Application deadline: August 15, 2025
Research Stay: From March 2026

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz awards fellowships for doctoral students in European history, the history of religion and other historical disciplines. The IEG funds PhD projects in European history from early modern to contemporary history.

We are particularly interested in projects

WHAT WE OFFER

IEG Fellowships provide a unique opportunity to pursue and finalize individual PhD projects while living and working at the Institute in Mainz for 6–12 months. The monthly stipend is € 1,350. Additionally, it is possible to apply for family or child allowance.


REQUIREMENTS

Successful candidates are required to reside at the Institute in Mainz throughout the duration of their fellowship. They are expected to be active members on the IEG’s research community and to participate in the weekly colloquia and scholarly activities. Moreover, they will present their work in progress at least once during their stay. At the time of the application deadline, candidates should have pursued their PhD for a maximum of three years; reasonable exceptions are possible. The IEG supports the writing up of dissertations and does not provide funding for preliminary research, language courses or the revision of book manuscripts. PhD theses continue to be supervised under the auspices of the fellows' home universities. We expect good proficiency in English. The IEG encourages applications from women.


APPLICATION

All information about the application and the application form can be found on our website: https://www.ieg-mainz.de/en/fellowships/funding/doctoral-fellowships
Please submit your application documents in PDF format by the deadline by e-mail to application@ieg-mainz.de .

The next deadline for applications is August 15, 2025.

Please direct any questions concerning the IEG Fellowship Programme to fellowship@ieg-mainz.de .