Deadline: March 16, 2026
Applications for the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) Fellowship 2027-2028 are now open. NIAS offers individual fellowships to scholars who wish to carry out independent research in the humanities and the social sciences. For five or ten months, scholars are offered time and space to work on their own research project as part of an interdisciplinary community.
Benefits
- Stipends and Dutch University Grants
- Travel Expenses
- Offices & Accommodation
- NIAS Library
- Facilities for the organisation of an Expert Workshop
Eligibility
- NIAS Individual Fellowships are awarded to scholars from both the Netherlands and abroad. Applicants should have at least three years of academic experience since obtaining their PhD, and their project proposal should be related to the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences.
- These fellowships are also open to scholars who do not hold a permanent position at a university or research institute. The working language at NIAS is English, and applicants are expected to have a strong command of the language in order to contribute fully to the fellows’ group and to benefit from feedback on their own research.
- NIAS seeks to assemble a balanced cohort each year, reflecting a diversity of academic cultures, gender, career stages, and disciplines.
Application
Complete the online application form with your personal details, career information, and practical matters. Upload a full proposal (max. 1,500 words) describing your chosen topic, its academic and societal relevance, and the benefits of the interdisciplinary environment at NIAS. Also include a CV and a publication list. Do not use AI to write these texts for you.
They ask you to also provide the names and contact details of three international experts in your field who could be approached as reviewers and who do not have a conflict of interest by reviewing your work.
For more information, visit NIAS Individual Fellowships.
