27.03.2025

Federal Scholar in Residence Program 2026 – Apply by 1 July!

Do you work in a field related to comparative federalism, regionalism, or intergovernmental relations? Are you interested in multi-level governance?

Then enter the competition to not miss the chance to discuss your research with international scholars and experts at the Eurac Research Institute for Comparative Federalism in Bolzano/Bozen.

If successful, you will be granted a three-week research stay at Eurac Research in Bolzano/Bozen (South Tyrol) in the heart of the Alps.

 

Hand in a paper (yet to be published or currently under review) on comparative federalism, regionalism, or intergovernmental relations in English, German, Italian, French, or Spanish by 1 July 2025.

 

Application Information

Just send the following documents to federalscholar@eurac.edu:

• an abstract in English
• an anonymized full-fledged paper in English, German, Italian, French, or Spanish (no draft papers in which subchapters are missing and no research plans are accepted)
• please state ‘I hereby confirm that the submitted work (INSERT TITLE) will not have been published within two months following the deadline for submission’ in the paper
• a short CV
• a letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Make sure to read all details on the website www.eurac.edu/federalscholar and especially the privacy information notice under: https://www.eurac.edu/en/institutes-centers/institute-for-comparative-federalism/pages/federal-scholar-privacy-information-sheet

 

The Programme offers

• a research stay of up to three weeks
• travel costs
• accommodation in Bolzano/Bozen
• the chance to meet and discuss one’s own research with experts in comparative federalism and regionalism
• the chance to develop project ideas and plan a common project with the researchers of the Institute for Comparative Federalism
• the chance to publish your work in book series/edited volumes and online journals of or affiliated with the Institute for Comparative Federalism

 

Notice: Although you can flexibly plan your stay within the year 2026, the month of February would represent a particularly good opportunity to develop new ideas while profiting from the international research environment of the renowned Winter School on Federalism and Governance.

 

Please refer to the website (www.eurac.edu/federalscholar) for all details. For any further questions, contact federalscholar@eurac.edu.

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