Short-term Research Stays
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME AND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) offers short-term research stays (approximately
two weeks to two months) to scholars from all countries. Short-term research stays are offered during
the autumn and spring semesters, depending on various circumstances, such as the availability of office
space. The research stays give scholars the opportunity to concentrate on their own research interests,
free from the teaching and administrative obligations of ordinary university life. Short-term researchers
are, however, expected to be active members of the scholarly community of the Collegium and to parti-
cipate in seminars and other academic events beyond their own fields of specialization.
Short-term research stays are offered to individual scholars. Candidates who are applying for a
short-term stay within the General Fellowship Programme, the Barbro Klein Fellowship Programme
or the Natural Sciences Fellowship Programme must have held a PhD (or equivalent degree) for at
least three years at the time of application.
Candidates who are applying for a short-term stay within the Global Horizons Fellowship Programme
(Advanced Scholar) must have held a PhD (or equivalent degree) for at least seven years at the time
of application. Candidates who are applying for a short-term stay within the Global Horizons Fellowship
Programme (Young Scholar) can be at the most seven years from a PhD degree at the time of application.
As an applicant, you are not required to hold a university position at the time of application.
The Collegium also invites small groups of two to five scholars for short-term research stays
during which they can engage in topical, collaborative work. Each member of the group must submit
an individual application. Members of a group may choose to submit individual project plans or a joint
project plan. A group may include members without a PhD, but at least one of the members must fulfill
the same PhD requirements as individual scholars (please see information above on individual scholars).
Short-term research stays are offered in all of the Collegium’s fellowship programmes. Applicants
are welcome to apply to more than one short-term programme as long as the eligibility criteria are met:
- The General Fellowship Programme is open to scholars, mainly in the humanities and
social sciences, from all countries.
- The Barbro Klein Fellowship Programme is open to scholars from across disciplines
in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on research on cultural and
social diversity, cultural heritage and creativity, societal structures and public resistance,
and varieties of cultural expressions in local and global perspective.
- The Global Horizons Fellowship Programme is open to scholars pursuing research on
contemporary aspects of globalization and to promote a thematic collaboration across
faculty lines. The programme revolves around three thematic areas: Global Knowledge
Cultures and Regimes; Global Political Predicaments; and Global Futures. The programme
is future-oriented in its ambition to contribute to the advancement of knowledge on con-
temporary forms of governance and their future implications.
- The Natural Sciences Programme is open to scholars within the following four thematic
foci: 1) Theoretical Biology; 2) Human Brains and Societies; 3) Measurable Human;
4) Exoplanets and Biological Activity on Other Worlds.
A short-term stay must take place either during the autumn semester or the spring semester.
The
autumn semester starts at the beginning of September and ends in mid-December. The spring
semester
begins
in early January and ends in mid-June.
When indicating the time period that you are applying for, please keep in mind that three breaks
are
scheduled during the academic year. In the academic year 2023-24, they will be as follows:
Autumn break: 30 October – 3 November 2023
Winter break: 19 - 23 February 2024
Spring (Easter) break: 25 March – 5 April 2024
No activities take place at SCAS during the breaks and lunch is not served.
There is no set number of short-term research stays. Various circumstances, such as the availability
of
office space, may change suddenly and the Collegium cannot provide information in advance about
whether
short-term stays will be offered a specific semester.
It is assumed that short-term researchers will cover the costs for their stays (such as salary,
accommodation, travel). In some instances, the Collegium may be able to provide some funding. The
availability of funding depends on various circumstances, and the Collegium cannot provide information
in advance about whether funding can be offered.
Short-term researchers are responsible for making sure they have accommodation. Depending on
availability, the Collegium may be able to assist with accommodation. The Collegium cannot provide
information in advance about whether assistance with finding accommodation may be possible a specific
semester.
Short-term researchers are responsible for all practical preparations, such as travel arrangements
and visas. If you are not sure whether you may need a visa, please consult the Swedish Migration Agency.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that there is
enough time to secure visas etc. before a stay
takes place (please take this into consideration when listing
periods you may be able to come to SCAS).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND DEADLINE
The application deadline for the academic year 2023 - 2024 is on 28 February 2024 (23:59 CET).
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis. Please note, though, that since there is no set number of
short-term research stays, the Collegium does not know in advance how quickly a reply can be given.
However, candidates will have a reply no later than the dates below.
Applicants who have applied for a short-term stay in the autumn only will be given a reply no later
than 31 October 2023.
Applicants who have applied for a short-term stay in the autumn and/or the spring will be given a
reply no later than 31 March 2024.
Final decisions are taken by the Principal of the Collegium in consultation with Long-term Fellows.
This means that all applications (including personal data) will be downloaded by Long-term Fellows,
and may also be sent to external referees, outside of the EU/EEA.
Apply through the Varbi applications system by filling in the online form and submitting as PDF-files
the following required application documents:
- A brief curriculum vitae (1-2 pages)
- A list of your major articles (up to ten) in international peer-reviewed journals and/or
major research monographs or edited volumes
- A description of your intended research project (not exceeding 1500 words, excluding
bibliography if any)
- An account of why you wish to be at SCAS (not exceeding 100 words)
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email from the Varbi online
application system.
Candidates are advised to submit their applications well ahead of the deadline. It may
take a few days to receive assistance should you have questions or need technical support.
Applicants will be notified of the results through Varbi. 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 short-term research stays, please contact the secretariat: fellowselection@swedishcollegium.se
