Groningen Faculty of Arts Research Fellowship Programme 2026

Introduction - Making connections

With a rich heritage and an academic tradition dating back to 1614, the University of Groningen is an academic community with a strong sense of belonging and a culture of innovative education and research. It is an academic community where we are curious, ask questions with an open mind, and engage with each other and with society. We do this by making connections: connections across academic disciplines, connections between research and education, and connections with societal stakeholders. By learning and collaborating across borders we can tackle today’s multi-dimensional challenges.

In this light, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen introduces a new fellowship programme. We invite early career researchers and internationally renowned senior humanities scholars to come to our vibrant city to make connections: with our researchers, with our students and with the residents of Groningen. To share their expertise and learn from ours, to strengthen and expand scientific networks, give expert lectures, collaborate in publications and to explore possibilities for a joint grant application.

What can be applied for?

Candidates can apply for either a junior or a senior fellowship. The Faculty of Arts offers four junior fellowships and two senior fellowships each year.

The senior fellowships are distributed over the research institutes as follows:

• Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA): 1 every other year
• Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG): 1 per year
• Centre for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG): 1 every other year

For the junior fellowships, no such distribution provisions apply.

Fellows will receive:

• Guest status (OEP), providing access to all UG facilities, including the University Library, printers and flexible desk space;
• A bench fee up to €3,000,- (junior fellows)/ €6,000,- (senior fellows) for a maximum of one semester. See below for a list of items that are covered and not covered by the bench fee.