IAS CEU Fellowships 2027–28: Global Invisible University

IAS CEU · Global Invisible University Fellowships · Hungary

The Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University is accepting applications for the 2027/28 Global Invisible University Fellowship Program. The current call includes Junior and Senior Residential Fellowships for scholars in the social sciences and humanities, with applications due on 1 October 2026.

Junior Fellowship Senior Fellowship 3–9 Months Deadline 1 Oct 2026

Current Status Eligibility How to Apply

Current status: OPEN. The 2027/28 Global Invisible University Fellowship call is accepting applications for Junior and Senior Residential Fellowships through 1 October 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CET.

IAS CEU also offers a Threatened Scholars Fellowship, Affiliated Fellowship and Artist in Residence routes under the 2027/28 GIU framework. The Artist in Residence route has a separate later deadline; applicants should use the programme-specific call.

IAS CEU Global Invisible University Fellowships 2027/28

IAS CEU offers residential fellowships to accomplished senior scholars and promising early-career researchers who want to spend dedicated time pursuing independent research in an interdisciplinary intellectual community.

The 2027/28 programme is organised within CEU’s Global Invisible University initiative, which connects research, teaching, mentoring and civic engagement while responding to pressures affecting universities, scholarship and academic freedom.

Host	Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University
Programme	Global Invisible University Fellowships 2027/28
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Fields	Social sciences and humanities
Residential duration	3–9 months
Junior/Senior deadline	1 October 2026, 11:59 p.m. CET

Eligibility for Junior and Senior Fellowships

Applicants should normally:

hold a PhD or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities;
have a strong record of scholarly publications;
propose an excellent research project aligned with the intellectual priorities of the programme;
be able to work and communicate effectively in English; and
meet the programme’s rules concerning recent CEU affiliation and previous IAS CEU fellowships.

Under the current call, applicants whose PhD was awarded in 2018 or later apply in the Junior category, while applicants with an earlier PhD apply in the Senior category.

Stipend and Housing

Category	Current support
Senior Residential Fellow	€2,600 net per month
Junior Residential Fellow	€1,500 net per month
Housing	Accommodation at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse for residential fellows

IAS CEU’s core fellowship model combines a stipend with accommodation and access to CEU research infrastructure, libraries and the interdisciplinary IAS community.

Fellowship Terms

Residential fellowships may cover:

the full academic year, October–June;
a short fall term, October–December;
an extended fall term, October–February; or
a spring term, January–June.

Fellows are expected to pursue their research actively, participate in IAS CEU seminars and intellectual life, and contribute to the broader goals of the Global Invisible University.

How to Apply

Select the fellowship category that matches your career stage and circumstances.
Read the complete 2027/28 call and all eligibility restrictions.
Prepare the research project, letter of intent, CV, publication information and other required components.
Combine the requested documents into the application package in the prescribed format.
Complete the official GIU fellowship application form.
Submit before 1 October 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CET for the Junior/Senior scholar routes.

Check your fellowship track before submitting. Different GIU routes can have different eligibility conditions and deadlines. The 1 October deadline applies to the main scholar routes; the Artist in Residence call is handled separately.