The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) at the University of Passau (Germany) has launched its new calls for Research-in-Residence Fellowships and Academic Event Funding (Deadline 15 May 2026).
The programmes invite applications from both internationally established researchers as well as from young researchers at the postdoctoral level, who engage in research in the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, computer science, and mathematics.
Calls for Applications: Research-in-Residence Fellowships and Academic Event Funding at the University of Passau, Germany, in 2026 and 2027
The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) at the University of Passau invites applications worldwide from internationally established academics as well as from promising junior researchers at the postdoctoral level for Research-in-Residence Fellowships and Academic Event Funding at the University of Passau, Germany.
Research-in-Residence Fellowship
- Funding of a visiting position for Junior or Senior researchers at the University of Passau
- Funding includes cost of accommodation and living expense, travel costs/mobility allowance, research cost contribution
- Duration: 2 – 6 months
- Eligibility: researchers/academics holding a doctorate
- Applications must be endorsed by a member of the University of Passau, who will act as their host
Academic Event Funding
- Funding of academic events to be held in Passau
- Aims at international networking and cooperation between researchers at different career stages; exchange of ideas on innovative research issues
- Eligibility: researchers/academics holding a doctorate
- Applications must include a member of the University of Passau who acts as the main organizer of the event, externals act as co-organizers
The next application deadline for the above mentioned PICAIS funding programmes is: Friday, 15 May 2026
Please refer to the PICAIS website as well as the attached calls/guidelines for detailed information regarding the requirements of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, and application forms.
The calls can be also found on LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/PICAIScalls.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the PICAIS office (picais-office@uni-passau.de) at any time.
Call for the research-in-residence fellowships
Guidelines for the research-in-residence fellowships