HWK Delmenhorst Fellowships

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The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg awards fellowships to exceptionally qualified researchers at career stages beginning at postdoc and up to senior level.

Fellowship categories

The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg awards different kinds of residential fellowships to exceptionally qualified researchers from outside the Northwest region of Germany:

  • Regular fellowships for applicants whose PhD dates back more than five years
  • Junior fellowships for applicants who obtained their PhD within the past five years

Early career researchers from the Northwest of Germany may apply for non-residential Associate Junior Fellowships.

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Conditions

Fellowships may last 3 to 10 months. Residency at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg is mandatory throughout the entire fellowship. Financial conditions are subject to individual agreement. The HWK encourages and supports researchers who wish to take up fellowships accompanied by child(ren), spouse, or partner. Review the Application Guidelines for full conditions.

Eligibility

Applications may be submitted for all academic disciplines. Applicants intending to do experimental or laboratory work are welcome, but must enclose confirmation of access to research infrastructure at a regional academic institution. Review the Application Guidelines for full eligibility criteria.

Annual Call for Applications

The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg publishes one call for applications per year. Applications should be submitted at least one year before the desired commencement of the fellowship. See below for information on the application, the review process, and financial conditions.

Considering an application but unsure what to expect? Would you like to stay at the HWK with child, spouse, or partner? Familiarize yourself with living and working conditions at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg and in Delmenhorst or take a flight across the Wissenschaftskolleg's premises and some of its buildings.

Work and life at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg

Stay with child, spouse, or partner

Buildings, facilities and premises

 

Key Documents

Application Guidelines - Regular and Junior Fellowships

Travel Allowance HWK Fellows 

Privacy Policy for HWK Fellowships

 

Deadline

15 July 2024, 12:00 AM (CEST - Central European Summer Time)

Late applications will not be considered. This will be the only call for applications this year.

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Duration
3-10 months
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