Call for Proposals: Meertens-NIAS Fellowship 2024

Themes

• Five strategic themes are:
  • Intensifying quests for tradition and heritage
  • Dynamics of religion and culture
  • Food, body and wellbeing
  • Affective (language) cultures
  • Shifting relationships between people and nature

What they offer?

• Fellows are given the opportunity to work in an intellectually inspiring environment as member of the interdisciplinary community at NIAS and the Meertens Institute.
• Fellows may develop an exciting or urgent line of research for ten months, in an environment of advanced research with no teaching obligations.
• Fellows are provided with an office, research facilities and daily commuting travel expenses or subsidised accommodation in Amsterdam.
• Fellows receive a stipend of 2.500 euro per month, or in the case of fellows with an affiliation to a Dutch university – a Dutch University Grant of 2.500 euro per month (paid directly to the university).

Duration

• The Meertens-NIAS Fellowship is granted for a period of 10 months (Sept 2024 – June 2025).

What they expect?

• They are looking for an engaged scholar who is willing to contribute to the intellectual make-up of the Meertens Institute and NIAS alike.
• They expect fellows to provide a detailed plan of activities to be carried out during their year as a fellow, including expected output.
• They expect fellows to be present at the office, engaging in the institutes’ day-to-day research activities such as lectures and seminars. They also encourage fellows to pro-actively engage with the institute by organizing events.

Who can apply?

• The fellowship is open to international scholars (e.g. with a non-Dutch nationality), both from abroad and residing in the Netherlands.
• Applicants should have obtained their PhD-degree.
• The project proposal should relate to the broad thematic lines of research.
• They especially welcome international scholars from backgrounds that are underrepresented in Dutch academia.

For more information, visit NIAS.