Bis zum 1. Oktober 2026 können wieder Förderanträge bei der Novus Stiftung eingereicht werden. Die junge Stiftung fördert kleinere Projekte aus den Altertumswissenschaften in den Bereichen Forschung, Lehre und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit – gerne auch jenseits des Konventionellen.

Die Stiftung steht für schlanke Verwaltung und möchte mit wenig Bürokratie und schnellen Prozessen wieder mehr Wissenschaft ermöglichen.

Alle Infos auf der Website www.novus-stiftung.de

Call for applications
3 scholarships (predoc) in Ancient Studies starting 2027 at Freie Universität Berlin

The Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS) is offering 3 predoc scholarships at Freie
Universität Berlin in 2027 in the field of Ancient Studies. Funding is available from 1 March 2027 onwards
for up to 6 months. An extension is not possible. You receive a scholarship of EUR 1,000 per month.
At the beginning of the scholarship, you must be enrolled in either a master’s program or a doctoral
program at the Freie Universität Berlin. Funding is available to students whose Master’s thesis is
completed and evaluated by 1 December 2026, and who are planning to conduct & complete their
doctorate at the Freie Universität Berlin, within BerGSAS. When submitting your application, please specify
who the potential academic supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at the Freie Universität Berlin should
be. Please enclose her/his letter of confirmation.
More information on the range of subjects in Ancient Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin here:
Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften: Startseite, and on the Graduate School here:
https://www.berliner-antike-kolleg.org/bergsas/index.html
The purpose of the predoc scholarship is to develop a dissertation topic as well as to submit an application
to scholarship providers (e.g., Elsa Neumann Scholarship; Gerda Henkel Foundation; Studienstiftung des
Deutschen Volkes) within the 6-month funding period. It is expected that your doctoral dissertation will be
written at and submitted to the Freie Universität. Predoc scholarship holders, who successfully apply for
external doctoral funding, will be admitted as full members to BerGSAS and participate in the curriculum of
a structured doctoral program.
Please send your application as one single PDF file to bergsas@berliner-antike-kolleg.org
Application documents (in German or English, Arial 12pt, 1.5 line):

• A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page, A4)
• A project outline for a doctoral dissertation (ca. 6,000 characters including spaces). The outline should
  include a title, state of research, aim/main research question, methods and material/evidence.
• A letter of confirmation of the potential supervisor of your doctoral dissertation at FU Berlin
• A curriculum vitae (CV, resume)
• University transcripts: B.A. and M.A. certificates
• English language certificate e.g., IELTS or TOEFL: C1 (only if your mother tongue is not German or English)
  In addition, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of your MA thesis is required. The reviewer should send
  the letter directly to bergsas@berliner-antike-kolleg.org.
  The deadline for your application is 00:00 CET on 1 December 2026. The selection committee will not
  consider incomplete or late applications. For further inquiries, please contact the coordinator Dr Regina
  Attula, regina.attula@berliner-antike-kolleg.org

University of Cambridge – Newnham College

Location:	Cambridge
Salary:	£38,784 (pay award pending)
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	21st July 2026
Closes:	10th September 2026

Newnham College, Cambridge invites applications from women graduates of any university for a Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is tenable for three years from 1 October 2027 and is not renewable or extendable.

The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship is a stipendiary research fellowship, open to graduates working in a field covered by one of the following Faculties of the University of Cambridge: Classics, Geography, History and Philosophy of Science, Modern and Medieval Languages (including Theoretical and Applied Linguistics), Music, Philosophy. Further information about these Faculties may be obtained from the University of Cambridge’s website: www.cam.ac.uk. Current or former Newnham students in the whole field of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences may apply for this Research Fellowship, regardless of the rotational listing.

The College welcomes applications from women of diverse nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds. Applications are particularly welcomed from those who identify as being from Black, Asian or other minority ethnic groups.

Stipend: £38,784 (pay award pending)

Candidates are advised that a Research Fellowship is intended for a researcher early in their career. Applicants must be a post-doctoral researcher who has been awarded their PhD degree or a graduate student who has submitted their PhD thesis by 31 August 2026. Those submitting their thesis later than this date will not be considered.

The successful applicant will be expected to commit to starting their Fellowship on 1 October 2027. Any request to defer the start date will only be granted for a maximum of three months.

Application information may be obtained from the College’s website via the above ‚Apply‚ button and applications must be submitted on-line via the Application Information Document to be found there.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSI115/research-fellowship-in-the-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences

The closing date for applications is Thursday 10 September 2026.

