Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) Józef Tischner Fellowship Program 2026

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About IWM Józef Tischner Fellowship Program

The Józef Tischner Fellowship Program supports scholars in all academic disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. Selected candidates will spend a term of four consecutive months at the IWM in Vienna between September 2026 and June 2027 as Junior Visiting Fellows, pursuing their individual research projects while joining the IWM academic community.

• Sponsor Organisation: Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM)

Benefits of IWM Józef Tischner Fellowship Program

• Stipend:

  • Postdoctoral fellows: €3,300/month.

  • Doctoral candidates: €2,750/month.

• Fellows cover their own living expenses (travel, housing, insurance, utilities, transport, etc.).

• IWM provides office space, internet, research facilities, and administrative support.

IWM Józef Tischner Fellowship Program Requirements

• Must be Polish citizens or permanent residents of Poland.

• Must be enrolled in a doctoral program in humanities/social sciences OR have earned a PhD in these fields within the last 4 years (not before 10 February 2022).

• Restrictions:

  • Only one fellowship application per academic year.

  • Past IWM fellows must wait two academic years before reapplying.

  • Cannot reapply for the same fellowship program once awarded.

Application Date and Process

• Applications must be submitted through the online application form, which is accessible by clicking on the “Apply” button below. We will not consider applications sent via email.

  Required materials:

• A brief letter of motivation that addresses how the project would benefit from time at the IWM, its connection to the IWM’s mission and research, and concrete research/writing goals during the fellowship.
• A project description of max. 550 characters incl. spaces
• A project proposal of max. 7,500 characters incl. spaces, containing:
  • a) a description of the project’s objectives
  • b) a discussion of the current state of research
  • c) methods
  • d) a work plan
• A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications
• Two letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant’s academic work. Please note that the letters of recommendation need to be submitted directly by your recommenders before the application deadline. Your recommenders will receive an automatic email with a link to a webform after you have submitted your application.

• All application materials must be in English.

  Important! Attached documents must be combined into a single PDF, as the online submission form only allows for one attachment. File names of attachments must use Latin characters only. 

  Application Deadline: Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 23:59 CET

Application Deadline

10 February, 2026

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