Academy of International Affairs NRW Fellowship 2026-2027: (Deadline 29 June, 2025)

Applications are open for the Academy of International Affairs NRW Fellowship 2026-2027. The Academy of International Affairs North Rhine-Westphalia (AIA NRW) offers fellowships for outstanding scholars and practitioners in Bonn, the German UN-City, to conduct projects that focus on important questions in the field of international politics. AIA NRW provides a professional platform and unique environment that fosters dynamic and vibrant exchange in an international, interdisciplinary setting.

Applicants can apply to one of the following two tracks:

• Academic Track: For projects that have an explicit academic focus, linking up to ongoing or emerging academic debates, and provide a clear objective on how they contribute to a better understanding of international politics.
• Practitioner’s Track: For projects that reflect on international politics from the perspective of practical experience in a relevant professional field and provide a clear objective on how they contribute to a better understanding of international politics.

Benefits

• AIA NRW’s fellowship programme is committed to bringing together academics and practitioners for a lively and meaningful exchange and offers excellent academic and administrative support. Fellowships can take the form of paid/unpaid leaves, compensation costs paid to the home institution, or a stipend on the basis of the applicant’s current income.
• AIA NRW provides accommodation for the fellows and their families and covers travel expenses to and from Bonn.
• Fellows are allocated with office space and the necessary infrastructures to conduct their projects as well as some further funding for research expenses.

Eligibility

• Open to both senior and younger scholars (post-doc level and upwards) from all academic disciplines and practitioners from politics, diplomacy, media, business and civil society.
• Applications that address the focus topic or other vital questions in the field of International Politics are welcome. Both individual and tandem projects can be considered.

Deadline: 29 June, 2025

Application

Applicants need to submit form for applicants and the following documents compiled in one PDF:

• A letter of motivation;
• A proposal of their envisaged academic project at AIA NRW (max. 5 pages including an abstract; including guiding (research) questions, a brief summary of the state of research in the respective field, a specific work plan/timetable and targeted outputs as well as the expected added value of the stay in Bonn in the particular environment of AIA NRW);
• A short CV (max. 2 pages).

Additionally for the academic track:

• A complete list of publications, and
• Electronic copies of 2-3 recent journal publications.

For more information, visit AIA NRW Fellowship.

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