The European University Institute Jean Monnet Fellowships 2027 for PhD Scholars (€ 2,850 per month grant and Fully Funded to Florence, Italy)

Application Deadline:  23 October 2026 (14:00 CEST).

Applications are actually open for the 2027 European University Institute Jean Monnet Fellowships. The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies provides one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships to students who’ve obtained their doctorate greater than 5 years prior to the beginning of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September 2027 for the tutorial 12 months 2027-28. The Fellowship programme is open to post-docs, tenure-track lecturers and these wishing to spend their sabbatical on the Centre. The Centre provides up to 20 fellowships a 12 months:

Jean Monnet Fellows are chosen on the idea of a analysis proposal and of their CV. The analysis proposal ought to match properly with one of many Centre’s primary analysis themes, programmes and initiatives.

Eligibility Requirements

• The fellowships are open to candidates who’ve obtained their doctorate greater than 5 years prior to the beginning of the fellowship on 1 September (to apply for 2027-28, the Ph.D. ought to have been awarded earlier than 1 September 2022).
• Candidates of all nationalities are eligible for the Jean Monnet Fellowships.

Conditions of Award

Duration

The fellowships are for the length of 1 12 months (12 months from September to August).

In the case a fellow arrives after the start of September or leaves earlier than the fellowship ends (i.e. earlier than 20 July), the grant shall be accordingly decreased/terminated, and no grant shall be paid for the month of August.

Residence

Fellows should stay within the space of Florence for the length of their Fellowship in order that they’ll take an lively part within the educational actions of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.

Publication

The analysis carried out through the fellowship ought to lead to a publication, both as an EUI Working Paper, or in a scientific journal, or with a good educational writer.

Grant

The primary grant is € 2,850 per month.

Successful candidates who obtain different grants or salaries should disclose this to the EUI. The quantity of the Fellowship shall be mounted at a decrease fee (minimal €2,100 per month) relying on the quantity of the extra revenue (upon manufacturing of related supporting paperwork).

If relevant, household allowances shall be added to the fundamental grant (see beneath).

Family allowance

A family allowance of up to € 310 per month is paid to Fellows with a companion if the companion lives with them in Florence and provided that the companion’s revenue is lower than € 2,000 per month. The sum of revenue and allowance can not exceed € 2,000 per month (i.e. if the revenue is greater than € 1,690, the allowance shall be paid solely to high up to € 2,000).

Travel bills

Fellows (however not their households) obtain reimbursement for the incoming journey from their native land to Florence, and for the outgoing journey to their vacation spot on the finish of their fellowship.

First-class rail (journey by automobile can also be reimbursed on this foundation)
Economy class air fare
The most quantity for journey reimbursement is €1,200 together with each incoming and outgoing journey. Reimbursement of upper quantities and any further prices could be approved by the Centre Director upon a justified particular request. Taxi bills aren’t reimbursed.

How to Apply

There are two distinct phases within the application course of:

1. Register your application as early as doable.

You are inspired to register your application, by inserting your private particulars and referee particulars as quickly as doable. This is necessary to enable adequate time for your referees to submit the reference letters earlier than the deadline. References is not going to be accepted after the deadline.

2. Submit your application by the deadline 23 October 2026 (14:00 CEST).

Once you will have registered your application, it’s possible you’ll proceed to work on the application particulars and attachments till the deadline of 23 October 2026 (14:00 CEST). Submit the application solely when you will have stuffed in all the data accurately and have efficiently uploaded the ultimate model of the attachments.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the European University Institute Jean Monnet Fellowships