KROC Institute: Visiting Research Fellowships Grant

The KROC Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers Visiting Research Fellowships for scholars focused on peace studies. The program invites innovative proposals addressing themes like climate justice, gender intersectionality, international mediation, and the role of arts in peacebuilding. Both academic and alumni fellows are encouraged to apply, with stipends of $25,000 for junior and $30,000 for senior fellows. The institute provides essential resources and an inspiring environment for impactful research.

Academic Fellows
Fellowships are offered to scholars with substantial research experience who will connect their research to ongoing Kroc Institute research initiatives. For the academic year 2025-26, we invite research proposals that focus on one or more of the following themes:.
Preference will be given to applicants whose research has direct relevance to policy and/or practice.Media, Technology and Peacebuilding. Preference will be given to applicants whose research has direct relevance to policy and/or practice.Peace Accords Matrix (PAM). Preference will be given to applicants whose research has direct relevance to policy and/or practice.Peacebuilding and the Arts.
In all the above categories, the applicant should present a clear and concise description of the planned research project, its significance, why the Kroc Institute is an ideal place for the researcher to complete a fellowship, and how the project will build on existing research in a given field.
Alumni Fellows
We invite Kroc Institute alumni who graduated prior to 2016 and hold an advanced degree to apply for a one-semester (fall or spring) visiting research fellowship. This fellowship targets alumni who have pursued careers as peacebuilding practitioners and seek time to reflect on and write about their work while in residence at the Institute.
The successful alumni visiting fellow will be expected to be involved in the intellectual life of the Institute, and to produce a tangible result from the fellowship. This could include producing a publishable written work that brings to bear their practical experience in conversation with innovative peace research in their field, hosting a workshop or mini class while on campus, or another creative product developed during the fellowship.
Funding
Visiting fellows will receive a stipend of $30,000 per semester.

Eligibility

Academic FellowsNon-alumni applicants must have completed a doctoral, or equivalent, degree. If you are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program, you must have completed your doctoral degree before the beginning of the fellowship. If you have previously been a Kroc Visiting Research Fellow, please wait seven years before applying again.Applicants must indicate whether they seek a fellowship for a single semester or the full academic year.Alumni FellowsApplicants applying for the alumni category must have graduated from one of the Kroc Institute’s academic programs (undergraduate or graduate) prior to 2016.Alumni of the Kroc undergraduate program must have completed a graduate degree (a masters, doctoral or professional degree).One-semester (fall or spring) visiting research fellowship.