This appointment complies with legislation on sex discrimination, relying on the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 22, and Article 3 of the College Charter.

Call for Applications for Getty Scholars Program at the Villa related to the 2027–2028 theme of „The Classical World in Context: Glocalization“ for residential grants at the Getty Villa.

Deadline for submission of applications for the 2027-28 Residential Fellowships is October 1, 2026.

Further informations attached and under: www.getty.edu/projects/villa-scholars-program.

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

das Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) schreibt für das Akademische Jahr 2027/28 wieder Fellowships für promovierte und habilitierte Wissenschaftlter:innen aller Disziplinen aus.

Das FRIAS ist das internationale Forschungskolleg der Universität Freiburg. Es beherbergt jedes Jahr etwa 30 bis 40 Wissenschaftler:innen aller Nationen und Disziplinen, die sich im Rahmen mehrmonatiger Fellowships voll auf ihre Forschungsprojekte konzentrieren und sich mit Kolleg:innen aus aller Welt vernetzen können. Das FRIAS bietet seinen Fellows ideale Forschungsbedingungen – etwa durch einen eigenen Fellow Service oder zusätzliche Forschungsmittel.

Die FRIAS Fellowship Programmes 2027/28 beinhalten:

1.      FRIAS Senior Fellowship Programme (3 bis 8 Monate, für promovierte und habilitierte Wissenschaftler:innen mit mindestens acht Jahren Forschungserfahrung)

2.      FRIAS Early Career Fellowship Programme (4 bis 10 Monate, für promovierte Wissenschaftler:innen bis maximal acht Jahre nach der Promotion)

3.      FRIAS Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship for Researchers from Africa (6 Monate für für promovierte und habilitierte Wissenschaftler:innen aus den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften mit mindestens acht Jahren Forschungserfahrung)

Bewerbungsfrist ist der 18. September 2026 um 13 Uhr.
Die Forschungsaufenthalte finden zwischen dem 1. September 2027 und dem 31. August 2028 statt.

Weitere Informationen zum Programm: https://uni-freiburg.de/frias/funding/frias-fellowship-programmes/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/freiburg-institute-for-advanced-studies_fellowship-researchfunding-fundingopportunity-activity-7483514656532250625-y632?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACuKZnoBZ3m5QLDzG7z6bcopHKnZWA-p2YU

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/friasunifreiburg.bsky.social/post/3mqrfkxkkk225

Mastodon: https://fediscience.org/@FRIAS_UFreiburg/116930034125606677

Viele Grüße aus Freiburg,

Max Bolze

—

Albert–Ludwigs–Universität Freiburg
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

Dr. Max Bolze
Leitung Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

T +49 761 / 203 974 07

max.bolze@frias.uni-freiburg.de
www.uni-freiburg.de/frias

Albertstraße 19
D-79104 Freiburg

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is offering a full-time PhD scholarship package to undertake research at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Melbourne on translation in Late Antiquity.

The successful applicant will work on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project ‚Translation and Transformation in Late Antiquity‘ to investigate how translation in Late Antiquity evolved while communicating and shaping new knowledge, and analyse translation across a diverse range of political, social, religious, linguistic cultural groups in Late Antiquity.


The research will either involve a case study or studies, drawn from either Biblical translations or translations of theological, philosophical, historical, and literary knowledge from the fourth to the sixth centuries CE.


The PhD candidate will be an integral member of the project, working with the research team, led by Assoc. Prof. Michael Hanaghan, and including Assoc. Prof. Stephen Carlson, Prof. Bronwen Neil (Macquarie University) and Prof. Andy Cain (UC Boulder).


Opportunities for mentoring and collaborative publishing will be facilitated.


ACU PhD Stipend Scholarship of AUD $33,511 p.a. (tax-free, indexed) for up to 3.5 years.



Research Training Program (RTP) Fees Offset Scholarship for up to 3.5 years for domestic candidates or an ACU Tuition Fee Scholarship valued at c. A$30,000 p.a. for up to 3.5 years for international candidates.


RTP Allowance (Overseas Student Health Care Policy) Scholarship for international candidates.

RTP Allowance (Relocation) Scholarship valued up to $2,000 for international candidates.

The deadline for applications is September 14, 2026.


The scholarship package is subject to satisfactory progress and full-time study mode. The scholarship conditions align with ACU’s Research Training Program Scholarship Policy.


Interested candidates should contact michael.hanaghan@acu.edu.au<mailto:michael.hanaghan@acu.edu.au> for more information.

https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/graduate-research-school/scholarships/acu-stipend-scholarship