Stipendien, Forschungspreise und Förderprogramme

University of Cambridge - Christ's College

Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship

https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/stipendiary-junior-research-fellowship-2

Stipendiary:  4 years fixed term
Stipend:  £32,428 (with a PhD) or £26,376 (without a PhD)
The College invites applications for a stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship in specified areas of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It will be tenable for four years from normally no later than 1 October 2026 and is not renewable.
A Junior Research Fellowship is intended for a researcher early in their career and, in this case, is restricted to applicants in one or more of the following subject areas:

  *   Classics
  *   History (restricted to work that falls substantially within the period c. 700-c. 1450)
  *   Music
  *   Politics & International Studies
The Junior Research Fellowship offers an opportunity to carry out novel research in a stimulating academic environment. A successful applicant is expected to be either a postgraduate student, probably in the latter stages of research leading to a PhD degree (or equivalent), or a post-doctoral researcher who has completed their PhD Degree after 1 January 2025.
The stipend for a Junior Research Fellow is currently £32,428 (with a PhD) and £26,376 (without a PhD) and the successful candidate will be afforded the full privileges of a Fellow of the College. Fellows living out of College receive a pensionable living-out allowance of £6,880 (with a PhD) or £3,440 (without a PhD).
Applications must be submitted online via the Christ's College website at www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf<http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf> by 12 noon on Tuesday 16 September 2025. Reports from two referees must also be received by 12 noon on Tuesday 16 September 2025 for the application to be eligible. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their referees submit their references by the deadline. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for copies of written work and may be invited for interview. Interviews are expected to be on or around Tuesday 20 January 2026. Further details of the Fellowship competition are provided on the website: www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf<http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/jrf>.
Any candidate who does not have an automatic right to work in the United Kingdom will be themselves responsible for obtaining the necessary visa (although the College can give informal advice and assistance). The College will itself cover the cost of the visa and the associated healthcare surcharge.
Further particulars are available by clicking the 'Apply' button above.
Christ's College is an equal opportunities employer.
    

Announcement of 2 Scholarships for Doctoral Studies (October 2026 -September 2023) in the Doctoral program ‘Ancient Languages and Texts’ of the Berlin Graduate school of Ancient Studies.

The Graduate School Scholarship Program (GSSP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering two (2) doctoral scholarships for aspiring PhD students within the framework of the “Ancient Languages and Texts” doctoral program of the BerGSAS, https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/en/bergsas/programme/alt/index.html

We welcome applications from highly qualified graduates from the fields of:

Ancient History, History of Late Antiquity, and the Early Middle Ages, Ancient Oriental Languages, Ancient Philology – Greek (incl. Byzantine Greek) and Latin (Classical Latin, Middle and Modern latin) –, Egyptology (incl. Coptology), Protestant Theology, Iranian Studies, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, Religious Studies, Roman Law.

Applicants must hold an excellent master's degree (MA, MSt, or MSc) in one of the aforementioned disciplines or be very close to completion. Very close to completion means that the Master’s thesis must have been submitted and has already been graded at the time of application.

Objectives of the doctoral program “Ancient Languages and Texts”

The program “Ancient Languages and Texts” (ALT), focuses on the written heritage of ancient cultures which includes literary works as well as documentary texts, such as inscriptions and papyri. Also, research is carried out into phenomena of mediality such as the interaction between texts and pictorial representations. In this line of inquiry, traditional philological methods are combined with historical and cultural issues. In addition to that, particular emphasis is placed on theories and approaches of modern literary studies and linguistics. Topics and methods in the digital humanities and computer philology also belong to the program ALT. Thus, the program is characterized by a plurality of research methods and a wide understanding of the concept of ‘a text’. Applicants are expected to have sufficient command of the relevant ancient languages for their dissertation project. During the course, doctoral researchers are required to complete the curriculum of the doctoral program (cf. academic rules and regulations on website).

Who can apply? (please note that these requirements are binding)

- This call is open ONLY to applicants who are not German citizens

- Applicants must not have completed a PhD previously

- The Master’s degree must not have been completed before March 1, 2020

- Applicants must not have resided in Germany continuously before December 1, 2024

Duration of the scholarship and funding

The scholarship is available from October 2026 (Berlin winter semester 2026/27) for four years, subject to a satisfactory annual progress review. In accordance with DAAD guidelines, the scholarship holders receive a stipend of 1,300 Euros a month, a travel allowance, payments towards health, accident and liability insurance cover, allowances for study and research (and, where applicable, rent and family allowances) as well as financial support for a pre-sessional German language course. Plus, material resources of 1,000 Euros per year, administered by the supervisor’s institute. Research stays outside of Germany during the funding period may be supported if they do not exceed 25% of the total funding period, and do not take place directly at the beginning of the funding period.

