Deadline: June 29, 2025
Applications are open for the Academy of International Affairs NRW Fellowship 2026-2027. The Academy of International Affairs North Rhine-Westphalia (AIA NRW) offers fellowships for outstanding scholars and practitioners in Bonn, the German UN-City, to conduct projects that focus on important questions in the field of international politics. AIA NRW provides a professional platform and unique environment that fosters dynamic and vibrant exchange in an international, interdisciplinary setting.
Applicants can apply to one of the following two tracks:
- Academic Track: For projects that have an explicit academic focus, linking up to ongoing or emerging academic debates, and provide a clear objective on how they contribute to a better understanding of international politics.
- Practitioner’s Track: For projects that reflect on international politics from the perspective of practical experience in a relevant professional field and provide a clear objective on how they contribute to a better understanding of international politics.
Benefits
- AIA NRW’s fellowship programme is committed to bringing together academics and practitioners for a lively and meaningful exchange and offers excellent academic and administrative support. Fellowships can take the form of paid/unpaid leaves, compensation costs paid to the home institution, or a stipend on the basis of the applicant’s current income.
- AIA NRW provides accommodation for the fellows and their families and covers travel expenses to and from Bonn.
- Fellows are allocated with office space and the necessary infrastructures to conduct their projects as well as some further funding for research expenses.
Eligibility
- Open to both senior and younger scholars (post-doc level and upwards) from all academic disciplines and practitioners from politics, diplomacy, media, business and civil society.
- Applications that address the focus topic or other vital questions in the field of International Politics are welcome. Both individual and tandem projects can be considered.
Application
Applicants need to submit form for applicants and the following documents compiled in one PDF:
- A letter of motivation;
- A proposal of their envisaged academic project at AIA NRW (max. 5 pages including an abstract; including guiding (research) questions, a brief summary of the state of research in the respective field, a specific work plan/timetable and targeted outputs as well as the expected added value of the stay in Bonn in the particular environment of AIA NRW);
- A short CV (max. 2 pages).
Additionally for the academic track:
- A complete list of publications, and
- Electronic copies of 2-3 recent journal publications.
For more information, visit AIA NRW Fellowship.
