Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS-KNAW) is currently accepting applications for its Safe Haven Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship
The SAFE Haven Fellowship for Scholars at Risk is a temporary academic refuge designed to support scholars whose work, identity, or personal circumstances place them at risk in their home countries.
Benefits of NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship
- Fellows are provided with an office, research facilities, communal lunch, participation in the NIAS community and commuting travel expenses or subsidised accommodation in Amsterdam.
- Fellows receive a stipend of €3,500 per month.
NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship Requirements
- The Safe Haven Fellowship program is open to established researchers, journalists, writers and artists. For an overview of all formal requirements, please see the regulations (under “Downloads” on this page).
- Applicants submitting a scientific research proposal must hold a PhD and have a minimum of three years of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application.
- An applicant submitting an artistic, journalistic or writing-focused proposal, is expected to have at least seven years of professional experience in their field as made evident in their provided C.V..
- The working language at NIAS is English. Applicants are required to have full proficiency in English in order to contribute effectively to the fellows’ group and receive feedback on their own research.
Application Date and Process
- Applications must fully adhere to the formal requirements stated in our 2026 Regulations Selection Procedure NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship. Applicants are expected to have familiarised themselves with all formal requirements stated in the regulations before submitting their application.
- Applicants must submit a fully completed application form through the online application module. The application must be completed correctly, truthfully and contain all the requested information and required documentation. In case an application is incomplete or does not meet the formal requirements for any other reason, the application will be rejected.
- Applications cannot be expanded, shortened, modified, or otherwise altered once submitted. Applicants cannot apply for a fellowship while they already have an application under review with NIAS.
- Applications and all required documentation must be written in English and submitted by the applicant themselves. Applications prepared and/or submitted by intermediaries will be rejected.
- Applications are evaluated based on:
a) A clear research topic and research question;
b) The project’s relation to existing literature in the field;
c) The academic, societal, cultural or artistic relevance of the project;
d) Identification of key problems and the proposed methodology;
e) Feasibility of the time schedule;
f) The intended research output;
g) Fit with the candidate’s academic and/or professional trajectory to date;
h) The added value of NIAS’ interdisciplinary environment for the proposed project;
g) The applicant’s potential intellectual contribution to NIAS and its community.
Application Deadline
31 March, 2026
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