Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) Fellowships 2026/2027 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) Fellowships 2026/2027. The Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs, is providing fellowships to publish-doctoral researchers, suppose tank members, and practitioners engaged on Turkey-related points.

For the funding interval 2026–2027, CATS is providing fellowships on the next subjects:

• Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)
• Energy Transition and Climate Change 
• Turkish Foreign and Security Policy amid Geopolitical Turmoil 

Benefits

• Fellows are anticipated to reside in Berlin for the length of their fellowship (besides throughout deliberate analysis journeys) and can obtain a month-to-month grant of €3,000 in addition to a price range for analysis journeys. Travel prices to and from Berlin firstly and finish of the fellowship will probably be lined individually by CATS. If a Fellow is accompanied by youngsters for the length of the fellowship interval, further assist will probably be out there.

Eligibility

• Open to publish-doctoral researchers, suppose tank members, and practitioners engaged on Turkey-related points.
• Researchers who haven’t but accomplished their PhD however have a stable observe file in Turkey-related analysis could apply, too.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will probably be evaluated by a committee consisting of CATS crew members and chosen specialists from the SWP and the companion establishments of the CATS Network. The committee will place specific emphasis on the next standards:

• Academic {and professional} benefit based mostly on the applicant’s publications and work expertise;
• Academic and political relevance to the analysis fields recognized above;
• Coherence and feasibility; and
• Value of the undertaking’s public outreach dimension. 

Application

Applications should be submitted within the type of a single PDF doc containing the next (within the specified order) in English or German:

• A canopy letter;
• A written proposal describing the applicant’s analysis subject (5 pages most, 2 cm margin, 1.5 spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font). This proposal should embody:
  • A dialogue of the analysis/undertaking subject, related analysis questions/undertaking targets, and an evidence of the educational and coverage relevance of the undertaking
    • An overview of the state of analysis within the area
    • An overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches
    • A bibliography
• A CV that features a record of educational publications; and
• Copies of related tutorial transcripts and/or diplomas (no translations required).

The deadline for the CATS Fellowship 2026–2027 functions is 30 April 2026. Email your application as a single PDF doc to [email protected] (CATS Fellowship functions solely). Incomplete functions won’t be thought of.

For extra data, go to CATS Fellowships.