Fellowships

Zentral für das IOS ist seine internationale Ausrichtung. Das Institut bietet unterschiedliche Fellowships für Gastwissenschaflter*innen:

The Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS Regensburg) and the City of Regensburg have established a joint research fellow program for scientists working in the City of Odessa. We encourage applications from social scientists, political scientists, economists, and scholars of cognate disciplines from universities and institutions of higher education and research in Odesa. The fellowship aims at strengthening the partnership between the Cities of Regensburg and Odesa, as well as between the IOS and academic institutions in Odesa.

granted by the City of Regensburg and the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies

The Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS Regensburg) and the City of Regensburg have established a joint research fellow program for scientists working in Odesa.

The duration of the research stay usually lasts between two and four weeks. The allowance is determined by the length of the stay and the applicant’s professional experience.

Please find a detailed description here
Please submit your application via our online application form
Deadline of application May 31, 2026

Within the framework of its Visiting Research Fellow Program, the IOS encourages applications from historians, economists and political scientists as well as scholars of cognate disciplines. The duration of the research stay usually lasts between two and four weeks. The fellows are expected to conduct research relevant to the research profile of the institute. The allowance is determined by the length stay and the applicant’s professional experience.

Within the framework of its Fellow Program, the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) awards the Augustin Hirschvogel Fellowship. The IOS encourages applications from historians, geographers, cartographers, art historians and scholars of cognate disciplines, who focus on Eastern or Southeastern Europe. The duration of the research stay is up to four weeks. As part of a mutual agreement with the institute, the fellow is expected to contribute to the development of GeoPortOst, the IOS gateway for historical and thematic maps, and/or ImagOst, the emerging IOS gateway for images printed in books. The allowance is determined by the length of stay and the applicant’s professional experience.