We are pleased to share the Call for Applications for the Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program (2026/27).
Application deadline: December 16, 2025
The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) offers fellowships to external researchers for a visit in Leipzig during the academic year 2026/27. The fellowship’s duration is two months.
The call is aimed at doctoral and postdoctoral researchers (up to six years after their PhD) working on a methodologically and thematically innovative project in Jewish history and culture. The proposed research projects should resonate with the foci of DI’s research units »Politics«, »Law« and »Knowledge«.
The fellowship entails a monthly allowance of 2,000 € for doctoral candidates and 2,300 € for postdocs. Applicants from abroad must provide proof of health insurance coverage for Germany upon commencement of their stay.
Applications can be submitted in either English or German. They should include the following materials:
- A cover letter outlining the candidate’s motivation and the connection between their own research and the thematic foci of the institute (indicating the desired assignment to one of the research units) as well as information regarding the duration and preferred dates of the research visit (max. 2 pages)
- Description of the planned research project (max. 1,000 words)
- CV including publications (max. 5 pages)
- Transcript of the candidate’s highest academic degree
- Contact details of two referees
Please send your application in one file (pdf format) via E-mail to fellowship(at)dubnow.de by December 16, 2025. They should be addressed to the DI’s director, Prof. Dr. Yfaat Weiss.
For further information please read the guidelines regarding the Visiting Research Fellowship Program. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Enrico Lucca.