The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) invites researchers in the humanities and social sciences from the Netherlands and abroad to spend five or ten months in Amsterdam. Nationality is not a criterion; you need at least three years of experience after the PhD. The call for 2028-2029 opens on 15 January 2027 and closes on 15 March 2027 at noon CET. Each category takes at most 72 applications.
Who can apply
Nationality
Nationality is not a criterion: NIAS welcomes scholars from the Netherlands and abroad, so Tunisian researchers can apply. Applicants are grouped by their institutional affiliation.
Experience
At least three years of academic experience after the PhD by the closing date. A permanent position is not required.
Field
Projects broadly within the humanities and/or social sciences, or other disciplines whose work engages with these fields. The working language is English.
Funding and what it does not cover
Fellows get an office with a laptop and subsidised accommodation near the institute. NIAS offers financial support as stipends, grants and travel expenses, but it has not yet published the amounts and terms for 2028-2029.
Covered
Shared or private office with telephone and laptop
Subsidised accommodation in the NIAS Fellows House
Financial support as stipends, grants and travel expenses
