Call for applications for four international research fellowships within the framework of the NextGenPhDs – Innovations project

International Fellowships in the NextGenPhDs – Innovations Project, funded by NAWA under the STER – Internationalisation of Doctoral Schools programme

Project Leader: Dr Olga Linkiewicz

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for four international research fellowships within the framework of the NextGenPhDs – Innovations project.

Project number: BPI/STE/2024/1/00016

Eligibility: Doctoral candidates enrolled in the Anthropos IPAN Doctoral School who have received approval of their individual research plan.

Number of fellowships available: 4, including:

• 3 for doctoral students from Poland,
• 1 for an international doctoral student*.

Purpose of the fellowship:

• collecting research materials for the doctoral dissertation, including fieldwork, archival or library research,
• participation in seminars or consultations with researchers at the host institution,
• additionally: short educational formats aimed at enhancing the participant’s academic or professional competencies,
• working on the doctoral dissertation in a focused environment conducive to intensive writing (writing retreat).

Funding provided by the project:

• living expenses – from PLN 4,000 to 12,000 per month,
• travel costs – from PLN 2,000 to 6,500,
  depending on the host country, in line with the NAWA Beneficiary’s Handbook (Programmes for Institutions).

Duration of the fellowship: 1–3 months

Fellowship period: between 1 August and 31 December 2026

Required documents:

• application for international fellowship funding (template provided),
• academic CV,
• confirmation from the host institution agreeing to receive the doctoral candidate (scan),
• recommendation from the supervisor(s).

Submission: by email to: ster.anthropos@ihpan.edu.pl

Application deadline: 30 June 2026, 3:00 p.m. (CEST)

The call will be concluded by 20 July 2026.

The conditions for awarding fellowships and the candidate evaluation criteria are outlined in the attached regulations.

* “An international doctoral student shall be understood as:
1) a foreign national who has completed a first-cycle, second-cycle, or long-cycle Master’s degree program at a foreign higher education institution; or
2) a foreign national who has completed a second-cycle degree program at a Polish higher education institution; or
3) a Polish national who has completed a second-cycle degree program at a foreign higher education institution and has successfully passed the recruitment process organized by the Beneficiary.