NordIAS

The aim of the NordIAS network is to increase collaboration and exchanges among the Institutes. It offers the potential for a range of cooperation opportunities, including; research exchanges; staff exchanges; joint funding applications; joint conferences, symposiums and other public events. The most popular initiative is the Fellowship Programme, allowing for researchers to take a sabbatical at one of the "sister institutes"

NordIAS Fellowship Programme 

Call for Applications: NNF-IAS Fellowship on Health and Sustainability (Inequity in Health)

A call for a special fellowship programme is open during 23 June to 1 October 2026. The five two-year fellowships are placed at one of four Nordic host Institutes for Advanced Studies. The overarching theme for the fellowship is Health and Sustainability. This (first) sub-theme is Inequity in Health. The fellowship programme is finansed by Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) and is made possible by a collaboration with NordIAS. Read more about the programme, who is eligible, how to apply and when:

Novo Nordisk Foundation - IAS Fellows Programme | The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies

Members of NordIAS: Nordic Institutes for Advanced Studies

• Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Denmark (Visits possible from 15 September 2025 - 19 December 2025)
• Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (Visits possible from 1 September – 19 December 2025)
• Centre for Advanced Study (CAS), The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, Norway (Visits possible from 15 September - 19 December 2025)  
• Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS), University of Helsinki, Finland (Visits possible from 22 September to 19 December 2025)
• Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies (Pufendorf IAS), Lund University, Sweden
• Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS), Uppsala, Sweden (Visits possible from 6 October 2025 – 17 October 2025, and from 3 November 2025 – 5 December 2025)
• Tampere Institute for Advanced Study (Tampere IAS), Tampere University, Finland (Visits possible from 1 September – 12 December 2025)
• Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), University of Turku, Finland (Visits possible from 1 September 2025 – 31 December 2025)

When - and how - did NordIAS start?

The NordIAS network was established in 2023, following the successful completion of a series of workshops entitled Beyond Advanced Studies, organized by the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) and the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS). It was held between November 2021 and May 2022. The workshops were funded by a grant from the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS).