Applications are currently being accepted for the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) Fellowships 2026/2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and appl for it.
About CATS Fellowships
The Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), the Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs, is offering fellowships to post-doctoral researchers, think tank members, and practitioners working on Turkey-related issues.
Benefits of CATS Fellowships
- Fellows are expected to reside in Berlin for the duration of their fellowship (except during planned research trips) and will receive a monthly grant of €3,000 as well as a budget for research trips. Travel costs to and from Berlin at the beginning and end of the fellowship will be covered separately by CATS. If a Fellow is accompanied by children for the duration of the fellowship period, additional support will be available.
CATS Fellowships Requirements
- Open to post-doctoral researchers, think tank members and practitioners working on Turkey-related issues.
- Researchers who have not yet completed their PhD but have a solid track record in Turkey- related research may apply too.
Application Date and Process
Applications must be submitted in the form of a single PDF document containing the following (in the specified order) in English or German:
- A cover letter;
- A written proposal describing the applicant’s research topic (five pages maximum, 2 cm margin, 1.5 spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font). This proposal must include:
- A discussion of the research/project topic, relevant research questions/project objectives, and an explanation of the academic and policy relevance of the project
- An overview of the state of research in the field
- An overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches
- A bibliography
- A CV that includes a list of academic publications; and
- Copies of relevant academic transcripts and/or diplomas (no translations required).
Please email your application as a single PDF document to [email protected] (CATS Fellowship applications only). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
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