The fellowship aims to promote education for sustainable peace with a particular focus on educational media and curricula at secondary-school level in post-conflict or transitional societies. Its principal objectives are to bridge the gap between theory and practice, to foster international scholarly exchange, and to translate research findings into practical recommendations for those active in conflict resolution, thereby contributing to civil-society capacity-building. The output from the fellowship holder’s work should therefore preferably be policy papers, educational materials, research papers, or a larger publication.

The fellowship, which includes a research stay of six months at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) in Brunswick, Germany, offers outstanding and experienced individuals in the field the opportunity to focus on a research- or practice-related project in the area of education for sustainable peace, preferably with a focus on educational media, and to discuss their work with other scholars and practitioners within the GEI’s network.

Applicants must demonstrate outstanding professional achievement in their field and have an excellent knowledge of English.

The fellowship is endowed with

• a monthly stipend of 3,300 EUR for a fellowship period of six months (in exceptional cases a shorter time frame can also be arranged, the minimum period being three months) at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media ǀ GEI in Brunswick, Germany
• return economy airfare to Germany
• and support with administrative matters and publication work provided by the program coordinators

Eligibility

Applications are welcomed from outstanding scholars in the humanities, political and social sciences, education sciences or law, with a project firmly located in the field of peace education. We also welcome applications from distinguished practitioners in the field of peace education with high-level international experience in areas such as journalism, government, or NGO management. 

Applicants should demonstrate outstanding academic or professional achievement in their field and ideally combine scholarly excellence with hands-on practice and grassroots work. They should have at least five years of advanced professional experience in the area of peace education and demonstrate that their work and/or research projects have made an exceptional impact.

Obligations of the fellowship holder

• The Georg Arnhold Senior Fellow shall carry out work in the area of education for sustainable peace, preferably with a focus on educational media, curriculum development and transformation societies.
• The Fellowship holder is expected to take responsibility for the intellectual and conceptual design of the annual conference in collaboration with the coordinator of the Georg Arnhold Program. They shall also present their project at the GEI’s research colloquium.
• The Senior Fellow is expected to spend their fellowship period at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media ǀ GEI in Brunswick, Germany, and to participate in the daily working life of the institute.
• The outcomes of the Fellow’s project will be published no later than one year after the termination of the Fellowship.
• Candidates are responsible for obtaining a passport and visa, should the latter be required, as well as for arranging their own health insurance for the duration of their stay in Germany.

Following completion of the fellowship period, the Fellow has the right to unlimited membership in the Georg Arnhold Network with its alumni activities.

We may occasionally approach you with requests for support within the program, for example for a peer review within your field or support with disseminating our calls for papers and calls for applications within your own network.