NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship 2026,International

Fellowship Programs

NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences)

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August 11, 2025

Deadline:

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December 31, 2025: 5:00 pm

Description

The NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship supports scholars at risk. The NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship is intended for scholars, artists, writers and journalists who are not able to do their work in their current location or circumstances, because of the consequences of conflict or war.

Financial Benefits

The Program Covers:

  • Return Airfare Tickets
  • Accommodation
  • Stipend
  • Letter of invitation
  • Private office space
  • Access to the Library and other Facilities.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates from all countries are eligible to apply for the Safe Haven Fellowship.
  • For Scientific Proposals: You’ll need at least three years of research experience since earning your doctorate by the time you apply.
  • For Artistic or journalistic Proposal: A PhD or three years of research experience is not required.
  • Your proposed project must fall within the humanities or social sciences.
  • Must have a good command of the English Language.
  • Must be available physically for 4 Days a week.

Required Documents

  • Project Proposal
  • Motivation Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Description of why you were compelled to leave your workplace.

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NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences)

Oranisation Overview

Mission

NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences) is committed to promoting curiosity-driven research for established and early career scholars: an intellectual haven where scholars, artists, writers and journalists come together in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.

NIAS has made it its mission to provide a physical and intellectual space for advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. NIAS is driven by curiosity and cross-discipline collaboration. We are committed to supporting independent research and knowledge exchange in a setting that is both collaborative and multi-disciplinary – breaking down cross-discipline barriers and facilitating innovative advances in the process.

How we achieve our goals

NIAS aims to attract high quality scholars and select the best scientists. Succesful applicants are selected by an external review process, where the quality and innovative value of the research proposal count.

The institute offers offices, research facilities, library services and – if eligible – accommodation to its fellows. Researchers from universities and research organisations in the Netherlands can apply for a teaching replacement fund, which frees them from their teaching commitments and enables them to focus on what matters: their research. In addition, international fellows are eligible for a stipend and accommodation subsidy.

The institute’s support facilities – as well as its international and interdisciplinary community – provide an autonomous research setting in which creativity and forward-thinking ideas can thrive. In addition to the cross-discipline collaborations within the sciences, NIAS stimulates collaboration between the arts and the sciences by offering fellowships to writers, journalists and artists. This allows the fellows to meet, interact and form new partnerships with researchers from disciplines with whom they would not have an opportunity to engage with in their own academic settings.

Composing a year group

Applicants for regular fellowships are evaluated by external reviewers, while co-sponsored candidates are put forward by the sponsors. The final selection is made from the best candidates to form a balanced year group in terms of gender, region and disciplines. Owing to NIAS’ aim of creating a collaborative international and interdisciplinary community, half of its fellows come from universities or research organisations in the Netherlands while the other half come from outside the Netherlands. Many of the researchers hold individual fellowships, but some participate as members of a theme group. Fellowships can be regular NIAS fellowships, co-sponsored fellowships or specific-programme fellowships such as the Guest of the Director. Regular individual fellowships make up the bulk of NIAS’ community of fellows.

As well as being international and interdisciplinary, NIAS’ community is also a balanced mix of distinguished senior scholars and promising younger researchers. The maximum number of fellowship places during the 10-month academic year is 30. However, due to the higher number of shorter fellowships, the total number of researchers per academic year is around 50. The institute offers researchers three-, five- or ten-month fellowships to work on their studies – in an environment free from the distractions, interruptions and other commitments of daily university life such as teaching and management tasks.

Our ambitions for the future

NIAS’ core task is to maintain and reinforce its position as an international institute for independent advanced study. In the coming years, NIAS’ ambition in Amsterdam is to establish itself further as a national institute that promotes reflective and curiosity-driven advanced research – one that is recognised as a unique and vital aspect of the Netherlands’ academic infrastructure. The organisation aims to continue to play a visible role in forming interdisciplinary research partnerships driven by innovative research questions, directions, strategies and methodologies.

Governance

NIAS has a small staff and a flat (horizontal) organisational structure with short lines of communication and minimal bureaucracy. NIAS is led by the director, who represents the institute and is responsible for strategic planning. The director is supported by the institute manager who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the centre and the fellow-selection process. Together, the director and the institute manager form the directorate.