Applications are currently being accepted for the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS-KNAW) Safe Haven Fellowship Programme 2026 - 2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship Programme
The Safe Haven Fellowship at NIAS offers researchers who are unable to continue their work in their current location or circumstances due to conflict or war a temporary fellowship and the opportunity to resume their research. The Safe Haven Fellowship Programme is always open to applications.
Benefits of NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship Programme
- 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 reimburses both outward and return travel for selected fellows; however, fellows are expected to organise and undertake their own travel arrangements.
NIAS-KNAW Safe Haven Fellowship Programme Requirements
The Safe Haven Fellowship supports accomplished researchers with a demonstrable track record of academic, literary, journalistic, or artistic output. Eligible applicants, including those from non-scholarly backgrounds, are researchers first and foremost.
- Applicants submitting a scholarly 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 literary, journalistic or artistic research proposal, must have completed a bachelor’s degree at a university or university of applied sciences and demonstrate 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 at an academic level (equivalent to C1 ) in order to contribute effectively to the fellows’ group and receive feedback on their own research.
NIAS has carefully considered what it can offer prospective fellows and what the programme can realistically deliver. As a result, only applicants meeting the profile above will be eligible. The programme does not offer exceptions or alternative pathways.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
21 July, 2026
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