The General Fellowship Programme (2025-26)
Programme and Eligibility Criteria
The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) offers a General Residential Fellowship Programme,
mainly in the humanities and social sciences, open to scholars from all countries. The programme gives
fellows the opportunity to concentrate on their own research interests, free from the teaching and admini-
strative obligations of ordinary university life. Fellows are, however, expected to be active members of
the
scholarly community of the Collegium and to participate in seminars and other academic events beyond
their
own fields of specialization. The Collegium encourages scholars from diverse backgrounds, institutions,
and
countries to apply.
At the time of application, the candidate must have held a PhD (or equivalent degree) for at least three
years.
Early career scholars must have a promising track record of independent achievements beyond
the postdoctoral level, including significant publications, and be active in international fora.
Senior candidates (those who have held a PhD for at least ten years) must have demonstrated a track
record
of significant and original research achievements over a sequence of years and be active at the
international
forefront of their research fields.
As an applicant, you are not required to hold a university position at the time of application.
Scholars may apply for a full academic year (September – June) or one semester.
Remuneration
Fellows receive a monthly salary. The Collegium, however, does not match fellows’ salaries. The
Collegium
hopes that fellows will explore possibilities to apply for other outside support (such as
sabbatical salaries and/or grants).
The Collegium will provide and pay for accommodation for fellows who do not live in the Stockholm–
Uppsala
region. When possible, the Collegium also tries to offer accommodation to fellows from Stockholm
who are not
able to commute.
Application Instructions and Deadline
Final decisions are taken by the Principal of the Collegium in consultation with a selection committee
composed
of Long-term Fellows. This means that all applications (including personal data) will be down-
loaded by members
of the selection committee, and may also be sent to external referees, outside of the
EU/EEA.
The application deadline for the academic year 2025 - 2026 has passed (1 June 2024).
Applicants will be notified of the results through Varbi no later than 28 February 2025. If you get a new
email address, please make sure to update it in your Varbi account.
If you have any questions related to the Varbi online application system, please contact Varbi’s support:
varbi@uadm.uu.se
If you have any questions about the General Fellowship Programme, please contact the secretariat: fellowselection@swedishcollegium.se
