Scholarships for Postdoctoral Researchers
Are you a postdoctoral researcher at one of the six Dutch universities represented in the board of the KNIR and do you need to conduct research in Rome? Then you are eligible for a KNIR scholarship.
The scholarship consists of
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Free lodging at the KNIR for a period of 10 weeks.
Reimbursement of travel and additional costs should be provided by your home institution or the research project in which you participate.
Application requirements
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You are an affiliated postdoctoral researcher at one of the following Dutch universities: University of Groningen, Leiden University, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Radboud University Nijmegen
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You can demonstrate that a stay at the KNIR will benefit your research
If you are not affiliated with one of the six Dutch universities associated with the Institute, you cannot apply for a KNIR scholarship, but you can send in a request for paid accommodation at the Institute.
How to apply?
For the application deadlines, see the general page with Scholarships Information.
You will be asked to provide/answer:
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the (provisional) title of your research project
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a short summary (max. 120 words)
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whether you already received a KNIR scholarship for this project
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if you receive other (research) funding for this project
And to upload the following documents:
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a research proposal form (download here). You may fill-out this form in either English or Dutch / total word count may not exceed 1.000 words.
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a recent academic cv (max 2 A4)
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a letter of motivation for this scholarship (max 1 A4)
When selecting applicants, we look at your motivation, the benefit of a stay at the KNIR for your research, the quality of your research proposal, your CV, and your contribution to the KNIR academic community. At KNIR we believe diversity enriches debate: different perspectives contribute to the quality of our work. We therefore value and highly encourage applications from students and researchers with diverse backgrounds and identities.
The results will follow no later than one month after the deadline. Please note that the decision of the selection committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into. If your scholarship is granted, you are asked to confirm acceptance of the grant and the conditions that come with it within 1 week.