Junior Fellowship Grant

Funder: Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Institute for Advanced Study

The Junior Fellowship at Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg provides early career researchers with the opportunity to engage in focused research while enjoying a vibrant community. With a duration of 3-10 months, fellows receive a stipend of up to 2,000 EUR per month. Applications are accepted from those who have completed their doctoral degree within the last five years and have not worked in the region for more than six months in the past three years. Collaboration with local institutions is encouraged.

The fellowships of the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg offer outstanding scientists the opportunity to focus on research without the distractions of everyday academic life, to exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines, and to benefit from a diverse and vibrant fellowship community.
Through its fellowship program, the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg promotes scholarship and research in the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, benefiting not only the individual fellow but also the scientific community at regional research institutions. Funding for individual scientists is distributed among a number of fellowship opportunities of varying types and durations.
The core fellowship formats of regular and junior fellowships are currently offered in the four research areas of the HWK: BRAIN & MIND, EARTH, TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, and SOCIETY. Both types are awarded based on a specific application process.
Fellows receive remuneration in the form of a stipend, which legally does not constitute an employment contract and does not come with social benefits like pension fund contributions etc. Additional funding beyond the Fellowship stipend, e.g. travel funds or research project costs, cannot be provided.
Duration: 3-10 months.Residence at the HWK is mandatory.The Fellowship cannot be split.For Junior Fellows, personal stipends are limited to a maximum of 2,000 EUR per month.Due to the diversity in our Fellows’ situations and backgrounds, financial conditions for Fellowships are negotiated on a case-by-case basis after successful application.  See further financial details here.

Eligibility

Early career researchers whose doctoral degree has been awarded less than 5 years ago at the time of application. In the past 3 years you have not worked in the region for more than 6 months in total.For a research project requiring research infrastructure (e.g. lab space, instruments, project funding…), you have a collaboration partner from an academic institution close to the HWK (i.e. in the Bremen-Oldenburg region) who agrees to provide the necessary research infrastructure and confirms this with a support letter.The HWK does not have lab space on campus! For candidates who do not need research infrastructure for their project, collaborations with regional institutions are appreciated but not a requirement.Applications should be submitted not less than 1 year before the desired starting date of the Fellowship, but no earlier than 2 years in advance.

Ineligibility

Scientists based at institutions in the northwestern region of Germany cannot apply.