Programme Description
Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowships provide a framework for established academics with an international reputation to pursue their research at the EUI.
Fellowships last for up to ten months in one of the EUI's four Departments which in turn invite fellows to participate in departmental activities (seminars, workshops, colloquia, etc.).
Fellows, while in residence at the EUI, are encouraged to make contact with researchers sharing their academic interests, may be involved in the teaching and thesis supervision tasks of EUI professors, and associated with one of the research projects being carried out at the EUI.
There are two deadlines for applications in 2026: 30 March 2026 / 14.00 CEST and 30 September 2026 / 14.00 CEST
- Department of Economics: considers applications for the deadlines 30 March 2026 and 30 September 2026 for fellowships during the following academic year (for the March deadline within the period from 1 September 2026 to 30 June 2027, for the September deadline within the period from 1 September 2027 to 30 June 2028).
- Department of Law: considers applications only for the deadline 30 March 2026 for fellowships during the following academic year (within the period from 1 September 2026 to 30 June 2027). While longer stays are welcomed, the department is only able to provide funding of one or two months to some of the successful applicants, but provides office space and full library privileges for the entire duration of stay.
- Department of History: considers applications only for the deadline 30 September 2026 for fellowships during the following academic year (within the period from 1 September 2027 to 30 June 2028). The Department seeks applications from scholars who have made a significant contribution to the field of history, working on any topic and period from 1400 to the present. Fellowships will provide a stipend, office space, and full library privileges for a period between four and six months — however, Braudel Fellows are able to request visiting status for the full academic year. Fellows are expected to become active members of the Department and the EUI community by contributing to researcher seminars, providing informal advice to PhD researchers and postdocs, and engaging with ongoing research at the EUI.
- Department of Political and Social Sciences: considers applications only for the deadline 30 September 2026 for fellowships during the following academic year (within the period from 1 September 2027 to 30 June 2028). The Department also considers applications from exceptional early-career scientists. While longer stays than 3 months are welcomed and desired, the department funds fellows only up to 3 months. Working space (in a shared office) and full library privileges are provided for the entire duration of stay.