Application process

Applications must be submitted via the BerGSAS portal by 15 October 2025, 00:00 CET, quoting the reference 2026-ALT-BerGSAS-GSSP. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

The application procedure takes place in two stages:

1 stage:

Please register at https://application.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas

After you have created a personal account, you can begin to fill in the application form and you can upload your documents. It is possible to save the application form and continue with the process at a later date. Applications must be submitted by 15 October 2025, 00:00 CET.

BerGSAS will invite shortlisted candidates to an online interview within two months of the application deadline

2. stage:

BerGSAS will nominate the candidates selected to the DAAD. The DAAD will make the final decision and will notify you accordingly. Please note that admission to doctoral studies and the receipt of a scholarship is subject to assessment by the host university (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, or Freie Universität Berlin) and by the DAAD.

Application documents:

If registered at BerGSAS application portal (https://application.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas), you will find the list of required documents at the bottom of the form. This includes among other things, copies of various documents (which do not have to be officially certified!).

- Certificate of a language examination in English, e.g, IELTS Academic or TOEFL, at least B2 level. Please note: At the Freie Universität, a C1 certificate is required for admission to doctoral studies.

- Certificates of any academic degree (B.A. and M.A.) or advanced qualifications indicating grades and explaining the grading system of your home university.

- Two letters of reference from university professors are required, one of which must be from a professor at your home university! These letters are confidential documents and should be sent as a PDF file by the university professors directly to: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.  It is mandatory that the professors use the DAAD template, which can be downloaded here:

https://www.daad.de/medien/deutschland/stipendien/formulare/recommendation.doc

Application deadline

The deadline for your application is 15 October 2025 at 00:00 CET. The selection committee will not consider incomplete or late applications.

For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator of the doctoral program:

Dr. Carmen Marcks-Jacobs, carmen. Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.

Durham University is delighted to invite applications from researchers for Visiting Fellowships of one month in duration.
The aim of the Durham Collections Fellowships is to enable and foster research across the historic collections of Durham, notably Archives and Special Collections at Palace Green Library, the Oriental Museum, the library and archives of Ushaw College (the former Roman Catholic seminary just outside the city), the Cathedral Library and the archives of Durham Priory and Cathedral.

The resources available to scholars include not only libraries and archives, but also collections of visual and material culture, and architectural assets. The purpose of the Visiting Fellowships is to support research into these globally significant collections.

The Barker Visiting Fellowships are intended to support research into any of the collections held in Durham and there are a number of Lendrum Priory Library Fellowships available specifically to support work on the surviving contents of Durham Cathedral's medieval priory library. This collection is currently the focus of a large-scale digitisation project, Durham Priory Library Recreated [http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk<http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk]www.durhampriory.ac.uk<http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk>.

The Lendrum Fellowships are intended to support research into any of the collections but there is a preference for applicants wishing to use the historic book collections of Durham. This is interpreted broadly to include consultation of individual books, study of specific collections, research into the material forms of books, histories of book circulation and collecting, plus consideration of the readers of books. We welcome applications from both academic and practitioner researchers at all stages in their career.

The Lord Crewe's Charity Fellowships are open to any applicant wishing to work on the Bamburgh Library Collection. The remit is wide, from those wishing to research it as a collection, to those planning to consult an individual item, and also includes the material culture of the books.

Fellows will be encouraged to work collaboratively with academic subject specialists, librarians, archivists and curators to realise the collections' research potential, and to develop innovative research agendas. They will also be encouraged to participate in the life of the University, particularly its broad range of seminar series.

Applications

Applicants should submit a short CV together with a summary of the project and materials they propose to work on, and the expected publications or other outcomes (the summary should be maximum two sides of A4). Applications should demonstrate a serious research interest that focuses on primary source material within the collections held at Durham. Applicants who plan to collaborate with Durham academic or collections staff are especially welcome and should mention this in their application. There is no need to identify a particular fellowship scheme when applying; the selection committee will decide which scheme is most appropriate, though applicants can highlight one if they wish.

Applicants must consult with the relevant collections staff to ensure that the materials they wish to work with are available at the times of their visit. This is particularly important in the case of the Oriental Museum, the Cathedral Library and Ushaw Library, all of which have limited opening hours.

This is especially important for applicants:



  *

whose research projects may require access to a large number of objects, books or

archives

  *

who are interested in the materiality of collections or items

  *

who wish to be considered for the Lendrum Fellowships

  *

who wish to be considered for the Lord Crewe's Charity Fellowships.

For these areas of research, we strongly recommend that applicants consult relevant collections staff to discuss the practicalities of their research project and their proposed dates of research before applying. If this has not been possible, we may need to ask applicants for further information before assessing their application.

There will be five fellowship intakes throughout the academic year, lasting for four weeks each:

October = 13 October - 7 November 2025

November = 17 November - 12 December 2025

February = 23 February - 20 March 2026

May = 27 April - 22 May 2026

June = 1 June - 26 June 2026

Applicants should indicate their preferred dates. They should also indicate to which university department(s) and/or research centres their research most relates. Applications should be submitted by noon on Wednesday 3 September 2025. We shall aim to notify successful candidates by mid-September 2025.

