awarded, including this fellowship, exceeds C$35,000.

The duration of the fellowship will be one academic year.

The Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies is accepting applications for the Neporany Doctoral Fellowship to support doctoral students whose research focuses on Ukrainian politics, economics, or a related field. Preference is given to students completing their dissertations at Canadian universities and Canadian citizens and residents. 

The duration of the fellowship is one academic year, with grant awards ranging from $5,000 CAD to $20,000 CAD. 

Awarded to support projects in the area of Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian economic studies. Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Vasyl Stefanyk Ciscarpathian National University, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, or any other university in Ukraine.

The Swedish Society for Medical Research (Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning) offers scholarships to Ukrainian doctoral and postdoctoral students who came to Sweden after 2022. Scholarships are granted for a period of 3-12 months with the possibility of extension. Successful applicants must be able to secure a research position at a Swedish university or research institute for the duration of the funding period.

Copernicus Hamburg awards fellowships to Eastern and Central European, North African and Central Asian master's students every semester. The fellowships last about 6 months. Candidates from the following disciplines are eligible: legal sciences, political science/international relations, business/economics, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, computer science, medicine, architecture. 

The HIAS Fellowship offers scholars and artists a 3-to-10-month residency at the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study in Germany. The program provides the freedom to pursue independent research or creative projects. Fellows receive financial support (stipend or salary replacement), a workspace, and family-friendly housing, while collaborating with a local "tandem partner" to integrate into Hamburg’s academic and cultural landscape.

Full-time, three-year postdoctoral position in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (Natural Language Processing) within Prof. Anne Lauscher’s group. The role combines research and teaching, with at least one-third of time reserved for the fellow’s own research agenda in areas such as ethical and safe generative AI, multilingual/multicultural AI, multimodality and agents, and explainability. The position includes mentoring and supervision opportunities, aims at top-tier international publications, and offers a diverse, international, and inclusive research environment with the possibility of extension and, under conditions, temporary civil servant status.

This IDEX excellence program offers 24‑month postdoctoral fellowships for ambitious research projects in any discipline. Fellows must secure hosting by a Université Côte d’Azur–affiliated lab and develop an independent project in close collaboration with their host team. The scheme promotes international mobility, strong scientific output, and preparation for future ERC or permanent academic positions.

The 2026 SRLT program is designed to address the professional interests and needs of US teachers of Russian at the K-12 and college levels. Fifteen teachers will receive funding to participate in the program, which will take place at Al Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) from June 25-July 26, 2026.

The Newton International Fellowship program is aimed at early-career researchers based outside the UK who want to develop an independent research career by conducting research in the UK. Applicants must hold (or be about to complete) a PhD and have no more than about five years’ postdoctoral experience. The fellowship provides up to £280,000 over two years to cover salary (as defined by the UK host), research expenses, relocation/visa costs, and associated costs for dependents.

The Volkswagen Foundation is offering funding for projects and support for researchers to attend "Scoping workshops" where they will have the opportunity to jointly assess the current status of their field. These conferences will be held at the conference center Herrenhausen Palace in Hannover at various dates in 2027.

TANDEM “Author with Translator – Translator with Author” offers two‑month residencies in Bucharest for a writer and their translator to work together on a literary or literary‑quality non‑fiction book from the Black Sea region. Both original and target languages must be from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Türkiye or Ukraine (including minority languages), and the program aims to promote contemporary literature across these language communities and foster cross‑cultural understanding.