Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) Fellowship Program 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 12, 2026

Applications are open for the Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) Fellowship Program 2027. For the spring semester 2027, the Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) on the University of Zurich affords 5-6 residential fellowships to extremely gifted and progressive younger or mid-profession students from the sphere of social sciences or humanities with a analysis concentrate on historic or up to date subjects associated to Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia.

The CEES Fellowship Program is often arrange as a 4-months (one semester) residential fellowship on the University of Zurich. During this era, the CEES Fellow is predicted to pursue her or his impartial analysis in residency and to take part actively within the scholarly actions of the CEES. The Fellow can have entry to the related libraries and the interdisciplinary neighborhood of consultants related to the CEES. The Fellow will maintain a workshop presentation on his or her analysis subject. The Fellow can also be anticipated to publish her or his findings in one of many CEES publication retailers.

Benefits

• Funding features a stipend for dwelling bills throughout the interval of keep of as much as 4 months, journey and administrative prices in Switzerland.
• In addition to library entry, the man can have use of a workspace and different mandatory services on the CEES. The CEES will assist the Fellow with discovering housing within the Zurich space. Note that they’ll solely take into account candidates who’re enrolled or employed at their home college.

Eligibility

• Open to people occupied with historic and/or up to date subjects in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus or Central Asia in any self-discipline throughout the subject of social science and humanities.
• However, precedence can be given to students within the early stage of their careers and people in increased schooling establishments engaged on points associated to CEES analysis priorities. These priorities are outlined within the calls for application, that are launched twice a yr.
• While they welcome candidates from all over the world, desire can be given to students who’re residents of nations that fall beneath the purview of the CEES: Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Application

An entire application ought to be despatched to CEES by October 12, 2026, consisting of the next supplies:

• A letter of motivation
• A analysis proposal (3–5 pages)
• A curriculum vitae (together with an inventory of publications)
• A brief writing pattern (article or e book chapter size)
• A brief proposal for a presentation to be held at CEES
• Two letters of advice and/or names of two referees

All supplies listed above ought to be written in English and despatched within the type of a single PDF doc to: [email protected]

For extra info, go to CEES Fellowship.