Prepare your CV in PDF. Additionally, a short biography is requested in the application form. The bio serves the purpose of the selection process and will also be used for communications purposes if the applicant is accepted for the fellowship. It should be written in third person singular and be around 100-120 words (around 800 characters with spaces).
Prepare a letter of motivation (max 1000 words) in PDF, describing your interests and/or links with transnational policy issues, your future professional ambitions and the reasons to apply for the fellowship (a short summary of this document of max. 1000 characters is requested in the application form).
Prepare a work-plan with title (max. 1500 words) in PDF, describing what you hope to achieve during the fellowship, and the detailed plan of the steps necessary to achieve that goal (a short summary of this document of max. 1000 characters is requested in the application form). The work-plan should include a portfolio of activities that will mark the progress during the fellowship, in particular: milestones of the work to be carried out, potential partners, foreseeable funding partnerships, the type of contributions to be made to the STG and EUI community, the outputs, the communications and dissemination of the results (media and social).
Applicants may also wish to detail how the work plan will extend beyond the fellowship; how this work will have a ‘multiplier’ effect after the fellowship and plans to contribute to and commitment to their policy topic or sector beyond the duration of the fellowship.
As all plans are different, there is no template we can provide. The plan must be clear and structured, with well-defined and realistic goals that can be achieved within the duration of the fellowship.
A copy of the highest educational certificate, in PDF.
Work sample Candidates should submit 1-3 sample/s of their work (e.g. a policy paper/report/brief, an article, an op-ed, a weblink, interview, social media piece, blogpost etc.) to help demonstrate the interest and ambition of the candidate.
Please use standard international fonts, do not use macros, special characters, password-protection, electronic signatures or logos. Documents should be submitted in English.
During the review, a degree of flexibility will be exercised in regards to the above mentioned documents, in case the candidates cannot immediately provide all the required.
Letters of References
Applicants should provide the name of one referee, preferably a person who has worked with the applicant. Preference should be given to non-academic referees. We understand, however, that due to the exceptional circumstances, referees may have difficulties in submitting, and applications are accepted also without reference letter.
References from current full-time or part-time EUI professors or staff members will not be accepted.
The referee whom you have nominated as the one submitting the letter will be contacted and will be allowed to submit the reference only after you have completed and registered the first step of the online application form including the name and contact details of the referee. In order to receive the reference in time, you should register the referee details as soon as possible. This is possible any time and you will not be asked to submit the final version of your application at that time.
When you register your referee’s contact details in the online application form, an email requesting a reference on your behalf is automatically sent to the referee you have nominated. Nevertheless, it is your responsibility to contact the referee directly to inform her/him of your request, to verify that s/he has received the email request and to ensure that s/he submits the reference. Please note that the reference letter can be submitted by the registered referee even after you have submitted your application. Registered referees may also submit the reference letter by email, contacting: [email protected]
Note for Referees
Once the candidate has registered the details of his/her referee, the referee will receive an e-mail with access details for submitting the reference letter online.
References should be submitted as a PDF file. Please use standard international fonts, do not use macros, special characters, password-protection, electronic signatures or logos.
Do not send a hard copy.
You may write in a language other than English, but English will guarantee the widest possible reading.
References from current full-time or part-time EUI professors or staff members will not be accepted.
If in doubt or if you prefer to submit your reference letter by email, please contact: [email protected]