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IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students

Start: from March 2027 or later

Duration: 6-12 Months

Fellowship Rate: 1.650 Euro plus family allowance, if applicable

Scope/Location: full time residence and presence in Mainz (special arrangements, subject to negotiation, are possible for fellows with children)

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

  • with a comparative or cross-border approach,
  • on Europe in its relation to the wider world,
  • on topics of intellectual and religious history,
  • with digital tools and methods, or
  • on environmental history.

Application Deadline: August 15, 2026

for a Fellowship from March 2027

Online applicationhttps://bewerbung.ieg-mainz.de/pc4w3