Fellows will be granted an honorarium of £2,000 per month towards their transport and subsistence costs. A small number of PhD bursaries may be available to the value of £600. Please note that fellows will be expected to arrange their own travel and accommodation.



Those who have previously held fellowships are eligible to apply again after three years have elapsed since their previous award. Please note that the maximum times an individual can be awarded a fellowship is on three occasions, or the equivalent of three months, over a period of 10 years.

Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence in Durham and to participate in and make a contribution to the intellectual life of the University. This may include an informal talk, other event or blog post about their research, as part of museum or special collections engagement programmes.

Information about the collections can be found here:

https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/collection_information/

Academic enquiries: Dr James Kelly Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.<mailto:Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.> (who can also tell you where to send the application!)

for the academic year 2025-2026

Durham University is delighted to invite applications from researchers for Visiting Fellowships of one month in duration.

The aim of the Durham Collections Fellowships is to enable and foster research across the historic collections of Durham, notably Archives and Special Collections at Palace Green Library, the Oriental Museum, the library and archives of Ushaw College (the former Roman Catholic seminary just outside the city), the Cathedral Library and the archives of Durham Priory and Cathedral.

The resources available to scholars include not only libraries and archives, but also collections of visual and material culture, and architectural assets. The purpose of the Visiting Fellowships is to support research into these globally significant collections.

The Barker Visiting Fellowships are intended to support research into any of the collections held in Durham and there are a number of Lendrum Priory Library Fellowships available specifically to support work on the surviving contents of Durham Cathedral's medieval priory library. This collection is currently the focus of a large-scale digitisation project, Durham Priory Library Recreated [http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk<http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk]www.durhampriory.ac.uk<http://www.durhampriory.ac.uk>.

The Lendrum Fellowships are intended to support research into any of the collections but there is a preference for applicants wishing to use the historic book collections of Durham. This is interpreted broadly to include consultation of individual books, study of specific collections, research into the material forms of books, histories of book circulation and collecting, plus consideration of the readers of books. We welcome applications from both academic and practitioner researchers at all stages in their career.

The Lord Crewe's Charity Fellowships are open to any applicant wishing to work on the Bamburgh Library Collection. The remit is wide, from those wishing to research it as a collection, to those planning to consult an individual item, and also includes the material culture of the books.

Fellows will be encouraged to work collaboratively with academic subject specialists, librarians, archivists and curators to realise the collections' research potential, and to develop innovative research agendas. They will also be encouraged to participate in the life of the University, particularly its broad range of seminar series.

Applications

Applicants should submit a short CV together with a summary of the project and materials they propose to work on, and the expected publications or other outcomes (the summary should be maximum two sides of A4). Applications should demonstrate a serious research interest that focuses on primary source material within the collections held at Durham. Applicants who plan to collaborate with Durham academic or collections staff are especially welcome and should mention this in their application. There is no need to identify a particular fellowship scheme when applying; the selection committee will decide which scheme is most appropriate, though applicants can highlight one if they wish.

Applicants must consult with the relevant collections staff to ensure that the materials they wish to work with are available at the times of their visit. This is particularly important in the case of the Oriental Museum, the Cathedral Library and Ushaw Library, all of which have limited opening hours.

This is especially important for applicants:



  *

whose research projects may require access to a large number of objects, books or

archives

  *

who are interested in the materiality of collections or items

  *

who wish to be considered for the Lendrum Fellowships

  *

who wish to be considered for the Lord Crewe's Charity Fellowships.

For these areas of research, we strongly recommend that applicants consult relevant collections staff to discuss the practicalities of their research project and their proposed dates of research before applying. If this has not been possible, we may need to ask applicants for further information before assessing their application.

There will be five fellowship intakes throughout the academic year, lasting for four weeks each:

October = 13 October - 7 November 2025

November = 17 November - 12 December 2025

February = 23 February - 20 March 2026

May = 27 April - 22 May 2026

June = 1 June - 26 June 2026

Applicants should indicate their preferred dates. They should also indicate to which university department(s) and/or research centres their research most relates. Applications should be submitted by noon on Wednesday 3 September 2025. We shall aim to notify successful candidates by mid-September 2025.

Fellows will be granted an honorarium of £2,000 per month towards their transport and subsistence costs. A small number of PhD bursaries may be available to the value of £600. Please note that fellows will be expected to arrange their own travel and accommodation.



Those who have previously held fellowships are eligible to apply again after three years have elapsed since their previous award. Please note that the maximum times an individual can be awarded a fellowship is on three occasions, or the equivalent of three months, over a period of 10 years.

Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence in Durham and to participate in and make a contribution to the intellectual life of the University. This may include an informal talk, other event or blog post about their research, as part of museum or special collections engagement programmes.

Information about the collections can be found here:

https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/collection_information/

Academic enquiries: Dr James Kelly Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.<mailto:Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein.> (who can also tell you where to send the application!)