The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) at the University of Passau invites applications worldwide from internationally established academics as well as from promising junior researchers at the postdoctoral level for Research-in-Residence Fellowships and Scientific Event Funding at the University of Passau in Lower Bavaria, Germany.

Research-in-Residence Fellowship

• Funding of a visiting position for Junior or Senior researchers at the University of Passau
• Funding includes cost of accommodation and living expense, travel costs/mobility allowance, research cost contribution
• Duration: 2 – 6 months

• Eligibility: researchers/academics holding a doctorate
• Applications must be endorsed by a member of the University of Passau, who will act as their host

Scientific Event Funding

 Funding of academic events to be held in Passau

• Aims at international networking and cooperation between researchers at different career stages; exchange of ideas on innovative research issues
• Eligibility: researchers/academics holding a doctorate
• Applications must include a member of the University of Passau who acts as the main organizer of the event, externals act as co-organizers

The programmes invite applications from both internationally established researchers as well as from young researchers at the postdoctoral level, who engage in research in the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, computer science, and mathematics.

The next application deadlines for the above mentioned PICAIS funding programmes are:

Tuesday, 17 October 2023 and Wednesday, 15 May 2024

The flyer with general information on the Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS), which is launching the calls, can be downloaded here.

Please refer to the PICAIS website for detailed information regarding the requirements of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, and application forms.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the PICAIS office (picais-office@uni-passau.de).