Call for NordIAS Visiting Fellowship Programme

Pufendorf IAS is part of NordIAS

The Nordic Institutes of Advanced Study have formed the network NordIAS with the aim of increasing collaborations among the institutes. 

The NordIAS visiting fellowship programme is intended to enhance the academic dialogue and network both for the fellows participating and for the institutes at large. 

The NordIAS visiting fellowship programme is relevant for you if you see added academic value both for you as a fellow and for the receiving institute in doing a visiting fellowship for 1-3 weeks as part of your existing fellowship. Before you apply, you are encouraged to seek out potential collaborators and/or activities of relevance at the receiving institute.

Eligibility and Call for Applications

For 2025, The Pufendorf IAS accepts applications from members of the alumni network who: 

• were members of a Theme 2023-2024 ( Themes Coastal Perspectives, Relentless Existential Threat, Roadmap to Biomaterials 4.0 and Sound of Democracy) 
   
• are employed at Lund University during the duration of the planned visit.

Read the complete call for more information about what the programme includes, which outcomes are expected, which costs will be covered by whom and assessments of applications. 

How about costs for travel, accomodation and salary?

The Pufendorf IAS will cover travel costs and accommodation for the duration of the visit (1-3 weeks). It is the fellow’s responsibility to arrange travel and find adequate housing. The type of housing chosen should be in line with the guidelines of Lund University. The Pufendorf IAS must approve accommodation and travel arrangements in advance. The Institute can assist with certain bookings and payments and will reimburse costs that have been cleared beforehand. 

The Pufendorf IAS may remunerate salary costs for the duration of the visit up to 100 % of fulltime. This will be done through rescheduling of costs and must be approved by the head of department in advance. A certificate signed by the head of department allowing the asked for percentage to be covered by the Pufendorf IAS for the period, is to be attached to the application.

NordIAS member institutes 

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Denmark (Visits possible from 3 March 2025 – 27 June 2005, and from 15 September 2025 - 19 December 2025) 

Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (Visits possible from 1 February 2025 – 27 June 2025, and from 1 September – 19 December 2025) 

Centre for Advanced Study (CAS), The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, Norway (Visits possible from 3 February - 27 June 2025, and from 15 September - 19 December 2025)  

Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), University of Helsinki, Finland (Visits possible from 24 February to 19 June, and from 22 September to 19 December 2025) 

Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (Tampere IAS), Tampere University, Finland (Visits possible from 3 March – 13 June 2025, and from 1 September – 12 December 2025) 

Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), University of Turku, Finland (Visits possible from 1 March 2025 – 30 June 2005, and from 1 September 2025 – 31 December 2025)  

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), Uppsala, Sweden (Visits possible from 24 February 2025 –11 April 2025, from 6 October 2025 – 17 October 2025, and from 3 November 2025 – 5 December 2025)

Application process

• December 2024: Internal call announced by each institution
• January 20, 2025: Deadline for applications (Submit to Pufendorf IAS: ansokan [at] pi [dot] lu [dot] se)
• January 27, 2025: Deadline for home institute to forward selected applicants to receiving institutes 
• February 10, 2025: Deadline for receiving institutes to start dialogue with potential home institutes and incoming visiting fellows