Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

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 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 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 research training group "Aesthetics of Democracy" at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for multiple PhD positions to begin by April 1, 2026, for a duration of 48 months (contingent upon final authorization of funds). German proficiency is desired (language training and support will be offered by the university).

National Institute of Social Sciences Annual Meeting Travel Grants are awarded to help defray travel expenses incurred by graduate students in any major or minor field of history who are attending the AHA annual meeting.

This €3,000 fellowship funds scholars, artists or journalists from V4 and non-V4 coun­tries who wish to con­duct research at OSA and whose cur­rent research is rel­e­vant to Visegrad/OSA's research priorities. Funds are meant to cover access to the archives, travel to/from Budapest, mod­est sub­sis­tence, and accom­mo­da­tion for a research period of two months. Scholarships for shorter peri­ods are pro-rated.

This DAAD initiative funds exceptional doctoral research in any field at an institution of higher education (state or state-recognized) or non-university research institute in Germany. Funding is provided for a maximum of 4 years.

This programme provides funding for "bi-national" doctoral projects that are carried out at a home university and at a university in Germany. Funding is offered for a period ranging from 7 to 24 months. Note that applications cannot be considered if the applicant has resided in Germany for more than 15 months at the time of application.

The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship offers funding to scholars from any academic discipline to conduct research at leading Israeli academic institutions.

Wellcome Career Development awards fund mid-career researchers from any discipline who are conducting research on mental health, infectious disease or the relationship between climate and health. Applicants must be affiliated with an administering organization based in Ireland, the UK, or a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).

The VUIAS is offering up to 15 fellowships to Ukrainian citizens or those with long-term residence permits who are affiliated with an Ukrainian academic institution. The fellowships will provide up to 500 euros per month for postdocs and 1,000 euros per month for professors to support their work at their home institutions in Ukraine. 

The Humboldt Research Fellowship funds postdocs and experienced researchers at various stages of their careers to conduct research in collaboration with German host institutions. Selection committee meets every March, July, and November; please send completed applications and supplemental documents well in advance of the desired selection date.

YCIE offers a 5-week intensive Zoom course for those from non-tech backgrounds (students and researchers from social sciences and humanities, journalists, and public policy experts) who have not used programming and quantitative text analysis in their practice before but would like to acquire new hard skills in text processing and data analysis. This is a paid course, but a limited number of scholarships are available BA and MA-level students. 

The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research seeks a postdoc researcher to join work on an interdisciplinary project aimed at developing labelling methodologies and novel fluorophores suitable for use in living cells and tissues. Three-year position with the possibility of extension.  
 

The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is "[a] global program that arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions."

The GSSP funds graduate studies for international scholars at a number of German universities. Note that individuals cannot apply to the GSSP directly. A number of doctoral programs were selected in 2024 to participate in the GSSP initiative. Students seeking scholarships for 2026 should apply to one of the selected doctoral programs, and from there, the institution will nominate/apply to the GSSP on behalf of the student upon admission to the doctoral program.

The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz) seeks a postdoctoral fellow in Integrative Modelling & Electron Microscopy to join their team. Full 3-year postdoc salary & funding with the possibility of extension.

The Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel, an independent research institute for European cultural history, is offering postdoctoral fellowships for a period of 6-10 months for scholars to analyze source material from the library's holdings and advance their research. 4 to 6 fellowships will be awarded annually. 

Monthly fellowship amount is €2200 euros, with a one-time reimbursement for the cost of travel to and from Wolfenbüttel, for a maximum of €2000 euros. The fellowship period begins January 1, 2027. 

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.