Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The Max Weber Network Eastern Europe invites papers concerning religious actors amid radical transformations in the Soviet Republics. Submissions require a short paper proposal of 400 words and a CV. Selected writers will be invited and supported to attend twin workshops in Lüneburg (17-18 September 2026) and Helsinki (29-30 April 2027).

The Faculty of Economics and Administration at Masaryk University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher in the field of regional economics. This is a fixed-term, 12-month position (with the possibility of extension up to 36 months) beginning September 1, 2026. 

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 Yale Baltic Studies Program invites applications for the Juris Padegs Post-Doctoral Associate position, a four-month appointment during the 2026-27 academic year. Selected candidates are expected to be in residence in New Haven, Connecticut and participate actively in the activities of the Baltic Studies Program, part of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. Application review begins February 1, 2026. 

The Gerda Henkel Foundation offers short-term support to scholars in acute crisis in the form of subsistence scholarships (max. duration 6 months) to support the initial transition to the host country, doctoral scholarships with a funding period of up to two years, and research scholarships with an initial funding period of up to one year. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Seton Hall University seeks a full-time Lecturer of Communication in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, beginning August 2026. The teaching-focused position includes undergraduate instruction, student advising, curriculum development, and departmental service on the South Orange, NJ campus. Applicants must hold a master’s degree in communication or a related field and have at least one year of undergraduate teaching experience; a PhD is preferred. The initial appointment is a one-year contract with the possibility of renewal (up to three years and eligibility for Senior Lecturer rank). The salary range is approximately $55,000–$61,000. 

The European New School of Digital Studies offers a Postdoc Fellowship (for applicants who received their PhD within the past 4 years) and a Visiting Professor Fellowship (4+ years since receiving PhD). Successful applicants will receive a full grant to support a research stay at ENS for a period of two to six months.

The Yale Baltic Studies Program invites applications for a post-doctoral associate position of four to five months during the 2026-27 academic year. Researchers from Lithuanian universities in the following fields are encouraged to apply: law, economics, business and finance, environmental policy, political science, international relations, and history. The successful candidate is expected to be in residence in New Haven, Connecticut for the duration of the appointment and participate actively in program activities.

The Translating Ukraine Summer Institute will be held in Wroclaw, Poland, 6-17 July 2026. Supported by academic partners in Canada, the US, the UK, and Poland, this summer institute will focus on training emerging and mid-career translators in the field of literary and academic translation. 20 participants will be accepted. This opportunity is open to both beginners or mid-career professionals as well as students enrolled in Ukrainian language courses and translation programs at accredited universities and participating institutions. 

NOTE: Candidates for the Józef Tischner Junior Visiting Fellowship must be Polish citizens or permanently reside in Poland. The call for applications is open to scholars in all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences; a thematic relation of the proposed project to one of the Institute’s research fields is strongly encouraged.

Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowships are designated for scholars working on projects related to Polish-Ukrainian, Polish-Belarusian, and Polish-Lithuanian relations and related questions of history, politics, and literature OR the legacy of Giedroyc (and/or the journal and publishing house Kultura). Selected candidates will spend four consecutive months pursuing their research projects at the IWM in Vienna between September 2026 and June 2027.

The Jan Patočka Fellowship Program aims to foster research inspired by Jan Patočka’s legacy and his intellectual endeavor to rethink Europe under post-European paradigms. Scholars working on the manifold philosophical, societal, economic, geopolitical, and historical dimensions of this challenging topic (in all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences) are welcome to apply.

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Florida invites applications for the position of Lecturer/Assistant Instructional Professor in Russian Language and Culture, to begin August 15, 2026. This is a full-time, renewable, nine-month, non-tenure accruing position.

The Global Methane Politics project s a five-year European Research Council-funded project led by Professor Jan Selby in the School of Politics and International Studies. The University of Leeds is currently accepting applications for three research fellows to join the project for three years from September 2026, focusing respectively on livestock, oil and gas, and solid waste. For each of these fellowships, the core objectives will be to generate original research findings on their specific sector. The position includes access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts, travel schemes, and a salary of £48,822 per year.

Hosted by the University of Vienna’s Research Center for the History of Transformations (RECET), this two-day international conference aims to bring together scholars from the fields of Soviet/post-Soviet history and Jewish studies. Conference organizers welcome individual paper submissions on the central themes that will be addressed over the course of the two-day program in Vienna. 

The Mieroszewski Center's Open Competition Grant Program supports projects that promote the history, culture and heritage of the peoples of Eastern Europe. Applications are open to the public, academic and educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, foundations, local governments and individuals. Grant funds can be used to implement a variety of cultural, educational and research projects, including the organization of conferences, workshops, cultural meetings, exhibitions, as well as publishing projects. Funding can cover up to 80% of a project's budget, with no minimum or maximum amount specified.

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. 

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 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.